DNV GL SHIP TECHNOLOGY I-1-6 PDF

General

1. These Rules apply to ships having their machinery aft and built for the carriage in bulk of liquefied gases and some other products which are listed in Section 19.

2. In addition to these Rules the relevant requirements of Part 0 - Rules for Classification and Surveys and the relevant requirements of Chapter 1 – Hull Structures, Sections 1 through 22 and 24 apply.

3. For the machinery, the electrical plant and the refrigerating installation of these ships, the Chapters 2 – Machinery Installations, 3 – Electrical Installations and 4 – Automation apply. 4. The Rules of this Chapter incorporate the IMO-Resolution MSC.5(48) "International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying liquefied Gases in Bulk" (IGC-Code), 1993 edition, as amended.

5. Certain requirements of the IGC-Code that are not within the scope of classification, e.g. para. 6. "Equivalents", Section 14, "Personnel Protection", certain operational requirements in Section 17 "Special Requirements" and Section 18 "Operating Requirements" have been included in these rules. Except for para.

6. and for operational requirements as mentioned above they will, however, be applied in such instances where .

1 the Society is authorized by Administrations to issue on their behalf the "Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk" or where .

2 the Society is authorized to carry out investigations and surveys on behalf of Administrations on the basis of which the "Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk" will be issued by the Administrations, or where .

3 the Society is requested to certify compliance with the IGC-Code.

The term "should be" in the respective Paras or Sections is in such cases to be read as "is" or "are to be". Operating Requirements have been included for guidance only and will not be looked at by the Society.

Specific requirements of the Society which are additional to the provisions of the IGC-Code as well as interpretations of some Code requirements have been identified by a special para. No. (e.g. 4.2-0.2) and by a thin vertical line.

Alterations to the preceding Edition are marked by a thicker beam.

Differing from the standard construction of the Rules, which is given in this Section 1, Sections 2 – 19 for direct comparison with the IGC-Code are arranged accordingly.