10.1 Every ship carrying INF cargo shall carry
on board a shipboard emergency plan.
10.2 Such a plan shall be approved by the Administration
based on the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote and written in a working language or languages understood
by the master and officers. As a minimum, the plan shall consist of:
-
.1 the procedure to be followed by the master
or other persons having charge of the ship to report an incident involving
INF cargo, as required by chapter 11 of
this Code;
-
.2 the list of authorities or persons to be contacted
in the event of an incident involving INF cargo;
-
.3 a detailed description of the action to be
taken immediately by persons on board to prevent, reduce or control
the release, and mitigate the consequences of the loss, of INF cargo
following the incident; and
-
.4 the procedures and points of contact on the
ship for co-ordinating shipboard action with national and local authorities.
10.3 If a ship is required to have a shipboard
emergency plan by other international instruments, the various plans
may be combined into a single plan entitled “Shipboard Marine
Emergency Plan”footnote.