| (Cap 369 section 96) [2 August 1991] (L.N. 286 of 1991) Cap 369R reg 1 Citation, interpretation, application and exemption Expanded Cross Reference: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 PART I GENERAL (1) These regulations may be cited as The Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built Before 1 September 1984) Regulations. (1A) (Omitted as spent) (2) In these regulations- "'A' Class division" ('A'级隔板) means a bulkhead or part of a deck which is- (a) constructed of steel or other equivalent material; (b) suitably stiffened; (c) so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame to the end of the 60 minute standard fire test; and (d) so insulated where necessary with suitable non-combustible materials that if the division is exposed to a standard fire test the average temperature on the unexposed side of the division shall not increase more than 139oC above the initial temperature, nor shall the temperature at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 180oC above the initial temperature within the time listed below- A60 standard 60 minutes A15 standard 15 minutes A 0 standard 0 minutes;"accommodation spaces" (起居舱) means passenger spaces, corridors, lavatories, cabins, offices, crew spaces, barbers shops, pantries not containing cooking appliances and lockers, and similar spaces; "anniversary date" (周年日期) means the date in each year corresponding to the date of expiry of the cargo ship safety construction certificate; "'B' Class division" ('B'级隔板) means a bulkhead, deck, ceiling or lining which is- (a) so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of flame to the end of the first 30 minute of the standard fire test; (b) constructed of approved non-combustible materials, and all materials entering into construction and erection of 'B' Class divisions shall be non-combustible, except where in accordance with regulation 12 the use combustible material is not precluded;"'B' Class panel" ('B'级镶板) means a panel complying with the requirements of regulation 12; "bulk carrier" (散装货轮) means a ship which is constructed generally with single deck, top-side tanks and hopper side tanks in cargo spaces, and is intended primarily to carry dry cargo in bulk, and includes such types as ore carriers and combination carriers; (L.N. 479 of 1996) "bulkhead deck" (舱壁甲板) means the deck up to which the majority of transverse watertight bulkheads are carried; "'C' Class division" ('C'级隔板) means a bulkhead, ceiling or lining which is constructed of suitable non-combustible materials not being an 'A' Class division or a 'B' Class division; "cargo control station" (货物控制站) means a space from which the loading, discharging or transferring of any oil cargo may be controlled; "cargo pump room" (货泵房) means a room in which any pumps used for loading, discharging or transferring oil cargoes are located; "Certifying Authority" (核证当局) means the Director or any person authorized by the Director where appropriate; "chemical tanker" (化学品液货船) means a cargo ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product listed in either Chapter 17 of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee by Resolution MSC.4(48), or Chapter VI of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization by Resolution A.212(VII); (L.N. 479 of 1996) "combination carrier" (油类/散货两用船) means a ship designed to carry either oil or solid cargoes in bulk; (L.N. 479 of 1996) "conning position" (指挥位置) means the position from which the navigation of a ship is controlled; (L.N. 106 of 2001) "continuous 'B' Class ceiling or lining" (连续'B'级舱内铺板或衬板) means a 'B' Class ceiling or lining which terminates only at an 'A' Class or 'B' Class division; "control stations" (控制站) means spaces in which radio or main navigating equipment, or the emergency source of power, or the central fire recording or fire control equipment are located; "deadweight" (载重量) means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a ship at the summer load waterline and the lightweight of the ship; "Director" (处长) means the Director of Marine; "equivalent material" (同等物料) where the words are used in the expression "steel or other equivalent material" means any material which, by itself or due to insulation provided, has structural and integrity properties equivalent to steel at the end of an appropriate fire test; "gas carrier" (气体运输船) means a cargo ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquefied gas or other product listed in either Chapter 19 of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee by Resolution MSC.5(48) or Chapter XIX of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk adopted by the International Maritime Organization by Resolution A.328(IX); (L.N. 479 of 1996) |
