Regulation 8-1
System Capabilities and Operational Information after a Flooding Casualty on Passenger Ships
of Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Regulations
( a ) Application Passenger ships having length, as defined in Regulation 2( e ) of Chapter II-1, of 120 m or more or having three or more main vertical zones shall comply with the provisions of this Regulation. ( b ) Availability of essential systems in case of flooding damage * A passenger ship shall be designed so that the systems specified in Regulation 21( d ) of Chapter II-2 remain operational when the ship is subject to flooding of any single watertight compartment. *Refer to the Interim Explanatory Notes for the assessment of passenger ship systems’ capabilities after a fire or flooding casualty (MSC.1/Circ.1369). ( c ) Operational information after a flooding casualty (i) For the purpose of providing operational information to the master for safe return to port after a flooding casualty, passenger ships, as specified in paragraph ( a ), shall have —
an onboard stability computer; or (2) shore-based support, based on the guidelines developed by the Organisation.** ** Refer to the Guidelines on operational information for masters of passenger ships for safe return to port by own power or under tow (MSC.1/Circ.1400) for ships constructed on or after 1 January 2014 but before 13 May 2016, or the Revised Guidelines on operational information for masters of passenger ships for safe return to port (MSC.1/Circ.1532/Rev.1) for ships constructed on or after 13 May 2016, or the Guidelines on operational information for masters in case of flooding for passenger ships constructed before 1 January 2014 (MSC.1/Circ.1589). (ii) Passenger ships constructed before 1 January 2014 shall comply with the provisions in paragraph 3( a ) not later than the first renewal survey after 1 January 2025. [S 847/2013 wef 01/01/2014] [S 872/2019 wef 01/01/2020]