SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA C169 



CHAPTER VIII.— NUCLEAR SHIPS 



Regulation 1 



Application 

 This Chapter applies to all nuclear ships except ships of war. 



Regulation 2 



Application of other Chapters 



The Regulations contained in the other Chapters of the present Convention 

 apply to nuclear ships except as modified by this Chapter. 



Regulation 3 



Exemptions 



A nuclear ship shall not. in any circumstances, be exempted from 

 compliance with any Regulations of this Convention. 



Regulation 4 



Approval of Reactor Installation 



The design, construction and standards of inspection and assembly of 

 the reactor installation shall be subject to the approval and satisfaction of 

 the Administration and shall take account of the limitations which will be 

 imposed on surveys by the presence of radiation. 



Regulation 5 



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Suitability of Reactor Installation for Service on Board Ship 



The reactor installation shall be designed having regard to the special 

 conditions of service on board ship both in normal and exceptional 

 circumstances of navigation. 



Regulation 6 



Radiation Safety 



The Administration shall take measures to ensure that there are no 

 unreasonable radiation or other nuclear hazards, at sea or in port, to the 

 crew, passengers or public, or to the waterways or food or water resources. 



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