The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998 No. 2514 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
PART I PRELIMINARY
1.Citation, commencement and revocation
2.Interpretation
3.Application
4.Exemptions for certain classes of ships and individual ships
5.Approved standards
PART II STRENGTH, CONSTRUCTION AND WATERTIGHT SUBDIVISION
6.Application
7.Structural strength
8.Watertight subdivision
9.Construction of watertight bulkheads
10.Collision, machinery space and afterpeak bulkheads and shaft tunnels
11.Double bottoms
12.Weather deck
13.Partial subdivision above the bulkhead deck
14.Openings in watertight bulkheads
15.Openings in the shell plating below the bulkhead deck
16.Side and other openings above the bulkhead deck
17.Construction and testing of watertight doors
18.Construction and testing of watertight decks, trunks etc.
19.Ships carrying goods vehicles and accompanying personnel (watertight doors) Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
PART III CLOSING OF OPENINGS IN HULLS AND WATERTIGHT BULKHEADS
20.Interpretation
21.Means of closing openings in watertight bulkheads and operating sliding watertight doors
22.Closure of hull openings, watertight doors, openings in watertight bulkheads
23.Marking of doors, mechanisms and valves
24.Drills and inspections
25.Training
26.Entries in official log book
PART IV CLOSING OF OPENINGS IN ENCLOSED SUPERSTRUCTURES AND IN BULKHEADS ABOVE THE BULKHEAD DECK
27.Interpretation
28.(1) Except in the cases specified in paragraphs (2) and...
29.Closure of bulkheads on the ro-ro deck
30.Supervision and reporting of closure
31.Closure of watertight and weathertight doors in bulkheads
32.Watertight integrity from the bulkhead deck to spaces below
33.Opening of doors in an emergency
34.Entries in official log book
35.Listing of loading and unloading berths
36.Written instructions regarding the closure of doors above the bulkhead deck
PART V STABILITY AND SHIPSIDE MARKINGS
37.Intact stability standard
38.Inclining, lightweight survey and stability information
39.Subdivision lines
40.Draughts marks
41.Automatic draught gauge system
42.Recording of draught, trim and freeboard prior to departure
43.Calculation of stability prior to departure
44.Stability in the damaged condition Requirements for ships constructed before 29 April 1990
45.Stability in the damaged condition Requirements for ships constructed on or after 29th April 1990
46.Requirements for ro-ro passenger ships which carry 400 persons or more
47.Exhibition of damage control plans
PART VI BILGE PUMPING ARRANGEMENTS
48.Application
49.General
50.Number and type of bilge pumps
51.Requirements for bilge pumps and bilge sections
PART VII ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS
52.Application
53.General
54.Main source of electrical power and main switchboards
55.Lighting systems Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
56.Emergency and transitional sources of electrical power
57.Distribution systems
58.Location and construction of electric cable
59.General precautions against shock, fire and other hazards
60.Electrical equipment in hazardous areas and spaces
61.Spare parts and tools
PART VIII BOILERS AND MACHINERY
62.General
63.Machinery
64.Means of manoeuvring and going astern
65.Boilers and other pressure vessels
66.Boiler feed systems
67.Steam pipe systems
68.Air pressure systems
69.Cooling systems
70.Oil fuel installations
71.Oil systems for lubricating, heating, cooling and control
72.Machinery controls
73.Steering gear
74.Ventilating systems in machinery spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
75.Protection against noise Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
76.Communication between navigating bridge and machinery space
77.Engineers' alarm
78.Spare gear
PART IX MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
79.Application
80.Guard rails, stanchions and bulwarks
81.Anchor handling equipment, anchors and chain cables
82.Hawsers and warps
83.Gas welding, flame cutting and domestic fuel installations
84.The use of asbestos
PART X MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS WITHSPECIAL CATEGORY OR RO-RO CARGO SPACES
85.Application
86.Access opening indicator lights and alarms
87.Supplementary emergency lighting
88.Access to ro-ro decks
89.Television surveillance and leak detection requirements
PART XI EQUIVALENTS, PENALTIES, DETENTION AND INVALID STABILITY INFORMATION
90.Alternative construction, equipment and machinery
91.Penalties
92.Power to detain
93.Invalid stability information
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Explanatory Note