Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Regulations
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
Chapter I General Provisions
Part A Application, Definitions, etc.
Regulation 1 Application
Regulation 2 Definitions
Regulation 3 Exceptions
Regulation 4 Exemptions
Regulation 5 Equivalents
Part B Surveys and Certificates
Regulation 6 Inspection and Survey
Regulation 7 Surveys of Passenger Ships
Regulation 8 Surveys of Life-Saving Appliances and Other Equipment of Cargo Ships
Regulation 9 Surveys of Radio Installations of Cargo Ships
Regulation 10 Surveys of Structure, Machinery and Equipment of Cargo Ships
Regulation 11 Maintenance of Conditions after Survey
Regulation 12 Issue or Endorsement of Certificates
Regulation 13 Issue or Endorsement of Certificates by another Government
Regulation 14 Duration and Validity of Certificates
Regulation 15 Forms of Certificates and Records of Equipment
Regulation 16 Availability of Certificates
Regulation 17 Acceptance of Certificates
Regulation 18 Qualification of Certificates
Regulation 19 Control
Regulation 20 Privileges
Part C Casualties
Regulation 21 Casualties
Part D Penalty
Regulation 22 Penalty
Chapter II-1 Construction — Structure, Subdivision And Stability, Machinery And Electrical Installations
Part A General
Regulation 1 Application
Regulation 2 Definitions
Regulation 3 Definitions relating to Parts C , D and E
Part A-1 Structure of Ships
Regulation 3-1 Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Requirements for Ships
Regulation 3-2 Protective Coatings of Dedicated Seawater Ballast Tanks in All Types of Ships and Double-side Skin Spaces of Bulk Carriers
Regulation 3-3 Safe Access to Tanker Bows
Regulation 3-4 Emergency Towing Arrangements and Procedures
Regulation 3-5 New Installation of Materials containing Asbestos
Regulation 3-6 Access to and within Spaces in, and forward of, the Cargo Area of Oil Tankers and Bulk Carriers
Regulation 3-7 Construction Drawings Maintained On Board and Ashore
Regulation 3-8 Towing and Mooring Equipment
Regulation 3-9 Means of Embarkation on and Disembarkation from Ships
Regulation 3-10 Goal-based Ship Construction Standards for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers
Regulation 3-11 Corrosion Protection of Cargo Oil Tanks of Crude Oil Tankers
Regulation Regulation 3-12 Protection against Noise
Part B Subdivision And Stability
Regulation 4 General
Part B-1 Stability
Regulation 5 Intact Stability
Regulation 5-1 Stability Information to be supplied to the Master
Regulation 6 Required Subdivision Index "R"
Regulation 7 Attained Subdivision Index "A"
Regulation 7-1 Calculation of the Factor "pi"”
Regulation 7-2 Calculation of the Factor "si"
Regulation 7-3 Permeability
Regulation 8 Special Requirements concerning Passenger Ship Stability
Regulation 8-1 System Capabilities and Operational Information after a Flooding Casualty on Passenger Ships
Part B-2 Subdivision, Watertight And Weathertight Integrity
Regulation 9 Double Bottoms in Passenger Ships and Cargo Ships other than Tankers
Regulation 10 Construction of Watertight Bulkheads
Regulation 11 Initial Testing of Watertight Bulkheads, etc.
Regulation 12 Peak and Machinery Space Bulkheads, Shaft Tunnels, etc.
Regulation 13 Openings in Watertight Bulkheads below the Bulkhead Deck in Passenger Ships
Regulation 13-1 Openings in Watertight Bulkheads and Internal Decks in Cargo Ships
Regulation 14 Passenger Ships Carrying Goods Vehicles and Accompanying Personnel
Regulation 15 Openings in the Shell Plating below the Bulkhead Deck of Passenger Ships and the Freeboard Deck of Cargo Ships
Regulation 15-1 External Openings in Cargo Ships
Regulation 16 Construction and Initial Tests of Watertight Doors, Sidescuttles, etc.
Regulation 16-1 Construction and Initial Tests of Watertight Decks, Trunks, etc.
Regulation 17 Internal Watertight Integrity of Passenger Ships above the Bulkhead Deck
Regulation 17-1 Integrity of the Hull and Superstructure, Damage Prevention and Control on Ro-ro Passenger Ships
Part B-3 Subdivision load line assignment for passenger ships
Regulation 18 Assigning, Marking and Recording of Subdivision Load Lines for Passenger Ships
Part B-4 Stability Management
Regulation 19 Damage Control Information
Regulation 20 Loading of Passenger Ships
Regulation 21 Periodical Operation and Inspection of Watertight Doors, etc., in Passenger Ships
Regulation 22 Prevention and Control of Water Ingress, etc.
Regulation 22-1 Flooding Detection Systems for Passenger Ships Carrying 36 or More Persons Constructed on or after 1st July 2010
Regulation 23 Special Requirements for Ro-ro Passenger Ships
Regulation 24 Prevention and Control of Water Ingress, etc., in Cargo Ships
Regulation 25 Water Level Detectors on Single Hold Cargo Ships other than Bulk Carriers
Part C Machinery Installations (Except where expressly provided otherwise Part C applies to passenger ships and cargo ships)
Regulation 26 General
Regulation 27 Machinery
Regulation 28 Means of Going Astern
Regulation 29 Steering gear
Regulation 30 Additional Requirements for Electric and Electrohydraulic Steering Gear
Regulation 31 Machinery Controls
Regulation 32 Steam Boilers and Boiler Feed Systems
Regulation 33 Steam Pipe Systems
Regulation 34 Air Pressure Systems
Regulation 35 Ventilating Systems in Machinery Spaces
Regulation 35-1 Bilge Pumping Arrangements
36 (Deleted)
Regulation 37 Communication between Navigating Bridge and Machinery Space
Regulation 38 Engineers’ Alarm
Regulation 39 Location of Emergency Installations in Passenger Ships
Part D Electrical Installations (Except where expressly provided otherwise Part D applies to passenger ships and cargo ships)
Regulation 40 General
Regulation 41 Main Source of Electrical Power and Lighting Systems
Regulation 42 Emergency Source of Electrical Power in Passenger Ships (Sub-paragraphs (b )(vi)(1) and (d )(ii) of this Regulation apply to ships constructed on or after 1st Febuary 1992)
Regulation 42-1 Supplementary Emergency Lighting for Ro/ro Passenger Ships
Regulation 43 Emergency Source of Electrical Power in Cargo Ships
Regulation 44 Starting Arrangements for Emergency Generating Sets
Regulation 45 Precautions against Shock, Fire and other Hazards of Electrical Origin (Paragraphs (j ) and (k ) of this Regulation apply to ships constructed on or after 1st January 2007)
Part E Additional Requirements for Periodically Unattended Machinery Spaces (Part E except Regulation 54 applies to cargo ships)
Regulation 46 General
Regulation 47 Fire Precautions
Regulation 48 Protection against Flooding
Regulation 49 Control of Propulsion Machinery from the Navigating Bridge
Regulation 50 Communication
Regulation 51 Alarm Systems
Regulation 52 Safety Systems
Regulation 53 Special Requirements for Machinery, Boiler and Electrical Installations
Regulation 54 Special Consideration in Respect of Passenger Ships
Part F Alternative Design and Arrangements
Regulation 55 Alternative Design and Arrangements
Chapter II-2 Construction — Fire Protection, Fire Detection And Fire Extinction
Part A General
Regulation 1 Application*
Regulation 2 Fire safety objectives and functional requirements
Regulation 3 Definitions
Part B Prevention of fire and explosion
Regulation 4 Probability of Ignition
Regulation 5 Fire Growth Potential
Regulation 6 Smoke Generation Potential and Toxicity
Part C Suppression of fire
Regulation 7 Detection and Alarm
Regulation 8 Control of Smoke Spread
Regulation 9 Containment of Fire
Regulation 10 Fire Fighting
Regulation 11 Structural Integrity
Part D Escape
Regulation 12 Notification of Crew and Passengers
Regulation 13 Means of Escape
Part E Operational Requirements
Regulation 14 Operational Readiness and Maintenance
Regulation 15 Instructions, On board Training and Drills
Regulation 16 Operations
Part F Alternative design and arrangements
Regulation 17 Alternative Design and Arrangements
Part G Special requirements
Regulation 18 Helicopter Facilities
Regulation 19 Carriage of Dangerous Goods
Regulation 20 Protection of Vehicle, Special Category and Ro-ro spaces
Regulation 21 Casualty Threshold, Safe Return to Port and Safe Areas
Regulation 22 Design Criteria for Systems to Remain Operational After a Fire Casualty
Regulation 23 Safety Centre on Passenger Ships
Chapter III Life-saving Appliances And Arrangements
Part A General
Regulation 1 Application
Regulation 2 Exemptions
Regulation 3 Definitions
Regulation 4 Evaluation, Testing and Approval of Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements
Regulation 5 Production Tests
Part B Requirements for ships and life-saving appliances
Section I Passenger ships and cargo ships
Regulation 6 Communications
Regulation 7 Personal Life-Saving Appliances
Regulation 8 Muster List and Emergency Instructions
Regulation 9 Operating Instructions
Regulation 10 Manning of Survival Craft and Supervision
Regulation 11 Survival Craft Muster and Embarkation Arrangements
Regulation 12 Launching Stations
Regulation 13 Stowage of Survival Craft
Regulation 14 Stowage of Rescue Boats
Regulation 15 Stowage of Marine Evacuation Systems
Regulation 16 Survival Craft Launching and Recovery Arrangements
Regulation 17 Rescue Boat Embarkation, Launching and Recovery Arrangements
Regulation Regulation 17-1 Recovery of Persons from the Water
Regulation 18 Line-Throwing Appliances
Regulation 19 Emergency Training and Drills
Regulation 20 Operational Readiness, Maintenance and Inspections
Section II Passenger Ships (Additional requirements)
Regulation 21 Survival Craft and Rescue Boats
Regulation 22 Personal Life-Saving Appliances
Regulation 23 Survival Craft and Rescue Boat Embarkation Arrangements
Regulation 24 Stowage of survival craft
Regulation 25 Muster Stations
Regulation 26 Additional Requirements for Ro-ro Passenger Ships
Regulation 27 Information on Passengers
Regulation 28 Helicopter Landing and Pick-Up Areas
Regulation 29 Decision Support System for Masters of Passenger Ships
Regulation 30 Drills
Section III Cargo Ships (Additional Requirements)
Regulation 31 Survival Craft and Rescue Boats
Regulation 32 Personal Life-Saving Appliances
Regulation 33 Survival Craft Embarkation and Launching Arrangements
Section IV Life-saving appliances and arrangements requirements
Regulation 34 Compliance with the LSA Code
Section V Miscellaneous
Regulation 35 Training Manual and On-Board Training Aids
Regulation 36 Instructions for On-Board Maintenance
Regulation 37 Muster List and Emergency Instructions
Part C Alternative design and arrangements
Regulation 38 Alternative Design and Arrangements
Chapter IV Radiocommunications
Part A General
Regulation 1 Application
Regulation 2 Terms and Definitions
Regulation 3 Exemptions
Regulation 4 Functional Requirements
Part B Responsibility of the Master
Regulation 5 Voyages to be kept within the appropriate Sea Areas
Regulation 5-1 Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Identities
Part C Ship requirements
Regulation 6 Radio Installations
Regulation 7 Radio Equipment — General
Regulation 8 Radio Equipment — Sea Area A1
Regulation 9 Radio Equipment — Sea Areas A1 and A2
Regulation 10 Radio Equipment — Sea Areas A1, A2 and A3
Regulation 11 Radio Equipment — Sea Areas A1, A2, A3 and A4
Regulation 12 Watches
Regulation 13
Sources of Energy
Regulation 14 Performance Standards
Regulation 15 Maintenance Requirements
Regulation 16 Radio Personnel
Regulation 17 Radio Records
Regulation 18 Position-updating
Chapter V Safety Of Navigation
Regulation 1 Application
Regulation 2 Definitions
Regulation 3 Exemptions and Equivalents
Regulation 4 Navigational Warnings
Regulation 5 Meteorological Services and Warnings
Regulation 6 Ice Patrol Service
Regulation 7 Search and Rescue Services
Regulation 8 Life-Saving Signals
Regulation 9 Hydrographic Services
Regulation 10 Ships’ Routeing
Regulation 11 Ship Reporting Systems
Regulation 12 Vessel Traffic Services
Regulation 13 Deck and Engine Log Books
Regulation 14 Ships’ Manning
Regulation 15 Principles relating to Bridge Design, Design and Arrangement of Navigational Systems and Equipment and Bridge Procedures
Regulation 16 Maintenance of Equipment
Regulation 17 Electromagnetic Compatibility
Regulation 18 Approval, Surveys and Performance Standards of Navigational Systems and Equipment and Voyage Data Recorder
Regulation 19 Carriage Requirements for Shipborne Navigational Systems and Equipment
Regulation 19-1 Long-range Identification and Tracking of Ships
Regulation 20 Voyage Data Recorders
Regulation 21 International Code of Signals and IAMSAR Manual
Regulation 22 Navigational Bridge Visibility
Regulation 23 Pilot Transfer Arrangements
Regulation 24 Use of Heading and/or Track Control Systems
Regulation 25 Operation of Main Source of Electrical Power and Steering Gear
Regulation 26 Steering Gear: Testing and Drills
Regulation 27 Nautical Charts and Nautical Publications
Regulation 28 Records of Navigational Activities and Daily Reporting
Regulation 29 Life-Saving Signals to be used by Ships, Aircraft or Persons in Distress
Regulation 30 Operational Limitations
Regulation 31 Danger Messages
Regulation 32 Information required in danger messages
Regulation 33 Distress Situations: Obligations and Procedures
Regulation 34 Safe Navigation and Avoidance of Dangerous Situations
Regulation 34-1 Master’s Discretion
Regulation 35 Misuse of Distress Signals
Regulation 36 Basic Principles to be Observed in Keeping Navigational and Engineering Watches
Chapter VI Carriage Of Cargoes And Oil Fuels
Part A General Provisions
Regulation 1 Application
Regulation 1-1 Definitions
Regulation 1-2 Requirements for carriage of solid bulk cargoes other than grain
Regulation 2 Cargo Information
Regulation 3 Oxygen Analysis and Gas Detection Equipment
Regulation 4 The Use of Pesticides in Ships
Regulation 5 Stowage and Securing
Regulation 5-1 Material Safety Data Sheets
Regulation 5-2 Prohibition of the Blending of Bulk Liquid Cargoes and Production Processes During Sea Voyages
Part B Special provisions for solid bulk cargoes
Regulation 6 Acceptability for Shipment
Regulation 7 Loading, Unloading and Stowage of Solid Bulk Cargoes
Part C Carriage of grain
Regulation 8 Definitions
Regulation 9 Requirements for Cargo Ships carrying Grain
Chapter VII Carriage Of Dangerous Goods
Part A Carriage of dangerous goods in packaged form
Regulation 1 Definitions
Regulation 2 Application
Regulation 3 Requirements for carriage of dangerous goods
Regulation 4 Documents
Regulation 5 Cargo Securing Manual
Regulation 6 Reporting of Incidents involving Dangerous Goods
Part A-1 Carriage of dangerous goods in solid form in bulk
Regulation 7 Definition
Regulation 7-1 Application*
Regulation 7-2 Documents
Regulation 7-3 Stowage and Segregation Requirements
Regulation 7-4 Reporting of Incidents involving Dangerous Goods
Regulation 7-5 Requirements for Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Solid Form in Bulk
Part B Construction and equipment of ships carrying dangerous liquid chemicals in bulk
Regulation 8 Definitions
Regulation 9 Application to Chemical Tankers
Regulation 10 Requirements for Chemical Tankers
Part C Construction and equipment of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk
Regulation 11 Definitions
Regulation 12 Application to Gas Carriers
Regulation 13 Requirements for Gas Carriers
Part D Special requirements for the carriage of packaged irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high-level radioactive wastes on board ships
Regulation 14 Definitions
Regulation 15 Application to ships carrying INF cargo
Regulation 16 Requirements for ships carrying INF cargo
Chapter VIII Nuclear Ships
Regulation 1 Application
Regulation 2 Application of other Chapters
Regulation 3 Exemptions
Regulation 4 Approval of Reactor Installation
Regulation 5 Suitability of Reactor Installation
Regulation 6 Radiation Safety
Regulation 7 Safety Assessment
Regulation 8 Operating Manual
Regulation 9 Surveys
Regulation 10 Certificates
Regulation 11 Special Control
Regulation 12 Casualties
Chapter IX Management For The Safe Operation Of Ships
Regulation 1 Definitions
Regulation 2 Application
Regulation 3 Safety Management Requirements
Regulation 4 Certification
Regulation 5 Maintenance of Conditions
Regulation 6 Verification and Control
Chapter X Safety Measures for High Speed Craft
Regulation 1 Definitions
Regulation 2 Application
Regulation 3 Requirements for High Speed Craft
Chapter XI-1 Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Safety
Regulation 1 Authorisation of Authorised Organisations
Regulation 2 Enhanced Surveys
Regulation 3 Ship Identification Number
Regulation 3-1 Company and Registered Owner Identification Number
Regulation 4 Port State Control on Operational Requirements
Regulation 5 Continuous Synopsis Record
Regulation 6 Additional Requirements for the Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents
Regulation 7 Atmosphere Testing Instrument for Enclosed Spaces
Chapter XI-2 Special Measures To Enhance Maritime Security
Regulation 1 Definitions
Regulation 2 Application
Regulation 3 Obligations of Contracting State with respect to Security
Regulation 4 Requirements for Company and Ship
Regulation 5 Specific Responsibility of Company
Regulation 6 Ship Security Alert System
Regulation 7 Threats to Ship
Regulation 8 Master’s Discretion for Ship Safety and Security
Regulation 9 Control and Compliance Measures
Regulation 10 Requirements for Port Facilities
Regulation 11 Alternative Security Agreements
Regulation 12 Equivalent Security Arrangements
Regulation 13 Communication of Information
Chapter XII Additional Safety Measures For Bulk Carriers
Regulation 1 Definitions
Regulation 2 Application
Regulation 3 Implementation schedule
Regulation 4 Damage Stability Requirements applicable to Bulk Carriers
Regulation 5 Structural Strength of Bulk Carriers
Regulation 6 Structural and Other Requirements for Bulk Carriers
Regulation 7 Survey and Maintenance of Bulk Carriers
Regulation 8 Information on Compliance with Requirements for Bulk Carriers
Regulation 9 Requirements for Bulk Carriers not being capable of Complying with Regulation 4(c) due to the Design Configuration of their Cargo Holds
Regulation 10 Solid Bulk Cargo Density Declaration
Regulation 11 Loading Instrument (Unless provided otherwise, this Regulation applies to bulk carriers regardless of their date of construction)
Regulation 12 Hold, Ballast and Dry Space Water Ingress Alarms (This Regulation applies to bulk carriers regardless of their date of construction)
Regulation 13 Availability of Pumping Systems (This Regulation applies to bulk carriers regardless of their date of construction)
Regulation 14 Restrictions from Sailing with any Hold Empty
Chapter XIII Saving
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