1 There shall be permanently exhibited, or readily
available on the navigation bridge, for the guidance of the officer
in charge of the ship, plans showing clearly for each deck and hold
the boundaries of the watertight compartments, the openings therein
with the means of closure and position of any controls thereof, and
the arrangements for the correction of any list due to flooding. In
addition, booklets containing the aforementioned information shall
be made available to the officers of the ship.
2 General precautions to be included shall consist of a
listing of equipment, conditions, and operational procedures, considered by the
Administration to be necessary to maintain watertight integrity under normal ship
operations.
3 Specific precautions to be included shall consist of a
listing of elements (i.e. closures, security of cargo, sounding of alarms, etc.)
considered by the Administration to be vital to the survival of the ship, passengers and
crew.
4 In case of ships to which damage stability requirements
of part B-1 apply, damage stability information shall provide the master a
simple and easily understandable way of assessing the ship's survivability in all damage
cases involving a compartment or group of compartments.