Transport Publication TP 10943 E
Application
23. (1) This Part applies to all passenger vessels on 1 April 1991.
Closure of Cargo Loading Doors
24. (1) The following doors located above the margin line shall be closed and locked before the vessel proceeds on any voyage and shall remain closed and locked until the vessel is at its next berth:
- cargo loading doors in the shell or the boundaries of enclosed superstructures
- bow visors fitted in positions as indicated in paragraph (a);
- cargo loading doors in the collision bulkhead;
- weathertight ramps forming an alternative closure to those defined in subsections (a) and (b).
Provided that where a door cannot be opened or closed when the vessel is at the berth such a door may be opened or left open while the vessel approaches or draws away from the berth, but only so far as may be necessary to enable the door to be immediately operated. In any case, the inner bow door must be kept closed.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(d), the Minister may authorize that particular doors can be opened at the discretion of the Master, if necessary for the operation of the vessel or the embarking and disembarking of passengers when the vessel is at safe anchorage and provided that the safety of the vessel is not impaired.
(3) The Master shall ensure that an effective system of supervision and reporting of the closing and opening of the doors referred to in subsection (1) is implemented.
(4) The Master shall ensure, before the vessel proceeds on any voyage, that an entry in the log book is made of the time of the last closing of the doors specified in subsection (1) and the time of any opening and closing of particular doors in accordance with subsection (2).