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TORREMOLINOS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF FISHINGVESSELS, 1977
TORREMOLINOS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF FISHINGVESSELS, 1977
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Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels,
1977
Annex-Regulations for the Construction and Equipment of Fishing Vessels
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Construction, Watertight Integrity and Equipment
Chapter III Stability and Associated Seaworthiness
Chapter IV Machinery and Electrical Installations and Periodically
Unattended Machinery Spaces
Part A-General
Part B-Machinery Installations
Part C-Electrical Installations
Part D-Periodically Unattended Machinery Spaces
Chapter V Fire Protection, Fire Detection, Fire Extinction and Fire
Fighting
Part A-Fire Safety Measures in Vessels of 55 Metres in Length and
Over
Part B-Fire Safety Measures in Vessels of Less than 55 Metres in
Length
Chapter VI Protection of the Crew
Chapter VII Life-Saving Appliances
Chapter VIII Emergency Procedures, Musters and Drills
Chapter IX Radiotelegraphy and Radiotelephony
Part A-Application and Definitions
Part B-Watches
Part C-Technical Requirements
Part D-Radio Logs
Chapter X Shipborne Navigational Equipment
Appendix 1 Certificates
Appendix 2 Specification for Life-Saving Appliances
TORREMOLINOS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF FISHING VESSELS,
1977
THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION,
DESIRING to promote the safety of ships in general and the safety of
fishing vessels in particular,
BEARING IN MIND the outstanding contribution of the International
Conventions for the Safety of Life at Sea and also the International
Conventions on Load Lines in promoting the safety of ships,
RECOGNIZING that fishing vessels are exempt from almost all the
requirements of those International Conventions,
DESIRING THEREFORE to establish in common agreement uniform principles
and rules concerning the construction and equipment of fishing vessels
directed to the safety of such vessels and their crews,
CONSIDERING that this end may best be achieved by the conclusion of a
Convention,
HAVE AGREED as follows:
ARTICLE 1 General Obligations under the Convention
The Parties shall give effect to the provisions of the Convention and
the Annex thereto, which shall constitute an integral part of the
Convention. Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to the
Convention constitutes at the same time a reference to the Annex.
ARTICLE 2 Definitions
For the purpose of the Convention, unless expressly provided
otherwise:
(a) "Party" means a State for which the Convention has entered
into force.
(b) "Fishing vessel" or "vessel" means any vessel used
commercially for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living
resources of the sea.
(c) "Organization" means the Inter-Governmental Maritime
Consultative Organization.
(d) "Secretary-General" means the Secretary-General of the
Organization.
(e) "Administration" means the Government of the State whose flag
the vessel is entitled to fly.
ARTICLE 3 Application
The Convention shall apply to seagoing fishing vessels entitled to fly
the flag of a State which is a Party.
ARTICLE 4 Certification and Control
(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), a certificate issued
under the authority of a Party in accordance with the provisions of the
Convention shall be accepted by the other Parties and regarded for all
Purposes covered by the Convention as having the same validity as a
certificate issued by them.
(2) Every vessel holding a certificate issued under Regulation 7 or 8
is subject, in the ports of other Parties, to control by officers duly
authorized by such Parties in so far as this control is directed towards
verifying that there is on board a valid certificate. Such certificate
shall be accepted unless there are clear grounds for believing that the
condition of the vessel or its equipment does not correspond substantially
with the particulars of that certificate. In that case, or if there is not
a valid certificate, the officer carrying out the control shall forthwith
inform the Consul or, in his absence, the diplomatic representative of
the Party whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly, of all the
circumstances for which corrective action by that Party would be deemed
necessary and the facts shall be reported to the Organization. The officer
carrying out the control shall take such steps as will ensure that the
vessel shall not sail until it can proceed to sea without danger to the
vessel or persons on board.
ARTICLE 5 Force Majeure
(1) A vessel which is not subject to the provisions of the Convention
or which is not required to hold a certificate in accordance with the
provisions of the Convention at the time of its departure on any voyage
shall not become subject to such provisions on account of any deviation
from its intended voyage due to stress of weather or any other cause of
force majeure.
(2) Persons who are on board a vessel by reason of force majeure or in
consequence of the obligation to carry shipwrecked or other persons shall
not be taken into account for the purpose of ascertaining the application
to the vessel of any provisions of the Convention.
ARTICLE 6 Communication of Information
(1) The Parties shall communicate to the Organization:
(a) the text of laws, orders, decrees, regulations and other
instruments which have been promulgated on the various matters within the
scope of the Convention;
(b) a list of non-governmental agencies which are authorized to
act on their behalf in matters relating to the design, construction and
equipment of vessels in accordance with the provisions of the Convention;
and
(c) a sufficient number of specimens of their certificates issued
under the provisions of the Convention.
(2) The Organization shall notify all Parties of the receipt of any
communication under paragraph (1)(a) and shall circulate to them any
information communicated to it under paragraph (1)(b) and (c).
ARTICLE 7 Casualties to Fishing Vessels
(1) Each Party shall arrange for an investigation of any casualty
occurring to any of its vessels subject to the provisions of the
Convention, when it judges that such an investigation may assist in
determining what changes in the Convention might be desirable.
(2) Each Party shall supply the Organization with pertinent
information concerning the findings of such investigation for circulation
to all Parties. No reports or recommendations of the Organization based
upon such information shall disclose the identity or nationality of the
vessels concerned, or in any manner fix or imply responsibility upon any
vessel or person.
ARTICLE 8 Other Treaties and Interpretation
Nothing in this Convention shall prejudice the codification and
development of the law of the sea by the United Nations Conference on the
Law of the Sea convened pursuant to Resolution 2750 (XXV) of the General
Assembly of the United Nations nor the present or future claims and legal
views of any State concerning the law of the sea and the nature and extent
of coastal and flag State jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 9 Signature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval and Ac-cession
(1) The Convention shall remain open for signature at the Headquarters
of the Organization from 1 October 1977 until 30 June 1978 and shall
thereafter remain open for accession. All States may become Parties to the
Convention 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.
(3) The Secretary-General shall inform all States which have signed
the Convention or acceded to it of any signature or of the deposit of any
new instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession and the
date of its deposit.
ARTICLE 10 Entry into Force
(1) The Convention shall enter into force 12 months after the date on
which not less than 15 States have either signed it without reservation as
to ratification, acceptance, or approval or have deposited the requisite
instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in
accordance with Article 9, the aggregate of whose fleets of fishing
vessels constitutes not less than 50 per cent by number of the world's
fleet of fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over.
(2) The Organization shall inform the States which have signed the
Convention or acceded to it of the date on which it enters into force.
(3) For States which have deposited an instrument of ratification,
acceptance, approval or accession in respect of the Convention after the
requirements for entry into force thereof have been met but prior to the
date of entry into force, the ratification, acceptance, approval or
accession shall take effect on the date of entry into force of the
Convention or three months after the date of deposit of the instrument,
whichever is the later date.
(4) For States which have deposited an instrument of ratification,
acceptance, approval or accession after the date on which the Convention
entered into force, the Convention shall become effective three months
after the date of deposit of the instrument.
(5) After the date on which all the conditions required under Article
11 to bring an amendment to the Convention into force have been fulfilled,
any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
deposited shall apply to the Convention as amended.
ARTICLE 11 Amendments
(1) The Convention may be amended by either of the procedures
specified in this Article.
(2) Amendments after consideration within the Organization:
(a) Any amendment proposed by a Party shall be submitted to the
Secretary-General, who shall then circulate it to all Members of the
Organization and to all the Parties at least six months prior to its
consideration.
(b) Any amendment proposed and circulated as above shall be
referred to the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization for
consideration.
(c) Parties whether or not Members of the Organization, shall be
entitled to participate in the proceedings of the Maritime Safety
Committee for the consideration and adoption of amendments.
(d) Amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the
Parties present and voting in the Maritime Safety Committee expanded as
provided for in sub-paragraph (c) (hereinafter referred to as "the
expanded Maritime Safety Committee") on condition that at least one-third
of the Parties shall be present at the time of voting.
(e) Amendments adopted in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) shall
be communicated by the Secretary-General to all the Parties.
(f) (i) An amendment to an Article or to Regulations 1 and 3 to 11
shall be deemed to have been accepted on the date on which it is accepted
by two-thirds of the Parties.
(ii) An amendment to the Annex other than to Regulations 1 and
3 to 11 shall be deemed to have been accepted:
(aa) at the end of two years from the date on which it is
communicated to the Parties for acceptance; or
(bb) at the end of a different period, which shall not be
less than one year, if so determined at the time of its adoption by a
two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting in the expanded
Maritime Safety Committee.
However, if within the specified period either more than
one-third of the Parties, or Parties the aggregate of whose fleets of
fishing vessels constitutes not less than 50 per cent by number of the
fleet of fishing vessels of all the Parties of 24 metres in length and
over, notify the Secretary-General that they object to the amendment, it
shall be deemed not to have been accepted.
(iii) An amendment to an Appendix to the Annex shall be deemed
to have been accepted at the end of a period to be determined by the
expanded Maritime Safety Committee at the time of its adoption, which
period shall be not less than ten months, unless within that period an
objection is communicated to the Organization by not less than one-third
of the Parties, or Parties the aggregate of whose fleets of fishing
vessels constitutes not less than 50 per cent by number of the fleet of
fishing vessels of all the Parties of 24 metres in length and over.
(g) (i) An amendment to an Article or to Regulations 1 and 3 to 11
shall enter into force with respect to those Parties which have accepted
it, six months after the date on which it is deemed to have been accepted,
and with respect to each Party which accepts it after that date, six
months after the date of that Party's acceptance.
(ii) An amendment to the Annex other than to Regulations 1 and
3 to 11 and to an Appendix to the Annex shall enter into force with
respect to all Parties, except those which have objected to the amendment
under sub-paragraphs (f) (ii) and (iii) and which have not withdrawn such
objections, six months after the date on which it is deemed to have been
accepted. However, before the date set for entry into force any Party may
give notice to the Secretary-General that it exempts itself from giving
effect to that amendment for a period not longer than one year from the
date of its entry into force, or for such longer period as may be
determined by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting in
the expanded Maritime Safety Committee at the time of the adoption of the
amendment.
(3) Amendment by a Conference:
(a) Upon the request of a Party concurred in by at least one-third
of the Parties, the Organization shall convene a Conference of the Parties
to consider amendments to the Convention.
(b) Every amendment adopted by such a Conference by a two-thirds
majority of the Parties present and voting shall be communicated by the
Secretary-General to all the parties for acceptance.
(c) Unless the Conference decides otherwise, the amendment shall
be deemed to have been accepted and shall enter into force in accordance
with the procedures specified in paragraph (2) (f) and (g) respectively,
provided that references in those subparagraphs to the expanded Maritime
Safety Committee shall be taken to mean references to the Conference.
(4) Any Party which has declined to accept the amendment to the Annex
shall be deemed not to be a Party for the purpose of application of that
amendment.
(5) Unless expressly provided otherwise, any amendment to the
Convention which relates to the structure of a vessel, shall apply only to
vessels for which, on or after the date of entry into force of the
amendment:
(a) the keel is laid; or
(b) construction identifiable with a specific vessel begins; or
(c) assembly has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1 per
cent of the estimated mass of all structural material; whichever is the
less.
(6) Any declaration of acceptance of, or objection to, an amendment or
any notice given under paragraph (2) (g) (ii) shall be submitted in
writing to the Secretary-General who shall inform all the Parties of any
such submission and of the date of its receipt.
(7) The Secretary-General shall inform all the Parties of any
amendments which enter into force, together with the date on which each
such amendment enters into force.
ARTICLE 12 Denunciation
(1) The Convention may be denounced by any Party at any time after the
expiry of five years from the date on which the Convention enters into
force for that Party.
(2) Denunciation shall be effected by notification in writing to the
Secretary-General who shall inform all other Parties of any such
notification received and of the date of its receipt as well as the date
on which such denunciation takes effect.
(3) A denunciation shall take effect 12 months after receipt of the
notification of denunciation by the Secretary-General or after the expiry
of any longer period which may be indicated in the notification.
ARTICLE 13 Deposit and Registration
(1) The Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary-General who
shall transmit certified true copies thereof to all the States which have
signed the Convention or acceded to it.
(2) As soon as the Convention enters into force, the text shall be
transmitted by the Secretary-General to the Secretary-General of the
United Nations for registration and publication, in accordance with
Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 14 Languages
The Convention is established in a single copy in the 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 Convention.*
[* Signatures omitted.]
DONE AT TORREMOLINOS this second day of April one thousand nine
hundred and seventy-seven.
ANNEX: REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF FISHINGVESSELS
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Regulation 1 Application
(1) Unless expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of this Annex
shall apply to new fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over,
including vessels also processing their catch.
(2) The provisions of this Annex shall not apply to vessels
exclusively used:
(a) for sport or recreation;
(b) for processing fish or other living resources of the sea;
(c) for research and training; or
(d) as fish carriers.
Regulation 2 Definitions
(1) "New vessel" is a fishing vessel for which, on or after the date
of entry into force of the Convention:
(a) the building or major conversion contract is placed; or
(b) the building or major conversion contract has been placed
before the date of entry into force of the Convention, and which is
delivered three years or more after the date of such entry into force; or
(c) in the absence of a building contract:
(i) the keel is laid; or
(ii) construction identifiable with a specific vessel begins;
or
(iii) assembly has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or
1 per cent of the estimated mass of all structural material; whichever is
the less.
(2) "Existing vessel" is a fishing vessel which is not a new vessel.
(3) "Approved" means approved by the Administration.
(4) "Crew" means the skipper and all persons employed or engaged in
any capacity on board a vessel on the business of that vessel.
(5) "The length (L)" shall be taken as 96 per cent of the total length
on a waterline at 85 per cent of the least depth measured from the keel
line, or as the length from the foreside of the stem to the axis of the
rudder stock on that waterline, if that be greater. In vessels designed
with rake of keel the waterline on which this length is measured shall be
parallel to the designed waterline.
(6) "The forward and after perpendiculars" shall be taken at the
forward and after ends of the length (L). The forward perpendicular shall
be coincident with the foreside of the stem on the waterline on which the
length is measured.
(7) "The breadth (B)" is the maximum breadth of the vessel, measured
amidships to the moulded line of the frame in a vessel with a metal shell
and to the outer surface of the hull in a vessel with a shell of any other
material.
(8) (a) "The depth (D)" is the vertical distance measured amidships
from the keel line to the top of the working deck beam at side.
(b) In vessels having rounded gunwales, the depth shall be
measured to the point of intersection of the moulded lines of the deck and
side shell plating, the lines extending as though the gunwale were of
angular design.
(c) Where the working deck is stepped and the raised part of the
deck extends over the point at which the depth is to be determined, the
depth shall be measured to a line of reference extending from the lower
part of the deck along a line parallel with the raised part.
(9) "Deepest operating waterline" is the waterline related to the
maximum permissible operating draught.
(10) "Amidships" is the mid-length of L.
(11) "Midship section" is that section of the hull defined by the
intersection of the moulded surface of the hull with a vertical plane
perpendicular to the waterline and centreline planes passing through
amidships.
(12) "Keel line" is the line parallel to the slope of keel passing
amidships through:
(a) the top of the keel or line of intersection of the inside of
shell plating with the keel where a bar keel extends above that line of a
vessel with a metal shell; or
(b) the rabbet lower line of the keel of a vessel with a shell of
wood or a composite vessel; or
(c) the intersection of a fair extension of the outside of the
shell contour at the bottom with the centreline of a vessel with shell of
material other than wood and metal.
(13) "Baseline" is the horizontal line intersecting at amidships the
keel line.
(14) "Working deck" is generally the lowest complete deck above the
deepest operating waterline from which fishing is undertaken. In vessels
fitted with two or more complete decks, the Administration may accept a
lower deck as a working deck provided that that deck is situated above the
deepest operating waterline.
(15) "Superstructure" is the decked structure on the working deck
extending from side to side of the vessel or with the side plating not
being inboard of the shell plating more than 0.04 B.
(16) "Enclosed superstructure" is a superstructure with:
(a) enclosing bulkheads of efficient construction;
(b) access openings, if any, in those bulkheads fitted with
permanently attached weathertight doors of a strength equivalent to the
unpierced structure which can be operated from each side; and
(c) other openings in sides or ends of the superstructure fitted
with efficient weathertight means of closing.
A bridge or poop shall not be regarded as enclosed unless access is
provided for the crew to reach machinery and other working spaces inside
those superstructures by alternative means which are available at all
times when bulkhead openings are closed.
(17) "Superstructure deck" is that complete or partial deck forming
the top of a superstructure, deckhouse or other erection situated at a
height of not less than 1.8 metres above the working deck. Where this
height is less than 1.8 metres, the top of such deckhouses or other
erections shall be treated in the same way as the working deck.
(18) "Height of a superstructure or other erection" is the least
vertical distance measured at side from the top of the deck beams of a
superstructure or an erection to the top of the working deck beams.
(19) "Weathertight" means that in any sea conditions water will not
penetrate into the vessel.
(20) "Watertight" means capable of preventing the passage of water
through the structure in any direction under a head of water for which the
surrounding structure is designed.
(21) "Collision bulkhead" is a watertight bulkhead up to the working
deck in the forepart of the vessel which meets the following conditions:
(a) The bulkhead shall be located at a distance from the forward
perpendicular:
(i) not less than 0.05L and not more than 0.08L for vessels of
45 metres in length and over;
(ii) not less than 0.05L and not more than 0.05L plus 1.35
metres for vessels of less than 45 metres in length, except as may be
allowed by the Administration;
(iii) in no case, less than 2.0 metres.
(b) Where any part of the underwater body extends forward of the
forward perpendicular, e.g. a bulbous bow, the distance stipulated in
sub-paragraph (a) shall be measured from a point at mid-length of the
extension forward of the forward perpendicular or from a point 0.015L
forward of the forward perpendicular, whichever is less.
(c) The bulkhead may have steps or recesses provided they are
within the limits prescribed in sub-paragraph (a).
(22) "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 vessel under normal
service conditions.
(23) "Auxiliary means of activating the rudder" is the equipment which
is provided for effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose of
steering the vessel in the event of failure of the main steering gear.
(24) "Steering gear power unit" means in the case of:
(a) electric steering gear, an electric motor and its associated
electrical equipment;
(b) electro-hydraulic steering gear, an electric motor and its
associated electrical equipment and connected pump; and
(c) other hydraulic steering gear, a driving engine and connected
pump.
(25) "Maximum ahead service speed" is the greatest speed which the
vessel is designed to maintain in service at sea at its maximum
permissible operating draught.
(26) "Maximum astern speed" is the speed which it is estimated the
vessel can attain at the designed maximum astern power at its maximum
permissible operating draught.
(27) "Fuel oil unit" is the equipment used for the preparation of fuel
oil for delivery to an oil-fired boiler, or equipment used for the
preparation of oil for delivery to an internal combustion engine, and
includes any oil pressure pumps, filters and heaters dealing with oil at
a pressure greater than 0.18 newtons per square millimetre.
(28) "Normal operational and habitable conditions" means conditions
under which the vessel as a whole, its machinery, services, means of main
and auxiliary propulsion, steering gear and associated equipment, aids to
safe navigation and to limit the risks of fire and flooding, internal and
external means of communicating and signalling, means of escape and
winches for rescue boats, are in proper working order and the minimum
comfortable conditions of habitability are satisfactory.
(29) "Dead ship condition" is the condition under which the main
propulsion plant, boilers and auxiliaries are not in operation due to the
absence of power.
(30) "Main switchboard" is a switchboard directly supplied by the main
source of electrical power and intended to distribute electrical energy.
(31) "Periodically unattended machinery spaces" means those spaces
containing main propulsion and associated machinery and all sources of
main electrical supply which are not at all times manned under all
operating conditions, including manoeuvring.
(32) "Non-combustible material" means a material which neither burns
nor gives off flammable vapours in sufficient quantity for self-ignition
when heated to approximately 750 degrees celsius, this being determined to
the satisfaction of the Administration by an established test procedure.
Any other material is a combustible material.*
[* See Recommendation on Test Method for Qualifying Marine
Construction Materials as non-combustible, adopted by the Organization by
Resolution A. 270 (VIII).]
(33) "Standard fire test" is one in which specimens of the relevant
bulkheads or decks are exposed in a test furnace to temperatures
corresponding approximately to the standard time-temperature curve. The
specimen shall have an exposed surface of not less than 4.65 square metres
and a height (or length of deck) of 2.44 metres resembling as closely as
possible the intended construction and including where appropriate at
least one joint. The standard time-temperature curve is defined by a
smooth curve drawn through the following points:
at the end of the first 5 minutes 538 degrees
celsius
at the end of the first 10 minutes 704 degrees
celsius
at the end of the first 30 minutes 843 degrees
celsius
at the end of the first 60 minutes 927 degrees
celsius.
(34) "`A' Class divisions" are those divisions formed by bulkheads and
decks which comply with the following:
(a) they shall be constructed of steel or other equivalent
material;
(b) they shall be suitable stiffened;
(c) they shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing
the passage of smoke and flame to the end of the one-hour standard fire
test; and
(d) they shall be insulated with approved non-combustible
materials such that the average temperature of the unexposed side will not
rise more than 139 degrees celsius above the original temperature, nor
will the temperature, at any one point, including any joint, rise more
than 180 degrees celsius above the original temperature, within the time
listed below:
Class "A-60" 60 minutes
Class "A-30" 30 minutes
Class "A-15" 15 minutes
Class "A-0" 0 minutes
The Administration may require a test of a prototype bulkhead or deck
to ensure that it meets the above requirements for integrity and
temperature rise. **
[** See Recommendation for Fire Test Procedures for "A" and "B" Class
divisions, adopted by the Organization by Resolutions A. 163(ES.IV) and
A.215 (VII).]
(35) "`B' Class divisions" are those divisions formed by bulkheads,
decks, ceilings or linings which comply with the following:
(a) they shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing
the passage of flame to the end of the first one-half hour of the standard
fire test;
(b) they shall have an insulation value such that the average
temperature of the unexposed side will not rise more than 139 degrees
celsius above the original temperature, nor will the temperature at any
one point, including any joint, rise more than 225 degrees celsius above
the original temperature, within the time listed below:
Class "B-15" 15 minutes
Class "B-0" 0 minutes; and
(c) they shall be constructed of approved non-combustible
materials and all materials entering into the construction and erection of
"B" Class divisions shall be non-combustible with the exception that
combustible veneers may be permitted provided they meet the relevant
requirements of Chapter V.
The Administration may require a test of a prototype division to
ensure that it meets the above requirements for integrity and temperature
rise. *
[* See Recommendation for Fire Test Procedures for "A" and "B" Class
divisions, adopted by the Organization by Resolutions A. 163(ES.IV) and
A.215 (VII).]
(36) "`C' Class divisions" are those divisions constructed of approved
non-combustible materials. They need meet no requirements relative to the
passage of smoke and flame nor the limiting of temperature rise.
(37) "`F' Class divisions" are those divisions formed by bulkheads,
decks, ceilings or linings which comply with the following:
(a) they shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing
the passage of flame to the end of the first one-half hour of the standard
fire test; and
(b) they shall have an insulation value such that the average
temperature of the unexposed side will not rise more than 139 degrees
celsius above the original temperature, nor will the temperature at any
one point, including any joint, rise more than 225 degrees celsius above
the original temperature, up to the end of the first one-half hour of the
standard fire test.
The Administration may require a test of a prototype division to
ensure that it meets the above requirements for integrity and temperature
rise. **
[** See Recommendation for Fire Test Procedures for "A" and "B" Class
divisions, adopted by the Organization by Resolutions A.163(ES.IV) and
A.215 (VII).]
(38) "Continuous `B' Class ceilings or linings" are those "B" Class
ceilings or linings which terminate only at an "A" or "B" Class division.
(39) "Steel or other equivalent material" means steel or any material
which, by itself or due to insulation provided, has structural and
integrity properties equivalent to steel at the end of the applicable fire
exposure to the standard fire test (e.g. aluminium alloy with appropriate
insulation).
(40) "Low flame spread" means that the surface thus described will
adequately restrict the spread of flame, this being determined to the
satisfaction of the Administration by an established test procedure.
(41) "Accommodation spaces" are those spaces used for public spaces,
corridors, lavatories, cabins, offices, hospitals, cinemas, games and
hobbies rooms, pantries containing no cooking appliances and similar
spaces.
(42) "Public spaces" are those portions of the accommodation spaces
which are used for halls, dining rooms, lounges, and similar permanently
enclosed spaces.
(43) "Service spaces" are those spaces used for galleys, pantries
containing cooking appliances, lockers and store-rooms, workshops other
than those forming part of the machinery spaces, and similar spaces and
trunks to such spaces.
(44) "Control stations" are those spaces in which the ship's radio or
main navigation equipment or the emergency source of power is located, or
where the fire recording or fire control equipment is centralized.
(45) "Machinery spaces of Category A" are those spaces which contain
internal combustion type machinery used either:
(a) for main propulsion; or
(b) for other purposes where such machinery has in the aggregate a
total power output of not less than 375 kilowatts. or which contain any
oil-fired boiler or fuel oil unit; and trunks to such spaces.
(46) "Machinery spaces" are those machinery spaces of Category A and
all other spaces containing propulsion machinery, boilers, fuel oil
units, steam and internal combustion engines, generators, steering gear,
major electrical machinery, oil filling stations, refrigerating,
stabilizing, ventilating and air conditioning machinery and similar
spaces; and trunks to such spaces.
(47) "Survival craft" means those craft provided for accommodating the
persons on board in the event of abandonment of the vessel and includes
lifeboats, liferafts and any other craft approved as suitable for the
protection and preservation of persons in such circumstances.
(48) "Rescue boat" is an easily propelled highly manoeuvrable boat
capable of being easily and quickly launched by a small number of crew and
adequate for rescuing a man overboard.
(49) "Inflated lifeboat" is a permanently inflated survival craft
subdivided and of strong, abrasion resistant construction.
(50) "Launching appliance" is a device capable of launching, from the
embarkation position, a craft fully loaded with the number of persons it
is permitted to carry and with its equipment.
(51) "Float-free survival craft" are craft whose installations and
stowage are intended to permit them to clear a sinking vessel and float to
the surface automatically.
Regulation 3 Exemptions
(1) The Administration may exempt any vessel which embodies features
of a novel kind from any of the requirements of Chapters II, III, IV, V,
VI and VII, the application of which might seriously impede research into
the development of such features and their incorporation in vessels. Any
such vessel shall, however, comply with safety requirements which, in the
opinion of that Administration, are adequate for the service for which it
is intended and are such as to ensure the overall safety of the vessel.
(2) Exemptions from the requirements of Chapter IX are dealt with in
Regulations 132 and 139(2)(b) and exemptions from Chapter X are dealt with
in Regulation 147.
(3) The Administration may exempt any vessel engaged solely in fishing
near the coast of its country from any of the requirements of this Annex
if it considers that the application is unreasonable and impracticable in
view of the distance of the vessel's operating area from its base port in
its own country, the type of vessel, the weather conditions and the
absence of general navigational hazards, provided that it complies with
safety requirements which, in the opinion of that Administration, are
adequate for the service for which it is intended and are such as to
ensure the overall safety of the vessel.
(4) The Administration which allows any exemption under this
Regulation shall communicate to the Organization particulars of the same
to the extent necessary to confirm that the level of safety is adequately
maintained and the Organization shall circulate such particulars to the
Parties for their information.
Regulation 4 Equivalents
(1) The Administration may allow any fitting, material, appliance or
apparatus to be fitted in a vessel, or any particular provision to be made
as an alternative to that required by this Annex if such fitting,
material, appliance or apparatus is at least as effective as that required
by this Annex.
(2) The Administration which allows a fitting, material, appliance or
apparatus, or any particular provision to be made as an alternative to
that required by this Annex shall communicate to the Organization for
circulation to the Parties particulars thereof for their information and
appropriate action, if any.
Regulation 5 Repairs, Alterations and Modifications
(1) A vessel which undergoes repairs, alterations, modifications and
outfitting related thereto shall continue to comply with at least the
requirements previously applicable to the vessel.
(2) Repairs, alterations and modifications of a major character and
outfitting related thereto shall meet the requirements for a new vessel
only to the extent of such repairs, alterations and modifications and in
so far as the Administration deems reasonable and practicable.
Regulation 6 Surveys
(1) Every vessel shall be subjected to the surveys specified below:
(a) An initial survey before the vessel is put into service or
before the certificate required under Regulation 7 is issued for the first
time, which shall include a complete survey of its structure, stability,
machinery, arrangements and material, including the outside of the
vessel's hull and the inside and outside of the boilers and equipment in
so far as the vessel is covered by this Annex. This survey shall be such
as to ensure that the arrangements, material, and scantlings of the
structure, boilers, and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances,
main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, radio
installations, radiotelegraph installations in motor lifeboats, portable
radio apparatus for survival craft, emergency position-indicating radio
beacons (EPIRBs), life-saving appliances, fire detecting and extinguishing
systems, radar, echosounding devices, gyro-compasses and other equipment
fully comply with the requirements of this Annex. The survey shall also be
such as to ensure that the workmanship of all parts of the vessel and its
equipment is in all respects satisfactory and that the vessel is provided
with the lights, means of making sound signals and distress signals,
required by this Annex and the International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea in force. Where pilot ladders are carried these shall
also be surveyed to ensure that they are in a safe working condition and
comply with the relevant requirements of the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea in force.
(b) Periodical surveys at intervals specified below:
(i) four years in the case of the structure and machinery of
the vessel referred to in Chapters II, III, IV, V and VI. However, the
period may be extended for one year subject to the vessel being surveyed
internally or externally as far as it is reasonable and practicable;
(ii) two years in the case of the equipment of the vessel
referred to in Chapters II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and X; and
(iii) one year in the case of the radio installations and
radio direction-finder of the vessel referred to in Chapters IX and X.
The survey shall be such as to ensure that the items referred
to in sub-paragraph (a), in particular the safety equipment, fully comply
with the applicable requirements of this Annex, that the said equipment is
in good working order and that the stability information is readily
available on board. However, where the duration of the certificate issued
under Regulation 7 is extended as specified in Regulation 11 (2) or (4),
the interval of the periodical survey may be extended correspondingly.
(c) Intermediate surveys in the case of the structure or machinery
and equipment of the vessel at intervals specified by the Administration.
The survey shall also be such as to ensure that alterations which would
adversely affect the safety of the vessel or the crew have not been made.
Such intermediate surveys and their intervals shall be endorsed on the
International Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate issued under Regulation 7.
(2) Surveys of the vessel with a view to the enforcement of the
requirements of this Annex shall be carried out by officers of the
Administration. The Administration may, however, entrust the surveys
either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations
recognized by it. In every case the Administration concerned shall be
satisfied with regard to the completeness and efficiency of the surveys.
(3) After any survey of the vessel under this Regulation has been
completed, no significant change shall be made to the structure,
equipment, fittings, arrangements or material covered by the survey
without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement
of such equipment or fittings.
Regulation 7 Issue of Certificates
(1) (a) A certificate entitled an International Fishing Vessel Safety
Certificate shall be issued after survey of a vessel which complies with
the applicable requirements of this Annex.
(b) When an exemption is granted to vessel under, and in
accordance with, the provisions of this Annex, a certificate entitled an
International Fishing Vessel Exemption Certificate shall be issued in
addition to the certificate prescribed in sub-paragraph (a).
(2) The Certificates referred to in paragraph (1) shall be issued
either by the Administration or by any person or organization duly
authorized by the Administration. In every case, the Administration shall
assume full responsibility for the issuance of the certificate.
Regulation 8 Issue of a Certificate by another Party
(1) A Party may, at the request of another Party, cause a vessel to be
surveyed and, if satisfied that the requirements of this Annex are
complied with, shall issue or authorize the issue of certificates to the
vessel in accordance with the provisions of this Annex.
(2) A copy of the Certificate and a copy of the survey report shall be
transmitted as soon as possible to the requesting Administration.
(3) A certificate so issued shall contain a statement to the effect
that it has been issued at the request of the other Administration and it
shall have the same force and receive the same recognition as the
certificates issued under Regulation 7.
Regulation 9 Form of Certificates
The certificates shall be drawn up in the official language or
languages of the issuing country in the form corresponding to the model
given in Appendix 1. If the language used is neither English nor French,
the text shall include a translation into one of these languages.
Regulation 10 Posting up of Certificates
All certificates or certified copies thereof issued under this Annex
shall be posted up in a prominent and accessible place in the vessel.
Regulation 11 Validity of Certificates
(1) An International Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate shall be issued
for a period of not more than four years and shall not be extended for
more than one year subject to the periodical and intermediate surveys as
required in Regulation 6 (1) (b) and (c), except as provided for in
paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation. An International Fishing
Vessel Exemption Certificate shall not be valid for longer than the period
of the International Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate.
(2) If at the time when the validity of its certificate expires or
ceases, a vessel is not in a port of the Party whose flag the vessel is
entitled to fly, the validity of the certificate may be extended by that
Party, but such extension shall be granted only for the purpose of
allowing the vessel to complete its voyage to a port of that Party or to
the port in which it is to be surveyed and then only in cases where it
appears proper and reasonable to do so.
(3) No certificate shall be thus extended for a period longer than
five months and a vessel to which such extension is granted shall not on
its arrival in a port of the Party whose flag the vessel is entitled to
fly or the port in which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of
such extension to leave such port without having obtained a new
certificate.
(4) A certificate which has not been extended under the provisions of
paragraph (2) may be extended by the Administration for a period of grace
up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it.
(5) A certificate shall cease to be valid:
(a) if major alterations have taken place in the construction,
equipment, fittings, arrangements, or material required without the
sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such
equipment or fittings;
(b) if periodical or intermediate surveys are not carried out
within the periods specified under Regulation 6(1)(b) and (c) or as they
may have been extended in accordance with paragraph (2), or (4) of this
Regulation;
(c) upon transfer of a vessel to the flag of another State. In the
case of a transfer between Parties, the Party whose flag the vessel was
formerly entitled to fly shall, on request, transmit as soon as possible
to the other Party copies of the certificates carried by the vessel before
the transfer and, if available, copies of the relevant survey reports.
CHAPTER II CONSTRUCTION, WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY AND EQUIPMENT
Regulation 12 Construction
(1) Strength and construction of hull, superstructures, deckhouses,
machinery casings, companionways and any other structures and vessel's
equipment shall be sufficient to withstand all foreseeable conditions of
the intended service and shall be to the satisfaction of the
Administration.
(2) The hull of vessels intended for operation in ice shall be
strengthened in accordance with the anticipated conditions of navigation
and area of operation.
(3) Bulkheads, closing devices and closures of openings in these
bulkheads, as well as methods for their testing, shall be in accordance
with the requirements of the Administration. Vessels constructed of
material other than wood shall be fitted with a collision bulkhead and at
least with watertight bulkheads bounding the main machinery space. Such
bulkheads shall be extended up to the working deck. In vessels constructed
of wood such bulkheads, which as far as practicable shall be watertight,
shall also be fitted.
(4) Pipes piercing the collision bulkhead shall be fitted with
suitable valves operable from above the working deck and the valve chest
shall be secured at the collision bulkhead inside the forepeak. No door,
manhole, ventilation duct or any other opening shall be fitted in the
collision bulkhead below the working deck.
(5) Where a long forward superstructure is fitted, the collision
bulkhead shall be extended weathertight to the deck next above the working
deck. The extension need not be fitted directly over the bulkhead below
provided it is located within the limits given in Regulation 2 (21) and
the part of the deck which forms the step is made effectively
weathertight.
(6) The number of openings in the collision bulkhead above the working
deck shall be reduced to the minimum compatible with the design and normal
operation of the vessel. Such openings shall be capable of being closed
weathertight.
(7) In vessels of 75 metres in length and over, a watertight double
bottom shall be fitted, as far as practicable, between the collision
bulkhead and the afterpeak bulkhead.
Regulation 13 Watertight Doors
(1) The number of openings in watertight bulkheads, as required by
Regulation 12(3), shall be reduced to the minimum compatible with the
general arrangements and operational needs of the vessel; openings shall
be fitted with watertight closing appliances to the satisfaction of the
Administration. Watertight doors shall be of an equivalent strength to the
adjacent unpierced structure.
(2) In vessels of less than 45 metres in length, such doors may be of
the hinged type, which shall be capable of being operated locally from
each side of the door and shall normally be kept closed at sea. A notice
shall be attached to the door on each side to state that the door shall be
kept closed at sea.
(3) In vessels of 45 metres in length and over, watertight doors shall
be of the sliding type in:
(a) spaces where it is intended to open them at sea and if located
with their sills below the deepest operating waterline, unless the
Administration considers it to be impracticable or unnecessary taking into
account the type and operation of the vessels; and
(b) the lower part of a machinery space where there is access from
it to a shaft tunnel.
Otherwise watertight doors may be of the hinged type.
(4) Sliding watertight doors shall be capable of being operated when
the vessel is listed up to 15 degrees either way.
(5) Sliding watertight doors whether manually operated or otherwise
shall be capable of being operated locally from each side of the door; in
vessels of 45 metres in length and over these doors shall also be capable
of being operated by remote control from an accessible position above the
working deck except when the doors are fitted in crew accommodation
spaces.
(6) Means shall be provided at remote operating positions to indicate
when a sliding door is open or closed.
Regulation 14 Watertight Integrity
(1) Openings through which water can enter the vessel shall be
provided with closing devices in accordance with the applicable provisions
of this Chapter. Deck openings which may be open during fishing operations
shall normally be arranged near to the vessel's centreline. However, the
Administration may approve different arrangements if satisfied that the
safety of the vessel will not be impaired.
(2) Fish flaps on stern trawlers shall be watertight, power-operated
and capable of being controlled from any position which provides an
unobstructed view of the operation of the flaps.
Regulation 15 Weathertight Doors
(1) All access openings in bulkheads of enclosed superstructures and
other outer structures through which water could enter and endanger the
vessel, shall be fitted with doors permanently attached to the bulkhead,
framed and stiffened so that the whole structure is of equivalent strength
to the unpierced structure, and weathertight when closed. The means for
securing these doors weathertight shall consist of gaskets and clamping
devices or other equivalent means and shall be permanently attached to the
bulkhead or to the doors themselves, and shall be so arranged that they
can be operated from each side of the bulkhead.
(2) The height above deck of sills in those doorways, in
companionways, erections and machinery casings which give direct access to
parts of the deck exposed to the weather and sea shall be at least 600
millimetres on the working deck and at least 300 millimetres on the
superstructure deck. Where operating experience has shown justification
and on approval of the Administration, these heights, except in the
doorways giving direct access to machinery spaces, may be reduced to not
less than 380 millimetres and 150 millimetres respectively.
Regulation 16 Hatchways closed by Wood Covers
(1) The height above deck of hatchway coamings shall be at least 600
millimetres on exposed parts of the working deck and at least 300
millimetres on the superstructure deck.
(2) The finished thickness of wood hatchway covers shall include an
allowance for abrasion due to rough handling. In any case, the finished
thickness of these covers shall be at least 4 millimetres for each 100
millimetres of unsupported span subject to a minimum of 40 millimetres and
the width of their bearing surfaces shall be at least 65 millimetres.
(3) Arrangements for securing wood hatchway covers weathertight shall
be provided to the satisfaction of the Administration.
Regulation 17 Hatchways closed by Covers other than Wood
(1) The height above deck of hatchway coamings shall be as specified
in Regulation 16(1). Where operating experience has shown justification
and on the approval of the Administration the height of these coamings may
be reduced, or the coamings omitted entirely, provided that the safety of
vessels is not thereby impaired. In this case the hatchway openings shall
be kept as small as practicable and the covers be permanently attached by
hinges or equivalent means and be capable of being rapidly closed and
battened down.
(2) For the purpose of strength calculations, it shall be assumed that
hatchway covers are subjected to the weight of cargo intended to be
carried on them or to the following static loads, whichever is the
greater:
(a) 10.0 kilonewtons per square metre for vessels of 24 metres in
length;
(b) 17.0 kilonewtons per square metre for vessels of 100 metres in
length and over.
For intermediate lengths the load values shall be determined by linear
interpolation. The Administration may reduce the loads to not less than 75
per cent of the above values for covers to hatchways situated on the
superstructure deck in a position abaft a point located 0.25L from the
forward perpendicular.
(3) Where covers are made of mild steel, the maximum stress calculated
according to paragraph (2) multiplied by 4.25 shall not exceed the minimum
ultimate strength of the material. Under these loads the deflections shall
not be more than 0.0028 times the span.
(4) Covers made of materials other than mild steel shall be at least
of equivalent strength to those made of mild steel, and their
construction shall be of sufficient stiffness ensuring weathertightness
under the loads specified in paragraph (2).
(5) Covers shall be fitted with clamping devices and gaskets
sufficient to ensure weathertightness, or other equivalent arrangements
to the satisfaction of the Administration.
Regulation 18 Machinery Space Openings
(1) Machinery space openings shall be framed and enclosed by casings
of a strength equivalent to the adjacent superstructure. External access
openings therein shall be fitted with doors complying with the
requirements of Regulation 15.
(2) Openings other than access openings shall be fitted with covers of
equivalent strength to the unpierced structure, permanently attached
thereto and capable of being closed weathertight.
Regulation 19 Other Deck Openings
(1) Where it is essential for fishing operations, flush deck scuttles
of the screw, bayonet or equivalent type and manholes may be fitted
provided these are capable of being closed watertight and such devices
shall be permanently attached to the adjacent structure. Having regard to
the size and disposition of the openings and the design of the closing
devices, metal-to-metal closures may be fitted if the Administration is
satisfied that they are effectively watertight.
(2) Openings other than hatchways, machinery space openings, manholes
and flush scuttles in the working or superstructure deck shall be
protected by enclosed structures fitted with weathertight doors or their
equivalent. Companionways shall be situated as close as practicable to the
centreline of the vessel.
Regulation 20 Ventilators
(1) In vessels of 45 metres in length and over, the height above deck
of ventilator coamings, other than machinery space ventilator coamings,
shall be at least 900 millimetres on the working deck and at least 760
millimetres on the superstructure deck. In vessels of less than 45 metres
in length, the height of these coamings shall be 760 millimetres and 450
millimetres respectively. The height above deck of machinery space
ventilator openings shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration.
(2) Coamings of ventilators shall be of equivalent strength to the
adjacent structure and capable of being closed weathertight by closing
appliances permanently attached to the ventilator or adjacent structure.
Where the coaming of any ventilator exceeds 900 millimetres in height it
shall be specially supported.
(3) Closing appliances in vessels of 45 metres in length and over need
not be fitted to ventilators the coamings of which extend to more than 4.5
metres above the working deck or more than 2.3 metres above the
superstructure deck unless specifically required by the Administration. In
vessels of less than 45 metres in length, closing appliances need not be
fitted to ventilators the coamings of which extend to more than 3.4 metres
above the working deck or more than 1.7 metres above the superstructure
deck. If the Administration is satisfied that it is unlikely that water
will enter the vessel through machinery space ventilators, closing
appliances to such ventilators may be omitted.
Regulation 21 Air Pipes
(1) Where air pipes to tanks and void spaces below deck extend above
the working or the superstructure decks, the exposed parts of the pipes
shall be of strength equivalent to the adjacent structures and fitted with
appropriate protection. Openings of air pipes shall be provided with means
of closing, permanently attached to the pipe or adjacent structure.
(2) The height of air pipes above deck to the point where water may
have access below shall be at least 760 millimetres on the working deck
and at least 450 millimetres on the superstructure deck. The
Administration may accept reduction of the height of an air pipe to avoid
interference with the fishing operations.
Regulation 22 Sounding Devices
(1) Sounding devices, to the satisfaction of the Administration, shall
be fitted:
(a) to the bilges of those compartments which are not readily
accessible at all times during the voyage; and
(b) to all tanks and cofferdams.
(2) Where sounding pipes are fitted, their upper ends shall be
extended to a readily accessible position and, where practicable, above
the working deck. Their openings shall be provided with permanently
attached means of closing. Sounding pipes which are not extended above the
working deck shall be fitted with automatic self-closing devices.
Regulation 23 Sidescuttles and Windows
(1) Sidescuttles to spaces below the working deck and to spaces within
the enclosed structures on that deck shall be fitted with hinged
deadlights capable of being closed watertight.
(2) No sidescuttle shall be fitted in such a position that its sill is
less than 500 millimetres above the deepest operating waterline.
(3) Sidescuttles, together with their glasses and deadlights shall be
of an approved construction.
(4) Toughened safety glass or its equivalent shall be used for the
wheelhouse windows.
(5) The Administration may accept sidescuttles and windows without
deadlights in side and aft bulkheads of deckhouses located on or above the
working deck if satisfied that the safety of the vessel will not be
impaired.
Regulation 24 Inlets and Discharges
(1) Discharges led through the shell either from spaces below the
working deck or from within enclosed superstructures or deckhouses on the
working deck fitted with doors complying with the requirements of
Regulation 15 shall be fitted with accessible means for preventing water
from passing inboard. Normally each separate discharge shall have an
automatic non-return valve with a positive means of closing it from an
accessible position. Such a valve is not required if the Administration
considers that the entry of water into the vessel through the opening is
not likely to lead to dangerous flooding and that the thickness of the
piping is sufficient. The means for operating the positive action valve
shall be provided with an indicator showing whether the valve is open or
closed.
(2) In manned machinery spaces main and auxiliary sea inlets and
discharges essential for the operation of machinery may be controlled
locally. The controls shall be accessible and shall be provided with
indicators showing whether the valves are open or closed.
(3) Fittings attached to the shell and the valves required by this
Regulation shall be of steel, bronze or other approved ductile material.
All pipes between the shell and the valves shall be of steel, except that
in spaces other than machinery spaces of vessels constructed of material
other than steel the Administration may approve the use of other
materials.
Regulation 25 Freeing Ports
(1) Where bulwarks on weather parts of the working deck form wells,
the minimum freeing port area (A) in square metres, on each side of the
vessel for each well on the working deck shall be determined in relation
to the length (l) and height of bulwark in the well as follows:
(a) A=0.07l
(l need not be taken as greater than 0.7L).
(b) (i) Where the bulwark is more than 1200 millimetres in average
height the required area shall be increased by 0.004 square metres per
metre of length of well for each 100 millimetres difference in height.
(ii) Where the bulwark is less than 900 millimetres in average
height, the required area may be decreased by 0.004 square metres per
metre of length of well for each 100 millimetres difference in height.
(2) The freeing port area calculated according to paragraph (1) shall
be increased where the Administration considers that the vessel's sheer is
not sufficient to ensure that the deck is rapidly and effectively freed of
water.
(3) Subject to the approval of the Administration the minimum freeing
port area for each well on the superstructure deck shall be not less than
one-half the area (A) given in paragraph (1).
(4) Freeing ports shall be so arranged along the length of bulwarks as
to ensure that the deck is freed of water most rapidly and effectively.
Lower edges of freeing ports shall be as near the deck as practicable.
(5) Poundboards and means for stowage of the fishing gear shall be
arranged so that the effectiveness of freeing ports will not be impaired.
Poundboards shall be so constructed that they can be locked in position
when in use and shall not hamper the discharge of shipped water.
(6) Freeing ports over 300 millimetres in depth shall be fitted with
bars spaced not more than 230 millimetres nor less than 150 millimetres
apart or provided with other suitable protective arrangements. Freeing
port covers, if fitted, shall be of approved construction. If devices are
considered necessary for locking freeing port covers during fishing
operations they shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration and
easily operable from a readily accessible position.
(7) In vessels intended to operate in areas subject to icing, covers
and protective arrangements for freeing ports shall be capable of being
easily removed to restrict ice accretion. The size of openings and means
provided for removal of these protective arrangements shall be to the
satisfaction of the Administration.
Regulation 26 Anchor and Mooring Equipment
Anchor equipment designed for quick and safe operation shall be
provided which shall consist of anchoring equipment, anchor chains or
wire ropes, stoppers and a windlass or other arrangements for dropping and
hoisting the anchor and for holding the vessel at anchor in all
foreseeable service conditions. Vessels shall also be provided with
adequate mooring equipment for safe mooring in all operating conditions.
Anchor and mooring equipment shall be to the satisfaction of the
Administration.*
[* See Annex II-Recommended Practice for Anchor and Mooring
Equipment-of Part B of the Code of Safety for Fishermen and Fishing
Vessels.]
CHAPTER III STABILITY AND ASSOCIATED SEAWORTHINESS
Regulation 27 General
Vessels shall be so designed and constructed that the requirements of
this Chapter will be satisfied in the operating conditions referred to in
Regulation 33. Calculations of the righting lever curves shall be to the
satisfaction of the Administration. **
[** See Appendix I of the Recommendation on Intact Stability of
Fishing Vessels, adopted by the Organization by Resolution A. 168 (ES.IV)
and the Code of Practice concerning the Accuracy of Stability Information
for Fishing Vessels adopted by the Organization by Resolution A. 267
(VIII).]
Regulation 28 Stability Criteria
(1) The following minimum stability criteria shall be met unless the
Administration is satisfied that operating experience justifies departures
therefrom:
(a) the area under the righting lever curve (GZ curve) shall not
be less than 0.055 metreradians up to 30 degrees angle of heel and not
less than 0.090 metre-radians up to 40 degrees or the angle of flooding
|---|
| ¦È | if this angle is less than 40 degrees. Additionally, the area
| f | under the righting lever curve (GZ curve) between the angles of
|---| heel of 30
degrees and 40 degrees or between 30 degrees and¦È , if this angle is
f
less than 40 degrees shall not be less than 0.030 metre-radians.¦È
f is
the angle of heel at which openings
in the hull, superstructure or deckhouses which cannot rapidly be closed
watertight commence to immerse. In applying this criterion, small openings
through which progressive flooding cannot take place need not be
considered as open;
(b) the righting lever GZ shall be at least 200 millimetres at an
angle of heel equal to or greater than 30 degrees;
(c) the maximum righting lever GZ shall occur at an angle of
heel preferably exceeding
max 30 degrees but not less than
25 degrees;
(d) the initial metacentric height GM shall not be less than 350
millimetres for single deck vessels. In vessels with complete
superstructure or vessels of 70 metres in length and over the metacentric
height may be reduced to the satisfaction of the Administration but in no
case shall be less than 150 millimetres.
(2) Where arrangements other than bilge keels are provided to limit
the angles of roll, the Administration shall be satisfied that the
stability criteria given in paragraph (1) are maintained in all operating
conditions.
(3) Where ballast is provided to ensure compliance with paragraph (1),
its nature and arrangement shall be to the satisfaction of the
Administration.
Regulation 29 Flooding of Fish-holds
The angle of heel at which progressive flooding of fish-holds could
occur through hatches which remain open during fishing operations and
which cannot rapidly be closed shall be at least 20 degrees unless the
stability criteria of Regulation 28 (1) can be satisfied with the
respective fish-holds partially or completely flooded.
Regulation 30 Particular Fishing Methods
Vessels engaged in particular fishing methods where additional
external forces are imposed on the vessel during fishing operations, shall
meet the stability criteria of Regulation 28(1) increased, if necessary,
to the satisfaction of the Administration.
Regulation 31 Severe Wind and Rolling
Vessels shall be able to withstand, to the satisfaction of the
Administration, the effect of severe wind and rolling in associated sea
conditions taking account of the seasonal weather conditions, the sea
states in which the vessel will operate, the type of vessel and its mode
of operation*.
[* See Guidance on a Method of Calculation of the Effect of Severe
Wind and Rolling in Associated Sea Conditions contained in Recommendation
1 of Attachment 3 to the Final Act of the Conference.]
Regulation 32 Water on Deck
Vessels shall be able to withstand, to the satisfaction of the
Administration, the effect of water on deck, taking account of the
seasonal weather conditions, the sea states in which the vessel will
operate, the type of vessel and its mode of operation**.
[** See Guidance on a Method of Calculation of the Effect of Water on
Deck contained in Recommendation 2 of Attachment 3 to the Final Act of the
Conference.]
Regulation 33 Operating Conditions
(1) The number and type of operating conditions to be considered shall
be to the satisfaction of the Administration and shall include the
following:
(a) departure for the fishing grounds with full fuel, stores, ice,
fishing gear, etc.;
(b) departure from the fishing grounds with full catch;
(c) arrival at home port with full catch and 10 per cent stores,
fuel, etc.; and
(d) arrival at home port with 20 per cent of full catch and 10 per
cent stores, fuel, etc.
(2) In addition to the specific operating conditions given in
paragraph (1) the Administration shall also be satisfied that the minimum
stability criteria given in Regulation 28 are met under all other actual
operating conditions including those which produce the lowest values of
the stability parameters contained in these criteria. The Administration
shall also be satisfied that those special conditions associated with a
change in the vessel's mode or areas of operation which affect the
stability considerations of this Chapter are taken into account.
(3) Concerning the conditions referred to in paragraph (1), the
calculations shall include the following:
(a) allowance for the weight of the wet fishing nets and tackle,
etc. on the deck;
(b) allowance for ice accretion, if anticipated, in accordance
with the provisions of Regulation 34;
(c) homogeneous distribution of the catch, unless this is
inconsistent with practice;
(d) catch on deck, if anticipated, in operating conditions
referred to in paragraph (1)(b) and (c) and paragraph (2);
(e) water ballast if carried either in tanks which are especially
provided for this purpose or in other tanks also equipped for carrying
water ballast; and
(f) allowance for the free surface effect of liquids and, if
applicable, catch carried.
Regulation 34 Ice Accretion
(1) For vessels operating in areas where ice accretion is likely to
occur the following icing allowance shall be made in the stability
calculations:*
[* For sea areas where ice accretion may occur and modifications of
the icing allowance are suggested see Guidance Relating to Ice Accretion
contained in Recommendation 3 of Attachment 3 to the Final Act of the
Conference.]
(a) 30 kilogrammes per square metre on exposed weather decks and
gangways;
(b) 7.5 kilogrammes per square metre for projected lateral area of
each side of the vessel above the water plane;
(c) the projected lateral area of discontinuous surfaces of rail,
spars (except masts) and rigging of vessels having no sails and the
projected lateral area of other small objects shall be computed by
increasing the total projected area of continuous surfaces by 5 per cent
and the static moments of this area by 10 per cent.
(2) Vessels intended for operation in areas where ice accretion is
known to occur shall be:
(a) designed to minimize the accretion of ice; and
(b) equipped with such means for removing ice as the
Administration may require.
Regulation 35 Inclining Test
(1) Every vessel shall undergo an inclining test upon its completion
and the actual displacement and position of the centre of gravity shall be
determined for the light ship condition.
(2) Where alterations are made to a vessel affecting its light ship
condition and the position of the centre of gravity, the vessel shall, if
the Administration considers this necessary, be re-inclined and the
stability information revised.
(3) The Administration may allow the inclining test of an individual
vessel to be dispensed with provided basic stability data are available
from the inclining test of a sister ship and it is shown to the
satisfaction of the Administration that reliable stability information for
the exempted vessel can be obtained from such basic data.
Regulation 36 Stability Information
(1) Suitable stability information shall be supplied to enable the
skipper to assess with ease and certainty the stability of the vessel
under various operating conditions. * Such information shall include
specific instructions to the skipper warning him of those operating
conditions which could adversely affect either the stability or the trim
of the vessel. A copy of the stability information shall be submitted to
the Administration for approval. **
[* See Guidance on Stability Information contained in Recommendation 4
of Attachment 3 to the Final Act of the Conference.]
[** See Code of Practice concerning the Accuracy of Stability
Information for Fishing Vessels, adopted by the Organization by Resolution
A. 267 (VIII).]
(2) The approved stability information shall be kept on board, readily
accessible at all times and inspected at the periodical surveys of the
vessel to ensure that it has been approved for the actual operating
conditions.
(3) Where alterations are made to a vessel affecting its stability,
revised stability calculations shall be prepared and submitted to the
Administration for approval. If the Administration decides that the
stability information must be revised, the new information shall be
supplied to the skipper and the superseded information removed.
Regulation 37 Portable Fish-hold Divisions
The catch shall be properly secured against shifting which could cause
dangerous trim or heel of the vessel. The scantlings of portable fish-hold
divisions, if fitted, shall be to the satisfaction of the
Administration.***
[*** See Appendix V of the Recommendation on Intact Stability of
Fishing Vessels adopted by the Organization by Resolution A. 168 (ES.IV)
as amended by Resolution A.268 (VIII).]
Regulation 38 Bow Height
The bow height shall be sufficient, to the satisfaction of the
Administration, to prevent the excessive shipping of water and shall be
determined taking account of the seasonal weather conditions, the sea
states in which the vessel will operate, the type of vessel and its mode
of operation.****
[**** See Guidance on a Method of Calculation of Bow Height contained
in Recommendation 5 of Attachment 3 to the Final Act of the Conference.]
Regulation 39 Maximum Permissible Operating Draught
A maximum permissible operating draught shall be approved by the
Administration and shall be such that, in the associated operating
condition, the stability criteria of this Chapter and the requirements of
Chapters II and VI as appropriate are satisfied.
Regulation 40 Subdivision and Damage Stability
Vessels of 100 metres in length and over, where the total number of
persons carried is 100 or more, shall be capable, to the satisfaction of
the Administration, of remaining afloat with positive stability, after the
flooding of any one compartment assumed damaged, having regard to the type
of vessel, the intended service and area of operation. *
[* See Guidance on Subdivision and Damage Stability Calculations
contained in Recommendation 6 of Attachment 3 to the Final Act of the
Conference.]
CHAPTER IV MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND PERIODICALLYUNATTENDED MACHINERY SPACES
PART A-GENERAL
Regulation 41 General
Machinery installations
(1) Main propulsion, control, steam pipe, fuel oil, compressed air,
electrical and refrigeration systems; auxiliary machinery; boilers and
other pressure vessels; piping and pumping arrangements; steering
equipment and gears, shafts and couplings for power transmission shall be
designed, constructed, tested, installed and serviced to the satisfaction
of the Administration. This machinery and equipment, as well as lifting
gear, winches, fish handling and fish processing equipment shall be
protected so as to reduce to a minimum any danger to persons on board.
Special attention shall be paid to moving parts, hot surfaces and other
dangers.
(2) Machinery spaces shall be so designed as to provide safe and free
access to all machinery and its controls as well as to any other parts
which may require servicing. Such spaces shall be adequately ventilated.
(3) (a) Means shall be provided whereby the operational capability of
the propulsion machinery can be sustained or restored even though one of
the essential auxiliaries becomes inoperative. Special consideration shall
be given to the functioning of:
(i) the arrangements which supply fuel oil pressure for main
propulsion machinery;
(ii) the normal sources of lubricating oil pressure;
(iii) the hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical means for the
control of main propulsion machinery including controllable pitch
propellers;
(iv) the sources of water pressure for main propulsion cooling
systems; and
(v) an air compressor and air receiver for starting or control
purposes;
provided that the Administration may, having regard to overall safety
considerations, accept a partial reduction in capability in lieu of full
normal operation.
(b) Means shall be provided whereby the machinery can be brought
into operation from the dead ship condition without external aid.
(4) Main propulsion machinery and all auxiliary machinery essential to
the propulsion and the safety of the vessel shall, as fitted, be capable
of operating whether the vessel is upright or listed up to 15 degrees
either way under static conditions and up to 22 1/2 degrees either way
under dynamic conditions, i.e. when rolling either way and simultaneously
pitching (inclined dynamically) up to 7 1/2 degrees by bow or stern. The
Administration may permit deviation from these angles, taking into
consideration the type, size and service conditions of the vessel.
(5) Special consideration shall be given to the design, construction
and installation of propulsion machinery systems so that any mode of their
vibrations shall not cause undue stresses in such machinery systems in the
normal operating ranges.
Electrical installations
(6) The design and construction of electrical installations shall be
such as to provide:
(a) the services necessary to maintain the vessel in normal
operational and habitable conditions without having recourse to an
emergency source of power;
(b) the services essential to safety when failure of the main
source of electrical power occurs; and
(c) protection of the crew and vessel from electrical hazards.
(7) The Administration shall be satisfied that Regulations 54 to 56
are uniformly implemented and applied. *
[* See also Recommendation published by the International
Electrotechnical Commission and in particular Publication 92 Electrical
Installations in Ships.]
Periodically unattended machinery spaces
(8) Regulations 57 to 62 shall apply, in addition to Regulations 41 to
56 and 63 to 105, to vessels with periodically unattended machinery
spaces.
(9) Measures shall be taken to the satisfaction of the Administration
to ensure that all equipment is functioning in a reliable manner in all
operating conditions, including manoeuvring, and that arrangements to the
satisfaction of the Administration are made for regular inspections and
routine tests to ensure continuous reliable operation.
(10) Vessels shall be provided with documentary evidence to the
satisfaction of the Administration of their fitness to operate with
periodically unattended machinery spaces.
PART B-MACHINERY INSTALLATIONS (See also Regulation 41)
Regulation 42 Machinery
(1) Main and auxiliary machinery essential for the propulsion and
safety of the vessel shall be provided with effective means of control.
(2) Internal combustion engines of a cylinder diameter greater than
200 millimetres or a crankcase volume greater than 0.6 cubic metres shall
be provided with crankcase explosion relief valves of an approved type
with sufficient relief area.
(3) Where main or auxiliary machinery including pressure vessels or
any parts of such machinery are subject to internal pressure and may be
subject to dangerous overpressure, means shall be provided, where
applicable, which will protect against such excessive pressure.
(4) All gearing and every shaft and coupling used for transmission of
power to machinery essential for the propulsion and safety of the vessel
or the safety of persons on board shall be so designed and constructed
that it will withstand the maximum working stresses to which it may be
subjected in all service conditions. Due consideration shall be given to
the type of engines by which it is driven or of which it forms part.
(5) Main propulsion machinery and, where applicable, auxiliary
machinery shall be provided with automatic shut-off arrangements in the
case of failures, such as lubricating oil supply failure, which could
lead rapidly to damage, complete breakdown or explosion. An advance alarm
shall also be provided so that warning is given before automatic shut-off
but the Administration may permit provisions for overriding automatic
shut-off devices. The Administration may also exempt vessels from the
provisions of this paragraph, giving consideration to the type of vessel
or its specific service.
Regulation 43 Means of Going Astern
(1) Vessels shall have sufficient power for going astern to secure
proper control of the vessel in all normal circumstances.
(2) The ability of the machinery to reverse the direction of thrust of
the propeller in sufficient time and so to bring the vessel to rest within
a reasonable distance from maximum ahead service speed shall be
demonstrated at sea.
Regulation 44 Steam Boilers, Feed Systems and Steam Piping Arrangements
(1) Every steam boiler and every unfired steam generator shall be
provided with not less than two safety valves of adequate capacity.
Provided that the Administration may, having regard to the output or any
other features of any steam boiler or unfired steam generator, permit only
one safety valve to be fitted if satisfied that adequate protection
against overpressure is thereby provided.
(2) Every oil-fired steam boiler which is intended to operate without
manual supervision shall have safety arrangements which shut off the fuel
supply and give an alarm in the case of low water level, air supply
failure or flame failure.
(3) The Administration shall give special consideration to steam
boiler installations to ensure that feed systems, monitoring devices, and
safety provisions are adequate in all respects to ensure the safety of
boilers, steam pressure vessels and steam piping arrangements.
Regulation 45 Communication between the Wheelhouse and Machinery Space
Two separate means of communication between the wheelhouse and the
machinery space control platform shall be provided. One of the means shall
be an engine room telegraph except that in vessels of less than 45 metres
in length, where the propulsion machinery is directly controlled from the
wheelhouse, the Administration may accept means of communication other
than an engine room telegraph.
Regulation 46 Wheelhouse Control of Propulsion Machinery
(1) Where remote control of propulsion machinery is provided from the
wheelhouse, the following shall apply:
(a) under all operating conditions, including manoeuvring, the
speed, direction of thrust and, if applicable, the pitch of the propeller
shall be fully controllable from the wheelhouse;
(b) the remote control referred to in sub-paragraph (a) shall be
performed by means of a control device to the satisfaction of the
Administration with, where necessary, means of preventing overload of the
propulsion machinery;
(c) the main propulsion machinery shall be provided with an
emergency stopping device in the wheelhouse and independent from the
wheelhouse control system referred to in subparagraph (a);
(d) remote control of the propulsion machinery shall be possible
only from one station at a time: at any control station interlocked
control units may be permitted. There shall be at each station an
indicator showing which station is in control of the propulsion machinery.
The transfer of control between the wheelhouse and machinery spaces shall
be possible only in the machinery space or control room. On vessels of
less than 45 metres in length the Administration may permit the control
station in the machinery space to be an emergency station only, provided
that the monitoring and control in the wheelhouse is adequate;
(e) indicators shall be fitted in the wheelhouse for:
(i) propeller speed and direction in the case of fixed
propellers;
(ii) propeller speed and pitch position in the case of
controllable pitch propellers; and
(iii) advance alarm as required in Regulation 42(5);
(f) it shall be possible to control the propulsion machinery
locally, even in the case of failure in any part of the remote control
system;
(g) unless the Administration considers it impracticable the
design of the remote control system shall be such that if it fails an
alarm will be given and the pre-set speed and direction of thrust will be
maintained until local control is in operation;
(h) special arrangements shall be provided to ensure that
automatic starting shall not exhaust the starting possibilities. An alarm
shall be provided to indicate low starting air pressure and shall be set
at a level which will still permit main engine starting operations.
(2) Where the main propulsion and associated machinery including
sources of main electrical supply are provided with various degrees of
automatic or remote control and are under continuous manned supervision
from a control room, the control room shall be so designed, equipped and
installed that the machinery operation will be as safe and effective as if
it were under direct supervision.
(3) In general, automatic starting, operational and control systems
shall include means for manually overriding the automatic means, even in
the case of failure of any part of the automatic and remote control
system.
Regulation 47 Air Pressure Systems
(1) Means shall be provided to prevent excess pressure in any part of
compressed air systems and wherever water-jackets or casings of air
compressors and coolers might be subjected to dangerous excess pressure
due to leakage into them from air pressure parts. Suitable pressure-relief
arrangements shall be provided.
(2) The main starting air arrangements for main propulsion internal
combustion engines shall be adequately protected against the effects of
backfiring and internal explosion in the starting air pipes.
(3) All discharge pipes from starting air compressors shall lead
directly to the starting air receivers and all starting pipes from the air
receivers to main or auxiliary engines shall be entirely separate from the
compressor discharge pipe system.
(4) Provision shall be made to reduce to a minimum the entry of oil
into the air pressure systems and to drain these systems.
Regulation 48 Arrangements for Fuel Oil, Lubricating Oil and OtherFlammable Oils
(1) Fuel oil which has a flashpoint of less than 60 degrees celsius
(closed cup test) as determined by an approved flashpoint apparatus shall
not be used as fuel, except in emergency generators, in which case the
flashpoint shall be not less than 43 degrees celsius. Provided that the
Administration may permit the general use of fuel oil having a flashpoint
of not less than 43 degrees celsius subject to such additional precautions
as it may consider necessary and on condition that the temperature of the
space in which such fuel is stored or used shall not rise to within 10
degrees celsius below the flashpoint of the fuel.
(2) Safe and efficient means of ascertaining the amount of fuel oil
contained in any oil tank shall be provided. If sounding pipes are
installed, their upper ends shall terminate in safe positions and shall be
fitted with suitable means of closure. Tubular gauge glasses shall not be
fitted, but suitably protected gauges having flat glasses of substantial
thickness and self-closing fittings may be used. Other means of
ascertaining the amount of fuel oil contained in any fuel oil tank may be
permitted providing their failure or overfilling of the tanks will not
permit release of fuel.
(3) Provision shall be made to prevent overpressure in any oil tank or
in any part of the fuel oil system including the filling pipes. Relief
valves and air or overflow pipes shall discharge to a position and in a
manner which is safe.
(4) Subject to the satisfaction of the Administration, fuel oil pipes
which, if damaged, would allow oil to escape from a storage, settling or
daily service tank situated above the double bottom, shall be fitted with
a cock or valve on the tank capable of being closed from a safe position
outside the space concerned in the event of a fire arising in the space in
which such tanks are situated. In the special case of deep tanks situated
in any shaft or pipe tunnel or similar space, valves on the tank shall be
fitted but control in the event of fire may be effected by means of an
additional valve on the pipe or pipes outside the tunnel or similar space.
If such additional valve is fitted in the machinery space it shall be
capable of being operated outside this space.
(5) Pumps forming part of the fuel oil system shall be separate from
any other system and the connexions of any such pumps shall be provided
with an efficient relief valve which shall be in closed circuit. Where
fuel oil tanks are alternatively used as liquid ballast tanks, proper
means shall be provided to isolate the fuel oil and ballast systems.
(6) No oil tank shall be situated where spillage or leakage therefrom
can constitute a hazard by falling on heated surfaces. Precautions shall
be taken to prevent any oil that may escape under pressure from any pump,
filter or heater from coming into contact with heated surfaces.
(7) (a) Fuel oil pipes and their valves and fittings shall be of steel
or other equivalent material, provided that restricted use of flexible
pipes may be permitted in positions where the Administration is satisfied
that they are necessary. Such flexible pipes and end attachments shall be
of adequate strength and shall, to the satisfaction of the Administration,
be constructed of approved fire-resistant materials or have
fire-resistant coatings.
(b) Where necessary, fuel oil and lubricating oil pipelines shall
be screened or otherwise suitably protected to avoid, as far as
practicable, oil spray or oil leakage on heated surfaces or into machinery
air intakes. The number of joints in piping systems shall be kept to a
minimum.
(8) As far as practicable, fuel oil tanks shall be part of the
vessel's structure and shall be located outside machinery spaces of
Category A. Where fuel oil tanks, other than double bottom tanks, are
necessarily located adjacent to or within machinery spaces of Category A,
at least one of their vertical sides shall be contiguous to the machinery
space boundaries, and shall preferably have a common boundary with the
double bottom tanks where fitted and the area of the tank boundary common
with the machinery space shall be kept to a minimum. When such tanks are
sited within the boundaries of machinery spaces of Category A they shall
not contain fuel oil having a flashpoint of less than 60 degrees celsius
(closed cup test). In general, the use of free-standing fuel oil tanks
shall be avoided in fire hazard areas, and particularly in machinery
spaces of Category A. When free-standing fuel oil tanks are permitted,
they shall be placed in an oil-tight spill tray of ample size having a
suitable drain pipe leading to a suitably sized spill oil tank.
(9) The ventilation of machinery spaces shall be sufficient under all
normal conditions to prevent accumulation of oil vapour.
(10) The arrangements for the storage, distribution and use of oil
employed in pressure lubrication systems shall be to the satisfaction of
the Administration. Such arrangements in machinery spaces of Category A
and, wherever practicable, in other machinery spaces shall at least comply
with the provisions of paragraphs (1), (3), (6) and (7) and in so far as
the Administration may consider necessary with paragraphs (2) and (4).
This does not preclude the use of sight flow glasses in lubrication
systems provided they are shown by test to have a suitable degree of fire
resistance.
(11) The arrangements for the storage, distribution and use of
flammable oils employed under pressure in power transmission systems other
than oils referred to in paragraph (10) in control and activating systems
and heating systems shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration. In
locations where means of ignition are present such arrangements shall at
least comply with the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (6) and with the
provisions of paragraphs (3) and (7) in respect of strength and
construction.
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