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Ship
Stability
Load
Line Interpretations
A
number of longstanding IACS Unified Interpretations for determining
the minimum conditions of the ship’s arrangement -- including
safe access on deck and freeing port area arrangements -- for freeboard
assignment, have been included in a new LL3/Circ.130. 7.9
Damage
Control Plans
To
provide the masters of passenger and cargo ships with a basis for
decision making to effectively mitigate and reduce the risk of the
ship’s loss of stability in the event of flooding, the Committee
approved guidelines for the development of damage control plans
and booklets as contained in MSC/Circ.919. The Circular recommends
that information be provided clearly showing the extents of watertight
compartmentation and weathertight integrity as well as operational
and precautionary measures to take to mitigate the effects of damage
flooding. 7.6
Model
Loading and Stability Manual
The
Committee approved MSC/Circ.920 which contains a model format of information
to be provided to the ship’s master. The information is categorized
into three areas: operational guidance, essential technical information
on the ship’s characteristics; and reference material on which
the technical information has been developed. The guidance is established
to satisfy regulation II-1/22 of SOLAS, regulation 10 of the Load
Line Convention and regulation III/10 of the Torremelinos Protocol. 7.8 |
