The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997
PART IGENERAL
1Citation, commencement and revocation
2Interpretation
3Exemptions
4Application
5Approved standards
PART IICONSTRUCTION—ALL SHIPS
6Structural strength
7Peak and machinery space bulkheads and stern tubes Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
8Construction and testing of watertight bulkheads, decks and inner bottoms Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
9Construction and testing of watertight decks, trunks, tunnels, duct keels and ventilators Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
10Watertight doors
11Tests of watertight doors Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
12Ballast and bilge pumping and drainage arrangements
PART IIISTABILITY OF SHIPS OF 100 METRES OR OVER
13Interpretation
14Application
15Subdivision indices
16Stability information
17Openings in watertight bulkheads and internal decks
18External openings
PART IVDOUBLE BOTTOMS IN SHIPS OTHER THAN TANKERS
19Requirements for ships (other than tankers) constructed on or after 1st February 1992
PART VDAMAGE CONTROL IN DRY CARGO SHIPS
20Requirements for dry cargo ships constructed on or after 1st February 1992
PART VICONSTRUCTION—TANKERS
21General
22Location of spaces
23Cargo tank ventilation Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 1st September 1984
24Ventilation of pump rooms and other enclosed spaces Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 25th May 1980
25Inerting, ventilation and gas measurement Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 1st October 1994
26Access to spaces in the cargo tank area of oil tankers Requirements for oil tankers constructed on or after 1st October 1994
PART VIIMACHINERY INSTALLATION
27General
28Machinery
29Means of manoeuvring and going astern
30Boilers and other pressure vessels
31Boiler feed systems
32Steam pipe systems
33Air pressure systems
34Cooling water systems
35Oil and gaseous fuel installations
36Lubricating and other oil systems
37Remote control of propulsion machinery from the navigation bridge
38Steering gear
39Ventilating systems in machinery spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
40Protection against noise Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
41Communication between navigating bridge and machinery space
42Engineers’ alarm Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
43Spare gear
44Periodically unattended machinery spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st May 1981
45Closing of openings Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 25th May 1980 and to other ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984.
PART VIIELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
46General
47Main source of electrical power and main switchboard
48Lighting systems Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
49Emergency and transitional sources of electrical power and emergency switchboards
50Location and construction of cables Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
51General precautions against shock, fire and other hazards Requirements for ships constructed on or after 26th May 1965
52Electrical equipment in hazardous areas and spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
PART IXMISCELLANEOUS
53Anchors, anchor handling equipment and chain cables
54Emergency towing arrangements
55Materials used in construction Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
56Gas welding, flame cutting and domestic gaseous fuel installations Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
PART XEQUIVALENTS, PENALTIES AND DETENTION
57Alternative construction, equipment and machinery
58Penalties
59Power to detain

1997 No. 1509

MERCHANT SHIPPINGSAFETY

The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Transport 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) and (5) to (7) and section 86(1) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: