Regulation 5 - Means of going astern footnote
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Regulation 5 - Means of going astern footnote

  (1) Vessels shall have sufficient power for going astern to secure proper control of the vessel in all normal circumstances.

  (2) The ability of the machinery to reverse the direction of thrust of the propeller in sufficient time and so to bring the vessel to rest within a reasonable distance from maximum ahead service speed shall be demonstrated at sea.

Parent topic: Part B - Machinery Installations (See also regulation 3 )
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