Regulation 12 Additional requirements relating to the Polar Water Operational Manual
This regulation applies to—
passenger ships; and
cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage or more.
A Company and a master must ensure that—
a ship to which this regulation applies is operated in compliance with the Polar Water Operational Manual applicable to that ship; and
every seafarer on a ship to which this regulation applies is made familiar with the procedures and equipment referred to in the Polar Water Operational Manual relevant to the seafarer’s assigned duties in accordance with paragraph 12.3.4 in chapter 12 of part 1-A of the Polar Code (familiarity with Polar Water Operational Manual).
In this regulation, “seafarer” means any person, including a master, who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a ship and whose normal place of work is on that ship.