Protocol of 1978 relating
to the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea of 1 November
1974
(London, 17 February 1978)
THE PARTIES TO THE PRESENT PROTOCOL,
BEING Parties to the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, done at London on 1 November
1974,
RECOGNIZING the significant contribution
which can be made by the above-mentioned Convention to the promotion of
the safety of ships and property at sea and the lives of persons on board,
RECOGNIZING also the need to improve
further the safety of ships, particularly tankers,
CONSIDERING that this objective may
best be achieved by the conclusion of a Protocol Relating to the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974,
HAVE AGREED as follows:
Article I
General obligations
The Parties to the present Protocol undertake
to give effect to the provisions of the present Protocol and the Annex
hereto which shall constitute an integral part of the present Protocol.
Every reference to the present Protocol constitutes at the same time a
reference to the Annex hereto.
Article II
Application
1. The provisions of Articles II, III (other
than paragraph (a)), IV, VI(b), (c) and (d), VII and VIII of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (hereinafter referred to
as "the Convention") are incorporated in the present Protocol, provided
that references in those Articles to the Convention and to Contracting
Governments shall be taken to mean references to the present Protocol and
to the Parties to the present Protocol, respectively.
2. Any ship to which the present Protocol
applies shall comply with the provisions of the Convention, subject to
the modifications and additions set out in the present Protocol.
3. With respect to the ships of non-parties
to the Convention and the present Protocol, the Parties to the present
Protocol shall apply the requirements of the Convention and the present
Protocol as may be necessary to ensure that no more favourable treatment
is given to such ships.
Article III
Communication of information
The Parties to the present Protocol undertake
to communicate to, and deposit with, the Secretary-General of the Inter-Governmental
Maritime Consultative Organization (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization"),
a list of nominated surveyors or recognized organizations which are authorized
to act on their behalf in the administration of measures for safety of
life at sea for circulation to the Parties for information of their officers.
The Administration shall therefore notify the Organization of the specific
responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to the nominated
surveyors or recognized organizations.
Article IV
Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval
and accession
1. The present Protocol shall be open for
signature at the Headquarters of the Organization from 1 June 1978 to 1
March 1979 and shall thereafter remain open for accession. Subject to the
provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article, States may become Parties to
the present Protocol by:
(a) signature without reservation as to ratification,
acceptance or approval; or
(b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance
or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or
(c) accession.
2. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument to that effect with the
Secretary-General of the Organization.
3. The present Protocol may be signed without
reservation, ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to only by States
which have signed without reservation, ratified, accepted, approved or
acceded to the Convention.
Article V
Entry into force
1. The present Protocol shall enter into force
six months after the date on which not less than fifteen States, the combined
merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the
gross tonnage of the world's merchant shipping, have become Parties to
it in accordance with Article IV of the present Protocol, provided however
that the present Protocol shall not enter into force before the Convention
has entered into force.
2. Any instrument of ratification, acceptance,
approval or accession deposited after the date on which the present Protocol
enters into force shall take effect three months after the date of deposit.
3. After the date on which an amendment to
the present Protocol is deemed to have been accepted under Article VIII
of the Convention, any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval
or accession deposited shall apply to the present Protocol as amended.
Article VI
Denunciation
1. The present Protocol may be denounced by
any Party at any time after the expiry of five years from the date on which
the present Protocol enters into force for that Party.
2. Denunciation shall be effected by the deposit
of an instrument of denunciation with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
3. A denunciation shall take effect one year,
or such longer period as may be specified in the instrument of denunciation,
after its receipt by the Secretary-General of the Organization.
4. A denunciation of the Convention by a party
shall be deemed to be a denunciation of the present Protocol by that Party.
Article VII
Depositary
1. The present Protocol shall be deposited
with the Secretary-General of the Organization (hereinafter referred to
as "the Depositary").
2. The Depositary shall:
(a) inform all States which have signed the
present Protocol or acceded thereto of:
(i) each new signature or deposit of an instrument
of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, together with the date
thereof;
(ii) the date of entry into force of the present
Protocol;
(iii) the deposit of any instrument of denunciation
of the present Protocol together with the date on which it was received
and the date on which the denunciation takes effect;
(b) transmit certified true copies of the
present Protocol to all States which have signed the present Protocol or
acceded thereto.
3. As soon as the present Protocol enters
into force, a certified true copy thereof shall be transmitted by the Depositary
to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication
in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
Article VIII
Languages
The present Protocol is established in a single
original in the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages,
each text being equally authentic. Official translations in the Arabic,
German and Italian languages shall be prepared and deposited with the signed
original.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned being duly
authorized by their respective Governments for that purpose have signed
the present Protocol.
DONE AT LONDON this seventeenth day of February
One thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight.
[Signatures not reproduced here.]
ANNEX
MODIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART A - APPLICATION, DEFINITIONS, ETC
Regulation 2
Definitions
The following paragraph is added to the existing
text:
(n) "Age of a ship" means the elapsed period
of time determined from the year of build as indicated on the ship's registry
papers.
PART B - SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATES
Regulation 6
Inspection and survey
The existing text of Regulation 6 is replaced
by the following:
(a) The inspection and survey of ships, so
far as regards the enforcement of the provisions of the present Regulations
and the granting of exemptions therefrom, shall be carried out by officers
of the Administration. The Administration may, however, entrust the inspections
and surveys either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations
recognized by it.
(b) The Administration shall institute arrangements
for unscheduled inspections to be carried out during the period of validity
of the certificate. Such inspections shall ensure that the ship and its
equipment remain in all respects satisfactory for the service for which
the ship is intended. These inspections may be carried out by the Administration's
own inspection services, or by nominated surveyors, or by recognized organizations,
or by other Parties upon request of the Administration. Where the Administration,
under the provisions of Regulations 8 and 10 of this Chapter, establishes
mandatory annual surveys, the above unscheduled inspections shall not be
obligatory.
(c) An Administration nominating surveyors
or recognizing organizations to conduct inspections and surveys as set
forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Regulation shall as a minimum empower
any nominated surveyor or recognized organization to:
(i) require repairs to a ship, and
(ii) carry out inspections and surveys if
requested by the appropriate authorities of a Port State.
The Administration shall notify the Organization
of the specific responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated
to nominated surveyors or recognized organizations.
(d) When a nominated surveyor or recognized
organization determines that the condition of the ship or its equipment
does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the certificate
or is such that the ship is not fit to proceed to sea without danger to
the ship, or persons on board, such surveyor or organization shall immediately
ensure that corrective action is taken and shall in due course notify the
Administration. If such corrective action is not taken the relevant certificate
should be withdrawn and the Administration shall be notified immediately;
and, if the ship is in the port of another Party, the appropriate authorities
of the Port State shall also be notified immediately. When an officer of
the Administration, a nominated surveyor or recognized organization has
notified the appropriate authorities of the Port State, the Government
of the Port State concerned shall give such officer, surveyor or organization
any necessary assistance to carry out their obligations under this Regulation.
When applicable, the Government of the Port State concerned shall ensure
that the ship shall not sail until it can proceed to sea, or leave port
for the purpose of proceeding to the appropriate repair yard, without danger
to the ship or persons on board.
(e) In every case, the Administration shall
fully guarantee the completeness and efficiency of the inspection and survey,
and shall undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements to satisfy this
obligation.
Regulation 7
Surveys of passenger ships
The existing text of paragraph (b)(iii) is
replaced by the following:
(iii) A survey either general or partial,
according to the circumstances, shall be made after a repair resulting
from investigations prescribed in Regulation 11 of this Chapter, or whenever
any important repairs or renewals are made. The survey shall be such as
to ensure that the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively
made, that the material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are
in all respects satisfactory, and that the ship complies in all respects
with the provisions of the Convention and the present Protocol and of the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea in force, and
of the laws, decrees, orders and regulations promulgated as a result thereof
by the Administration.
Regulation 8
Surveys of life-saving appliances and other
equipment of cargo ships
The existing text of Regulation 8 is replaced
by the following:
(a) The life-saving appliances, except a radiotelegraph
installation in a motor lifeboat or a portable radio apparatus for survival
craft, the echo-sounding device, the gyro-compass, the fire-extinguishing
appliances and the inert gas system of cargo ships to which Chapters II-1,
II-2, III and V of the Convention and the present Protocol apply, shall
be subject to initial and subsequent surveys as prescribed for passenger
ships in Regulation 7 of Chapter I of the Convention and the present Protocol
with the substitution of 24 months for 12 months in sub-paragraph (a)(ii)
of that Regulation. The fire control plans in new ships and the pilot ladders,
mechanical pilot hoists, lights, shapes and means of making sound signals
carried by new and existing ships shall be included in the surveys for
the purpose of ensuring that they comply fully with the requirements of
the Convention and the present Protocol and, where applicable, the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea in force.
(b) Intermediate surveys shall be made for
tankers of ten years of age and over, within three months before or after
the anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate, to
ensure that equipment specified in paragraph (a) of this Regulation has
been maintained in accordance with Regulation 11 of this Chapter and that
it is in good working condition. Such intermediate surveys shall be endorsed
on the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate issued in accordance with
Regulation 12(a)(iii) of Chapter I of the Convention.
Regulation 10
Surveys of hull, machinery and equipment of
cargo ships
The existing text of Regulation 10 is replaced
by the following:
(a) The hull, machinery and equipment (other
than items in respect of which Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificates,
Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificates or Cargo Ship Radiotelephony
Certificates are issued) of a cargo ship shall be surveyed on completion
and thereafter in such a manner as the Administration may consider necessary
in order to ensure that their condition is in all respects satisfactory
and at the following intervals:
(i) at intervals specified by the Administration
but not exceeding five years (periodical surveys);
(ii) in addition to such periodical surveys
a tanker of ten years of age and over shall undergo a minimum of one intermediate
survey during the period of validity of its Cargo Ship Safety Construction
Certificate. In cases where only one such intermediate survey is carried
out in any one certificate validity period, it shall be held not before
six months prior to, nor later than six months after, the half-way date
of the certificate's period of validity.
(b) The initial and periodical survey shall
be such as to ensure that the arrangements, material and scantlings of
the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, their appurtenances,
main and auxiliary machinery including steering gear and associated control
systems, electrical installation and other equipment are in all respects
satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended. Such surveys
shall, in the case of tankers, also include inspection of the outside of
the ship's bottom, pump rooms, cargo and bunker piping systems, vent piping,
pressure vacuum valves and flame screens.
(c) The intermediate survey of tankers of
ten years of age and over shall include inspection of steering gear equipment
and associated control systems, pump rooms, cargo and bunker piping systems
on deck and in pump rooms, vent piping, pressure vacuum valves and flame
screens, the electrical installations in dangerous zones, and the outside
of the ship's bottom. In addition to the visual inspection of the electrical
installation, the insulation resistance of the electrical equipment in
dangerous zones is to be tested. If, upon examination, there should be
any doubt as to the condition of the piping, extra measures, such as pressure
tests and thickness determination, shall be taken as necessary. Such intermediate
surveys shall be endorsed on the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate
issued in accordance with Regulation 12 (a)(ii) of Chapter I of the Convention.
(d) A survey, either general or partial according
to the circumstances, shall be made when required after an investigation
prescribed in Regulation 11 of this Chapter, or whenever any important
repairs or renewals are made. The survey shall be such as to ensure that
the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the
material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all respects
satisfactory, and that the ship is fit to proceed to sea without danger
to the ship or persons on board.
Regulation 11
Maintenance of conditions after survey
The existing text of Regulation 11 is replaced
by the following:
(a) The condition of the ship and its equipment
shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the Convention and
the present Protocol to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain
fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board.
(b) After any survey of the ship under Regulations
6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of Chapter I of the Convention and the present Protocol
has been completed, no change shall be made in the structural arrangement,
machinery, equipment and other items covered by the survey, without the
sanction of the Administration.
(c) Whenever an accident occurs to a ship
or a defect is discovered, either of which affects the safety of the ship
or the efficiency or completeness of its life-saving appliances or other
equipment, the master or owner of the ship shall report at the earliest
opportunity to the Administration, the nominated surveyor or recognized
organization responsible for issuing the relevant certificate, who shall
cause investigations to be initiated to determine whether a survey, as
required by Regulations 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of Chapter I of the Convention
and the present Protocol, is necessary. If the ship is in a port of another
Party, the master or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriate
authorities of the Port State and the nominated surveyor or recognized
organization shall ascertain that such a report has been made.
Regulation 14
Duration and validity of certificates
The existing text of Regulation 14 is replaced
by the following:
(a) Certificates other than the Cargo Ship
Safety Construction Certificate, the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
and any Exemption Certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding
12 months. The Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate shall be issued
for a period not exceeding five years. The Cargo Ship Safety Equipment
Certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding 24 months. Exemption
Certificates shall not be valid for longer than the period of the certificates
to which they refer.
(b) No extension of the five-year period of
validity of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate shall be permitted.
(c) If a survey takes place within two months
before the end of the period for which a Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy
Certificate or a Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate issued in
respect of cargo ships of 300 tons gross tonnage and upwards, but less
than 500 tons gross tonnage, was originally issued, that certificate may
be withdrawn, and a new certificate may be issued which shall expire 12
months after the end of the said period.
(d) If the ship at the time when a certificate,
other than that referred to in paragraph (b) of this Regulation, expires
is not in a port of the country in which it is registered or is to be surveyed,
the Administration may extend the certificate, but such extension shall
be granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage
to the country in which it is registered or is to be surveyed, and then
only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so.
(e) No certificate shall be extended under
the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Regulation for a longer period
than five months, and a ship to which an extension is granted shall not,
on its arrival in the country in which it is registered or the port in
which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of such extension to
leave that port or country without having obtained a new certificate.
(f) A certificate, other than that referred
to in paragraph (b) of this Regulation, which has not been extended under
the foregoing provisions of this Regulation, may be extended by the Administration
for a period of grace up to one month from the date of expiry stated on
it.
(g) A certificate shall cease to be valid:
(i) if the inspections and surveys are not
carried out within the period specified under Regulations 7(a), 8, 9 and
10(a) of Chapter I of the Convention and the present Protocol or as they
may have been extended in accordance with paragraphs (d), (e) or (f) of
this Regulation, or
(ii) upon transfer of the ship to the flag
of another Government. A new certificate shall only be issued when the
Government issuing the new certificate is fully satisfied that the ship
is in compliance with the requirements of Regulation 11(a) and (b) of this
Chapter. In the case of a transfer between Parties, if requested within
three months after the transfer has taken place, the Government of the
Party whose flag the ship was formally entitled to fly shall, as soon as
possible, transmit to the Administration copies of the certificates carried
by the ship before the transfer and, if available, copies of the relevant
survey reports.
Regulation 19
Control
The existing text of Regulation 19 is replaced
by the following:
(a) Every ship when in a port of another Party
is subject to control by officers duly authorized by such Government in
so far as this control is directed towards verifying that the certificates
issued under Regulation 12 or Regulation 13 of Chapter I of the Convention
are valid.
(b) Such certificates, if valid, shall be
accepted unless there are clear grounds for believing that the condition
of the ship or of its equipment does not correspond substantially with
the particulars of any of the certificates or that the ship and its equipment
are not in compliance with the provisions of Regulation 11(a) and (b) of
this Chapter.
(c) In the circumstances given in paragraph
(b) of this Regulation or where a certificate has expired or ceased to
be valid, the officer carrying out the control shall take steps to ensure
that the ship shall not sail until it can proceed to sea or leave the port
for the purpose of proceeding to the appropriate repair yard without danger
to the ship or persons on board.
(d) In the event of this control giving rise
to an intervention of any kind, the officer carrying out the control shall
forthwith inform, in writing, the Consul or, in his absence, the nearest
diplomatic representative of the State whose flag the ship is entitled
to fly of all the circumstances in which intervention was deemed necessary.
In addition, nominated surveyors or recognized organizations responsible
for the issue of the certificates shall also be notified. The facts concerning
the intervention shall be reported to the Organization.
(e) The Port State authority concerned shall
notify all relevant information about the ship to the authorities of the
next port of call, in addition to parties mentioned in paragraph (d) of
this Regulation, if it is unable to take action as specified in paragraphs
(c) and (d) of this Regulation or if the ship has been allowed to proceed
to the next port of call.
(f) When exercising control under this Regulation
all possible efforts shall be made to avoid a ship being unduly detained
or delayed. If a ship is thereby unduly detained or delayed it shall be
entitled to compensation for any loss or damage suffered.
CHAPTER II-1
CONSTRUCTION - SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY,
MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
PART A - GENERAL
Regulation 1
Application
The following sub-paragraphs are added to
the existing text of paragraph (b):
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph
(ii) of this paragraph and sub-paragraph (a)(iii) of this Regulation, for
the purposes of paragraph (d) of Regulation 29 of this Chapter, a new tanker
means a tanker:
(1) for which the building contract is placed
after 1 June 1979; or
(2) in the absence of a building contract,
the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction
after 1 January 1980; or
(3) the delivery of which is after 1 June
1982; or
(4) which has undergone an alteration or modification
or a major character:
(a) for which the contract is placed after
1 June 1979; or
(b) in the absence of a contract, the construction
work of which is begun after 1 January 1980; or
(c) which is completed after 1 June 1982.
(iv) For the purposes of paragraph (d) of
Regulation 29 of this Chapter, an existing tanker is a tanker which is
not a new tanker as defined in sub-paragraph (iii) of this paragraph.
(v) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (iii)
of this paragraph, conversion of an existing tanker of 20,000 metric tons
deadweight and upwards to meet the requirements of the present Protocol
or the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, shall not be deemed to constitute
an alteration or modification of a major character.
Regulation 2
Definitions
The following paragraphs are added to the
existing text:
(k) The remote steering gear control system
is the means by which required rudder movements are transmitted from the
navigating bridge to the steering gear power unit controls.
(l) The main steering gear is the machinery,
the steering gear power units, if any, and ancillary equipment and the
means of applying torque to the rudder stock (e.g. tiller or quadrant)
necessary for effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering
the ship under normal service conditions.
(m) The steering gear power unit is:
(i) In the case of electric steering gear,
an electric motor and its associated electrical equipment;
(ii) in the case of electro-hydraulic steering
gear, an electric motor and its associated electrical equipment and connected
pump;
(iii) in the case of other hydraulic steering
gear, a driving engine and connected pump.
(n) The auxiliary steering gear is that equipment
which is provided for effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose
of steering the ship in the event of failure of the main steering gear.
PART C - MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
Regulation 29
Steering gear
The following paragraph is added to the existing
text:
(d) Tankers only
(i) The following shall apply to every new
tanker of 10,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards and, not later than two
years from the date of entry into force of the present Protocol, to every
existing tanker of 10,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards:
(1) two remote steering gear control systems
shall be provided, each of which shall be operable separately from the
navigating bridge. This does not require duplication of the steering wheel
or steering lever. In the event of failure of the remote steering gear
control system in operation, the other system shall be capable of being
brought into immediate operation from a position on the navigating bridge.
Each remote steering gear control system, if electric, shall be served
by its own separate circuit supplied from the steering gear power circuit
from a point within the steering gear compartment. In the event of failure
of electrical power supply to a remote steering gear control system an
alarm shall be given on the navigating bridge. The alarms required in this
sub-paragraph shall be both audible and visual and situated in a position
on the navigating bridge where they can be readily observed;
(2) control of the main steering gear shall
also be provided in the steering gear compartment;
(3) means shall be provided in the steering
gear compartment to disconnect the remote steering gear control system
from the power circuit;
(4) a means of communication shall be provided
between the navigating bridge and the steering gear compartment;
(5) the exact angular position of the rudder
shall be indicated on the navigating bridge. The rudder angle indication
shall be independent of the remote steering gear control system; and
(6) the angular position of the rudder shall
be recognizable in the steering gear compartment.
(ii) In every new tanker of 10,000 tons gross
tonnage and upwards, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) and
sub-paragraph (d)(i) of this Regulation, the following shall apply:
(1) the main steering gear shall comprise
two or more identical power units and it shall be capable of operating
the rudder as required by sub-paragraph (d)(ii)(2) of this Regulation while
operating with one or more power units. As far as reasonable and practicable,
the main steering gear shall be so arranged that a single failure in its
piping or in one of the power units will not impair the integrity of the
remaining part of the steering gear. All mechanical couplings which are
part of the steering gear and the mechanical connexion with any remote
steering gear control system, if any, shall be of sound and reliable construction
to the satisfaction of the Administration;
(2) the main steering gear shall, with the
ship at its deepest sea-going draught, be capable of putting the rudder
over from 35 degrees on one side to 35 degrees on the other side with the
ship running ahead at maximum service speed. The rudder shall be capable
of being put over from 35 degrees on either side to 30 degrees on the other
side in not more than 28 seconds, under the same conditions;
(3) the main steering gear shall be operated
by power where necessary to fulfill the requirements of sub-paragraph (d)(ii)(2)
of this Regulation;
(4) the main steering gear power units shall
be arranged to start automatically when power is restored after a power
failure;
(5) in the event of failure of any of the
steering gear power units an alarm shall be given on the navigating bridge.
Every steering gear power unit shall be capable of being brought into operation
either automatically or manually from a position on the navigating bridge;
and
(6) an alternative power supply, at least
sufficient to supply a steering gear power unit so as to enable it to move
the rudder as specified below, and also to supply its associated remote
steering gear control system and the rudder angle indicator, shall be provided,
automatically, within 45 seconds, either from the emergency source of electrical
power, or from another independent source of power located in the steering
gear compartment. This independent source of power shall be used only for
this purpose and shall have a capacity sufficient for half an hour of continuous
operation. The steering gear power unit, when being supplied by the alternative
power supply, shall at least be capable of putting the rudder over from
15 degrees on one side to 15 degrees on the other side in not more than
60 seconds with the ship at its deepest sea-going draught while running
at one half of its maximum service speed ahead or 7 knots, whichever is
the greater.
CHAPTER II - 2
CONSTRUCTION - FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION
AND FIRE EXTINCTION
PART A - GENERAL
Regulation 1
Application
The following sub-paragraphs are added to
the existing text of paragraph (a):
(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraphs
(ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, for the purposes of paragraph (a)(ii)
of Regulation 55 and of Regulation 60 of this Chapter, a new tanker means
a tanker:
(1) for which the building contract is placed
after 1 June 1979; or
(2) in the absence of a building contract,
the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction
after 1 January 1980; or
(3) the delivery of which is after 1 June
1982; or
(4) which has undergone an alteration or modification
of a major character:
(a) for which the contract is placed after
1 June 1979; or
(b) in the absence of a contract, the construction
work of which is begun after 1 January 1980; or
(c) which is completed after 1 June 1982.
(v) For the purposes of paragraph (a)(ii)
of Regulation 55 and of Regulation 60 of this Chapter, an existing tanker
is a tanker which is not a new tanker as defined in sub-paragraph (iv)
of this paragraph.
(vi) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (iv)
of this paragraph, conversion of an existing tanker of 20,000 metric tons
deadweight and upwards to meet the requirements of the present Protocol
or the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 shall not be deemed to constitute
an alteration or modification of a major character.
Regulation 3
Definitions
The existing text of paragraph (v) is replaced
by the following:
(v) "Lightweight" means the displacement of
a ship in metric tons without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water,
fresh water and feed water in tanks, consumable stores, and passengers
and crew and their effects.
The following paragraph is added to the existing
text:
(x) "Crude oil" mean oil occurring naturally
in the earth whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation
and includes:
(i) crude oil from which certain distillate
fractions may have been removed; and
(ii) crude oil to which certain distillate
fractions may have been added.
PART E - FIRE SAFETY MEASURES FOR TANKERS
Regulation 55
Application
The existing text of this Regulation is replaced
by the following:
(a) Unless expressly provided otherwise:
(i) this part shall apply to all new tankers
carrying crude oil and petroleum products having a flashpoint not exceeding
60deg.C (140deg.F) (closed cup test) as determined by an approved flashpoint
apparatus and a Reid vapour pressure which is below atmospheric pressure
and other liquid products having similar fire hazard; and
(ii) in addition, all ships covered by this
Part shall comply with the requirements of Regulations 52, 53 and 54 of
Chapter II-2 of the Convention except that fixed gas fire-extinguishing
systems for cargo spaces shall not be used for new tankers and for those
existing tankers complying with Regulation 60 of this Chapter. For existing
tankers not required to comply with Regulation 60, the Administration,
in applying the requirements of paragraph (f) of Regulation 52, may accept
a froth system capable of discharging froth internally or externally to
the tanks. The details of the installation shall be to the satisfaction
of the Administration.
(b) Where cargoes other than those referred
to in sub-paragraph (a)(i) of this Regulation which introduce additional
fire hazards are intended to be carried, additional safety measures shall
be required to the satisfaction of the Administration.
(c) Combination carriers shall not carry solid
cargoes unless all cargo tanks are empty of oil and gas freed or unless,
in each case, the Administration is satisfied with the arrangements provided.
Regulation 60
Cargo tank protection
The existing text of this Regulation is replaced
by the following:
(a) For new tankers of 20,000 metric tons
deadweight and upwards, the protection of the cargo tanks deck area and
cargo tanks shall be achieved by a fixed deck froth system and a fixed
inert gas system in accordance with the requirements of Regulations 61
and 62 of Chapter II-2 of the Convention except that in lieu of the above
installations the Administration, after having given consideration to the
ship's arrangement and equipment, may accept other combinations of fixed
installations if they afford protection equivalent to the above, in accordance
with Regulation 5 of Chapter I of the Convention.
(b) To be considered equivalent, the system
proposed in lieu of the deck froth system shall:
(i) be capable of extinguishing spill fires
and also preclude ignition of spilled oil not yet ignited; and
(ii) be capable of combating fires in ruptured
tanks.
(c) To be considered equivalent, the system
proposed in lieu of the fixed inert gas system shall:
(i) be capable of preventing dangerous accumulations
of explosive mixtures in intact cargo tanks during normal service throughout
the ballast voyage and necessary in-tank operations; and
(ii) be so designed as to minimize the risk
of ignition from the generation of static electricity by the system itself.
(d) Any existing tanker of 20,000 metric tons
deadweight and upwards engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil shall
be fitted with an inert gas system, complying with the requirements of
paragraph (a) of this Regulation, not later than a date:
(i) for a tanker of 70,000 metric tons deadweight
and upwards, two years after the date of entry into force of the present
Protocol; and
(ii) for a tanker of less than 70,000 metric
tons deadweight, four years after the date of entry into force of the present
Protocol, except that for tankers less than 40,000 tons deadweight not
fitted with tank washing machines having an individual throughput of greater
than 60 cubic metres per hour, the Administration may exempt existing tankers
from the requirements of this paragraph, if it would be unreasonable and
impracticable to apply these requirements, taking into account the ship's
design characteristics.
(e) Any existing tanker of 40,000 metric tons
deadweight and upwards engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than
crude oil and any such tanker of 20,000 metric tons deadweight and upwards
engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil fitted with tank
washing machines having an individual throughput of greater than 60 cubic
metres per hour shall be fitted with an inert gas system, complying with
the requirements of paragraph (a) of this Regulation, not later than a
date:
(i) for a tanker of 70,000 metric tons deadweight
and upwards, two years after the date of entry into force of the present
Protocol; and
(ii) for a tanker of less than 70,000 metric
tons deadweight, four years after the date of entry into force of the present
Protocol.
(f) Any tanker operating with a cargo tank
cleaning procedure using crude oil washing shall be fitted with an inert
gas system complying with the requirements of Regulation 62 of Chapter
II-2 of the Convention and with fixed tank washing machines.
(g) All tankers fitted with a fixed inert
gas system shall be provided with a closed ullage system.
(h) Any new tanker of 2,000 tons gross tonnage
and upwards not covered by paragraph (a) of this Regulation shall be provided
with a froth system, capable of discharging froth internally or externally,
to the tanks. The details of such installation shall be to the satisfaction
of the Administration.
CHAPTER V
SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
Regulation 12
Shipborne navigational equipment
The existing text of paragraph (a) is replaced
by the following:
(a) All ships of 1,600 tons gross tonnage
and upwards but less than 10,000 tons gross tonnage shall be fitted with
at least one radar. All ships of 10,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards
shall be fitted with at least two radars, each capable of operating independently
of the other. All radars fitted in compliance with this Regulation shall
be of a type approved by the Administration and shall conform to operational
standards not inferior to those adopted by the Organization. Facilities
for plotting radar readings shall be provided on the bridge in those ships.
Regulation 19
Use of the automatic pilot
The following paragraph is added to the existing
text:
(d) The manual steering shall be tested after
prolonged use of the automatic pilot, and before entering areas where navigation
demands special caution.
The following new Regulations are added to
this Chapter:
Regulation 19-1
Operation of steering gear
In areas where navigation demands special
caution, ships shall have more than one steering gear power unit in operation
when such units are capable of simultaneous operation.
Regulation 19-2
Steering gear - testing and drills
(a) Within 12 hours before departure, the
ship's steering gear shall be checked and tested by the ship's crew. The
test procedure shall include, where applicable, the operation of the following:
(i) the main steering gear;
(ii) the auxiliary steering gear;
(iii) the remote steering gear control systems;
(iv) the steering positions located on the
navigating bridge;
(v) the emergency power supply;
(vi) the rudder angle indicators in relation
to the actual position of the rudder;
(vii) the remote steering gear control system
power failure alarms; and
(viii) the steering gear power unit failure
alarms.
(b) The checks and test shall include:
(i) the full movement of the rudder according
to the required capabilities of the steering gear;
(ii) a visual inspection of the steering gear
and its connecting linkage; and
(iii) the operation of the means of communication
between the navigating bridge and steering gear compartment.
(c) (i) Simple operating instructions with
a block diagram showing the change-over procedures for remote steering
gear control systems and steering gear power units shall be permanently
displayed on the navigating bridge and in the steering gear compartment.
(ii) All officers concerned with the operation
and/or maintenance of steering gear shall be familiar with the operation
of the steering systems fitted on the ship and with the procedures for
changing from one system to another.
(d) In addition to the routine checks and
tests prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Regulation, emergency
steering drills shall take place at least once every three months in order
to practise emergency steering procedures. These drills shall include direct
control from within the steering gear compartment, the communications procedure
with the navigating bridge and, where applicable, the operation of alternative
power supplies.
(e) The Administration may waive the requirement
to carry out the checks and tests prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b)
of this Regulation for ships which regularly ply on voyages of short duration.
Such ships shall carry out these checks and tests at least once every week.
(f) The date upon which the checks and test
prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Regulation are carried out
and the date and details of emergency steering drills carried out under
paragraph (d) of this Regulation, shall be recorded in the log book as
may be prescribed by the Administration.
APPENDIX
Form of Safety Construction Certificate for
Cargo Ships
The following form of Supplement is added
to the existing form:
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CARGO SHIP SAFETY CONSTRUCTION
CERTIFICATE
(Official Seal) (Country)
Issued under the provisions of the
PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
Name of ship |
Distinctive number or letters
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Port of registry
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Deadweight of ship (metric
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Year of build
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Type of ship:
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude
oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil
other than crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude/other
oil*
Cargo ship other than a tanker engaged in
the trade of carrying oil*
Date of contract for building or alteration
or modification of a major character
Date on which keel was laid or ship was at
a similar stage of construction or on which an alteration or modification
of a major character was commenced
Date of delivery or completion of an alteration
or modification of a major character
This Supplement shall be permanently attached
to the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.
* Delete as appropriate. [Footnote appearing
in original text.]
THIS IS TO CERTIFY:
That the ship has been surveyed in accordance
with Regulation 10 of Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; and
that the survey showed that the condition
of the hull, machinery and equipment as defined in the above Regulation
was in all respects satisfactory and that the ship complied with the requirements
of that Protocol.
This certificate is valid until ...................
subject to intermediate survey(s) at intervals of
Issued at .................................................
(Place of issue of certificate)
...............19.. ......................................................................................
(Signature of duly authorized official issuing
the certificate)
(Seal or stamp of the issuing Authority, as
appropriate)
Intermediate Survey
This is to certify that at an intermediate
survey required by Regulation 10 of Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating
to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, this
ship was found to comply with the relevant provisions of that Protocol.
Signed ..............................................................
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place .....................................
Date ......................................
Next intermediate survey due ..............
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed .............................................................
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place .....................................
Date ......................................
Next intermediate survey due ..............
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed .............................................................
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place .....................................
Date ......................................
Next intermediate survey due ..............
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed ............................................................
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place .....................................
Date ......................................
Next intermediate survey due ..............
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Form of Safety Equipment Certificate for Cargo
Ships
The following form of Supplement is added
to the existing form:
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CARGO SHIP SAFETY EQUIPMENT
CERTIFICATE
(Official Seal) (Country)
Issued under the provisions of the
PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
Name of ship |
Distinctive number or letters
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Port of registry
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Deadweight of ship (metric
tons)
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Year of build
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Type of ship:
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude
oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil
other than crude oil*
Tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude/other
oil*
Cargo ship other than a tanker engaged in
the trade of carrying oil*
Date of contract for building or alteration
or modification of a major character
Date on which keel was laid or ship was at
a similar stage of construction or on which an alteration or modification
of a major character was commenced
Date of delivery or completion of an alteration
or modification of a major character
This Supplement shall be permanently attached
to the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate.
* Delete as appropriate. [Footnote appearing
in original text.]
THIS IS TO CERTIFY:
That the ship has been surveyed in accordance
with Regulation 8 of Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; and
that the survey showed that the condition
of the safety equipment as defined in the above Regulation was in all respects
satisfactory and that the ship complied with requirements of that Protocol.
This certificate is valid until ..................subject
to intermediate survey(s) at intervals of
Issued at ......................................................
(Place of issue of certificate)
................ 19.. .................................................................................................
(Signature of duly authorized official issuing
the certificate)
(Seal or stamp of the issuing Authority, as
appropriate)
Intermediate Survey
This is to certify that at an intermediate
survey required by Regulation 8 of Chapter I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating
to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, the
ship was found to comply with the relevant provisions of that Protocol.
Signed .............................................................
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place ......................................
Date .......................................
Next intermediate survey due ...............
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Signed ..................................................................
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place ......................................
Date .......................................
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Under the provisions of Regulation 14 of Chapter
I of the Protocol the validity of this Certificate is extended until.............................
Signed ..................................................................
(Signature of duly authorized official)
Place ......................................
Date .......................................
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate) |