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Hull Construction Regulations — Hull Construction Regulations
approved means approved by the Board or, in the case of a ship under 30.5 m in length, approved by the steamship inspector in charge of steamship inspection for the region in which the ship is inspected; ( approuvé )
Hull Construction Regulations — (a)
bow section means the foremost (a) one-third length of a ship, in the case of a ship 15.25 m in length or under, (b) 5.2 m of a ship, in the case of a ship over 15.25 m but under 21.35 m in length, and (c) one-quarter length of a ship, in the case of a ship 21.35 m in length or over; ( partie avant )
Hull Construction Regulations — (a)
breadth means the maximum breadth of a ship, measured amidships, (a) in the case of a ship with a metal shell, to the moulded line of the frame, and (b) in the case of a ship with a shell of a material other than metal, to the outer surface of the hull; ( largeur )
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certificate means a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, or an inspection certificate issued by a steamship inspector pursuant to section 319 of the Canada Shipping Act ; ( certificat )
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clear opening means an opening of any shape through which the largest sphere that may be passed is one of a diameter equal to the dimension specified for the opening; ( ouverture libre )
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engine room means all the main propelling machinery space of the ship; ( chambre de machines )
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existing ship means a ship that is not a new ship; ( navire existant )
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exterior means in direct contact with the weather; ( extérieur )
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forecastle means a continuous superstructure extending aft from the bow; ( gaillard )
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interior means not in direct contact with the weather; ( intérieur )
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length has the same meaning as in Part VII; ( longueur )
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main deck means the uppermost weathertight deck extending from side to side of the ship and includes any stepped portions thereof, but does not include any part of a superstructure deck where the deck next beneath the superstructure deck extends from side to side of the ship, is weathertight and is not stepped down inside the superstructure; ( pont principal )
Hull Construction Regulations — (a)
new ship means (a) a ship the keel of which was laid on or after April 1, 1972, (b) a ship, other than a Canadian ship, the keel of which was laid before April 1, 1972, and that is registered or licensed in Canada on or after that date, and (c) a ship declared by the Board to be a new ship pursuant to section 102; ( navire neuf )
Hull Construction Regulations — (a)
superstructure means a decked weathertight structure (a) extending from side to side of a ship, or (b) with the side plating not being inboard of the shell plating by more than four per cent of the breadth of the ship, the tops of the deck beams of which are not less than 1.83 m vertically above the tops of the deck beams of the deck on which the structure is set; ( superstructure )
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tow means to pull or push any floating object; ( remorquer )
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watertight compartment means, in respect of a ship, a space below the main deck that is enclosed by the shell, watertight bulkheads and decks, or by watertight bulkheads and decks and into which direct access from the main deck is gained by means of a hatch or entrance through which downflooding could occur; ( compartiment étanche )
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weathertight means capable of preventing the passage of water from exterior space to interior space in any weather condition. ( étanche aux intempéries )
Hull Construction Regulations — 101
101 (1) Subject to this section, this Part applies to a ship that is a steamship of more than five tons gross tonnage, built or converted for the purpose of towing, but does not apply to such a ship that, when used for towing, is used only for salvaging logs. (2) Sections 115 to 132, 138 to 141 and 143 do not apply to an existing ship until (a) in the case of a ship for which on April 1, 1972 there is a certificate in force, the first day on which the certificate is due for renewal; or (b) in the case of a ship for which on April 1, 1972 there is no certificate in force, April 1, 1972. (3) Where an existing ship requires modification to comply with any of sections 115 to 132, 138 to 141 or 143, the modification work shall (a) begin on or before the date on which those sections come into force with respect to the ship; (b) if not completed at the time those sections come into force with respect to the ship, be resumed at intervals, not exceeding one year, that are satisfactory to a steamship inspector; and (c) be completed by April 1, 1976. (4) Where the modification work referred to in subsection (3) does not begin on or before the date required by that subsection or where at any time after that date the proportion of that work completed is less than a proportion that is satisfactory to a steamship inspector, the ship shall not be used for towing until the proportion of that work completed is a proportion that is satisfactory to a steamship inspector.
Hull Construction Regulations — 102
102 Where an existing ship is modified and the modification work begins on or after October 1, 1971 and if, in the opinion of the Board, it is reasonable and practicable for the ship to comply with all of this Part, the Board may declare the ship to be a new ship.
Hull Construction Regulations — 103
103 Upon consideration of the class of voyage and type of operation on which an existing ship is engaged, the Board may, if it is satisfied that the standard of safety required by this Part is not lowered thereby, accept any constructional arrangement on that ship as complying with these Regulations.
Hull Construction Regulations — 104
104 Every new ship with openings in the main deck aft of the engine room that are capable of causing down flooding shall be designed and constructed so that, in any operating condition, positive buoyancy and stability are retained and no part of the main deck is submerged when any one watertight compartment aft of the engine room is flooded. SOR/80-438, s. 1
Hull Construction Regulations — 105
105 Subject to section 107, no ship shall be used for towing until its stability characteristics have been approved by the Board.
Hull Construction Regulations — 106
106 (1) Subject to section 107, the owner of a ship shall (a) arrange for an inclining experiment to be conducted on the ship in the presence of and to the satisfaction of a steamship inspector; (b) submit to the Board in respect of the ship the following basic stability data: (i) hydrostatic curves, (ii) cross curves of stability, (iii) a capacity plan showing the capacities of all tanks and cargo spaces and the related vertical and longitudinal centres of gravity, (iv) tank sounding tables, (v) draught mark locations, and (vi) the results of the inclining experiment referred to in paragraph (a); and (c) submit to the Board, in respect of the ship, the developed stability data computed for each of the following conditions: (i) light ship condition, (ii) departure from port with 100 per cent fuel, fresh water and stores, (iii) worst intact stability condition, and (iv) arrival in port with 10 per cent fuel, fresh water and stores. (2) The results of the experiment referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be taken into account when computing (a) the developed stability data referred to in paragraph (c) of that subsection; and (b) the stability data referred to in subsection 108(1) in the case of a new ship. (3) The free surface effect of liquid in tanks shall be taken into account when computing a righting lever curve or a metacentric height for the purposes of (a) the developed stability data referred to in paragraph (1)(c); and (b) the flooded conditions referred to in paragraphs 108(1)(b) and (c). (4) Every righting lever curve shall show the angle at which the edge of the main deck submerges. (5) Subject to the approval of the Board, (a) the immersed volume of any structure provided with weathertight closing appliances, or (b) the immersed volume of any structure up to the level of the bottom of the lowest exterior opening not closed by a weathertight closing appliance, may be taken into account when computing a righting lever curve. (6) The owner of a ship shall provide on the ship, for the use of the master, stability information in respect of the ship in the form of a booklet approved by the Board. (7) The Board may, on application by the owner of a ship, dispense with the inclining experiment referred to in paragraph (1)(a) in respect of the ship if the stability characteristics of a sister ship have been approved as required by section 105.
Hull Construction Regulations — 107
107 (1) Sections 105 and 106 do not apply to an existing ship unless (a) the main propelling machinery of the ship is changed for machinery developing greater brake power; (b) the main propelling machinery of the ship is changed and the difference in weight between the new and the old installation is, in the opinion of the Board, sufficient to adversely affect the stability of the ship; or (c) the ship is modified to such an extent that, in the opinion of the Board, its stability is adversely affected. (2) Where the Board is of the opinion that modifications made to a ship adversely affect its stability within the meaning of paragraph (1)(c), the owner of that ship shall submit such of the stability data described in section 106 as the Board may request. SOR/95-254, s. 32(E)
Hull Construction Regulations — 108
108 (1) In the case of a new ship, the owner shall, subject to subsection (2), submit to the Board in respect of the ship the following stability data: (a) the forward and aft draughts when the watertight compartment aft of the engine room that would cause the greatest reduction in freeboard is completely flooded; (b) the metacentric height when the watertight compartment aft of the engine room that would cause the greatest reduction in the metacentric height is completely flooded; and (c) the metacentric height when the watertight compartment aft of the engine room that would cause the greatest reduction in the metacentric height in a partly flooded condition is flooded to that condition. (2) Subsections 106(2) to (5) apply when computing the stability data referred to in subsection (1).
Hull Construction Regulations — 109
109 (1) In the case of a new ship, the ship shall be fitted with (a) a collision bulkhead in an approved location; and (b) a watertight bulkhead at the forward end and at the aft end of the main propelling machinery placed as close together as is practicable. (2) Where the forward bulkhead of the engine room of any ship is fitted in an approved location, it may be approved as the collision bulkhead. (3) Where, in the opinion of the Board, it is reasonable and practicable, every new ship that is propelled by steam engines shall be fitted with a watertight bulkhead between the boilers and the main engines.
Hull Construction Regulations — 110
110 In the case of a new ship, where an access opening is fitted in the watertight boundary bulkhead of a watertight compartment referred to in section 104 or in any bulkhead referred to in section 109, the access opening shall, unless it is a tank manhole, be (a) made as small as practicable; (b) placed as near to the top of the bulkhead as is practicable, except in the case of an access opening between machinery spaces or to a shaft tunnel; (c) reinforced so that the strength of the bulkhead is not reduced by the opening; and (d) fitted with a watertight closing appliance that conforms to the requirements of section 111. SOR/78-45, s. 1
Hull Construction Regulations — 111
111 The watertight closing appliance required by paragraph 110(d) shall (a) be an approved watertight closing appliance; (b) in combination with the reinforcing of the opening, be at least as strong as the unpierced bulkhead; (c) be capable of being opened and closed watertight from each side of the bulkhead and, in the case of a ship of 24.1 m in length or over, capable of being closed watertight from a position above the main deck; and (d) be provided with a position indicator light in the wheelhouse that is (i) actuated by the closing appliance, (ii) lighted when the closing appliance is open, (iii) serviced by a standby circuit and lamp that are automatically brought into operation when the normal circuit or lamp fails, and (iv) visible by the helmsman at the main steering position. SOR/95-254, s. 32
Hull Construction Regulations — 112
112 The collision bulkhead of a ship of 15 tons, gross tonnage, or less may be fitted with a drain cock that (a) has a straight through bore of not more than 38 mm in diameter; (b) is self-closing; (c) is attached directly to the collision bulkhead; and (d) drains directly into the bilge without the addition of any piping. SOR/95-254, s. 32
Hull Construction Regulations — 113
113 Every closing appliance fitted in a watertight boundary bulkhead of a watertight compartment referred to in section 104 or in any bulkhead referred to in section 109 shall (a) when the ship is underway except when the appliance is in use, be kept closed and fully secured; (b) unless it is a tank manhole closure, be provided with a notice on each side of the appliance stating that the appliance is to be kept closed and fully secured when the ship is underway except when the appliance is in use; and (c) be provided with a notice, adjacent to the position indicator light in the wheelhouse, stating that every closing appliance fitted in a watertight boundary bulkhead of a watertight compartment referred to in section 104 or in any bulkhead referred to in section 109 shall be kept closed and fully secured when the ship is underway except when the appliance is in use. SOR/78-45, s. 2
Hull Construction Regulations — 114
114 (1) In the case of a new ship of 13.7 m in length or over, every crew access opening that gives direct access to a space below the main deck shall be an interior opening. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a crew access opening provided for emergency escape or any other crew access opening not used in the usual daily routine of the ship may be an exterior opening. SOR/95-254, s. 32
Hull Construction Regulations — 115
115 (1) Subject to subsection (3), every space usually occupied by crew when a ship is under way, (a) in the case of a compartment below the main deck of the ship shall be provided with two crew access openings, or (b) in the case of a structure on or above the main deck where the ship is a new ship, shall be provided with two exterior crew access openings, and to both of such crew access openings there shall be ready access from anywhere inside the compartment or structure. (2) The openings referred to in subsection (1) shall be so located that (a) a single incident occurring inside or outside the compartment or structure, or (b) a list to either side of the ship will not prevent the use of both openings at the same time. (3) Where the provision of two exterior crew access openings for a structure on or above the main deck of a new ship is impracticable because of the structure’s small size, the structure may, subject to approval, be provided with a single exterior crew access opening.
Hull Construction Regulations — 116
116 (1) Every crew access opening that gives access to a space usually occupied by crew when a ship is under way shall (a) have a clear opening of not less than 560 mm; (b) be free of any projections that could catch in clothing or lifejackets; and (c) where the opening is a hatch, be provided with a fixed ladder or other means of easy access. (2) No hatch to which this section applies shall be located where heavy towing equipment can fall across the hatch cover. SOR/95-254, s. 32
Hull Construction Regulations — 117
117 For the purposes of sections 119 and 120, (a) type ‘A’ closing appliance means a gasketed closing appliance of approved construction that (i) is fitted in an opening adequately stiffened to provide strength equivalent to that of the unpierced bulkhead or deck in which it is fitted, (ii) is attached by hinges or some other approved method, (iii) is capable of being, (A) in the case of a door, closed securely by clamps all around the perimeter of the door or opening, spaced a mean distance of not more than 762 mm apart, or (B) in the case of a hatch cover, closed securely by not less than two clamps, and (iv) provides the same weathertight integrity as the unpierced bulkhead or deck in which it is fitted; and (b) type ‘B’ closing appliance means a close fitting closing appliance of approved construction that (i) is fitted in an opening adequately stiffened to provide strength equivalent to that of the unpierced bulkhead or deck in which it is fitted, (ii) is attached by hinges or some other approved method, and (iii) is capable of being closed securely by not less than two clamps. SOR/95-254, s. 32
Hull Construction Regulations — 118
118 (1) No sliding closing appliance for a crew access opening shall be set athwartships. (2) No closing appliance for an opening that gives access to a space usually occupied by crew when a ship is under way shall be fitted with a hasp and staple. (3) Every closing appliance for a crew access opening that is fitted with a locking device shall be capable of being readily unlocked from inside without the use of a key. (4) Every closing appliance for a crew access hatch shall be (a) balanced by a spring, except where the weight of the appliance makes this provision unnecessary; and (b) in the case of a closing appliance fitted to an opening provided for emergency escape, painted a bright orange colour inside and out and clearly marked to indicate that it is to be opened only during drills and emergencies. (5) Every closing appliance for a crew access opening shall be capable of being secured and unsecured from both inside and outside the space to which it gives access. (6) Where the space referred to in subsection (5) is usually occupied by crew when the ship is under way, the means for securing and unsecuring the closing appliance shall be a single action mechanism that requires only one hand to operate.
Hull Construction Regulations — 119
119 (1) Subject to subsection (4), every exterior crew access opening (a) in the main deck or in a forecastle deck in the bow section, or (b) in a structure, other than a wheelhouse, set on a deck referred to in paragraph (a) and through which flooding could occur into a space below the main deck, shall be fitted with a type ‘A’ closing appliance. (2) Every exterior crew access opening in a wheelhouse shall be fitted with a close fitting closing appliance of substantial construction, framing and attachment. (3) Every hinged exterior door shall be hinged on the forward side and open outwards. (4) In the case of an existing ship, if a type ‘B’ closing appliance is fitted to every crew access opening that gives direct access to space below the main deck from inside a structure described in subsection (1), any exterior crew access opening in that structure may be fitted with a type ‘B’ closing appliance, but, where major alterations or repairs are being made to the structure, every exterior crew access opening therein shall be fitted with a type ‘A’ closing appliance.
Hull Construction Regulations — 120
120 (1) Every interior crew access opening that gives direct access to a space below the main deck from inside a wheelhouse shall be fitted with a type ‘A’ closing appliance. (2) Subject to subsection (3), every interior crew access opening that gives direct access to a space below the main deck, other than an opening described in subsection (1), shall be fitted with a closing appliance that (a) in association with the reinforcing of the opening is of equivalent strength to the unpierced structure in which it is set; (b) is close fitting and supported around the perimeter against external pressure; (c) if hinged, opens outwards from the space below the main deck; (d) if it gives access to the engine room, is self-closing and is provided with a fire protective sheathing on the engine room side; and (e) if it gives access from an accommodation space to the engine room, is gastight. (3) An interior crew access opening that gives direct access to a watertight accommodation space below the main deck is not required to be fitted with a closing appliance where (a) the opening is located inside a structure in which every exterior crew access opening is fitted with a type ‘A’ closing appliance; and (b) no part of the main deck is submerged when that accommodation space is completely flooded. (4) Every interior door that gives access to an accommodation space and that is not required by these Regulations to be fitted with a type ‘A’ closing appliance, a type ‘B’ closing appliance or a closing appliance described in subsection (2) shall be fitted with a kick-out panel in the lower half of the door.
Hull Construction Regulations — 121
121 (1) Every exterior stowage hatchway shall be made as small as is practicable and fitted with an approved weathertight cover. (2) Every exterior skylight shall be (a) of weathertight construction; (b) made as small as is practicable; (c) fitted with circular glass panels of an approved thickness that shall, where the skylight is located aft of the towing point, be protected on the exterior side by substantial guards; and (d) fitted with hinged deadlights that may be readily closed when the ship is under way.
Hull Construction Regulations — 122
122 Every crew access opening shall be provided with a door-sill or coaming that complies with section 123 and every exterior stowage hatchway and skylight shall be provided with a coaming that complies with section 125.