7.5 Record of ship systems' capabilities
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7.5 Record of ship systems' capabilities

  7.5.1 The ship systems' capabilities should be included in the list of operational limitations issued to passenger ships (reference SOLAS regulation V/30). The ship's safety management manual should describe in detail the quantities, arrangements and procedures that are to be applied in each particular case. (For example, food/drink/fuel carriage requirements may be different for a ship cruising in the Aegean to one cruising in the Antarctic.) Example of wording concept for this purpose may be as follows:

  • "Safe return to port voyage planning should be based on:

  • .1 habitable conditions for passengers and crew is provided according to "Owners document xyz" dated yyyy-mm-dd (the operational area will determine maximum possible distance to a safe location and the maximum numbers of persons that can be supported during the safe return voyage).

  • .2 the ship systems' capabilities of returning to port following a fire casualty is contingent upon the conditions/assumptions given in onboard document xyz, yyyy-mm-dd.

  • .3 ships "port/aft/main" propulsion and steering system is capable of x knots in Beaufort x with a consumption of x tonnes of fuel.

  • .4 ships "starboard"/forward/emergency propulsion and steering system is capable of x knots in Beaufort x with a consumption of x tonnes of fuel.".

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