1.8 SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-6, Paragraph 4.2
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1.8 SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-6, Paragraph 4.2

Parent topic: 1 SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-6 – Access to and Within Spaces in, and forward of, the Cargo Area of Oil Tankers and Bulk Carriers

Interpretation

  1 Critical structural areas should be identified by advanced calculation techniques for structural strength and fatigue performance, if available, and feedback from the service history and design development of similar or sister ships.

  2 Reference should be made to the following publications for critical structural areas, where applicable:

  • .1 Oil tankers: Guidance Manual for Tanker Structures by TSCF;

  • .2 Bulk carriers: Bulk Carriers Guidelines for Surveys, Assessment and Repair of Hull Structure by IACS; and

  • .3 Oil tankers and bulk carriers: ESP Code (resolution A.1049(27)), as amended.

Technical background

 These documents contain the relevant information for the present ship types. However, identification of critical areas for new double-hull tankers and double-side skin bulk carriers of improved structural design should be made by structural analysis at the design stage, this information should be taken into account to ensure appropriate access to all identified critical areas.

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