Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 2515

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1998 No. 2515

MERCHANT SHIPPING
SAFETY

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998

	Made	8th October 1998
	Laid before Parliament	19th October 1998
	Coming into force	12th November 1998

ARRANGEMENTS OF REGULATIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.	Citation and commencement

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.	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 BULKHEADS BELOW 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

PART VII
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS

43.

General

44.	Main source of electrical power and main switchboards: ships of Class III

45.	Lighting systems

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

60.	Steering gear

61.	Ventilation systems in machinery spaces

62.	Protection against noise

PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

63.	Guard rails 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 AND INVALID STABILITY INFORMATION

72.	Alternative construction, equipment and machinery

73.

Penalties

74.	Power to detain

75.	Invalid stability information