18 DE ABRIL DE 1998

1044-(159)

Procedures for the maintenance of special equipment on ro-ro passenger ships:

5) Ability to apply properly the shipboard procedures for maintenance of equipment peculiar to ro-ro passenger ships such as bow, stern and side doors and ramps, scuppers and associated systems;

Loading and cargo securing manuals and calculators:

6) Ability to make proper use of the loading and securing manuals in respect of all types of vehicles and rail cars where applicable, and to calculate and apply stress limitations for vehicle decks;

Dangerous cargo areas:

7) Ability to ensure proper observance of special precautions and limitations applying to designated dangerous cargo areas;

Emergency procedures:

8) Ability to ensure proper application of any special procedures to:

8.1) Prevent or reduce the ingress of water on vehicle decks;

8.2) Remove water from vehicle decks; and

8.3) Minimise effects of water on vehicle decks.

Safety training for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces

3 — The additional safety training required by regulation V/2, paragraph 6, shall at least ensure attainment of the abilities as follows:

Communication:

1) Ability to communicate with passengers during an emergency, taking into account:

1.1) The language or languages appropriate to the principal nationalities of passengers carried on the particular route;

1.2) The likelihood that an ability to use an elementary English vocabulary for basic instructions can provide a means of communicating with a passenger in need of assistance whether or not the passenger and crew member share a common language;

1.3) The possible need to communicate during an emergency by some other means such as by demonstration, or hand signals, or calling attention to the location of instructions, muster stations, life-saving devices or evacuation routes, when oral communication is impractical;

1.4) The extent to which complete safety instructions have been provided to passengers in their native language or languages; and

1.5) The languages in which emergency announcements may be broadcast during an emergency or drill to convey critical guidance to passengers and to facilitate crew members in assisting passengers;

Life-saving appliances:

2) Ability to demonstrate to passengers the use of persona) life-savjng appliances.

Passenger safety, cargo safety and hull integrity training

4 — The passenger safety, cargo safety and hull integrity training required by regulation V/2, paragraph 7, for masters, chief mates, chief engineer officers, second engineer officers and persons assigned immediate responsibility for embarking and disembarking passengers,

loading, discharging or.securing cargo or for closing hull openings, shall at least ensure attainment of the abilities that are appropriate to their duties and responsibilities as follows: Loading and embarkation procedures:

1) Ability to apply properly the procedures established for the ship regarding:

1.1) Loading and discharging vehicles, rail cars and other cargo transport units, including related communications;

1.2) Lowering and hoisting ramps;

1.3) Setting up and stowing retractable vehicle decks; and

1.4) Embarking and disembarking passengers with special attention to disabled persons and persons needing assistance;

Carriage of dangerous goods:

2) Ability to apply any special safeguards, procedures and requirements regarding the carriage of dangerous goods on board ro-ro passenger ships;

Securing cargoes:

3) Ability to:

3.1) Apply correctly the provisions of the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing to the vehicles, rail cars and other cargo transport units carried; and

3.2) Use properly the cargo securing equipment and materials provided, taking into account their limitations;

Stability, trim and stress calculations:

4) Ability to:

4.1) Make proper use of the stability and stress information provided;

4.2) Calculate stability and trim for different conditions of loading using the stability calculators or computer programmes provided;

4.3) Calculate load factors for decks; and

4.4) Calculate the impact of ballast and fuel transfers on stability, trim and stress;

Opening, closing and securing hull openings:

5) Ability to:

5.1) Apply properly the procedures established for the ship regarding the opening, closing and securing of bow, stern and side doors and ramps and to correctly operate the associated systems; and

5.2) Conduct surveys on proper sealing; Ro-ro deck atmosphere:

6) Ability to:

6.1) Use equipment, where carried, to monitor atmosphere in ro-ro cargo spaces; and

6.2) Apply properly the procedures established for the ship for ventilation of ro-ro cargo spaces during loading and discharging of vehicles, while on voyage and in emergencies.

Crisis management and human behaviour training

5 — The crisis management and human behaviour training required by regulation V/2, paragraph 8, fox masters, chief mates, chief engineer officers, second engineer officers and any person having responsibility for the safety of passengers in emergency situations shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration based on standards developed by the Organization.