Drawings and Documents review for Italian Flag New ConsTructions

GENERAL

Scope

This TNC applies primarily to New Constructions flying Italian Flag. It may also be used in case of transfer of flag to Italy.

Reference is made to Italian Safety Rules in force (DPR 435/1991), and to the Italy flag procedure.

Following cases are covered by the present TNC:

Drawings and docuMents to be reviewed

Classification and International Regulations

The drawings and documents to be reviewed are listed in the applicable Rules of Recognised Organisation (RO), and applicable International Regulations, depending on the type of ship.

Ref. as well to procedure the statutory drawing review procedure –“REVIEW OF STATUTORY DRAWINGS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTIONS (SEA-GOING SHIPS)”

Specific Italian Regulations

The drawings and documents to be reviewed are listed in Art. 35 of Italian Safety Rules in force, as mentioned in 1.1.

For reference, the list of drawings as per Art. 35 of Italian Safety Rules is given in Annex 1.

The applicable statutory requirements from the Italian Safety Rules are detailed in the related survey procedure (Section 2 to Section 10).

ORGANISATION OF DRAWINGS REVIEW

General

The organisation of drawing review is adjusted, depending on the situation, as per cases shown in Tab.1 above, and is described in 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 below.

The Recognised Organisation (RO) actors are the LPO(s) in charge of the drawing review and IPO.

The principles of the local plan approval office procedure are applicable.

Case 1

Such ships are considered classed.

The drawing review process will include three successive steps for drawings concerned by Art.35:

• Step 1: The drawings as requested by Classification and International Regulations are reviewed by LPOs duly qualified, possibly including some drawings listed in Art. 35, to check the conformity with applicable Recognised Organisation (RO) Rules and International Regulations. After the review, these drawings are stamped according to the electronic stamps working instruction in force.

• Step 2: The drawings specifically listed in Art.35 are reviewed by the same LPOs duly qualified, to check the conformity with applicable statutory requirements of the Italian Safety Rules, according to 2.2 above. After the review, these drawings are stamped or re-stamped according to the electronic stamps working instruction in force.

• Step 3: Then, IPO Genoa will collect the drawings of step 2 and will affix a special stamp (in Italian language, for conformity to Art. 35), in addition with approval stamps already put during step 1 and step 2.

Case 2

Such ships are considered classed.

The drawing review process will include three successive steps for drawings concerned by Art.35:

• Step 1: The drawings as requested by Classification are reviewed by LPOs duly qualified, possibly including some drawings listed in Art. 35 if they fall in scope of Classification, to check the conformity with applicable Recognised Organisation (RO) Rules. After the review, these drawings are stamped according to the electronic stamps working instruction in force.

• Step 2: The drawings specifically listed in Art.35 are reviewed by the same LPOs duly qualified, to check the conformity with applicable statutory requirements of the Italian Safety Rules, according to 2.2 above. After the review, these drawings are stamped or re-stamped according to the electronic stamps working instruction in force.

• Step 3: Then, IPO Genoa will collect the drawings of step 2 and will affix a special stamp (in Italian language, for conformity to Art. 35), in addition with approval stamps already put during step 1 and step 2.

Case 3

Such ships are considered classed.

The drawing review process will include three successive steps for drawings concerned by Art.35:

• Step 1: The drawings as requested by Classification are reviewed by LPOs duly qualified, possibly including the drawings listed in Art. 35 if they fall in scope of Classification, to check the conformity with;.

  - Applicable Recognised Organisation (RO) Rules,

  - IACS Rec.99 «Recommendations for the Safety of Cargo Vessels of less than Convention Size»

  - COLREG 72

  After the review, these drawings are stamped according to the electronic stamps working instruction in force.

• Step 2: The drawings specifically listed in Art.35 are reviewed by the same LPOs duly qualified, to check the conformity with applicable statutory requirements of the Italian Safety Rules, according to 2.2 above. After the review, these drawings are stamped or re-stamped according to the electronic stamps working instruction in force.

• Step 3: Then, IPO Genoa will collect the drawings of step 2 and will affix a special stamp (in Italian language, for conformity to Art. 35), in addition with approval stamps already put during step 1 and step 2.

Case 4

Such ships are considered not classed.

The drawing review process will include one step only for drawings concerned by Art.35:

IPO Genoa will examine the drawings listed in the Art. 35 for conformity to Italian Safety Rules. After this review, a special stamp (in Italian language, for conformity to Art. 35) will be affixed.

Appendix — List of drawings as per Art 35 (DPR 435/1991)

List of drawings

1. buoyancy subdivision, for ships which are subject to it,

2. centralized watertight door control installation, if any,

3. bilge system,

4. fire subdivision, for ships which are subject to it,

5. all fixed and portable fire protection appliances, including fixed fire-detecting and fire-extinguishingappliances, for ships on which they are required,

6. means of escape,

7. stowage of survival craft,

8. arrangement of steering means,

9. arrangement of compasses, lights arrangement,

10. means for communicating orders,

11. calculations regarding intact stability and damage stability, for ships which are subject to regulationsregarding said conditions, as well as hydrostatic curves data