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Clasification Society Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Offshore Units, January 2016 - Part 4 STEEL UNIT STRUCTURES - Chapter 7 Watertight and Weathertight Integrity and Load Lines - Section 1 General

Section 1 General

Parent topic: Chapter 7 Watertight and Weathertight Integrity and Load Lines

1.1 Application

1.1.1 This Chapter gives the minimum classification requirements for watertight and weathertight integrity and load line application.

1.1.2 The requirements for intact and damage stability and the assignment of load lines are to be in accordance with Pt 1, Ch 2, 1 Conditions for classification.

1.1.3 The requirements in this Chapter may be modified where necessary to take into account the requirements of the appropriate National Administration responsible for the intact and damage stability of the unit.

1.1.4 For the purpose of this Chapter, the basic types of units are those defined in the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the Load Line Convention), see also Pt 3, Ch 11, 1.1 Application of the Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships (hereinafter referred to as the Rules for Ships).

1.2 Plans to be submitted

1.2.1 The following plans are to be submitted for approval:
  • Deck drainage, scuppers and sanitary discharges.
  • Ventilators and air pipes (including closing appliances).
  • Watertight doors and hatch covers (internal and external) showing scantlings, coamings and closing appliances.
  • Weathertight doors and hatch covers showing scantlings, coamings and closing appliances.
  • Windows and side scuttles.
  • Schematic diagrams of local and remote control of watertight and weathertight doors and hatch covers and other closing appliances.
  • Location of control rooms.
  • Freeing arrangements.
1.2.2 The following plans are to be submitted for information:
  • General arrangement.
  • Arrangement plan indicating the defined watertight boundaries of spaces included in the buoyancy.
  • Arrangement plans of watertight doors and hatches.
  • Details of intact and worst damage stability waterlines shown in elevations and plan views.
  • Freeboard plan showing the maximum design operating draughts in accordance with Load Line Regulations and indicating the position of all external openings and their closing appliances.
  • Location of down flooding openings.
  • Trim and stability booklet, see Pt 1, Ch 2 Classification Regulations.
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