Appendix – List of Information to be Included in the Ship Construction File (SCF)
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Appendix – List of Information to be Included in the Ship Construction File (SCF)

Tier II items Information to be included Further explanation of the content Example documents Normal storage location
DESIGN
1 Design life • assumed design life in years • statement or note on midship section • SCF-specific on board ship
• midship section on board ship
2 Environmental conditions • assumed environmental conditions • statement referencing data source or Rule (specific rule and data) or;
• in accordance with Rule (date and revision)
• SCF-specific on board ship
3 Structural strength
3.1 General design • applied Rule (date and revision) • applied design method alternative to Rule and subject structure(s) • SCF-specific on board ship
• applied alternative to Rule • capacity plan on board ship
3.2 Deformation and failure modes • calculating conditions and results; • allowable loading pattern • loading manual on board ship
      • assumed loading conditions • maximum allowable hull girder bending moment and shear force • trim and stability booklet on board ship
3.3 Ultimate strength   • operational restrictions due to structural strength • maximum allowable cargo density or storage factor • loading instrument instruction manual
• operation and maintenance manuals
• strength calculation
on board ship
on board ship
3.4 Safety margins • strength calculation results • bulky output of strength calculation   on shore archive
      • plan showing highly stressed areas prone to yielding and/or buckling • areas prone to yielding and/or buckling on board ship
    • gross hull girder section modulus      
    • minimum hull girder section modulus along the length of the ship to be maintained throughout the ship's life   • general arrangement on board ship
    • gross scantlings of structural constituent parts • structural drawings • key construction plans on board ship
    • net scantlings of structural constituent parts • rudder and stern frame    
      • structural details of typical members • rudder and rudder stock on board ship
        • structural details on board ship
        • yard plans on shore archive
        • dangerous area plan on board ship
    • hull form      
      • hull form information indicated in key construction plans • lines plan on shore archive
      • hull form data stored within an onboard computer necessary for trim and stability and longitudinal strength calculations or  
        equivalent on board ship
4 Fatigue life • applied Rule (date and revision) • applied design method alternative to Rule and subject structures • SCF-specific on board ship
    • applied alternative to Rule    
    • calculating conditions and results; • assumed loading conditions and rates • structural details on board ship
    • assumed loading conditions    
    • fatigue life calculation results • bulky output of fatigue life calculation • fatigue life calculation on shore archive
      • plan showing areas prone to fatigue • areas prone to fatigue on board ship
5 Residual strength • applied Rule (date and revision   • SCF-specific on board ship
6 Protection against corrosion
6.1 Coating life • coated areas and target coating life and other measures for corrosion protection in holds, cargo and ballast tanks, other structure-integrated deep tanks and void spaces • plans showing areas prone to excessive corrosion • SCF-specific on board ship
6.2 Corrosion addition • Coating Technical File required by PSPCfootnote on board ship
    • specification for coating and other measures for corrosion protection in holds, cargo and ballast tanks, other structure-integrated deep tanks and void spaces   • areas prone to excessive corrosion on board ship
    • gross scantlings of structural constituent parts   • key construction plans on board ship
    • net scantlings of structural constituent parts      
7 Structural redundancy • applied Rule (date and revision)   • SCF-specific on board ship
8 Watertight and weathertight integrity • applied Rule (date and revision)   • SCF-specific on board ship
• key factors for watertight and weathertight integrity • details of equipment forming part of the watertight and weathertight integrity • structural details of hatch covers, doors and other closings integral with the shell and bulkheads on board ship
9 Human element considerations • list of ergonomic design principles applied to ship structure design to enhance safety during operations, inspections and maintenance of ship   • SCF-specific on board ship
10 Design transparency • applied Rule (date and revision)
• applicable industry standards for design transparency and IP protection
  • intellectual property provisions on board ship
    • reference to part of SCF information kept ashore   • summary, location and access procedure for part of SCF information on shore on board ship
CONSTRUCTION
11 Construction quality procedures • applied construction quality standard • recognized national or international construction quality standard • SCF-specific on board ship
12 Survey during construction • survey regime applied during construction (to include all owner and class scheduled inspections during construction) • applied Rules (date and revision)
• copies of certificates of forgings and castings welded into the hull
• SCF-specific
• tank testing plan
on board ship
on board ship
    • information on non-destructive examination   • non-destructive testing plan on board ship
        • Coating Technical File required by PSPC on board ship
IN-SERVICE CONSIDERATIONS
13 Survey and maintenance • maintenance plans specific to the structure of the ship where higher attention is called for • plan showing highly stressed areas prone to yielding, buckling, fatigue and/or excessive corrosion • SCF-specific
• operation and maintenance manuals (e.g. hatch covers and doors)
on board ship
on board ship
    • preparations for survey • arrangement and details of all penetrations normally examined at dry-docking • docking plan on board ship
    • gross hull girder section modulus • details for dry-docking • dangerous area plan on board ship
    • minimum hull girder section modulus along the length of the ship to be maintained throughout the ship's life • details for in-water survey • Ship Structure Access Manual on board ship
        • Means of access to other structure-integrated deep tanks on board ship
        • Coating Technical File required by PSPC on board ship
    • gross scantlings of structural constituent parts   • key construction plans on board ship
    • net scantlings of structural constituent parts   • rudder and rudder stock on board ship
        • structural details on board ship
        • yard plans on shore archive
      • hull form information indicated in key construction plans • lines plan on shore archive
    • hull form   or  
        equivalent on board ship
14 Structural accessibiility • means of access to holds, cargo and ballast tanks and other structure-integrated deep tanks • plans showing arrangement and details of means of access • Ship Structure Access Manual on board ship
        • means of access to other structure-integrated deep tanks on board ship
RECYCLING CONSIDERATIONS
15 Recycling • identification of all materials that were used in construction and may need special handling due to environmental and safety concerns • list of materials used for the construction of the hull structure • SCF-specific on board ship
             

Note 1 "SCF-specific" means documents to be developed especially to meet the requirements of these Guidelines.

Note 2 "Key construction plans" means plans such as midship section, main O.T. and W.T. transverse bulkheads, construction profiles/plans, shell expansions, forward and aft sections in cargo tank (or hold) region, engine-room construction, forward construction and stern construction drawings.

Note 3 "Yard plans" means a full set of structural drawings, which include scantling information of all structural members.

Note 4 "Hull form" means a graphical or numerical representation of the geometry of the hull. Examples would include the graphical description provided by a lines plan and the numerical description provided by the hull form data stored within an onboard computer.

Note 5 "Lines plan" means a special drawing which is dedicated to show the entire hull form of a ship.

Note 6 "Equivalent (to Lines plan)" means a set of information of hull form to be indicated in key construction plans for SCF purposes. Sufficient information should be included in the drawings to provide the geometric definition to facilitate the repair of any part of the hull structure.

Note 7 "Normal storage location" means a standard location where each SCF information item should be stored. However, those items listed as being on board in the table above should be on board as a minimum to ensure that they are transferred with the ship on a change of owner.

Note 8 "Shore archive" is to be operated in accordance with applicable international standards.


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