Annex 2

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS AT RENEWAL SURVEYS OF DOUBLE-SIDE SKIN BULK CARRIERS

Age ≤ 5 years

5 < Age ≤ 10 years

10 < Age ≤ 15 years

Age > 15 years

Renewal Survey No.
1

Renewal Survey No.
2

Renewal Survey No.
3

Renewal Survey No.
4 and subsequent

1 Suspect areas

2 Within the cargo length area: two transverse sections of deck plating outside line of cargo hatch openings

3 Measurement, for general assessment and recording of corrosion pattern, of those structural members subject to close-up survey according to appendices 1 or 2 to annex 1 as applicable

4 Wind and water strakes in way of the two transverse sections considered under point 2 above

5 Selected wind and water strakes outside the cargo length area

1 Suspect areas

2 Within the cargo length area:

.1 each deck plate outside line of cargo hatch openings
.2 two transverse sections, one of which shall be in the amidship area, outside line of cargo hatch openings
.3 All wind and water strakes within the cargo length area

3 Measurement, for general assessment and recording of corrosion pattern, of those structural members subject to close-up survey according to appendices 1 or 2 to annex 1 as applicable

4 Selected wind and water strakes outside the cargo length area

1 Suspect areas

2 Within the cargo length area:

.1 each deck plate outside line of cargo hatch openings
.2 three transverse sections, one of which should be in the amidship area, outside line of cargo hatch openings
.3 each bottom plate

3 Point 3 referred to in Renewal Survey No.3

4 All wind and water strakes, full length