Section 7 Other ship types, PCAC
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Section 7 Other ship types, PCAC

7.1 Vibration habitability criteria for passenger ships, high speed craft and yachts are given in LR’s Provisional Rules for Passenger and Crew Accommodation Comfort, (PCAC).

7.2 These Rules define the vibration severities in all relevant areas of the vessel for classifications of passenger comfort. Additionally, criteria are given for crew accommodation and working spaces which can be applied to conventional merchant ships where an enhanced comfort standard is required in relation to the basic acceptability limits given above in Ch 6, 4 ISO 6954:1984 and ISO 6965:2000 , Ch 6, 5 Lloyd’s Register’s assessment of accommodation and workspaces based on ISO 6954:1984 and Ch 6, 6 Assessment accommodation and workspaces based on ISO 6954:2000 .

7.3 The PCAC Rules also stipulate more comprehensive test conditions and survey procedures that must be followed if a Class comfort notation is assigned to the vessel.

Parent topic: Chapter 6 Accommodation and workspace vibration
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