DNV has encountered instances where ships have been detained during Port State Control (PSC) inspections due to the arrangement of emergency escape trunks from machinery spaces even though the arrangements were approved
DNV has encountered instances where ships have been detained during Port State Control (PSC) inspections due to the arrangement of emergency escape trunks from machinery spaces even though the arrangements were approved by the flag state or their Recognized Organization.
As a result, DNV has issued guidance explaining that on many ships, the protected emergency escape trunk does not, for various reasons, extend all the way down to the lowest deck level of the engine room.
Common industry practice involves using an inclined ladder from the lowest deck level of the engine room to a platform above the deck, providing direct access to the escape trunk. This arrangement is often necessary due to the hull shape, structural elements and technical installations that prevent the escape trunk from extending to the lowest deck of the engine room.
PSC authorities are concentrating on vessels contracted for construction or with keels laid on or after 1 February 2016 since these must comply with IACS UI SC 276/277, as reflected in MSC.1/Circ.1511/Rev.1, by IACS societies.
“Certain port states consider arrangements where the escape trunk does not extend all the way to the lowest deck of the engine room to be non-compliant with SOLAS. They
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