1 Performance
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1 Performance

  1.1 General

  1.1.1 The craft shall meet the applicable operational requirements in chapter 17 of this Code and this annex for all extremes of passenger and load configurations for which certification is required. The limiting sea state related to the different modes of operation shall be verified by tests and analyses of a craft of the type for which certification is requested.

  1.1.2 Operational control of the craft shall be in accordance with procedures established by the applicant for operation in service. Procedures to be established shall be start procedure, cruise procedures, normal and emergency stop and manoeuvre procedures.

  1.1.3 The procedures established under 1.1.2 shall:

  • .1 demonstrate that normal manoeuvres and craft responses to failures are consistent in performance;

  • .2 use methods or devices that are safe and reliable; and

  • .3 include allowance for any time lag in the execution of procedures that may reasonably be expected in service.

  1.1.4 Procedures required by this annex shall be conducted over water of sufficient depth such that craft performance will not be affected.

  1.1.5 Tests shall be conducted at minimum practicable weight and additional testing shall be conducted at maximum weight sufficient to establish the need for additional restrictions and for testing to examine the effect of weight.

Parent topic: Annex 9 - Definitions, requirements and compliance criteria related to operational and safety performance
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