Section 3 Documentation required for design review

3.1.1 The design intent of any pollution prevention system required by the regulations is to be submitted and is to include all necessary supporting information with:

1. The required class notation, POL, indicating either that the ship intends to comply with all applicable IMO Conventions for the protection of the environment (and hence would be eligible for the ‘Star’ endorsement) or list those Conventions that the ship intends to comply with.

2. Details of the operational profile of the ship, to include manning provisions and training levels.

3. A description of each mode of operation of the systems in each identifiable potential pollution of the sea or air scenario.

The System Design Description is to be agreed by the designer and Owner.

3.2.1 In addition to submission of an acceptable System Design Description, a Design Disclosure should be submitted to and accepted by Lloyd’s Register. The Design Disclosure is to include, but not be limited to:

1. a statement of all design standards used in the design, manufacture, installation and testing of pollution prevention equipment and systems;

2. a proposed list of all surveyable items together with any additional recommendations from equipment/component manufacturers. Evidence is also to be provided that all surveyable items of equipment have approval certificates;

3. details of the proposed survey and maintenance regime;

4. evidence of compliance with the Objectives and Goals defined in Vol 3, Pt 3, Ch 1, 4 Pollution prevention requirements. This may be in the form of compliance with prescriptive Rules, Concessions, Alternative Design Justification Reports or an acceptable combination of all three, see also Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 1, 2.3 Documentation required for design review and Vol 3, Pt 2, Ch 1, 6 Route to conformance;

5. details of equipment configurations that are safe for operators and users;

6. details of the proposed test procedure required to demonstrate functionality at the time of commissioning.

3.3.1 To support the engineering and safety justification and for the purposes of assessing compliance with design requirements, for inspection installation and testing; guidance on the plans and information to be submitted for assessment and reviews are detailed in Vol 3, Pt 3, Ch 1, 3.3 Plans 3.3.2.

3.3.2 For pollution prevention equipment, the following plans and information:

1. Certificates of conformity against for all equipment required to be certified in accordance with the specified Conventions, as required by these Rules.

2. General arrangement plans of equipment, detailing all essential parameters, capacity, flow rates, etc.

3.3.3 For arrangements of equipment the following plans and information:

1. General arrangement plans of equipment layout, showing tanks, discharges, etc.

2. General arrangement plans of all equipment assemblies such as oily water separators, pumps, etc.

3.3.4 For procedures, the following information:

1. Details of the pollution prevention procedure, to include oil record books, sewage discharge, etc.
2. Plans and manuals required in accordance with the specified Conventions, to include Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP), Garbage Management Plan, Ballast Water Management Plan (BWMP), etc. for consideration and approval as required.