Class Notice No.15-New Revision of URZ, URS & UI (2015)
Class Notice No.15-New Revision of URZ, URS & UI (2015)
Class Notice No.15-New Revision of URZ, URS & UI (2015)
1. Introduction
o ICS Class adopts since July 20, 2011 the use of IACS Unified Requirements URZ ´Requirements concerning Survey &
Certification´, URS ´Requirements concerning Strength of Ships´ and Unified Interpretations (UI) of the SOLAS (SC),
MARPOL (MPC) and Load Lines (LL) as an external support documents and as a reference information during the process
of revision and actualization of ICS Class Rules and Regulations as well as other class and statutory documents used by ICS
Class surveyors during the process of inspection, classification and certification of vessels under ICS Class supervision.
o Refer to the Annex 1, Annex 2 and Annex 3 for the last revision of IACS Unified Requirements (URZ & URS) and IACS
Unified Interpretations (UI).
o IACS Unified Requirements Z1, Z7, Z7.1, Z7.2, Z10.1, Z10.2, Z10.3, Z10.4, Z10.5, Z18 and Z21 are strong recommended
as the best guidelines for the annual and intermediate classification survey, hull classification survey, hull surveys for general
dry cargo ships, hull surveys for LPG tankers, for the enhanced program of inspections (ESP) during surveys of bulk carriers
& oil tankers including special, annual and intermediate hull surveys and for the periodical survey of machinery and propeller
shafts and tube shafts surveys. In addition you can find important information in relation with the preparation for survey,
documentation on board, procedure for thickness measurements, reporting and evaluation of survey and other information
(tables & annexes) very useful during the hull surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers.
o Hull Classification Surveys are well explained on Z7 (Rev.22 Feb 2015) including the preparation for survey and the
minimum requirements for:
Thickness Measurements at Special Surveys
Guidance for additional thickness measurements in way of substantial corrosion
Internal examination at Hull Special Surveys of fuel oil, lube oil and freshwater tanks
Survey Requirements for automatic pipe heads at Special Surveys
o Hull Surveys for General Dry Cargo Ships and Hull Surveys for Liquefied Gas Carriers are available on Z7.1 (Rev.11 Feb
2015) & Z7.2 (Rev.6 Feb 2015) respectively.
o As a reminder refer to Annex 4 regarding the Rules and Standard Set (RSS Feeds).
o We strong recommend the installation of RSS Feeds from IACS website in all computers used by ICS Class surveyors. Keep
up to date with IACS URs and other IACS publications via RSS feeds. We also recommend the use of Outlook as the best
option for the emails management and also to kept-up-to-date with IACS publications which are constantly under revision.
Intermaritime Certification Services (ICS Class)
Certificating Vessels Around the World
Statutory Notice No. : 15/2015
Subject : New revision of URZ, URS and UI (2015)
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Intermaritime Certification Services (ICS Class)
Certificating Vessels Around the World
Statutory Notice No. : 15/2015
Subject : New revision of URZ, URS and UI (2015)
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Intermaritime Certification Services (ICS Class)
Certificating Vessels Around the World
Statutory Notice No. : 15/2015
Subject : New revision of URZ, URS and UI (2015)
Annex 3-IACS Unified Interpretations (UI)
List of UI (SOLAS-SC)
No. Revision Contents
SC188 Rev.2Feb 2015 Segregation of Cargo Oil Tanks (Reg.II-2/4.5.1.1)
IACS Unified Interpretations (UI) SC 191 for the application of amended SOLAS regulation II-1/3-6
SC191 Rev.7 Jan 2015 (resolution MSC.151(78)) and revised
Technical provisions for means of access for inspections (resolution MSC.158(78))
Implementation of the requirements relating to lifeboat release and retrieval systems (LSA Code Paragraph
SC267 Jan 2015
4.4.7.6 as amended by resolution MSC.320(89))
Fire pumps in ships designed to carry five or more tiers of containers on or above the weather deck
SC270 Jan 2015 (SOLAS II-2/10.2.2.4.1.2, II-2/10.7.3.2.3 and IMO
FSS Code Ch.12.2.2.1.1)
Additional indicating unit in the cargo control room in accordance with amended FSS Code Chapter
SC271 Jan 2015
9.2.5.1.3
o Keep up to date with IACS publications via our RSS feeds. Add an RSS feed to a reader or compatible web browser to receive instant
notifications of new content to view on the website. RSS feeds are the simple and free way to access the content that is important to
you, as soon as it becomes available. Many web browsers support RSS feeds, saving the need for a separate piece of RSS reader
software. In addition to the ease of use, RSS enabled browsers can detect relevant RSS feeds adding them automatically if you wish
to do so. RSS reader applications work in the same way as RSS enabled browsers, but run on your PC or Mac as standalone software.
o The following feeds are available on: http://www.iacs.org.uk/
IACS Procedural Requirements IACS Other Technicals
IACS Common Structural Rules IACS Procedures
IACS Unified Requirements IACS Submissions to IMO
IACS Unified Interpretations IACS Vessels in class
IACS Guidelines and Recommendations IACS News
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