Code of Safety-Special Purpose Ships
Code of Safety-Special Purpose Ships
Code of Safety-Special Purpose Ships
INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME
ORGANIZATION
London, 1984
IMO PUBLICATION
Sales number: I820E
NOTE: The name of the Organization as it appears in this publication was changed to
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION by virtue of amendments to the
Organizations Convention which entered into force on 22 May 1982.
Contents
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Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships
Resolution A.534(13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Annex
Preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 9 Radiocommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE ASSEMBLY,
HAVING ADOPTED the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships (SPS
Code),
RECOGNIZING that new types of special purpose ships or new designs or
operational features may be introduced in the future,
AUTHORIZES the Maritime Safety Committee to amend the Code as
necessary.
Annex
Code of safety for special purpose ships
Preamble
1
The Code has been developed to provide an international standard
of safety for special purpose ships of new construction, the application of
which will facilitate operation of such ships and result in a level of safety for
the ships and their personnel equivalent to that required by the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in force.
2
For the purposes of this Code a special purpose ship is a ship of
not less than 500 gross tonnage which carries more than 12 special
personnel, i.e. persons who are specially needed for the particular
operational duties of the ship and are in addition to those persons required
for the normal navigation, engineering and maintenance of the ship or
engaged to provide services for the persons carried on board.
3
Because special personnel are expected to be able-bodied with a fair
knowledge of the layout of the ship and have received some training in
safety procedures and the handling of the ships safety equipment, the
special purpose ships on which they are carried need not be considered or
treated as passenger ships.
4
In developing the safety standards for this Code it has been necessary
to consider:
.1
.2
5
Recognizing that for certain limited areas of operation and service
characteristics it would be unreasonable to apply the Code in full, the
possibility of relaxations has been introduced by the concept of nearcoastal voyages.
6
While the Code has been developed for new ships of 500 gross
tonnage and above, Administrations may consider the application of the
provisions of the Code also to ships of lesser tonnage. The term new
ship has not been defined in order to give any Administration discretion
to decide the effective date of entry into force.
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For facilitating the operation of special purpose ships, this Code
provides for a certificate, called a Special Purpose Ship Safety Certificate,
which should be issued to every special purpose ship. Where a special
purpose ship is normally engaged on international voyages as defined in the
1974 SOLAS Convention it should, in addition, also carry SOLAS Safety
Certificates, either:
.1
for a passenger ship with a SOLAS Exemption Certificate; or
.2
Chapter 1 General
1.1 The purpose of the Code is to recommend design criteria,
construction standards and other safety measures for special purpose ships.
1.2
Application
The Code applies to every new special purpose ship of not less than 500
gross tonnage. The Administration may also apply these provisions as far as
reasonable and practicable to special purpose ships of less than 500 gross
tonnage.
1.3
Definitions
For the purpose of this Code the definitions given hereunder apply. For
terms used but not defined in this Code, the definitions as given in the
1974 SOLAS Convention apply.
1.3.1 Crew means all persons carried on board the ship to provide
navigation and maintenance of the ship, its machinery, systems, and
arrangements essential for propulsion and safe navigation or to provide
services for other persons on board.
1.3.2 Passenger means every person other than:
.1
.2
1.3.3 Special personnel means all persons who are not passengers or
members of the crew or children of under one year of age and who are
carried on board in connection with the special purpose of that ship or
because of special work being carried out aboard that ship. Wherever in
this Code the number of special personnel appears as a parameter it should
include the number of passengers carried on board, which may not
exceed 12.
1.3.4 Special purpose ship means a mechanically self-propelled ship
which by reason of its function carries on board more than 12 special
personnel including passengers. Special purpose ships to which this Code
applies include the following types:
.1
.2
.3
.4
.5
1.4
Exemptions
Equivalents
Certification
1.7.1 A certificate may be issued after survey in accordance with 1.6 either
by the Administration or by any person or organization duly authorized by it.
In every case the Administration assumes full responsibility for the certificate.
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Permeabilities
by calculation, but
not less than 0.60
0.60
0.95
0.85
0.95
Appropriated to stores
Occupied by accommodation
Occupied by machinery
Intended for voids
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2.8
Regulations 9, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25 by all special
purpose ships, as applicable;
Regulation 10 by special purpose ships carrying more than 50
special personnel;
Regulation 11 by special purpose ships carrying not more than
50 special personnel;
Regulations 17 and 20 by special purpose ships carrying more
than 200 special personnel;
Regulation 15 for all special purpose ships except that, for
special purpose ships of not more than 50 m in length,
exemptions may be granted by the Administration;
Regulations 13 and 16 are not applicable.
2.8.1 A ship carrying not more than 50 special personnel should meet the
requirements of regulation 21.1 and 21.3 of part B of chapter II-1 of the
1974 SOLAS Convention as amended and the following:
.1
The bilge pumping system required by regulation 21.1 should
be capable of operation after side damage specified in 2.3 in the
locations along the ships length specified in 2.2.1. For this
purpose, wing suctions should generally be fitted except in
narrow compartments at the end of the ship, where one suction
may be sufficient. In compartments of unusual form, additional
suctions may be required. Arrangements should be made
whereby water in the compartment may find its way to the
suction pipes. Where, for particular compartments, the Administration is satisfied that the provision of drainage may be
undesirable, it may allow such provisions to be dispensed with,
provided the survival capability of the ship will not be impaired.
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.2
.3
Steering gear
Special purpose ships carrying more than 200 special personnel should be
specially considered by the Administration as to whether or not their
machinery spaces may be periodically unattended and if so whether
additional requirements to those stipulated in this chapter are necessary to
achieve equivalent safety to that of normally attended machinery spaces.
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.3
.3
.4
.5
.2
.3
Chapter 9 Radiocommunications
9.1 Notwithstanding the right of the Administration to impose
requirements higher than those specified herein, special purpose ships
should comply with the provisions for cargo ships of chapter IV of the
1974 SOLAS Convention as amended.
9.2 Ships of 1,600 gross tonnage and upwards operating in an area
which, in the view of the Administration, is adequately covered by
radiotelephone facilities may be exempted by the Administration from
compliance with regulation 3 of chapter IV of the 1974 SOLAS
Convention as amended provided that the ship complies with regulation 4
of chapter IV.
*
All references in this chapter to regulations of the 1974 SOLAS Convention refer to
resolution MSC.6(48) adopted on 17 June 1983.
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Appendix
Form of Safety Certificate for Special Purpose Ships
(Official seal)
(Country)
Issued in compliance with provisions of the Code of Safety for Special Purpose
Ships, and under the authority of the Government of
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(full designation of the country)
by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(full designation of the competent person or organization
under the provisions of the Code)
Name of
ship
Distinctive
number or
letters
Port of
registry
Gross
tonnage
Maximum number of
special personnel
(incl. passengers)
to be carried
Date of build . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY:
1
That the ship has been surveyed in accordance with 1.6 of the Code.
2.1
the condition of the hull, machinery and equipment was in all respects
satisfactory and the ship complied with the relevant provisions of chapters 2,
3, 4 and 5 of the Code;
2.2
2.3
the ship was provided with a line-throwing apparatus and portable radio
apparatus for survival craft in accordance with the provisions of the Code;
2.4
the ship complied with the provisions of the Code as regards fire-detecting
appliances, fire-extinguishing appliances and fire control plans;
2.5
the ship complied with the provisions of the Code as regards shipborne
navigational equipment, pilot ladders and mechanical pilot hoists and nautical
publications;
2.6
the ship was provided with lights and shapes and means of making sound
and distress signals in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea in force;
2.7
the ship complied with the provisions of the Code as regards radiotelegraphy/radiotelephony*;
2.8
2.9
in all other respects the ship complied with the relevant provisions of the
Code.
3
That the ship under the provision of 1.4/1.7.4* of the Code is exempted from
the provisions of . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the Code.
4
That the ship has/has not* been provided with Certificates issued under the
1974 SOLAS Convention as amended by the 1978 SOLAS Protocol.
Delete as appropriate.
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Issued at:
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(Place of issue of certificate)
. . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . .
(Date of issue)
....................................
(Signature of authorized official
issuing the certificate)
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a survey required by 1.6 of the Code, the ship was found
to comply with the relevant provisions of the Code.
Annual survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Annual survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Annual survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Annual survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a survey required by 1.6 of the Code, the ship was found
to comply with the relevant provisions of the Code.
Annual survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Annual/periodical* survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Delete as appropriate.
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a survey required by 1.6 of the Code, the ship was found
to comply with the relevant provisions of the Code.
Periodical survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Periodical survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Periodical survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
Annual survey:
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of authorized official)
Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate)
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