Resolution MSC.105(73)

ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES ON THE ENHANCED PROGRAMME OF INSPECTIONS DURING SURVEYS OF BULK CARRIERS AND OIL TANKERS
 (RESOLUTION A.744(18), AS AMENDED)

(adopted on 5 December 2000)

 

 

THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,

 

RECALLING article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,

 

RECALLING ALSO resolution A.744(18) by which the Assembly adopted the Guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (the Guidelines),

 

RECALLING FURTHER article VIII(b) and regulation XI/2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") concerning the procedure for amending the Guidelines,

 

NOTING that the Assembly, when adopting resolution A.744(18), requested the Maritime Safety Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee to keep the Guidelines under review and update them as necessary, in the light of experience gained in their application,

 

NOTING ALSO resolution MSC.49(66) and resolution 2 of the 1997 Conference of Contracting Governments to the Convention by which amendments to resolution A.744(18) were adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee and the Conference of Contracting Governments to the Convention, respectively, in accordance with article VIII(b) and regulation XI/2 of the Convention,

 

HAVING CONSIDERED, at its seventy-third session, amendments to the Guidelines proposed and circulated in accordance with article VIII(b)(i) of the Convention,

 

ADOPTS, in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention, amendments to the Guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers, the text of which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;

 

DETERMINES, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention, that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 January 2002, unless, prior to that date, more than one third of the Contracting Governments to the Convention or Contracting Governments the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world’s merchant fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments;

 

INVITES Contracting Governments to note that, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vii)(2) of the Convention, the amendments shall enter into force on 1 July 2002 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;

 

REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity with article VIII(b)(v) of the Convention, to transmit certified copies of the present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the Annex to all Contracting Governments to the Convention;

 

FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution and its Annex to Members of the Organization, which are not Contracting Governments to the Convention.

 

 

Annex.

AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES ON THE ENHANCED PROGRAMME OF INSPECTIONS DURING SURVEYS OF BULK CARRIERS AND OIL TANKERS
(RESOLUTION A.744(18), AS AMENDED)

 

Annex A.
GUIDELINES ON THE ENHANCED PROGRAMME OF INSPECTIONS DURING SURVEYS OF BULK CARRIERS

 

1. The existing text of paragraph 2.2.2 is replaced by the following:

 

"2.2.2 For ships of 15 years of age and over, inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom should be carried out with the ship in dry dock. For ships of less than 15 years of age, alternate inspections of the ship’s bottom not conducted in conjunction with the enhanced survey during the periodical survey may be carrie d out with the ship afloat. Inspection of the ship afloat should only be carried out when the conditions are satisfactory and the proper equipment and suitably qualified staff are available".

 

Annex B.
GUIDELINES ON THE ENHANCED PROGRAMME OF INSPECTIONS DURING SURVEYS OF OIL TANKERS

 

2. The existing text of paragraph 2.2.2 is replaced by the following:

 

"2.2.2 For ships of 15 years of age and over, inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom should be carried out with the ship in dry dock. For ships of less than 15 years of age, alternate inspections of the ship’s bottom not conducted in conjunction with the enhanced survey during the periodical survey may be carried out with the ship afloat. Inspection of the ship afloat should only be carried out when the conditions are satisfactory and the proper equipment and suitably qualified staff are available".

 

3. The following new paragraph 8.1.1.1 is added after the existing paragraph 8.1.1:

 

".1 In case of oil tankers of 130 m in length and upwards (as defined in the International Convention on Load Lines in force), the ship's longitudinal strength should be evaluated by using the thickness of structural members measured, renewed and reinforced, as appropriate, during the renewal survey of safety construction carried out after the ship reached 10 years of age in accordance with the criteria for longitudinal strength of the ship's hull girder for oil tankers specified in annex 12."

 

4. The following new paragraph 8.1.2.1 is added after the existing paragraph 8.1.2:

 

".1 The final result of evaluation of the ship's longitudinal strength required in 8.1.1.1, after renewal or reinforcement work of structural members, if carried out as a result of initial evaluation, should be reported as a part of the condition evaluation report."

 

 

5 In annex 8, the following new paragraph 3.4 is added after the existing paragraph 3.3:

 

"3.4 Evaluation result of the ship’s longitudinal strength (for oil tankers of 130m in length and upwards and of over 10 years of age)."

 

6. In annex 9, the following is added after its end:

 

"Evaluation result of longitudinal strength of the hull girder of oil tankers of 130 m in length and upwards and of over 10 years of age (Of sections 1, 2 and 3 below, only one applicable section should be completed)

 

1. This section applies to ships regardless of the date of construction: Transverse sectional areas of deck flange (deck plating and deck longitudinals) and bottom flange (bottom shell plating and bottom longitudinals) of the ship’s hull girder have been calculated by using the thickness measured, renewed or reinforced, as appropriate, during the renewal survey of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate or the Cargo Ship Safety Certificate (SC renewal survey) most recently conducted after the ship reached 10 years of age, and found that the diminution of the transverse sectional area does not exceed 10% of the as-built area, as shown in the following table:

 

Table 1.
Transverse sectional area of hull girder flange

 

 

 

2. This section applies to ships constructed on or after 1 July 2002: Section moduli of transverse section of the ship’s hull girder have been calculated by using the thickness of structural members measured, renewed or reinforced, as appropriate, during the SC renewal survey most recently conducted after the ship reached 10 years of age in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.2.1.1 of annex 12, and are found to be within their diminution limits determined by the Administration, taking into account the recommendations adopted by the Organization*, as shown in the following table:

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* Refer to resolution MSC.108(73) on Recommendation on compliance with the requirements of paragraph 2.2.1.1 of annex 12 to Annex B to resolution A.744(18).

 

Table 2.
Transverse section modulus of hull girder

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

*1 Z_act means the actual section moduli of the transverse section of the ship's hull girder calculated by using the thickness of structural members measured, renewed or reinforced, as appropriate, during the SC renewal survey, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.2.1.1 of annex 12.

 

*2 Z_req means diminution limit of the longitudinal bending strength of ships, as calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.2.1.1 of annex 12.

 

The calculation sheets for Z_act should be attached to this report.

 

3. This section applies to ships constructed before 1 July 2002: Section moduli of transverse section of the ship’s hull girder have been calculated by using the thickness of structural members measured, renewed or reinforced, as appropriate, during the SC renewal survey most recently conducted after the ship reached 10 years of age in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.2.1.2 of annex 12, and found to meet the criteria required by the Administration or the recognized classification society and that Z_act is not less than Z_mc (defined in *2 below) as specified in appendix 2 to annex 12, as shown in the following table:

 

Describe the criteria for acceptance of the minimum section moduli of the ship's hull girder for ships in service required by the Administration or the recognized classification society.

 

Table 3.
Transverse section modulus of hull girder

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

*1 As defined in note *1 of Table 2.

 

*2 Z_mc means the diminution limit of minimum section modulus calculated in accordance with provisions of paragraph 2.2.1.2 of annex 12."

 

7. The following new annex 12 is added after annex 11:

 

"Annex 12.
CRITERIA FOR LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH OF HULL GIRDER  FOR OIL TANKERS

 

1. General

 

These criteria should be used for the evaluation of longitudinal strength of the ship's hull girder as required by paragraph 8.1.1.1.

 

In order that ship’s longitudinal strength to be evaluated can be recognized as valid, fillet welding between longitudinal internal members and hull envelopes should be in sound condition so as to keep integrity of longitudinal internal members with hull envelopes.

 

2. Evaluation of longitudinal strength

 

On oil tankers of 130 m in length and upwards and of over 10 years of age, the longitudinal strength of the ship's hull girder should be evaluated in compliance with the requirements of this annex on the basis of the thickness measured, renewed or reinforced, as appropriate, during the renewal survey of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate or Cargo Ship Safety Certificate (SC renewal survey).

 

2.1 Calculation of transverse sectional areas of deck and bottom flanges of hull girder

 

2.1.1 The transverse sectional areas of deck flange (deck plating and deck longitudinals) and bottom flange (bottom shell plating and bottom longitudinals) of the ship’s hull girder should be calculated by using the thickness measured, renewed or reinforced, as appropriate, during

the SC renewal survey.

 

2.1.2 If the diminution of sectional areas of either deck or bottom flange exceeds 10 % of their respective as-built area (i.e. original sectional area when the ship was built), either one of the following measures should be taken:

 

.1 to renew or reinforce the deck or bottom flanges so that the actual sectional area is not less than 90% of the as-built area; or

 

.2 to calculate the actual section moduli (Z_act) of transverse section of the ship’s hull girder by applying the calculation method specified in appendix 1, by using the thickness measured, renewed or reinforced, as appropriate, during the SC renewal survey.

 

2.2 Requirements for transverse section modulus of hull girder

 

2.2.1 The actual section moduli of transverse section of the ship’s hull girder calculated in accordance with paragraph 2.1.2.2 should satisfy either of the following provisions, as applicable:

 

.1 for ships constructed on or after 1 July 2002, the actual section moduli (Z_act) of the transverse section of the ship's hull girder calculated in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 2.1.2.2 should be not less than the diminution limits determined by the Administration, taking into account the recommendations adopted by the Organization*; or

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* Refer to resolution MSC.108(73) on Recommendation on compliance with the requirements of paragraph 2.2.1.1 of annex 12 to Annex B to resolution A.744(18).

 

.2 for ships constructed before 1 July 2002, the actual section moduli (Z_act) of the transverse section of the ship's hull girder calculated in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 2.1.2.2 should meet the criteria for minimum section modulus for ships in service required by the Administration or recognized classification society, provided that in no case Z_act should be less than the diminution limit of the minimum section modulus (Z_mc) as specified in appendix 2.

 

Appendix 1.

CALCULATION CRITERIA OF SECTION MODULI OF MIDSHIP SECTION OF HULL GIRDER

 

1. When calculating the transverse section modulus of the ship's hull girder, the sectional area of all continuous longitudinal strength members is to be taken into account.

 

2. Large openings, i.e. openings exceeding 2.5m in length or 1.2m in breadth and scallops, where scallop welding is applied, are always to be deducted from the sectional areas used in the section modulus calculation.

 

3. Smaller openings (manholes, lightening holes, single scallops in way of seams, etc.) need not be deducted provided that the sum of their breadths or shadow area breadths in one transverse section does not reduce the section modulus at deck or bottom by more than 3% and provided that the height of lightening holes, draining holes and single scallops in longitudinals or longitudinal girders does not exceed 25% of the web depth, for scallops maximum 75mm.

 

4. A deduction-free sum of smaller opening breadths in one transverse section in the bottom or deck area of 0.06(B - S_b) (where B = breadth of ship, S_b = total breadth of large openings) may be considered equivalent to the above reduction in sectional modulus.

 

5. The shadow area will be obtained by drawing two tangent lines with an opening angle of 30°.

 

6. The deck modulus is related to the moulded deck line at side.

 

7. The bottom modulus is related to the base line.

 

8. Continuous trunks and longitudinal hatch coamings are to be included in the longitudinal sectional area provided they are effectively supported by longitudinal bulkheads or deep girders. The deck modulus is then to be calculated by dividing the moment of inertia by the following distance, provided this is greater than the distance to the deck line at side:

 

 

where:

 

y = distance from neutral axis to top of continuous strength member

 

x = distance from top of continuous strength member to centreline of the ship

 

x and y to be measured to the point giving the largest value of y_t

 

9. Longitudinal girders between multi-hatchways will be considered by special calculations.

 

Appendix 2.

DIMINUTION LIMIT OF MINIMUM LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH  OF