LR III.1 General
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LR III.1 General

LR III.1.1 The regulations for classification and the assignment of class notations are given in Pt 1, Ch 2, 2.3 Class notations (hull) of the Rules for Ships.

LR III.1.2 Seagoing ships complying with the requirements of these Rules will be eligible to be classed '100A1 Chemical Tanker ESP' in association with a Ship Type notation.

LR III.1.3 Seagoing ships complying with the requirements of these Rules and the double hull requirements of Pt 4, Ch 9 Double Hull Oil Tankers of the Rules for Ships, which carry MARPOL 73/78 Annex I of MARPOL 73/78Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil cargoes as well as chemical cargoes will be eligible to be classed '100A1 Double Hull Oil and Chemical Tanker ESP' in association with a Ship Type notation.

LR III.1.4 Sea-going ships complying with the IBC Code as a Type 2 ship and where the ship is registered with a Flag Administration which supports the issuance and maintenance of dual certification for both Ship Type 2 and Ship Type 3 Certificates of Fitness, and where the Flag Administration has agreed to the issuance of dual Certificates of Fitness, will be eligible to be classed 100A1 Chemical Tanker, Ship Type 2 and Ship Type 3, ESP, or 100A1 Double Hull Oil and Chemical Tanker, Ship Type 2 and Ship Type 3, ESP, as appropriate.

  1. LR III.1.4.1 Where the ship is later registered with a Flag Administration which does not support the issuance of dual ship Type 2 and Ship Type 3 Certificates of Fitness, the class notation is to be amended accordingly.

LR III.1.5 The notation ESP serves to identify the ship as being subject to an Enhanced Survey Programme as detailed in Pt 1, Ch 3, 3 Intermediate Surveys - Hull and machinery requirements and Pt 1, Ch 3, 6 Special Survey - Bulk carriers - Hull requirements, see also Pt 1, Ch 2, 2.3 Class notations (hull) 2.3.12 of the Rules for Ships.

LR III.1.6 Where a Certificate of Fitness has been issued by LR, as provided for in LR II.1 General, the notations Ship Types 1, 2, or 3 will be assigned as appropriate. Where the Certificate of Fitness is issued by the appropriate National Authority, the notations Ship Type 1*, 2* or 3* will be assigned. As the provisions outlined in LR II.2 Ship survival capability, fire protection and fire-extinction and operational requirements of these Rules are not required for classification, an asterisk is employed to indicate that the IBC Code requirements in these respects have not been verified by LR for the purposes of classification.

LR III.1.7 The assignment of a Ship Type notation will not imply that the ship is suitable for all cargoes listed in Chapter 17 as requiring that Ship Type. Please refer to the list of Products in the International Certificate of Fitness. See Chapter 6.


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