Regulation 6 Dedicated lookout

(1)

Where an existing ship –

(a)

does not comply fully with the requirements of regulation 4(2)(a), or

(b)

does not comply fully with the requirements of regulation 4(2)(b)(ii) and it is not practicable for the ship so to comply,

those requirements shall not apply to the ship if a dedicated lookout is provided at all times when the ship is under way.

(2)

The dedicated lookout shall –

(a)

have the sole duty, while the ship is underway, of maintaining a lookout,

(b)

be positioned outside the passenger spaces, and

(c)

be instructed by the master to keep a continuous lookout astern, and in particular over any or all (as the case may be) of the areas referred to in regulation 4(2)(a), (2)(b)(ii) and (3) which the helmsman cannot see.

(3)

The dedicated lookout may be in the wheelhouse, but if positioned outside the wheelhouse and remote from the helmsman he shall be provided with a wired telephone communication link to the helmsman.