3 Ready availability of towing arrangements
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.35(63) - Adoption of Guidelines for Emergency Towing Arrangements on Tankers - (adopted on 20 May 1994)Amended by Resolution MSC.132(75) - Annex - Guidelines for Emergency Towing Arrangements on Tankers - 3 Ready availability of towing arrangements

3 Ready availability of towing arrangements

  3.1 To facilitate approval of such equipment and to ensure rapid deployment, emergency towing arrangements should comply with the following criteria:

  • .1 The pre-rigged emergency towing arrangement should be capable of being deployed in a controlled manner in harbour conditions in not more than 15 min.

  • .2 The pick-up gear for the pre-rigged towing pennant should be designed at least for manual operation by one person taking into account the absence of power and the potential for adverse environmental conditions that may prevail during such emergency towing operations. The pick-up gear should be protected against the weather and other adverse conditions that may prevail.

  • .3 The non pre-rigged emergency towing arrangement should be capable of being deployed in harbour conditions in not more than 1 h.

  • .4 The forward emergency towing arrangement should be designed at least with a means of securing a towline to the chafing gear using a suitably positioned pedestal roller to facilitate connection of the towing pennant.

  • .5 Pre-rigged emergency towing arrangements at both ends of the ship may be accepted.

  • .6 All emergency towing arrangements should be clearly marked to facilitate safe and effective use even in darkness and poor visibility.

  3.2 All emergency towing components should be inspected by ship personnel at regular intervals and maintained in good working order.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines for Emergency Towing Arrangements on Tankers
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