Section 7 Safety of navigating and communication equipment arrangements
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Naval Ships, January 2023 - Volume 3 Additional Class Notations - Part 2 Naval Ship Safety - Chapter 5 Safety of Navigation and Communication - Section 7 Safety of navigating and communication equipment arrangements

Section 7 Safety of navigating and communication equipment arrangements

Parent topic: Chapter 5 Safety of Navigation and Communication

7.1 Equipment arrangements objective

7.1.1 All navigation and communications equipment is to be arranged to allow safe and effective task performance. The Equipment Arrangements Goals described inVol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 7.1 Equipment arrangements objective 7.1.2, Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 7.1 Equipment arrangements objective 7.1.3, Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 7.1 Equipment arrangements objective 7.1.5 and Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 7.1 Equipment arrangements objective 7.1.6 may be achieved by the application of the referred SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea regulations which are provided for guidance purposes. See also Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 4.1 The Rules 4.1.3.

7.1.2  Equipment Arrangements Goal 1. The navigational bridge is to be arranged to allow clear visibility of all equipment needed for navigation purposes:

In general, the requirements of SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 22 - Navigational bridge visibility are to be complied with.

7.1.3  Equipment Arrangements Goal 2. All navigating and communications equipment is to be located to avoid interference that affects its proper use and so as to ensure electromagnetic compatibility and avoidance of harmful interaction with other equipment and systems:

In general, the requirements of SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 17 - Electromagnetic compatibility are to be complied with.

7.1.4  Equipment Arrangements Goal 3. All navigating and communications equipment is to be located to avoid the harmful effects of water, extremes of temperature and other environmental conditions.

7.1.5  Equipment Arrangements Goal 4. All navigation and communications equipment is to be arranged so as it remains functional in all foreseeable failure conditions:

  1. In general, all communication equipment is to be in accordance with the requirements of SOLAS Chapter IV, Part C, Regulation 6 - Radio installations, Regulation 15 - Maintenance requirements, Regulation 16 - Radio personnel and Regulation 17 - Radio records.

  2. In general, the bridge is to be arranged in accordance with SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 15 - Principles relating to bridge design, design and arrangement of navigational systems and equipment and bridge procedures.

  3. Where the system design intent specifies ‘darken ship’ requirements:
    1. control indicators and alarms associated with navigation are to be arranged to support safe operation at the primary conning position; or
    2. arrangements are to be provided to pass alarms and warnings from an appropriate alternative conning position to the primary conning position;
    3. where the vessel is being steered from an alternative conning position, control indicators and alarms associated with navigation are to be arranged to support safe operation in that location;
    4. a justification for the selected arrangements taking into account the operational requirements and the available manning is to be provided.

7.1.6  Equipment Arrangements Goal 5. All navigation equipment is to be maintained to ensure that it remains in an efficient working order:

In general, equipment is to be maintained in accordance with SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 16 - Maintenance of equipment.

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