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SOLAS Convention Flashcards

1
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What does SOLAS stand for?

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Safety of Life at Sea

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What are the 6 main categories of vessel safety regrding SOLAS?

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Navigation,
Design,
Communication,
Lifesaving appliances,
Fire protection,
Safety management.

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What is the present SOLAS Convention?

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1974 SOLAS Convention

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What is Regulation 24?

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Regulation 24.4 mandates that manual steering should be tested after prolonged use of the heading/track control system and before entering areas requiring special caution.

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How often does the MCA recommend testing steering gear?

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The MCA suggests testing manual steering at least once a day and before entering areas that demand caution.

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What is Regulation 25?

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In areas where navigation demands special caution, ships shall have more than one steering gear power unit in operation.

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What is Regulation 26?

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Testing and drills of the vessels Steering Gear.

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What checks should be completed on the Steering Gear 12hrs before departure?

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  • The main steering gear,
  • The auxiliary steering gear,
  • The remote steering gear control systems,
  • The steering positions located on the navigation bridge,
  • The emergency power supply,
  • The rudder angle indicators in relation to the actual position of the rudder,
  • The remote steering gear control system power failure alarms,
  • The steering gear power unit failure alarms,
  • Automatic isolating arrangements and other automatic equipment.
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What should the checks and tests include on a Steering Gear Pre Departure?

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  • The full movement of the rudder according to the required capabilities of the steering
    gear,
  • A visual inspection of the steering gear and its connecting linkage,
  • The operation of the means of communication between the navigation bridge and
    steering gear compartment.
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How often should Emergency Steering Drills be completed and what should be tested?

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Emergency steering drills shall take place at least once every three months in order to practice emergency steering procedures. These drills shall include local control within the steering gear compartment, the communications
procedure with the bridge and, operation of auxiliary steering gear.

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What circumstances can you not complete, Pre Departure Steering Gear checks?

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Ships that regularly engage on voyages of short duration. Such ships shall carry out these checks and tests at least once every week.

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What is Regulation 29?

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Every ship shall be provided with a main steering gear and an auxiliary steering gear.

The main steering gear and the auxiliary steering gear shall be arranged that the failure of one of them will not render the other one for operations.

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What are the requirements for the Main Steering Gear and rudder stock?

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Capable of putting the rudder over from 35 degrees on one side
to 35 degrees on the other side with the ship at its deepest
seagoing draught and running ahead at maximum ahead
service speed and, under the same conditions, from 35 degrees
on either side to 30 degrees on the other side in not more than
28 seconds;

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What are the requirements for the Auxiliary Steering Gear and rudder stock?

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Capable of putting the rudder over from 15 degrees on one side
to 15 degrees on the other side in not more than 60 seconds with
the ship at its deepest seagoing draught and running ahead at one half of the maximum ahead service speed or 7 knots, whichever is
the greater.

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List the step by step procedure for adopting emergency local steering

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  • Alarm is raised and inform master
  • If control is lost from the bridge:
  • Engineer to steering gear compartment, assess if hydraulic / power is available
  • Establish communications (hardwired) with the bridge
  • Engineer gives options to bridge to adopt local control
  • Bridge replies
  • Engineer switches to local control (this isolates remote control in the event of sudden
    unexpected control by the bridge)
  • Engineer reports in local control, ready to test small rudder movement to check control
  • Engineer informs bridge ready to steer in local control
  • Engineer moves rudder at local control position obeying rudder angle orders (he may
    be able to steer a course if a compass repeater available in steering gear compartment
  • Relief takes over steering (off watch helmsman)
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What is MGN 52 and what does it cover?

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Testing Emergency Sources of Power

These guidelines aim to simulate electrical blackouts safely and ensure the emergency generator functions correctly.

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How long is it recommended for an emergency generator test to last for?

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An emergency generator should be run on load for sufficient time to ensure that normal running temperatures and pressures are achieved.
It is recommended that the test run should be of not less than 30 minutes duration and that the load should be as near to the capacity of the generator as is practicable.

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18
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What are the mandatory requirements for vessels regarding an emergency fire pump?

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Must be fitted to all passenger ships of greater than 1000GT or cargo ships greater than 2000GT.

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What are the requirements for a diesel driven Emergency Fire Pump?

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  • Easily started in cold condition (zero degree C by hand cranking ),
  • Fuel tank for engine shall contain sufficient to run on full load for at least 3 hrs,
  • Sufficient reserve fuel for 15 hrs, stored outside the machinery space.
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What are the requirements for a Electrically driven Emergency Fire Pump?

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Emergency power supply heating arrangement to be provided.

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How often is the Emergency Fire Pump to be tested?

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It is to be ran and tested weekly for at least five minutes, ensuring that remote starts working that the required pressure can be maintained at the furthest away hydrant.

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What are the requirements for an Emergency Air Compressor?

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Able to bringing main and auxiliary machinery into operation to start and operate within 30 minutes of a dead
ship condition.

23
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How often should the Emergency Air Compressor be tested?

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This should be tested weekly and recorded in a log book.

24
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What information should be on a Muster List?

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  • Must contain details of the general emergency alarm and other emergency signals and the action to be taken by the crew and passengers.
  • Duties to be carried out by each member of the ship’s complement in an emergency.
  • Consideration should be given to the eventuality of key persons being unable to carry out their emergency duties through injury or for some other reason.
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What is the General Emergency Alarm Signal?

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This signal consists of seven
or more short blasts followed by one long blast.

26
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How often should a fire and abandon ship drill be completed?

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One abandon ship drill and
one fire drill every month. These drills must be held within 24 hours of leaving port if more than 25% of the crew have not taken part in drills on board.

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What is covered in the monthly Fire Protection Checks?

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  • All fireman’s outfits, fire extinguishers, fire hydrants, hose and nozzles are in place and in serviceable condition;
  • All escape routes including stairways and corridors are free ofobstructions and properly maintained;
  • Public address system and ship’s alarms are serviceable;
  • All fixed fire fighting installation valves are set in the correct operational position;
  • Dry pipe sprinkler systems are pressurised, where appropriate, and 30 gauges indicate correctly;
  • Sprinkler system pressure tank water levels are correct as indicated by glass gauges;
  • All sprinkler system pumps operate automatically on pressure loss in the systems;
  • All fire pumps are operational;
  • All fixed gas fire extinguishing installations are free from leakage.
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What is covered in the Quarterly Fire Protection Checks?

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  • All fire extinguishers are at correct pressure and are not due for
    servicing;
  • All automatic alarms for sprinkler systems activate using the section
    test valves;
  • The international shore connection is serviceable;
  • Fire fighting equipment lockers contain their full inventory and the
    equipment they contain is in serviceable condition;
  • All fire doors, fire dampers and closing devices can be operated
    locally.
29
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What is covered in the Annual Fire Protection Checks?

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  • All fire doors, and ventilation dampers where appropriate, operateremotely;
  • Where practicable all aqueous foam and water spray fixed fire fighting installations operate correctly;
  • All accessible components of fixed fire fighting systems, typically nozzles, are free from damage or obstruction on visual inspection;
  • All fire pumps, including sprinkler system pumps, develop correct pressures and flow rates;
  • All hydrants operate;
  • All antifreeze solutions are correctly maintained and cross connection between fire main and sprinkler system operates correctly;
  • Fixed fire detection systems operate correctly, according to manufacturer’s test instructions.
30
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What is the role of the ISM Code?

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International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and
for Pollution Prevention as adopted by the Assembly, as may be
amended by the Organisation.

31
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What’s does the ISM Code stand for?

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International Safety Management Code.

32
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What are the two Primary objectives of the ISM Code?

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  • Ensure Safety at Sea and minimise injury or loss of life
  • Avoid damage to the Marine environment and to property
33
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What are the 3 principles of ISM based on?

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  • Provide safe practices in vessel operation (procedures)
  • Establish safeguards against all identified risks (Risk Assessment)
  • Continuously improve safety management skills and preparedness for emergencies (training)
34
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What does DPA stand for and what is their responsibility?

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Designated Person Ashore - A well experienced personnel in the operation of ships both at sea and in port. It is essential that the person must have direct access to the highest level of management in the company.

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Who has to follow the ISM Code?

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Any vessel above 500GT is mandatory. Below is voluntary.

36
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What two Statutory Certificates will the ISM Provide?

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DOC - Document Of Compliance
SMC - Safety Management Certificate

37
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Explain the DOC

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The DOC(Document of Compliance) will be issued to the company following a successful audit of the shore side aspects of the Safety Management System.

Valid for a maximum of five years and subject to annual verification (± 3 months of the anniversary date).

An interim DOC (valid for a maximum of 12 months) may be issued to facilitate initial implementation of the ISM Code where a company/ vessel is newly established

38
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Explain the SMC

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The SMC will be issued to each individual ship after an on board audit of the SMS. Objective evidence will be required to demonstrate that the SMS has been in operation on board the ship for a minimum of three months before the audit.

Possession of a valid DOC, a certified true copy of which must be on board.

Valid for a maximum of five years and will be subject to one intermediate verification between the second and third anniversaries.

An interim SMC, valid for not more than six months, may be issued to new ships.

39
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What does SMS stand for?

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Safety Management System

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What requirements are needed to have a sufficient SMS?

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  • A safety and environmental protection policy;
  • Procedures to ensure safe operation of ships and protection of the environment
  • Communication
  • Procedures for reporting accidents and non-conformities
  • Procedures to prepare for and respond to emergency situations;
  • Procedures for internal audits and management reviews.
41
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What does ISPS Code stand for?

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The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code

42
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What is the role of the ISPS Code?

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ISPS - International Ship and Port Facility Security Code

An amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention (1974/1988) on minimum security arrangements for ships, ports and government agencies.

It prescribes responsibilities to governments, shipping companies, shipboard personnel, and port/facility personnel to “detect security threats.

43
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Explain the ISPS Code?

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The Code is a two-part document describing minimum requirements for security of ships and ports. Part A provides mandatory requirements. Part B provides guidance
for implementation.

44
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What size vessel are required to follow the code?

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Vessels above 500GT and the port facilities serving such ships.

45
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What are the 4 main objectives of the ISPS Code?

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  • To detect security threats and implement security measures
  • To establish roles and responsibilities
  • To collect and publish security-related information
  • To provide a methodology for security assessments
46
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Requirements set by the ISPS Code?

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The Code does not specify specific measures that each port and ship must take to ensure the safety of the facility against terrorism because of the many different types and sizes of these facilities. Instead it outlines “a standardised, consistent framework
for evaluating risk, enabling governments to offset changes in threat with changes in
vulnerability for ships and port facilities.”

47
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What 4 basic requirements needed to comply with the ISPS Code?

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  • Ship must have Ship security plans
  • Have a trained Ships security officer
  • Have a company security officer
  • Have on board warning devices
48
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What 7 functional requirements to comply with the ISPS Code?

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  • Gathering and assessing information with respect to security threats and exchanging such information with appropriate Contracting Governments;
  • Requiring the maintenance of communication protocols for ships and port facilities;
  • Preventing unauthorised access to ships, port facilities and their restricted areas;
  • Preventing the introduction of unauthorised weapons, incendiary devices or explosives to ships or port facilities;
  • Providing means for raising the alarm in reaction to security threats or security incidents;
  • Requiring ship and port facility security plans based upon security assessments;
  • Requiring training, drills and exercises to ensure familiarity with security plans and procedures.
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What 7 requirements are needed to operate at level 1 in the ISPS Code?

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  • Ensuring the performance of all ship security duties;
  • Controlling access to the ship;
  • Controlling the embarkation of persons and their effects;
  • Monitoring restricted areas to ensure that only authorised persons have access;
  • Monitoring of deck areas and areas surrounding the ship;
  • Supervising the handling of cargo and ship’s stores;
  • Ensuring that security communication is readily available.

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