This
chapter applies to all nuclear ships except ships of war.
Regulation 2.
Application of other chapters
The regulations contained in the other chapters of the present
Convention apply to nuclear ships except as modified by this chapter.
A nuclear ship shall not, in any circumstances, be exempted from
compliance with any regulations of this Convention.
Regulation 4.
Approval of reactor installation
The design, construction and standards of inspection and assembly
of the reactor installation shall be subject to the approval and satisfaction
of the Administration and shall take account of the limitations which will be
imposed on surveys by the presence of radiation.
Regulation 5.
Suitability of reactor installation for service on
board ship
The reactor installation shall be designed having regard to the
special conditions of service on board ship both in normal and exceptional
circumstances of navigation.
Regulation 6.
Radiation safety
The Administration shall take measures to ensure that there are no
unreasonable radiation or other nuclear hazards, at sea or in port, to the
crew, passengers or public, or to the waterways or food or water resources.
Regulation 7.
Safety Assessment
a) A Safety Assessment shall be prepared to permit evaluation of
the nuclear power plant and safety of the ship to ensure that there are no
unreasonable radiation or other hazards, at sea or in port, to the crew,
passengers or public, or to the waterways or food or water resources. The
Administration, when satisfied, shall approve such Safety Assessment which
shall always be kept up-to-date.
b) The Safety Assessment shall be made available sufficiently in
advance to the Contracting Governments of the countries which a nuclear ship
intends to visit so that they may evaluate the safety of the ship.
Regulation 8.
Operating Manual
A fully detailed Operating Manual shall be prepared for the
information and guidance of the operating personnel in their duties on all
matters relating to the operation of the nuclear plant and having an important
bearing on safety. The Administration, when satisfied, shall approve such
Operating Manual and a copy shall be kept on board the ship. The Operating
Manual shall always be kept up-to-date.
Survey of nuclear ships shall include the applicable requirements
of regulation I/7 or of regulations I/8, 9 and 10, except in so far as surveys
are limited by the presence of radiation. In addition, the surveys shall
include any special requirements of the Safety Assessment. They shall in all
cases, notwithstanding the provisions of regulations I/8 and 10, be carried out
not less frequently than once a year.