Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/411 of 19 November 2019 amending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships, as regards the safety requirements for passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages (Text with EEA relevance)

• .1.2.1 Discharge valves for scuppers, fitted with positive means of closing operable from a position above the bulkhead deck in accordance with the requirements of the International Convention on Load Lines in force, shall be kept open while the ships are at sea.

• .1.2.2 Any operation of the valves referred to in subparagraph.1.2.1 shall be recorded in the logbook.

NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .2 Precautions against ignition of flammable vapours

• .1 On any deck or platform, if fitted, on which vehicles are carried and on which explosive vapours might be expected to accumulate, except platforms with openings of sufficient size permitting penetration of petrol gases downwards, equipment which may constitute a source of ignition of flammable vapours and, in particular, electrical equipment and wiring, shall be installed at least 450 mm above the deck or platform. Electrical equipment installed at more than 450 mm above the deck or platform shall be of a type so enclosed and protected as to prevent the escape of sparks. However, if the installation of electrical equipment and wiring at less than 450 mm above the deck or platform is necessary for the safe operation of the ship, such electrical equipment and wiring may be installed provided that it is of a certified safe type approved for use in an explosive petrol and air mixture.

• .2 Electrical equipment and wiring, if installed in an exhaust ventilation duct, shall be of a type approved for use in explosive petrol and air mixtures and the outlet from any exhaust duct shall be sited in a safe position, having regard to other possible sources of ignition.

.3   Additional provisions applicable only to special category spaces below the bulkhead deck

NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 Bilge pumping and drainage

In view of the serious loss of stability which could arise due to large quantities of water accumulating on the deck or tank top consequent on the operation of the fixed pressure water-spraying system, the Administration of the flag State may require pumping and drainage facilities to be provided additional to the requirements of Regulation II-1/C/3.

In new class B, C and D ships constructed on or after 1 January 2003 in such case, the drainage system shall be sized to remove not less than 125 % of the combined capacity of both the water spraying system pumps and the required number of fire hose nozzles. The drainage system valves shall be operable from outside the protected space at a position in the vicinity of the extinguishing system controls. Bilge wells shall be of sufficient holding capacity and shall be arranged at the side shell of the ship at a distance from each other of not more than 40 metres in each watertight compartment.

• .2 Precautions against ignition of flammable vapours

• .1 Electrical equipment and wiring, if fitted, shall be of a type suitable for use in explosive petrol and air mixtures. Other equipment which may constitute a source of ignition of flammable vapours shall not be permitted.

• .2 Electrical equipment and wiring, if installed in an exhaust ventilation duct, shall be of a type approved for use in explosive petrol and air mixtures and the outlet from any exhaust duct shall be sited in a safe position, having regard to other possible sources of ignition.

.4   Permanent openings

CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2003:

Permanent openings in the side plating, the ends or deckhead of special category spaces shall be so situated that a fire in the special category space does not endanger stowage areas and embarkation stations for survival craft and accommodation spaces, service spaces and control stations in superstructures and deckhouses above the special category spaces.

15. Regulation II-2/B/15: Fire patrols, detection, alarms and public address systems (R 40)

NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 Manually operated call points complying with the requirements of Regulation II-2/A/9 shall be installed.

• .2 All ships shall at all times when at sea, or in port (except when out of service), be so manned or equipped as to ensure that any initial fire alarm is immediately received by a responsible member of the crew.

• .3 A special alarm, operated from the navigating bridge or fire control station, shall be fitted to summon the crew. This alarm may be part of the ship’s general alarm system but it shall be capable of being sounded independently of the alarm to the passenger spaces.

• .4 A public address system or other effective means of communication shall be available throughout the accommodation and service spaces and control stations and open decks.

In new class B, C and D ships constructed on or after 1 January 2003, this public address system shall comply with the requirements of SOLAS Regulation III/6.5 as amended.

NEW CLASS B, C AND D AND EXISTING CLASS B SHIPS:

• .5 For ships carrying more than 36 passengers, an efficient patrol system shall be maintained so that an outbreak of fire may be promptly detected. Each member of the fire patrol shall be trained to be familiar with the arrangements of the ship as well as the location and operation of any equipment he or she may be called upon to use. Each member of the fire patrol shall be provided with a two-way portable radio telephone apparatus.

NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .6 Ships carrying more than 36 passengers shall have the detection alarms for the systems required by Regulation II-2/B/13, paragraph.2 centralised in a continuously manned central control station. In addition, controls for remote closing of the fire doors and shutting down the ventilation fans, shall be centralised in the same location. The ventilation fans shall be capable of reactivation by the crew at the continuously manned control station. The control panel in the central control station shall be capable of indicating open or closed positions of fire doors, closed or off status of the detectors, alarms and fans. The control panel shall be continuously powered and should have an automatic changeover to standby power supply in case of loss of normal power supply. The control panel shall be powered from the main source of electrical power and the emergency source of electrical power defined by Regulation II-1/D/3 unless other arrangements are permitted by the relevant Regulations, as applicable.

• .7 The control panel shall be designed on the fail-safe principle, e.g. an open detector circuit shall cause an alarm condition.

16. Regulation II-2/B/16: Upgrading of existing class B ships carrying more than 36 passengers (R 41-1)

	.1	In addition to the requirements for existing class B ships in this Chapter II-2, existing class B ships carrying more than 36 passengers shall comply with the following requirements: .1 All accommodation and service spaces, stairway enclosures and corridors shall be equipped with a smoke detection and alarm system of an approved type, and complying with the requirements of Regulation II-2/A/9. Such system need not be fitted in private bathrooms, and spaces having little or no fire risk such as voids and similar spaces. Detectors operated by heat instead of smoke shall be installed in galleys. .2 Smoke detectors connected to the fire detection and alarm system shall also be fitted above ceilings in stairways and corridors in the areas where ceilings are of combustible construction. .3.1 Hinged fire doors in stairway enclosures, main vertical zone bulkheads and galley boundaries which are normally kept open shall be self-closing and be capable of release from a central control station and from a position at the door. .3.2 A panel shall be placed in a continuously manned central control station to indicate whether the fire doors in stairway enclosures, main vertical zone bulkheads and galley boundaries are closed. .3.3 Exhaust ducts from galley ranges in which grease or fat is likely to accumulate and which pass through accommodation spaces or spaces containing combustible materials shall be constructed of ‘A’ class divisions. Each galley range exhaust duct shall be fitted with: .1 a grease trap readily removable for cleaning unless an alternative grease removal process is fitted; .2 a fire damper located in the lower end of the duct; .3 arrangements operable from within the galley for shutting off the exhaust fans; .4 fixed means for extinguishing a fire within the duct; and .5 suitably located hatches for inspection and cleaning. .3.4 Only public toilets, lifts, lockers of non-combustible materials providing storage for safety equipment and open information counters may be located within the stairway enclosure boundaries. Other existing spaces within the stairway enclosure: .1 shall be emptied, permanently closed and disconnected from the electrical system; or .2 shall be separated from the stairway enclosure by the provision of ‘A’ class divisions in accordance with Regulation II-2/B/5. Such spaces may have direct access to stairway enclosures by the provision of ‘A’ class doors in accordance with Regulation II-2/B/5, and subject to a sprinkler system being provided in these spaces. However, cabins shall not directly open into the stairway enclosure. .3.5 Spaces other than public spaces, corridors, public toilets, special category spaces, other stairways required by Regulation II-2/B/6, subparagraph.1.5, open deck spaces and spaces covered by paragraph.3.4.2 are not permitted to have direct access to stairway enclosures. .3.6 Existing machinery spaces of category (10) described in Regulation II-2/B/4 and back offices for information counters which open directly into the stairway enclosure may be retained, provided that they are protected by smoke detectors and that back offices for information counters contain only furniture of restricted fire risk. .3.7 In addition to the emergency lighting required by Regulation II-1/D/3 and Regulation III/5, paragraph.3, the means of escape including stairways and exits shall be marked, at all points of the escape route including angles and intersections, by lighting or photoluminescent strip indicators placed not more than 0,3 metres above the deck. The marking must enable passengers to identify all the routes of escape and readily identify the escape exits. If electric illumination is used, it shall be supplied by the emergency source of power and it shall be so arranged that the failure of any single light or cut in a lighting strip, will not result in the marking being ineffective. Additionally, all escape route signs and fire equipment location markings shall be of photoluminescent material or marked by lighting. The Administration of the flag State shall ensure that such lighting or photoluminescent equipment have been evaluated, tested and applied in accordance with the guidelines as given in IMO Resolution A.752(18) or in ISO Standard 15370-2001. .3.8 A general emergency alarm system shall be provided. The alarm shall be audible throughout all the accommodation and normal crew working spaces and open decks, and its sound pressure level shall comply with the standards of the Code on Alarms and Indicators in IMO Resolution A.686(17) as amended. .3.9 A public address system or other effective means of communication shall be available throughout the accommodation, public and service spaces, control stations and open decks. .3.10 Furniture in stairway enclosures shall be limited to seating. It shall be fixed, limited to six seats on each deck in each stairway enclosure, be of restricted fire risk, and shall not restrict the passenger escape route. The Administration of the flag State may permit additional seating in the main reception area within a stairway enclosure, if it is fixed, non-combustible, and does not restrict the passenger escape route. Furniture shall not be permitted in passenger and crew corridors forming escape routes in cabin areas. In addition to the above, lockers of non-combustible material, providing storage for safety equipment required by the relevant Regulations, may be permitted.
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	.2	In addition: .1 All stairways in accommodation and service spaces shall be of steel frame construction except where the Administration of the flag State sanctions the use of other equivalent material, and shall be within enclosures formed of ‘A’ class divisions, with positive means of closure at all openings, except that: .1 a stairway connecting only two decks need not be enclosed, provided the integrity of the deck is maintained by proper bulkheads or doors in one between-deck space. When a stairway is closed in one between-deck space, the stairway enclosure shall be protected in accordance with the tables for decks in Regulation II-2/B/5; .2 stairways may be fitted in the open in a public space, provided they lie wholly within such public space. .2 Machinery spaces shall be fitted with a fixed fire-extinguishing system complying with the requirements of Regulation II-2/A/6. .3 Ventilation ducts passing through divisions between main vertical zones shall be equipped with a fail-safe automatic closing fire damper which shall also be capable of being manually closed from each side of the division. In addition, fail-safe automatic closing fire dampers with manual operation from within the enclosure shall be fitted to all ventilation ducts serving both accommodation and service spaces and stairway enclosures where they pierce such enclosures. Ventilation ducts passing through a main fire zone division without serving spaces on both sides or passing through a stairway enclosure without serving that enclosure need not be fitted with dampers provided that the ducts are constructed and insulated to ‘A-60’ standard and have no openings within the stairway enclosure or in the trunk on the side which is not directly served. .4 Special category spaces shall comply with the requirements of Regulation II-2/B/14. .5 All fire doors in stairway enclosures, main vertical zone bulkheads and galley boundaries which are normally kept open shall be capable of release from a central control station and from a position at the door. .6 The requirements of paragraph.1.3.7 of this Regulation II-2/B/16 shall also apply to the accommodations.
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	.3	Not later than 1 October 2005 or 15 years after the date of construction of the ship, whichever is the later: .1 Accommodation and service spaces, stairway enclosures and corridors shall be fitted with an automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm system complying with the requirements of Regulation II-2/A/8 or with the guidelines for an approved equivalent sprinkler system as given in IMO Resolution A.800(19).

17. Regulation II-2/B/17: Special requirements for ships carrying dangerous goods (R 41)

NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1 JANUARY 2003 AND EXISTING CLASS B SHIPS:

The requirements of SOLAS Regulation II-2/54, as in force on 17 March 1998, shall apply, as appropriate, to passenger ships carrying dangerous goods.

CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2003:

The requirements of Regulation 19 of Part G of the SOLAS Chapter II-2, as revised per 1 January 2003, shall apply, as appropriate, to passenger ships carrying dangerous goods.

18. Regulation II-2/B/18: Special requirements for helicopter facilities

CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2003:

Ships equipped with helidecks shall comply with the requirements of Regulation 18 of Part G of the SOLAS Chapter II-2, as revised per 1 January 2003.

CHAPTER III

LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES

1. Regulation III/1: Definitions (R 3)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 For the purpose of this chapter, unless expressly provided otherwise, the definitions of SOLAS 1974 Regulation III/3, as amended, shall apply.

• .2 ‘LSA Code’ means the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code contained in IMO Resolution MSC.48(66), as amended.

2. Regulation III/2: Communication, survival craft and rescue boats, personal life-saving appliances (R 6 + 7 + 18 + 21 + 22)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 Every ship shall carry at least the radio life-saving appliances, radar transponders, personal life-saving appliances, survival craft and rescue boats, distress flares, line-throwing appliances specified in the following table and relative notes, on the basis of the ship’s class.

• .2 All above appliances, including their launching appliances where applicable, shall comply with the Regulations of Chapter III of the Annex to the 1974 SOLAS Convention and the LSA Code, as amended, unless expressly provided otherwise in the following paragraphs. Unless expressly provided otherwise, existing equipment shall at least comply with the provisions that were in force at the time of installation of the equipment.

• 1. Furthermore every ships shall carry for each life boat on the ship at least three immersion suits, (and) in addition thermal protective aid for every person to be accommodated in the life boat and not provided with an immersion suit. These immersion suits and thermal protective aids need not to be carried:

• .1 for persons to be accommodated in totally or partially enclosed life boats; or

• .2 if the ship is constantly engaged on voyages in warm climates where in the opinion of the Administration they are unnecessary, having regard to the recommendations in IMO MSC/Circ.1046.

• .4 The provisions of paragraph.3.1 also apply to partially or totally enclosed lifeboats not complying with the requirements section 4.5 or 4.6 of the LSA Code, provided they are carried on ships constructed before 1 July 1986.

• .5 An immersion suit, complying with the requirements of section 2.3 of the LSA Code or an anti-exposure suit complying with section 2.4 of the LSA Code, of an appropriate size, shall be provided for every person assigned to crew rescue boats or assigned to the marine evacuation party. If the ship is constantly engaged in warm climates where in the opinion of the Administration thermal protections are unnecessary this protective clothing need not to be carried, having regard to the recommendations in IMO MSC/Circ.1046.

• .6 Ships not carrying a lifeboat or a rescue boat shall for rescue purposes be provided with at least one immersion suit. However if the ship is constantly engaged in warm climates where to the opinion of the Administration thermal protection is unnecessary, this protective clothing need not be carried, having regard to the recommendations in IMO MSC/Circ.1046.

Ship’s class:	B	B	C	C	D	D
Number of persons (N) Number of passengers (P)	> 250	≤ 250	> 250	≤ 250	> 250	≤ 250
Survival craft capacity7 8 9 [^ntr7-L_2020083EN.01001302-E0008]:
— existing ships — new ships	1,10 N	1,10 N	1,10 N	1,10 N	1,10 N	1,10 N
— existing ships — new ships	1,25 N	1,25 N	1,25 N	1,25 N	1,25 N	1,25 N
Rescue boats10 11	1	1	1	1	1	1
Lifebuoys12	8	8	8	4	8	4
Life jackets14 15 18 19	1,05 N	1,05 N	1,05 N	1,05 N	1,05 N	1,05 N
Child life jackets15 19	0,10 P	0,10P	0,10P	0,10P	0,10P	0,10P
Infant life jackets16 19	0,025P	0,025P	0,025P	0,025P	0,025P	0,025P
Distress flares13	12	12	12	12	6	6
Line-throwing appliances	1	1	1	1	—	—
Radar transponders	1	1	1	1	1	1
Two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus	3	3	3	3	3	2

3. Regulation III/3: Emergency alarm system, public address system, assembly list and emergency instructions, radio communication personnel, operating instructions, training manual and instructions for maintenance (R 6

+ 8 + 9 + 19 + 20)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

Every ship shall be provided with:

• .1 A general emergency alarm system (R 6.4.2)

It must comply with the requirements of paragraph 7.2.1.1 of the LSA Code, and be suitable for summoning passengers and crews to assembly stations and to initiate the actions included in the assembly list.

FOR NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2003:

The general emergency alarm systems shall be audible throughout all the accommodation, normal crew working spaces and on all open decks and minimum sound pressure levels for the emergency alarm tone shall be in accordance with paragraphs 7.2.1.2 and 7.2.1.3 of the LSA Code.

• .2 A public address system (R 6.5)

• 2.1. In addition to the requirements of paragraph.4 of Regulation II-2/B/15, and paragraph.1 of this Regulation III/3, all passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers shall be fitted with a public address system.

• 2.2. The public address system shall be a loudspeaker installation enabling the broadcast of messages into all spaces where crew members or passengers, or both, are normally present, and to assembly stations. It shall allow for the broadcast of messages from the navigation bridge and such other places on board the ship as the Administration of the flag State deems necessary. It shall be installed with regard to acoustically marginal conditions and not require any action from the addressee.

• 2.3. The public address system shall be protected against unauthorised use and be clearly audible above the ambient noise in all spaces, prescribed by paragraph.2.2, and shall be provided with an override function controlled from one location on the navigation bridge and such other places on board as the Administration of the flag State deems necessary, so that all emergency messages will be broadcast if any loudspeaker in the spaces concerned has been switched off, its volume has been turned down or the public address system is used for other purposes.

FOR NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2003:

The minimum sound pressure levels for broadcasting emergency announcements shall be in accordance with paragraph 7.2.2.2 of the LSA Code.

• 2.4. NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 The public address system shall have at least two loops which shall be sufficiently separated throughout their length and have two separate and independent amplifiers; and

• .2 the public address system and its performance standards shall be approved by the Administration of the flag State having regard to the recommendations in IMO MSC/Circ.808.

• 2.5. The public address system shall be connected to the emergency source of electrical power.

• 2.6. Existing ships which are already fitted with the public address system approved by the Administration of the flag State which comply substantially with those required by paragraph.2.2,.2.3 and.2.5 are not required to change their system.

• .3 Assembly list and emergency instructions (R 8)

Clear instructions to be followed in the event of an emergency shall be provided for every person on board, in accordance with SOLAS Regulation III/8.

Assembly lists and emergency instructions complying with the requirements of SOLAS Regulation III/37 shall be exhibited in conspicuous places throughout the ship including the navigating bridge, engine room and crew accommodation spaces.

Illustrations and instructions in appropriate languages shall be posted in passenger cabins and be conspicuously displayed at assembly stations and other passenger spaces to inform passengers of:

• (i) their assembly station;

• (ii) the essential actions they must take in an emergency;

• (iii) the method of donning life jackets.

• .3a Radio communication personnel

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 In accordance with the provisions in SOLAS Regulation IV/16, every ship shall carry personnel qualified for distress and safety radiocommunication purposes to the satisfaction of the Administration. The personnel shall be holders of certificates specified in the Radio Regulations as appropriate, any one of whom shall be designated to have primary responsibility for radiocommunications during distress incidents, which shall be reflected in the emergency instructions.

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B AND C SHIPS:

• .2 In class B and C ships, at least one person qualified in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be assigned to perform only radiocommunication duties during distress incidents, which shall be reflected in the emergency instructions.

• .4 Operating instructions (R 9)

Posters or signs shall be provided on or in the vicinity of survival craft and their launching controls and shall:

• (i) illustrate the purpose of controls and the procedures for operating the appliance and give relevant instructions or warnings;

• (ii) be easily seen under emergency lighting conditions;

• (iii) use symbols in accordance with IMO Resolution A.760(18) as amended (by IMO Resolution MSC.82(70)).

• .5 Training manual

A training manual complying with the requirements of SOLAS Regulation III/35 shall be provided in each crew messroom and recreation room or in each crew cabin.

• .6 Instructions for maintenance (R 20.3)

Instructions for on-board maintenance of life-saving appliances or a shipboard planned maintenance programmes which includes the maintenance of life-saving appliances, shall be provided on board and maintenance shall be carried out accordingly. The instructions shall be in compliance with the requirements of SOLAS Regulation III/36.

4. Regulation III/4: Manning of survival craft and supervision (R 10)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 There shall be a sufficient number of trained persons on board for assembling and assisting untrained persons.

• .2 There shall be a sufficient number of crew members on board for operating the survival craft and launching arrangements required for abandonment of the total number of persons on board.

• .3 An officer or certified person shall be placed in charge of each survival craft to be used. However, a crew member practised in the handling and operation of life-rafts, may be placed in charge of each life-raft or group of life-rafts. Every rescue boat and motorised survival craft shall have a person assigned who is capable of operating the engine and carrying out minor adjustments.

• .4 The master shall ensure the equitable distribution of persons referred to in paragraphs.1,.2 and.3 among the ship’s survival craft.

5. Regulation III/5: Survival craft assembly and embarkation arrangements (R 11

+ 23 + 25)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 Survival craft for which approved launching appliances are required shall be stowed as close to accommodation and service spaces as possible.

• .2 Assembly stations shall be provided close to the embarkation stations and shall be readily accessible from accommodation and work areas and have ample room for marshalling and instruction of the passengers. Clear deck space of at least 0.35 m2 per person shall be provided.

• .1 On ships constructed before 1 July 1998, each muster station shall have sufficient space to accommodate all persons assigned to muster at that station.

• .3 Assembly and embarkation stations, alleyways, stairways and exits giving access to the assembly and embarkation stations shall be adequately illuminated.

Such lighting shall be capable of being supplied by the emergency source of electrical power required by Regulations II-1/D/3 and II-1/D/4.

In addition to and as part of the markings required under Regulation II-2/B/6, subparagraph.1.7 for new class B, C and D ships, routes to assembly stations shall be indicated with the assembly station symbol, intended for that purpose, in accordance with IMO Resolution A.760(18) as amended. This requirement shall also be applied to existing class B ships, carrying more than 36 passengers.

• .4 Lifeboats shall be capable of being boarded either directly from the stowed position or from an embarkation deck, but not both.

• .5 Davit-launched life-rafts shall be capable of being boarded from a position immediately adjacent to the stowed position or from a position the life-raft is transferred to prior to launching.

• .6 Where necessary, means shall be provided for bringing the davit-launched survival craft against the ship’s side and holding them alongside so that persons can safely embark.

NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .7 If a survival craft launching arrangement does not allow embarkation into the survival craft before it is on the water and the height from the embarkation station to the water is more than 4,5 metres above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition, an approved type of MES (Marine Evacuation System) complying with section 6.2 of the LSA Code shall be installed.

On ships fitted with a marine evacuation system, communication between the embarkation station and the platform of the survival craft shall be ensured.

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .8 There shall be at least one embarkation ladder, complying with the requirements of paragraph 6.1.6 of the LSA Code on each side of the ship; the Administration of the flag State may exempt a ship from this requirement provided that, in all undamaged and prescribed damage conditions of trim and heel, the freeboard between the intended embarkation position and the waterline is not more than 1,5 metres.

5-1   Regulation III/5-1: Requirements for ro-ro passenger ships (R 26);

.1   Life-rafts

CLASS B, C AND D RO-RO SHIPS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1 JANUARY 2003:

• .1 The ro-ro passenger ship’s life-rafts shall be served by marine evacuation systems complying with SOLAS Regulation III/48.5, as in force on 17 March 1998, or launching appliances complying with SOLAS Regulation III/48.6, as in force on 17 March 1998, equally distributed on each side of the ship.

Communication between the embarkation station and the platform shall be ensured.

Notwithstanding the above, when marine evacuation systems on ro-ro passenger ships are replaced or such ships undergo repairs, alterations or modifications of a major character which involve replacement of, or any addition to, their existing life saving appliances or arrangements, the ro-ro passenger ship’s life rafts shall be served with marine evacuation systems complying with section 6.2 of the LSA Code or launching appliances complying with paragraph 6.1.5 of the LSA Code equally distributed on each side of the ship.

CLASS B, C AND D RO-RO SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2003

• .2 The ro-ro passenger ship’s life-rafts shall be served by marine evacuation systems complying with section 6.2 of the LSA Code or launching appliances complying with paragraph 6.1.5 of the LSA Code equally distributed on each side of the ship.

Communication between the embarkation station and the platform shall be ensured.

ALL CLASS B, C AND D RO-RO SHIPS

• .3 Every life-raft on ro-ro passenger ships shall be provided with float free stowage arrangements complying with the requirements of SOLAS Regulation III/13.4.2.

• .4 Every life-raft on ro-ro passenger ships shall be of a type fitted with a boarding ramp complying with the requirements of paragraph 4.2.4.1 or 4.3.4.1 of the LSA Code as appropriate.

• .5 Every life-raft on ro-ro passenger ships shall either be automatically self-righting or be a canopied reversible life-raft which is stable in a seaway and is capable of operating safely whichever way up it is floating. Open reversible life-rafts may be permitted if the administration of the flag State considers this appropriate in view of the sheltered nature of the voyage and the favourable climatic conditions of the area and period of operation, and provided that such life-rafts entirely comply with the requirements of Annex 10 to the 1994 High Speed Craft Code.

Alternatively, the ship shall/can carry automatically self-righting liferafts or canopied reversible life-rafts in addition to its normal complement of life-rafts, of such aggregate capacity as will accommodate at least 50 % of the persons not accommodated in lifeboats.

This additional life-raft capacity shall be determined on the basis of the difference between the total number of persons on board and the number of persons accommodated in lifeboats. Every such life-raft shall be approved by the administration of the flag State having regard to the recommendations in IMO MSC/Circ.809.

.2   Transponders

ALL CLASS B RO-RO SHIPS

• .1 Not later than the date of the first periodical survey after 1 January 2012 liferafts carried on class B ro-ro passenger ships shall be fitted with a radar transponder in the ratio of one transponder for every four liferafts. The transponder shall be mounted inside the liferaft so its antenna is more than 1 metre above the sea level when the liferaft is deployed, except that for canopied reversible liferafts the transponder shall be so arranged as to be readily accessed and erected by survivors. Each transponder shall be arranged to be manually erected when the liferaft is deployed. Containers of liferafts fitted with transponders shall be clearly marked.

.3   Fast rescue boats

ALL CLASS B, C AND D RO-RO SHIPS

• .1 The rescue boat, if such a boat is required to be carried, on a ro-ro passenger ship shall be a fast rescue boat approved by the administration of the flag State having regard to the recommendations in IMO MSC/Circ.809.

• .2 The fast rescue boat shall be served by a suitable launching appliance approved by the administration of the flag State. When approving such appliances, the administration of the flag State shall take into account that the fast rescue boat is intended to be launched and retrieved even under severe adverse weather conditions, and also have regard to the recommendations adopted by the IMO.

• .3 At least two crews of the fast rescue boat shall be trained and drilled regularly having regard to section A-VI/2, table A-VI/2-2 ‘Specification of the minimum standard of competence in fast rescue boats’ of the Seafarers Training, Certification and Watch keeping (STCW) Code and the recommendations in IMO Resolution A.771(18), as amended. The training and drills shall include all aspects of rescue, handling, manoeuvring, operating these craft in various conditions, and righting them after capsize.

• .4 In the case where the arrangement or size of an existing ro-ro passenger ship is such as to prevent the installation of the fast rescue boat required by paragraph.3.1, the fast rescue boat may be installed in place of an existing lifeboat which is accepted as a rescue boat or boat for use in an emergency, provided that all of the following conditions are met:

• .1 the fast rescue boat installed is served by a launching appliance complying with the provisions of paragraph.3.2;

• .2 the capacity of the survival craft lost by the above substitution is compensated by the installation of life-rafts capable of carrying at least an equal number of persons served by the lifeboat replaced; and

• .3 such life-rafts are served by the existing launching appliances or marine evacuation systems.

.4   Means of rescue

ALL CLASS B, C AND D RO-RO SHIPS

• .1 Each ro-ro passenger ship shall be equipped with efficient means for rapidly recovering survivors from the water and transferring survivors from rescue units or survival craft to the ship.

• .2 The means of transfer of survivors to the ship may be part of a marine evacuation system, or may be part of a system designed for rescue purposes.

These means shall be approved by the flag State having regard to the recommendations in IMO MSC/Circ.810.

• .3 If the slide of a marine evacuation system in intended to provide the means of transfer of survivors to the deck of the ship, the slide shall be equipped with hand lines or ladders to aid in climbing up the slide.

.5   Life jackets

ALL CLASS B, C AND D RO-RO SHIPS

• .1 Notwithstanding the requirements of SOLAS Regulations III/7.2 and III/22.2 a sufficient number of life jackets shall be stowed in the vicinity of the assembly stations so that passengers do not have to return to their cabins to collect their life jackets.

• .2 In ro-ro passenger ships, each life jacket shall be fitted with a light complying with the requirements of paragraph 2.2.3 of the LSA Code.

5-2   Regulation III/5-2: Helicopter landing and pick-up areas (R 28)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D RO-RO SHIPS:

• .1 Ro-ro passenger ships shall be provided with a helicopter pick-up area approved by the Administration of the flag State having regard to the recommendations in IMO Resolution A.894(21), as amended.

• .2 New ro-ro passenger ships of class B, C and D of 130 metres and upwards in length shall be fitted with a helicopter landing area approved by the Administration of the flag State having regard to the recommendations in the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual, adopted by IMO with Resolution A.892(21), as amended, and IMO MSC/Circ.895, Recommendations on helicopter landing areas on ro-ro passenger ships.

5-3   Regulation III/5-3: Decision support system for masters (R 29)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 In all ships, a decision support system for emergency management shall be provided on the navigation bridge.

• .2 The system shall, as a minimum, consist of a printed emergency plan or plans. All foreseeable emergency situations shall be identified in the emergency plan or plans, including but not limited to, the following main groups of emergencies:

• .1 fire;

• .2 damage to ship;

• .3 pollution;

• .4 unlawful acts threatening the safety of the ship and the security of its passengers and crew;

• .5 personnel accidents;

• .6 cargo-related accidents; and

• .7 emergency assistance to other ships.

• .3 The emergency procedures established in the emergency plan or plans shall provide decision support to masters for handling any combination of emergency situations.

• .4 The emergency plan or plans shall have a uniform structure and be easy to use. Where applicable, the actual loading condition as calculated for the ship’s voyage stability shall be used for damage control purposes.

• .5 In addition to the printed emergency plan or plans, the Administration of the flag State may also accept the use of a computer-based decision-support system on the navigation bridge which provides all the information contained in the emergency plan or plans, procedures, check lists, etc., which is able to present a list of recommended actions to be carried out in foreseeable emergencies.

6. Regulation III/6: Launching stations (R 12)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

Launching stations shall be in such positions as to ensure safe launching having particular regard to clearance from the propeller and steeply overhanging portions of the hull, and so that survival craft can be launched down the straight side of the ship. If positioned forward they shall be positioned abaft the collision bulkhead, in a sheltered position.

7. Regulation III/7: Stowage of survival craft (R 13

+ 24)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 Each survival craft shall be stowed:

• a. so that neither the survival craft nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with other survival craft launching operations;

• b. as near to the water surface as is safe and practicable; a davit-launched survival craft in embarkation position shall stay clear of the waterline with the ship in the fully loaded condition under all conditions of trim of up to 10° and listed up to 20° either way for new ships, respectively up to at least 15° either way for existing ships, or to the angle at which the ship’s weatherdeck becomes submerged, whichever is less, and the height of the davit head shall, as far as practicable, not exceed 15 metres to the waterline when the ship is in its lightest seagoing condition;

• c. in a state of continuous readiness so that two crew members can prepare it for embarkation and launching within 5 minutes;

• d. as far forward of the propeller as is practicable; and

• e. fully equipped, as required by the relevant SOLAS Regulations, except that the life-rafts, as defined in note 1(a) or 1(b) to the table of Regulation III/2, may be exempted from some of the SOLAS requirements for equipment as mentioned in this note;

• .2 Lifeboats shall be stowed attached to launching appliances and, on passenger ships of 80 metres in length and upwards, each lifeboat shall be so stowed that the after end of the lifeboat is not less than 1,5 times the length of the lifeboat forward of the propeller.

• .3 Every life-raft shall be stowed:

• a. with its painter attached to the ship;

• b. with a float-free arrangement, complying with the requirements paragraph 4.1.6 of the LSA Code enabling the life-raft to float free and, if inflatable, to inflate automatically when the ship sinks. One float-free arrangement may be used for two or more life-rafts if the float-free arrangement is sufficient to comply with the requirements paragraph 4.1.6 of the LSA Code;

• c. so as to permit manual release from its securing arrangements.

• .4 Davit-launched life-rafts shall be stowed within reach of the lifting hooks, unless some means of transfer is provided which is not rendered inoperable within the limits of trim of up to 10° and list up to 20° either way for new ships, respectively up to at least 15° either way for existing ships, or by ship motion or power failure.

• .5 Life-rafts intended for throw-overboard launching shall be so stowed as to be in a position providing easy side to side transfer at a single open deck level. If this stowing arrangement cannot be met, additional life-rafts shall be provided so that the total capacity available on each side will accommodate 75 % of the total number of persons on board.

• .6 Life-rafts associated with a Marine Evacuation System (MES) shall:

• a. be stowed close to the container containing the MES;

• b. be capable of release from its stowage rack with arrangements which will enable it to be moored and inflated alongside the boarding platform;

• c. be capable of release as an independent survival craft; and

• d. be provided with retrieving lines to the boarding platform.

8. Regulation III/8: Stowage of rescue boats (R 14)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

Rescue boats shall be stowed:

• .1 in a state of continuous readiness for launching in no more than 5 minutes and if the inflated type, in a fully inflated condition at all times;

• .2 in a position suitable for launching and recovery;

• .3 so that neither the rescue boat nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the operation of any survival craft at any other launching station;

• .4 if it is also a lifeboat, in compliance with the requirements of Regulation III/7.

8a   Regulation III/8a: Stowage of marine evacuation systems (R 15)

NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D RO-RO SHIPS:

• 1. The shipside shall not have any openings between the embarkation station of the marine evacuation system and the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition and means shall be provided to protect the system from any projections.

• 1. Marine evacuation systems shall be in such position as to ensure safe launching having particular regard to clearance from the propeller and steeply overhanging positions of the hull and so that, as far as practicable, the system can be launched down the straight side of the ship.

• 1. Each marine evacuation system shall be stowed so that neither the passage nor the platform nor its stowage or operational arrangements will interfere with the operation of any other life-saving appliance at any other launching station.

• 1. Where appropriate, the ship shall be so arranged that the marine evacuation systems in their stowed positions are protected from damage by heavy seas.

9. Regulation III/9: Survival craft launching and recovering arrangements (R 16)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 Launching appliances complying with the requirements of section 6.1 of the LSA Code shall be provided for all survival craft except:

• .1 FOR EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• a. survival craft which are boarded from a position on deck which is less than 4,5 metres above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition and which either:

• — have a mass of not more than 185 kg; or

• — are stowed for launching directly from the stowed position under all conditions of trim of up to 10° and list up to at least 15° either way; or

• b. survival craft which are carried in excess of the survival craft for 110 % of the total number of persons on board; or survival craft provided for use in conjunction with a marine evacuation system (MES) complying with the requirements of section 6.2 of the LSA Code and stowed for launching directly from the stowed position under all conditions of trim of up to 10° and list of up to 20° either way.

• .2 FOR NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

where, subject to survival craft and rescue boat embarkation arrangements being effective within the environmental conditions in which the ship is likely to operate and in all undamaged and prescribed damage conditions of trim and heel, the freeboard between the intended embarkation position and the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition is not more than 4,5 metres. In that case, the Administration of the flag State may accept a system where persons board life-rafts directly.

• .2 Each lifeboat shall be provided with an appliance which is capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat.

FOR NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2003:

In addition, there shall be provision for hanging-off the lifeboat to free the release gear for maintenance.

• .2a Not later than the first scheduled dry-docking after 1 January 2018, but not later than 1 July 2019, lifeboat on-load release mechanisms not complying with paragraphs 4.4.7.6.4 to 4.4.7.6.6 of the LSA Code shall be replaced with equipment that complies with the Code (*).

• (*) Refer to the Guidelines for evaluation and replacement of lifeboat release and retrieval systems (MSC.1/Circ.1392).

• .3 Launching and recovering arrangements shall be such that the appliance operator on the ship is able to observe the survival craft at all times during launching and for lifeboats during recovery.

• .4 Only one type of release mechanism shall be used for similar survival craft carried on board the ship.

• .5 Falls, where used, shall be long enough for survival craft to reach the water with the ship in its lightest seagoing condition, under all conditions of trim of up to 10° and list of up to 20° either way for new ships, respectively up to at least 15° either way for existing ships.

• .6 Preparation and handling of survival craft at any one launching station shall not interfere with the prompt preparation and handling of any other survival craft or rescue boat at any other station.

• .7 Means shall be available to prevent any discharge of water on survival craft during abandonment.

• .8 During preparation and launching, the survival craft, its launching appliance, and the area of water into which it is to be launched shall be adequately illuminated by lighting supplied from the emergency source of electrical power required by Regulations II-1/D/3 and II-1/D/4.

10. Regulation III/10: Rescue boat embarkation, launching and recovery arrangements (R 17)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 The rescue boat embarkation and launching arrangements shall be such that the rescue boat can be boarded and launched in the shortest possible time.

• .2 The rescue boat shall be capable of being boarded and launched directly from the stowed position with the number of persons assigned to crew the rescue boat on board.

• .3 If the rescue boat is included in the capacity of the survival craft and the other lifeboats are boarded from the embarkation deck the rescue boat shall, in addition to paragraph.2, also be capable of being boarded from the embarkation deck.

• .4 Launching arrangements shall comply with the requirements of Regulation III/9. However all rescue boats shall be capable of being launched, where necessary utilising painters, with the ship making headway at speeds up to 5 knots in calm water.

• .5 Recovery time of the rescue boat shall be not more than 5 minutes in moderate sea conditions when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment. If the rescue boat is included in the capacity of the survival craft, this recovery time shall be possible when loaded with its survival craft equipment and the approved rescue boat complement of at least 6 persons.

• .6 FOR NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2003:

Rescue boat embarkation and recovery arrangements shall allow for safe and efficient handling of a stretcher case. Foul weather recovery strops shall be provided for safety if heavy fall blocks constitute a danger.

10a   Regulation III/10a: Recovery of persons from the water

CLASS B, C and D SHIPS BUILT ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2018

• .1 All ships shall have ship-specific plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the water, taking into account the guidelines developed by the IMO (*). The plans and procedures shall identify the equipment intended to be used for recovery purposes and measures to be taken to minimize the risk to shipboard personnel involved in recovery operations. Ships constructed before 1 January 2018 shall comply with this requirement by the first periodical or renewal safety equipment survey.

• .2 Ro-Ro passenger ships which comply with Regulation III/5-1, paragraph.4 shall be deemed to comply with this Regulation III/10a.

• (*) Guidelines for the development of plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the water (MSC.1/Circ.1447).

11. Regulation III/11: Emergency instructions (R 19)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

Whenever new passengers embark a passenger safety briefing shall be given immediately before or after departure. This briefing shall at least include the instructions required by Regulation III/3, paragraph.3. It shall be made by means of an announcement in one or more languages likely to be understood by the passengers. The announcement shall be made on the ship’s public address system or by other suitable means likely to be heard at least by the passengers who have not yet heard it during the voyage.

12. Regulation III/12: Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections (R 20)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 Before the ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage all life-saving appliances shall be in working order and ready for immediate use.

• .2 Maintenance and inspections of life-saving appliances shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of SOLAS Regulation III/20.

13. Regulation III/13: Abandon ship training and drills (R 19

+ R 30)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 Every crew member with assigned emergency duties shall be familiar with these duties before the voyage begins.

• .2 An abandon ship drill and fire drill shall take place weekly.

Each member of the crew shall participate in at least one abandon ship drill and one fire drill every month. The drills of the crew shall take place before departure of the ship if more than 25 % of the crew have not participated in abandon ship and fire drills on board that particular ship in the previous month. When a ship enters into service for the first time, after modification of a major character or when a new crew is engaged, the above mentioned drills shall be held before sailing.

• .3 Each abandon ship drill shall include the actions required in SOLAS Regulation III/19.3.3.1, having regard to the guidelines in IMO MSC.1/Circ.1206 ‘Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats.

• .4 Lifeboats and rescue boats shall be lowered at successive drills in accordance with the provision of SOLAS Regulation III/19.3.3.2, 3.3.3, and 3.3.6.

If lifeboat and rescue boat launching drills are carried out with the ship making headway, such drills shall, because of the dangers involved, be practised in sheltered waters only and under the supervision of an officer experienced in such drills, having regard to the guidelines in IMO Resolution A.624(15) ‘Guidelines on training for the purpose of launching lifeboats and rescue boats from ships making headway throw the water’, and the guidelines in IMO Resolution A.771(18) ‘Recommendations on training requirements for crews on fast rescue boats’.

The Administration of the flag State may allow ships not to launch the lifeboats on one side if their berthing arrangements in port and their trading patterns do not permit launching of lifeboats on that side. However, all such lifeboats shall be lowered at least once every 3 months and launched at least annually.

• .5 If a ship is fitted with marine evacuation systems, drills shall include the actions required in SOLAS Regulation III/19.3.3.8.

• .6 Emergency lighting for assembling and abandonment shall be tested at each abandon ship drill.

• .7 Fire drills shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of SOLAS Regulation III/19.3.4.

• .8 On-board training and instructions shall be given to crew members in accordance with the provisions of SOLAS Regulation III/19.4.

• .9 Crew members with enclosed space entry or rescue responsibilities shall participate in an enclosed space entry and rescue drill to be held on board of the ship with an interval to be established by the Administration, but not less than once a year:

• .1 Enclosed space entry and rescue drills should be planned and conducted in a safe manner, taking into account, as appropriate, the guidance provided in the ‘Revised Recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships’, adopted by the IMO by resolution A.1050(27).

• .2 Each enclosed space entry and rescue drill shall include:

• .1 checking and use of personal protective equipment required for entry;

• .2 checking and use of communication equipment and procedures;

• .3 checking and use of instruments for measuring the atmosphere in enclosed spaces;

• .4 checking and use of rescue equipment and procedures; and

• .5 instructions in first aid and resuscitation techniques.

• .10 Damage control drills shall be conducted as required in SOLAS II-1/19-1 with an interval to be established by the Administration, but not less than once a year.

14. Regulation III/14: Records (R

19.5)

NEW AND EXISTING CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS:

• .1 The date when musters are held, details of abandon ship drills and fire drills, enclosed space entry and rescue drills, drills of other life-saving appliances and on board training shall be recorded in such log-book as may be prescribed by the Administration. If a full muster, drill or training session is not held at the appointed time, an entry shall be made in the log-book stating the circumstances and the extent of the muster, drill or training session held.

CHAPTER IV

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

1. Regulation IV/1: Radio Communication equipment

CLASS D SHIPS

• .1 Class D ships shall at least be provided with:

• .1.1 A VHF radio installation capable of transmitting and receiving;

• .1.1.1 DSC on the frequency 156.525 MHz (channel 70). It shall be possible to initiate the transmission of distress alerts on channel 70 from the position from which the ship is normally navigated; and

• .1.1.2 Radiotelephony on the frequencies 156.300 MHz (channel 6), 156.650 MHz (channel 13) and 156.800 MHz (channel 16);

• .1.2 The VHF radio installation shall also be capable of transmitting and receiving general radio communications using radiotelephony.

• .1.3 References are made to SOLAS 1974 Regulations IV/7.1.1 and IV/8.2.

SECTION 2

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW PASSENGER SHIPS THE KEEL OF WHICH WAS LAID OR WHICH WERE AT A SIMILAR STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION ON OR AFTER 19 SEPTEMBER 2021 ENGAGED ON DOMESTIC VOYAGES

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

	1.	Application: 1.1. Section 2 applies to new passenger ships the keel of which was laid or which were at a similar stage of construction on or after 19 September 2021. 1.2. Unless expressly provided otherwise, the regulations of this Section are applicable to ships of class B, C and D. 1.3. Notwithstanding previous paragraph 1.2, the following provisions of this Section are also applicable to ships of class A: .1 Chapter II-1, Regulation II-1/C/31, paragraph 100; Regulation II-1/Z/100; Regulation II-1/Z/101 and Regulation II-1/Z/102; and .2 Chapter II-2, Regulation II-2/B/4, subparagraphs.4.3.100 and.4.100; Regulation II-2/C/10, subparagraphs.4.100 and.6.4; Regulation II-2/D/13, subparagraph.4.1.100; and Regulation II-2/G/20, subparagraphs.6.1.4 and.6.1.5.
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	2.	Regardless of what is provided in Article 6.1(b) of Directive 2009/45/EC, Class D ships not extending their voyage outside of Sea Area A 1, as defined in Regulation IV/2.12 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention as amended, do not have to comply with the carriage requirements in Chapter IV of the 1974 SOLAS Convention as amended, but shall at least comply with the provisions in Chapter IV of this Annex.
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	3.	The provisions for navigation bridge visibility in Regulation V/22 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention as amended, shall as far as is practicable and reasonable apply also to ships of less than 55 meters’ in length, where ‘length’ is as defined in Regulation V/2 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention as amended.
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	4.	Within this Section, the indication ‘(R…)’ that follows the titles of the regulations in Chapter III refers to those regulations of the 1974 SOLAS Convention as amended on which the former have been based.
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	5.	The numbering and titles of regulations within Chapters II-1 and II-2 are in line with 1974 SOLAS Convention. The gaps in the numbering in regulations and subparagraphs are deliberate as only the applicable ones are included.

CHAPTER II-1

CONSTRUCTION — STRUCTURE, SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY, MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

PART A

GENERAL

Reg. II-1/A/3: Definitions relating to Parts A-1, C, D, and E

	.1	Steering gear control system is the equipment by which orders are transmitted from the navigating bridge to the steering gear power units. Steering gear control systems comprise transmitters, receivers, hydraulic control pumps and their associated motors, motor controllers, piping and cables.
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	.2	Main steering gear is the machinery, rudder actuators, steering gear power units, if any, and ancillary equipment and the means of applying torque to the rudder stock (e.g. tiller or quadrant) necessary for effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering the ship under normal service conditions.
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	.3	Steering gear power unit is: .1 in the case of electric steering gear, an electric motor and its associated electrical equipment; .2 in the case of electrohydraulic steering gear, an electric motor and its associated electrical equipment and connected pump; .3 in the case of other hydraulic steering gear, a driving engine and connected pump.
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	.4	Auxiliary steering gear is the equipment other than any part of the main steering gear necessary to steer the ship in the event of failure of the main steering gear but not including the tiller, quadrant or components serving the same purpose.
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	.5	Normal operational and habitable condition is a condition under which the ship as a whole, the machinery, services, means and aids ensuring propulsion, ability to steer, safe navigation, fire and flooding safety, internal and external communications and signals, means of escape, and emergency boat winches, as well as the designed comfortable conditions of habitability are in working order and functioning normally.
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	.6	Emergency condition is a condition under which any services needed for normal operational and habitable conditions are not in working order due to failure of the main source of electrical power.
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	.7	Main source of electrical power is a source intended to supply electrical power to the main switchboard for distribution to all services necessary for maintaining the ship in normal operational and habitable condition.
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	.8	Dead ship condition is the condition under which the main propulsion plant, boilers and auxiliaries are not in operation due to the absence of power.
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	.9	Main generating station is the space in which the main source of electrical power is situated.
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	.10	Main switchboard is a switchboard which is directly supplied by the main source of electrical power and is intended to distribute electrical energy to the ship’s services.
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	.11	Emergency switchboard is a switchboard which in the event of failure of the main electrical power supply system is directly supplied by the emergency source of electrical power or the transitional source of emergency power and is intended to distribute electrical energy to the emergency services.
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	.12	Emergency source of electrical power is a source of electrical power, intended to supply the emergency switchboard in the event of failure of the supply from the main source of electrical power.
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	.13	Power actuating system is the hydraulic equipment provided for supplying power to turn the rudderstock, comprising a steering gear power unit or units, together with the associated pipes and fittings, and a rudder actuator. The power actuating systems may share common mechanical components, i.e. tiller, quadrant and rudder stock, or components serving the same purpose.
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	.14	Maximum ahead service speed is the greatest speed which the ship is designed to maintain in service at sea at the deepest seagoing draught.
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	.15	Maximum astern speed is the speed which it is estimated the ship can attain at the designed maximum astern power at the deepest seagoing draught.
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	.16	Machinery spaces are all machinery spaces of category A and all other spaces containing propelling machinery, boilers, oil fuel units, steam and internal combustion engines, generators and major electrical machinery, oil filling stations, refrigerating, stabilising, ventilation and air conditioning machinery, and similar spaces, and trunks to such spaces.
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	.17	Machinery spaces of category A are those spaces and trunks to such spaces which contain: .1 internal combustion machinery used for main propulsion; or .2 internal combustion machinery used for purposes other than main propulsion where such machinery has in the aggregate a total power output of not less than 375 kW; or .3 any oil-fired boiler or oil fuel unit.
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	.18	Control stations are those spaces in which the ship’s radio or main navigating equipment or the emergency source of power is located or where the fire recording or fire control equipment is centralised.

PART A-1

STRUCTURE OF SHIPS

Regulation II-1/A-1/3-2: Protective coatings of dedicated seawater ballast tanks

	1.	This regulation II-1/A-1/3-2 shall apply to class B ships of not less than 500 gross tonnage.
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	2.	All dedicated seawater ballast tanks made of steel shall be coated during construction in accordance with the ‘Performance standard for protective coatings for dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers’ (MSC.215(82)), as amended.
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	4.	Maintenance of the protective coating system shall be included in the overall ship’s maintenance scheme. The effectiveness of the protective coating system shall be verified based on the ‘Guidelines for maintenance and repair of protective coatings’ (MSC.1/Circ.1330).

Regulation II-1/A-1/3-4: Emergency towing procedures

	2.2.	Class B ships shall be provided with a ship-specific emergency towing procedure. Such a procedure shall be carried aboard the ship for use in emergency situations and shall be based on existing arrangements and equipment available on board the ship.
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	2.3.	The procedure (refer to IMO MSC.1/Circ.1255, ‘Guidelines for owners/operators on preparing emergency towing procedures’) shall include: .1 drawings of fore and aft deck showing possible emergency towing arrangements; .2 inventory of equipment on board that can be used for emergency towing; .3 means and methods of communication; and .4 sample procedures to facilitate the preparation for and conducting of emergency towing operations.

Regulation II-1/A-1/3-5: New installation of materials containing asbestos

	1.	This Regulation II-1/A-1/3-5 shall apply to materials used for the structure, machinery, electrical installations and equipment covered by the Regulations of Section 2 of this Annex.
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	2.	For all ships, new installation of materials which contain asbestos shall be prohibited.

Regulation II-1/A-1/3-7: Construction drawings maintained on board and ashore

	1.	A set of as-built construction drawings and other plans showing any subsequent structural alterations shall be kept on board ships. Reference is made to the IMO MSC/Circ.1135 on ‘As-built construction drawings to be maintained on board the ship and ashore’.
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	2.	An additional set of such drawings shall be kept ashore by the Company, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 20 as amended.

Regulation II-1/A-1/3-8: Towing and mooring equipment

	1.	Ships shall be provided with arrangements, equipment and fittings of sufficient safe working load to enable the safe conduct of all towing and mooring operations associated with the normal operation of the ship.
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	2.	Arrangements, equipment and fittings provided in accordance with paragraph 1 shall comply with the standards specified for classification by the rules of a recognised organisation, or equivalent rules used by an Administration in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2009/15/EC.
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	3.	Reference is made to the IMO MSC/Circ.1175 on ‘Guidance on shipboard towing and mooring equipment’.
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	4.	Each fitting or item of equipment provided under this Regulation II-1/A-1/3-8 shall be clearly marked with any restrictions associated with its safe operation, taking into account the strength of its attachment to the ship’s structure.

Regulation II-1/A-1/3-9: Means of embarkation on and disembarkation from ships

	1.	Ships shall be provided with means of embarkation on and disembarkation from ships for use in port and in port related operations, such as gangways and accommodation ladders, in accordance with paragraph 2, unless the Administration deems that compliance with a particular provision is unreasonable or impractical. Circumstances where compliance may be deemed unreasonable or impractical may include where the ship: .1 has small freeboards and is provided with boarding ramps; or .2 is engaged in voyages between designated ports where appropriate shore accommodation/embarkation ladders (platforms) are provided.
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	2.	The means of embarkation and disembarkation required in paragraph 1 shall be constructed and installed based on the ‘Guidelines for construction, installation, maintenance and inspection/survey of means of embarkation and disembarkation.’ (MSC.1/Circ.1331).
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	3.	The means of embarkation and disembarkation shall be inspected and maintained (refer to MSC.1/Circ.1331) in suitable condition for their intended purpose, taking into account any restrictions related to safe loading. All wires used to support the means of embarkation and disembarkation shall be maintained as specified in SOLAS III/20.4.

Regulation II-1/A-1/3-12: Protection against noise