7.1 Personnel alarm
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7.1 Personnel alarm

  7.1.1 The personnel alarm should automatically give an alarm on the navigating bridge or in the officers' quarters as appropriate, if it is not reset from the machinery spaces in a period satisfactory to the Administration, but not exceeding 30 minutes.

  7.1.2 A pre-warning signal should be provided in the machinery spaces which operates 3 minutes before the alarm required by 7.1.1 is given.

  7.1.3 The alarm system is to be put into operation:

  • .1 automatically when the engineer on duty has to attend machinery spaces in case of a machinery alarm; or

  • .2 manually by the engineer on duty when attending machinery spaces on routine checks.

  7.1.4 The alarm system is to be disconnected by the engineer on duty after leaving the machinery spaces. When the system is brought into operation in accordance with 7.1.3.1, disconnection should not be possible before the engineer has accepted the alarm in the machinery spaces.

  7.1.5 The personnel alarm may also operate the engineers' alarm.

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