9.3 Performance Standards for Water Level Detectors on Bulk Carriers and Single Hold Cargo Ships Other Than Bulk Carriers, Paragraph 3.3.2
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9.3 Performance Standards for Water Level Detectors on Bulk Carriers and Single Hold Cargo Ships Other Than Bulk Carriers, Paragraph 3.3.2

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

Interpretation

 The pre-alarm, as a primary alarm, should indicate a condition that requires prompt attention to prevent an emergency condition and the main alarm, as an emergency alarm should indicate that immediate actions must be taken to prevent danger to human life or to the ship.

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