2.14 Table 1 – Means of Access for Ballast and Cargo Tanks of Oil Tankers, Paragraph 1.1.4

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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC.1/Circular.1464/Rev.1 - Unified Interpretations of SOLAS Chapters II-1 and XII, of the Technical Provisions for Means of Access for Inspections (Resolution MSC.158(78)) and of the Performance Standards - Annex - 2 Technical Provisions for Means of Access for Inspections (Resolution MSC.158(78)) - 2.14 Table 1 – Means of Access for Ballast and Cargo Tanks of Oil Tankers, Paragraph 1.1.4

2.14 Table 1 – Means of Access for Ballast and Cargo Tanks of Oil Tankers, Paragraph 1.1.4

Interpretation

The permanent fittings required to serve alternative means of access such as wire lift platform, that should be used by crew and surveyors for inspection should provide at least an equal level of safety as the permanent means of access stated by the same paragraph. These means of access should be carried on board the ship and be readily available for use without filling of water in the tank. Therefore, rafting should not be acceptable under this provision. Alternative means of access should be part of the Access Manual which should be approved on behalf of the flag State. For water ballast tanks of 5 m or more in width, such as on an ore carrier, side shell plating should be considered in the same way as "longitudinal bulkhead".

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