EN 17556:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2021
Plovila za celinske vode - Varnostna vloga in varnostni načrti za potniške ladje
Inland navigation vessels - Safety rota and safety plans for passenger vessels
Fahrzeuge der Binnenschifffahrt - Sicherheitsrolle und Sicherheitspläne für
Fahrgastschiffe
Bateaux de navigation intérieure - Rôle de sécurité et plans de sécurité à bord de
navires à passagers
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17556:2021
ICS:
47.060 Jezerska in rečna plovila Inland navigation vessels
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17556
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 47.060
English Version
Inland navigation vessels - Safety rota and safety plans for
passenger vessels
Bateaux de navigation intérieure - Rôle de sécurité et Fahrzeuge der Binnenschifffahrt - Sicherheitsrolle und
plans de sécurité à bord de bateaux à passagers Sicherheitspläne für Fahrgastschiffe
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 July 2021.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Design and layout requirements . 6
4.1 Design . 6
4.2 Type font . 6
4.3 Scale . 6
4.4 Symbols. 6
5 Safety rota . 7
5.1 General requirements for a safety rota . 7
5.2 Content of a safety rota . 7
5.3 Consideration of the qualification of persons . 7
5.4 Structure of a safety rota . 7
5.5 Special considerations for larger and smaller passenger vessels . 7
5.6 Text modules . 8
6 Notice boards . 8
6.1 Safety plan . 8
6.2 Simplified safety plan . 9
6.3 Code of conduct for passengers . 9
7 Designation . 10
8 Marking . 10
8.1 Safety rotas and safety plans . 10
8.2 Codes of conduct for passengers . 10
Bibliography. 23
European foreword
This document (EN 17556:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 15 “Inland
navigation vessels”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by March 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
In the case of emergency on board of a passenger vessel for inland navigation, each crew member and
each member of the shipboard personnel is expected to know which duty he/she has to fulfil. For the
emergency cases breakdown, fire on board, evacuation, and person over board, the relevant duties for
the various positions in one of the above mentioned emergencies are listed herein.
The object of the safety rota is the distribution of such duties so that each person on board knows
his/her duty in a case of emergency and that the duties are not allocated twice or that too many duties
are assigned to the same person (e.g. a boatmaster cannot secure the vessel and, at the same time, carry
out safety measures in engine room).
The intention of safety plans is to support quick orientation, especially for external persons (e.g.
passengers, rescue workers) in the case of emergency.
This document is intended to facilitate the preparation of a safety rota and safety plans according to
consistent and comprehensible criteria. In addition, this document should support the persons in
charge of the operation of a passenger vessel to train and deploy the employees on board so that
qualified assistance can be given in every case of emergency mentioned above.
With the help of this document, the requirements of Article 19.13 of ES-TRIN can easily be fulfilled.
1 Scope
This document provides guidelines for the preparation of a safety rota and safety plans on passenger
vessels for inland navigation. It supports the safety organization on board. Furthermore, it describes the
code of conduct necessary for passengers on cabin vessels. Annex B contains an example of a safety
rota, a safety plan and a code of conduct for passengers, respectively.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN ISO 7010, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs (ISO 7010)
ISO 17631, Ships and marine technology — Shipboard plans for fire protection, life-saving appliances and
means of escape
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
crew member
person who is in charge of the operation of the vessel
EXAMPLE Ship's command (crew member who is in charge of commanding the vessel), engine personnel
(crew member who is in charge of operating the engine), deck personnel (crew member who is in charge of the
nautical operation of the vessel).
3.2
shipboard personnel
employees on board of a passenger vessel who are not members of the crew
EXAMPLE Kitchen staff (shipboard personnel responsible for the usual kitchen activities), operating
personnel (shipboard personnel responsible for serving passengers), cabin service (shipboard personnel
responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of the cabin area).
3.3
safety rota
notice board showing an overview of the safety duties for crewmember and shipboard personnel in
case of emergency
3.4
safety plan
notice board showing the locations of safety and life-saving equipment in their correct locations
3.5
simplified safety plan
abbreviated safety plan that is intended to be placed in each cabin
3.6
position
duty of the crew member according to the crew regulations or duty of the shipboard personnel
EXAMPLE Boatmaster, deckhand or steward.
3.7
evacuation
transfer of all the persons on board into ship's boats, onto life rafts or via means of transfer into shallow
waters or on shore
4 Design and layout requirements
4.1 Design
Safety rota, safety plans and code of conduct for passengers shall be promptly recognizable to anyone
due to its design. The frame of the safety plans shall be green.
Safety plans shall be suitable to be posted at a prominent place on deck. Simplified safety plans shall be
suitable to be posted in each cabin next to the cabin door.
4.2 Type font
Safety rota, safety plans and code of conduct for passengers shall have a clearly legible type font. The
lettering shall be of dark colour (e.g. black) on light background (e.g. white).
4.3 Scale
Safety plans shall show the vessel true to scale. The scale shall be chosen so that the symbols, e.g. for
items of equipment and controls, can be directly marked on the safety plan at their actual location on
the vessel or by means of an indicator arrow. The scale shall be at least 1:150. For smaller vessels, a
larger scale according to Table 1 should be used.
Table 1 — Scale for safety plans
Vessel length Scale
More than 100 m 1:150
60 m to 100 m 1:125
Less than 60 m 1:100
4.4 Symbols
The size of the symbols shall be such that the representation is clear, distinct and unmistakable. The
edge length of symbols at the shortest edge shall not be less than 7 mm.
5 Safety rota
5.1 General requirements for a safety rota
In the safety rota, each position of the crew members shall be registered with its assigned safety duties.
If the number of crew members is not sufficient to meet the requirements of the safety rota, positions of
the shipboard personnel shall be included to the required extent in the safety rota.
5.2 Content of a safety rota
The safety rota shall specify and explain the duties for the following emergencies:
— breakdown;
— fire on board;
— evacuation of the persons on board;
— person over board.
An example of a safety rota is given in Annex B, see Figure B.1.
Specific safety measures required for persons with reduced mobility shall be taken into consideration.
5.3 Consideration of the qualification of persons
When assigning safety duties, the qualifications expected for the
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