Preparation Requirements for Battery-Powered Ships Emergency Response Plans

Applicable to pure battery-powered ships using lithium iron phosphate batteries as the sole propulsion power source and main power supply, shipping enterprises shall prepare, organize the review of, and retain onboard emergency response plans based on risk assessment reports approved by ship inspection authorities. Plans shall establish graded response arrangements, organizational structures, activation and termination mechanisms, and cover scenarios including casualties, failures of power battery, propulsion, steering and distribution systems, abnormal battery-space environments, and applicable cyberattacks. They shall also specify on-site and follow-up information reporting, evaluation and updating, personnel, material and communication safeguards, training, drills, and relevant contact information. Plan formats shall comply with the prescribed requirements for covers, tables of contents, main text, appendices and back covers.