The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997
PART I
GENERAL
1
Citation, commencement and revocation
2
Interpretation
3
Exemptions
4
Application
5
Approved standards
PART II
CONSTRUCTION—ALL SHIPS
6
Structural strength
7
Peak and machinery space bulkheads and stern tubes Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
8
Construction and testing of watertight bulkheads, decks and inner bottoms Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
9
Construction and testing of watertight decks, trunks, tunnels, duct keels and ventilators Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
10
Watertight doors
11
Tests of watertight doors Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
12
Ballast and bilge pumping and drainage arrangements
12A
Openings in the shell plating below the freeboard deck Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st July 1998
PART III
STABILITY OF SHIPS OF 80 METRES OR OVER
13
Interpretation
14
Application
15
Subdivision indices
16
Stability information
17
Openings in watertight bulkheads and internal decks
18
External openings
PART IV
DOUBLE BOTTOMS IN SHIPS OTHER THAN TANKERS
19
Requirements for ships (other than tankers) constructed on or after 1st February 1992
PART V
DAMAGE CONTROL IN DRY CARGO SHIPS
20
Requirements for dry cargo ships constructed on or after 1st February 1992
PART VI
CONSTRUCTION—TANKERS
21
General
22
Location and separation of spaces
23
Cargo tank ventilation Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 1st September 1984
24
Ventilation of pump rooms and other enclosed spaces Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 25th May 1980
25
Inerting, ventilation and gas measurement Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 1st October 1994
26
Access to spaces in the cargo tank area of oil tankers Requirements for oil tankers constructed on or after 1st October 1994
PART VII
MACHINERY INSTALLATION
27
General
28
Machinery
29
Means of manoeuvring and going astern
30
Boilers and other pressure vessels
31
Boiler feed systems
32
Steam pipe systems
33
Air pressure systems
34
Cooling water systems
35
Oil and gaseous fuel installations
36
Lubricating and other oil systems
37
Remote control of propulsion machinery from the navigation bridge
38
Steering gear
39
Ventilating systems in machinery spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
40
Protection against noise Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
41
Communication between navigating bridge and machinery space
42
Engineers’ alarm Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
43
Spare gear
44
Periodically unattended machinery spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st May 1981
45
Closing of openings Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 25th May 1980 and to other ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984.
PART VII
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
46
General
47
Main source of electrical power and main switchboard
48
Lighting systems Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
49
Emergency and transitional sources of electrical power and emergency switchboards
50
Location and construction of cables Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
51
General precautions against shock, fire and other hazards Requirements for ships constructed on or after 26th May 1965
52
Electrical equipment in hazardous areas and spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS
53
Anchors, anchor handling equipment and chain cables
54
Emergency towing arrangements
54A
Safe access to tanker bows
54B
Corrosion prevention of seawater ballast tanks Requirements for oil tankers and bulk carriers constructed on or after 1st July 1998
54C
Combustible gas indicators
55
Materials used in construction Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
56
Gas welding, flame cutting and domestic gaseous fuel installations Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
PART X
EQUIVALENTS, PENALTIES AND DETENTION
57
Alternative construction, equipment and machinery
58
Penalties
59
Power to detain
1997 No. 1509

MERCHANT SHIPPING

SAFETY

The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997
Made
7th June 1997
Laid before Parliament
20th June 1997
Coming into force
11th July 1997
The Secretary of State for Transport after consulting the persons referred to in section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 , 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:
1995 c. 21; sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Securities Act 1997 (c. 8), section 8.
Regulations excluded (3.8.1998) by The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1609), regs. 1(1), 5(1), 6(1), Sch.
Regulations excluded (16.12.1998) by The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2771), regs. 1(1), 4, Sch. 1 (with reg. 3) (as substituted by S.I. 2016/353, regs. 1(1), 3(1), Sch. 1)