1.2.1 The application of the provisions of this
Code is subject to the following general requirements:
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.1 the Code will be applied in its entirety;
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.2 the management of the company operating the
craft exercises strict control over its operation and maintenance
by a quality-management system;footnote
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.3 the management ensures that only persons qualified
to operate the specific type of craft used on the intended route are
employed;
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.4 the distances covered and the worst intended
conditions in which high-speed craft operations are permitted will
be restricted by the imposition of operational limits;
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.5 the craft will at all times be in reasonable
proximity to a place of refuge, having due regard to the provisions
of 1.3.4;
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.6 adequate communications facilities, weather
forecasts and maintenance facilities are available within the area
of craft operation;
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.7 in the intended area of operation suitable
rescue facilities will be readily available;
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.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;
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.9 efficient facilities are provided for the rapid
and safe evacuation of all persons into survival craft;
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.10 all passengers and crew are provided with
seats; and
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.11 no enclosed sleeping berths for passengers
are provided.
1.2.2 On all craft, new installation of materials
containing asbestos used for the structure, machinery, electrical
installations and equipment of a craft to which this Code applies
shall be prohibited except for:
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.1 vanes used in rotary vane compressors and rotary
vane vacuum pumps;
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.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
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.3 supple and flexible thermal insulation assemblies
used for temperatures above 1000°C.