Chapter 15 – Emergency Equipment
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Chapter 15 – Emergency Equipment

Parent topic: Part C – Operational

15.1 Medical equipment

  15.1.1 All ships should be provided with an adequate number of first-aid kits and equipment with contents suitable to the onboard location and the recognized provisions for personnel safety hazards of such locations.

  15.1.2 With respect to the nature of the voyage, ship operations and the ability to communicate and obtain timely assistance of medical aid or medical evacuation, exemptions of certain medical equipment, medicines and facilities may be considered unreasonable or unnecessary.

  15.1.3 Crews operating in polar waters should be provided with appropriate equipment and training to safely evacuate an individual in a medical emergency from the ship.

15.2 Reserve Supplies

  15.2.1 Special consideration should be given to the reserve supply of fuel and lubricants taking into account the effect of heavy ice on fuel consumption.

  15.2.2 Single screw ships may require special consideration (redundancy) in remote areas where conditions impose a risk of damage to machinery components.

15.3 Damage control and repair equipment

  15.3.1 All icebreakers and ships of Polar Classes 1 to 5 should carry the following emergency equipment:

  • .1 portable gas welding and cutting equipment with a reserve of consumables; and

  • .2 portable electro-submersible pump of 100 tonnes/h capacity with a set of hoses.

  15.3.2 Where built-up propellers are used, consideration should be given to the carriage of spare blades and of equipment facilitating removal and replacement.

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