Ingangsdatum: 25-11-1999
Geldig tot en met: 04-12-2003
1 Introduction1.1 These guidelines
should be used in applying the principles of safe manning set out in
Annex 1 to this resolution to ensure the safe operation of, and the
prevention of pollution from, ships to which article III of the 1978
STCW Convention, as amended, applies.
1.2 The Administration may retain or adopt
arrangements which differ from the provisions herein recommended and
which are especially adapted to technical developments and to
special types of ships and trades. However, at all times the
Administration should satisfy itself that the detailed manning
arrangements ensure a degree of safety at least equivalent to that
established by these guidelines.
2 Hours of work or rest2.1 Every company is
obliged to ensure that the master, officers and ratings do not work
more hours than is safe in relation to the performance of their
duties and the safety of the ship. The same responsibility is placed
on the master in relation to the members of the ship's complement.
Manning levels should be such as to ensure that the time and place
available for taking rest periods are appropriate for achieving a
good quality of rest. Further guidance about fitness for duty is
contained in section B-VIII/1 of the STCW Code.
2.2 A record of the actual hours of
work performed by the individual seafarer should be maintained on
board, in order to verify that the minimum periods of rest required
under relevant and applicable international instruments in force
have been complied with.
3
Determination of minimum safe manning levels3.1 The purpose of
determining the minimum safe manning level of a ship is to ensure
that its complement includes the grades/capacities and number of
persons required for the safe operation of the ship and the
protection of the marine environment.
3.2 The minimum safe manning level of a
ship should be established taking into account all relevant factors,
including the following:
.1 size and type
of ship;
.2 number, size and type of main
propulsion units and auxiliaries;
.3
construction and equipment of the ship;
.4
method of maintenance used;
.5 cargo to be
carried;
.6 frequency of port calls, length
and nature of voyages to be undertaken;
.7
trading area(s), waters and operations in which the ship is
involved;
.8 extent to which training
activities are conducted on board; and
.9
applicable work hour limits and/or rest requirements.
3.3 The determination of
the minimum safe manning level of a ship should be based on
performance of the functions at the appropriate level(s) of
responsibility, as specified in the STCW Code, which include the
following:
.1 navigation, comprising the
tasks, duties and responsibilities required to:
.1 plan and
conduct safe navigation;
.2 maintain a safe
navigational watch in accordance with the requirements of the STCW
Code;
.3 manoeuvre and handle the ship in all
conditions; and
.4 moor and unmoor the ship
safely;
.2 cargo handling and stowage, comprising the tasks,
duties and responsibilities required to:
.1 plan, monitor and
ensure safe loading, stowage, securing, care during the voyage and
unloading of cargo to be carried on the ship;
.3 operation of
the ship and care for persons on board, comprising the tasks, duties
and responsibilities required to:
.1 maintain the safety and
security of all persons on board and keep life-saving, fire-fighting
and other safety systems in operational condition;
.2 operate and maintain all watertight closing arrangements;
.3 perform operations, as appropriate, to muster
and disembark all persons on board;
.4 perform
operations, as appropriate, to ensure protection of the marine
environment;
.5 provide for medical care on board
the ship; and
.6 undertake administrative tasks
required for the safe operation of the ship;
.4 marine
engineering, comprising the tasks, duties and responsibilities
required to:
.1 operate and monitor the ship’s main propulsion
and auxiliary machinery and evaluate the performance of such
machinery;
.2 maintain a safe engineering watch in
accordance with the requirements of the STCW Code;
.3 manage and perform fuel and ballast operations; and
.4 maintain safety of the ship’s engine equipment,
systems and services;
.5 electrical, electronic and control
engineering, comprising the tasks, duties and responsibilities
required to:
.1 operate the ship’s electrical and electronic
equipment; and
.2 maintain the safety of the
ship’s electrical and electronic systems;
.6
radiocommunications, comprising the tasks, duties and
responsibilities required to:
.1 transmit and receive
information using the radio equipment of the ship;
.2 maintain a safe radio watch in accordance with the requirements
of the ITU Radio Regulations and the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as
amended; and
.3 provide radio services in
emergencies;
.7 maintenance and repair, comprising the tasks,
duties and responsibilities required to:
.1 carry out
maintenance and repair work to the ship and its machinery, equipment
and systems, as appropriate to the method of maintenance and repair
used.
3.4 In addition to the factors and
functions in paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3, the determination of the
minimum safe manning level should also take into account:
.1 the management of the safety functions
of a ship at sea when not under way;
.2
except in ships of limited size, the provision of qualified deck
officers to ensure that it is not necessary for the master to keep
regular watches by adopting a three-watch system;
.3 except in ships of limited propulsion power or
operating under provisions for unattended machinery spaces, the
provision of qualified engineer officers to ensure that it is not
necessary for the chief engineer to keep regular watches by adopting
a three-watch system;
.4 the maintenance of
applicable occupational health and hygiene standards on board; and
.5 the provision of proper food and
drinking water for all persons on board, as required.
3.5 In determining the
minimum safe manning level of a ship, consideration should also be
given to:
.1 the number of qualified and
other personnel required to meet peak workload situations and
conditions, with due regard to the number of hours of shipboard
duties and rest periods assigned to seafarers; and
.2 the capability of the master and the ship's
complement to co-ordinate the activities necessary for the safe
operation of the ship and the protection of the marine environment.
4 Responsibilities of
companies4.1 The Administration
may require the company responsible for the operation of the ship to
prepare and submit its proposal for the minimum safe manning level
of a ship in accordance with a form specified by the Administration.
4.2 In preparing a proposal for the minimum safe manning level of a
ship, the company should apply the principles, recommendations and
guidelines contained in this resolution and should be required to:
.1 make an assessment of the tasks,
duties and responsibilities of the ship’s complement required for
its safe operation, for protection of the marine environment, and
for dealing with emergency situations;
.2
make an assessment of numbers and grades/capacities in the ship’s
complement required for its safe operation, for protection of the
marine environment, and for dealing with emergency situations;
.3 prepare and submit to the Administration
a proposal for the minimum safe manning level based upon the
assessment of the numbers and grades/capacities in the ship’s
complement required for its safe operation and for protection of the
marine environment, justifying the proposal by explaining how the
proposed ship’s complement will deal with emergency situations,
including the evacuation of passengers, where necessary;
.4 ensure that the minimum safe manning
level is adequate at all times and in all respects, including
meeting peak workload situations, conditions and requirements, and
is in accordance with the principles, recommendations and guidelines
contained in this resolution; and
.5
prepare and submit to the Administration a new proposal for the
minimum safe manning level of a ship in the case of changes in
trading area(s), construction, machinery, equipment or operation and
maintenance of the ship, which may affect the safe manning level.
5 Approval by the
Administration5.1 A proposal for the
minimum safe manning level of a ship submitted by a company to the
Administration should be evaluated by the Administration to ensure
that:
.1 the proposed ship’s complement
contains the number and grades/capacities of personnel to fulfil the
tasks, duties and responsibilities required for the safe operation
of the ship, for protection of the marine environment and for
dealing with emergency situations; and
.2
the master, officers and other members of the ship’s complement are
not required to work more hours than is safe in relation to the
performance of their duties and the safety of the ship and that the
requirements for work and rest hours, in accordance with applicable
national regulations, can be complied with.
5.2 The Administration should require a
company to amend a proposal for the minimum safe manning level of a
ship if, after evaluation of the original proposal submitted by the
company, the Administration is unable to approve the proposed
composition of the ship’s complement.
5.3 The Administration should only approve
a proposal for the minimum safe manning level of a ship and issue
accordingly a minimum safe manning document if it is fully satisfied
that the proposed ship’s complement is established in accordance
with the principles, recommendations and guidelines contained in
this resolution, and is adequate in all respects for the safe
operation of the ship and for the protection of the marine
environment.
5.4 The
Administration may withdraw the minimum safe manning document of a
ship if the company fails to submit a new proposal for the ship’s
minimum safe manning level when changes in trading area(s),
construction, machinery, equipment or operation and maintenance of
the ship have taken place which affect the minimum safe manning
level.
5.5 The
Administration should review and may withdraw, as appropriate, the
minimum safe manning document of a ship which persistently fails to
be in compliance with rest hours requirements.