Til vejledning for den vagthavende officer skal der til stadighed være anbragt planer, der for hvert dæk og lastrum tydeligt viser de vandtætte rums begrænsninger, åbningerne deri med lukkemidlerne og placeringen af eventuelle betjeningsorganer dertil samt foranstaltningerne til udligning af enhver slagside, der skyldes vandfyldning.
There shall be permanently exhibited, for the guidance of the officer in charge of the ship, plans showing clearly for each deck and hold the boundaries of the watertight compartments, the openings therein with the means of closure and position of any controls thereof, and the arrangements for the correction of any list due to flooding.