UPDATING THE

LOCKING PLAN

Cruise Ships Refit Planning

By Andrea Cavallucci 2015

The Locking Plan is an essential structural element of the ship

FOR ITS SECURITY, FOR SAFETY, AND FOR THE ONBOARD OPERATION

What is it?

LOCKING PLAN

A locking plan is a set of specifications concerning the door locks and the padlocks onboard a ship. The Locking Plan consists of three parts:

• the Locking System,

• the actual Locking Plan, a set of construction drawings indicating all the doors, the reference number of each door and the cylinder type;

• the Key Register, a list of the master keys, group keys, sub-masters, etc. and the quantity supplied.

a list of the locations, the door numbers, the cylinder types and finishes, the number of cylinders, and the key name of each door;

Every new ships is built as per owner’s specifications and the Locking Plan is usually aligned with that of previous/sister ships

SEVERAL NEW MEGA CRUISE SHIPS ARE BUILT EVERY YEAR

During the past 10 years cruise lines have committed to modernize their fleets and

onboard product, but today the evolution process has geared into an unprecedented pace

WITH THE OASIS FIRST, THEN THE ALLURE AND NOW THE QUANTUM (OF THE SEAS), RCCL IS PUSHING THE INDUSTRY TO IMAGINE NEW POSSIBILITIES

AN UPDATED PRODUCT OFTEN MEANS NEW OUTLETS, DIFFERENT SHIPBOARD ROLES AND ORGANIZATION

The future of cruise ships has already begun, and cruise lines are also at work in order to

update their “older” vessels

IT CAN MEAN TWO THINGS

What does “Updating the Locking Plan” mean?

The s imple addi t ion, removal or relocation of a few door lock cylinders, and the updating of the Locking System.

The addition of several door lock cylinders, the updating of the Locking System and of the Key Register.

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THINK OF THE SHIP’S ORG CHART

Updating the Key Register

MASTER

STAFF CAPTAIN CHIEF ENGINEER HOTEL DIRECTOR

DECK TECHNICAL HOTEL

MANAGERS

SUPERVISORS

MANAGERS

SUPERVISORS

MANAGERS

SUPERVISORS

THE MOST IMPORTANT KEY ON THE SHIP: IT UNLOCKS ALL DOORS & PADLOCKS ONBOARD (CABINS EXCLUDED, THESE ARE UNDER A SEPARATE MASTER KEY)GRAND MASTER KEY

DEPARTMENT KEYS

GROUP KEYS

SUB-KEYS

INDIVIDUAL KEYS

THEY UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS & PADLOCKS WITHIN THE THREE DEPARTMENTS (DECK, ENGINE, HOTEL)

THEY UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS & PADLOCKS WITHIN THE AREAS UNDER THE MANAGERS’ RESPONSIBILITY (I.E. MEDICAL, HOUSEKEEPING, F&B, ETC…)

THEY UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS & PADLOCKS WITHIN THE AREAS UNDER THE SUPERVISORS RESPONSIBILITY (I.E. A SPECIFIC RESTAURANT, ETC…)

THEY UNLOCK ONLY THE SPECIFIC DOORS

This key is held by a handful of Officers, as dictated by the cruise line Fleet Regulations

Held by the three Heads of Department

Held by various Managers

Held by various Supervisors

Held by the individual Crew Members who need to access the specific areas

When updating the Key Register, it is important to determine how many pieces

of each new Group Key and Sub Key are required

THIS IS DICTATED BY THE RELEVANT OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENT

Example:

CG20-2(Group Key Food)

• ASSISTANT F&B DIRECTOR 1

• ASSISTANT F&B DIRECTOR 2

• EXECUTIVE CHEF

• DEPUTY CHEF

• SPECIALTY CHEF

• 3 X SPARES

Each key has a logical code: the logic varies

cruise line by cruise line

= 8 pieces

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IT STARTS FROM THE GRAND MASTER KEY TO THE INDIVIDUAL KEY NUMBER

Assigning the Keyname

Name of new location Deck 10 Fire Zone 2 Port Side

GMK DKX GKX SKX 10220

Grand Master Key

Department Key #

Group Key #

Sub-Key #

Individual Key #

20 in this example is the 1st available # within

this area

Example: 10220

Are any special locks preferable to conventional key locks?

RESTRICTED AREAS, OFFICES, VENUES OPEN TO SELECT PASSENGERS ONLY, ETC..

Electronic Key Pads

Key Card Locks

Mechanical Key Pads

RFID Locks