Stability information

(1) Stability information approved by the Administration shall be supplied to ships of 24 m in length and over to enable the master to assess with ease and certainty the stability of the ship under various operating conditions. Such information shall include specific advice to the master warning him of those operating conditions which could adversely affect either stability or the trim of the ship. In particular, the information recommended in the relevant IMO Instruments referred to in regulations 30 and 31 shall be included as appropriate. A copy of the stability information shall be submitted to the Administration or recognized organization. (2) The approved stability information shall be kept on board, readily accessible at all times and inspected at the periodical surveys of the ship to ensure that it has been approved. Merchant Ships (Registration) 136 (3) Where alternations are made to a ship affecting its stability, revised stability calculations shall be prepared and submitted to the recognized organization or to the Administration for approval. Where the Administration or recognized organization decides that the stability information must be revised, the new information shall be supplied to the master and the superseded information removed from the ship.