Regulation 1 - Construction
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Regulation 1 - Construction

  (1) Strength and construction of hull, superstructures, deckhouses, machinery casings, companionways and any other structures and vessel's equipment shall be sufficient to withstand all foreseeable conditions of the intended service and shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration.

  (2) The hull of vessels intended for operation in ice shall be strengthened in accordance with the anticipated conditions of navigation and area of operation.

  (3) Bulkheads, closing devices and closures of openings in these bulkheads, as well as methods for their testing shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Administration Vessels constructed of material other than wood shall be fitted with a collision bulkhead and at least with watertight bulkheads bounding the main machinery space. Such bulkheads shall be extended up to the working deck. In vessels constructed of wood such bulkheads, which as far as practicable shall be watertight, shall also be fitted.

  (4) Pipes piercing the collision bulkhead shall be fitted with suitable valves operable from above the working deck and the valve chest shall be secured at the collision bulkhead inside the forepeak. No door, manhole, ventilation duct or any other opening shall be fitted in the collision bulkhead below the working deck.

  (5) Where a long forward superstructure is fitted, the collision bulkhead shall be extended weathertight to the deck next above the working deck. The extension need not be fitted directly over the bulkhead below provided it is located within the limits given in regulation I/2(22) and the part of the deck which forms the step is made effectively weathertight.

  (6) The number of openings in the collision bulkhead above the working deck shall be reduced to the minimum compatible with the design and normal operation of the vessel. Such openings shall be capable of being closed weathertight.

  (7) In vessels of 75 m in length and over a watertight double bottom shall be fitted as far as practicable, between the collision bulkhead and the afterpeak bulkhead.

Parent topic: Chapter II - Construction, Watertight Integrity and Equipment
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