SOLAS Instrumentation case studies
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SOLAS Instrumentation is a specialist assessment for people who specify, commission, survey, maintain, or inspect the instrumentation and alarm systems that the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requires on board ship. It suits marine engineers, electro-technical officers, classification-society and flag-state surveyors, systems integrators, and technical superintendents who need to connect a regulatory clause to the actual sensor, detector, alarm, or control loop on board. The SOLAS Instrumentation case studies are 5 cases and about 3,336 words.
1Two ECDIS, One Position Source
A 2018-built 38,000 GT bulk carrier holds SOLAS certificates for unrestricted service and uses two ECDIS units as its primary means of navigation; no paper charts are carried. During a flag-State inspection at anchor, the inspector asks for a demonstration of the back-up arrangement.
672 words, about 3 min2Reserve Battery Capacity in Sea Area A3
An 8,500 GT product tanker operates in Sea Area A3. Its GMDSS installation includes an Inmarsat ship earth station, MF/HF DSC, VHF DSC, NAVTEX, an EPIRB, two SARTs and a reserve battery.
686 words, about 3 min3Isolated Fire Detection Section on a Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
A 2010-built 25,000 GT ro-ro cargo ship has an accommodation fire-detection system with 24 sections. During a port State control inspection, the fire control panel shows section 12 isolated.
640 words, about 3 min4Lifeboat Release Gear and a Locally Made Replacement Pin
A 2014-built 21,000 GT bulk carrier has 22 persons on board and carries two lifeboats, each certified for 25 persons, plus a rescue boat. During a weekly inspection, the chief officer finds that the port lifeboat's on-load release gear has a missing hydrostatic interlock pin.
646 words, about 3 min5Unattended Machinery Space and the Silenced Engineer Alarm
A 9,500 GT chemical tanker has a periodically unattended machinery space notation. At sea at night, the engine room control room is unmanned and the bridge watchkeeper monitors the alarm panel.
692 words, about 3 min