SPECIFIC ITEMS TO BE INSPECTED DURING AN EXPANDED INSPECTION - PASSENGER HSC, PASSENGER SHIP, RO-RO PASSENGER SHIP

In addition to the items listed in Specific Items to be Inspected during an Expanded Inspection - All Ship Types, the following items are to be considered as part of the expanded inspection for bulk carriers:

Item Check Remarks
Documentation Documented evidence of:
  • Crowd-management training
  • Familiarisation training
  • Safety training for personnel providing direct safety assistance to passengers in passenger spaces, and in particular to elderly and disabled persons in an emergency
  • Crisis management and human behaviour training
Watertight/Weathertight condition
  • Bow and stern doors as applicable
  • Test of remote and local controls of watertight bulkhead doors
Emergency systems
  • Crew familiarity with damage control plan
Cargo operations
  • Lashing arrangements as applicable
Fire safety
  • Test of remote and local controls for the closing of fire dampers
Alarms
  • Test of public address system
  • Test of fire detection and alarm system
Life saving appliances
  • Abandon ship drill (including lowering a rescue and a life boat to the water)

If deemed appropriate, the inspection may be continued while the ship is on passage to or from ports of member States with the consent of the master or the operator. PSCOs must not obstruct the operation of the ship or induce situations that, in the master's judgement, could endanger the safety of the passengers, the crew or the ship.