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MSC.1/Circ.1570
9 June 2017

AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3 OF THE GUIDELINES FOR DAMAGE CONTROL PLANS

AND INFORMATION TO THE MASTER (MSC.1/CIRC.1245)

1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-eighth session (7 to 16 June 2017), with
a view to improving the damage control information on board passenger ships and to positively
impacting survivability of those ships in the event of flooding, approved amendments to
the Guidelines for damage control plans and information to the master (MSC.1/Circ.1245), as
prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction at its fourth session
(13 to 17 February 2017), as set out in the annex.

2 Member States are invited to use MSC.1/Circ.1245 in conjunction with the annexed
amendments when applying the requirements of SOLAS regulation II-1/19 to passenger ships
built on or after 9 June 2017 and to passenger ships which undergo significant alterations on
or after 9 June 2017, that necessitate amending the damage control information, and to bring
these amendments to the attention of all parties concerned.

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ANNEX

AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3 OF THE GUIDELINES FOR DAMAGE CONTROL PLANS

AND INFORMATION TO THE MASTER (MSC.1/CIRC.1245)

1 After the existing paragraph 3.2.7, the following new paragraphs 3.3 and 3.4 are
inserted as follows:

"3.3 In addition to the provisions of paragraph 3.2 above, damage control plans
of passenger ships should be prepared as follows:

.1 provide the plan in colour and ensure that it is legible when printed;

.2 provide a legend describing each symbol used within the plan;

.3 clearly identify the location of damage control equipment and

damage equipment lockers on the plan;

.4 provide compartment identification consistent with the damage

control booklet and the stability computer information, as applicable;

.5 highlight access points (stairways and ladders) as follows:

.1 indicate the compartment and deck to be accessed;

.2 indicate whether an access point represents both up and

down or only one way transit (at the bottom of the stair or
ladder); and

.3 indicate all hatches;

.6 shading of key features may be used on the damage control plan to

clearly depict essential information regarding the ship's watertight
subdivision and related equipment;

.7 depict watertight doors and semi-watertight doors;

.8 indicate the locations of sounding pipes for all spaces with a

sounding pipe, including void spaces;

.9 in addition to the bilge and ballast pumps, indicate the location of

any other relevant pumps referred to in the damage control booklet;
and

.10 the inboard profile plan should indicate the compartment boundaries
with the list of watertight closing appliances necessary to ensure
the watertight integrity of the compartment and the list of tanks and
description of spaces within the compartment (see the example
below).

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3.4 Where fittings or equipment are common in both fire and damage control
plans of passenger ships, the graphical symbols used in damage control plans should
be in accordance with the Graphical symbols for shipboard fire control plans
(resolution A.952(23))."

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