Loads on the structure are treated afterwards, including the loads that are generated during the accidental situation itself and also after the accident when the ship is in damaged state, often listed and with non symmetric sections. The loads are used to determine ship strength using the assessment methods described in section 5, which deals with various types of components.
If the ship is considered not having enough strength for temporary voyage to repair yard local repairs are necessary. Otherwise she will travel to a repair shipyard and be repaired there. The various types of problems raised in repair are dealt with in the following section.
Finally last section deals with salvage and recovery strategies which are necessary in the cases of very large damage in ships.