2.1 Introduction
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2.1 Introduction

  2.1.1 The introduction should address the general purpose of the manual, i.e.:

  • .1 to provide all necessary information to the master for the proper loading and ballasting of the ship and for the control of stability, draught and structural integrity, if needed;

  • .2 to satisfy the requirements of the flag State Administration with regard to approval according to regulation II-1/22 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, regulation 10 of the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 and regulation III/10 of the 1993 Torremolinos Protocol; and

  • .3 to stress the need for the masters to exercise prudence and good seamanship, having regard to the season of the year, weather forecasts and the navigational zone, and to take the appropriate action as to speed and course warranted by the prevailing conditions.

  2.1.2 A statement should, if applicable, identify the optional information contained in the manual, which may be deemed by owners to be useful material appropriate to the operation of the ship, and the accuracy and correctness of which falls under the responsibility of the owners. This type of information is referred to as category 1B information.

Parent topic: Section 2 – Guidance to the master
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