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1184 - Enhanced Contingency Planning Guidance For Passenger Ships Operating In Areas Remote From Sar Facilities
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Ref: T2/6.01                                                                                                            MSC.1/Circ.1184

31 May 2006

 

 

1          TheMaritimeSafetyCommittee,atitseighty-firstsession(10to19May2006),witha viewtoprovidingenhancedguidanceforpassengershipsoperatinginareasremotefromSAR facilities, approved the Enhanced contingencyplanningguidance forpassengershipsoperatingin areasremotefromSARfacilities,preparedbytheSub-CommitteeonRadiocommunicationsand Search and Rescue, at its tenth session (6 to10 March 2006), as set out in the annex.

 

2          Member  Governments  and  international  organizations  are  invited  to  bring  the  annexed guidance to the attention of all concerned.

 

 

 

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Annex

ENHANCED CONTINGENCY PLANNING GUIDANCE FOR PASSENGER SHIPS OPERATING IN AREAS REMOTE FROM SAR FACILITIES

 

 

 

 

1          InaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheSOLASandSARConventionsandthe ISM  Code,  contingency  plans  for  passenger  ships  should  be  prepared  for  operating  in  areas consideredtoberemotefrom SARfacilities.  Factorswhichmaymakeanarearemotefrom SAR services are set out in the Appendix and may include:

 

.1         the number of people potentially at risk as the result of an accidentinthearea;

 

.2         the  total  recovery  capacity  of  SAR  facilities  available  to  reach  the  scene  of  the accidentandrecoverthoseatriskwithinsurvivaltimes(includingalladditional SAR facilities likely to be available,as well as designated SAR units); and

 

.3         whether  there  is  any  shortfall  between  the  number  to  be  recovered  and  the capacity of those SAR facilities available.

 

2          SARco-operationplanningarrangementsshouldbeenhancedforshipsoperatinginareas remote from SAR facilities (see Appendix), as follows:

 

.1         theCompanyshouldgivereasonablenoticeofthearrivalofitsshipintheremote area to the relevant RCC;

 

.2         ifnotalreadydoingso,theCompanyshouldarrangedirectexchangeoftheship's SAR co-operation plan withthe relevant SAR services;

 

.3         the  relevant  SAR  services  may  request  a  copy  of  the  relevant  part  of  the Company's emergency  plan,  in  addition  to  the  basic  SAR  co-operation  plan,  in order to assist their owncontingency planning; and

 

.4         the  Company  should  keep  the  RCC  informed  as  to  the  ship's position  and intentions while the shipis operatingin the remote area.

 

3          Therisksofremoteareaoperationshouldbeassessedandplannedfor.   Thefollowing enhancements should be among those considered:

 

.1         voyage “pairing”,i.e.,mutualexchangeofinformationthatmaybeavailabletothe SAR  Authority  or  the  vessel  operator  with  reference  to  other  passenger  ships operatinginthesamearea,sothat,iftwoormorepassengershipsareoperatingin thesamegeneralareaatthesametime,eachcanbeusedasaSARfacilityincase of accident to another;

 

.2         the carriage of enhancedlife-saving appliances;

 

.3         the provision ofadditional life-saving resources; and

 

.4         other sources of assistance that may be available in the area.

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Appendix

CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING WHAT CONSTITUTES AN AREA REMOTE FROM SAR FACILITIES

 

 

 

1          The  following  criteria  are  considered  relevant  in  determining  what  constitutes  an  area remote from SAR facilities:

 

.1         the number of people at risk;

 

.2         thenatureoftheriskandwhethercontainmentstrategiescanmitigateitseffects, inparticularwhethertheeffectsoftheincidentcanbesocontainedastoenable those  at  riskto  remain  on  board  until  rescued,  or  for  a  period  prior  toeventual evacuation, thus extendingthe time to recover;

 

.3         theavailabilityofSARfacilitiesandotherresourceswhichmaybedeployedin ordertocontaintheincidentandkeepthoseatriskonboarduntilrescued,orfora period prior to eventual evacuation, thus extending the time to recover;

 

.4         the  total  recovery  capacity  of  SAR  facilities  available  to  reach  the  scene  and recover  those  who  have  taken  to  survival  craft  within  the  five  day  “time  to recover” parameter and/or within survival times;

 

.5         anyshortfallbetweenthenumbertoberecoveredandthecapacityofthoseSAR facilitiesavailable;

 

.6         thedistance(intime)betweenindividualSARfacilities'startpointsandthescene of the emergency;

 

.7         the  prevailing  sea  conditions,  both  on  scene  and  encountered  by  SAR  facilities proceeding;

 

.8         the  prevailing  weather  conditions,  both  on  scene  and  encountered  by  SAR facilities proceeding;

 

.9         anyrestrictionsonSARfacilitydeploymentwhichlimitorremovetheirabilityto respond even if theoretically within reach of the scene of the emergency;

 

.10       theabilityofthoseatrisktosurviveintheprevailingweatherandseaconditions untiltheycanberecovered(thatis,foramaximumoffivedaysaccordingtothe “time to recover” parameter);

 

.11       the  ability  of  available  SAR  facilities  to  recover  those  at  risk  in  the  prevailing weather and sea conditions;*

   

 

 

 

.12       any  shortfall  between  the  time  taken  to  recover  those  at  risk  and  the  five  day “time to recover” parameter and/or survival times in the prevailing conditions;

 

.13       availabilityand quality of communications; and

 

.14       effective co-ordination of search and rescue response.

 

 

 

 

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*              ThecontinuingworkondevelopingfunctionalrequirementsforSOLASshipsonsystemsusedtorecover

personsfromsurvivalcraftandfromthewatershouldbenotedinthisregard.   ItisintendedthatSOLAS ships will, in future,bebetter able to recoverpeople in suchcircumstances.

 

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