Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules, 1967.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

num: 30
paragraphs: —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in every ship to which these Rules apply oil fuel provided for use in boilers or machinery shall have a flash point of not less than 66°C. (150°F.) (closed test).
(2) The Minister may subject to such conditions as he may impose—
(a) permit any ship to use oil fuel having a flash point of not less than 54°C. (130°F.) in boilers, or oil fuel having a flash point of not less than 43°C. (110°F.) in internal combustion type machinery ;
(b) permit the use of gaseous fuel in ships designed for the carriage of liquefied gas if such fuel results solely from evaporation of cargo carried.
(3) In every ship to which these Rules apply, being a ship in which oil or gaseous fuel is used, the arrangements for the storage, distribution and utilization of the fuel shall be such that, having regard to the hazards of fire and explosion which the use of such fuel may entail, the safety of the ship and of persons on board is preserved.
(4) In every ship to which these Rules apply, being a ship in which oil or gaseous fuel is used in engines or boilers for the propulsion or safety of the ship, the arrangements for the storage, distribution and utilisation of the fuel shall be such that the effective use of the engines can be maintained under all conditions likely to be met by the ship in service.
(5) Every oil fuel installation which serves a boiler supplying steam for the propulsion of the ship shall include not less than two oil fuel units.
(2) In case duplicate steering gear power units and their connections are fitted to the satisfaction of the certifying authority and each power unit complies with the requirements of paragraph (3)(c) and the duplicate units and connections operating together comply with the requirements of paragraph (3)(b) no auxiliary steering gear shall be required.
(3) In every such ship—
(a) the main steering gear, including the rudder and associated fittings, shall be of adequate strength and sufficient to steer the ship at maximum service speed and the main steering gear and rudder stock shall be so designed that they are not damaged at maximum astern speed,
(b) the main steering gear shall be capable of putting the rudder over from 35 degrees on one side to 35 degrees on the other side with the ship running ahead at maximum service speed and the rudder shall be capable of being put over from 35 degrees on either side to 30 degrees on the other side in 28 seconds at maximum service speed,
(c) the auxiliary steering gear shall be capable of being brought rapidly into action and shall be of adequate strength and of sufficient power to enable the ship to be steered at navigable speed, and in any such ship in which a rudder stock of over 14 inches diameter in way of the tiller is required to comply with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a), the auxiliary steering gear shall be operated by power.
(4) In every such ship which is fitted with power operated steering gear the position of the rudder shall be indicated at the principal steering station.
(2) In case there is no emergency steering position, two magnetic compasses and binnacles shall not be required provided that the ship is equipped with a standard projector magnetic compass and a gyro-compass with repeaters and provided also that a spare magnetic compass bowl with its gimbal units is carried on board so that it may be interchanged with the standard compass if that compass should become unserviceable.
(2) In every ship to which these Rules apply machinery driving forced and induced draught fans, oil fuel transfer pumps, oil fuel unit pumps and other similar fuel pumps shall be fitted with remote controls situated outside the spaces in which such machinery or pumps are situated. Such controls shall be capable of stopping such machinery or pumps in the event of fire in the said spaces.
(3) In every ship to which these Rules apply every pipe connected to any oil fuel storage, settling, or daily service tank, not being a double bottom tank, which if damaged would permit discharge of the contents so as to cause a fire hazard, shall be fitted with a valve or cock which shall be secured to the tank to which it is connected and becapable of being closed from a readily accessible position outside the space in which the tank is situated provided that in the case of any inlet pipe to such a tank, a non-return valve similarly secured to the tank may be substituted. In the case of an oil fuel deep tank traversed by any shaft or pipe tunnel, in addition to the valve which shall be fitted on the tank a valve or valves may be fitted on the pipe line or lines outside the tunnel or tunnels to enable control to be exercised in the event of fire.
(2) A certifying authority shall upon receipt of an application for survey and any fee payable on such application cause the ship to be certified by a qualified surveyor.
(3) The surveyor shall survey the ship and shall satisfy himself that the arrangements, materials and scantlings of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances (other than domestic boilers having a heating surface of 50 square feet or less and a working pressure of 50 lb. per square inch or less and other domestic pressure vessels having such a working pressure), main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installations and other equipment comply with the requirements of Part II and are in all respects satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended, having regard to the period for which a cargo ship safety construction certificate in respect of the ship is to be issued.
(4) The surveyor, if satisfied on the survey that he may properly do so, shall forward to the certifying authority a declaration of survey containing such particulars of the ship as are required by the certifying authority to enable them to issue a cargo ship safety construction certificate in respect of the ship in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1966 .
(2) The surveys to be carried out under paragraph (1) shall be as follows :—
(a) the hull and ship's side fastenings shall be examined in dry dock at intervals not exceeding two years and ship's side fittings shall be thoroughly examined at intervals not exceeding four years ;
(b) all boilers, including exhaust gas or steam heated steam generators, economisers, and domestic boilers (other than domestic boilers having a heating surface of 50 square feet or less and a working pressure of 50 lb. per square inch or less) shall be examined internally and externally at intervals not exceeding two years until they are eight years old and thereafter annually ;
(c) screw shafts and tube shafts fitted with continuous liners or running in oil shall be withdrawn and surveyed at intervals not exceeding three years and other screw and tube shafts shall be withdrawn and surveyed at intervals not exceeding two years.
(3) Every application for the survey of a ship under this Rule shall be made by or on behalf of the owner of the ship to the certifying authority by whom the certificate was issued.
(2) The surveyor shall survey the ship with a view to satisfying himself
(a) that such of the parts of the ship and its equipment specified in Rule 40 (2) as are the subject of the application for survey remain efficient, and
(b) so far as practicable, that no material alterations have been made in the hull, machinery or equipment of the ship to which the cargo ship safety construction certificate relates without the approval of the certifying authority.
(3) On the completion of the survey in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (2), the surveyor shall forward a report on the survey to the certifying authority.