What are regulations for Emergency Generator as per SOLAS?

If the emergency generator is arranged for automatic starting the generator and the services that would otherwise be supplied from the transitional source of emergency electrical power in compliance with the requirements , shall be automatically connected to the emergency switchboard so that such services will be supplied within 45 seconds of the failure of the main source of electrical power.

Any emergency generating set arranged to be automatically started shall-

  1. be equipped with a starting system having sufficient stored energy for six consecutive starts, and
  2. be provided with an additional source of stored energy independent of the starting system required and  capable of producing a further six starts within 30 minutes, unless an alternative and independent starting system is provided or effective manual starting can be demonstrated.

Any emergency generator that is not arranges for automatic starting shall-

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