1.2 General requirements
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1.2 General requirements

  1.2.1 The application of the provisions of this Code is subject to the following general requirements that:

  • .1 the Code will be applied in its entirety;

  • .2 the management of the company operating the craft exercises strict control over its operation and maintenance by a quality management systemfootnote;

  • .3 the management ensures that only persons qualified to operate the specific type of craft used on the intended route are employed;

  • .4 the distances covered and the worst intended conditions in which operations are permitted will be restricted by the imposition of operational limits:

  • .5 the craft will at all times be in reasonable proximity to a place of refuge;

  • .6 adequate communications facilities, weather forecasts and maintenance facilities are available within the area of operation;

  • .7 in the intended area of operation there will be suitable rescue facilities readily available;

  • .8 areas of high fire risk such as machinery spaces and special category spaces are protected with fire-resistant materials and fire-extinguishing systems to ensure, as far as is practicable, containment and rapid extinguishing of fire;

  • .9 efficient facilities are provided for the rapid and safe evacuation of all persons into survival craft;

  • .10 that all passengers and crew are provided with seats;

  • .11 that no enclosed sleeping berths for passengers are provided;

  • .12 where the Administration has made a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the fire safety measures and evacuation procedures for the crew accommodation, sleeping berths for crew may be permitted.

  1.2.2 New installation of materials containing asbestos used for the structure, machinery, electrical installations and equipment of a craft to which this Code applies should be prohibited except for:

  • .1 vanes used in rotary vane compressors and rotary vane vacuum pumps;

  • .2 watertight joints and linings used for the circulation of fluids when, at high temperature (in excess of 350°C) or pressure (in excess of 7 x 106 Pa), there is a risk of fire, corrosion or toxicity; and

  • .3 supple and flexible thermal insulation assemblies used for temperatures above 1000°C.

Parent topic: Chapter 1 - General Comment and Requirements
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