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The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997
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- 1997 No. 1509
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- Regulation 29
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Means of manoeuvring and going astern
29.—(1) Every ship shall have sufficient power for going astern to secure proper control of the ship in all normal circumstances. The ability of the machinery to reverse the direction of thrust of the propeller in sufficient time and so to bring the ship to rest from maximum ahead service speed shall be demonstrated and recorded.
Ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
(2) The effectiveness of any supplementary means of stopping or manoeuvring the ship shall be demonstrated and recorded.
(3) Every ship with multiple propellers shall undergo trials to determine the ability of the ship to manoeuvre with one propeller inoperative.
(4) The trial records required by paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall be available on the ship.
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