The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998

PART IPRELIMINARY

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

3AThese Regulations do not apply to— (a) any passenger ship...

3B(1) The amendments made to these Regulations by regulation 3(4)...

4Exemptions for certain Classes of ships and individual ships

5Approved standards

PART IISTRENGTH, CONSTRUCTION AND WATERTIGHT SUBDIVISION

6Structural strength

7Construction of watertight bulkheads

8Watertight subdivision

9Peak and machinery space bulkheads, shaft tunnels

11Partial subdivision above the bulkhead deck

12Openings in watertight bulkheads

13Openings in the shell plating below the bulkhead deck

14Side and other openings above the bulkhead deck

PART IIICLOSING OF OPENINGS IN HULLS AND WATERTIGHT BULKHEADSBELOW THE BULKHEAD DECK

15Interpretations

16Closure of hull openings and openings in watertight bulkheads

17Marking of valves, doors and mechanisms

18Drills and inspections

20Entries to be recorded

PART IVCLOSING OF OPENINGS IN ENCLOSED SUPERSTRUCTURES AND IN BULKHEADS ABOVE THE BULKHEAD DECK

21Application and interpretation

22Closure of main loading doors

23Supervision and reporting of closure

24Closure of weathertight doors in bulkheads

25Opening of doors in an emergency

26Entries in a record book

27Listing of loading and unloading berths

28Written instructions regarding the opening of weathertight doors

29Compliance with written instructions

PART VSTABILITY, SURVIVABILITY AND SHIPSIDE MARKINGS

30Intact stability standard

31Inclining and stability information

32Standard of survivability

33Stability in the damaged condition

34Loading and stability assessment of ro-ro passenger ships of Classes III, IV and V

35Draught marks

36Subdivision load lines

37Freeboard marking

38Exhibition of damage control plans

39Sounding pipes

PART VIBILGE PUMPING ARRANGEMENTS

41Number and type of bilge pumps

42Requirements for bilge pumps and bilge suctions

42ARequirement for bilge alarms

PART VIIELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS

44Main source of electrical power and main switchboards: ships of Class III

45Lighting systems Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984

46Emergency source of electrical power and emergency switchboards: ships of Class III

47General precautions against shock, fire and other hazards

48Electrical equipment in hazardous areas and spaces

PART VIIIBOILERS AND MACHINERY

51Means of manoeuvring and going astern

52Boilers and other pressure vessels

53Boiler feed systems

54Steam pipe systems

55Air pressure systems

56Cooling systems

57Oil fuel installations

58Oil systems for lubricating, heating, cooling and control

59Machinery controls Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984

60Steering gear

61Ventilation systems in machinery spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984

62Protection against noise Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984

PART IXMISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

63Guardrails and stanchions

64Anchor handling equipment, anchors and chain cables

65Hawsers and warps

66Gas welding, flame cutting and domestic fuel installations

67The use of asbestos

PART XMISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS WITH SPECIAL CATEGORY OR RO-RO CARGO SPACES

69Access opening indicator lights

70Supplementary emergency lighting

71Television surveillance

PART XIEQUIVALENTS, PENALTIES, DETENTION ANDINVALID STABILITY INFORMATION

72Alternative construction, equipment and machinery

74Power to detain

75Invalid stability information

1998 No. 2515

MERCHANT SHIPPING

SAFETY

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998

Made8th October 1998

Laid before Parliament19th October 1998

Coming into force12th November 1998

The Secretary of State, after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 19951, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85(1)(a) and (b), (3), (5) to (7) and section 86(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:C1

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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Regulations excluded in part (23.10.2000) by The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2687), regs. 1, 5(1)(b)