Section 7 Safety Systems

701. General

A safety system is to be provided to ensure that serious malfunction in machinery or boiler oper- ations, which presents an immediate danger, should initiate the automatic shutdown of that part of the plant and that an alarm should be given at the locations determined in accordance with 502. 1. Shutdown of the propulsion system is not to be automatically activated except in cases which could lead to serious damage, complete breakdown, or explosion. Where arrangements for overriding the

shutdown advertent

activated.

of the main propelling machinery are fitted, these are to be such as to preclude in- operation. Visual means should be provided to indicate when the override has been