CI 70 SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA 



Regulation 7 



Safety Assessment 



(a) A Safety Assessment shall be prepared to permit evaluation of the 

 nuclear power plant and safety of the ship to ensure that there are no 

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

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

 Administration, when satisfied, shall approve such Safety Assessment which 

 shall always be kept up-to-date. 



(b) The Safety Assessment shall be made available suflBciently in advance 

 to the Contracting Governments of the countries which a nuclear ship intends 

 to visit so that they may evaluate the safety of the ship. 



Regulation 8 



Operating Manual 



A fully detailed Operating Manual shall be prepared for the information 

 and guidance of the operating personnel in their duties on all matters 

 relating to the operation of the nuclear power plant and having an important 

 bearing on safety. The Administration, when satisfied, shall approve such 

 Operating Manual and a copy shall be kept on board the ship. The Operating 

 Manual shall always be kept up-to-date. 



Regulation 9 



Surveys 



Survey of nuclear ships shall include the applicable requirements of 

 Regulation 7 of Chapter I, or of Regulations 8, 9 and 10 of Chapter I, except 

 in so far as surveys are limited by the presence of radiation. In addition, 

 the surveys shall include any special requirements of the Safety Assessment. 

 They shall in all cases, notwithstanding the provisions of Regulations 8 and 

 10 of Chapter I, be carried out not less frequently than once a year. 



Regulation 10 



Certificates 



(a) The provisions of paragraph (a) of Regulation 12 of Chapter I 

 and of Regulation 14 of Chapter I shall not apply to nuclear ships. 



(b) A Certificate, called a Nuclear Passenger Ship Safety Certificate shall 

 be issued after inspection and survey to a nuclear passenger ship which 

 complies with the requirements of Chapters' II, III, IV and VIII, and any 

 other relevant requirements of the present Regulations. 



Ch. 8 



