22.9.1 It is the responsibility of an owner/managing
agent/skipper to advise that the following requirements for items
of personal clothing should be met:
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.1 Each person on board a vessel should have protective
clothing appropriate to the prevailing air and sea temperatures.
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.2 When a vessel is operating in waters of sea
surface temperature of 10°C or less, each person on board should
have either an approved immersion suit, a dry suit or other efficient
garment to reduce the likelihood of hypothermia should the wearer
enter the sea. Sea temperature data may be found in sources such as
the Admiralty Pilot for a given sea area and period.
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.3 Each person on board a vessel should have footwear
having non-slip soles, to be worn on board.