Clasification Society Rulefinder 2020 - Version 9.33 - Fix
Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.1052(27) – Procedures for Port State Control, 2011 – (Adopted on 30 November 2011) - Annex – Procedures for Port State Control, 2011 - Appendix 7 – Guidelines for Control of Operational Requirements - 14 Manuals, instructions, etc.

14 Manuals, instructions, etc.

  14.1 The PSCO may determine if the appropriate crew members are able to understand the information given in manuals, instructions, etc., relevant to the safe condition and operation of the ship and its equipment and that they are aware of the requirements for maintenance, periodic testing, training, drills and recording of logbook entries.

  14.2 The following information should, inter alia, be provided on board and PSCOs may determine whether it is in a language or languages understood by the crew and whether crew members concerned are aware of the contents and are able to respond accordingly:

  • .1 instructions concerning the maintenance and operation of all the equipment and installations on board for the fighting and containment of fire should be kept under one cover, readily available in an accessible position;

  • .2 clear instructions to be followed in the event of an emergency should be provided for every person on board;

  • .3 illustrations and instructions in appropriate languages should be posted in passenger cabins and be conspicuously displayed at muster stations and other passenger spaces to inform passengers of their muster station, the essential action they must take in an emergency and the method of donning lifejackets;

  • .4 posters and signs should be provided on or in the vicinity of survival craft and their launching controls and shall illustrate the purpose of controls and the procedures for operating the appliance and give relevant instructions or warnings;

  • .5 instructions for onboard maintenance of life-saving appliances;

  • .6 training manuals should be provided in each crew mess room and recreation room or in each crew cabin. The training manual, which may comprise several volumes, should contain instructions and information, in easily understood terms illustrated wherever possible, on the life-saving appliances provided in the ship and on the best method of survival;

  • .7 Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan in accordance with regulation 37 of MARPOL Annex I, or Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan in accordance with regulation 17 of MARPOL Annex II, where applicable; and

  • .8 stability booklet, associated stability plans and stability information.

Parent topic: Appendix 7 – Guidelines for Control of Operational Requirements
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