Marine Orders Part 12: Construction Subdivision & stability, machinery and electrical installations, Issue 2 (Amendment) (Order No. 15 of 2001) (Cth)
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Table of Contents
1 Purpose of this Part
2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part
3 Interpretation
4 Application
5 Exemptions and equivalents
6 Review of decisions
7 Requirements
8 Intact stability information
9 Additional requirements
Appendix 1 Amendments to Chapter II-1 of SOLAS
Appendix 2 Stability information required for approval
Appendix 3 Inclining experiments & lightship measurements
Appendix 4 Additional or different requirements
Appendix 5 Resolutions, Circulars, etc.
Previous issues
Part 12, Issue 1, Order No 10 of 1983
Part 13, Issue 1, Order No 17 of 1983
—Amended by Order No 7 of 1986
—Amended by Order No 2 of 1990
—Amended by Order No 9 of 1992
Part 20, Issue 1, Order No 18 of 1983
Amended by Order No 4 of 1989
Amended by Order No 3 of 1990
Amended by Order No 1 of 1994
Part 12, Issue 2, Order No 16 of 1998
1 Purpose of this Part
1.1 Paragraph 190B(1)(a) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations to specify requirements with which the construction, hull, equipment and machinery of ships shall comply. Section 191 of that Act provides for regulations to make provision for or in relation to giving effect to the Safety Convention, while section 192B provides for regulations to make provision for or in relation to the carrying on a ship of information with respect to the stability of the ship. Paragraph 283D(1)(a) of the Act provides that the regulations may make provision for or in relation to giving effect to resolutions of the International Maritime Organization with respect to off-shore industry vessels.
1.2 Subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act provides that AMSA may make orders with respect to any matter for or in relation to which provision may be made by regulation. This Part of Marine Orders therefore gives effect to Chapter II-1 of the Safety Convention, prescribes matters for the purposes of paragraph 190B(1)(a) and section 192B of the Navigation Act, and gives effect to the IMO guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply vessels.
2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part
AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990;
angle of down-flooding (qf) is the smallest angle of heel at which down-flooding will occur, if all weather tight closing appliances are properly secured;
Chapter II-1 of SOLAS means Chapter II-1 of SOLAS as set out in SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2001, published by IMO, as amended in accordance with Appendix 1 to this Part[1];
[1] The amendments to Chapter II-1 have effect from 1 July 2002.
Chief Marine Surveyor means the person occupying the position of Manager, Ship Inspections, in AMSA or, in respect of any particular purpose under this Part, a suitably qualified person authorised by the Manager, Ship Inspections, for that purpose;
General Manager means the person occupying the position of General Manager, Maritime Operations, in AMSA;
IMO means the International Maritime Organization;
IS Code means the Code on Intact Stability for All Types of Ships Covered by IMO Instruments, published by IMO as Resolution A.749(18) and amended by Resolution MSC.75(69);
length, unless specified otherwise, refers to the Length Between Perpendiculars (LBP);
midships means a transverse plane through the ship equidistant between the forward and aft perpendiculars;
Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912;
offshore supply vessel has the same meaning as in the Guidelines;
penal provision means a penal provision for the purposes of Regulation 4 of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations.[2]
potential angle of flooding (qp) is the smallest angle of heel at which down-flooding will occur if weathertight closing appliances, through which down-flooding can occur if they are not secured, are left open;
SOLAS means the Safety Convention as defined in the Navigation Act;
SOLAS ship means:
a ship to which SOLAS applies as set out in Regulations 1 and 3 of Chapter I of SOLAS; or
an Australian registered ship to which SOLAS would apply if that ship were to undertake an international voyage as defined in the Navigation Act;
the Guidelines means the Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Offshore Supply Vessels, published by IMO as Resolution A.469(XII).
survey authority means a survey authority approved for the purposes of the Navigation Act[3];
surveyor means a person appointed to be a surveyor under s.190 of the Navigation Act;
USL Code means the Uniform Shipping Laws Code referred to in section 427 of the Navigation Act.
[3] The following survey authorities are approved: American Bureau of Shipping; Bureau Veritas; Det Norske Veritas; Germanischer Lloyd; Lloyd's Register of Shipping; and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.
3 Interpretation
3.1 In this Part, a reference to the date on which a ship was constructed means the date on which not less than 50 tonnes or one per cent of the proposed total mass of the structural material of the ship, whichever is the less, has been assembled.
3.2 A reference in Chapter II-1 of SOLAS to the Administration is to be read, in relation to an Australian registered ship, as a reference to the Chief Marine Surveyor, and a power, function or discretion by the Administration is exercisable by the Chief Marine Surveyor.[4]
[4] Chapter II-1 of SOLAS refers to a number of Resolutions, Circulars etc of relevance in giving effect to the Regulations. These are obtainable from AMSA and are listed for information in Appendix 5 to this Part.
3.3 In this Part:
headings and sub-headings are part of the Part;
each Appendix is part of the Part;
a footnote is not part of the Part.
4 Application
4.1 This Part applies to and in relation to:
a ship registered in Australia; and
a ship registered in a country other than Australia, that is in the territorial sea of Australia or in waters on the landward side of the territorial sea.
4.2 This Part does not apply to a ship that is a Safety Convention ship registered in a country other than Australia, except to the extent that the ship fails to comply with Chapter II-1 of SOLAS.
5 Exemptions & equivalents[5]
[5] Applications for modifications or exemptions should be made to the Chief Marine Surveyor and should be accompanied by relevant information. The Chief Marine Surveyor may seek additional information to assist in reaching a decision.
5.1 Exemptions
The Chief Marine Surveyor, if satisfied that compliance with a provision of this Part would be unnecessary or unreasonable having regard to a ship, its equipment and its intended voyage, may exempt that ship from compliance with such provision to the extent specified and subject to such conditions as that officer thinks fit.
5.2 Equivalents
Where a provision of this Part requires a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof to be fitted or carried in a ship or a particular provision to be made in a ship, the Chief Marine Surveyor may allow any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, to be fitted or carried, or any other provision to be made, if that officer is satisfied that the other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, or provision, is at least as effective as that required by that provision of this Part.
5.3 Exemptions and equivalents not to contravene SOLAS
The Chief Marine Surveyor must not give an exemption under 5.1 or allow an equivalent under 5.2 if it would contravene SOLAS.
6 Review of decisions
6.1 Internal review
6.1.1 If the Chief Marine Surveyor makes a decision under this Part, a person affected by the decision may apply to the General Manager for review of that decision.
6.1.2 An application for internal review under 6.1.1 must be made in writing to the General Manager and must be accompanied by such information as the General Manager requires to enable that officer to make a proper decision.
6.1.3 The General Manager may:
affirm the original decision by the Chief Marine Surveyor; or
make any decision that could be made by the Chief Marine Surveyor in accordance with this Part.
6.2 Review by the AAT
6.2.1 Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision by the General Manager under 6.1.3.
6.2.2 The General Manager must give his or her decision in writing within 28 days of receiving the application for internal review. The notice must include a statement to the effect that, if the person is dissatisfied with the decision, application may, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision. The notice must also include a statement to the effect that the person may request a statement under section 28 of that Act.
6.2.3 Failure to comply with 6.2.2 in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of that decision.
7 Requirements
7.1 SOLAS ships
7.1.1 Subject to 7.1.2 and 7.3, a SOLAS ship must meet the relevant standards for structure, subdivision, stability, machinery and electrical installations contained in Chapter II-1 of SOLAS.[6]
[6] Some Regulations, or parts of Regulations, of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS apply only to certain kinds of ships or to ships constructed after a certain dates. Those dates are set out clearly in the SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2001.
7.1.2 If a ship is surveyed and certificated under:
the MODU Code, in accordance with Marine Orders, Part 47; or
the High Speed Craft Code, in accordance with Marine Orders, Part 49,
it is to meet the standards specified in the relevant code rather than those in Chapter II‑1 of SOLAS.
7.2 Non-SOLAS ships
A ship that is not a SOLAS ship must comply with the relevant construction and stability standards set out in the USL Code.
7.3 Off-shore supply vessels
If a ship is to operate as an off-shore supply vessel:
it is to meet the requirements specified in Part 2 (Intact Stability) and Part 3 (Subdivision and Damage Stability) of the Guidelines where such requirements differ from those in Chapter II-1 of SOLAS or Section 8 of the USL Code, as applicable to the vessel; [7]
[7] Parts 4, 5 and 6 of the Guidelines deal with matters implemented by other parts of Marine Orders or the USL Code. Relevant provisions of those Marine Orders or USL Code will also need to be complied with.
an opening in a watertight bulkhead one or both sides of which may be subjected to flooding under the assumptions of 3.2 of the Guidelines must be fitted with a sliding watertight door;[8] and
[8] A sliding watertight door should be of such design, material and construction as will maintain the integrity of the watertight bulkhead in which it is fitted. The door should be capable of being remotely closed from above the bulkhead deck outside a machinery space and also operable locally from each side of the bulkhead. Indicators should be provided at the control position showing whether the doors are open or closed, and an audible alarm is to be provided at the door closure.
its engine room(s) must be separated from a steering space, or any space that may be rendered open to the sea by damage to propellers, propeller shafting, rudders or steering gear, by one or more watertight bulkheads.
8 Intact stability information
8.1 The owner of a ship must ensure that, at all times, there is carried on a ship information relating to the ship's intact stability characteristics under different conditions of service.
This is a penal provision.
8.2 The information referred to in 8.1 must be:
substantially in accordance with Appendix 2;[9] and
[9] Information in respect of an off-shore supply vessel should be in accordance with the Guidelines and include appropriate guidance for the Master to ensure operational compliance.
approved:
- in the case of a ship registered in Australia—by the Chief Marine Surveyor or a survey authority;[10] or
[10] The Chief Marine Surveyor or survey authority will not approve information unless any inclining experiment or light ship measurement has been carried out substantially in accordance with the procedures set out in Appendix 3.
- in the case of any other ship—by the marine administration of the country in which the ship is registered.
9 Additional requirements
9.1 An Australian registered ship must, in addition to complying with the relevant requirements of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS, comply with Appendix 4 of this Part.
9.2 The Chief Marine Surveyor may, if satisfied in respect of an Australian registered ship or class of ships that the standards specified in SOLAS, the USL Code or Appendix 4 do not provide for an adequate level of safety, require the ship or class of ships to comply with such additional requirements that that officer determines.[11]
[11] The Chief Marine Surveyor has determined that ro-ro passenger ships must comply with the annex to Resolution 14, Stability Requirements pertaining to the Agreement (the "Stockholm Agreement"), of the Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, adopted on 29 November 1995. Requests for copies of the resolution and enquiries relating to its application should be directed to the Chief Marine Surveyor.
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Appendix 1
Amendments to Chapter II-1 of SOLAS
Chapter II-1 of the SOLAS Convention as set out in the 2001 Consolidated Edition has been amended with effect from 1 July 2002, as follows:
The existing text of regulation 3-4 is replaced by the following:
| “Regulation 3-4 1. Emergency towing arrangements shall be fitted at both ends on board every tanker of not less than 20,000 tonnes deadweight. 2. For tankers constructed on or after 1 July 2002: .1 the arrangements shall, at all times, be capable of rapid deployment in the absence of main power on the ship to be towed and easy connection to the towing ship. At least one of the emergency towing arrangements shall be pre-rigged and ready for rapid deployment; and .2 emergency towing arrangements at both ends shall be of adequate strength taking into account the size and deadweight of the ship, and the expected forces during bad weather conditions. The design and construction and prototype testing of emergency towing arrangements shall be approved by the Administration, based on the guidelines developed by the organization. 3. For Tankers constructed before 1 July 2002, the design and construction of emergency towing arrangements shall be approved by the Administration, based on the Guidelines developed by the Organization.” |
The following new regulation 3-5 is inserted after regulation 3-4:
| Regulation 3-5 New installation of materials containing asbestos 1. This regulation shall apply to materials used for the structure, machinery, electrical installations and equipment covered by the present Convention. 2. For all ships, new installation of materials which contain asbestos shall be prohibited except for: 1. vanes used in rotary vane compressors and rotary vane vacuum pumps; 2. watertight joints and linings used for the circulation of fluids when, at high temperature (in excess of 3500C) or pressure (in excess of 7 x 106 Pa), there is a risk of fire, corrosion or toxicity; and 3. supple and flexible thermal insulation assemblies used for temperatures above 1000ºC. |
The following new sub-paragraph 2.2.7 is added to regulation 43 after subparagraph 2.2.6:
| "2.2.7 in all cargo pump-rooms of tankers constructed on or after 1 July 2002.” |
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1.4 Where the stability data is to be approved by the Chief Marine Surveyor, the inclining experiment or lightship measurement must be witnessed by a surveyor.
2 General
2.1 All readings taken during an inclining experiment or lightship measurement must be measured and recorded in units consistent with the ship's hydrostatic information. All readings and measurements required to complete the calculations must be taken and recorded in the report.
2.2 Where the required standard of accuracy of the inclining experiment or lightship measurement is not achieved, the Chief Marine Surveyor may accept the report on the basis that a lesser value of GM than that measured (or than that of the sister ship, in the case of a lightship measurement) is used to calculate the stability of the ship in each of the conditions in the stability book.
2.3 Any decrease in GM referred to in 2.2 will be determined by the Chief Marine Surveyor on the basis of the accuracy achieved in the inclining experiment or lightship measurement.
2.4 Where the required standard of accuracy is not achieved and the Chief Marine Surveyor does not consider that the application of 2.2 is appropriate, the report will not be accepted. The inclining experiment must be repeated, or an inclining experiment carried out if the lightship measurement is unacceptable.
Note: The calculation of GM at inclining depends on the waterplane of the ship remaining substantially constant as the ship is heeled. Many ships are now being built where this is not so. This is particularly true of ships having chines; if the chines of such a ship cannot be kept immersed throughout the experiment, the waterplane varies dramatically as the ship is heeled. A heeled waterplane calculation will be required under these circumstances.
2.5 Standard abbreviations and symbols
The abbreviations and symbols used in this Appendix and that are to be standard in any inclining experiment or lightship measurement undertaken after 1 January 1999 are set out in 1.2 of Appendix 2.
3 Dispensation from performing an inclining experiment
3.1 Dispensation from undergoing an inclining experiment may be granted to a ship that is built to the same lines plan and is in all respects similar in construction and outfit to an existing ship which has stability data approved by the Chief Marine Surveyor.
3.2 Application for a dispensation referred to in 3.1 must be made in writing before the ship is completed and must contain a detailed statement of all variations between the subject ship and the similar ship.
3.3 Where a dispensation is granted, a lightship measurement must be carried out on the ship in the presence of a surveyor.
4 Preliminary planning for the inclining experiment
4.1 The date of the inclining experiment must be set for a time when the ship will be complete or close to completion.
4.2 The draft marks must be verified for accuracy by a surveyor or by a survey authority.
4.3 The basic information required for the inclining experiment calculations must be available on the day of the inclining experiment and must include:
(a) hydrostatic curves or a hydrostatic table;
(b) a plan showing the location of the draft marks;
(c) a lines plan;
(d) tank calibration and free surface information;
(e) an up-to-date general arrangement plan; and
(f) if the ship is to be heeled by the movement of liquids, full details of the liquid transfer arrangements and measuring systems as accepted by the Chief Marine Surveyor.
4.4 During the inclining experiment, the ship must be heeled to between 2 and 3 degrees either side of the upright. An estimate of the GM value of the ship at inclining must be made and the weight transfer moment required to produce a 2 degree angle of heel on either side of the upright must be calculated.
4.5 Solid weights may be used to heel the ship where:
Appendix 5
Resolutions, Circulars, etc
The following Resolutions and Circulars are referred to in Chapter II-1 of SOLAS:
| Res A.265(VIII) | Regulations on subdivision and stability of passenger ships as an equivalent to Part B of Chapter II of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960 |
| Res A.266(VIII) | Recommendation on a standard method for establishing compliance with the requirements for cross-flooding arrangements in passenger ships |
| Res A.415(XI) | Improved Steering Gear Standards for Passenger and Cargo Ships |
| Res A.416(XI) | Examination of Steering Gears on Existing Tankers |
| Res A.467(XII) | Guidelines for acceptance of non-duplicated rudder actuators for tankers, chemical tankers and gas carriers of 10,000 tons gross tonnage and above but less than 100,000 tonnes deadweight |
| Res A.468(XII) | Code on Noise Levels on Board Ships |
| Res A.601(15) | Recommendation on the Provision and Display of Manoeuvring Information on Board Ships |
| Res A.684(17) | Explanatory Notes to the SOLAS Regulations on Subdivision and Damage Stability of Cargo Ships of 100 Metres in Length and Over |
| Res A.749(18) | Code on intact stability for all types of ships covered by IMO instruments |
| Res A.751(18) | Interim standards for ship manoeuvrability |
| Res A.793(19) | Strength and securing and locking arrangements of shell doors on ro-ro passenger ships |
| Res A.798(19) | Guidelines for the selection, application and maintenance of corrosion prevention systems on dedicated seawater ballast tanks |
| Res MSC.26(60) | Adoption of amendments to Chapter II-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 - existing ro-ro passenger ships |
| Res MSC.35(63) | Guidelines on emergency towing arrangements for tankers |
| Res MSC.62(67) | Guidelines for safe access to tanker bows |
| Res MSC.75(69) | Adoption of amendments to the Code on intact stability for all types of ships covered by IMO instruments (Resolution A.749(18)) |
| Res MSC.76(69) | Extended application of the explanatory notes to the SOLAS regulations on subdivision and damage stability of cargo ships of 100 metres in length and over |
| MSC/Circ.434. | Guidelines for the preparation of information on the effect of flooding to be provided to masters of dry cargo ships. [13.02.86] |
| MSC/Circ.456. | Guidelines for the preparation of intact stability information. [13.10.86] |
| MSC/Circ.541. | Guidance notes on the integrity of flooding boundaries above the bulkhead of passenger ships for proper application of Regulations II-1/8 and 20, Paragraph 1, of the 1974 Safety of Life at Sea Convention, as amended. [21.08.90] |
| MSC/Circ.609. | Application of SOLAS amendments to Ships constructed before the application date of the amendments - Interpretation of regulation II-1/1.3 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended. [12.07.93] |
| MSC/Circ.644. | Explanatory notes to the interim standards for ship manoeuvrability. [27.06.94] |
| MSC/Circ.647. | Guidelines to minimize leakages from flammable liquid systems. [11.07.94] |
| MSC/Circ.649. | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended — Interpretations of provisions of resolution MSC.26(60) and MSC/Circ.574. [27.06.94] |
| MSC/Circ.650. | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended — Interpretations of alterations and modifications of a major character. [27.06.94] |
| MSC/Circ.651. | International Convention for the Safety of life at Sea, 1974, as amended - Interpretations of regulations of part B-1 of SOLAS chapter II-1. [20.06.94] |
| MSC/Circ.706. | Guidance on intact stability of existing tankers during liquid transfer operations. [17.10.95] |
| MSC/Circ.707. | Guidance to the master for avoiding dangerous situations in following and quartering seas. [13.11.95] |
| MSC/Circ.808 | Recommendation on performance standards for public address systems on passenger ships, including cabling. [30.06.97] |
| MSC/Circ.834 | Guidelines for engine-room layout, design and arrangement. [09.01.98] |
| MSC/Circ.855 | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974, as amended—Interpretation of the position of the forward perpendicular for the purpose of SOLAS regulation II-1/10. [12.06.98] |
(a) if the offender is a natural person—by a fine not exceeding $2,000; or
(b) if the offender is a body corporate—by a fine not exceeding $5,000.
By virtue of sections 4AB and 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914, these penalties are now $2,200 and $5,500 respectively.
In assessing the design, material, construction and means of operation, the relevant requirements of Regulation II-1/25-9 of SOLAS will be considered.
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