1.2 Purpose
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1.2 Purpose

 The purpose of the Code is to limit noise levels and to reduce seafarers' exposure to noise, in order to:

  • .1 provide for safe working conditions by giving consideration to the need for speech communication and for hearing audible alarms, and to an environment where clear-headed decisions can be made in control stations, navigation and radio spaces and manned machinery spaces;

  • .2 protect the seafarer from excessive noise levels which may give rise to a noise-induced hearing loss; and

  • .3 provide the seafarer with an acceptable degree of comfort in rest, recreation and other spaces and also provide conditions for recuperation from the effects of exposure to high noise levels.

Parent topic: Chapter 1 - General
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