Rule Amendments for Technical Rules

Issued on 15 April 2009

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Regulations/Guidance for the Classification and Registry of Ships: Rule No.17 / Notice No.17
Rules for Approval of Manufacturers and Service Suppliers: Rule No.18
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part A: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part B: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part C: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part U: Notice No.18
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part V: Notice No.18
Rules for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part CSR-B: Rule No.19
Rules for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part CSR-T: Rule No.19
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part D: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part H: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part K: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part L: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part M: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part N: Notice No.18
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part S: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Rules for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part P: Rule No.19
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part R: Rule No.19 / Notice No.18
Guidance for Marine Pollution Prevention Systems: Notice No.19
Guidance for Safety Equipment: Notice No.20
Rules/Guidance for High Speed Craft: Rule No.20 / Notice No.21
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Passenger Ships: Rule No.21 / Notice No.22
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Ships of Fibreglass Reinforced Plastics: Notice No.23
Guidance for the Approval and Type Approval of Materials and Equipment for Marine Use: Notice No.24

Summary of Amendments to the Rules and Guidance

Name: A First Survey stipulated in Retroactive Requirements; The Safety Practices of Fixed Carbon Dioxide Fire-extinguishing Systems; Class Notation for In-water Survey; Survey for Postponement of Special Surveys; Requirements of Thickness Measurements for Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk; The Ordinary Surveys of Coupling Bolts to detect Cracks; Continuous Machinery Survey(CMS); Notation affixed to the Classification Characters of Ships taken with Particular Measures for Environment; The Type Approval Tests for Sewage Treatment Plants; Piping Systems; The Period of the First Survey of the Long-range Identification and Tracking Systems(LRIT); Firms Engaged in Performance Tests of VDRs and S-VDRs; The Omission of the Deadlights of Side Scuttles and Rectangular Windows; The Entry to the Forward Ballast Tank of Oil Tankers; Survey Items of Full Load Tests of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk; The Application of "A" Class Bulkheads approved with Restricted Application; High-Expansion Foam Fire-Extinguishing Systems; The Unified Interpretation regarding the Number and Arrangement of Portable Fire Extinguishers Onboard Ships; The Insulation of Ducts at Bulkhead Penetrations; Minimum Requirements of Dangerous liquid Substances for Chemicals in Bulk; Location of Paint Lockers above the Cargo Area for Chemicals in Bulk; IMO PSPC; Report Forms for the Test Procedures for Coating Qualification and Crossover Tests; Special Requirements for Machinery Installations; PMS Management Software approval; Feeder Circuits to Navigation Lights; Semi-conductor Rectifiers for Power; Electrical Installations of Electric Propulsion Ships; Approval of Manufacturing Process of Semi-Finished Products; Higher Strength Offshore Mooring Chains; Brittle Crack Arrest Properties; Additional entries on Test Certificates; The Impact Tests of Steel Pipes for Low Temperature Service; The Welding Position for Welding Procedure Qualification Tests and Welding Consumables; Grade of High Strength Quenched and Tempered Rolled Steel Plates for Structures; Approval of Manufacturing Process of Rolled Steels, etc.; The Structural Strength of Bow Flare; The Distance for Protection to a Fuel Oil Tank; Unified Interpretation of Definition of Normal Overpressure in the Cargo Oil Tanks; Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers related to Rule Change 3; The Permeability of Store Space; The Unified Interpretation regarding the Measurement of Distance; The Damage Stability; The Number of Hold Bulkheads; Unified Interpretations to Stability Booklet; Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers related to Rule Change 1; Common Structural Rules for Double Hull Oil Tankers; The Symbol "L" Used to Indicate Ship Length

The word “omitted” when used in the context of the rule amendments described in the Amendments means that the requirement in question was not amended and is still applicable as before; it does not mean that the requirement is no longer applicable or was deleted.

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