4 Operational requirements
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4 Operational requirements

 To safeguard optimum passenger safety by way of emergency preparedness and to keep the logistic burden on passenger ships' command, ship operators and SAR services as low as possible the following guidelines may assist in arriving at a plan for co-operation between SAR services and the passenger ship on fixed routes as set out in the appendix:

  • .1 the plan should be as concise, brief and user-friendly as possible, otherwise its application in emergency situations will result in undue loss of time and might cause confusion among those involved in resolving the emergency; and

  • .2 therefore the plan should be in a harmonized format and layout. It should be of modular build-up. Any module, once established, will fit into any plan; readers will immediately know where to trace the information required and what information the counterpart already knows; which will obviously result in an enhanced efficiency of any missions carried out to resolve the emergency situation.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines for Preparing Plans for Co-operation between Search and Rescue Services and Passenger Ships on Fixed Routes (in accordance with SOLAS Regulation V/15(c))
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