SC_235,_Corr_2,_Jun_13,_UL Navigation bridge visibility to ship’s side.pdf

SC235 SC Navigation bridge visibility to ship’s side SC 235 235 (Chapter V, Regulation 22) (Jan (cont) 2011) Regulation (Corr.1 Dec 2011) SOLAS regulation V/22.1.6 reads: (Corr.2 June “1 Ships of not less than 55 m in length, as defined in regulation 2.4, constructed on or 2013) after 1 July 1998, shall meet the following requirements: .6 The ship’s side shall be visible from the bridge wing;” SOLAS regulation V/22.3 reads: On ships of unconventional design which, in the opinion of the Administration, cannot comply with this regulation, arrangements shall be provided to achieve a level of visibility that is as near as practical to that described in this regulation. Interpretation 1. The requirements of SOLAS regulation V/22.1.6 are accomplished when: .1 a view from the bridge wing plus a distance corresponding to a reasonable and safe distance of a seafarer leaning over the side of the bridge wing, which needs not to be more than 400 mm, to the location vertically right under the maximum beam of the ship at the lowest seagoing draught is not obscured; or .2 the sea surface at the lowest seagoing draught and with a transverse distance of 500 mm and more from the maximum beam throughout the ship’s length is visible from the side of the bridge wing. 2. A schematic diagram depicting the unified interpretations is also attached herewith. Notes: 1. This Unified Interpretation is to be applied by IACS Societies on ships co