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The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Ships Built Before 25th May 1980) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

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Regulation 48

12.—(1) In paragraph (1) of regulation 48, for “paragraph (3)” there shall be substituted “paragraphs (2A) and (3)”.

(2) After paragraph (2) of regulation 48 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(2A) A tanker referred to in paragraph (1) need not be provided with an inert gas system complying with the requirements of Schedule 1 if—

(a)being a chemical tanker carrying as cargo any substance mentioned in the said paragraph (1), it is provided with an inert gas system complying with the requirements of Schedule 1A;

(b)being a chemical tanker carrying crude oil or petroleum products, it is provided with an inert gas system complying with the requirements of Schedule 1B;

(c)being a gas carrier carrying as cargo a substance mentioned in the said paragraph (1), it is provided with cargo tank inerting arrangements equivalent to those specified in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) above;

(d)being a chemical tanker or gas carrier, it is carrying a flammable cargo other than crude oil or petroleum products.

  • In sub-paragraph (d) above, the reference to a flammable cargo other than crude oil or petroleum products includes (without prejudice to the generality of that reference) a reference to any of the cargoes listed in Chapters VI and VII of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk..

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