Shore-based support
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Shore-based support

  10 Owners or operators of passenger ships should ensure that their ships have prearranged, prompt access to computerized, shore-based damage stability and residual structural strength calculation programs. The output should be within the tolerances specified in the Guidelines for the approval of stability instruments (MSC.1/Circ.1229). Access to the shore-based calculation program should be available 24 hours a day. The computer model of the ship and its subdivision arrangements should be input at the commencement of the contract.

  11 There should be a contract for the supply of shore-based support at all times during the validity of ship certification.

  12 Shore-based support should be operational within one hour; whereby operational means the ability to input details of the conditions of the ship as instructed.

  13 Shore-based support should be manned by adequately qualified persons with regard to stability and ship strength; no less than two qualified persons should be available to be on call at all times.

  14 At least two independent computers capable of carrying out stability and global strength calculations should be available at all times.

  15 The ship should be fitted with sufficiently reliable equipment to allow for communication with the supplier of shore-based support for all intended areas of operation.

Parent topic: Annex – Guidelines on Operational Information for Masters of Passenger Ships for Safe Return to Port by Own Power or Under Tow
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