Section 6 Personnel protection
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Naval Ships, January 2023 - Volume 3 Additional Class Notations - Part 2 Naval Ship Safety - Chapter 4 Life-Saving and Evacuation Arrangements - Section 6 Personnel protection

Section 6 Personnel protection

Parent topic: Chapter 4 Life-Saving and Evacuation Arrangements

6.1 Personnel protection objective

6.1.1 Evacuated personnel are to be kept protected until such time as they can be rescued from the survival craft. The Personnel Protection Goal described in Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 4, 6.1 Personnel protection objective 6.1.2 may be achieved by the application of the referenced SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea Regulation which is for guidance purposes. See also Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 4, 4.1 The Rules 4.1.3.

6.1.2  Personnel Protection Goal 1. Evacuated personnel are to be protected from the adverse effects of the environment such as hypothermia or exposure:

  1. In general, the provision of immersion suits and anti-exposure suits is to be consistent with SOLAS Chapter III, Part B, Regulation 7.3.

6.1.3  Personnel Protection Goal 2. Survival craft are to be equipped with sufficient provisions to keep personnel free from starvation and dehydration for a specified period of time.

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