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at normal atmospheric pressure while any person is in the space; and
       is or is likely to be a risk to health and safety.
All confined spaces are considered unsafe for entry until proven otherwise.
For the purpose of this chapter:
A competent person is a person who has, by a combination of training, education and experience, acquired the knowledge and skills to:
       make an informed assessment of the likelihood of an airborne contaminant/dangerous atmosphere being present; or subsequently arising in the confined space; or
       safely and correctly perform a specific task associated with the confined space.
A standby person is a competent person who is near the confined space when it's occupied for work – also known as an attendant in the IMO Resolution A.1050(27).
A responsible person is a competent person who is nominated to authorise confined space entry (e.g. permits) on behalf of the operator to ensure that the confined space is safe for entry.
Confined spaces in which an unsafe atmosphere is present, or can arise, include: cargo holds, double bottoms, cargo tanks, pump rooms, compressor rooms, fuel tanks, ballast tanks, cofferdams, void spaces, duct keels, inter-barrier spaces, sewage tanks, cable trunks, pipe trunks, pressure vessels, battery lockers, chain lockers, enclosed foc's'les, inert gas plant scrubber and blower spaces and the storage rooms for carbon dioxide (CO2). This list is not exhaustive and a list should be produced on a ship-by-ship basis to identify confined spaces.
Such confined spaces should not be entered except upon the explicit instruction of the person in command or the responsible officer. If a lack of oxygen or the presence of toxic gases, vapours or fumes is suspected in any space, then that space should be considered dangerous.
If there is an unexpected loss of ventilation in spaces which are usually ventilated by whatever means, then those spaces should also be considered as dangerous and should be vacated immediately.
Confined space entry and rescue drill must be planned and conducted in a safe manner at least once every two months (refer to section 4.5).

7.1              Safety management of confined spaces
The operator must ensure that the entry or work in confined space is carried out by a competent person and a risk assessment, considering the hazards, work to be carried out and implementation of appropriate risk controls and emergency measures is conducted.
The operator must ensure that all confined spaces are identified on board and the procedures for entering confined spaces are included among the key shipboard operations concerning the safety of the seafarers and the ship, in accordance with OHS(MI) Regulations 2003 and the International Safety Management (ISM) Code.
The operator must ensure that there is, at