The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI (A)) Regulations 1998 No. 2515 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
PART I PRELIMINARY
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Application
3A.These Regulations do not apply to— (a) any passenger ship...
3B.(1) The amendments made to these Regulations by regulation 3(4)...
4.Exemptions for certain Classes of ships and individual ships
5.Approved standards
PART II STRENGTH, CONSTRUCTION AND WATERTIGHT SUBDIVISION
6.Structural strength
7.Construction of watertight bulkheads
8.Watertight subdivision
9.Peak and machinery space bulkheads, shaft tunnels
10.Weatherdeck
11.Partial subdivision above the bulkhead deck
12.Openings in watertight bulkheads
13.Openings in the shell plating below the bulkhead deck
14.Side and other openings above the bulkhead deck
PART III CLOSING OF OPENINGS IN HULLS AND WATERTIGHT BULKHEADSBELOW THE BULKHEAD DECK
15.Interpretations
16.Closure of hull openings and openings in watertight bulkheads
17.Marking of valves, doors and mechanisms
18.Drills and inspections
19.Notices
20.Entries to be recorded
PART IV CLOSING OF OPENINGS IN ENCLOSED SUPERSTRUCTURES AND IN BULKHEADS ABOVE THE BULKHEAD DECK
21.Application and interpretation
22.Closure of main loading doors
23.Supervision and reporting of closure
24.Closure of weathertight doors in bulkheads
25.Opening of doors in an emergency
26.Entries in a record book
27.Listing of loading and unloading berths
28.Written instructions regarding the opening of weathertight doors
29.Compliance with written instructions
PART V STABILITY, SURVIVABILITY AND SHIPSIDE MARKINGS
30.Intact stability standard
31.Inclining and stability information
32.Standard of survivability
33.Stability in the damaged condition
34.Loading and stability assessment of ro-ro passenger ships of Classes III, IV and V
35.Draught marks
36.Subdivision load lines
37.Freeboard marking
38.Exhibition of damage control plans
39.Sounding pipes
PART VI BILGE PUMPING ARRANGEMENTS
40.General
41.Number and type of bilge pumps
42.Requirements for bilge pumps and bilge suctions
42A.Requirement for bilge alarms
PART VII ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS
43.General
44.Main source of electrical power and main switchboards: ships of Class III
45.Lighting systems Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
46.Emergency source of electrical power and emergency switchboards: ships of Class III
47.General precautions against shock, fire and other hazards
48.Electrical equipment in hazardous areas and spaces
PART VIII BOILERS AND MACHINERY
49.General
50.Machinery
51.Means of manoeuvring and going astern
52.Boilers and other pressure vessels
53.Boiler feed systems
54.Steam pipe systems
55.Air pressure systems
56.Cooling systems
57.Oil fuel installations
58.Oil systems for lubricating, heating, cooling and control
59.Machinery controls Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
60.Steering gear
61.Ventilation systems in machinery spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
62.Protection against noise Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
PART IX MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
63.Guardrails and stanchions
64.Anchor handling equipment, anchors and chain cables
65.Hawsers and warps
66.Gas welding, flame cutting and domestic fuel installations
67.The use of asbestos
PART X MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS WITH SPECIAL CATEGORY OR RO-RO CARGO SPACES
68.Application
69.Access opening indicator lights
70.Supplementary emergency lighting
71.Television surveillance
PART XI EQUIVALENTS, PENALTIES, DETENTION ANDINVALID STABILITY INFORMATION
72.Alternative construction, equipment and machinery
73.Penalties
74.Power to detain
75.Invalid stability information
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Explanatory Note