Rule Amendments for Technical Rules

Issued on 25 December 2015

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Guidance for the Classification and Registry of Ships: Notice No.81
Rules for Approval of Manufacturers and Service Suppliers: Rule No.62
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part A: Rule No.63 / Notice No.82
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part B: Rule No.63 / Notice No.82
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part C: Rule No.63 / Notice No.82
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part D: Rule No.63 / Notice No.82
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part H: Rule No.63 / Notice No.82
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part L: Notice No.82
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part M: Notice No.82
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part N: Notice No.82
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part S: Rule No.63 / Notice No.82
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part O: Notice No.82
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part P: Rule No.63 / Notice No.82
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part PS: Notice No.82
Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part Q: Notice No.82
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Part R: Rule No.63 / Notice No.82
Rules/Guidance for Marine Pollution Prevention Systems: Rule No.64 / Notice No.83
Rules/Guidance for Safety Equipment: Rule No.65 / Notice No.84
Rules for Radio Installations: Rule No.66
Rules/Guidance for Cargo Refrigerating Installations: Rule No.67 / Notice No.85
Rules/Guidance for High Speed Craft: Rule No.68 / Notice No.86
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Passenger Ships: Rule No.69 / Notice No.87
Rules/Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Inland Waterway Ships: Rule No.70 / Notice No.88
Rules for Floating Docks: Rule No.71
Guidance for the Approval and Type Approval of Materials and Equipment for Marine Use: Notice No.89

Summary of Amendments to the Rules and Guidance

Name: Approval of Service Suppliers; Propeller Shaft and Stern Tube Shaft Surveys; Locations of Thickness Measurements for Bulk Carriers; Surveys for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units; Definitions of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk and Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk; Timing of the First Special Survey; Environmental Tests for Automatic Equipment; Application of NOx Emission Limits to Gas Fuelled Diesel Engines; Energy Efficiency of Ships; Maintenance Records of Batteries; Electrical Installations in Hazardous Areas; Scope of Application of Fire-resistant Cables; High Voltage Electrical Installations; Testing Procedures of Watertight Compartments; Rudders of CSR Bulk Carriers; Approval of Manufacturing Processes for Rolled Steels; Method of Referencing the ISO and JIS; Documents to be Submitted for Renewing or Changing the Details of Certificates of Approval and Type Approval; Welding Procedures and Related Specifications; Use and Carriage of Heavy Oils in the Antarctic Area; Lifeboat Release Mechanisms; Alternative Methods for Lifeboat Drills; Fire Safety Measures for Vehicle Carriers Transporting Motor Vehicles Powered by Compressed Hydrogen or Compressed Natural Gas; Fans Designed to Avoid the Possibility of Ignition; Protection of Spaces Equipped with Fuel Oil Transfer Pumps; Cargo Control Rooms Equipped with Indicating Units for Fixed Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems; Volume of the Largest Protected Space to be Filled by Fixed High-expansion Foam Fire-extinguishing Systems; Machinery Spaces Equipped with Portable Foam Applicators; Exemption of Fixed Fire-extinguishing Systems for Cargo Spaces, etc.; Capacity of Fire Pumps in Ships Equipped with Mobile Water Monitors; Warning Devices for Breathing Apparatuses of Firefighting Outfits; Arrangements for Prevention of Heat Transmission at Intersections; Fire Integrity of Bulkheads and Decks between Ro-ro and Vehicle Spaces; Means of Escape from Ro-ro Spaces; Means of Escape from Machinery Control Rooms and Main Workshops; Means of Escape from Machinery Spaces, etc.; Unified Interpretation of the Code on Noise Levels on Board Ships; Installation, etc. of Inert Gas Systems; Sewage Treatment Plants; Structural Strength Requirements for Container Carriers

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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