16.2.1 All ships navigating in Arctic ice-covered
waters should be adequately equipped and their crews properly trained
to provide effective damage control and minor hull repair. All ships
should have the capability to contain and clean up minor deck and
over side spills.
16.2.2 Damage control equipment, provided in accordance
with paragraph 16.2.1, should be sufficient to enable a ship, as far
as practicable, to make temporary repairs to a minor hull breach or
to take precautionary measures to prevent escalation of damage or
flooding, so that the ship may proceed to a location where more substantial
repairs can be affected.
16.2.3 Icebreakers and ships of Polar Classes
1 to 4 inclusive should be provided with material, tools and equipment
capable of effecting more substantial repairs and damage control activities,
as described in chapter 15.
16.2.4 Hoses and pipelines should be manufactured
out of materials retaining adequate strength and elasticity characteristics
at the minimum anticipated operating temperature.
16.2.5 All hoses used to transfer pollutant cargoes
from the ship to another ship or to shore should have the connection
between the hose and the hose couplings made in an efficient and strong
fashion to minimize the possibility of pollution due to failure of
this connection. Couplings between hose sections should be capable
of being securely locked together to prevent inadvertent disconnection.