9.7 Performance Standards for Water Level Detectors on Bulk Carriers and Single Hold Cargo Ships Other Than Bulk Carriers, Appendix, Paragraph 2.2.1
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9.7 Performance Standards for Water Level Detectors on Bulk Carriers and Single Hold Cargo Ships Other Than Bulk Carriers, Appendix, Paragraph 2.2.1

Parent topic: 9 SOLAS Regulation XII/12 – Hold, Ballast and Dry Space Water Ingress Alarms

Interpretation

 The test procedure should satisfy the following criteria:

  • .1 the type tests should be witnessed by a classification society surveyor if the tests are not carried out by a competent independent test facility;

  • .2 type tests should be carried out on a prototype or randomly selected item(s) which are representative of the manufactured item that is being type tested; and

  • .3 type tests should be documented (type test reports) by the manufacturer and submitted for review by classification societies.

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