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PreambleIn exercise of the power conferred by section 109 of the Merchant Shipping Order, 2002, the Minister of Communications, with the approval o...
Chapter I
TextPRELIMINARY
Section 1These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety
Section 2
(1)Unless expressly provided otherwise, these Regulations shall apply only to ships engaged on international voyages.
(2)The classes of ships to which each Chapter applies are more precisely defined, and the extent of the application is shown, in each Chapter....
(1)These Regulations, unle·ss expressly provided otherwise, do not apply to- {a} ships of war and troopships; {b} cargo ships of less than 500...
(2)Except as expressly provided in Chapter V, nothing herein shall apply to ships solely navigating the Great Lakes of North America and the R...
(1)A ship which is not normally engaged on international voyages but which, in exceptional circumstances, is required to undertake a single in...
(2)The Director may exempt any ship which embodies features of a novel kind from any of the provisions of Chapters II-1, II-2, III and IV, the...
(3)For the purpose of sub-regulation (2), the requirements of the following Codes, wherever applicable, shall be complied with to the satisfac...
(c)mobile offshore drilling units with the Code for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units adopted by the Organisation by resolution A.649(16), as ame...
(1)The inspection and survey of ships so far as regards the enforcement of these Regulations and the granting of exemptions therefrom, shall b...
(2)The surveyor of ships and authorised organisations may- {a) require repairs to a ship; and
(b)carry out inspections and surveys if requested by the appropriate authorities of a Port State.
(3)When a surveyor of ships or authorised organisation determines that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substant...
(4)If such corrective action is not taken within the reasonable period specified by the surveyor of ships or authorised organisation, the vali...
(5)The Director and the owner or master shall be notified immediately of any suspension or revalidation of a certificate; and, if the ship is...
(a)a survey before the ship is put in service;
(b)a renewal survey once every 12 months, except where sub-regula-tions (2). (5), (6) and [7) of regulation 15 is applicable; and
(c)additional surveys, as the occasion arises.
(2)The surveys referred to in sub-regulation ( 1) shall be carried out as follows 521
(a)the initial survey shall include a complete inspection of the ship's structure, machinery and equipment, including the outside of the ship'...
(b)the renewal survey shall include an inspection of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, machinery and equipment, including the...
(3)For the purpose of sub-regulation (2), the rules for the construction and survey of a ship shall be the rules of the authorised organisatio...
(1)The life-saving appliances and other equipment of cargo ships of 500 tons and upwards as referred to in paragraph {a} of sub-regulation (2)...
(2)The surveys referred to in sub-regulation ! 1) shall be carried out as follows
(a)the initial survey shall include a complete inspection of the fire safety systems and appliances, life-saving appliances and arrangements e...
(3)The periodical and annual surveys referred to in paragraphs {c) and {d) of sub-regulation ! 1) shall be endorsed on the Cargo Ship Safety E...
(d)an additional survey as prescribed for passenger ships in paragraph {c) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 8.
(2)The surveys referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be carried out as follows {a} the initial survey shall include a complete inspection of...
(3)The periodical surveys referred to in paragraph {c} of sub-regulation (1) shall be endorsed on the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate. Sur...
(1)The structure, machinery and equipment (other than items in respect of which Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificates and Cargo Ship Safety...
(c)of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 8.
(2)The surveys and inspections referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be carried out as follows - fa) the initial survey shall include a comp...
(d)the annual survey shall include a general inspection of the structure, machinery and equipment referred to in paragraph {a), to ensure that...
(3)The intermediate and annual surveys and the inspections of the outside of the ship's bottom referred to in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of s...
(3)A Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate shall be issued after an initial or renewal survey to a cargo ship which complies with the releva...
(4)A Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate shall be issued after an initial or renewal survey to a cargo ship which complies with the requiremen...
(6)When an exemption is granted to a ship under and in accordance with these Regulations, a certificate referred to as an Exemption Certificat...
(7)The certificates referred to in this regulation shall be issued or endorsed either by the Director or an authorised organisation.
(8)Notwithstanding any other provisions of the present Convention, any certificate which is issued under, and in accordance with, the provisio...
(1)A Passenger Ship Safety Certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding 12 months. A Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, Car...
(2){a} Notwithstanding the requirements of sub-regulation (1), when the renewal survey is completed within 3 months before the expiry date of...
(ii)for a cargo ship, a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate. {b} When the renewal survey is complete...
(i)for a passenger ship, a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate;
(ii)for a cargo ship, a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate. {c} When the renewal survey is complete...
(i)for a passenger ship, a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of completion of the renewal survey;
(ii)for a cargo ship, a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of completion of the renewal survey.
(3)If a certificate other than a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate is issued for a period of less than 5 years, the Director, or authorised or...
(4)If a renewal survey has been completed and a new certificate cannot be issued or placed on board the ship before the expiry date of the exi...
(5)If a ship at a time when a certificate expires is not in a port in which it is to be surveyed, the Director, or authorised organisation wit...
(6)A certificate issued to a ship engaged on short voyages which has not been extended under this regulation may be extended by the Director,...
(8)If an annual, intermediate or periodical survey is completed before the period specified in the relevant regulations, then - 529 {a) the an...
(1)If in the course of a particular voyage a ship has on board a number of persons less than the total number stated in the Passenger Ship Saf...
(1)Every ship when in a port of another Contracting State is subject to control by officers duly authorised by such State in so far as this co...
(2)Such certificates, if valid, shall be accepted unless there are clear grounds for believing that the condition of the ship or of its equipm...
(3)In the circumstances specified in sub-regulation (2) or where a certificate has expired or ceased to be valid, the officer carrying out the...
(4)In the event of this control giving rise to an intervention of any kind, the officer carrying out the control shall forthwith inform, in wr...
(5)The Port State authority of the Contracting State concerned shall notify all relevant information about the ship to the authorities of the...
(6)When exercising control under this regulation, all possible efforts shall be made to avoid a ship being unduly detained or delayed. If a sh...
(2)Any owner or master who fails to comply with sub-regulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceed...
Chapter IICHAPTER II - 1
TextCONSTRUCTION-STRUCTURE, SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY, MACHINERY
Section 2door position indicators and associated circuit components; protected to 1Px8 standard; and 3. door movement warning signals; protected to...
Section 65( 1)
Section 1992Interpretation.
Section 1B-1-
Section 2International Bulk Chemical Code;
Section 3International Gas Carrier Code;
Section 4Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Offshore Supply Vessels (resolution A.469(XII));
Section 5Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships {resolution A.534(13). as amended);
Section 6Damage stability requirements of regulation 27 of the 1966 Load Line Convention as applied in compliance with resolutions A.320(IX) and A.5...
Part CPART C*
TextMACHINERY INSTALLATIONS
Chapter IICHAPTER II - 2
TextCONSTRUCTION - FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE EXTINCTION
(1){af Unless expressly provided otherwise, this Chapter shall apply to ships constructed on or after 1st. July, 2002. 643 {b) For the purpose...
(i)construction identifiable with a specific ship begins; and
(ii)assembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1% of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less...
(2)
(a)Unless expressly provided otherwise, for ships constructed before 1st. July, 2002 shall ensure that the requirements which are applicable u...
(i)sub-regulation (3), paragraphs {g) and (iJ of sub-regulation (6) as appropriate;
(ii)sub-paragraphs (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph {d) of sub-regulation (3) and paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (4) of regulation 118 a...
(iii)paragraph {a}(iii) of sub-regulation (4) and paragraph (d) of sub-regulation (6) of regulation 115 for new installations only; and
(iv)paragraph {f) of sub-regulation (5) of regulation 115 not later than 1st. October, 2005 for passenger ships of 2,000 tons and above. Repair...
(3){a) All ships which undergo repairs, alterations, modifications and outfitting related thereto shall continue to comply with at least the r...
(b)Repairs, alterations and modifications which substantially alter the dimensions of a ship or the passenger accommodation spaces, or sub-sta...
(4)
(a)The Director may, if he considers that the sheltered nature and conditions of the voyage are such as to render the application of any speci...
(b)In the case of passenger ships which are employed in special trades for the carriage of large numbers of special trade passengers, such as...
(i)the rules annexed to the Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement, 1971; and
(ii)the rules annexed to the Protocol on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1973. Applicable requirements depending on ship...
(5)Unless expressly provided otherwise-
(a)requirements not referring to a specific ship type shall apply to ships of all types; and
(b)requirements referring to "tankers" shall apply to tankers subject to the requirements specified in sub-regulation (6). * Refer to Port Sta...
(6){a) Requirements for tankers in this Chapter shall apply to tankers carrying crude oil or petroleum products having a flashpoint not exceed...
(iii)the capacity and application rates of the foam extinguishing system shall comply with Chapter 11 of the International Bulk Chemical Code, e...
(e)Liquid cargoes with a flashpoint exceeding 60°C other than oil products or liquid cargoes subject to the requirements of the International...
(10)of regulation 115 and the requirements for cargo ships other than tankers, except that, in lieu of the fixed fire-extinguishing system requ...
(h)Chemical tankers and gas carriers shall comply with the requirements for tankers, except where alternative and supplementary arrangements a...
(1)The fire safety objectives of this Chapter are to- (a} prevent the occurrence of fire and explosion;
(b)reduce the risk to life caused by fire;
(c)reduce the risk of damage caused by fire to the ship, its cargo and the environment;
(d)contain, control and suppress fire and explosion in the compart-ment of origin; and
(e)provide adequate and readily accessible means of escape for passengers and crew.
(2)In order to achieve' the fire safety objectives set out in sub-regulation
(1), the following functional requirements are embodied in this Chapter as appropriate (a} division of the ship into main vertical and horizon...
(b)separation of accommodation spaces from the remainder of the ship by thermal and structural boundaries;
(c)restricted use of combustible materials;
(d)detection of any fire in the zone of origin;
(e)containment and extinction of any fire in the space of origin; 648 (fJ protection of means of escape and access for fire-fighting;
(g)ready availability of fire-extinguishing appliances; and (hJ minimisation of possibility of ignition of flammable cargo vapour.
(3)The f:tre safety objectives set out in sub-regulation (ll shall be achieved by ensuring compliance with the prescriptive requirements speci...
(1)when either-
(a)the ship's design and arrangements, as a whole, comply with the relevant prescriptive requirements in Part B, C, D, E or G;
(b)the ship's design and arrangements, as a whole, have been reviewed and approved in accordance with Part F; or
(c)part of the ship's design and arrangements have been reviewed and approved in accordance with Part F and the remaining parts of the ship co...
(a)they are constructed of steel or other equivalent material;
(b)they are suitably stiffened;
(c)they are insulated with approved non-combustible materials such that the average temperature of the unexposed side will not rise more than...
(e)the Director shall require a test of a prototype bulkhead or deck in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code to ensure that it meets...
(b)they have an insulation value such that the average temperature of the unexposed side will not rise more than 140°C above the original temp...
(e)exposed surfaces of bulkheads, linings and ceilings have low flame spread characteristics;
(f)upholstered furniture has qualities of resistance to the ignition and propagation of flame, this being determined in accordance with the Fi...
(g)bedding components have qualities of resistance to the ignition and propagation of flame, this being determined in accordance with the Fire...
(iii)the use of oil fuel having a flashpoint of less than 60°C but not less than 43°C may be permitted (example, for feeding the emergency fire...
(A)fuel oil tanks except those arranged in double bottom compartments shall be located outside of machinery spaces of category A;
(B)provisions for the measurement of oil temperature are provided on the suction pipe of the oil fuel pump;
(C)stop valves and cocks are provided on the inlet side and outlet side of the oil fuel strainers; and
(D)pipe joints of welded construction or of circular cone type or spherical type union joint are applied as much as possible; and
(iv)in cargo ships, the use of fuel having a lower flashpoint than otherwise specified in this paragraph, for example crude oil, may be permitt...
(b)In a ship in which oil fuel is used, the arrangements for the storage, distribution and utilisation of the oil fuel shall be such as to ens...
(i)as far as practicable, parts of the oil fuel system containing heated oil under pressure exceeding 0.18 N/mm2 shall not be placed in a conc...
(ii)the ventilation of machinery spaces shall be sufficient under normal conditions to prevent accumulation of oil vapour; Oil fuel tanks. (iii...
(B)as far as practicable, oil fuel tanks shall be part of the ship's structure and shall be located outside machinery spaces of category A. Wh...
(D)oil fuel pipes which, if damaged, would allow oil to escape from a storage, settling or daily service tank having a capacity of 500 litres...
(E)safe and efficient means of ascertaining the amount of oil fuel contained in any oil fuel tank shall be provided-
(I)where sounding pipes are used, they shall not terminate in any space where the risk of ignition of spillage from the sounding pipe might ar...
(cc)the terminations of sounding pipes are fitted with self-closing blanking devices and with a small-diameter self-closing control cock locate...
(II)other oil-level gauges may be used in place of sounding pipes subject to the following conditions - (aa) in passenger ships, such gauges sh...
(Ill)the means prescribed in sub-subparagraph (II) ·'which are acceptable to the Director shall be main-tained in the proper condition to ensure...
(iv)provisions shall be made to prevent overpressure in any oil tanks or in any part of the oil fuel system, including the filling pipes served...
(v)
(A)oil fuel pipes and their valves and fittings shall be of steel or other approved material, except that restricted use of flexible pipes sha...
(B)external high pressure fuel delivery lines between the high pressure fuel pumps .and fuel injectors shall be protected with a jacketed pipi...
(C)oil fuel lines shall not be located immediately above or near units of high temperature, including boilers, steam pipelines 1 exhaust manif...
(D)components of a diesel engine fuel system shall be designed considering the maximum peak pressure which will be experienced in service, inc...
(E)in multi-engine installations which are supplied from the same fuel source, means of isolating the fuel supply and spill piping to individu...
(F)where the Director may permit the conveying of oil and combustible liquids through accommodation and service spaces, the pipes conveying oi...
(vi)(A) surfaces with temperatures above 220°C which may be impinged as a result of a fuel system failure shall be properly insulated;
(B)precautions shall be taken to prevent any oil that may escape under pressure from any pump, filter or heater from coming into contact with...
(c)
(i)The arrangements for the storage, distribution and utilisa· tion of oil used in pressure lul:>rication systems shall be such as to ensure t...
(E)(I)(aa) and (E)(I){cc) of sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (b} need not be applied on condition that the sounding pipes are fitted with app...
(ii)Sub-paragraph {iii)(D) of ,paragraph (b} shall also apply to lubricating oil tanks except those having a capacity less than 500 litres, sto...
(ii)where daily service oil fuel tanks or settling tanks are fitted with heating arrangements, a high temperature alarm shall be provided if th...
(3)Gaseous fuel systems used for domestic purposes shall be approved by the Director. Storage of gas bottles shall be located on the open deck...
(4)(a} Electric radiators, if used, shall be fixed in position and so constructed as to reduce fire risks to a minimum. No such radiators shal...
(b)Waste receptacles shall be constructed of non-combustible materials with no openings in the sides or bottom. Insulation surfaces protected...
(c)In spaces where penetration of oil products is possible, the surface of insulation shall be impervious to oil or oil vapours. Primary deck...
(d)Primary deck coverings, if applied within accommodation and service spaces and control stations, shall be of approved material which will n...
(5){a) Cargo pump rooms, cargo tanks, slop tanks and cofferdams shall be positioned forward of machinery spaces. Oil fuel bunker tanks need no...
(ii)Main cargo control stations, control stations, accommodation and service spaces (excluding isolated cargo handling gear lockers) shall be p...
(iii)Where deemed necessary, the Director may permit main cargo control stations, control stations, accommodation and service spaces forward of...
(iv)In combination carriers only -
(A)the slop tanks shall be surrounded by cofferdams, except where the boundaries of the slop tanks are part of the hull, main cargo deck, carg...
(B)meal)S shall be provided for isolating the p1pmg connecting the pump room with the slop tanks referred to in sub-subparagraph (A). The mean...
(C)hatches and tank cleaning openings to slop tanks shall only be permitted on the open deck and shall be fitted with closing arrangements. Ex...
(D)where cargo wing tanks are provided, cargo oil lines below deck shall be installed inside these tanks. The Director may permit cargo oil li...
(v)Where the fitting of a navigation position above the cargo area is shown to be necessary, it shall be for navigation purposes only and it s...
(vi)Means shall be provided to keep deck spills away from the accommodation and service areas. This may be accomplished by provision of a perma...
(b)
(i)Except as permitted in sub-paragraph (ii), access doors, air inlets and openings to accommodation spaces, service spaces, control stations...
(ii)The Director may permit access doors in boundary bulkheads facing the cargo area or within the 5 metres limits specified in sub-paragraph (...
(iii)Windows and sidescuttles facing the cargo area and on the sides of the superstructures and deckhouses within the limits specified in sub-pa...
(iv)Where there is permanent access from a pipe tunnel to the main pump room, a watertight door shall be fitted complying with the requirements...
(A)in addition to the bridge operation, the watertight door shail be capable of being manually closed from outside the main pump room entrance...
(B)the watertight door shall be kept closed during normal operations of the ship except when access to the pipe tunnel is required.
(v)Permanent approved gastight lighting enclosures for illuminating cargo pump rooms may be permitted in bulk-heads and decks separating cargo...
(vi)The arrangement of ventilation inlets and outlets and other deckhouse and superstructure boundary space openings shall 668 669 27th. DECEMB...
(i)The venting systems of cargo tanks shall be entirely distinct from the air pipes of the other compartments of the ship. The arrangements an...
(ii)
(A)The venting arrangements in each cargo tank may be independent or combined with other cargo tanks and may be incorporated into the inert ga...
(B)Where the arrangements are combined with other cargo tanks, either stop valves or other acceptable means shall be provided to isolate each...
(C)If cargo loading and ballasting or discharging of a cargo tank or cargo tank group which is isolated from a common venting system is intend...
(D)The venting arrangements shall be connected to the top of each cargo tank and shall be self-draining to the cargo tanks under all normal co...
(iii)The venting system shall be provided with devices to prevent the passage of flame into the cargo tanks. The design, testing and locating of...
(iv)
(A)Vent outlets for cargo loading, discharging and ballasting required by paragraph (a}(ii) of sub-regulation
(6)of regulation 116 shall - ,i
(I)permit the free flow of vapour mixtures; or
(II)permit the throttling of the discharge of the vapour mixtures to achieve a velocity of not less than 30 m/s; (IIIJ be so arranged that the...
(IV)where the method is by free flow of vapour mixtures, be such that the outlet shall be not less than 6 metres above the cargo tank deck or f...
(V)where the method is by high velocity discharge, be located at a height not less than 2 metres above the cargo tank deck and not less than 1...
(B)The arrangements for the venting of vapours displaced from the cargo tanks during loading and ballasting shall comply with this paragraph a...
(d)
(i)Cargo pump rooms shall be mechanically ventilated and discharges from the exhaust fans shall be led to a safe BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT...
(e)
(i)
(A)For tankers of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and upwards, the protection of the cargo tanks shall be achieved by a fixed inert gas system in acc...
(B)Tankers operating with a cargo tank cleaning procedure using crude oil washing shall be fi.tted with an inert gas system complying with the...
(C)Tankers required to be fitted with inert gas systems shall comply with the following provisions 672
(I)double hull spaces shall be fitted with suitable connections for the supply of inert gas; III) where hull spaces are connected to a permane...
(III)where such spaces are not permanently connected to an inert gas distribution system, appropriate means shall be provided to allow connectio...
(ii)The requirements for inert gas systems contained in the Fire Safety Systems Code need not be applied to -
(A)chemical tankers and gas carriers when carrying cargoes described in paragraph {a) of sub-regulation (6) of regulation 106, provided that t...
(B)chemical tankers and gas carriers when carrying flammable cargoes other than crude oil or petroleum products such as cargoes listed in Chap...
(iii)
(A)The inert gas system shall be capable of inerting, purging and gas-freeing empty tanks and maintaining the atmosphere in cargo tanks with t...
(iv)Where an installation equivalent to a fixed inert gas system is installed, it shall -
(A)be capable of preventing dangerous accumulations of explosive mixtures in intact cargo tanks during normal service throughout the ballast v...
(B)be so designed as to minimise the risk of ignition from the generation of static electricity by the system itself. Inerting, purging and ga...
(f)(i} Arrangements for purging and gas-freeing shall be such as to minimise the hazards due to dispersal of flammable vapours in the atmosphe...
(ii)The procedure for cargo tank purging and gas-freeing shall be carried out in accordance with paragraph (b) of sub-regulation 13) of regulat...
(iii)The arrarigements for inerting, purging or gas-freeing of empty tanks as required in sub-paragraph (iii)(A) of paragraph
(e)shall be to the satisfaction of the Director and shall be such that the accumulation of hydrocarbon vapours in pockets formed by the intern...
(A)on individual cargo tanks, the gas outlet pipe, if fitted, shall be positioned as far as practicable from the inert gas or air inlet and in...
(B)the cross-sectional area of such gas outlet pipe referred to in sub-subparagraph (A) shall be such that an exit 674 675 27th. DECEMBER, 200...
(C)each gas outlet referred to in sub-subparagraph (B) shall be fitted with suitable blanking arrangements. Gas measurement. Portable instrume...
(g)(ij Tankers shall be equipped with at least one portable instru-ment for measuring flammable vapour concentrations, together with a suffici...
(ii)
(A)Suitable portable instruments for measuring oxygen and flammable vapour concentrations shall be provided. In selecting these instruments, d...
(B).
(B)Where the atmosphere in double hull spaces cannot be reliably measured using flexible gas sampling hoses, such spaces shall be fitted with...
(C)The materials of construction and the dimensions of gas sampling lines shall be such as to prevent restriction. Where plastic materials are...
(h)Double hull spaces and double bottom spaces shall be fitted with suitable connections for the supply of air. Protection of cargo area. {ij...
(i)cargo pumps, ballast pumps and stripping pumps installed in cargo pump rooms and driven by shafts passing through pump room bulkheads shall...
(ii)lighting in cargo pump rooms, except emergency lighting, shall be interlocked with ventilation such that the ventilation shall be in operat...
(iii)a system for continuous monitoring of the concentration of hydrocarbon gases shall be fitted. Sampling points or detector heads shall be lo...
(iv)all pump rooms shall be provided with bilge level monitoring devices together with appropriately located alarms. 676 Fire growth potentlal....
(b)means of control for flammable liquids in the space shall be provided; and {c) the use of combustible materials shall be restricted. Contro...
(2)
(a)
(i)The main inlets and outlets of all ventilation systems shall be capable of being closed from outside the spaces being ventilated. The means...
(ii)Power ventilation of accommodation spaces, service spaces, cargo spaces, control stations and machinery spaces shall be capable of being st...
(iii)In passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers, power ventilation, except machinery space and cargo space ventilation and any alternat...
(i)Means of control shall be provided for opening and closure of skylights, closure of openings in funnels which normally allow exhaust ventil...
(ii)Means of control shall be provided for stopping ventilating fans. Controls provided for the power ventilation serving machinery spaces shal...
(iii)Means of control shall be provided for stopping forced and induced draught fans, oil fuel transfer pumps, oil fuel unit pumps, lubricating...
(v)need not apply to oily water separators.
(iv)The controls required in sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) and in paragraph {b)(iii)(D) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 109 shall be l...
(v)In passenger ships, the controls required in sub-paragraphs
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) and in paragraph {c) of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 113 and paragraph (b)(iii) of sub-regulation (5) of regulat...
(ii)In passenger ships, these requirements shall be at least equivalent to those of machinery spaces normally attended. 678 679 27th. DECEMBER,...
(3)(a}
(i)Insulating materials shall be non-combustible, except in cargo spaces, mail rooms, baggage rooms and refrigerated compartments of service s...
(ii)(AJ In passenger ships, except in cargo spaces, all linings, grounds, draught stops and ceilings shall be of non-combustible material excep...
(B)In cargo ships, all linings, ceilings, draught stops and their associated grounds shall be of non-combustible materials in the following sp...
(I)in accommodation and service spaces and control stations for ships where method IC is specified as referred to in paragraph {c}(i) of sub-r...
(b)
(i)
(A)In passenger ships, 'A:., 'B' or 'C' class divisions in accommodation and service spaces which are faced with combustible materials, facing...
(ii)and (iii).
(B)In cargo ships, non-combustible bulkheads, ceilings and linings fitted in accommodation and service spaces may be faced with combustible ma...
(iv)and regulation 111. Maximum calorific value of combustible materials.
(ii)Combustible materials used on the surfaces and linings specified in sub-paragraph (i) shall have a calorific value• not exceeding 45 MJ/m2...
(iii)Where combustible materials are used in accordance with sub-paragraph (i), they shall comply with the following requirements
(A)the total volume of combustible facings, mouldings, decorations and veneers in accommodation and service spaces shall not exceed a volume e...
(B)in the case of ships fitted with an automatic sprinkler system complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code, the volume re...
(iv)The following surfaces shall have low flame spread characteristics in accor9ance with the Fire Test Procedures Code-
(A)in passenger ships -
(I)exposed surfaces in corridors and stairway enclosures and of bulkhead and ceiling linings in accommodation and service spaces (except sauna...
(B)in cargo ships -
(I)exposed surfaces in corridors and stairway enclosures and of ceilings in accommodation and service spaces (except saunas) and control stati...
(II)surfaces and grounds in concealed or inaccessible spaces in accommodation and service spaces and control stations. Furniture in stairway en...
(1)The purpose of this regulation is to reduce the hazard to life from smoke and toxic products generated during a fire in spaces where person...
(2)Paints, varnishes and other finishes used on exposed interior surfaces shall not be capable of producing excessive quantities of smoke and...
(3)Primary deck coverings, if applied within accommodation and service spaces and control stations, shall be of approved material which will n...
(1)The purpose of this regulation is to detect a fire in the space of origin and to provide for alarm for safe escape and fire-fighting activi...
(b)manually operated call points shall be placed effectively to ensure a readily accessible means of notification; and {c) fire patrols shall...
(2){a) A fixed fire detection and fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with this regulation.
(b)A fixed fire detection and fire alarm .. system and a sample extrac-tion smoke detection system required in this· Part shall be of an appro...
(4){a) A fixed fire detection and fire alarm system shall be installed in-
(i)periodically unattended machinery spaces; and
(ii)machinery spaces where - Design. (Al the installation of automatic and remote control systems and equipment has been approved in lieu of co...
(5){a} Smoke detectors shall be installed in all stairways/ corridors and escape routes within accommodation spaces as provided in paragraphs...
(c)There shall be installed throughout each separate zone, whether vertical or horizontaC in all accommodation and service spaces and, where i...
(i)a fixed fire detection and fire alarm system so installed and arranged as to detect the presence of fire in such spaces and providing smoke...
(ii)an automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm system of an approved type complying with the relevant requirements of the Fire Safet...
(d)The entire main vertical zone containing the atrium shall be protected throughout with a smoke detection system. Cargo ships.
(e)Accommodation and service spaces and control stations of cargo ships shall be protected by a fixed fire detection and fire alarm system or...
(i)method IC - a fixed fire detection and fire alarm system shall be so installed and arranged as to provide smoke detection in all corridors,...
(ii)method IIC - an automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm system of an approved type complying with the BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNME...
(iii)method IIIC a fi.xed fi.re detection and fi.re alarm system shall be so installed and arranged as to detect the presence of fi.re in all ac...
(6)A fi.xed fi.re detection and fi.re alarm system or a sample extraction smoke detection system shall be provided in any cargo space which, i...
(7)Manually operated call points complying with the Fire Safety Systems Code shall be installed throughout the accommodation spaces, service s...
(8)
(a)For ships carrying more than 36 passengers, an efficient patrol system shall be maintained so that an outbreak of fi.re may be promptly det...
(b)The construction of ceilings and bulkheads shall be such that it will be possible, without impairing the efficiency of the fire protection,...
(c)Each member of the fire patrol shall be provided with a two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus. Fire alarm signalling systems in passeng...
(a)Passenger ships shall at all times when at sea, or in port (except when out of service), be so manned or equipped as to ensure that any ini...
(b)The control panel of fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems shall be designed on the fail-safe principle (example, an open detector ci...
(c)Passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers shall have the fire detection alarms for the systems required by paragraph (b) of sub-regu...
(d)A special alarm, operated from the navigation bridge or fire control station, shall be fitted to summon the crew. This alarm may be part of...
(2)Practicable measures shall be taken for control stations outside machinery spaces in order to ensure that ventilation, visibility and freed...
(3){a} This sub-regulation shall apply to machinery spaces of category A and, where the Director considers desirable, to other machinery space...
(b)Suitable arrangements shall be made to permit the release of smoke, in the event of fire, from the space to be protected, subject to para-g...
(4)Air spaces enclosed behind ceilings, panellings or linings shall be divided by close-fitting draught stops spaced not more than 14 metres a...
(5)Atriums shall be equipped with a smoke extraction system. The smoke extraction system shall be activated by the required smoke detection sy...
(a)the ship shall be subdivided by thermal and structural boundaries;
(b)thermal insulation of boundaries shall have due regard to the fire risk of the space and adjacent spaces; and
(c)the fire integrity of the divisions shall be maintained at openings and penetrations. Thermal and structural boundaries. 689 Thermal and st...
(a)Ships of all types shall be subdivided into spaces by thermal and structural divisions having regard to the fire risks of the space. Passen...
(b)
(i)
(A)
(I)In ships carrying more than 36 passengers, the hull, superstructure and deckhouses shall be sub-divided into main vertical zones by 'A-60'...
(9)or (10) space defined in sub-subparagraph (B)(II) of sub-paragraph (iii) is on one side or where fuel oil tanks are on both sides of the di...
(II)In ships carrying not more than 36 passengers, the hull, superstructure and deckhouses in way of accommodation and service spaces shall be...
(B)As far as practicable, the bulkheads forming the boundaries of the main vertical zones above the bulkhead deck shall be in line with watert...
(C)Such bulkheads shall extend from deck to deck and to the shell or other boundaries.
(D)Where a main vertical zone is subdivided by horizontal '.A:. class divisions into horizontal zones for the purpose of providing an appropri...
(E)
(I)On ships designed for special purposes, such as automobile or railroad car ferries, where the provision of main vertical zone bulkheads wou...
(II)In a ship with special category spaces, such spaces shall comply with the applicable provisions of regulation 125 and, where such complianc...
(A)For ships carrying more t~an 36 passengers, bulkheads which are not required to be 'N. class divisions shall be at least 1B' class or 'C' c...
(B)For ships carrying not more than 36 passengers, bulk-heads within accommodation and service spaces which are not required to be 'N. class d...
(I)when continuous 'B' class ceilings or linings are fitted on both sides of the bulkhead, the portion of the bulkhead behind the continuous c...
(iv). All doors and frames in such bulkheads shall BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE be of non-combustible materials and shall have the same...
(C)Bulkheads required to be 'B' class divisions, except corridor bulkheads as prescribed in sub-subparagraph
(B), shall extend from deck to deck and to the shell or other boundaries. Where a continuous 'B' class ceiling or lining is fitted on both sid...
(iii)(AJ In addition to complying with the specific provisions for fire integrity of bulkheads and decks of passenger ships, the minimum fire in...
(B)The following requirements shall govern application of the tables-
(I)Table 1 shall apply to bulkheads not bounding either main vertical zones or horizontal zones. Table 2 shall apply to decks not forming step...
(II)for determining the appropriate fire integrity standards to be applied to boundaries between adjacent spaces, such spaces are classified ac...
(3)corridors-passenger and crew corridors and lobbies;
(4)evacuation stations and external escape routes-survival craft stowage area; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE open deck spaces and enclo...
(5)open deck spaces open deck spaces and enclosed promenades clear of lifeboat and liferaft embarkation and lowering stations. To be considere...
(6)accommodation spaces of minor fire risk-cabins containing furniture and furnishings of restricted fi.re risk; offi.ces and dispensaries con...
(7)accommodation spaces of moderate fire risk spaces in category (6) but containing furniture and furnishings of other than restricted ftre ri...
(8)accommodation spaces of greater fire risk-public spaces containing furniture and furnishings of other than restricted fire risk and having...
(10)tanks, voids and auxiliary machinery spaces having little or no {ire risk - water tanks forming part of the ship's structure; voids and cof...
(12)machinery spaces and main galleys - main propulsion machinery rooms (other than electric propulsion motor rooms) and boiler rooms; auxiliar...
(13)store rooms, workshops, pantries etc. - main pantries not annexed to galleys; main laundry; large drying rooms (having a deck area of more...
(III)where a single value is shown for the tire integrity of a boundary between 2 spaces, that value shall apply in all cases;
(IV)notwithstanding the proviSions of sub-paragraph
(ii), there are no special requirements for material or integrity of boundaries where only a dash appears in the·tables;
(V)the Director shall determine in respect of category
(5)spaces whether the insulation values in Table 1 shall apply to ends of deckhouses and superstruc-tures, and whether the insulation values i...
(C)Continuous 'B' class ceilings or linings, in association with the relevant decks or bulkheads, may be accepted as contributing, wholly or i...
(D)
(I)The perimeter of the sauna shall be of '.N class boundaries and may include changing rooms, showers and toilets. The sauna shall be insulat...
(9)and (10).
(II)Bathrooms with direct access to saunas may be considered as part of them. In such cases, the door between sauna and the bathroom need not c...
(III)The traditional wooden lining on the bulkheads and ceiling are permitted in the sauna. The ceiling above the oven shall be lined with a non...
(IV)The traditional wooden benches are permitted to be used in the sauna.
(V)The sauna door shall open outwards by pushing.
(VI)Electrically heated ovens shall be provided with a timer. Fire integrity of bulkheads and decks in ships carrying not more than 36 passenge...
(iv)
(A)In addition to complying with the specific provisions for fire integrity of bulkheads and decks of passenger ships, the minimum fire integr...
(B)The following requirements govern application of the tables-
(I)Tables 3 and 4 shall apply respectively to the bulk-heads and decks separating adjacent spaces;
(II)for determining the appropriate fire integrity standards to be applied to divisions between adjacent spaces, such spaces are classified acc...
(2)corridors - passenger and crew corridors and lobbies; ! 3) accommodation spaces-spaces as defined in regulation 108 excluding corridors;
(4)stairways-interior stairways, lifts, totally enclosed emergency escape trunks, and escalators (other than those wholly contained within the...
(5)service spaces {low risk)- lockers and store rooms not having provisions for the storage of flammable liquids and having areas less than 4...
(7)other machinery spaces - electrical equipment rooms (auto-telephone exchange, air-conditioning duct spaces); spaces as defined in regulatio...
(8)cargo spaces-all spaces used for cargo (including cargo oil tanks) and trunkways and hatchways to such spaces, other than special category...
(9)service spaces {high risk}- galleys, pantries containing cooking appliances, paint lockers, lockers and store rooms having areas of 4 m2 or...
(10)open decks-open deck spaces and enclosed promenades having little or no fire risk. Enclosed promenades shall have no significant fire risk,...
(III)in determining the applicable fire integrity standard of a boundary between 2 spaces within a main vertical zone or horizontal zone which i...
(IV)in determining the applicable fire integrity standard of a boundary between 2 spaces within a main vertical zone or horizontal zone which i...
(C)Continuous 'B' class ceilings or linings, in association with the relevant decks or bulkheads, may be accepted as contributing, wholly or i...
(D)External boundaries which are required in sub-regulation (2) of regulation 116 to be of steel or other equivalent material may be pierced f...
(E)Saunas shall comply with sub-subparagraph (D) of sub-paragraph (iii). Protection of stairways and lifts in accommodation area.
(v)
(A)Stairways shall be within enclosures formed of 'N class divisions, with positive means of closure at all openings, except that -
(I)a stairway connecting only 2 decks need not be enclosed, provided the integrity of the deck is maintained by proper bulkheads or self-closi...
(II)stairways may be fitted in the open in a public space, provided they lie wholly within the public space.
(B)Lift trunks shall be so fitted as to prevent the passage of smoke and flame from one between-deck to another and shall be provided with mea...
(i)
(A)One of the following methods of protection shall be adopted in accommodation and service spaces and control stations -
(I)method IC - the construction of internal divisional bulkheads of non-combustible 'B' or 'C' class -' divisions generally without the instal...
(II)method IIC - the fitting of an automatic sprinkler, fi.re detection and fire alarm system as required by paragraph (e}(ii) of sub-regulatio...
(III)method IIIC - the fitting of a fixed fire detection and tire alarm system as required by paragraph (eJ(iii) of sub-regulation 15} of regula...
(ii)
(A)Bulkheads required to be 'B' class divisions shall extend from deck to deck and to the shell or other boundaries. Where a continuous 'B' cl...
(B)Method IC - bulkheads not required by this or other regulations for cargo ships to be 'N. or 'B' class divisions shall be of at least 'C' c...
(D)Method IIIC - there shall be no restriction on the construction of bulkheads not required for cargo ships to be '.N. or 'B' class divisions...
(iii)(A} In addition to complying with the specific provisions for fire integrity of bulkheads and decks of cargo ships1 the minimum fire integr...
(B)The following requirements shall govern application of the tables
(I)Tables 5 and 6 shall apply respectively to the bulk-heads and decks separating adjacent spaces;
(II)for determining the appropriate fire integrity standards to be applied to divisions between adjacent spaces, such spaces are classified acc...
(2)corridors-corridors and lobbies;
(3)accommodation spaces-spaces as defined in regulation 108, excluding corridors;-
(4)stairways - interior stairways, lifts, totally enclosed emergency escape trunks, and escalators (other than those wHolly contained within t...
(5)service spaces {low risk)- lockers and store rooms not having provisions for the storage of flammable liquids and having areas less than 4...
(6)machinery spaces of category A-spaces as defined in regulation 108;
(7)other machinery spaces-electrical equipment rooms (auto-telephone exchange, air-conditioning duct spaces); spaces as defined in regulation...
(8)cargo spaces all spaces used for cargo (including cargo oil tanks) and trunkways and hatchways to such spaces;
(9)service spaces (high risk} -
(10)galleys, pantries containing cooking appliances, saunas, paint lockers and store rooms having areas of 4 m2 or more, spaces for the storage...
(C)Continuous 'B' class ceilings or linings, in association with the relevant decks or bulkheads, may be accepted as contributing, wholly or i...
(iv)(A) Stairways which penetrate only a single deck shall be protected, at a minimum, at one level by at least 'B-0' class divisions and self-...
(B)On ships having accommodation for 12 persons or less, where stairways penetrate'' more than a single deck and where there are at least 2 es...
(i)For tankers, only method IC as defined in sub-paragraph {i}(A) of paragraph {c) shall be used. Fire integrity of bulkheads and decks.
(ii)
(A)In lieu of paragraph {c) and in addition to complying with the specific provisions for fire integrity of bulk-heads and decks of tankers, t...
(B)The following requirements shall govern application of the tables-
(I)Tables 7 and 8 shall apply respectively to the bulk-head and decks separating adjacent spaces; for determining the appropriate fire integri...
(1)to (10) below. Where the contents and use of a space are such that there is a doubt as to its classification for the purpose of this regula...
(2)corridors-corridors and lobbies;
(3)accommodation spaces-spaces as defined in regulation 108, excluding corridors; 710 711 27th. DECEMBER, 2003
(4)stairways interior stairways, lifts, totally enclosed emergency escape trunks, and escalators !other than those wholly contained within the...
(5)service spaces flow risk)- lockers and store rooms not having provisions for the storage of flammable liquids and having areas less than .4...
(6)machinery spaces of category A-spaces as defined in regulation 108;
(7)other machinery spaces-electrical equipment rooms (auto-telephone exchange and air-conditioning duct spaces); spaces as defined in regulati...
(8)cargo pump rooms - spaces containing cargo pumps and entrances and trunks to such spaces;
(9)service spaces {high risk) galleys, pantries containing cooking appliances, saunas, paint lockers and store rooms having areas of 4 m2 or m...
(10)open decks-open deck spaces and enclosed promenades having little or no fire risk. To be considered in this category, enclosed promenades s...
(C)Continuous 'B' class ceilings or linings, in association with the relevant decks or bulkheads, may be accepted as contributing, wholly or i...
(D)External boundaries which are required in sub-regulation (2) of regulation 116 to be of steel or other equivalent material may be pierced f...
(E)Exterior boundaries of superstructures and deckhouses enclosing accommodation and including any over-hanging decks which support such accom...
(F)Skylights to cargo pump rooms shall be of steel, shall not contain any glass and shall be capable of being closed from outside the pump roo...
(G)Construction and arrangement of saunas shall comply with sub-paragraph (iiii!D) of paragraph {b). 712 713 27th. DECEMBER, 2003 Penetrations...
(3){a} Where 'A!. class divisions are penetrated, such penetrations shall be tested in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code, subject...
(i)a fire-tested penetration device suitable for the fire resistance of the division pierced and the type of pipe used; or
(ii)a steel sleeve, having a thickness of not less than 1.8 milli-metres and a length of not less than 900 millimetres for pipe diameters of 15...
(4){a}
(i)(AJ Except for hatches between cargo, special category, store and baggage spaces, and between such spaces and the weather decks, openings s...
(B)The construction of doors and door frames in 'N class divisions, with the means of securing them when closed, shall provide resistance to f...
(C)It shall be possible for each door to be opened and closed from each side of the bulkhead by one person only.
(D)Fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads, galley boundaries and stairway enclosures other than power-operated watertight doors and those...
(I),.the doors shall be self-closing and be capable of closing with an angle of inclination of up to 3.5° opposing closure;
(II)the approximate time of closure for hinged fire doors shall be no more than 40 seconds and no less th~n 10 seconds from the beginning of th...
(III)the doors, except those for emergency escape trunks 1 shall be capable of remote-release from the continuously manned central control stati...
(IV)hold-back hooks not subject to central control station release are prohibited; (VJ a door closed remotely from the central control station...
(VI)indication shall be provided at the fire door indicator panel in the continuously manned central control staJ;ion whether each door is clos...
(VII)the release mechanism shall be so designed that the door will automatically close in the event of disruption of the control system or centr...
(VIII)local power accumulators for power-operated doors shall be provided in the immediate vicinity of the doors to enable the doors to be operat...
(IX)disruption of the control system or central power supply at one door shall not impair the safe functioning of the other doors;
(X)remote-released sliding or power-operated doors shall be equipped with an alarm that sounds at least 5 seconds but no more than 10 seconds,...
(XI)a door designed to re-open upon contacting an object in its path shall re-open not more than one metre from the point of contact; {XII) dou...
(XIII)doors giving direct access to special category spaces which are power-operated and auto-matically closed need not be equipped with the alar...
(XV)power-operated doors shall be provided with a control system of an approved type which shall be able to operate in case of fire and be in a...
(cc)at temperatures exceeding 200°C, the control system shall be automatically • isolated from the power supply and shall be capable of keeping...
(E)In ships carrying not more than 36 passengers, where a space is protected by an automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm system c...
(G)Except for watertight doors, weathertight doors (semi-watertight doors), doors leading to the open deck and doors which need to be reasonab...
(H)Where it is necessary that a ventilation duct passes through a main vertical zone division, a fail-safe auto-matic closing fire damper shal...
(ii)(AJ Doors and door frames in 'B' class divisions and means of securing them shall provide a method of closure which shall have resistance t...
(B)Cabin doors in 'B' class divisions shall be of a self-closing type. Hold-back hooks are not permitted.
(C)The requirements for 'B' class integrity of the outer boundaries of a ship shall not apply to glass partitions, windows and sidescuttles. S...
(II)openings in corridor bulkheads of 'B' class materiais shall be protected in accordance with paragraph (b)(ii) of sub-regulation (2}. Window...
(iii)
(A)Windows and sidescuttles in bulkheads within accommodation and service spaces and control stations other than those to which sub-paragraphs...
(ii)(C) apply shall be so constructed as to preserve the 718 719 27th. DECEMBER, 2003 integrity requirements of the type of bulkheads in which...
(B)Notwithstanding the requirements of Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the Third Schedule, windows and sidescuttles in bulk~ heads separating accommod...
(C)Windows facing life-saving appliances, embarkation and assembly stations, external stairs and open decks used for escape routes, and window...
(I)dedicated heads located above the windows, and installed in addition to the conventional ceiling sprinklers; or (Ill conventional ceiling s...
(b)
(i)The fire resistance of doors shall be equivalent to that of the division in which they are fitted, this being determined in accordance with...
(ii)Doors required to be self-closing shall not be fitted with hold-back hooks. Hold-back arrangements fitted with remote-release devices of th...
(iii)In corridor bulkheads, ventilation openings may be permitted in and under the doors of cabins and public spaces. Ventila-tion openings are...
(iv)Watertight doors need not be insulated. Protection of openings in machinery spaces boundaries. Application.
(5)
(a)This sub-regulation shall apply to machinery spaces of category A and, where the Director considers it desirable, to other machinery spaces...
(b)(iJ The number of skylights, doors, ventilators, openings in funnels to permit exhaust ventilation and other openings to machinery spaces s...
(ii)Skylights shall be of steel and shall not contain glass panels.
(iii)Means of control shall be provided for closing power-operated doors or actuating release mechanisms on doors other than power-operated wate...
(iv)In passenger ships, the means of control required in sub-paragraph (iii} shall be situated at one control position or grouped in as few pos...
(6){a) In passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers, the boundary bulkheads and decks of special category and ro-ro spaces shall be ins...
(b)In passenger ships carrying not more than 36 passengers, the boundary bulkheads of special category spaces shall be insulated as required f...
(e)In tankers, for the protection of cargo tanks carrying crude oil and petroleum products having a flashpoint not exceeding 60°C, materials r...
(7)(a}
(i)Ventilation ducts shall be of non-combustible material. Short " ducts, not generally exceeding 2 metres in length and with a free cross-sec...
(A)the ducts are made of a material which has a low flame spread characteristics;
(B)the ducts are only used at the end of the ventilation device; and
(C)the ducts are not situated less than 600 millimetres, measured along the duct, from an opening in an 'A:. or 'B' class division, including...
(ii)The following arrangements shall be tested in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code -
(A)fire dampers, including their relevant means of operation; and duct penetrations through 'A:. class divisions. The test is not required whe...
(b)
(i)The ventilation systems for machinery spaces of category A, vehicle spaces, ro-ro spaces, galleys, special category spaces and cargo spaces...
(A)
(I)the ducts are constructed of steel having a thickness of at least 3 millimetres and 5 millimetres for ducts the widths or diameters of whic...
(III)the ducts are fitted with automatic fire dampers close to the boundaries penetrated; and
(IV)the ducts are insulated to 'A-60' class standard from the machinery spaces, galleys, vehicle spaces, ro-ro spaces or special category space...
(B)
(I)the ducts are constructed of steel in accordance with sub-subparagraphs
(I)and
(II)of sub-sub-paragraph (A); and
(II)the ducts are insulated to 'A-60' class standard throughout the accommodation spaces, service spaces or control stations, except that penet...
(ii)Ducts provided for ventilation to accommodation spaces, service spaces or control stations shall not pass through machinery spaces of categ...
(A)
(I)the ducts, where they pass through a machinery space of category A, galley, vehicle space, ro-ro space or special category space, are const...
(II)automatic fire dampers are fitted close to the boundaries penetrated; and
(III)the integrity of the machinery space, galley, vehicle space, ro-ro space or special category space bound-aries is maintained at the penetra...
(I)the ducts, where they pass through a machinery space of category A, galley, vehicle space, ro-ro space or special category space, are const...
(II)the ducts are insulated to 'A-60' standard within the machinery space, galley, vehicle space, ro-ro space or special category space, except...
(c)
(i)Where a thin plated duct with a free cross-sectional area equal to, or less than, 0.02 m2 passes through '.N class bulk-heads or decks, the...
(B)ducts with a free cross-sectional area exceeding 0.075 m2 shall be fitted with fire dampers in addition to the requirements of sub-subparag...
(ii)Ventilation ducts with a free cross-sectional area exceeding 0.02 m2 passing through 'B' class bulkheads shall be lined with steel sheet sl...
(i)The ventilation system of a passenger ship carrying more than 36 passengers shall be in compliance with the following additional requiremen...
(ii)In general, the ventilation fans shall be so disposed that the ducts reaching the various spaces remain within the main vertical zone.
(iii)Where ventilation systems penetrate decks, precautions shall be taken, in addition to those relating to the fire integrity of
(iv)the deck required by paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (3) and sub-paragraph [i)(E) of paragraph (a} of sub-regulation (4), to reduce the lik...
(A)ducts not less than 0.075 m2 in free cross-sectional area and all vertical ducts serving more than a single between-deck space shall be con...
(B)ducts less than 0.075 m2 in free cross-sectional area, other than the vertical ducts referred to in sub-sub-paragraph (A), shall be constru...
(C)short lengths of duct, not in general exceeding 0.02 m2 in free cross-sectional area nor 2 metres in length, need not be non-combustible, p...
(I)the duct is constructed of a material which has low flame spread characteristics;
(II)the duct is used only at the terminal end of the ventilation system; and
(III)the duct is not located closer than 600 millimetres measured along its length to a penetration of an 'A:. or 'B' class division, including...
(v)Stairway enclosures shall be ventilated and served by an independent fan and duct system which shall not serve any other spaces in the vent...
(vi)Exhaust ducts shall be provided with hatches for inspection and cleaning. The hatches shall be located near the fire dampers. 726 727 27th....
(i)Exhaust ducts from galley ranges shall meet the requirements of sub-subparagraph (B) of paragraph {b)(i) and shall be fitted with-
(A)a grease trap readily removable for cleaning unless an alternative approved grease removal system is fitted;
(B)a fire damper located in the lower end of the duct which is automatically and remotely-operated and, in addition, a remotely-operated fire...
(C)a fixed means for extinguishing a fire within the duct;
(D)remote control arrangements for shutting off the exhaust fans and supply fans, for operating the fire dampers mentioned in sub-subparagraph...
(E)suitably located hatches for inspection and cleaning. Requirements for cargo ships and passenger ships carrying not more than 36 passengers.
(ii)Where they pass through accommodation spaces or spaces containing combustible materials, the exhaust ducts from galley ranges shall be cons...
(A)a grease trap readily removable for cleaning;
(B)a fire damper located in the lower end of the duct;
(C)arrangements, operable from within the galley, for shutting off the exhaust fans; and
(D)fixed means for extinguishing a :fire within the duct. Fire-fighting. Purpose.
(1)The purpose of this regulation is to suppress and swiftly extinguish a :fire in the space of origin. For this purpose, the following functi...
(b):fire-extinguishing appliances shall be readily available. Water supply systems.
(2)Ships shall be provided with :fire pumps, :fire mains, hydrants and hoses complying with the applicable requirements of this regulation. Fi...
(i)Materials readily rendered ineffective by heat shall not be used for :fire mains and hydrants unless adequately protected. The pipes and hy...
(ii)The arrangements for the ready availability of water supply shall be- [A) in passenger ships- 728 729 27th. DECEMBER, 2003 II! of 1,000 ton...
(III)if fitted with periodically unattended machinery spaces in accordance with regulation 105, the Director shall determine provisions for fixe...
(B)in cargo ships- !I) to the satisfaction of the Director; and
(II)with a periodically unattended machinery space or when only one person is required on watch, there shall be immediate water delivery from t...
(iii)The diameter of the fire main and water service pipes shall be sufficient for the effective distribution of the maximum required discharge...
(iv)
(A)Isolating valves to separate the section of the fi.re main within the machinery space containing the main fi.re pump from the rest of the f...
(B)A valve shall be fi.tted to serve each fi.re hydrant so that any fi.re hose may be removed while the fi.re pumps are in operation.
(C)
(D)Relief valves shall be provided in conjunction with fi.re pl}mps if the pumps are capable of developing a pressure exceeding the design pre...
(v)(AJ The number and position of hydrants shall be such that at least 2 jets of water not emanating from the same hydrant, one of which shall...
(B)In addition to the requirements in sub-subparagraph (A), passenger ships shall comply with the following -
(I)in the accommodati,on, service and machinery spaces, the number and position of hydrants shall be such that the requirements of sub-subpara...
(A)may be complied with when all watertight doors and all doors in main vertical zone bulkheads are closed; and
(II)where access is provided to a machinery space of category A at a low level from an adjacent shaft tunnel, 2 hydrants shall be provided exte...
(vi)With the 2 pumps simultaneously delivering water through the nozzles specified in sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph {c}, with the quantity o...
(A)for passenger ships - 4,000 tons and upwards less than 4,000 tons 0.40 N/mm2; 0.30 N/mm2;
(B)for cargo ships - 6, 000 tons and upwards less than 6,000 tons 0.27 N/mm2; 0.25 N/mm2; and
(C)the maximum pressure at any hydrant shall not exceed that at which the effective control of a fire hose can be demonstrated. International...
(vii)
(A)Ships of 500 tons and upwards shall be provided with at least one international shore connection complying with the Fire Safety Systems Cod...
(B)Facilities shall be available enabling such a connection to be used on either side of the ship. Fire pumps. Pumps accepted as fzre pumps.
(b)
(i)Sanitary, ballast, bilge or general service pumps may be accepted as fire pumps, provided that they are not normally used for pumping oil a...
(ii)Ships shall. be provided with independently driven fire pumps as follows-
(A)in passenger ships of - 4,000 tons and upwards less than 4,0QO tons \B) in cargo ships of- 1,000 tons and upwards less than 1, 000 tons at...
(iii)
(A)The arrangement of sea connections, fire pumps and their sources of power shall be as to ensure that -
(I)in passenger ships of 1,000 tons and upwards, in the event of a fire in any one compartment, all the fire pumps will not be put out of acti...
(B)Ill The space containing the fire pump shall not be contiguous to the boundaries of machinery spaces of category A or those spaces containi...
(Ill)Ventilation arrangements to the space containing the independent source of power for the emer-gency fire pump shall be such as to preclude,...
(C)In addition, in cargo ships where other pumps, such as general service, bilge and ballast etc., are fitted in a machinery space, arrangemen...
(iv)
(A)The required fire pumps shall be capable of delivering for fire-fighting purposes a quantity of water, at the pressure specified in sub-par...
(I)pumps in passenger ships - the quantity of water is not less than two-thirds of the quantity required to be dealt with by the bilge pumps w...
(II)pumps in cargo ships, other than any emergency pump the quantity of water is not less than four-thirds of the quantity required under regul...
(B)Each of the required fire pumps (other than any emergency pump required in sub-subparagraph (A) (II) of sub-paragraph (iii) for cargo ships...
(c)
(i)
(A)Fire hoses shall be of non-perishable material approved by the Director and shall be sufficient in length to project a jet of water to any...
(I)15 metres in machinery spaces;
(II)20 metres in other spaces and open decks; and
(III)25 metres for open decks on ships with a maximum breadth in excess of 30 metres.
(B)Unless one hose and nozzle is provided for each hydrant in the ship, there shall be complete interchangeability of hose couplings and nozzl...
(ii)
(A)Ships shall be provided with fire hoses, the number and diameter of which shall be to the satisfaction of the Director.
(B)In passenger ships, there shall be at least one fire hose for each of the hydrants required by sub-paragraph (v) of paragraph {a) and these...
(C)In cargo ships -
(I)of 1,000 tons and upwards, the number of fire hoses to be provided shall be one for each 30 metres length of the ship and one spare, but in...
(II)of less than 1,000 tons, the number of fire hoses to be prov.ided shall be calculated in accordance with sub-subparagraph (IJ. The number o...
(iii)(A) For the purposes of this Chapter, standard nozzle sizes shall be 12 millimetres, 16 millimetres and 19 milli-metres or as near thereto...
(B)For accommodation and service spaces, a nozzle size greater than 12 millimetres need not be used.
(C)For machinery spaces and exterior locations, the nozzle size shall be such as to obtain the maximum discharge possible from 2 jets at the p...
(D)Nozzles shall be of an approved dual-purpose type (that is, spray/jet type) incorporating a shut-off. Portable (lre extinguishers. Type and...
(3)(aj Portable fire extinguishers shall comply with the requirements of the Fire Safety Systems Code. Arrangement of (lre extinguishers. (bj
(i)Accommodation spaces, service spaces and control stations shall be provided with portable fire extinguishers of appropriate types and in su...
(ii)One of the portable fire extinguishers intended for use in any space shall be stowed near the entrance to that space.
(iii)Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers shall not be placed in accommodation spaces. In control stations and other spaces containing electrical o...
(iv)Fire extinguishers shall be situated ready for use at easily visible places, which can be reached quickly and easily at any time in the eve...
(c)
(i)Spare charges shall be provided for 100% of the first 10 extinguishers and 50% of the remaining fire extinguishers capable of being recharg...
(ii)For fire extinguishers which cannot be recharged on board, additional portable fire extinguishers of the same quantity, type, capacity and...
(4)
(a)
(i)A fixed fire-extinguishing system required by sub-regulation
(5)may be any of the following systems-
(A)a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code;
(B)a fixed high-expansion foam fire-extinguishing system complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code; and
(C)a fixed pressure water-spraying fire-extinguishing system complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code.
(ii)Where a fixed fire-extinguishing system not required by this Chapter is installed, it shall meet the requirements of the relevant regulatio...
(iii)Fire-extinguishing systems using Halon 1211, 1301 and 2402 and perfluorocarbons shall be prohibited. 738 739 27th. DECEMBER, 2003 (iv} In g...
(5){a) ji) Machinery spaces of category A containing oil-fired boilers or oil fuel units shall be provided with any one of the fixed fire-exti...
(4). In each case, if the engine room and boiler room are not entirely separate, or if fuel oil can drain from the boiler room into the engine...
(A)There shall be in each boiler room or at an entrance out-side of the boiler room at least one portable foam applicator unit complying with...
(B)There shall be at least 2 portable foam extinguishers or equivalent in each firing space in each boiler room and in each space in which a p...
(C)In each firing space there shall be a receptacle containing at least 0.1 m 3 sand, sawdust impregnated with soda, or other approved dry mat...
(i)Machinery spaces of category A containing internal combus-tion machinery shall be provided with one of the fixed fire-extinguishing systems...
(ii)
(A)There shall be at least one portable foam applicator unit complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code. There shall be in...
(ii)
(A)There shall be approved foam fire extinguishers, each of at least 45 litres capacity or equivalent, sufficient in BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNM...
(iii)Fixed local application fire-extinguishing systems are to protect areas such as the following without the necessity of engine shutdown, per...
(A)the fire hazard portions of internal combustion machinery used for the ship's main propulsion and power generation;
(B)boiler fronts;
(C)the fire hazard portions of incinerators; and
(D)purifiers for heated fuel oil.
(iv)Activation of any local application system shall give a visual and distinct audible alarm in the protected space and at continuously manned...
(6)
(a)
(i)Passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers shall be equipped with an automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm system of an...
(ii)In passenger ships carrying not more than 36 passengers, when a fixed smoke detection and fire alarm system complying with the provisions o...
(b)In cargo ships in which method IIC specified in sub-paragraph (ii(A)(II) of paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 114 is adopte...
(c)
(i)Paint lockers shall ~e protected by
(A)a carbon dioxide system, designed to give a minimum volume of free gas equal to 40% of the gross volume of the protected space;
(B)a dry powder system, designed for at least 0.5 kg powder/m3;
(C)a water-spraying or sprinkler system, designed for 5 11m2 min. Water-spraying systems may be connected to the :&remain of the ship; or
(D)a system providing equivalent protection, as determined by the Director. In all cases, the system shall be operable from outside the protec...
(ii)Flammable liquid lockers shall be protected by an appropriate :&re-extinguishing arrangements approved by the Director. [iii) For lockers o...
(i)an automatic or manual fire-extinguishing system tested to an international standard acceptable to the Organisation*;
(ii)a primary and back up thermostat with an alarm to alert the operator in the event of failure of either thermostat; [iii) arrangements for a...
(iv)an alarm for indicating operation of the fire-extinguishing system in the galley where the equipment is installed; and • Refer to the recom...
(v)controls for manual operation of the fire-extinguishing system which are clearly labeled for ready use by the crew. Fire-extinguishing arra...
(7){a)
(i)Except as provided for in paragraph {b), the cargo spaces of passenger ships of 1,000 tons and upwards shall be protected by a fixed carbon...
(ii)Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Director that a passenger ship is engaged on voyages of such short duration that it would be u...
(iii)Except for ro-ro and vehicle spaces, cargo spaces on cargo ships of 2,000 tons and upwards shall be protected by a fixed carbon dioxide or...
(iv)The Direct9r may exempt from the requirements of sub-paragraph"(iii) and paragraph {b) cargo spaces of any cargo ship if constructed, and s...
(6)of regulation 13, and shall ensure that the list of cargoes the ship is permitted to carry is attached to the Exemption Certificate. Fixed...
(b)A ship engaged in the carriage of dangerous goods in any cargo spaces shall be provided with a fixed carbon dioxide or inert gas fire-extin...
(8)
(a)For tankers of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and upwards, a fixed deck foam fire-extinguishing system shall be provided complying with the provi...
(b)In accordance with paragraph (a), where the Director accepts an equivalent fixed installation in lieu of the fixed deck foam fire-extinguis...
(i)be capable of extinguishing spill fires and also preclude ignition of spilled oil not yet ignited; and iii) be capable of combating fires i...
(c)Tankers of less than 20,000 tonnes deadweight shall be provided with a deck foam fire-extinguishing system complying with the require-ments...
(9)
(a)Each cargo pump room shall be provided with one of the following fixed fire-extinguishing systems operated from a readily accessible BRUNEI...
(i)a carbon dioxide fire-extinguishing system complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code and with the following-
(A)the alarms giving audible warning of the release of fire-extinguishing medium shall be safe for use in a flam-mable cargo vapour or air mix...
(B)a notice shall be exhibited at the controls stating that, due to the electrostatic ignition hazard, the system is to be used only for fire...
(iii)a fixed pressure water-spraying fire-extinguishing system complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code. Quantity of fire-e...
(b)Where the fire-extinguishing medium used in the cargo pump room system is also used in systems serving other spaces, the quantity of medium...
(10)
(a)Firefighter's outfits shall comply with the Fire Safety Systems Code. Number of {lre{lghter's out{lts.
(b)
(i)Ships shall carry at least 2 firefighter's outfits. 748 749 27th. DECEMBER, 2003 Iii) In addition, in passenger ships there shall be provid...
(A)for every 80 metres, or part thereof, of the aggregate of the lengths of all passenger spaces and service spaces on the deck which carries...
(6), (7), (8) or (12) defined in paragraph (bj(iii) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 114, no additional firefighter's outfits are required;...
(B)on ships carrying more than 36 passengers, for each pair of breathing apparatus, one water fog applicator which shall be stored adjacent to...
(iii)In addition, in tankers, 2 firefighter's outfits shall be provided.
(iv)The Director may require additional sets of personal equip-ment and breathing apparatus, having regard to the size and type of the ship.
(v)2 spare charges shall be provided for each required breathing apparatus. Passenger ships carrying not more than 36 passengers and cargo shi...
(i)The firefighter's outfits or sets of personal equipment shall be kept ready for use in an easily accessible location that is permanently an...
(ii)In passenger ships, at least 2 firefighter's outfits and, in addition, one set of personal equipment shall be available at any one position...
(1)The purpose of this regulation is to maintain structural integrity of the ship, preventing partial or whole collapse of the ship structures...
(2)The hull, superstructures, structural bulkheads, decks and deckhouses shall be constructed of steel or other equivalent material. For the p...
(3)Unless otherwise specified in sub-regulation (2), in cases where any part of the structure is of aluminium alloy, the following shall apply...
(i)that for such members supporting lifeboat and liferaft areas and 'N class divisions, the temperature rise limitation specified in paragraph...
(4){a) Crowns and casings of machinery spaces of category A shall be of steel construction and shall be insulated as required by Tables 5 and...
(b)The floor plating of normal passag~ways in machinery spaces of category A shall be made of steel. · Materials of overboard fittings.
(5)Materials readily rendered ineffective by heat shall not be used for overboard scuppers, sanitary discharges, and other outlets which are c...
(6){a) The venting arrangements shall be so designed and operated as to ensure that neither pressure nor vacuum in cargo tanks shall exceed de...
(i)the flow of the small volumes of vapour, air or inert gas mixtures caused by thermal variations in a cargo tank in all cases through pressu...
(ii)the passage of large volumes of vapour, air or inert gas mixtures during cargo loading and ballasting, or during discharging. Openings for...
(b)Openings for pressure release required by sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph fa} shall-
(i)have as great a height as is practicable above the cargo tank deck to obtain maximum dispersal of flammable vapours, but in no case less th...
(ii)be arranged at the furthest distance practicable, but not less than 5 metres, from the nearest air intakes and openings to enclosed spaces...
(c)(iJ Provisions shall be made to guard against liquid rising in the venting system to a height which would exceed the design head of cargo t...
(ii)A secondary means of allowing full flow relief of vapour, air or inert gas mixtures shall be provided to prevent overpressure or underpress...
(iv)One or more pressure or vacuum-breaking devices shall be provided to prevent the cargo tanks from being subject to -
(A)a positive pressure, in excess of the test pressure of the cargo tank, if the cargo_ were to be loaded at the maximum rated capacity-' and...
(B)a negative pressure, in excess of 700 millimetres water gauge, if the cargo were to be discharged at the maximum rated capacity of the carg...
(d)Vent outlets for cargo loading, discharging and ballasting required by sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a} shall be designed on the basis o...
(2)A general emergency alarm system required by paragraph (b) of sub-regulation {4} of regulation 131 shall be used for notifying crew and pas...
(3)A public address system or other effective means of communication complying with the requirements of sub-regulation (5) of regulation 131 s...
(1)The purpose of this regulation is to provide means of escape so that persons on board can safely and swiftly escape to the lifeboat and lif...
(a)safe escape routes shaH be provided;
(b)escape routes shall be maintained in a safe condition, clear of obstacles; and
(c)additional aids for escape shall be provided as necessary to ensure accessibility, clear marking, and adequate design for emergency situati...
(b)Lifts shall not be considered as forming one of the means of escape as required by this regulation. Means of escape from control stations,...
(3){a}
(i)Stairways and ladders shall be so arranged as to provide ready means of escape to the liiieboat and liferaft embarkation deck from passenge...
(ii)Unless expressly provided otherwise in this regulation, a corridor, lobby, or part of a corridor from which there is only one route of esca...
(iv)If a radiotelegraph station has no direct access to the open deck, 2 means of escape from, or access to, the station shall be provided, one...
(v)Doors in escape routes shall, in general, open in way of the direction of escape, except that -
(A)individual cabin doors may open into the cabins in order to avoid injury to persons in the corridor when the door is opened; and
(B)doors in vertical emergency escape trunks may open out of the trunk in order to permit the trunk to be used both for escape and for access....
(b)
(i)
(A)Below the bulkhead deck, 2 means of escape, at least one of which shall be independent of watertight doors, shall be provided from each wat...
(B)Where the Director has granted dispensation under sub-subparagraph \A), this sole means of escape shall provide safe escape. Stairways shal...
(iii)Stairway enclosures in accommodation and service spaces shall have direct access from the corridors and be of a sufficient area to prevent...
(iv)(AJ At least one of the means of escape required by sub-paragraphs {iJ(A) and (ii) shall consist of a readily accessible enclosed stairway,...
(B)Protection of access from the stairway enclosures to the lifeboat and liferaft embarkation areas shall be provided either directly or throu...
(C)Stairways serving only a space and a balcony in that space shall not be considered as forming one of the required means of escape.
(D)Each level within an atrium shall have 2 means of escape, one of which shall give direct access to an enclosed vertical means of escape mee...
(E)The widths, number and continuity of escapes shall be in accordance with the requirements in the Fire Safety Systems Code. Marking of escap...
(v)
(A)In addition to the emergency lighting required by regulation 92 and sub-regulation (5) of regulation 136, the means of escape, including st...
(B)In passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers, the requirements of sub-subparagraph (A) shall also apply to the crew accommodation ar...
(vi)
(A)Cabin and stateroom doors shall not require keys to unlock them from inside the room. Neither shall there be any doors along any designated...
(B)Escape doors from public spaces that are normally latched shall be fitted with a means of quick release. Such means shall consist of a door...
(II)cause the latch to release when a force not exceeding 67 N is applied; and
(III)not be equipped with any locking device, set screw or other arrangement that prevents the release of the latch when pressure is applied to...
(i)At all levels of accommodation there shall be provided at least 2 widely separated means of escape from each restricted space or group of s...
(ii)Below the lowest open deck the main means of escape shall be a stairway and the second escape may be a trunk or a stairway. Escape from spa...
(iii)Above the lowest open deck the means of escape shall be stairways or doors to an open deck or a combination thereof. Dead-end corridors.
(iv)No dead-end corridors having a length of more than 7 metres shall be accepted. Width and continuity of escape routes.
(v)The width, number and continuity of escape routes shall be in accordance with the requirements in the Fire Safety Systems Code. Dispensatio...
(vi)Exceptionally, the Director may dispense with one of the means of escape, for crew spaces that are entered only occasionally, if the requir...
(i)Emergency escape breathing devices shall comply with the Fire Safety Systems Code. Spare emergency escape breathing devices shall be kept o...
(iii)In all passenger ships, at least 2 emergency escape breathing devices shall be carried in each main vertical zone.
(iv)In all passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers, 2 emergency escape breathing devices, in addition to those required in sub-paragra...
(v)Sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) do not apply to stairway enclosures which constitute individual main vertical zones and to the main vertical...
(12)as defined in paragraph (bj(iii) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 114. _,· Means of escape {rom machinery spaces. Means of escape on pas...
(4)(a} Means of escape from each machinery space in passenger ships shall comply with the following provisions - Escape from spaces below bulk...
(i)where the space is below the bulkhead deck, the 2 means of escape shall consist of either - * Refer to the Guidelines for the performance,...
(B)one steel ladder leading to a door in the upper part of the space from which access is provided to the embarkation deck and additionally, i...
(ii)where the space is above the bulkhead deck, the 2 means of escape shall be as widely separated as possible and the doors leading from such...
(iii)in a ship of less than 1,000 tons, the Director may dispense with one of the means of escape, due regard being paid to the width and dispos...
(iv)2 means of escape shall be provided from a machinery control room located within a machinery space, at least one of which will provide cont...
(b)Means of escape from each machinery space in cargo ships shall comply with the following provisions - Escape from machinery spaces of categ...
(i)except as provided in sub-paragraph (ii), 2 means of escape shall be provided from each machinery space of category A. In particular, one o...
(A)2 sets of steel ladders, as widely separated as possible, leading to doors in the upper part of the space, similarly separated and from whi...
(B)one steel ladder leading to a door in the upper part of the space from which access is provided to the open deck and, additionally, in the...
(iii)from machinery spaces other than those of category A, 2 escape routes shall be provided, except that a single escape route may be accepted...
(i)On all ships, within the machinery spaces, emergency escape breathing devices shall be situated ready for use at easily visible places, whi...
(ii)The number and location of these devices shall be indicated in the fire control plan required in paragraph {d) of sub~ regulation (2) of re...
(iii)Emergency escape breathing devices shall comply with the Fire Safety Systems Code. * Refer to the Guidelines for the performance, location,...
(5)fa) In special category and open ro-ro spaces to which any passengers carried can have access, the number and locations of the means of esc...
(b)One of the escape routes from the machinery spaces where the crew is normally employed shall avoid direct access to any special category sp...
(6)At least 2 means of escape shall be provided in ro-ro spaces where the crew are normally employed. The escape routes shall provide a safe e...
(7)
(a)
(i)Escape routes shall be provided from every normally occupied space on the ship to an assembly station. These escape routes shall be arrange...
(ii)The escape route from cabins to stairway enclosures shall be as direct as possible, with a minimum number of changes in direction. It shall...
(iii)External routes shall be provided from open decks, as referred to in sub-paragraph (ii!, to the survival craft embarkation stations. (iv} W...
(v)Escape routes shall not be obstructed by furniture and other obstructions. With the exception of tables and chairs which may be cleared to...
(ii)Simple "mimic" plans showing the "you are here" position and escape routes marked by arrows shall be prominently displayed on the inside of...
(i)Handrails or other handholds shall be provided in corridors along the entire escape route so that a firm hand- \t. hold is available at eve...
(ii)The lowest 0.5 metre of bulkheads and other partitions forming vertical divisions along escape routes shall be able to sustain a load of 75...
(2)At all times while the ship is in service, the requirements of paragraph {a) of sub-regulation (1) shall be complied with. A ship is not in...
(b)it is declared not in service by the owner or the owner's representative; and
(c)in the case of passenger ships, there are no passengers on board. Operational readiness.
(3){a) The following fire protection syste~s shall be kept in good order so as to ensure their required performance if a fire occurs -
(i)structural fire protection, including fire-resisting divisions, and protection of openings and penetrations in these divisions;
(ii)fire detection and fire alarm systems; and
(iii)means of escape systems and appliances.
(b)Fire-fighting systems and appliances shall be kept in good working order and readily available for immediate use. Portable extinguishers wh...
(4){a) Maintenance, testing and inspections shall be carried out based on the guidelines developed by the Organisation* and in a manner having...
(b)The maintenance plan shall be kept on board the ship and shall be available for inspection whenever required by the Director. {c) The maint...
(ii)fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems;
(iii)fixed fire-extinguishing systems and other fire-extinguishing appliances; (ivJ automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm systems;
(v)ventilation systems, including fire and smoke dampers, fans and their controls;
(vi)emergency shutdown of fuel supply;
(vii)fire doors, including their controls;
(viii)general emergency alarm systems; [ix) emergency escape breathing devices;
(x)portable fire extinguishers, including spare charges; and {xi) firefighter's outfits.
(d)The maintenance programme may be computer-based. Additional requirements for passenger ships.
(5)In addition to the fire protection systems and appliances listed in para-graph (c) of sub-regulation (4), ships carrying more than 36 passe...
(6)In addition to the fire protection systems and appliances listed in para-graph (c) of sub-regulation (4), tankers shall have a maintenance...
(c)fire safety arrangements in cargo pump rooms; and 768 (df flammable gas detectors. Instructions, on-board training and drills. Purpose.
(1)The purpose of this regulation is to mitigate the consequences of &re by means of proper instructions for training and drills of persons on...
(2)(a}
(i)Crew members shall receive instruction on &re safety on board the ship.
(ii)Crew members shall receive instructions on their assigned duties.
(iii)Parties responsible for &re extinguishing shall be organised. These parties shall have the capability to complete their duties at all times...
(b)li) Crew members shall be trained to be familiar with the arrangements of the ship as well as the location and operation of any &re-fightin...
(ii)Training in the use of the emergency escape breathing devices shall be considered as part of on-board training.
(iii)Performance of crew members assigned &re-fighting duties shall be periodically evaluated by conducting on-board training and drills to iden...
(iv)On-board training in the use of the ship's fire-extinguishing systems and appliances shall be planned and conducted in accordance with para...
(v)Fire drills shall be conducted and recorded in accordance with sub-regulations (3) and (5) of regulation 144. Training manuals. {c) (ij A t...
(ii)The training manual shall be written in the working language of the ship.
(iii)The training manual, which may comprise several volumes, shall contain the instructions and information required in sub-paragraph (iv) in e...
(iv)The training manual shall explain the following in detail -
(A)general fire safety practice and precautions related to the dangers of smoking, electrical hazards, flammable liquids and similar common sh...
(B)general instructions on fire-fighting activities and fire-fiihting procedures, including procedures for notification of a fire and use of m...
(C)meanings of the ship's alarms;
(D)operation apd use of fire-fighting systems and appliances;
(E)operation and use of fire doors;
(F)operation and use of fire and smoke dampers; and
(G)escape systems and appliances. 770 Fire control plans." {d) (i} General arrangement plans shall be permanently exhibited for the guidance o...
(ii)A duplicate set of fire control plans or a booklet containing such plans shall be permanently stored in a prominently marked weathertight e...
(a)In addition to the requirement of paragraph (b)(iii) of sub-regulation (2), &re drills shall be conducted in accordance with regulation 155...
(b)flammable vapour releases from cargo tank venting shall be controlled. Fire safety operational booklets.
(2){a} The required fire safety operational booklet shall contain the necessary information and instructions for the safe operation of the shi...
(d)The fire safety operational booklet may be combined with the training manuals required in paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (2} of regulation...
(3)
(a)The fire safety operational booklet referred to in sub-regulation (ZJ shall include provisions for preventing fire spread to the cargo area...
(b)
(i)When the ship is provided with an inert gas system, the cargo tanks shall first be purged in accordance with paragraph (fJ of sub-regulatio...
(ii)When the ship is not provided with an inert gas system, the operation shall be such that the flammable vapour is discharged initially throu...
(A)the vent outlets as specified in paragraph (cJtiv) of sub-regulation (5) of regulation 109;
(B)outlets at least 2 metres above the cargo tank deck level with a vertical efflux velocity of at least 30 m/s maintained during the gas-free...
(C)outlets at least 2 metres above the cargo tank deck level with a vertical efflux velocity of at least 20 m/s and which are protected by sui...
(iii)The outlets as referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) shall be located not less than 10 metres, measured horizontally, from the nearest air inta...
(iv)When the flammable vapour concentration at the outlet has been reduced to 30% of the lower flammable limit, gas-freeing may be continued at...
(2)
(a)Fire safety design and arrangements may deviate from the prescriptive requirements set out in Parts B, C, D, E or G, provided that the desi...
(b)When fire safety design and arrangements deviate from the prescriptive requirements of this Chapter, engineering analysis, evaluation and a...
(3)The engineering analysis shall be prepared and submitted to the Director, based on the guidelines developed by the Organisation,* and shall...
(a)determination of the ship type and spaces concerned;
(b)identification of prescriptive requirements with which the ship or the spaces will not comply; * Refer to the guidelines to be developed by...
(ii)identification of the fire growth potential of each space concerned; \iii) identification of the smoke and toxic effluent generation potent...
(iv)identification of the potential for the spread of fire, smoke or of toxic effluents from the spaces concerned to other spaces; {d) determin...
(i)performance criteria shall be based on the fire safety objectives and on the functional requirements of this Chapter;
(ii)performance criteria shall provide a degree of safety not less than that achieved by using the prescriptive requirements; and \iii) perform...
(1)The purpose of this regulation is to provide additional measures in order to address the fire safety objectives of this Chapter for ships f...
(2){a) In addition to complying with the requirements of regulations in Parts B, C 1 D and E, as appropriate, ships equipped with helidecks sh...
(3){a) In general, the construction of the helidecks shall be of steel or other equivalent materials. If the helideck forms the deckhead of a...
(i)if the platform is cantilevered over the side of the ship, after each fire on the ship or on the platform, the platform shall undergo a str...
(ii)if the platform is located above the ship's deckhouse or similar structure, the following conditions shall be satisfied -
(A)the deckhouse top and bulkheads under the platform shall have no openings;
(B)windows under the platform shall be provided with steel shutters; and
(C)after each fire on the platform or in close proximity, the platform shall undergo a structural analysis to determine its suitability for fu...
(4)A helideck shall be provided with both a main and an emergency means of escape and access for fire-fighting and rescue personnel. These sha...
(i)adjustable wrench;
(ii)blanket, fire-resistant;
(iii)cutters, bolt, 60 centimetres;
(iv)hook, grab or salving;
(v)hacksaw, heavy duty complete with 6 spare blades;
(vi)ladder;
(vii)lift line 5 millimetres diameter and 15 metres in length;
(viii)pliers, side-cutting;
(ix)set of assorted screwdrivers; and
(x)harness knife complete with sheath. Drainage facilities.
(6)Drainage facilities in way of helidecks shall be constructed of steel and shall lead directly overboard independent of any other system and...
(7)Where the ship has helicopter refuelling and hangar facilities, the following requirements shall be complied with - 779 {aJ a designated ar...
(i)as remote as is practicable from accommodation spaces, escape routes and embarkation stations; and
(ii)isolated from areas containing a source of vapour ignition; {bJ the fuel storage area shall be provided with arrangements whereby fuel spil...
(c)tanks and associated equipment shall be protected against physical damage and from a fire in an adjacent space or area;
(d)where portable fuel storage tanks are used, special attention shall be given to
(i)design of the tank for its intended purpose;
(ii)mounting and securing arrangements; [iii) electric bonding; and
(iv)inspection procedures;
(e)storage tank fuel pumps shall be provided with means which permit shutdown from a safe remote location in the event of a fire. Where a grav...
(f)the fuel pumping unit shall be connected to one tank at a time. The piping between the tank and the pumping unit shall be of steel or equiv...
(g)electrical fuel pumping units and associated control equipment shall be of a type suitable for the location and potential hazards;
(h)fuel pumping units shall incorporate a device which will prevent over-pressurisation of the delivery or filling hose;
(i)equipment used in refuelling operations shall be electrically bonded; (}) 11NO SMOKING 11 signs shall be displayed at appropriate locations;
(k)hangar, refuelling and maintenance facilities shall be treated as category A machinery spaces with regard to structural fire protection, fi...
(l)enclosed hangar facilities or enclosed spaces containing refuelling installations shall be provided with mechanical ventilation, as require...
(m)electric equipment and wiring in enclosed hangars or enclosed spaces containing refuelling installations shall comply with paragraphs (b),
(c)and (d) of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 125. 780 Operations manual and fire-fighting arrangements.
(8){a) Each helicopter facility shall have an operation manual, including a description and a checklist of safety precautions, procedures and...
(c)Fire-fi.ghting personnel, consisting of at least 2 persons trained for rescue and fi.re-fi.ghting duties, and fi.re-fi.ghting equipment sha...
(d)Fire-fi.ghting personnel shall be present during refuelling operations. The fi.re-fi.ghting personnel shall J}.Ot be involved with refuelli...
(e)On-board refresher training shall be carried out and additional supplies of fi.re-fi.ghting media shall be provided for training and testin...
(1)The purpose of this regulation is to provide additional safety measures in order to address the fi.re safety objectives of this Chapter for...
(b)dangerous goods shall be adequately separated from ignition i. sources; and
(c)appropriate personnel protective equipment shall be provided for the hazards associated with the carriage of dangerous goods. * Refer to th...
(2)(a} In addition to complying with the requirements of regulations in Parts B, C, D, E and regulations 123 and 125,t as appropriate, ship ty...
(i)ships and cargo spaces not specifically designed for the carriage of freight containers, but intended for the carriage of dangerous goods i...
(ii)purpose-built containerships and cargo spaces intended for the carriage of dangerous goods in freight containers and portable tanks;
(iii)ro-ro ships and ro-ro spaces intended for the carriage of dangerous goods;
(iv)ships and cargo spaces intended for the carriage of solid dangerous•'goods in bulk; and
(v)ships and cargo spaces intended for carriage of dangerous goods other than liquids and gases in bulk in shipborne barges. Special requireme...
(3)Unless otherwise specified, the following requirements shall govern the application of Tables 9, 10 and 11 in the Third Schedule to both on...
(ii)the quantity of water delivered shall be capable of supplying 4 nozzles of a size and at pressures as specified in sub-regulation (2) of re...
(iii)means shall be provided for effectively cooling the designated under-deck cargo space by at least 5 1/min per square metre of the horizonta...
(iv)provision to flood a designated under-deck cargo space with suitable specified media may be substituted for the require-ments in sub-paragr...
(v)the total required capacity of the water supply shall satisfy sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii), if applicable, simultaneously calculated for t...
(c)ro-ro spaces shall be fitted with a fixed fire detection and fire alarm system complying with the requirements of the Fire Safety Systems C...
(i)adequate power ventilation shall be provided in enclosed cargo spaces. The arrangement shall be such as to provide for at least 6 air chang...
(iii)natural ventilation shall be provided in enclosed cargo spaces intended for the carriage of solid dangerous goods in bulk, where there is n...
(e)
(i)where it is intended to carry flammable or toxic liquids in enclosed cargo spaces, the bilge pumping system shall be designed to protect ag...
(ii)if the bilge drainage system is additional to the system served by pumps in the machinery space, the capacity of the system shall be not le...
(iii)whenever flammable or toxic liquids are carried, the bilge line into the machinery space shall be isolated either by fitting a blank flange...
(iv)enclosed spaces outside machinery spaces containing bilge pumps serving cargo spaces intended for carriage of flammable or toxic liquids sh...
(v)if bilge drainage of cargo spaces is arranged by gravity drainage, the drainage shall be either led directly overboard or to a closed drain...
(f)
(i)4 sets of full protective clothing, resistant to chemical attack, shall be provided in addition to the firefighter's outfits required by su...
(i)each open ro-ro space having a deck above it and each space deemed to be a closed ro-ro space not capable of being sealed shall be fitted w...
(i)in ships having ro-ro spaces, a separation shall be provided between a closed ro-ro spact; and an adjacent open ro-ro space. The separation...
(ii)in ships having ro-ro spaces, a separation shall be provided between a closed ro-ro space and the adjacent weather deck. The separation sha...
(4)The Director shall provide the ship with an appropriate document as evidence of compliance of construction and equipment with the requireme...
(a)fire protection systems shall be provided to adequately protect the ship from the fire hazards associated with vehicle, special category an...
(b)ignition sources shall be separated from vehicle, special category and ro-ro spaces; and
(c)vehicle, special category and ro-ro spaces shall be adequately ventilated. General requirements. Application.
(2)
(a)In addition to complying with the requirements of regulations in Parts B, C, D and E, as appropriate, vehicle, special category and ro-ro s...
(b)
(i)The basic_,· principle underlying this regulation is that the main vertical zoning required by sub-regulation (2) of regulation 114 may not...
(ii)The basic principle underlying the prov1s1ons of sub-paragraph (i) is also applicable to ro-ro spaces.
(iii)The requirements of ventilation systems, openings in 'A: class divisions and penetrations in 'N class divisions for 788 maintaining the int...
(3)
(a)
(i)There shall be provided an effective power ventilation system sufficient to give at least the following air changes -
(A)passenger ships-special category spaces closed ro-ro and vehicle spaces other than special category spaces for ships carrying more than 36...
(B)cargo ships 10 air changes per hour; 10 air changes per hour; 6 air changes per hour; 6 air changes per hour. The Director may require an i...
(ii)
(A)In passenger ships, the power ventilation system required in sub-paragraph (i) shall be separate from other ventilation systems and shall b...
(B)In cargo ships, ventilation fans shall normally be run continuously whenever vehicles are on board. Where this is impracticable, they shall...
(iv)(AJ Arrangements shall be provided to permit a rapid shut-down and effective closure of the ventilation system from outside of the space in...
(B)Ventilation ducts, including dampers, within a common horizontal zone shall be made of steel. In passenger ships, ventilation ducts that pa...
(v)Permanent openings in the side plating, the ends or deckhead of the space shall be so situated that a fire in the cargo space does not enda...
(ii), electrical equipment and wiring shall be of a type suitable for use in an explosive petrol and air mixture.*
(ii)In case of other than special category spaces below the bulk-head deck, notwithstanding the provisions in sub-paragraph
(i), above a height of 450 millimetres from the deck and from each platform for vehicles, if fitted, except platforms with openings of suffici...
(4){a) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph {c), there shall be provided a fixed fire detection and fire alarm system complyin...
(b)Except open ro-ro spaces, open vehicle spaces and special category spaces, a sample extraction smoke detection system complying with the re...
(i)An efficient fire patrol system shall be maintained in special category spaces. If an efficient fire patrol system is maintained by a conti...
(ii)Manually operated call points shall be spaced so that no part of the_,space is more than 20 metres from a manually operated call point, and...
(5)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph {b) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 114, in passenger ships carrying more than 36 passenger...
(6){a)
(i)Vehicle spaces and ro-ro spaces which are not special category spaces and are capable of being sealed from a location outside of the cargo...
(A)if a carbon dioxide 'fire-extinguishing system is fitted, the quantity of gas available shall be at least sufficient to give a minimum volu...
(B)any other fixed inert gas fire-extinguishing system or fixed high-expansion foam fire-extinguishing system may be fitted, provided the Dire...
(C)as an alternative, a fire-extinguishing system meeting the requirements of sub-paragraph (ii) may be fitted.
(ii)Ro-ro and vehicle spaces not capable of being sealed and special category spaces shall be fitted with an approved fixed pressure water-spra...
(A)a pressure gauge on the valve manifold;
(B)clear marking on each manifold valve indicating the spaces served;
(C)instructions for maintenance and operation located in the valve room; and * Refer to the guidelines when approving alternative &xed water-b...
(D)a sufficient number of drainage valves.
(iii)The Director may permit the use of any other fixed fire-extinguishing system that has been shown, by a full-scale test in conditions simula...
(iv)When fixed pressure water-spraying fire-extinguishing systems are provided, in view of the serious loss of stability which could arise due...
(A)in passenger ships-
(I)in the spaces above the bulkhead deck, scuppers shall be fitted so as to ensure that such water is rapidly discharged directly overboard;
(II)in ro-ro passenger ships, discharge valves for scuppers, fitted with positive means of closing operable from a position above the bulkhead...
(III)any operation of valves referred to in sub-subpara-graph (II) shall be recorded in the log-book;
(IV)i'n the spaces below the bulkhead deck, the Director may require pumping and drainage facilities to be provided additional to the requireme...
(B)in cargo ships, the drainage and pumping arrangements shall be such as to prevent the build-up of free surfaces. In such case, the drainage...
(b)
(i)Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided at each deck level in each hold or compartment where vehicles are carried, spaced not more th...
(ii)In addition to sub-paragraph lil, the following fire-extinguishing appliances shall be provided in vehicle, ro-ro and special category spac...
(A)at least 3 water fog applicators; and [B) one portable foam applicator unit complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code,...
Chapter III
TextLIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS
Chapter IChapter I;
Text"launching appliance or arrangement" is a means of transferring a survival craft or rescue boat from its stowed position safely to the water;
(1)Except as provided in sub-regulations (5) and (6), life-saving appliances and arrangements required by this Chapter shall be approved by th...
(2)Before giving approval to life-saving appliances and arrangements, the Director shall require that such life-saving appliances and arrangem...
(a)are tested, to confirm that they comply with the requirements of this Chapter and the Code, in accordance with the recommendations of the O...
(b)have successfully undergone, to the satisfaction of the Director, tests which are substantially equivalent to those specified in the recomm...
(3)Before giving approval to novel life-saving appliances or arrangements, the Director shall require that such appliances or arrangements -
(a)provide safety standards at least equivalent to the requirements of this Chapter and the Code and have been evaluated and tested in accorda...
(b)have successfully undergone, to the satisfaction of the Director, evaluation and tests which are substantially equivalent to the recommenda...
(4)An approval granted by the Director may be subjected to any condition as determined by the Director, the contravention of which would resul...
(5)Before life-saving a~pliances and arrangements that have not been previously approved by the Director are accepted, such life-saving applia...
(6)Life-saving appliances required by this Chapter for which detailed specifications are not included in the· Code shall be to the satisfactio...
(i)At least 3 two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus shall be provided on every passenger ship and on every cargo ship of 500 tons and upwards....
(ii)Two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus provided on board ships prior to 1st. February, 1992 and not complying fully with the performance stan...
(3)Not less than 12 rocket parachute flares, complying with the requirements of section 3.1 of the Code, shall be carried and be stowed on or...
(4){a) An emergency means comprised of either fixed or portable equipment or both shall be provided for two-way communications between emergen...
(5){a) In addition to the requirements of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 117 and of paragraph (bJ of sub-regulation (4), all passenger ships...
(d), subject to paragraph {e), shall apply not later than the date of the first periodical survey after 1st. July, 1997.
(b)The public address system shall be clearly audible above the ambient noise in all spaces, prescribed by paragraph 7.2.2.1 of the Code, and...
(c)On passenger ships constructed on or after 1st. July, 1997-
(i)the public address system shall have at least 2 loops which shall be sufficiently separated throughout their length and have 2 separate and...
(ii)the public address system and its performance standards shall be approved by the Director, having regard to the recommendations adopted by...
(i)so distributed as to be readily available on both sides of the ship and as far as practicable on all open decks extending to the ship's sid...
(ii)so stowed as to be capable of being rapidly cast loose, and not permanently secured in any way. {b) At least one lifebuoy on each side of t...
(2){aj A life jacket complying with the requirements of paragraph 2.2.1 or 2.2.2 of the Code shall be provided for every person on board the s...
(ii)life jackets shall be carried for persons on watch and for use at remotely located survival craft stations in unlocked and clearly marked d...
(b)Life jackets shall be so placed as to be readily accessible and their position shall be plainly indicated. Where, due to the particular arr...
(1)This regulation applies to all ships.
(2)Clear instructions to be followed in the event of an emergency shall be provided for every person on board. In the case of passenger ships,...
(4)Illustrations and instructions in the English language shall be posted in passenger cabins and be conspicuously displayed at muster station...
(b)the essential actions they must take in an emergency; and {c) the method of donning life jackets. Operating instructions.
(2)Posters or signs shall be provided on or in the vicinity of survival craft and their launching controls and shall - {a) illustrate the purp...
(b)be easily seen under emergency lighting conditions; and {c) use symbols in accordance with the recommendations of the Organisation.* * Refe...
(2)There shall be a sufficient number of trained persons on board for mustering and assisting untrained persons.
(3)There shall be a sufficient number of crew members 1 who may be deck officers or certificated persons, on board for operating the survival...
(4)A deck officer or certificated person shall be placed in charge of each survival craft to be used. The Director, having due regard to the n...
(5)The person in charge of the survival craft shall have a list of the survival craft crew and shall see that the crew under his command are a...
(6)Every motorised survival craft shall have a person assigned who is capable of operating the engine and carrying out minor adjustments.
(7)The master shall ensure the equitable distribution of person referred to in sub-regulations (2L (3) and (4) among the ship 1s survival craf...
(1)Lifeboats and liferafts for which approved launching appliances are required shall be stowed as close to accommodation and service spaces a...
(2)Muster stations shall be provided close to the embarkation stations. Each muster station shall have sufficient clear deck space to accommod...
(3)Muster and embarkation stations shall be readily accessible from accommodation and work areas.
(4)Muster and embarkation stations shall be adequately illuminated by lighting supplied from the emergency source of electrical power required...
(5)Alleyways, stairways and exits giving access to the muster and embarkation stations shall be lighted. Such lighting shall be capable of bei...
(6)Davit-launched and free-fall launched survival craft muster and embarkation stations shall be so arranged as to enable stretcher cases to b...
(7)An embarkation ladder complying with the requirements of paragraph 6.1.6 of the Code extending, in a single length, from the deck to the wa...
(8)Where necessary, means shall be provided for bringing the davit-launched survival craft against the ship's side and holding them alongside...
(1)Each survival craft shall be stowed - {a} so that neither the survival craft nor its stowage arrangements will interfere with the operation...
(2)Lifeboats for lowering down the ship's side shall be stowed as far forward of the propeller as practicable. On cargo ships of 80 metres in...
(3)Lifeboats shall be stowed attached to launching appliances. {4) {a} Every liferaft shall be stowed with its painter permanently attached to...
(c)Liferafts shall be stowed as to permit manual release of one raft or container at a time from their securing arrangements. {d) Paragraphs {...
(5)Davit-launched liferafts shall be stowed within reach of the lifting hooks, unless some means of transfer is provided which is not rendered...
(6)Liferafts intended for throw-overboard launching shall be so stowed as to be readily transferable for launching on either side of the ship...
(a)in a state of continuous readiness for launching in not more than 5 minutes; {b) in a position suitable for launching and recovery; {c) so...
(d)if it is also a lifeboat, in compliance with the requirements of regulation 138. Stowage of marine evacuation systems.
(4)Where appropriate, the ship shall be so arranged that the marine evacuation systems in their stowed positions are protected from damage by...
(2)Each lifeboat shall be provided with an appliance which is capable of launching and recovering the lifeboat. In addition there shall be pro...
(3)Launching and recovery arrangements shall be such that the appliance operator on the ship is able to observe the survival craft at all time...
(4)Only one type of release mechanism shall be used for similar survival craft carried on board the ship.
(5)Preparation and handling of survival craft at any one launching station shall not interfere with the prompt preparation and handling of any...
(6)Falls, where used, shall be long enough for the survival craft to reach the water with the ship in its lightest seagoing condition, under u...
(8)Means shall be available to prevent any discharge of water onto survival craft during abandonment. [9) If there is a danger of the survival...
(1)The rescue boat embarkation and launching arrangements shall be such that the rescue boat ca~ be boarded and launched in the shortest possi...
(Z)If the rescue boat is one of the ship's survival craft, the embarkation arrangements and launching station shall comply with the requiremen...
(3)
Section 141Launching arrangements shall comply with the requirements of regulation
(4)Recovery time of the rescue boat shall be not more than 5 minutes in moderate sea conditions when loaded with its full complement of person...
(5)Rescue boat embarkation and recovery arrangements shall allow for safe and efficient handling of a stretcher case. Foul weather recovery st...
(1)This regulation applies to all ships. 813 Familiarity with safety installations and practice musters.
(2){a} Every crew member with assigned emergency duties shall be familiar with these duties before the voyage begins. {b) On a ship engaged on...
(i)Each abandon ship drill shall include -
(A)summoning of passengers and crew to muster stations with the alarm required by paragraph (bJ of sub-regulation (4) of regulation 131 follow...
(B)reporting to stations and preparing for the duties described in the muster list;
(C)checking that passengers and crew are suitably dressed;
(D)checking that life jackets are correctly donned;
(E)lowering of at least one lifeboat after any necessary preparation for launching;
(F)starting and operating the lifeboat engine;
(G)operation of davits used for launching liferafts;
(H)a mock se~rch and rescue of passengers trapped in their staterooms; and
(I)instruction in the use of radio life-saving appliances. Iii) Different lifeboats shall, as far as practicable, be lowered in compliance wit...
(v)The Director may allow ships operating on short international voyages not to launch the lifeboats on one side if their berthing arrangement...
(vii)If lifeboat and rescue boat launching drills are carried out with the ship making headway, such drills shall, because of the dangers involv...
(viii)If a ship is fitted with marine evacuation systems, drills shall include exercising of the procedures required for the deployment of such a...
(ix)Emergency lighting for mustering and abandonment shall be tested at each abandon ship drill. Fire drills.
(d)
(i)Fire drills should be planned in such a way that due consideration is given to regular practice in the various emergencies that may occur d...
(ii)Each fire drill shall include -
(A)reporting to stations and preparing for the duties described in the muster list required by regulation 133;
(B)starting of a fire pump, using at least the 2 required jets of water to show that the system is in proper working order;
(C)checking of fireman's outfit and other personal rescue equipment;
(D)checking of relevant communication equipment;
(E)checking the operation of watertight doors, fire doors, fire 9ampers and main inlets and outlets of ventilation systems in the drill area;...
(b)Every crew member shall be given instructions which shall include but not necessarily be limited to
(i)operation and use of the ship's inflatable liferafts;
(ii)problems of hypothermia, first aid treatment for hypothermia and other appropriate first aid procedures;
(iii)special instructions necessary for use of the ship's life-saving appliances in severe weather and severe sea conditions; and
(iv)operation and use of fire-extinguishing appliances.
(c)On-board training in the use of davit-launched liferafts shall take place at intervals of not more than 4 months on every ship fitted with...
(5)The date when musters are held, details of abandon ship drills and fire drills, drills of other life-saving appliances and on-board trainin...
(3)and paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (6) shall be complied with, as far as is practicable, on ships constructed before 1st. July, 1986. 817...
(3){a} Instructions for on-board maintenance of life-saving appliances complying with the requirements of regulation 161 shall be provided and...
(4){a} Falls used in launching shall be turned end for end at intervals of not more than 30 months and be renewed when necessary due to deteri...
(6)The following tests and inspections shall be carried out weekly - {a} all survival craft 1 rescue boats and launching appliances shall be v...
(8)(a} Every inflatable liferaft, inflatable life jacket, and marine evacuation systems shall be serviced
(i)at intervals not exceeding 12 months, provided where in any case this is impracticable, the Director may extend this period to 17 months; a...
(ii)at an approved servicing station which is competent to service them, maintains proper servicing facilities and uses only properly trained p...
(c)New and novel inflatable liferaft arrangements approved by the Director pursuant to regulation 129 may be allowed extended service interval...
(i)the new and novel liferaft arrangements has proved to maintain the same standard, as required by testing procedures, during extended servic...
(ii)the liferaft system shall be checked on board by certified personnel according to paragraph {aj(i); !iii) service at intervals not exceedin...
(d)All repairs and maintenance of inflated rescue boats shall be carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Emergency rep...
(9)Hydrostatic release units, other than disposable hydrostatic release units, shall be serviced- {a) at intervals not exceeding 12 months, pr...
(b)at a servtcmg station which is competent to service them, maintains proper servicing facilities and uses only properly trained personnel. M...
(10)Containers, brackets, racks, and other similar stowage locations for life-saving equipment shall be marked with symbols in accordance with...
(11)
(a)Launching appliances-
(i)shall be serviced at recommended intervals in accordance with instructions for on-board maintenance as required by regulation 161; {ii) sha...
(iii)shall upon completion of the examination in sub-paragraph
(ii)be subjected to a dynamic test of the winch brake in accordance with paragraph 6.1.2.5.2 of the Code. {b) Lifeboat on-load release gear sha...
(i)serviced at recommended intervals in accordance with instructions for on-board maintenance as required by regulation 161;
(ii)subjected to a thorough examination and test during the surveys required by regulations 8 and 9 by properly trained personnel familiar with...
(iii)operationally tested under a load of 1.1 times the total mass of the lifeboat when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment...
(1)(a} Passenger ships engaged on international voyages which are not short international voyages shall carry -
(i)partially or totally enclosed lifeboats complying with the requirements of section 4.5 or 4.6 of the Code on each side of such aggregate ca...
(ii)in addition, inflatable or rigid liferafts complying with the requirements of section 4.2 or 4.3 of the Code of such aggregate capacity as...
(i)partially or totally enclosed lifeboats complying with the requirements of section 4.5 or 4.6 of the Code of such aggregate capacity as wil...
(ii)in addition, inflatable or rigid Hferafts complying with the requirements of section 4.2 or 4.3 of the Code of such aggregate capacity as w...
(i)they shall carry on each side of the ship, inflatable or rigid liferafts complying with the requirements of section 4.2 or · , 4.3 of the C...
(ii)unless the liferafts required by sub-paragraph (i) are stowed '- in a position providing for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open de...
(iii)if the rescue boat required by paragraph (b) of sub-regulation
(2)is also a partially or totally enclosed lifeboat complying with the requirements of section 4.5 or 4.6 of the Code, it may be included in t...
(iv)in the event of any one survival craft being lost or rendered unserviceable, there shall be sufficient survival craft available for use on...
(3)fa) The number of lifeboats and rescue boats that are carried on passenger ships shall be sufficient to ensure that in providing for abando...
(1){a} A passenger ship shall carry not less than the number of lifebuoys complying with the requirements of sub-regulation (l) of regulation...
(2){a} In addition to the life jackets required by sub-regulation
(2)of regulation 132, every passenger ship shall carry life jackets for not less than 5% of the total number of persons on board. These life j...
(3){a} On all passenger ships, each life jacket shall be fitted with a light complying with the requirements of paragraph 2.2.3 of the Code.
(b)Lights fitted on life jackets on board passenger ships prior to 1st. July, 1998 and not complying fully with paragraph 2.2.3 of the Code ma...
(4)(a} All passenger ships shall carry for each lifeboat on the ship at least 3 immersion suits complying with the requirements of section 2.3...
(i)for persons to be accommodated in totally or partially enclosed lifeboats; or
(ii)if the ship is constantly engaged on voyages in warm climates where, in the opinion of the Director, they are unnecessary.
(b)Paragraph (a}(i) also apply to partially or totally enclosed lifeboats not complying with the requirements of section 4.5 or 4.6 of the Cod...
(1)On passenger ships, survival craft embarkation arrangements shall be designed for -
(a)all lifeboats to be J>Oarded and launched either directly from the stowed position or from an embarkation deck but not both; and (b} davit-...
(2)Rescue boat arrangements shall be such that the rescue boat can be boarded and launched directly from the stowed position with the number o...
(1)This regulation applies to all ro-ro passenger ships. Ro-ro passenger ships constructed - 827 (a} on or after 1st. July, 1998 shall comply...
(c)before 1st. July, 1986 shall comply with the requirements of sub-regulation (5) not later than the first periodical survey after 1st. July,...
(2){a} The ro-ro passenger ship's liferafts shall be served by marine evacuation systems complying with the requirements of section 6.2 of the...
(3){a} At least one of th~ rescue boats on a ro-ro passenger ship shall be a fast rescue boat approved by the Director, having regard to the r...
(c)At least 2 crews of each fast rescue boat shall be trained and drilled regularly having regard to the Seafarers' Training, Certification an...
(d)In the case where the arrangement or size of a ro-ro passenger ship, constructed before 1st. July, 1997, is such as to prevent the installa...
(i)the fast rescue boat installed is served by a launching appliance complying with paragraph (b);
(ii)the capacity of the survival craft lost by the above substitution is compensated by the installation of liferafts capable of carrying at le...
(iii)such liferafts are served by the existing launching appliances or marine evacuation systems. Means of rescue. • [4)
(a)Each ro-ro passenger ship shall be equipped with efficient means for rapidly recovering survivors from the water and transferring survivors...
(b)The means of transfer of survivors to the ship may be part of a marine evacuation system, or may be part of a system designed for rescue pu...
(c)If the slide of a marine evacuation system is intended to provide the means of transfer of survivors to the deck of the ship, the slide sha...
(5)
(a)Notwithstanding the requirements of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 132 and sub-regulation (2) of regulation 147, a sufficient number of l...
(b)In ro-ro passenger ships, each life jacket shall be fitted with a light complying with the requirements of paragraph 2.2.3 of the Code. Inf...
(1)All persons on board all passenger ships shall be counted prior to departure.
(2)Details of persons who have declared a need for special care or assistance in emergency situations shall be recorded and communicated to th...
(3)In addition, not later than 1st. January, 1999, the names and gender of all persons on board, distinguishing between adults, children and i...
(4)The information required by sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) shall be kept ashore and made readily available to search and rescue services...
(2)Ro-rot passenger ships of 130 metres in length and upwards, constructed on or after 1st. July, 1999, shall be fitted with a helicopter land...
(1)This regulation applies to all passenger ships. Passenger ships constructed before 1st. July, 1997 shall comply with the requirements of th...
(2)In all passenger ships, a decision support system for emergency management shall be provided on the navigation bridge.
(3)The system shall, as a minimum, consist of a printed emergency plan or plans.* All foreseeable emergency situations shall be identified in...
(b)damage to ship; {c) pollution; {d) unlawful acts threatening the safety of the ship and the security of its passengers and crew; {e) person...
(g)emergency assistance to other ships.
(4)The emergency procedures established in the emergency plan or plans shall provide decision support to masters for handling any combination...
(5)The emergency plan or plans shall have a uniform structure and be easy to use. Where applicable, the actual loading conditions as calculate...
(6)In addition to the printed emergency plan or plans, the Director may also accept the use of a computer-based decision support system on the...
(1)This regulation applies to all passenger ships.
(2)On passenger ships, an abandon ship drill and fire drill shall take place weekly. The entire crew need not be involved in every drill, but...
(1)
(a)Cargo ships shall carry-
(i)one or more totally enclosed lifeboats complying with the requirements of section 4.6 of the Code of such aggregate capacity on each side o...
(i)one or more free-fall lifeboats, complying with the requirements of section 4. 7 of the Code, capable of being free-fall launched over the...
(ii)in addition, one or more inflatable or rigid liferafts complying with the requirements of section 4.2 or 4.3 of the Code, on each side of t...
(i)they shall carry on each side of the ship, one or more inflatable or rigid liferafts complying with the requirements of section 4.2 or 4.3...
(ii)unless the liferafts required by sub-paragraph (i) are stowed in a position providing for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open deck...
(iii)if the rescue boat required by sub-regulation (2) is also a totally enclosed lifeboat complying with the requirements of section 4.6 of the...
(d)Cargo ships where the horizontal distance from the extreme end of the stem or stern of the ship to the nearest end of the closest survival...
(e)With the exception of the survival craft referred to in paragraph (a} of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 141, all survival craft required...
(f)Chemical tankers and gas carriers carrying cargoes emitting toxic vapours or gases* shall carry, in lieu of totally enclosed lifeboats comp...
(3)In addition to their lifeboats, all cargo ships constructed before 1st. July, 1986 shall carry - fa) one or more liferafts capable of being...
(b)where the horizontal distance from the extreme end of the stem or stern of the ship to the nearest end Of the closest survival craft is mor...
(1)
(a)Cargo ships shall carry not less than the number of lifebuoys complying with the requirements of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 132 and s...
(b)Self-igniting lights for lifebuoys on tankers required by paragraph
(c)of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 132 shall be of an electric battery type. Life jacket lights.
(2)
(a)This sub-regulation applies to all cargo ships.
(b)On cargo ships, each life jacket shall be fitted with a life jacket light complying with the requirements of paragraph 2.2.3 of the Code. {...
(3){a) This sub-regulation applies to all cargo ships. {b) Cargo ships shall carry for each lifeboat on the ship at least 3 immersion suits co...
(i)has totally enclosed lifeboats on each side of the ship of such aggregate capacity as will accommodate the total number of persons on board...
(ii)has totally enclosed lifeboats capable of being launched by free-fall over the stern of the ship of such aggregate capacity as will accommo...
(iii)is constantly engaged on voyages in warm climates where, in the opinion of the Director, immersion suits are unnecessary. {c) Cargo ships c...
(i)has davit-launched liferafts; Iii) has liferafts served by equivalent approved appliances capable of being used on both sides of the ship a...
(ii)of paragraph (bj carried on cargo ships constructed before 1st. July, 1986 need not comply with the requirements of section 4.6 of the Code...
(2)On cargo ships of 20,000 tons and upwards, lifeboats shall be capable of being launched, where necessary utilising painters, with the ship...
(2)A training manual complying with the requirements of sub-regulation
(3)shall be provided in each crew mess room and recreation room or in each crew cabin.
(3)The training manual, which may comprise several volumes, shall contain instructions and information, in easily understood terms illustrated...
(b)muster at the designated stations;
(c)hoarding, launching and clearing the survival craft and rescue boats, including, where applicable, use of marine evacuation systems;
(d)method of launching from within the survival craft;
(e)release from launching appliances;
(f)methods and use of devices for protection in launching areas, where appropriate;
(g)illumination in launching areas;
(h)use of all survival equipment; (i} use of all detection equipment; (}} with the assistance of illustrations, the use of radio life-saving a...
(4)Every ship fitted with a marine evacuation system shall be provided with on-board training aids in the use of the system. Instructions for...
(f)list of sources of spare parts; and {g) log for records of inspections and maintenance. Muster list and emergency instructions.
(2)Each passenger ship shall have procedures in place for locating and rescuing passengers trapped in their staterooms.
(3)The muster list shall show the duties assigned to the different members of the crew including - 839 {a} closing of the watertight doors, fi...
(c)preparation and launching of survival craft;
(d)general preparations of other life-saving appliances;
(e)muster of passengers;
(f)use of communication equipment;
(g)manning of fire parties assigned to deal with fire; and
(h)special duties assigned with respect to the use of fire-fighting equipment and installations.
(4)The muster list shall specify which officers are assigned to ensure that life-saving and fire appliances are maintained in good condition a...
(5)The muster list shall specify substitutes for key persons who may become disabled, taking into account that different emergencies may call...
(b)seeing that they are suitably clad and have donned their life jackets correctly;
(c)assembling passengers at muster stations;
(d)keeping order ir{ the passageways and on the stairways and generally controlling the movements of the passengers; and
(e)ensuring that a supply of blankets is taken to the survival craft.
(7)The muster list shall be prepared before the ship proceeds to sea. After the muster list has been prepared, if any change takes place in th...
(8)The format of the muster list used on passenger ships shall be approved.
Chapter IV
TextRADIO COMMUNICATIONS
(1)Unless expressly provided otherwise, this Chapter applies to all ships to which these Regulations apply and to cargo ships of 300 tons and...
(2)This Chapter does not apply to ships to which these Regulations would otherwise apply while such ships are being navigated within the Great...
(b)assembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1% of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less.
(4)Every ship shall comply with paragraphs (d) and (fJ of sub-regulation. \1) of regulation 170 not later than 1st. August, 1993.
(5)Subject to sub-regulations (4) and (6), every ship constructed before 1st. February, 1995- (a} during the period between 1st. February, 199...
(ii)complies with all applicable requirements of Chapter IV of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, in force prior...
(6)Every ship constructed on or after 1st. February, 1995 shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Chapter.
(7)Passenger ships constructed before 1st. July, 1997 shall, as appropriate, comply with the requirements of sub-regulations (4). (5), (6) of...
(8)No provision in this Chapter shall prevent the use by any ship, survival craft or person in distress, of any means at their disposal to att...
(1)For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings defined below - "bridge-to-bridge communications" means safet...
(2)All other terms and abbreviations which are used in this Chapter and which are defined in the Radio Regulations and in the International Co...
(1)The Director may grant partial or conditional exemptions to individual ships from the requirements of regulations 170, 171, 172, 173 and 17...
(2)An exemption may be granted under sub-regulation (1) only
(a)if the conditions affecting safety are such as to render the full application of regulations 170, 171, 172, 173 and 174 unreasonable or unn...
(b)in exceptional circumstances, for a single voyage outside the sea area or sea areas for which the ship is equipped; or
(c)prior to 1st. February, 1999, when the ship will be taken permanently out of service within. 2 years of a date prescribed by regulation 163...
(a)except as provided in paragraph {a) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 171 and paragraph {d){iii) of sub-regulation {1) of regulation 1731...
(c)of transmitting and receiving ship-to-ship distress alerts;
(d)of transmitting and receiving search and rescue co-ordinating communications; {e) of transmitting and receiving on-scene communications;
(f)of transmitting and, as required by sub-regulations (7) and (8) of regulation 193, receiving signals for locating t; {g) of transmitting an...
(i)of transmitting and receiving bridge-to-bridge communications. RESPONSIBILITY OF MASTER Voyages to be kept within appropriate sea areas.
(1)This regulation applies to all ships on all voyages.
(2)Each Contracting State undertakes to ensure that suitable arrangements are made for registering Global Maritime Distress and Safety System...
(2)Every radio installation shall - (a} be so located that no harmful interference of mechanical, electrical or other origin affects its prope...
(b)be so located as to ensure the greatest possible degree of safety and operational availability; ( c J be protected against harmful effects...
(3)Control of the VHF radiotelephone channels, required for navigational safety, shall be immediately available on the navigation bridge conve...
(4)In passenger ships, a distress panel shall be installed at the conning position. This panel shall contain either one single button which, w...
(5)In passenger ships, information on .• the ship's position shall be continuously and automatically provided to all relevant radio communicat...
(6)In passenger ships, a distress alarm panel shall be installed at the conning position. The distress alarm panel shall provide visual and au...
(1)Every ship shall be provided with- (a} a VHF radio installation capable of transmitting and receiving-
(i)DSC on the frequency 156.525 MHz (channel 70). It shall be possible to initiate the transmission of distress alerts on channel 70 from the...
(ii)radiotelephony on the frequencies 156.300 MHz (channel 6), 156.650 MHz (channel 13) and 156.800 MHz [channel 16); (b} a radio installation...
(i)shall be so stowed that it can be easily utilised; and
(ii)may be one of those required by paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 131 for a survival craft; (d} a receiver capable of recei...
(e)a radio facility for reception of maritime safety information by the INMARSAT enhanced group calling system t if the ship is engaged on voy...
(i)capable of transmitting a distress alert either through the polar orbiting satellite service operating in the 406 MHz band or, if the ship...
(ii)installed in an easily accessible position;
(iii)ready to be,'manually released and capable of being carried by one person into a survival craft;
(iv)capable of floating free if the ship sinks and of being automatically activated when afloat; and t Refer to resolution A.701(17) concerning...
(v)capable of being activated manually.
(2)Until 1st. February, 1999 or until such other date as may be determined by the Organisation, every ship shall, in addition, be fitted with...
(3)Until 1st. February, 1999, every ship shall, unless the ship is engaged on voyages in sea area Al only, be fitted with a device for generat...
(4)The Director may exempt ships constructed on or after 1st. February, 1997 from the requirements prescribed by sub-regulations (2) and (3).
(5)Every passenger ship shall be provided with means for two-way on-scene radio communications for search and rescue purposes using the aerona...
(1)In addition to meeting the requirements of regulation 170, every ship engaged on voyages exclusively in sea area Al shall be provided with...
(i)an INMARSAT ship earth station*; or
(ii)the satellite EPIRB, required by paragraph {fJ of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 170, either by installing the satellite EPIRB close to,...
(2)The VHF radio installation, required by paragraph {a) of sub-regulation ( 1) of regulation 170, shall also be capable of transmitting and r...
(3)Ships engaged on voyages exclusively in sea area A1 may carry, in lieu of the satellite EPIRB required by paragraph {fJ of sub-regulation (...
(i)2,187.5 kHz using DSC; and • This requirement can be met by Inmarsat ship earth stations capable of two-way communications, such as Inmarsa...
(b)a radio installation capable of maintaining a continuous DSC watch on the frequency 2,187.5 kHz which may be separate from, or combined wit...
(i)through the polar orbiting satellite service on 406 MHz. This requirement may be fulfilled by the satellite EPIRB, required by paragraph {f...
(ii)on HF using DSC; or
(iii)through the INMARSAT geostationary satellite service. This requirement may be fulfilled by -
(A)the equipment specified in paragraph {b) of sub-regulation (3); or
(B)the satellite EPIRB, required by paragraph {f) of sub-regulation ( 1) of regulation 170, either by installing the satellite EPIRB close to,...
(2)It shall be possible to initiate transmission of distress alerts by the radio installations specified in paragraphs {a} and {c) of sub-regu...
(3)The ship shall, in addition, be capable of transmitting and receiving general radio communications using radiotelephony or direct-printing...
(b)an INMARSAT ship earth station.
(4)The Director may exempt ships constructed before 1st. February, 1997, which are engaged exclusively on voyages within sea area AZ, from the...
(1)In addition to meeting the requirements of regulation 170, every ship engaged on voyages beyond sea areas A1 and A2, but remaining within s...
(ii)initiating and receiving distress priority calls;
(iii)maintaining watch for shore-to-ship distress alerts, including those directed to specifically defined geographical areas;
(iv)transmitting and receiving general radio communications, using either radiotelephony or direct-printing telegraphy;
(b)an MF radio installation capable of transmitting and receiving, for distress and safety purposes, on the frequencies -
(i)2,187.5 kHz using DSC; and (iij 2,182 kHz using radiotelephony;
(c)a radio installation capable of maintaining a continuous DSC watch on the frequency 2,187.5 kHz which may be separate from, or combined wit...
(d)means of initiating the transmission of ship-to-shore distress alerts by a radio service operating either.- (il through the polar orbiting...
(ii)on HF using DSC; or 852
(iii)through the INMARSAT geostationary satellite service, by an additional ship earth station or by the satellite EPIRB required by paragraph (...
(2)In addition to meeting the requirements of regulation 170, every ship engaged on voyages beyond sea areas A1 and A2, but remaining within s...
(ii)using radiotelephony; and
(iii)using direct-printing telegraphy;
(b)equipment capable of maintaining DSC watch on 2,187.5 kHz, 8,414.5 kHz and on at least one of the distress and safety DSC frequencies 4,207...
(c)means of initiating the transmission of ship-to-shore distress alerts by a radio communication service other than HF operating either -
(i)through the polar orbiting satellite service on 406 MHz. This requirement may be fulfilled by the satellite EPIRB, required by paragraph ((...
(ii)through the INMARSAT geostationary satellite service. This requirement may be fulfilled by -
(A)an INMARSAT ship earth station; or
(B)the satellite EPIRB, required by paragraph ((} of sub-regulation ( 1) of regulation 170, either by installing the BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNM...
(d)in addition, ships shall be capable of transmitting and receiving general radio communications using radiotelephony or direct-printing tele...
(3)It shall be possible to initiate transmission of distress alerts by the radio installations specified in paragraphs (a}, (b) and (d) of sub...
(4)The Director may exempt ships constructed before 1st. February, 1997, and engaged exclusively on voyages within sea areas A2 and A3, from t...
(1)In addition to meeting the requirements of regulation 170, ships engaged on voyages in all sea areas shall be provided with the radio insta...
(2)The Director may exempt ships constructed before 1st. February, 1997, and engaged exclusively on voyages within sea areas A2, A3 and A4, fr...
(b)on the distress and safety DSC frequency 2,187.5 kHz, if the ship, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph {b) of sub-regulation (...
(d)for satellite shore-to-ship distress alerts, if the ship, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (a} of sub-regulation (1) of reg...
(2)Every ship, while at sea, shall maintain a radio watch for broadcasts of maritime safety information on the appropriate frequency or freque...
(3)Until 1st. February, 1999 or until such other date as may be determined by the Organisation,* every ship, while at sea, shall maintain, whe...
(4)Until 1st. February, 1999 or until such other date as may be determined by the Organisation, t every ship required to carry a radiotelephon...
(1)There shall be available at all times, while the ship is at sea, a supply of electrical energy sufficient to operate the radio installation...
(2)A reserve source or sources of energy shall be provided on every ship, to supply radio installations, for the purpose of conducting distres...
(a)one hour on ships provided with an emergency source of electrical power, if such source of power complies fully with all relevant provision...
(b)6 hours on ships not provided with an emergency source of electrical power complying fully with all relevant provisions of regulation 92 or...
(3)The reserve source or sources of energy shall be independent of the propelling power of the ship and the ship's electrical system.
(4)Where, in addition to the VHF radio installation, 2 or more of the other radio installations, referred to in sub-regulation (2), can be con...
(a)all other radio installations which can be connected to the reserve source or sources of energy at the same time; or * For guidance, the fo...
(5)The reserve source or sources of energy may be used to supply the electrical lighting required by paragraph {d) of sub-regulation (2) of re...
(6)Where a reserve source of energy consists of a rechargeable accumulator battery or batteries - {aj a means of automatically charging such b...
(7)The siting and installation of accumulator batteries which provide a reserve source of energy shall be such as to ensure - {a} the highest...
(c)reasonable safety; {d) that battery temperatures remain within the manufacturer's specifications whether under charge or idle; and {e) that...
(8)If an uninterrupted input of information from the ship's navigational or other equipment to a radio installation required by this Chapter,...
Section 1Resolution A.525(13): Performance standards for narrow-band direct-printing telegraph equipment for the reception of navigational and meteo...
Section 2Resolution A.694(17): General requirements for shipborne radio equipment forming part of the global maritime distress and safety system (GM...
Section 3Resolution A.808(19): Performance standards for ship earth stations capable of two-way communications and resolution A.570(14): Type approv...
Section 4Resolution A.803(19): Performance standards for shipborne VHF radio installations capable of voice communications and digital selective cal...
Section 5Resolution A.804(19j: Performance standards for shipborne MF radio installations capable of voice communications and digital selective call...
Section 6Resolution A.806(19): Performance standards for shipborne MF/HF radio installations capable of voice communication, narrow-band direct-prin...
Section 7Resolution A.810[19): Performance standards for float-free satellite emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) operating on 406...
Section 8Resolution A.802[19): Performance standards for survival craft radar transponder for use in search and rescue operations.
Section 9Resolution A.805(19): Performance standards for float-free VHF emergency position-indicating radio beacons.
Section 10Resolution A.807[19): Performance standards for INMARSAT-C ship earth stations capable of transmitting and receiving direci-printing commun...
Section 11Resolution A.664(16): Performance standards for enhanced group call equipment.
Section 12Resolution A.812{19): Performance standards for float-free satellite emergency position-indicating radio beacons operating through the geos...
Section 13Resolution A.662(16): Performance staudards for float-free release and activation arrangements for emergency radio equipment.
Section 14Resolution A.699(17): System performance standard for the promulgation and co-ordination of maritime safety information using high-frequenc...
Section 15Resolution A.700(17): Performance standards for narrow-band direct-printing telegraph equipment for the reception of navigational and meteo...
Section 16Resolution A.811[19): Performance standards for a shipborne integrated radio communication system [IRCS) when used in the GMDSS.
Section 17Resolution MSC.80(70), annex 1: Performance standards for on-scene (aeronautical) two-way portable VHF radiotelephone apparatus. 858 !2) Eq...
(2)Where applicable, equipment shall be so constructed and installed that it is readily accessible for inspection and on-board maintenance pur...
(3)Adequate information shall be provided to enable the equipment to be properly operated and maintained, taking into account the recommendati...
(4)Adequate tools and spares shall be provided to enable the equipment to be maintained.
(5)Radio equipment required by this Chapter shall be maintained to provide the availability of the functional requirements specified in regula...
(6)On ships engaged on voyages in sea areas Al and A2, the availability shall be ensured by using such methods as duplication of equipment, sh...
(7)On ships engaged on voyages in sea areas A3 and A4, the availability shall be ensured by using a combination of at least 2 methods such as...
(8)While all reasonable steps shall be taken to maintain the equipment in efficient working order to ensure compliance with all the functional...
(1)Unless expressly provided otherwise, this Chapter shall apply to all ships on all voyages, except-
(a)warships, naval auxiliaries. and other ships owned or operated by a Contracting State and used only on government non-commercial service; a...
(b)ships solely navigating the Great Lakes of North America and their connecting and tributary waters as far east as the lower exit of the St....
(2)The Director may decide to what extent this Chapter shall apply to ships operating solely in waters landward of the baselines which are est...
(3)A rigidly connected composite unit of a pushing vessel and associated pushed vessel, when designed as a dedicated and integrated tug and ba...
(4)The Director shall determine to what extent regulations 196 to 209 do not apply to the following categories of ships -
(a)ships below 150 tons engaged on any voyage;
(b)ships below 500 tons not engaged on international voyages; and
(c)fishing vessels. Interpretation.
(a)the keel is laid;
(b)construction identifiable with a specific ship begins; or
(c)assembly of the ship has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1 o/o of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is le...
(3)The Director shall submit to the Organisation, as soon as possible after 1st. January, in each year, a report summarising all new exemption...
(1)Contracting States undertake to encourage the collection of meteorological data by ships at sea and to arrange for their examination, disse...
(3)The information provided for in this regulation shall be furnished in a form for transmission and be transmitted in the order of priority p...
(1)The Ice Patrol contributes to safety of life at sea, safety and efficiency of navigation and protection of the marine environment in the No...
(2)The Contracting States undertake to continue an ice patrol and a service for study and observation of ice conditions in the North Atlantic....
(3)Ships and aircraft used for the Ice Patrol Service and the study and observation of ice conditions may be assigned other duties, provided t...
(4)The Government of the United States of America agrees to continue the overall management of the Ice Patrol Service and the study and observ...
(5)The terms and conditions governing the management, operation and financing of the Ice Patrol are set forth in the Rules for the management,...
Section 11which shall form an integral part of this Chapter.
(6)If, at any time, the United States or Canadian Governments should desire to discontinue providing these services, it may do so and the Cont...
(1)Each Contracting State undertakes to ensure that necessary arrangements are made for distress communication and co-ordination in their area...
(2)Each Contracting State undertakes to make available information to the Organisation concerning its existing search and rescue facilities an...
(3)Passenger ships to which Chapter I applies shall have on board a plan for co-operation with appropriate search and rescue services in the e...
(a)homing capability of search and rescue (SAR} aircraft (resolution A.225(VII));
(b)use of radar transponders for search and rescue purposes {resolution A.530(13));
(c)search and rescue homing capability (resolution A.616(15)); and
(d)International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue {IAMSAR} Manual (resolution A.894{21)1.
(2)In particular, Contracting States undertake to co-operate in carrying out, as far as possible, the following nautical and hydrographic serv...
(3)Contracting States undertake to ensure the greatest possible uniformity in charts and nautical publications and to take into account, whene...
(4)Contracting States undertake to co-ordinate their activities to the greatest possible degree in order to ensure that hydrographic and nauti...
(1)Ships' routeing systems contribute to safety of life at sea, safety and efficiency of navigation and protection of the marine environment....
(2)The Organisation is recognised as the only international body for developing guidelines, criteria and regulations on an international level...
(3)The initiation of action for establishing a ships' routeing system is the responsibility of the government concerned. In developing such sy...
(4)Ships' routeing systems should be submitted to the Organisation for adoption. A government implanting ships' routeing systems not intended...
(5)Where 2 or more governments have a common interest in a particular area, they should formulate joint proposals for the delineation and use...
(6)Contracting States shall adhere to the measures adopted by the Organisation concerning ships' routeing. They shall promulgate all informati...
(7)A ship shall use a mandatory ships' routeing system adopted by the Organisation as required for its category or cargo carried and in accord...
(8)Mandatory ships' rduteing systems shall be reviewed by the Contracting State concerned in accordance with the guidelines and criteria devel...
(9)All adopted ships' routeing systems and actions taken to enforce compliance with those systems shall be consistent with international law,...
(10)Nothing in this regulation nor its associated guidelines and criteria shall prejudice the rights and duties of governments under internatio...
(2)The Organisation is recognised as th~ only international body for developing guidelines, criteria and regulations o:ri an international lev...
(3)The initiation of action for establishing a ship reporting system is the responsibility of the government concerned. In developing such sys...
(4)Ship reporting systems not submitted to the Organisation for adoption do not necessarily need to comply with this regulation. Governments i...
(5)Where 2 or more governments have a common interest in a particular area, they should formulate proposals for a co~ordinated ship reporting...
(6)After adoption of a ship reporting system in accordance with this regulation, the government or governments concerned shall take all measur...
(7)The master of a ship shall comply with the requirements of adopted ship reporting systems and report to the appropriate authority all infor...
(8)All adopted ship reporting systems and actions taken to enforce compliance with those systems shall be consistent with international law, i...
(9)Nothing in this regulation or its associated guidelines and criteria shall prejudice the rights and duties .• of governments under internat...
(10)The participation of ships in accordance with the provisions of adopted ship reporting systems shall be free of charge to the ships concern...
(2)Contracting States undertake to arrange for the establishment of VTS where, in their opinion, the volume of traffic or the degree of risk j...
(3)Contracting States planning and implementing VTS shall, wherever possible, follow the guidelines developed by the Organisation.* The use of...
(4)Contracting States shall endeavour to secure the participation in, and compliance with, the provisions of vessel traffic services by ships...
(5)Nothing in this regulation or the guidelines adopted by the Organisation shall prejudice the rights and duties of governments under interna...
(1)Each Contracting State undertakes to provide, as it deems practical and necessary, either individually or in co-operation with other Contra...
(3)Contracting States undertake to arrange for information relating to aids to navigation to be made available to all concerned. Changes in th...
(2)Every ship to which Chapter I applies shall be provided with an appropriate minimum safe manning document or equivalent issued by the Direc...
(3)On all ships, to ensure effective crew performance in safety matters, a working language shall be established and recorded in the ship's lo...
(1)The Director shall be satisfied that adequate arrangements are in place to ensure that the performance of the equipment required by this Ch...
(1)The Director shall ensure that all electrical and electronic equipment on the bridge or in the vicinity of the bridge, on ships constructed...
(2)Electrical and electronic equipment shall be so installed that electromagnetic interference does not affect the proper function of navigati...
(3)Portable electrical and electronic equipment shall not be operated on the bridge if it may affect the proper function of navigational syste...
(1)Systems and equipment required to meet the requirements of regulations 200 and 201 shall be of a type approved by the Director.
(2)Systems and equipment, including associated back-up arrangements, where applicable, installed on of after 1st. July, 2002 to perform the fu...
(3)When systems and equipment are replaced or added to on ships constructed before 1st. July, 2002, such systems and equipment shall, in so fa...
(4)Systems and equipment installed prior to the adoption of performance standards by the Organisation may subsequently be exempted from full c...
(5)The Director shall require that the manufacturers have a quality control system audited by a competent authority to ensure continuous compl...
(6)Before giving approval to systems or equipment embodying new features not covered by this Chapter, the Director shall ensure that such feat...
(7)When equipment, for which performance standards have been developed by the Organisation, is carried on ships in addition to those items of...
(8)The voyage data recorder system, including all sensors, shall be subjected to an annual performance test. The test shall be conducted by an...
(a)ships constructed on or after 1st. July, 2002 shall be fitted with navigational systems and equipment which will fulfill the requirements p...
(b)ships constructed before 1st. July, 2002 shall-
(i)subject to sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) 1 unless they comply fully with this regulation 1 continue to be fitted with equipment which fulfi...
(iii)be fitted with the system required in paragraph (d) of sub-regulation (2} not later than the dates specified in sub-paragraphs (ii) and (ii...
(2)
(a)All ships, irrespective of size, shall have-
(i)a properly adjusted standard magnetic compass, or other means, independent of any power supply, to determine the ship's heading and display...
(ii)a pelorus or compass bearing device, or other means, independent of any power supply, to take bearings over an arc of the horizon of 360°;
(iii)means of correcting heading and bearings to true at all times;
(iv)nautical charts and nautical publications to plan and display the ship's route for the intended voyage and to plot and monitor positions th...
(v)back-up arrangements to meet the functional requirements of sub-paragraph (iv), if this function is partly or fully fulfilled by electronic...
(vi)a receiver for a global navigation satellite system or a terrestrial radio navigation system, or other means, suitable for use at all times...
(vii)if less than 150 tons and if practicable, a radar reflector, or other means, to enable detection by ships navigating by radar at both 9 and...
(viii)when the ship's bridge is totally enclosed and, unless the Director determines otherwise, a sound reception system, or other means, to enab...
(ix)a telephone, or other means, to communicate heading information to the emergency steering position, if provided. (bj All ships of 150 tons...
(i)a spare magnetic compass, interchangeable with the magnetic compass as referred to in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a} 1 or other means,...
(ii)a daylight signalling lamp, or other means, to communicate by light during day and night using an energy source of electrical power not sol...
(i)an echo-sounding device, or other electronic means, to measure and display the available depth of water;
(ii)a 9 GHz radar, or other means, to determine and display the range and bearing of radar transponders and of other surface craft, obstruction...
(iii)an electronic plotting aid, or other means, to plot electronically the range and bearing of targets to determine collision risk;
(iv)speed and distance measurmg device, or other means, to indicate speed and distance through the water;
(v)a properly adjusted transmitting heading device, or other means, to transmit heading information for input to the equipment referred to in...
(d)All ships of 300 tons and upwards engaged on international voyages and cargo ships of 500 tons and upwards not engaged on international voy...
(i)ships constructed on or after 1st. July, 2002;
(ii)ships engaged on international voyages constructed before 1st. July, 2002-
(A)in the case of passenger ships, not later than 1st. July, 2003;
(B)in the case of tankers, not later than the first survey for safety equipment* on or after 1st. July, 2003;
(C)in the case of ships, other than passenger ships and tankers, of 50,000 tons and upwards, not later than 1st. July, 2004; * Refer to regula...
(D)in the case of ships, other than passenger ships and tankers, of 10,000 tons and upwards but less than 50,000 tons, not later than 1st. Jul...
(E)in the case of ships, other than passenger ships and tankers, of 3,000 tons and upwards but less than 10,000 tons, not later than 1st. July...
(F)in the case of ships, other than passenger ships and tankers, of 300 tons and upwards but less than 3,000 tons, not later than 1st. July, 2...
(iii)ships not engaged on international voyages constructed before 1st. July, 2002, not later than 1st. July, 2008;
(iv)the Director may exempt ships from the application of the requirements of this paragraph when such ships will be taken permanently out of s...
(v)AIS shall -
(A)provide automatically to appropriately equipped shore stations, other ships and aircraft information, including the ship's identity, type,...
(B)receive automatically such information from similarly fitted ships;
(C)monitor and track ships; and ,•
(D)exchange data with shore-based facilities;
(vi)the requirements of sub-paragraph (v) shall not be applied to cases where international agreements, rules or standards provide for the prot...
(vii)AIS shall be operated taking into account the guidelines adopted by the Organisation.*
(e)All ships of 500 tons and upwards shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (c), with the exception of sub-paragraphs (ii...
(ii)a gyro-compass heading repeater, or other means, to supply heading information visually at the emergency steering position, if provided;
(iii)a gyro-compass bearing repeater, or other means, to take bearings, over an arc of the horizon of 360°, using the gyro-compass, or other mea...
(iv)rudder, propeller, thrust, :pitch and operational mode indicators, or other means, to determine and display rudder angle, propeller revolut...
(v)an automatic tracking aid, or other means, to plot automatically the range and bearing of other targets to determine collision risk. ({) On...
(g)All ships of 3,000 tons and upwards shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (e), have-
(i)a 3 GHz radar or, where considered appropriate by the Director, a second 9 GHz radar, or other means, to determine and display the range an...
(ii)a second automatic tracking aid, or other means, to plot automatically the range and bearing of other targets to determine collision risk w...
(h)All ships of 10,000 tons and upwards shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (g), with the exception of sub-paragraph (...
(i)an automatic radar plotting aid, or other means, to plot automatically the range and bearing of at least 20 other targets, connected to a d...
(ii)a heading or track control system, or other means, to automatically control and keep to a heading or straight track.
(i)All ships of 50,000 tons and upwards shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (h), have-
(i)a rate-of-turn indicator, or other means, to determine and display the rate of turn; and
(ii)a speed and distance measuring device, or other means, to indicate speed and distance over the ground in the forward and athwartships direc...
(3)When other means are permitted under this regulation, such means must be approved by the Director in accordance with regulation 199.
(4)The navigational equipment and systems referred to in this regulation shall be so installed, tested and maintained as to minimise malfuncti...
(6)Integrated bridge systems* shall be so arranged that failure of one sub-system is brought to the immediate attention of the officer in char...
(b)ro-ro passenger ships constructed before 1st. July, 2002, not later than the first survey on or after 1st. July, 2002; {c) passenger ships,...
(2)The Director may exempt ships, other than ro-ro passenger ships, constructed before 1st. July, 2002 from being fitted with a VDR where it c...
(1)Ships of not less than 4S metres in length, as defined in regulation 128, constructed on or after 1st. July, 1998, shall meet the following...
(b)no blind sector, caused by cargo, cargo gear or other obstructions outside of the wheelhouse forward of the beam which obstructs the view o...
(i)to help avoid reflections, the bridge front windows shall be inclined from the vertical plane top out, at an angle of not less than 10° and...
(ii)framing between navigation bridge windows shall be kept to a minimum and not be installed immediately forward of any work station;
(iii)polarised and tinted windows shall not be fitted;
(iv)a clear view through at least 2 of the navigation bridge front windows and, depending on the bridge configuration, an additional number of...
(2)Ships constructed before 1st. July, 1998 shall, where practicable, meet the requirements of paragraphs {a) and {b) of sub-regulation \1). S...
(1){a) Ships engaged on voyages in the course of which pilots are likely to be employed shall be provided with pilot transfer arrangements. {b...
(2){a) All arrangements used for pilot transfer shall efficiently fulfill their purpose of enabling pilots to embark and disembark safely. The...
(3)
(a)Arrangements shall be provided to enable the pilot to embark and disembark safely on either side of the ship.
(b)In all ships where the distance from sea level to the point of access to, or egress from, the ship exceeds 9 metres, and when it is intende...
(c)Safe and convenient access to, and egress from, the ship shall be provided by either -
(i)a pilot ladder requiring a climb of not less than 1.5 metres and not more than 9 metres above the surface of the water, so positioned and s...
(A)it is clear of any possible discharges from the ship;
(B)it is within the parallel body length of the ship and, as far as is practicable, within the mid-ship half length of the ship;
(C)each step rests firmly against the ship's side. Where constructional features, such as rubbing bands, would prevent the implementation of t...
(D)the single length of pilot ladder is capable of reaching the water from the point of access to, or egress from, the ship and due allowance...
(ii)an accommodation ladder in conjunction with the pilot ladder or other equally safe and convenient means, whenever the distance from the sur...
(iii)a mechanical pilot hoist so located that it is within the parallel body length of the ship and, as far as is practicable, within the mid-sh...
(4)Means shall be provided to ensure safe, convenient and unobstructed passage for any person embarking on, or disembarking from, the ship bet...
(5)Shipside doors used for pilot transfer shall not open outwards. Mechanical pilot hoists.
(6){a) The mechanical pilot hoist and its ancillary equipment shall be of a type approved by the Director. The pilot hoist shall be designed t...
(i)2 man-ropes of not less than 28 millimetres in diameter, properly secured to the ship, if required by the pilot;
(ii)a lifebuoy equipped with a self-igniting light;
(iii)a heaving line. {b) When required ·by sub-regulation (4), stanchions and bulwark ladders shall be provided. Lighting.
(8)Adequate lighting shall be-provided to illuminate the transfer arrangements overside, the position on deck where a person embarks or disemb...
(1)In areas of high traffic density, in conditions of restricted visibility and in all other hazardous navigational situations where heading a...
(2)In circumstances as mentioned in sub-regulation ( 1), the officer in charge of the navigational watch shall have available without delay th...
(3)The change-over from automatic to manual steering or otherwise shall be made by, or under the supervision of, a responsible officer.
(4)The manual steering shall be tested after prolonged use of heading or track control systems and before entering areas where navigation dema...
(1)Within 12 hours before departure, the ship's steering gear shall be checked and tested by the ship's crew. The test procedure shall include...
(2)The checks and tests shall include - (a} the full movement of the rudder according to the required capabilities of the steering gear;
(b)a visual inspection of the steering gear and its connecting linkage; and
(c)the operation of the means of communication between the navigation bridge and steering gear compartment.
(3)Simple operating instructions with a block diagram showing the change-over procedures for remote steering gear control systems and steering...
(4)All ships' officers concerned with the operation or maintenance of steering gear shall be familiar with the operation of the steering syste...
(5)In addition to the routine checks and test prescribed in sub-regulations
(1)and (2), emergency steering drills shall take place at least once every 3 months in order to practice emergency steering procedures. These...
(6)The Director may waive the requirements to carry out the checks and tests prescribed in sub-regulations (1) and (2) for ships which regular...
(7)The date upon whi~h the checks and tests prescribed in sub-regulations (1) and (2) are carried out and the date and details of emergency st...
(1)This regulation applies to all passenger ships to which Chapter I applies.
(2)A list of all limitations on the operation of a passenger ship, including exemptions from any of these Regulations, restrictions in operati...
(1)The master of every ship which meets with dangerous ice, a dangerous derelict, or any other direct danger to navigation, or a tropical stor...
(2)Each Contracting State shall take all steps necessary to ensure that when intelligence of any of the dangers specified in sub-regulation (1...
(3)The transmission of messages regarding the dangers specified is free of cost to the ships concerned.
(4)All radio messages issued under sub-regulation (1J shall be preceded by the safety signal, using the procedure as prescribed by the Radio R...
(i)the kind of ice, derelict or danger observed;
(ii)the position of the ice, derelict or danger when last observed;
(iii)the time and date (Universal Co-ordinated Time) when the danger was last observed; {b) tropical cyclones (storms)* -
(i)a statement that a tropical cyclone has been encountered. This obligation should be interpreted in a broad spirit, and information transmit...
(ii)the time, date (Universal Co-ordinated Time) and position of ship when the observation was taken;
(iii)as much of the following information as is practicable should be included in the message -
(A)barometric pressure,* preferably corrected (stating millibars, millimetres, or inches, and whether corrected or uncorrected); * The term "t...
(C)true wind direction; lD} wind force !Beaufort scale); IE) state of the sea (smooth, moderate, rough, high); !Fl swell !slight, moderate, he...
(G)true course and speed of ship; Subsequent observations. {c) when a master has reported a tropical cyclone or other dangerous storm, it is d...
(i)time and date (Universal Co·ordinated Time);
(ii)air temperature; (iii} sea temperature, if practicable; (iv} wind force and direction. Examples TTT ICE. LARGE BERG SIGHTED IN 4506 N, 4410...
Section 5MILLIMETRES, TENDENCY DOWN 5 MILLIMETRES. WINDS BY W, FORCE
(1)The master of a ship at sea which is in a position to be able to provide assistance, on receiving a signal from any source that persons are...
(2)The master of a ship in distress or the search and rescue service concerned, after consultation, so far as may be possible, with the master...
(3)Masters of ships shall be released from the obligation imposed by sub-regulation ( 1) on learning that their ships have not been requisitio...
(4)The master of a ship shall be released from the obligation imposed by sub-regulation (1) and, if his ship has been requisitioned, from the...
(5)This regulation do not prejudice the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea, sign...
(1)Prior to proceeding to sea, the master shall ensure that the intended voyage has been planned using the appropriate nautical charts and nau...
(2)The voyage plan shall identify a route which
(a)takes into account any relevant ships' routeing systems; * International Convention on Salvage, 1989, done at London on 28th. April, 1989,...
Chapter VI
TextCARRIAGE OF CARGOES
Section 1the Recommendation on Intact Stability for Passenger and Cargo Ships under 100 Metres in
Section 2Length adopted by the Organisation by resolution A.l67(ES.IV) and to amendments to this
Chapter VII
TextCARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS
Chapter VIII
TextNUCLEAR SHIPS
Chapter IX
TextMANAGEMENT FOR SAFE OPERATION OF SHIPS
Chapter X
TextSAFETY MEASURES FOR HIGH SPEED CRAFT
Section 3vo.l667
Chapter XI
TextSPECIAL MEASURES TO ENHANCE MARITIME SAFETY
Chapter XII
TextADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES FOR BULK CARRIERS
Section 1999* Refer to the Interpretation of the provisions of SOLAS Chapter XII on additional safety measures for bulk carriers adopted by the Maritim...
Section 1999* Refer to resolution 3, Recommendation on Compliance with SOLAS Regulation 5 of Chapter XII, adopted by the 1997 SOLAS Conference. 925 Sur...
Section 1999Information on compliance with requirements for bulk carriers.
Section 1999Solid bulk cargo density declaration.
Chapter XIII
TextPrescription of forms and certificates.
ScheduleFIRST SCHEDULE Form of Safety Certificate for Passenger Ships PASSENGER SHIP SAFETY CERTIFICATE regulation 279 This Certificate shall be su...
ScheduleSECOND SCHEDULE RECORD OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE PASSENGER SHIP SAFETY CERTIFICATE (FORMP) This Record shall be permanently attached to the Pass...