8.1.1 The personnel alarm should automatically
set off an alarm on the navigation bridge or in the officers’
quarters, as appropriate, and, if it is not reset from the machinery
spaces in a period satisfactory to the Administration, this should
be in a period not exceeding 30 min.
8.1.2 A pre-warning signal should be provided
in the machinery spaces which operates 3 min before the alarm required
by 8.1.1 is given.
8.1.3 The alarm system should be put into operation:
8.1.4 The alarm system should be disconnected
by the engineer on duty after leaving the machinery spaces. When the
system is brought into operation in accordance with 8.1.3.1, disconnection
should not be possible before the engineer has acknowledged the alarm
in the machinery spaces.
8.1.5 The personnel alarm may also operate the
engineers’ alarm.