22.4.1 A vessel should be provided with safety
harnesses as necessary for all persons who may be required to work
on deck, with a minimum number of 2.
22.4.2 A sailing vessel should carry a safety
harness for each person on board.
22.4.3 Efficient means for securing the life lines
of safety harnesses should be provided on exposed decks, and grabrails
provided on the sides and ends of a deckhouse.
22.4.4 Fastening points for the attachment of
safety harness life lines should be arranged having regard to the
likely need for work on or above deck. In general, securing points
should be provided in the following positions:-
22.4.5 When guard rails or wires are not otherwise
provided, or do not meet the requirements of Section 22.2 or 22.3,
jackstays (which may be fixed or portable) secured to strong points,
should be provided on each side of the vessel to enable crew members
to traverse the length of the weather deck in bad weather.
22.4.6 For sailing vessels operating in Area Category
0, 1, 2 or 3, jackstays must be provided.
22.4.7 Motor vessels with guardrails of a height
less than that required by Section 22.2 may be accepted for areas
where passengers are not normally allowed. These areas should be restricted
to crew use only and alternative arrangements provided onboard for
their protection.
22.4.8 When a sailing vessel is provided with
an open fronted pulpit, jackstays should be carried sufficiently far
forward to protect persons working in the vicinity of the pulpit.