1 Special category spaces and ro-ro spaces shall be
continuously patrolled or monitored by effective means, such as television surveillance,
so that any movement of vehicles in adverse weather conditions and unauthorized access
by passengers thereto can be detected during navigation.
2 Documented operating procedures for closing and securing
all shell doors, loading doors and other closing appliances which, if left open or not
properly secured, could, in the opinion of the Administration, lead to flooding of a
special category space or ro-ro space, shall be kept on board and posted at an
appropriate place.
3 All accesses from the ro-ro deck and vehicle ramps that
lead to spaces below the bulkhead deck shall be closed before the voyage commences and
shall remain closed until the ship is at its next berth.
4 The master shall ensure that an effective system of
supervision and reporting of the closing and opening of such accesses referred to in
paragraph 3 is implemented.
5 The master shall ensure, before the voyage commences,
that an entry in the log-book, as required by regulation 22.12, is made of the time of
the last closing of the accesses referred to in paragraph 3.
6 Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph 3, the
Administration may permit some accesses to be opened during the voyage, but only for a
period sufficient to permit through passage and, if required, for the essential working
of the ship.
7 All transverse or longitudinal bulkheads which are taken
into account as effective to confine the seawater accumulated on the ro-ro deck shall be
in place and secured before the voyage commences and remain in place and secured until
the ship is at its next berth.
8 Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph 7, the
Administration may permit some accesses within such bulkheads to be opened during the
voyage but only for sufficient time to permit through passage and, if required, for the
essential working of the ship.
9 In all ro-ro passenger ships, the master or the
designated officer shall ensure that, without the expressed consent of the master or the
designated officer, no passengers are allowed access to an enclosed ro-ro deck during
navigation.