PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THESAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THESAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
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ARTICLES OF PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
ANNEX: MODIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR
THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART A APPLICATION, DEFINITIONS, ETC.
Amendment to Regulation 2 Definitions
Replacement to Regulation 6 Inspection and Survey
Amendment to Regulation 7 Surveys of Passenger Ships
Replacement to Regulation 8 Surveys of Life-Saving Appliances and
other Equipment of Cargo Ships
Replacement to Regulation 10 Surveys of Hull, Machinery and
Equipment of Cargo Ships
Replacement to Regulation 11 Maintenance of Conditions after Survey
Replacement to Regulation 14 Duration and Validity of Certificates
Replacement to Regulation 19 Control
CHAPTER II-1 CONSTRUCTION-SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY, MACHINERY AND
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
PART A GENERAL
Amendment to Regulation 1 Application
Amendment to Regulation 2 Definitions
PART C MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
Amendment to Regulation 29 Steering Gear
CHAPTER II-2 CONSTRUCTION-FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE
EXTINCTION
PART A GENERAL
Amendment to Regulation 1 Application
Amendment to Regulation 3 Definitions
PART E FIRE SAFETY MEASURES FOR TANKERS
Replacement to Regulation 55 Application
Replacement to Regulation 60 Cargo Tank Protection
CHAPTER V SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
Amendment to Regulation 12 Shipborne Navigational Equipment
Amendment to Regulation 19 Use of Automatic Pilot
Addition of New Regulation 19-1 Operation of Steering Gear
Addition of New Regulation 19-2 Steering Gear-Testing and Drills
APPENDIX SUPPLEMENT TO CERTIFICATES
PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY
OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
THE PARTIES TO THE PRESENT PROTOCOL,
BEING PARTIES to the International Convention for the Safety of Life
at Sea, 1974, done at London on 1 November 1974,
RECOGNIZING the significant contribution which can be made by the
above mentioned Convention to the promotion of the safety of ships and
property at sea and the lives of persons on board,
RECOGNIZING ALSO the need to improve further the safety of ships,
particularly tankers,
CONSIDERING that this objective may best be achieved by the conclusion
of a Protocol Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of
Life at Sea, 1974,
HAVE AGREED as follows;
ARTICLE I General Obligations
The Parties to the present Protocol undertake to give effect to the
provisions of the present Protocol and the Annex hereto which shall
constitute an integral part of the present Protocol. Every reference to
the present Protocol constitutes at the same time a reference to the Annex
hereto.
ARTICLE II Application
1 The provisions of Articles II, III (other than paragraph (a)), IV,
VI (b), (c) and (d), VII and VIII of the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention")
are incorporated in the present Protocol, provided that references in
those Articles to the Convention and to Contracting Governments shall be
taken to mean references to the present Protocol and to the Parties to the
present Protocol, respectively.
2 Any ship to which the present Protocol applies shall comply with the
provisions of the Convention, subject to the modifications and additions
set out in the present Protocol.
3 With respect to the ships of non-parties to the Convention and the
present Protocol, the Parties to the present Protocol shall apply the
requirements of the Convention and the present Protocol as may be
necessary to ensure that no more favourable treatment is given to such
ships.
ARTICLE III Communication of Information
The Parties to the present Protocol undertake to communicate to, and
deposit with, the Secretary-General of the Inter-Governmental Maritime
Consultative Organization (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization"),
a list of nominated surveyors or recognized organizations which are
authorized to act on their behalf in the administration of measures for
safety of life at sea for circulation to the Parties for information of
their officers. The Administration shall therefore notify the Organization
of the specific responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated
to the nominated surveyors or recognized organizations.
ARTICLE IV Signature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval and Ac-cession
1 The present Protocol shall be open for signature at the Headquarters
of the Organization from 1 June 1978 to 1 March 1979 and shall thereafter
remain open for accession. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 of
this Article, States may become Parties to the present Protocol by:
(a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance
or approval; or
(b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval,
followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or
(c) accession.
2 Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by
the deposit of an instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General of
the Organization.
3 The present Protocol may be signed without reservation, ratified,
accepted, approved or acceded to only by States which have signed without
reservation, ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to the Convention.
ARTICLE V Entry into Force
1 The present Protocol shall enter into force six months after the
date on which not less than fifteen States, the combined merchant fleets
of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of
the world's merchant shipping, have become Parties to it in accordance
with Article IV of the present Protocol, provided however that the present
Protocol shall not enter into force before the Convention has entered into
force.
2 Any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
deposited after the date on which the present Protocol enters into force
shall take effect three months after the date of deposit.
3 After the date on which an amendment to the present Protocol is
deemed to have been accepted under Article VIII of the Convention, any
instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited
shall apply to the present Protocol as amended.
ARTICLE VI Denunciation
1 The present Protocol may be denounced by any Party at any time after
the expiry of five years from the date on which the present Protocol
enters into force for that Party.
2 Denunciation shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of
denunciation with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
3 A denunciation shall take effect one year, or such longer period as
may be specified in the instrument of denunciation, after its receipt by
the Secretary-General of the Organization.
4 A denunciation of the Convention by a Party shall be deemed to be a
denunciation of the present Protocol by that Party.
ARTICLE VII Depositary
1 The present Protocol shall be deposited with the Secretary-General
of the Organization (hereinafter referred to as "the Depositary").
2 The Depositary shall:
(a) inform all States which have signed the present Protocol or
acceded thereto of:
(i) each new signature or deposit of an instrument of
rectification, acceptance, approval or accession, together with the date
thereof;
(ii) the date of entry into force of the present Protocol;
(iii) the deposit of any instrument of denunciation of the
present Protocol together with the date on which it was received and the
date on which the denunciation takes effect;
(b) transmit certified true copies of the present Protocol to all
States which have signed the present Protocol or acceded thereto.
3. As soon as the present Protocol enters into force, a certified true
copy thereof shall be transmitted by the Depositary to the Secretariat of
the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with
Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE VIII Languages
The present Protocol is established in a single original in the
Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, each text being
equally authentic. Official translations in the Arabic, German and Italian
languages shall be prepared and deposited with the signed original.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned* being duly authorized by their
respective Governments for that purpose have signed the present Protocol.
[* Signatures omitted]
DONE AT LONDON this seventeenth day of February one thousand nine
hundred and seventy-eight.
ANNEX: MODIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONFOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART A APPLICATION, DEFINITIONS, ETC.
Regulation 2 Definitions
The Following paragraph is added to the existing text:
(n) "Age of a ship" means the elapsed period of time determined from
the year of build as indicated on the ship's registry papers.
PART B SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATES
Regulation 6 Inspection and Survey
The existing text of Regulation 6 is replaced by the following:
(a) The inspection and survey of ships, so far as regards the
enforcement of the provisions of the present Regulations and the granting
of exemptions therefrom, shall be carried out by officers of the
Administration. The Administration may, however, entrust the inspections
and surveys either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to
organizations recognized by it.
(b) The Administration shall institute arrangements for unscheduled
inspections to be carried out during the period of validity of the
certificate. Such inspections shall ensure that the ship and its equipment
remain in all respects satisfactory for the service for which the ship is
intended. These inspections may be carried out by the Administration's own
inspection services, or by nominated surveyors, or by recognized
organizations, or by other Parties upon request of the Administration.
Where the Administration, under the provisions of Regulations 8 and 10 of
this Chapter, establishes mandatory annual serveys, the above unscheduled
inspections shall not be obligatory.
(c) An Administration nominating surveyors or recognizing
organizations to conduct inspections and surveys as set forth in
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Regulation shall as a minimum empower any
nominated surveyor or recognized organization to:
(i) require repairs to a ship, and
(ii) carry out inspections and surveys if requested by the
appropriate authorities of a Port State.
The Administration shall notify the Organization of the specific
responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to nominated
surveyors or recognized organizations.
(d) When a nominated surveyor or recognized organization determines
that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond
substantially with the particulars of the certificate or is such that the
ship is not fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship, or persons
on board, such surveyor or organization shall immediately ensure that
corrective action is taken and shall in due course notify the
Administration. If such corrective action is not taken the relevant
certificate should be withdrawn and the Administration shall be notified
immediately; and, if the ship is in the port of another Party, the
appropriate authorities of the Port State shall also be notified
immediately. When an officer of the Administration, a nominated surveyor
or recognized organization has notified the appropriate authorities of the
Port State, the Government of the Port State concerned shall give such
officer, surveyor or organization any necessary assistance to carry out
their obligations under this Regulation. When applicable, the Government
of the Port State concerned shall ensure that the ship shall not sail
until it can proceed to sea, or leave port for the purpose of proceeding
to the appropriate repair yard, without danger to the ship or persons on
board.
(e) In every case, the Administration shall fully guarantee the
completeness and efficiency of the inspection and survey, and shall
undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements to satisfy this obligation.
Regulation 7 Surveys of Passenger Ships
The existing text of paragraph (b) (iii) is replaced by the following:
(iii) A survey either general or partial, according to the
circumstances, shall be made after a repair resulting from investigations
prescribed in Regulation 11 of this Chapter, or whenever any important
repairs or renewals are made. The survey shall be such as to ensure that
the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the
material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all respects
satisfactory, and that the ship complies in all respects with the
provisions of the Convention and the present Protocol and of the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea in force, and
of the laws, decrees, orders and regulations promulgated as a result
thereof by the Administration.
Regulation 8 Surveys of Life-Saving Appliances and other Equipmentof Cargo Ships
The existing text of Regulation 8 is replaced by the following:
(a) The life-saving appliances, except a radiotelegraph installation
in a motor lifeboat or a portable radio apparatus for survival craft, the
echo-sounding device, the gyro-compass, the fire-extinguishing appliances
and the inert gas system of cargo ships to which Chapters II1, II-2, III
and V of the Convention and the present Protocol apply, shall be subject
to initial and subsequent surveys as prescribed for passenger ships in
Regulation 7 of Chapter I of the Convention and the present Protocol with
the substitution of 24 months for 12 months in sub-paragraph (a) (ii) of
that Regulation. The fire control plans in new ships and the pilot
ladders, mechanical pilot hoists, lights, shapes and means of making sound
signals carried by new and existing ships shall be included in the surveys
for the purpose of ensuring that they comply fully with the requirements
of the Convention and the present Protocol and, where applicable, the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea in force.
(b) Intermediate surveys shall be made for tankers of ten years of age
and over, within three months before or after the anniversary date of the
Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate, to ensure that equipment
specified in paragraph (a) of this Regulation has been maintained in
accordance with Regulation 11 of this Chapter and that it is in good
working condition. Such intermediate surveys shall be endorsed on the
Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate issued in accordance with
Regulation 12 (a) (iii) of Chapter I of the Convention.
Regulation 10 Surveys of Hull, Machinery and Equipment of CargoShips
The existing text of Regulation 10 is replaced by the following:
(a) The hull, machinery and equipment (other than items in respect of
which Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificates, Cargo Ship Safety
Radiotelegraphy Certificates or Cargo Ship Radiotelephony Certificates are
issued) of a cargo ship shall be surveyed on completion and thereafter in
such a manner as the Administration may consider necessary in order to
ensure that their condition is in all respects satisfactory and at the
following intervals:
(i) at intervals specified by the Administration but not exceeding
five years (periodical surveys);
(ii) in addition to such periodical surveys a tanker of ten years
of age and over shall undergo a minimum of one intermediate survey during
the period of validity of its Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.
In cases where only one such intermediate survey is carried out in any one
certificate validity period, it shall be held not before six months prior
to, nor later than six months after, the half-way date of the
certificate's period of validity.
(b) The initial and periodical survey shall be such as to ensure that
the arrangements, material and scantlings of the structure, boilers and
other pressure vessels, their appurtenances, main and auxiliary machinery
including steering gear and associated control systems, electrical
installation and other equipment are in all respects satisfactory for the
service for which the ship is intended. Such surveys shall, in the case of
tankers, also include inspection of the outside of the ship's bottom, pump
rooms, cargo and bunker piping systems, vent piping, pressure vacuum
valves and flame screens.
(c) The intermediate survey of tankers of ten years of age and over
shall include inspection of steering gear equipment and associated control
systems, pump rooms, cargo and bunker piping systems on deck and in pump
rooms, vent piping, pressure vacuum valves and flame screens, the
electrical installations in dangerous zones, and the outside of the ship's
bottom. In addition to the visual inspection of the electrical
installation, the insulation resistance of the electrical equipment in
dangerous zones is to be tested. If, upon examination, there should be any
doubt as to the condition of the piping, extra measures, such as pressure
tests and thickness determination, shall be taken as necessary. Such
intermediate surveys shall be endorsed on the Cargo Ship Safety
Construction Certificate issued in accordance with Regulation 12 (a) (ii)
of Chapter I of the Convention.
(d) A survey, either general or partial according to the
circumstances, shall be made when required after an investigation
prescribed in Regulation 11 of this Chapter, or whenever any important
repairs or renewals are made. The survey shall be such as to ensure that
the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the
material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all respects
satisfactory, and that the ship is fit to proceed to sea without danger to
the ship or persons on board.
Regulation 11 Maintenance of Conditions after Survey
The existing text of Regulation 11 is replaced by the following:
(a) The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to
conform with the provisions of the Convention and the present Protocol to
ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea
without danger to the ship or persons on board.
(b) After any survey of the ship under Regulations 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of
Chapter I of the Convention and the present Protocol has been completed,
no change shall be made in the structural arrangement, machinery,
equipment and other items covered by the survey, without the sanction of
the Administration.
(c) Whenever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect is discovered,
either of which affects the safety of the ship or the efficiency or
completeness of its life-saving appliances or other equipment, the master
or owner of the ship shall report at the earliest opportunity to the
Administration, the nominated surveyor or recognized organization
responsible for issuing the relevant certificate, who shall cause
investigations to be initiated to determine whether a survey, as required
by Regulations 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of Chapter I of the Convention and the
present Protocol, is necessary. If the ship is in a port of another Party,
the master or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriate
authorities of the Port State and the nominated surveyor or recognized
organization shall ascertain that such a report has been made.
Regulation 14 Duration and Validity of Certificates
The existing text of Regulation 14 is replaced by the following:
(a) Certificates other than the Cargo Ship Safety Construction
Certificate, the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and any Exemption
Certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding 12 months. The
Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate shall be issued for a period
not exceeding five years. The Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
shall be issued for a period not exceeding 24 months. Exemption
Certificates shall not be valid for longer than the period of the
certificates to which they refer.
(b) No extension of the five-year period of validity of the Cargo Ship
Safety Construction Certificate shall be permitted.
(c) If a survey takes place within two months before the end of the
period for which a Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate or a
Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate issued in respect of cargo
ships of 300 tons gross tonnage and upwards, but less that 500 tons gross
tonnage, was originally issued, that certificate may be withdrawn, and a
new certificate may be issued which shall expire 12 months after the end
of the said period.
(d) If the ship at the time when a certificate, other than that
referred to in paragraph (b) of this Regulation, expires is not in a port
of the country in which it is registered or is to be surveyed, the
Administration may extend the certificate, but such extension shall be
granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage
to the country in which it is registered or is to be surveyed, and then
only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so.
(e) No certificate shall be extended under the provisions of paragraph
(d) of this Regulation for a longer period than five months, and a ship to
which an extension is granted shall not, on its arrival in the country in
which it is registered or the port in which it is to be surveyed, be
entitled by virtue of such extension to leave that port or country without
having obtained a new certificate.
(f) A certificate, other than that referred to in paragraph (b) of
this Regulation, which has not been extended under the foregoing
provisions of this Regulation, may be extended by the Administration for a
period of grace up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it.
(g) A certificate shall cease to be valid:
(i) if the inspections and surveys are not carried out within the
periods specified under Regulations 7 (a), 8, 9 and 10 (a) of Chapter I of
the Convention and the present Protocol or as they may have been extended
in accordance with paragraphs (d), (e) or (f) of this Regulation, or
(ii) upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another Government.
A new certificate shall only be issued when the Government issuing the new
certificate is fully satisfied that the ship is in compliance with the
requirements of Regulation 11 (a) and (b) of this Chapter. In the case of
a transfer between Parties, if requested within three months after the
transfer has taken place, the Government of the Party whose flag the ship
was formerly entitled to fly shall, as soon as possible, transmit to the
Administration copies of the certificates carried by the ship before the
transfer and, if available, copies of the relevant survey reports.
Regulation 19 Control
The existing text of Regulation 19 is replaced by the following:
(a) Every ship when in a port of another Party is subject to control
by officers duly authorized by such Government in so far as this control
is directed towards verifying that the certificates issued under
Regulation 12 or Regulation 13 of Chapter I of the Convention are valid.
(b) Such certificates, if valid, shall be accepted unless there are
clear grounds for believing that the condition of the ship or of its
equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of any of
the certificates or that the ship and its equipment are not in complacence
with the provisions of Regulation 11 (a) and (b) of this Chapter.
(c) In the circumstances given in paragraph (b) of this Regulation or
where a certificate has expired or ceased to be valid, the officer
carrying out the control shall take steps to ensure that the ship shall
not sail until it can proceed to sea or leave the port for the purpose of
proceeding to the appropriate repair yard without danger to the ship or
person on board.
(d) In the event of this control giving rise to an intervention of any
kind, the officer carrying out the control shall forthwith inform, in
writing, the Consul or, in his absence, the nearest diplomatic
representative of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly of all
the circumstances in which intervention was deemed necessary. In addition,
nominated surveyors or recognized organizations responsible for the issue
of the certificates shall also be notified. The facts concerning the
intervention shall be reported to the Organization.
(e) The Port State authority concerned shall notify all relevant
information about the ship to the authorities of the next port of call, in
addition to parties mentioned in paragraph (d) of this Regulation, if it
is unable to take action as specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
Regulation or if the ship has been allowed to proceed to the next port of
call.
(f) When exercising control under this Regulation all possible efforts
shall be made to avoid a ship being unduly detained or delayed. If a ship
is thereby unduly detained or delayed it shall be entitled to compensation
for any loss or damage suffered.
CHAPTER II-1 CONSTRUCTION-SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY, MACHINERY ANDELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
PART A GENERAL
Regulation 1 Application
The following sub-paragraphs are added to the existing text of
paragraph (b):
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph (ii) of this
paragraph and sub-paragraph (a) (iii) of this Regulation, for the purposes
of paragraph (d) of Regulation 29 of this Chapter, a new tanker means a
tanker:
(1) for which the building contract is placed after 1 June 1979;
or
(2) in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is
laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction after 1 January 1980;
or
(3) the delivery of which is after 1 June 1982; or
(4) which has undergone an alternation or modification of a major
character;
(a) for which the contract is placed after 1 June 1979; or
(b) in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun after 1 January 1980; or
(c) which is completed after 1 June 1982.
(iv) For the purposes of paragraph (d) of Regulation 29 of this
Chapter, an existing tanker is a tanker which is not a new tanker as
defined in sub-paragraph (iii) of this paragraph.
(v) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (iii) of this paragraph,
conversion of an existing tanker of 20,000 metric tons dead-weight and
upwards to meet the requirements of the present Protocol or the Protocol
of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships, 1973, shall not be deemed to constitute an
alteration or modification of a major character.
Regulation 2 Definitions
The following paragraphs are added to the existing text:
(k) The remote steering gear control system is the means by which
required rudder movements are transmitted from the navigating bridge to
the steering gear power unit controls.
(l) The main steering gear is the machinery, the steering gear power
units, if any, and ancillary equipment and the means of applying torque to
the rudder stock (e.g. tiller or quadrant) necessary for effecting
movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering the ship under normal
service conditions.
(m) The steering gear power unit is:
(i) In the case of electric steering gear, an electric motor and
its associated electrical equipment;
(ii) in the case of elector-hydraulic steering gear, an electric
motor and its associated electrical equipment and connected pump;
(iii) in the case of other hydraulic steering gear, a driving
engine and connected pump.
(n) The auxiliary steering gear is the equipment which is provided for
effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering the ship in
the event of failure of the main steering gear.
PART C MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
Regulation 29 Steering Gear
The following paragraph is added to the existing text:
(d) Tankers only
(i) The following shall apply to every new tanker of 10,000 tons
gross tonnage and upwards and, not later than two years from the date of
entry into force of the present Protocol, to every existing tanker of
10,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards:
(1) two remote steering gear control systems shall be
provided, each of which shall be operable separately from the navigating
bridge. This does not require duplication of the steering wheel or
steering lever. In the event of failure of the remote steering gear
control system in operation, the other system shall be capable of being
brought into immediate operation from a position on the navigating bridge.
Each remote steering gear control system, if electric, shall be served by
its own separate circuit supplied from the steering gear power circuit
from a point within the steering gear compartment. In the event of failure
of electrical power supply to a remote steering gear control system an
alarm shall be given on the navigating bridge. The alarms required in this
sub-paragraph shall be both audible and visual and situated in a position
on the navigating bridge where they can be readily observed;
(2) control of the main steering gear shall also be provided
in the steering gear compartment;
(3) means shall be provided in the steering gear compartment
to disconnect the remote steering gear control system from the power
circuit;
(4) a means of communication shall be provided between the
navigating bridge and the steering gear compartment;
(5) the exact angular position of the rudder shall be
indicated on the navigating bridge. The rudder angle indication shall be
independent of the remote steering gear control system; and
(6) the angular position of the rudder shall be recognizable
in the steering gear compartment.
(ii) In every new tanker of 10,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards,
in addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) and sub-paragraph (d)
(i) of this Regulation, the following shall apply:
(1) the main steering gear shall comprise two or more
identical power units and it shall be capable of operating the rudder as
required by sub-paragraph (d) (ii) (2) of this Regulation while operating
with one or more power units. As far as reasonable and practicable, the
main steering gear shall be so arranged that a single failure in its
piping or in one of the power units will not impair the integrity of the
remaining part of the steering gear. All mechanical couplings which are
part of the steering gear and the mechanical connexion with any remote
steering gear control system, if any, shall be of sound and reliable
construction to the satisfaction of the Administration;
(2) the main steering gear shall, with the ship at its deepest
seagoing draught, be capable of putting the rudder over from 35 degrees on
one side to 35 degrees on the other side with the ship running ahead at
maximum service speed. The rudder shall be capable of being put over from
35 degrees on either side to 30 degrees on the other side in not more than
28 seconds, under the same conditions;
(3) the main steering gear shall be operated by power where
necessary to fulfil the requirements of sub-paragraph (d) (ii) (2) of this
Regulation;
(4) the main steering gear power units shall be arranged to
start automatically when power is restored after a power failure;
(5) in the event of failure of any of the steering grar power
units an alarm shall be given on the navigating bridge. Every steering
gear power unit shall be capable of being brought into operation either
automatically or manually from a position on the navigating bridge; and
(6) an alternative power supply, at least sufficient to supply
a steering gear power unit so as to enable it to move the rudder as
specified below, and also to supply its associated remote steering gear
control system and the rudder angle indicator, shall be provided,
automatically, within 45 seconds, either from the emergency source of
electrical power, or from another independent source of power located in
the steering gear compartment. This independent source of power shall be
used only for this purpose and shall have a capacity sufficient for half
an hour of continuos operation. The steering gear power unit, when being
supplied by the alternative power supply, shall at least be capable of
putting the rudder over from 15 degrees on one side to 15 degrees on the
other side in not more than 60 seconds with the ship at its deepest
sea-gong draught while running at one half of its maximum service speed
ahead or 7 knots, whichever is the greater.
CHAPTER II-2 CONSTRUCTION-FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION AND FIREEXTINCTION
PART A GENERAL
Regulation 1 Application
The following sub-paragraphs are added to the existing text of
paragraph (a):
(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii)
of this paragraph, for the purposes of paragraph (a) (ii) of Regulation 55
and of Regulation 60 of this Chapter, a new tanker means a tanker:
(1) for which the building contract is placed after 1 June 1979;
or
(2) in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is
laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction after 1 January 1980;
or
(3) the delivery of which is after 1 June 1982; or
(4) which has undergone an alteration or modification of a major
character:
(a) for which the contract is placed after 1 June 1979; or
(b) in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun after 1 January 1980; or
(c) which is completed after 1 June 1982.
(v) For the purposes of paragraph (a) (ii) of Regulation 55 and of
Regulation 60 of this Chapter, an existing tanker is a tanker which is not
a new tanker as defined in subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph.
(vi) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (iv) of this paragraph,
conversion of an existing tanker of 20,000 metric tons dead-weight and
upwards to meet the requirements of the present Protocol or the Protocol
of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships, 1973 shall not be deemed to constitute an alteration
or modification of a major character.
Regulation 3 Definitions
The existing text of paragraph (v) is replaced by the following:
(v) "Lightweight" means the displacement of a ship in metric tons
without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and feed
water in tanks, consumable stores, and passengers and crew and their
effects. The following paragraph is added to the existing text:
(x) "Crude oil" means any oil occurring naturally in the earth whether
or not treated to render it suitable for transportation and includes:
(i) crude oil from which certain distillate fractions may have
been removed; and
(ii) crude oil to which certain distillate fractions may have been
added.
PART E FIRE SAFETY MEASURES FOR TANKERS
Regulation 55 Application
The existing text of this Regulation is replaced by the following:
(a) Unless expressly provided otherwise:
(i) this Part shall apply to all new tankers carrying crude oil
and petroleum products having a flashpoint not exceeding 60 ¡æ (140 ¡ãF)
(closed cup test) as determined by an approved flashpoint apparatus and a
Reid vapour pressure which is below atmospheric pressure and other liquid
products having a similar fire hazard; and
(ii) in addition, all ships covered by this Part shall comply with
the requirements of Regulations 52, 53 and 54 of Chapter II-2 of the
Convention except that fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems for cargo
spaces shall not be used for new tankers and for those existing tankers
complying with Regulation 60 of this Chapter. For existing tankers not
required to comply with Regulation 60, the Administration, in applying the
requirements of paragraph (f) of Regulation 52, may accept a froth system
capable of discharging froth internally or externally to the tanks. The
details of the installation shall be to the satisfaction of the
Administration.
(b) Where cargoes other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (a)
(i) of this Regulation which introduce additional fire hazards are
intended to be carried, additional safety measures shall be required to
the satisfaction of the Administration.
(c) Combination carriers shall mot carry solid cargoes unless all
cargo tanks are empty of oil and gas freed or unless, in each case, the
Administration is satisfied with the arrangements provided.
Regulation 60 Cargo Tank Protection
The existing text of this Regulation is replaced by the following:
(a) For new tankers of 20,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards, the
protection of the cargo tanks deck area and cargo tanks shall be achieved
by a fixed deck froth system and a fixed inert gas system in accordance
with the requirements of Regulations 61 and 62 of Chapter II-2 of the
Convention except that in lieu of the above installations the
Administration, after having given consideration to the ship's
arrangement and equipment, may accept other combinations of fixed
installations if they afford protection equivalent to the above, in
accordance with Regulation 5 of Chapter I of the Convention.
(b) To be considered equivalent, the system proposed in lieu of the
deck froth system shall:
(i) be capable of extinguishing spill fires and also preclude
ignition of spilled oil not yet ignited; and
(ii) be capable of combating fires in ruptured tanks.
(c) To be considered equivalent, the system proposed in lieu of the
fixed inert gas system shall:
(i) be capable of preventing dangerous accumulations of explosive
mixtures in intact cargo tanks during normal service through the ballast
voyage and necessary in-tank operations; and
(ii) be so designed as to minimize the risk of ignition from the
generation of static electricity by the system itself.
(d) Any existing tanker of 20,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards
engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil shall be fitted with an inert
gas system, complying with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this
Regulation, not later than a date:
(i) for tanker of 70,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards, two
years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol; and
(ii) for a tanker of less than 70,000 metric tons dead-weight,
four years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol,
except that for tankers less than 40,000 tons dead-weight not fitted with
tank washing machines having and individual throughput of greater than 60
cubic metres per hour, the Administration may exempt existing tankers from
the requirements of this paragraph, if it would be unreasonable and
impracticable to apply these requirements, taking into account the ship's
design characteristics.
(e) Any existing tanker of 40,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards
engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil and any such
tanker of 20,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards engaged in the trade
of carrying oil other than crude oil fitted with tank washing machines
having an individual throughput of greater than 60 cubic metres per hour
shall be fitted with an inert gas system, complying with the requirements
of paragraph (a) of this Regulation, not later than a date:
(i) for tanker of 70,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards, two
years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol; and
(ii) for a tanker of less than 70,000 metric tons dead-weight,
four years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol.
(f) Any tanker operating with a cargo tank cleaning procedure using
crude oil washing shall be fitted with an inert gas system complying with
the requirements of Regulation 62 of Chapter II-2 of the Convention and
with fixed tank washing machines.
(g) All tankers fitted with a fixed inert gas system shall be provided
with a closed ullage system.
(h) Any new tanker of 2,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards not covered
by paragraph (a) of this Regulation shall be provided with a froth
system, capable of discharging froth internally or externally, to the
tanks. The details of such installation shall be to the satisfaction of
the Administration.
CHAPTER V SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
Regulation 12 Shipborne Navigational Equipment
The existing text of paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
(a) All ships of 1,600 tons gross tonnage and upwards but less than
10,000 tons gross tonnage shall be fitted with at least one radar. All
ships of 10,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be fitted with at
least two radars, each capable of operating independently of the other.
All raiders fitted in compliance with this Regulation shall be of a type
approved by the Administration and shall conform to operational standards
not inferior to those adopted by the Organization. Facilities for plotting
radar readings shall be provided on the bridge in those ships.
Regulation 19 Use of the Automatic Pilot
The following paragraph is added to the existing text:
(d) The manual steering shall be tested after prolonged use of the
automatic pilot, and before entering areas where navigation demands
special caution.
The following new Regulations are added to this Chapter:
Regulation 19-1 Operation of Steering Gear
In areas where navigation demands special caution, ships shall have
more than one steering gear power unit in operation when such units are
capable of simultaneous operation.
Regulation 19-2 Steering Gear-Testing and Drills
(a) 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, where applicable, the operation of the following:
(i) the main steering gear;
(ii) the auxiliary steering gear;
(iii) the remote steering gear control systems;
(iv) the steering positions located on the navigating bridge;
(v) the emergency power supply;
(vi) the rudder angle indicators in relation to the actual
position of the rudder;
(vii) the remote steering gear control system power failure
alarms; and
(viii) the steering gear power unit failure alarms.
(b) The checks and tests shall include:
(i) the full movement of the rudder according to the required
capabilities of the steering gear;
(ii) a visual inspection of the steering gear and its connecting
linkage; and
(iii) the operation of the means of communication between the
navigating bridge and steering gear compartment.
(c) (i) Simple operating instructions with a block diagram showing the
change-over procedures for remote steering gear control systems and
steering gear power units shall be permanently displayed on the navigating
bridge and in the steering gear compartment.
(ii) All officers concerned with the operation and/or maintenance
of steering gear shall be familiar with the operation of the steering
systems fitted on the ship and with the procedures for changing from one
system to another.
(d) In addition to the routing checks and tests prescribed in
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Regulation, emergency steering drills shall
take place at least once every three months in order to practise emergency
steering procedures. These drills shall include direct control from within
the steering gear compartment, the communications procedure with the
navigating bridge and, where applicable, the operation of alternative
power supplies.
(e) The Administration may waive the requirement to carry out the
checks and tests prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Regulation
for ships which regularly ply on voyages of short duration. Such ships
shall carry out these checks and tests at least once every week.
(f) The date upon which the checks and tests prescribed in paragraphs
(a) and (b) of this Regulation are carried out and the date and details of
emergency steering drills carried out under paragraph (d) of this
Regulation, shall be recorded in the log book as may be prescribed by the
Administration.
APPENDIX
Form of Safety Construction Certificate for Cargo Ships
The following form of Supplement is added to the existing form:
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CARGO SHIP SAFETY CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE
(Official Seal) (Country)
Issued under the provisions of the
PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
|-------------------------
| Distinctive | Dead-weight of |
| | Port of | Year of |
| Name of Ship | Number or | Ship |
| | Registry | Build |
| Letters | (metric tons) |
|------|------|----|-------|----|
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|-------------------------
Type of ship:
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude/other oil*
Cargo ship other than a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying
oil*
[* Delete as appropriate.]
Date of contract for building or alteration or modification of a major
character
Date on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of
construction or on which an alteration or modification of a major
character was commenced
Date of delivery or completion of an alteration or modification of a
major character
This Supplement shall be permanently attached to the Cargo Ship Safety
Construction Certificate.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY:
That the ship has been surveyed in accordance with Regulation 10 of
Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; and
That the survey showed that the condition of the hull, machinery and
equipment as defined in the above Regulation was in all respects
satisfactory and that the ship complied with the requirements of that
Protocol.
This certificate is valid until subject to
intermediate survey (s) at intervals of
Issued at
(Place of issue of certificate)
19
(Signature of duly authorized official issuing the certificate)
(Seal or stamp of the issuing Authority, as appropriate)
Intermediate Survey
This is to certify that at an intermediate survey required by
Regulation 10 of Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, this ship
was found to comply with the relevant provisions of that Protocol.
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
Next intermediate survey due
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
Next intermediate survey due
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
Next intermediate survey due
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Form of Safety Equipment Certificate for Cargo Ships
The following form of Supplement is added to the existing form:
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CARGO SHIP SAFETY
EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE
(Official Seal) (Country)
Issued under the provisions of the
PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
|-------------------------
| Distinctive | Dead-weight of |
| | Port of | Year of |
| Name of Ship | Number or | Ship |
| | Registry | Build |
| Letters | (metric tons) |
|------|------|----|-------|----|
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|-------------------------
Type of ship:
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude/other oil*
Cargo ship other than a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying
oil*
[* Delete as appropriate.]
Date of contract for building or alteration or modification of a major
character
Date on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of
construction or on which an alteration or modification of a major
character was commenced
Date of delivery or completion of an alteration or modification of a
major character
This Supplement shall be permanently attached to the Cargo Ship Safety
Equipment Certificate.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY:
That the ship has been surveyed in accordance with Regulation 8 of
Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; and
that the survey showed that the condition of the safety equipment as
defined in the above Regulation was in all respects satisfactory and that
the ship complied with requirements of that Protocol.
This certificate is valid until subject to
intermediate survey (s) at intervals of
Issued at
(Place of issue of certificate)
19
(Signature of duly authorized official issuing the certificate)
(Seal or Stamp of the issuing Authority, as appropriate)
Intermediate Survey
This is to certify that at an intermediate survey required by
Regulation 8 of Chapter 1 of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, the ship
was found to comply with the relevant provisions of that Protocol.
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
Next intermediate survey due
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Under the provisions of Regulation 14 of Chapter I of the Protocol the
validity of this Certificate is extended until
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
the machinery, the steering gear power
units, if any, and ancillary equipment and the means of applying torque to
the rudder stock (e.g. tiller or quadrant) necessary for effecting
movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering the ship under normal
service conditions.
(m) The steering gear power unit is:
(i) In the case of electric steering gear, an electric motor and
its associated electrical equipment;
(ii) in the case of elector-hydraulic steering gear, an electric
motor and its associated electrical equipment and connected pump;
(iii) in the case of other hydraulic steering gear, a driving
engine and connected pump.
(n) The auxiliary steering gear is the equipment which is provided for
effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering the ship in
the event of failure of the main steering gear.
PART C MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
Regulation 29 Steering Gear
The following paragraph is added to the existing text:
(d) Tankers only
(i) The following shall apply to every new tanker of 10,000 tons
gross tonnage and upwards and, not later than two years from the date of
entry into force of the present Protocol, to every existing tanker of
10,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards:
(1) two remote steering gear control systems shall be
provided, each of which shall be operable separately from the navigating
bridge. This does not require duplication of the steering wheel or
steering lever. In the event of failure of the remote steering gear
control system in operation, the other system shall be capable of being
brought into immediate operation from a position on the navigating bridge.
Each remote steering gear control system, if electric, shall be served by
its own separate circuit supplied from the steering gear power circuit
from a point within the steering gear compartment. In the event of failure
of electrical power supply to a remote steering gear control system an
alarm shall be given on the navigating bridge. The alarms required in this
sub-paragraph shall be both audible and visual and situated in a position
on the navigating bridge where they can be readily observed;
(2) control of the main steering gear shall also be provided
in the steering gear compartment;
(3) means shall be provided in the steering gear compartment
to disconnect the remote steering gear control system from the power
circuit;
(4) a means of communication shall be provided between the
navigating bridge and the steering gear compartment;
(5) the exact angular position of the rudder shall be
indicated on the navigating bridge. The rudder angle indication shall be
independent of the remote steering gear control system; and
(6) the angular position of the rudder shall be recognizable
in the steering gear compartment.
(ii) In every new tanker of 10,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards,
in addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) and sub-paragraph (d)
(i) of this Regulation, the following shall apply:
(1) the main steering gear shall comprise two or more
identical power units and it shall be capable of operating the rudder as
required by sub-paragraph (d) (ii) (2) of this Regulation while operating
with one or more power units. As far as reasonable and practicable, the
main steering gear shall be so arranged that a single failure in its
piping or in one of the power units will not impair the integrity of the
remaining part of the steering gear. All mechanical couplings which are
part of the steering gear and the mechanical connexion with any remote
steering gear control system, if any, shall be of sound and reliable
construction to the satisfaction of the Administration;
(2) the main steering gear shall, with the ship at its deepest
seagoing draught, be capable of putting the rudder over from 35 degrees on
one side to 35 degrees on the other side with the ship running ahead at
maximum service speed. The rudder shall be capable of being put over from
35 degrees on either side to 30 degrees on the other side in not more than
28 seconds, under the same conditions;
(3) the main steering gear shall be operated by power where
necessary to fulfil the requirements of sub-paragraph (d) (ii) (2) of this
Regulation;
(4) the main steering gear power units shall be arranged to
start automatically when power is restored after a power failure;
(5) in the event of failure of any of the steering grar power
units an alarm shall be given on the navigating bridge. Every steering
gear power unit shall be capable of being brought into operation either
automatically or manually from a position on the navigating bridge; and
(6) an alternative power supply, at least sufficient to supply
a steering gear power unit so as to enable it to move the rudder as
specified below, and also to supply its associated remote steering gear
control system and the rudder angle indicator, shall be provided,
automatically, within 45 seconds, either from the emergency source of
electrical power, or from another independent source of power located in
the steering gear compartment. This independent source of power shall be
used only for this purpose and shall have a capacity sufficient for half
an hour of continuos operation. The steering gear power unit, when being
supplied by the alternative power supply, shall at least be capable of
putting the rudder over from 15 degrees on one side to 15 degrees on the
other side in not more than 60 seconds with the ship at its deepest
sea-gong draught while running at one half of its maximum service speed
ahead or 7 knots, whichever is the greater.
CHAPTER II-2 CONSTRUCTION-FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION AND FIREEXTINCTION
PART A GENERAL
Regulation 1 Application
The following sub-paragraphs are added to the existing text of
paragraph (a):
(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii)
of this paragraph, for the purposes of paragraph (a) (ii) of Regulation 55
and of Regulation 60 of this Chapter, a new tanker means a tanker:
(1) for which the building contract is placed after 1 June 1979;
or
(2) in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is
laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction after 1 January 1980;
or
(3) the delivery of which is after 1 June 1982; or
(4) which has undergone an alteration or modification of a major
character:
(a) for which the contract is placed after 1 June 1979; or
(b) in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun after 1 January 1980; or
(c) which is completed after 1 June 1982.
(v) For the purposes of paragraph (a) (ii) of Regulation 55 and of
Regulation 60 of this Chapter, an existing tanker is a tanker which is not
a new tanker as defined in subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph.
(vi) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (iv) of this paragraph,
conversion of an existing tanker of 20,000 metric tons dead-weight and
upwards to meet the requirements of the present Protocol or the Protocol
of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships, 1973 shall not be deemed to constitute an alteration
or modification of a major character.
Regulation 3 Definitions
The existing text of paragraph (v) is replaced by the following:
(v) "Lightweight" means the displacement of a ship in metric tons
without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and feed
water in tanks, consumable stores, and passengers and crew and their
effects. The following paragraph is added to the existing text:
(x) "Crude oil" means any oil occurring naturally in the earth whether
or not treated to render it suitable for transportation and includes:
(i) crude oil from which certain distillate fractions may have
been removed; and
(ii) crude oil to which certain distillate fractions may have been
added.
PART E FIRE SAFETY MEASURES FOR TANKERS
Regulation 55 Application
The existing text of this Regulation is replaced by the following:
(a) Unless expressly provided otherwise:
(i) this Part shall apply to all new tankers carrying crude oil
and petroleum products having a flashpoint not exceeding 60 ¡æ (140 ¡ãF)
(closed cup test) as determined by an approved flashpoint apparatus and a
Reid vapour pressure which is below atmospheric pressure and other liquid
products having a similar fire hazard; and
(ii) in addition, all ships covered by this Part shall comply with
the requirements of Regulations 52, 53 and 54 of Chapter II-2 of the
Convention except that fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems for cargo
spaces shall not be used for new tankers and for those existing tankers
complying with Regulation 60 of this Chapter. For existing tankers not
required to comply with Regulation 60, the Administration, in applying the
requirements of paragraph (f) of Regulation 52, may accept a froth system
capable of discharging froth internally or externally to the tanks. The
details of the installation shall be to the satisfaction of the
Administration.
(b) Where cargoes other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (a)
(i) of this Regulation which introduce additional fire hazards are
intended to be carried, additional safety measures shall be required to
the satisfaction of the Administration.
(c) Combination carriers shall mot carry solid cargoes unless all
cargo tanks are empty of oil and gas freed or unless, in each case, the
Administration is satisfied with the arrangements provided.
Regulation 60 Cargo Tank Protection
The existing text of this Regulation is replaced by the following:
(a) For new tankers of 20,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards, the
protection of the cargo tanks deck area and cargo tanks shall be achieved
by a fixed deck froth system and a fixed inert gas system in accordance
with the requirements of Regulations 61 and 62 of Chapter II-2 of the
Convention except that in lieu of the above installations the
Administration, after having given consideration to the ship's
arrangement and equipment, may accept other combinations of fixed
installations if they afford protection equivalent to the above, in
accordance with Regulation 5 of Chapter I of the Convention.
(b) To be considered equivalent, the system proposed in lieu of the
deck froth system shall:
(i) be capable of extinguishing spill fires and also preclude
ignition of spilled oil not yet ignited; and
(ii) be capable of combating fires in ruptured tanks.
(c) To be considered equivalent, the system proposed in lieu of the
fixed inert gas system shall:
(i) be capable of preventing dangerous accumulations of explosive
mixtures in intact cargo tanks during normal service through the ballast
voyage and necessary in-tank operations; and
(ii) be so designed as to minimize the risk of ignition from the
generation of static electricity by the system itself.
(d) Any existing tanker of 20,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards
engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil shall be fitted with an inert
gas system, complying with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this
Regulation, not later than a date:
(i) for tanker of 70,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards, two
years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol; and
(ii) for a tanker of less than 70,000 metric tons dead-weight,
four years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol,
except that for tankers less than 40,000 tons dead-weight not fitted with
tank washing machines having and individual throughput of greater than 60
cubic metres per hour, the Administration may exempt existing tankers from
the requirements of this paragraph, if it would be unreasonable and
impracticable to apply these requirements, taking into account the ship's
design characteristics.
(e) Any existing tanker of 40,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards
engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil and any such
tanker of 20,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards engaged in the trade
of carrying oil other than crude oil fitted with tank washing machines
having an individual throughput of greater than 60 cubic metres per hour
shall be fitted with an inert gas system, complying with the requirements
of paragraph (a) of this Regulation, not later than a date:
(i) for tanker of 70,000 metric tons dead-weight and upwards, two
years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol; and
(ii) for a tanker of less than 70,000 metric tons dead-weight,
four years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol.
(f) Any tanker operating with a cargo tank cleaning procedure using
crude oil washing shall be fitted with an inert gas system complying with
the requirements of Regulation 62 of Chapter II-2 of the Convention and
with fixed tank washing machines.
(g) All tankers fitted with a fixed inert gas system shall be provided
with a closed ullage system.
(h) Any new tanker of 2,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards not covered
by paragraph (a) of this Regulation shall be provided with a froth
system, capable of discharging froth internally or externally, to the
tanks. The details of such installation shall be to the satisfaction of
the Administration.
CHAPTER V SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
Regulation 12 Shipborne Navigational Equipment
The existing text of paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
(a) All ships of 1,600 tons gross tonnage and upwards but less than
10,000 tons gross tonnage shall be fitted with at least one radar. All
ships of 10,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be fitted with at
least two radars, each capable of operating independently of the other.
All raiders fitted in compliance with this Regulation shall be of a type
approved by the Administration and shall conform to operational standards
not inferior to those adopted by the Organization. Facilities for plotting
radar readings shall be provided on the bridge in those ships.
Regulation 19 Use of the Automatic Pilot
The following paragraph is added to the existing text:
(d) The manual steering shall be tested after prolonged use of the
automatic pilot, and before entering areas where navigation demands
special caution.
The following new Regulations are added to this Chapter:
Regulation 19-1 Operation of Steering Gear
In areas where navigation demands special caution, ships shall have
more than one steering gear power unit in operation when such units are
capable of simultaneous operation.
Regulation 19-2 Steering Gear-Testing and Drills
(a) 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, where applicable, the operation of the following:
(i) the main steering gear;
(ii) the auxiliary steering gear;
(iii) the remote steering gear control systems;
(iv) the steering positions located on the navigating bridge;
(v) the emergency power supply;
(vi) the rudder angle indicators in relation to the actual
position of the rudder;
(vii) the remote steering gear control system power failure
alarms; and
(viii) the steering gear power unit failure alarms.
(b) The checks and tests shall include:
(i) the full movement of the rudder according to the required
capabilities of the steering gear;
(ii) a visual inspection of the steering gear and its connecting
linkage; and
(iii) the operation of the means of communication between the
navigating bridge and steering gear compartment.
(c) (i) Simple operating instructions with a block diagram showing the
change-over procedures for remote steering gear control systems and
steering gear power units shall be permanently displayed on the navigating
bridge and in the steering gear compartment.
(ii) All officers concerned with the operation and/or maintenance
of steering gear shall be familiar with the operation of the steering
systems fitted on the ship and with the procedures for changing from one
system to another.
(d) In addition to the routing checks and tests prescribed in
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Regulation, emergency steering drills shall
take place at least once every three months in order to practise emergency
steering procedures. These drills shall include direct control from within
the steering gear compartment, the communications procedure with the
navigating bridge and, where applicable, the operation of alternative
power supplies.
(e) The Administration may waive the requirement to carry out the
checks and tests prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Regulation
for ships which regularly ply on voyages of short duration. Such ships
shall carry out these checks and tests at least once every week.
(f) The date upon which the checks and tests prescribed in paragraphs
(a) and (b) of this Regulation are carried out and the date and details of
emergency steering drills carried out under paragraph (d) of this
Regulation, shall be recorded in the log book as may be prescribed by the
Administration.
APPENDIX
Form of Safety Construction Certificate for Cargo Ships
The following form of Supplement is added to the existing form:
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CARGO SHIP SAFETY CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE
(Official Seal) (Country)
Issued under the provisions of the
PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
|-------------------------
| Distinctive | Dead-weight of |
| | Port of | Year of |
| Name of Ship | Number or | Ship |
| | Registry | Build |
| Letters | (metric tons) |
|------|------|----|-------|----|
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|-------------------------
Type of ship:
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude/other oil*
Cargo ship other than a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying
oil*
[* Delete as appropriate.]
Date of contract for building or alteration or modification of a major
character
Date on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of
construction or on which an alteration or modification of a major
character was commenced
Date of delivery or completion of an alteration or modification of a
major character
This Supplement shall be permanently attached to the Cargo Ship Safety
Construction Certificate.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY:
That the ship has been surveyed in accordance with Regulation 10 of
Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; and
That the survey showed that the condition of the hull, machinery and
equipment as defined in the above Regulation was in all respects
satisfactory and that the ship complied with the requirements of that
Protocol.
This certificate is valid until subject to
intermediate survey (s) at intervals of
Issued at
(Place of issue of certificate)
19
(Signature of duly authorized official issuing the certificate)
(Seal or stamp of the issuing Authority, as appropriate)
Intermediate Survey
This is to certify that at an intermediate survey required by
Regulation 10 of Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, this ship
was found to comply with the relevant provisions of that Protocol.
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
Next intermediate survey due
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
Next intermediate survey due
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
Next intermediate survey due
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Form of Safety Equipment Certificate for Cargo Ships
The following form of Supplement is added to the existing form:
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CARGO SHIP SAFETY
EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE
(Official Seal) (Country)
Issued under the provisions of the
PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
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| Distinctive | Dead-weight of |
| | Port of | Year of |
| Name of Ship | Number or | Ship |
| | Registry | Build |
| Letters | (metric tons) |
|------|------|----|-------|----|
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Type of ship:
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude/other oil*
Cargo ship other than a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying
oil*
[* Delete as appropriate.]
Date of contract for building or alteration or modification of a major
character
Date on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of
construction or on which an alteration or modification of a major
character was commenced
Date of delivery or completion of an alteration or modification of a
major character
This Supplement shall be permanently attached to the Cargo Ship Safety
Equipment Certificate.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY:
That the ship has been surveyed in accordance with Regulation 8 of
Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; and
that the survey showed that the condition of the safety equipment as
defined in the above Regulation was in all respects satisfactory and that
the ship complied with requirements of that Protocol.
This certificate is valid until subject to
intermediate survey (s) at intervals of
Issued at
(Place of issue of certificate)
19
(Signature of duly authorized official issuing the certificate)
(Seal or Stamp of the issuing Authority, as appropriate)
Intermediate Survey
This is to certify that at an intermediate survey required by
Regulation 8 of Chapter 1 of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, the ship
was found to comply with the relevant provisions of that Protocol.
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
Next intermediate survey due
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Under the provisions of Regulation 14 of Chapter I of the Protocol the
validity of this Certificate is extended until
Signed
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place
Date
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
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