The Chief Engineer is responsible to prepare a respective watch schedule for all stand-by
watches. He has to ensure that every person being assigned on stand-by watch or ordered to
work in UMS is fully familiar with this procedure and alarms.
Only vessels that are equipped, certified and actually capable of being navigated with unattended machinery spaces are allowed to be operated as such between 17:00 hours and 08:00
hours the next morning and at any other time when the Master and Chief Engineer deem it safe.
It remains the Master's final responsibility to decide whether the sailing area and prevailing
or anticipated conditions and circumstances permit navigation with unattended machinery
spaces.
Before changing over to UMS the Duty Engine Officer shall:
the service tanks for the intended period of unattended operations,
switched off,
machinery and checking pressures, temperatures, tank levels and position of access
opening closing devices,
Entering the engine room during UMS times:
assigned for as stand-by watch.
report to the Navigational Officer on duty.
Navigational Officer on duty, if there is no “Dead Man” alarm system available and
operational in the machinery space.
or interval, the Navigational Officer on duty should try to contact him and if failed doing so, send a watchman to check the situation.