General
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General

  1 Stability information provided to the Master should be sourced from an approved stability computer situated on board the vessel or from a shore-based system and should be capable of providing information at any time.

  2 The output format and units of the information supplied should be consistent with the format and units of the stability booklet in order to facilitate easy comparison.

  3 Accuracy of programs using hull form with its subdivision models as their basis for stability calculations should have tolerances in accordance with the Guidelines for the approval of stability instruments (MSC.1/Circ.1229), when compared with the approved stability information; this applies equally to onboard and shore-based systems.

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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