33 CFR §155.240
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- (a)Owners or operators of oil tankers and offshore oil barges shall ensure that their vessels have prearranged, prompt access to computerized, shore-based damage stability and residual structural strength calculation programs.
- (b)Vessel baseline strength and stability characteristics must be pre-entered into such programs and be consistent with the vessel's existing configuration.
- (c)Access to the shore-based calculation program must be available 24 hours a day.
- (d)At a minimum, the program must facilitate calculation of the following:
- (1)Residual hull girder strength based on the reported extent of damage.
- (2)Residual stability when the vessel's compartments are breached.
- (3)The most favorable off-loading, ballasting, or cargo transfer sequences to improve residual stability, reduce hull girder stresses, and reduce ground-force reaction.
- (4)The bending and shear stresses caused by pinnacle loads from grounding or stranding.