Section 6 Safety of navigation
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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 5 Safety of Navigation and Communication - Section 6 Safety of navigation

Section 6 Safety of navigation

Parent topic: Chapter 5 Safety of Navigation and Communication

6.1 Navigation objective

6.1.1 Every ship is to be arranged with the necessary equipment to facilitate safe and effective navigation. The Navigation Goals described in Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 6.1 Navigation objective 6.1.2, Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 6.1 Navigation objective 6.1.5, Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 6.1 Navigation objective 6.1.6, Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 6.1 Navigation objective 6.1.7 and Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 6.1 Navigation objective 6.1.8 may be achieved by the application of the referenced SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea Regulations which are provided for guidance purposes. See also Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 5, 4.1 The Rules 4.1.3.

6.1.2  Navigation Goal 1. Each ship is to be fitted with a means for the helmsman to determine ship track and heading at the normal place of steering during normal operating and foreseeable failure conditions:

In general, the requirements of SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 24 - Use of heading and/or track control systems and Regulation 25 - Operation of steering gear are to be complied with.

6.1.3  Navigation Goal 2. There is to be adequate means of communication between any ship control and navigating stations.

6.1.4  Navigation Goal 3. There is to be a means of taking bearings as nearly as practicable over the arc of the horizon of 360°.

6.1.5  Navigation Goal 4. The ship’s steering gear is to be tested in accordance with SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 26 - Steering gear: testing and drills as applicable.

6.1.6  Navigation Goal 5. Where the ship is likely to use a pilot to navigate certain waterways, then arrangements on board are to be sufficient safely to embark and disembark the pilot:

In general, the requirements of SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 23 - Pilot transfer arrangements are to be complied with.

6.1.7  Navigation Goal 6. Every ship is to be equipped with all necessary publications to facilitate safe navigation:

The requirements of SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 27 - Nautical charts and nautical publications, Regulation 28 - Records of navigational activities and daily reporting, Regulation 30 - Operational limitations and Regulation 34 - Safe navigation and avoidance of dangerous situations are to be applied as necessary.

6.1.8  Navigation Goal 7. Each ship is to be provided with requirements for shipborne navigational systems and equipment:

The requirements of SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19 - Carriage requirements for shipborne navigational systems and equipment and Regulation 20 - Voyage data recorders1 are to be applied as applicable.

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