Gard's recommendations

摘要

The Gard Pl Club makes a number of important recommendations in its circular. For shipowners specifying and operating CO_2 systems, it strongly recommends fostering awareness of the hazards related to their use, through detailed and unambiguous procedures, proper training, and prescribed maintenance. Some ships have extensive quality and safety management systems, but lack sufficient details to assist the crew in dealing with an emergency situation such as a fire. Gard recommends that regular fire drills should be carried out and should be as realistic as possible, and that emergency response procedures should contain sufficient details to assist the crew in dealing with all stages of the emergency.