UK Statutory Instrument SI 1997/1509 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Any Person2 Employer1

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TULRCA 1992 72 duties

What it requires

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s.031 Boiler feed systems Regulated
  • Ensure boiler feed systems are safe, redundant, and properly maintainedEmployer
s.044 Periodically unattended machinery spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st May 1981 Regulated
  • Comply with Schedule 9 for periodically unattended machinery spacesAny Person
s.050 Location and construction of cables Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 Regulated
  • Ensure electrical cables are flame retardant, installed safely and earthedAny Person
60 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and revocation
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Exemptions
s.004 Application
s.005 Approved standards
s.006 Structural strength
s.007 Peak and machinery space bulkheads and stern tubes Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.008 Construction and testing of watertight bulkheads, decks and inner bottoms Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.009 Construction and testing of watertight decks, trunks, tunnels, duct keels and ventilators Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.010 Watertight doors
s.011 Tests of watertight doors Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.012 Ballast and bilge pumping and drainage arrangements
s.012 Openings in the shell plating below the freeboard deck Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st July 1998
s.013 Interpretation
s.014 Application
s.015 Subdivision indices
s.016 Stability information
s.017 Openings in watertight bulkheads and internal decks
s.018 External openings
s.019 Requirements for ships (other than tankers) constructed on or after 1st February 1992
s.020 Requirements for dry cargo ships constructed on or after 1st February 1992
s.021 General
s.022 Location and separation of spaces
s.023 Cargo tank ventilation Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.024 Ventilation of pump rooms and other enclosed spaces Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 25th May 1980
s.025 Inerting, ventilation and gas measurement Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 1st October 1994
s.026 Access to spaces in the cargo tank area of oil tankers Requirements for oil tankers constructed on or after 1st October 1994
s.027 General
s.028 Machinery
s.029 Means of manoeuvring and going astern
s.030 Boilers and other pressure vessels
s.032 Steam pipe systems
s.033 Air pressure systems
s.034 Cooling water systems
s.035 Oil and gaseous fuel installations
s.036 Lubricating and other oil systems
s.037 Remote control of propulsion machinery from the navigation bridge
s.038 Steering gear
s.039 Ventilating systems in machinery spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.040 Protection against noise Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.041 Communication between navigating bridge and machinery space
s.042 Engineers’ alarm Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.043 Spare gear
s.045 Closing of openings Requirements for tankers constructed on or after 25th May 1980 and to other ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984.
s.046 General
s.047 Main source of electrical power and main switchboard
s.048 Lighting systems Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.049 Emergency and transitional sources of electrical power and emergency switchboards
s.051 General precautions against shock, fire and other hazards Requirements for ships constructed on or after 26th May 1965
s.052 Electrical equipment in hazardous areas and spaces Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.053 Anchors, anchor handling equipment and chain cables
s.054 Emergency towing arrangements
s.054 Safe access to tanker bows
s.054 Corrosion prevention of seawater ballast tanks Requirements for oil tankers and bulk carriers constructed on or after 1st July 1998
s.054 Combustible gas indicators
s.055 Materials used in construction Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.056 Gas welding, flame cutting and domestic gaseous fuel installations Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984
s.057 Alternative construction, equipment and machinery
s.058 Penalties
s.059 Power to detain

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