SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA 



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a complete drill shall be held before leaving port, and others thereafter at 

 least once a week during the voyage. In all ships all. watertight power doors 

 and hinged doors, in main transverse bulkheads, in use at sea, shall be 

 operated daily. 



(c) (i) The watertight doors and all mechanisms and indicators connected 

 therewith, all valves the closing of which is necessary to make a compartment 

 watertight, and all valves the operation of which is necessary for damage 

 control cross connections shall be periodically inspected at sea at least once 

 a week. 



(ii) Such valves, doors and mechanisms shall be suitably marked to 

 ensure that they may be properly used to provide maximum safety. 



Regulation 22 



Entries in Log 



(a) This Regulation applies to new and existing ships. 



(b) Hinged doors, portable plates, sidescuttles, gangway, cargo and 

 coaling ports and other openings, which are required by these Regulations 

 to be kept closed during navigation, shall be closed before the ship leaves 

 port. The time of closing and the time of opening (if permissible under these 

 Regulations) shall be recorded in such log book as may be prescribed by the 

 Administration. 



(c) A record of all drills and inspections required by Regulation 21 of 

 this Chapter shall be entered in the log book with an explicit record of any 

 defects which may be disclosed. 



PART C— MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS 



(Part C applies to passenger ships and cargo ships) 



Regulation 23 



General 

 ia) Electrical installations in passenger ships shall be such that: — 



(i) services essential for safety will be maintained under various 



emergency conditions; and 

 (ii) the safety of passengers, crew and ship from electrical hazards will 



be assured. 



(b) Cargo ships shall comply with Regulations 26. 27, 28, 29. 30 and 33 

 of this Chapter. 



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