EN 17556:2021

Inland navigation vessels - Safety rota and safety plans for passenger vessels

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.

Fahrzeuge der Binnenschifffahrt - Sicherheitsrolle und Sicherheitspläne für Fahrgastschiffe

Dieses Dokument gibt Leitlinien zur Aufstellung einer Sicherheitsrolle und Sicherheitsplänen auf Fahrgast-schiffen in der Binnenschifffahrt. Es unterstützt die Sicherheitsorganisation an Bord. Weiterhin beschreibt sie die notwendigen Verhaltensregeln für Fahrgäste auf Kabinenschiffen. Anhang B enthält jeweils ein Beispiel für die Aushänge: Sicherheitsrolle, Sicherheitsplan und Verhaltensregeln für Fahrgäste.

Bateaux de navigation intérieure - Rôle de sécurité et plans de sécurité à bord de bateaux à passagers

Le présent document fournit des lignes directrices pour la préparation d'un dossier de sécurité et des plans de sécurité à bord des bateaux à passagers pour la navigation intérieure. Il sert de base à l'organisation de la sécurité à bord. Il décrit en outre les règles de comportement nécessaires pour les passagers des bateaux comportant des cabines. L'Annexe B contient respectivement un exemple de dossier de sécurité, de plan de sécurité et de règles de comportement pour les passagers.

Plovila za celinske vode - Varnostna vloga in varnostni načrti za potniške ladje

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Sep-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Mar-2022
• ICS: 47.060 - Inland navigation vessels
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 15 - Inland navigation vessels
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 15 - Inland navigation vessels
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 15-Sep-2021
• Due Date: 17-May-2022
• Completion Date: 15-Sep-2021
• Ref Project: SIST EN 17556:2021 - Inland navigation vessels - Safety rota and safety plans for passenger vessels

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 17556:2021
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
SIST EN 17556:2021 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 17556:2021
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.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this

European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references

concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN

member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by

translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management

Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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

United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 17556:2021 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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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

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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.
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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.

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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

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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.
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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 assignin
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17556:2020
01-november-2020
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: prEN 17556
ICS:
47.060 Jezerska in rečna plovila Inland navigation vessels
oSIST prEN 17556:2020 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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oSIST prEN 17556:2020
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17556
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2020
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 navires à passagers Sicherheitspläne für Fahrgastschiffe

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 15.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations

which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other

language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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

United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17556:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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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 face............................................................................................................................................................. 6

4.3 Scale ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6

4.4 Symbols ............................................................................................................................................................... 7

5 Safety rota .......................................................................................................................................................... 7

5.1 General requirements for a safety rota ................................................................................................... 7

5.2 Content of 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 bigger and smaller passenger vessels ................................................ 8

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

Annex A (informative) Text modules for safety rotas ........................... 11

Annex B (informative) Examples for a safety rota, a safety plan and a code of conduct for

passengers ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 23

Figures

Figure B.1 — Example for a safety rota .............................................................................................................. 16

Figure B.2 — Example for a safety plan .............................................................................................................. 17

Figure B.3 — Segment of a safety plan ................................................................................................................ 18

Figure B.4 — Key (signs and symbols) ................................................................................................................ 20

Figure B.5 — Example for a combination of a safety plan and safety rota ............................................ 21

Figure B.6 — Example for a code of conduct for passengers ...................................................................... 22

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European foreword

This document (prEN 17556:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 15 “Inland

navigation vessels”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
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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 know which duty he or 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, 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 2019 can easily be

fulfilled.
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prEN 17556:2020 (E)
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, safety plan and 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:

• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
crew member
person who is in charge of the operation of the vessel
3.2
ship's command
crew member who is in charge of commanding the vessel
3.3
engine personnel
crew member who is in charge of operating the engine
3.4
deck personnel
crew member who is in charge of the nautical operation of the vessel
3.5
shipboard personnel
employees on board of a passenger vessel who are not members of the crew
3.5.1
kitchen staff
employees responsible for the usual kitchen activities
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3.5.2
operating personnel
staff responsible for serving passengers
3.5.3
cabin service
staff responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of the cabin area
3.6
safety rota

notice board showing an overview of the safety duties for each person on board in case of emergency

3.7
safety plan

notice board, showing the locations of safety and life-saving equipment in their correct locations

3.8
simplified safety plan
abbreviated safety plan that is intended to be placed in each cabin
3.9
position

duty of the crew member according to the crew regulations or duty of the shipboard personnel

EXAMPLE Boatmaster, deckhand or steward.
3.10
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 plans, code of conduct for passengers and safety rota 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 face

Safety rota, safety plans and codes of conduct for passengers shall have a clearly legible type face. The

lettering shall be of dark colour (e.g. black) on light background (e.g. white).
4.3 Scale

Safety plans shall show the ship 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.
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Table 1 — Scale for safety plans
Ship 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 is 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 have to be included to the required extent in the safety rota.

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