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Hull integrity 16. Weathertight doors 17. Hatchways closed by wood covers 18. Hatchways closed by covers other than wood 19. Machinery space openings 20. Other deck openings 21. Ventilators 22. Air pipes 23. Sounding devices 24. Sidescuttles and windows 25. Inlets and discharges 26. Freeing ports 27. Anchor and mooring equipment 28. Working decks within an enclosed superstructure 29. Tanks for fish in refrigerated (RSW) or chilled (CSW) sea water PART 3 STABILITY AND ASSOCIATED SEAWORTHINESS 30. Stability 31. Stability criteria 32. Flooding of fish-holds 33. Particular fishing methods 34. Severe wind and rolling 35. Water on deck 36. Operating conditions 37. Ice accretion 38. Inclining test 39. Stability information 40. Portable fish-hold divisions 41. Freeboard 42. Maximum permissible operating draught PART 4 MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS 43. Definitions 44. General MACHINERY INSTALLATIONS 45. Propulsion and auxiliary machinery 46. Propeller shafts 47. Gearboxes 48. Remote control of propulsion machinery 49. Communications between wheelhouse and machinery space 50. Means of going astern 51. Propeller and stern gear 52. Controllable pitch propellers 53. Boilers, feed systems and steam piping arrangements 54. Air pressure systems 55. Oil fuel, lubricating oil and other flammable oils — general 56. Arrangements for oil fuel installations 57. Arrangements for lubricating oil, hydraulic oil and other flammable oils 58. Bilge systems 59. Bilge alarms 60. Exhaust systems 61. Steering gear 62. Refrigeration systems for the preservation of the catch 63. Spare gear ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS 64. General 65. Main source of electrical power 66. Emergency source of electrical power 67. Distribution systems 68. Cables. 69. Accumulator (storage) batteries and associated charging equipment 70. Precautions against shock, fire and other hazards of electrical origin 71. Lighting systems 72. Electric motors 73. Lightning conductors PERIODICALLY UNATTENDED MACHINERY SPACES 74. Fire prevention 75. Protection against flooding 76. Alarm system 77. Special requirements for machinery, boiler and electrical installations 78. Safety system PART 5 FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION, FIRE EXTINCTION AND FIRE FIGHTING 79. Definitions 80. Fire protection — general 81. Structural fire protection on vessels with hulls constructed of steel or other equivalent material 82. Structural fire protection on vessels with hulls constructed of combustible materials 83. Ventilation systems 84. Space heaters 85. Galley area 86. Means for stopping machinery 87. Oil fuel installations (cooking ranges and heating appliances) 88. Liquefied petroleum gas installations (cooking ranges and heating appliances) 89. Storage of flammable liquids, toxic liquids, toxic gases and compressed gases 90. Means of escape and emergency exits 91. Automatic fire alarm and fire detection systems 92. Fire pumps 93. Fire mains 94. Fire hydrants, fire hoses & nozzles 95. Portable fire extinguishers — general 96. Portable fire extinguishers — vessel requirements 97. Fire-extinguishing installations in machinery spaces 98. Ready availability of fire-extinguishing appliances 99. Cleanliness of machinery spaces 100. Fire Control Plan 101. Equivalence PART 6 PROTECTION OF THE CREW 102. General protective measures 103. Deck openings 104. Bulwarks, rails and guards 105. Stairways and ladders. 106. Accommodation ladders and gangways 107. Galleys 108. Lighting in working spaces and areas 109. Ventilation in working and storage spaces 110. Dangerous areas 111. Miscellaneous PART 7 LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS 112. Definitions 113. Evaluation, testing and approval of life-saving appliances and arrangements 114. Number and types of survival craft 115. Availability and stowage of survival craft 116. Embarkation into survival craft 117. Lifejackets 118. Immersion suits 119. Lifebuoys 120. Line throwing appliances 121. Distress signals 122. Radio life-saving appliances 123. Radar transponders 124. Retro-reflective materials on life-saving appliances 125. Marking of lifeboats, rescue boats and liferafts 126. Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections 127. Miscellaneous PART 8 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, MUSTERS AND DRILLS 128. General emergency alarm system, muster list and emergency instructions 129. Abandon ship training and drills 130. Training in emergency procedures 131. Inspections PART 9 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS 132. Definitions 133. Exclusions from Part 9 134. Equivalents and exemptions. 135. Functional requirements. 136. Installation, location and control of radio equipment 137. Radio equipment to be provided for all sea areas 138. Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1 and A2 139. Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1, A2 and A3 140. Radio watches 141. Sources of energy 142. Performance standards 143. Serviceability and maintenance requirements 144. Radio personnel 145. Radio records PART 10 SHIPBORNE NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS 146. Shipborne navigational equipment 147. Nautical instruments and publications 148. Signalling equipment 149. Navigating bridge visibility PART 11 CREW ACCOMMODATION 150. General 151. Lighting, heating and ventilation 152. Sleeping rooms 153. Mess rooms 154. Sanitary facilities 155. Potable water facilities 156. Provision stores 157. Cooking facilities SCHEDULE 1 CERTIFICATES AND RECORD OF EQUIPMENT FISHING VESSEL SAFETY CERTIFICATEFISHING VESSEL EXEMPTION CERTIFICATERECORD OF EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE 2 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ANCHOR AND MOORING EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE 3 INFORMATION AS TO STABILITY OF FISHING VESSELS SCHEDULE 4 AMMONIA REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS IN MANNED SPACES SCHEDULE 5 RADIO EQUIPMENT TESTS AND RESERVE POWER CHECKS SCHEDULE 6 RADIO LOG SCHEDULE 7 PUBLICATIONS, DIRECTIONS AND INFORMATION S.I. No. 640 of 2007 MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY OF FISHING VESSELS) (15-24 METRES) REGULATIONS 2007 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st September, 2007. I, NOEL DEMPSEY, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 19 (inserted by section 47 of the Maritime Safety Act 2005 (No. 11 of 2005)) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1992 (No. 2 of 1992) and the Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 ( S.I. No. 842 of 2005 ), hereby make the following regulations: PART 1 GENERAL Citation and commencement. 1.

(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Fishing Vessels) (15-24 Metres) Regulations 2007.

(2)These Regulations come into operation— (

a)on 1 October 2007, for new vessels, (
b)on 1 October 2008, for existing vessels the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 October 1997, (
c)on 1 October 2009, for existing vessels the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 October 1987, and (
d)on 1 October 2010, for existing vessels the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction before 1 October 1987. Application. 2. These Regulations apply to every mechanically propelled fishing vessel of 15 metres in length overall (L oa ) and over but less than 24 metres in length (L), registered in the State. Definitions. 3. In these Regulations— “amidships” means the mid-length of L; “approved” means approved by the Minister, or approved in accordance with the standards as set out in the European Communities (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 38 of 2003 ); “authorised officer” means— (
a)a surveyor of ships under section 724 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 or a recognised organisation; or (
b)a person, appointed under Regulation 7

(11); “baseline” means the horizontal line intersecting at amidships the keel line; “breadth (B)” means the maximum breadth of the vessel, measured amidships to the moulded line of the frame in a vessel with a metal shell and to the outer surface of the hull in a vessel with a shell of any other material; “collision bulkhead” means a watertight bulkhead up to the working deck in the forepart of the vessel, which meets the following conditions— (

a)the bulkhead shall be located at a distance from the forward perpendicular not less than 0.05L+0.8m and not more than 0.05L+1.35m, except as may be allowed by the Minister, (
b)where any part of the underwater body extends forward of the forward perpendicular, for example a bulbous bow, the distance stipulated in paragraph (
a)of this definition shall be measured from a point at mid-length of the extension forward of the forward perpendicular or from a point 0.015(L) forward of the forward perpendicular, whichever is less, and (
c)the bulkhead may have steps or recesses provided they are within the limits specified in paragraph (a); “crew” means the skipper and all persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a vessel on the business of that vessel; “decked vessel” means a vessel having a fixed structural deck covering the entire hull above the deepest operating waterline. Where open wells or cockpits are fitted in this deck the vessel is considered a decked vessel if flooding of the well or cockpit will not endanger the vessel; “deck erection” means any decked structure on the working deck; “deepest operating waterline” means the waterline related to the maximum permissible operating draft; “depth (D)” is the moulded depth amidships; “enclosed superstructure” means a superstructure with— (
a)enclosing bulkheads of efficient construction, (
b)access openings, if any, in those bulkheads fitted with permanently attached weathertight doors of a strength equivalent to the un-pierced structure which can be operated from each side, and (
c)other openings in sides or ends of the superstructure fitted with efficient weathertight means of closing. A raised quarter-deck is deemed to be an enclosed superstructure. A bridge or poop shall not be regarded as enclosed unless access is provided for the crew to reach machinery and other working spaces inside those superstructures by alternative means which are available at all times when bulkhead openings are closed; “existing vessel” means a fishing vessel which is not a new vessel; “fishing vessel” means a vessel designed, equipped or used commercially for catching or taking fish or other living resources of the sea (including the sea bed) or freshwater; “Fishing Vessel Exemption Certificate” means a certificate issued under Regulation 9

(3); “Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate” means a certificate granted under Regulation 9

(1); “freeboard (f)” means the minimum freeboard and is the distance from the underside of the working deck at the side to a waterline, measured perpendicularly to the waterline, plus the minimum thickness of decking. When the working deck is stepped, the lowest line of the deck and the continuation of that line parallel to the upper part of the deck are to be taken as the working deck; “height of a superstructure or other erection” means the least vertical distance measured at side from the top of the deck beams of a superstructure or an erection to the top of the working deck beams; “IMO” means International Maritime Organization; “keel line” means the line parallel to the slope of keel passing amidships through— (

a)the top of the keel or line of intersection of the inside of shell plating with the keel where a bar keel extends above that line of a vessel with a metal shell, (
b)the rabbet lower line of the keel of a vessel with a shell of wood or a composite material, or (
c)the intersection of a fair extension of the outside of the shell contour at the bottom with the centreline of a vessel with a shell of material other than wood and metal; “length (L)” means 96 per cent of the total length on a waterline at 85 per cent of the least depth, or the length from the foreside of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline, if that length is greater. In vessels designed with rake of keel the waterline on which this length is measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline; “length overall (Loa)” means the length measured on a straight line from the fore part of the stem at top to the aftermost side of the transom or stern contour; “Marine Survey Office” means Marine Survey Office of the Department of Transport; “moulded depth” means— (
a)the depth measured from the keel line to the top of the working deck beam at side, (
b)in vessels having rounded gunwales, the moulded depth measured to the point of intersection of the moulded lines of the deck and side shell plating, the lines extending as though the gunwale were of angular design, and (
c)where the working deck is stepped and the raised part of the deck extends over the point at which the least depth is to be determined, the least depth measured to a line of reference extending from the lower part of the deck along a line parallel with the raised part; “new vessel” means a vessel the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 October 2007; “a similar stage of construction” means the stage at which— (
a)construction identifiable with a specific vessel begins, or (
b)assembly of that vessel has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1 per cent of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is the lesser; “perpendiculars” means the forward and after perpendiculars. Forward and after perpendiculars shall be taken at the forward and after ends of the length (L). The forward perpendicular shall be coincident with the foreside of the stem on the waterline on which the length is measured; “Protocol” means the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels 1977, as modified by the Torremolinos Protocol of 1993; “recognised organisation” means an organisation or other private body carrying out safety assessment work on behalf of the Minister and recognised in conformity with the European Communities (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 301 of 2003 ); “skipper” means a crew member who commands a vessel or has responsibility for it; “SOLAS” means the annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, which was adopted by the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea on 1 November 1974 and entered into force on the 25 May 1980; “steel or other equivalent material” means steel or any material which, by itself or due to insulation provided, has structural and integrity properties equivalent to steel at the end of the applicable fire exposure to the standard fire test (e.g. aluminium alloy with appropriate insulation); “superstructure” means the decked structure on the working deck extending from side to side of the vessel or with the side plating not being inboard of the shell plating more than 0.04B; “superstructure deck” means that complete or partial deck forming the top of a superstructure, deckhouse or other erection situated at a height of not less than 1.8m above the working deck. Where this height is less than 1.8m, the top of such deck erections shall be treated in the same way as the working deck; “watertight” means capable of preventing the passage of water through the structure in any direction under a head of water for which the surrounding structure is designed; “weathertight” means that in any sea conditions water will not penetrate into the vessel; “working deck” means the lowest complete deck above the deepest operating waterline from which fishing is undertaken. In vessels fitted with two or more complete decks, a lower deck may be accepted as a working deck provided that that deck is situated above the deepest operating waterline. Exemptions and equivalents. 4.

(1)Where these Regulations require that a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, shall be fitted or carried in a fishing vessel, or that any particular provision shall be made, the Minister may allow any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof to be fitted, or any other provision to be made in that vessel, if he or she is satisfied that that other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, or provision, is at least as effective as that required by these Regulations.

(2)The Minister may, on such conditions as he or she thinks fit, exempt any fishing vessel constructed before the commencement of these Regulations from any of the requirements of these Regulations, if he or she is satisfied that the requirement is either impracticable or unreasonable in the case of such vessel. Maintenance and upkeep. 5. The hull, machinery, equipment and radio installations as well as crew accommodation of every new vessel shall be constructed and installed so as to be capable of being regularly maintained to ensure that they are at all times, in all respects, satisfactory for the vessel’s intended service. Repairs, alterations and modifications. 6.

(1)A vessel, which undergoes repairs, alterations, modifications and outfitting related to it, shall continue to comply with the requirements previously applicable to that vessel.

(2)Repairs, alterations and modifications of a major character and outfitting related to a vessel shall meet the requirements for a new vessel only to the extent of such repairs, alterations and modifications and in so far as they are reasonable and practicable. Surveys. 7.

(1)Every vessel shall be subject to the following surveys— (

a)an initial survey before the vessel is put into service or before a Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate is issued for the first time, which shall— (
i)include a complete survey of its structure, stability, machinery, fittings, arrangements and material, including the outside of the vessel’s hull and the inside and outside of the boilers and equipment in so far as the vessel is covered by these Regulations, (
ii)be such as to ensure that the arrangements, materials, and scantlings of the structure, boilers, and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, radio installations including those used in life-saving appliances, fire protection, fire safety systems and appliances, life-saving appliances and arrangements, ship borne navigation equipment, nautical publications and other equipment fully comply with the requirements of these Regulations, (iii) be such as to ensure that the workmanship of all parts of the vessel and its equipment is in all respects satisfactory and that the vessel is provided with the lights, means of making sound signals and distress signals, required by these Regulations and the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea currently in force, and (
iv)be surveyed, where pilot transfer arrangements are carried, to ensure that they are in a safe working condition and comply with the requirements of SOLAS, and (
b)periodical surveys at the following intervals— (
i)4 years with regard to the structure, including the outside of the vessel’s hull, and machinery of the vessel referred to in Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. As provided for in Regulation 11 the period may be extended for one year subject to the vessel being surveyed internally or externally as far as it is reasonable and practicable, (
ii)2 years with regard to the equipment of the vessel referred to in Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10, and (iii) 2 years with regard to the radio installations, including those used in life-saving appliances, of the vessel referred to in Parts 7, 9 and 10.

(2)Periodical surveys shall ensure that the appropriate items referred to in paragraph

(1)(a) fully comply with the applicable requirements of these Regulations, that the equipment is in good working order and that the stability information is readily available on board.

(3)In addition to the periodical survey required in paragraph

(1)(b)(i), intermediate surveys with regard to the structure and machinery of the vessel at intervals of 2 years shall be carried out. The survey shall ensure that alterations, which would adversely affect the safety of the vessel or the crew, have not been made.

(4)The owner and skipper of a vessel, the subject of a survey under paragraph

(1), shall ensure that the survey is carried out of the vessel.

(5)Application for a survey of a vessel under paragraph

(1)shall be made to the Marine Survey Office of the Department by or on behalf of the owner of the vessel.

(6)A survey of a vessel shall be carried out by an authorised officer.

(7)An authorised officer— (

a)shall survey a vessel, after such plans, drawings, specifications, documents and other information, as the authorised officer may require, have been provided by the owner of the vessel, (
b)in order to ascertain whether a vessel complies with the requirements of these Regulations as apply to it, may require the vessel and any of it’s machinery, fittings and equipment to be submitted to such tests as he or she considers necessary, and (
c)if satisfied, after a periodical survey or intermediate survey, that the vessel complies with the relevant requirements of these Regulations, shall endorse a record of the survey in the space provided on a Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate and shall certify that the vessel was found to comply with the relevant requirements of these Regulations.

(8)In the cases of vessels classed with a recognised organisation, a surveyor appointed by that recognised organisation may survey the vessel in order to ascertain whether the vessel complies with such requirements of Parts 2 and 4 to it and for that purpose the surveyor may require the vessel and any of its machinery, fittings and equipment to be submitted to such tests as he or she considers necessary.

(9)(

a)An authorised officer may for the purpose of a survey under this Regulation— (
i)board a vessel, (
ii)inspect and examine the vessel, (iii) inspect and take copies of, or extracts from, records or documents pertaining to the vessel or its owner found on the vessel, (
iv)request any member of the crew of the vessel to furnish him or her with such information and to produce to him or her such records and documents in his or her possession or within his or her procurement, as he or she may reasonably require for the purpose of such functions, and (
v)detain the vessel at the place where it is found or direct that it be taken to the nearest convenient port if, in the opinion of the authorised officer, the vessel is in contravention of these Regulations and that the vessel is unfit to proceed on any voyage or excursion because of the danger to human life, or the marine environment, that the voyage or excursion would entail. (
b)When an authorised officer determines that the condition of the vessel or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the Fishing Vessel Safety or Exemption Certificate relating to the vessel or is such that the vessel is not fit to proceed to sea without danger to the vessel, or persons on board, such authorised officer shall immediately direct that corrective action is taken and shall in due course notify the Minister. (
c)Where corrective action is not taken or not taken to the satisfaction of an authorised officer the relevant Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate shall be withdrawn and the Minister shall be notified immediately, and, if the vessel is in the port of another State, the appropriate authorities of the port State shall also be notified immediately.

(10)(

a)The condition of the vessel and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with these Regulations to ensure that the vessel in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the vessel or persons on board. (
b)After any survey of the vessel under this Regulation has been completed, no change shall be made to the structural arrangements, machinery, equipment and other items covered by the survey, without the approval of the Minister. (
c)Whenever an accident occurs to a vessel or a defect is discovered, either of which affects the safety of the vessel or the efficiency or completeness of its life-saving appliances or other equipment- (
i)the skipper or owner of the vessel shall report at the earliest opportunity to the Marine Survey Office, (
ii)which office shall decide whether a survey, as required by this Regulation, is necessary, and (iii) if the vessel is in a port of another State, the skipper or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriate authorities of the port State.

(11)The Minister may appoint in writing a person or a member of a class of persons to be an authorised officer for the purposes of these Regulations. Surveyor’s report and declaration of survey. 8.

(1)On completion of a survey under Regulation 7 for the grant or renewal of a Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate, the authorised officer concerned shall provide the Minister with a declaration of survey.

(2)An authorised officer shall complete and append to the declaration of survey a record of particulars and report in a format specified by the Minister. Such particulars may be given by attaching to the record of a survey a copy of the surveyor’s report and associated plans and documents, if any, and specifying in the record passages in the report in which the relevant particulars are given.

(3)Two copies of the record shall be sent to the owner of the vessel on the initial survey of the vessel which shall be produced for inspection and the addition of the surveyor’s report at subsequent surveys. Fishing Vessel Safety Certificates and exemption certificates. 9.

(1)If the Minister is satisfied that the vessel has been duly surveyed in accordance with these Regulations and— (

a)complies with the applicable requirements of these Regulations, and (
b)is properly provided with the lights, shapes and means of making sound signals required by the International Regulations for Prevention of Collision at Sea, a Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate, in the form set out in Schedule 1, shall be granted to the owner of the vessel.

(2)A Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions, if any, as the Minister may impose, at the time of the grant of the certificate or subsequently, and any such conditions or restrictions shall be specified in the certificate or in another document given or sent to the holder of the certificate by the Minister.

(3)When an exemption is granted in accordance with Regulation 4 a Fishing Vessel Exemption Certificate shall be issued in respect of the vessel in addition to the Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate relating to the vessel.

(4)Whenever a certificate under this Regulation is in force in relation to a vessel, the certificate or a copy of it shall be displayed in the vessel in a position in which it is visible and legible to persons on board.

(5)A Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate and any extension to it or a Fishing Vessel Exemption Certificate shall be issued or endorsed by an authorised officer.

(6)A Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate shall include a record of equipment in the vessel, in the form set out in Schedule 1, attached to the certificate.

(7)A certificate under this Regulation may be issued by an authorised officer. Duration of Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate. 10.

(1)Except as otherwise provided in Regulation 11, a Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate shall be in force for 48 months— (

a)from the date of completion of the survey of the vessel to which the certificate relates or, (
b)in the case of a fishing vessel other than a new fishing vessel, from the last examination of the full or underwater fittings in dry dock or from the completion of the radio survey whichever is sooner, or such shorter period as may be specified in the certificate.

(2)A Fishing Vessel Exemption Certificate shall not be valid for longer than the period of the validity of the certificate. Extension of Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate. 11.

(1)A Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate shall not be extended for more than one year subject to the periodical surveys as required in Regulation 7, except as provided for in paragraphs

(2)and

(3).

(2)If at the time when the validity of its Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate expires or ceases, a vessel is not in a port at which it can be surveyed, the validity of the certificate may be extended for a period not exceeding 2 months, but such extension shall be granted only for the purpose of allowing the vessel to complete its voyage to the port in which it is to be surveyed, and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so.

(3)A vessel to which such extension is granted shall not, on its arrival in the port in which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of such extension to leave the port without having obtained a new Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate.

(4)A Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate, which has not been extended under paragraph

(1), may be extended for a period of grace up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it.

(5)No extension under this Regulation has effect for the purposes of these Regulations unless particulars of the date to which the period of validity is extended, together with particulars of the place at and the date on which such extension was given, are endorsed on the current certificate.

(6)The period of validity of any Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate coming into force immediately on the expiry of a certificate extended under this Regulation shall not exceed a period of 4 years, dated to correspond with the original Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate before such an extension. Cancellation of certificates and cesser. 12.

(1)The Minister may cancel a Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate or a Fishing Vessel Exemption Certificate if he or she is satisfied that— (

a)any declaration of survey on which the certificate was founded has been in any particular manner made fraudulently or erroneously, (
b)the certificate has been issued upon false or erroneous information, or (
c)since the making of the declaration, the hull, equipment or machinery has sustained any damage or are otherwise inadequate for their intended service, (
d)the certificate being extended under Regulation 11 is not endorsed in the manner set out in Regulation 11

(5), (

e)the vessel has ceased to be entered in the Register of Fishing Boats, or (
f)corrective action has not been taken under Regulation 7

(9)(b) or has not been taken to the satisfaction of an authorised officer.

(2)Where the holder of a Fishing Vessel Safety or Exemption Certificate is notified of the cancellation of the certificate, he or she shall surrender the certificate to the Minister.

(3)The following instruments, insofar as they apply to fishing vessels to which these Regulations apply cease to have effect for those vessels in accordance with Regulation 1

(2), that is to say: (

a)the Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Rules 1967 ( S.I. No. 101 of 1967 ), (
b)the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Rules 1967 ( S.I. No. 100 of 1967 ), (
c)the Fishing Vessel (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 544 of 1998 ), (
d)the Fishing Vessel (Radio Installations Survey) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 40 of 1999 ), (
e)the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 325 of 1999 ), and (
f)the Merchant Shipping (Musters) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1993 ( S.I. No. 43 of 1993 ). PART 2 CONSTRUCTION, WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY AND EQUIPMENT Construction. 13.

(1)The strength and construction of the hull, superstructures, deck-houses, machinery casings, companionways and any other structures and the vessel’s equipment shall be sufficient to withstand all foreseeable conditions of the intended service and shall be in accordance with the rules of a recognised organisation or, in the case of an existing vessel, to the satisfaction of the Minister.

(2)The hull of vessels intended for operation in ice shall be strengthened in accordance with the anticipated conditions of navigation and area of operation. Wooden vessels, operating from harbours subject to freezing shall have appropriate ice protection sheathing.

(3)Bulkheads, closing devices and closures of openings in these bulkheads, as well as methods for their testing, shall be in accordance with the rules of a Recognised Organisation or other such body acceptable to the Minister.

(4)Vessels constructed of material other than wood shall be fitted with a collision bulkhead and at least with watertight bulkheads bounding the main machinery space. Such bulkheads shall be extended up to the working deck. In vessels constructed of wood such bulkheads, which as far as practicable shall be watertight, shall also be fitted.

(5)The Minister may accept the bulkhead arrangement of an existing vessel provided that such arrangement continues to remain effective in service.

(6)Pipes piercing the collision bulkhead shall be fitted with suitable valves operable from above the working deck and the valve chest shall be secured at the collision bulkhead inside the forepeak. The valves may be fitted on the after side of the collision bulkhead provided that the valves are readily accessible under all service conditions and the space in which they are located is not a cargo space.

(7)No door, manhole, ventilation duct or any other opening shall be fitted in the collision bulkhead below the working deck.

(8)The number of openings in the collision bulkhead above the working deck shall be reduced to the minimum compatible with the design and normal operation of the vessel. Such openings shall be capable of being closed weathertight.

(9)The forepeak shall not be used for carrying fuel oil. Watertight doors. 14.

(1)The number of openings in watertight bulkheads required by Regulation 13

(3)shall be the minimum compatible with the general arrangement and operational needs of the vessel.

(2)Openings shall be fitted with watertight closing appliances complying with the rules of a recognised organisation or other such body acceptable to the Minister or, in the case of existing vessels, to the satisfaction of the Minister. Watertight doors shall be of an equivalent strength to the adjacent unpierced structure.

(3)Watertight doors may be of the hinged type, and shall be capable of being operated locally from each side of the door. A notice shall be attached to the door on each side stating that the door shall be kept closed at sea.

(4)Sliding watertight doors shall be capable of being operated when the vessel is listed up to 15° either way. Hull integrity. 15.

(1)External openings shall be capable of being closed so as to prevent water from entering the vessel.

(2)(

a)Deck openings, which may be open during fishing operations, shall be arranged near to the vessel’s centreline. (
b)The Minister may approve different arrangements provided that the safety of the vessel will not be impaired.

(3)Fish flaps on stern trawlers shall be power-operated and capable of being controlled from any position which provides an unobstructed view of the operation of the flaps. Weathertight doors. 16.

(1)All access openings in bulkheads of enclosed superstructures and other outer structures, through which water could enter and endanger the vessel, shall be fitted with doors permanently attached to the bulkhead, framed and stiffened so that the whole structure is of equivalent strength to the unpierced structure, and weathertight when closed.

(2)The means for securing these doors weathertight shall consist of gaskets and clamping devices or other equivalent means and shall be permanently attached to the bulkhead or to the doors themselves, and shall be so arranged that they can be operated from each side of the bulkhead.

(3)The height above deck of sills in those doorways, in companionways, erections and machinery casings which give direct access to parts of the deck exposed to the weather and sea shall be at least 600mm on the working deck and at least 300mm on the superstructure deck.

(4)Where operating experience has shown justification and, on the approval of the Minister, these heights, except in the doorways giving direct access to machinery spaces, may be reduced to not less than 380mm and 150mm respectively. Hatchways closed by wood covers. 17.

(1)The height above deck of hatchway coamings on exposed parts of the working deck shall be: Vessels of Length Coaming Height 15m and over but less than 18m 400mm 18m and over but less than 21m 500mm 21m and over but less than 24m 600mm The height above deck of hatchway coamings on exposed parts of the superstructure deck shall be at least 300mm.

(2)Where operating experience has shown justification and on the approval of the Minister, the height of hatchway coamings, except those which give direct access to machinery spaces, may be reduced from the height as specified in paragraph

(1)or the coamings may be omitted entirely, provided that efficient watertight hatch covers other than wood are fitted. Such hatchways shall be kept as small as practicable and the covers shall be permanently attached by hinges or equivalent means and be capable of being rapidly closed or battened down.

(3)The finished thickness of wood hatchway covers shall include an allowance for abrasion due to rough handling. The finished thickness of these covers shall be at least 4mm for each 100mm of unsupported span subject to a minimum of 40mm and the width of their bearing surfaces shall be at least 65mm.

(4)Where wooden hatchway covers are fitted they shall be capable of being secured weathertight. Arrangements for securing wood hatchway covers weathertight shall be provided. Hatchways closed by covers other than wood. 18.

(1)(a) The height above deck of hatchway coamings shall be as specified in Regulation 17

(1). (b) Where operating experience has shown justification and on the approval of the Minister, the height of these coamings may be reduced, or the coamings omitted entirely, provided that the safety of vessels is not impaired by such omission. In this case, the hatchway openings shall be kept as small as practicable and the covers be permanently attached by hinges or equivalent means and be capable of being rapidly closed and battened down, or by equally effective arrangements.

(2)For the purpose of strength calculations it shall be assumed that hatchway covers are subjected to static loads of 10 kN/m2, or the weight of cargo intended to be carried on them, whichever is the greater.

(3)Where a hatchway is situated on the superstructure deck in a position abaft a point 0.25 of the length from the forward perpendicular, the assumed loads may be reduced to not less than 75 per cent of the requirement of paragraph

(2).

(4)Where covers are made of mild steel, the maximum stress calculated according to paragraph

(2)multiplied by 4.25 shall not exceed the minimum ultimate strength of the material. Under these loads the deflections shall not be more than 0.0028 times the span.

(5)Covers made of materials other than mild steel shall be at least of equivalent strength to those made of mild steel and their construction shall be of sufficient stiffness to ensure weathertightness under the loads specified in paragraph

(2).

(6)Covers shall be fitted with clamping devices and gaskets or other equivalent arrangements sufficient to ensure weathertightness. Machinery space openings. 19.

(1)Machinery space openings shall be framed and enclosed by casings of strength equivalent to the adjacent superstructure. External access openings therein shall be fitted with doors complying with Regulation 16 or with hatch covers other than wood complying with Regulation 18.

(2)Openings other than access openings shall be fitted with covers of equivalent strength to the unpierced structure, permanently attached thereto and capable of being closed weathertight.

(3)Where casings are not fitted the access openings to the machinery space shall be closed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph

(1). Other deck openings. 20.

(1)Where it is essential for fishing operations, flush deck scuttles of the screw, bayonet or equivalent type, and manhole covers may be fitted, provided these are capable of being closed watertight and such devices shall be permanently attached to the adjacent structure. Subject to the approval of the Minister, and having regard to the size and disposition of the openings and the design of the closing devices, metal-to-metal closures may be fitted provided that they are effectively watertight.

(2)An efficient deck erection or companionway, fitted with weathertight doors or their equivalent, shall be provided to protect openings, other than hatchways, machinery space openings, manholes and flush scuttles in the working deck. Companionways shall be situated as close as practicable to the vessel’s centreline. Ventilators. 21.

(1)The coamings of ventilators shall be as high as practicable. On the working deck the height above deck of coamings of ventilators other than machinery space ventilators shall be not less than 760mm and on superstructure decks not less than 450mm. When the height of such ventilators may interfere with the working of the vessel their coaming heights may be reduced to the satisfaction of the Minister.

(2)Machinery space ventilators shall be led as high as is reasonable and practicable and preferably be fitted well inboard; the angle of initial down flooding to the machinery spaces shall not be less than 40°.

(3)(

a)Coamings of ventilators shall be of equivalent strength to the adjacent structure and capable of being closed weathertight by devices permanently attached to the ventilator or adjacent structure. Where the coaming of any ventilator exceeds 900mm in height it shall be specially supported. Ventilators shall be arranged as close to the vessel’s centreline as possible and, where practicable, shall extend through the top of a deck erection or companionway. (
b)Closing appliances need not be fitted to ventilators the coamings of which extend more than 3.4 metres above the working deck or more than 1.7 metres above a deckhouse top or superstructure deck. If it is unlikely that water will enter the vessel through machinery space ventilators, closing appliances to such ventilators may be omitted, subject to the approval of the Minister. Fire flaps shall be fitted to such coamings in accordance with Regulation 82. Air pipes. 22.

(1)Where air pipes to tanks and void spaces below deck extend above the working or superstructure decks, the exposed parts of the pipes shall be of strength equivalent to the adjacent structures and fitted with appropriate protection and, as far as is practicable, located close to the vessel’s centreline and protected from damage by fishing or lifting gear. Openings of pipes shall be provided with means of closing, permanently attached to the pipe or adjacent structure, except that where they are protected against water trapped on deck, these means of closing may, subject to the approval of the Minister, be omitted.

(2)The height of air pipes above deck to the point where water may have access below shall be at least 760mm on the working deck and at least 450mm on the superstructure deck. To avoid interference with the fishing operations the Minister may accept a reduction of the height of an air pipe. Sounding devices. 23.

(1)Sounding devices shall be fitted to- (

a)the bilges of those compartments which are not readily accessible at all times during the voyage, and (
b)all tanks and cofferdams.

(2)Where sounding pipes are fitted— (

a)their upper ends shall be extended to a readily accessible position and, where practicable, above the working deck, (
b)their openings shall be provided with permanently attached means of closing, and (
c)shall be fitted with automatic self-closing devices in sounding pipes which are not extended above the working deck.

(3)Sounding arrangements on fuel service tanks shall be such that in the event of the tanks being overfilled, spillage through the means of sounding cannot occur.

(4)Fuel tank sounding pipe openings shall not be located in crew accommodation. Sidescuttles and windows. 24.

(1)Sidescuttles to spaces below the working deck and to enclosed spaces on the working deck shall be fitted with hinged deadlights capable of being closed watertight.

(2)No sidescuttle shall be fitted in such a position that its sill is less than 500mm above the deepest operating waterline.

(3)Sidescuttles fitted less than 1000mm above the deepest operating waterline shall be of the fixed type.

(4)Windows, sidescuttles and skylights, together with their frames, glasses and deadlights, shall be of an approved construction. Those prone to be damaged by fishing gear shall be suitably protected.

(5)(

a)Skylights leading to spaces below the working deck shall be of substantial construction and capable of being closed and secured weathertight, and with provision for adequate means of closing in the event of damage to the inserts. (
b)Skylights leading to machinery spaces shall be avoided as far as practicable.

(6)(

a)Toughened safety glass or suitably permanently transparent material of equivalent strength shall be fitted in all wheelhouse windows exposed to the weather. (
b)The means of securing windows and the width of the bearing surfaces shall be adequate, having regard to the window material used. (
c)Openings leading to spaces below deck from a wheelhouse whose windows are not provided with the protection required by paragraph

(7)shall be fitted with a weathertight closing appliance.

(7)Deadlights or a suitable number of storm shutters shall be provided where there is no other method of preventing water from entering the hull through a broken window or sidescuttle.

(8)If the safety of the vessel is not impaired, sidescuttles and windows without deadlights in side or aft bulkheads of deck erections located on or above the working deck may be accepted, subject to the approval of the Minister.

(9)The number of openings in the sides of the vessel below the working deck shall be the minimum compatible with the design and proper working of the vessel and such openings shall be provided with closing arrangements of adequate strength to ensure watertightness and the structural integrity of the surrounding structure. Inlets and discharges. 25.

(1)(

a)Discharges led through the shell either from spaces below the working deck or from within enclosed superstructures or deckhouses on the working deck fitted with doors complying with the requirements of Regulation 16 shall be fitted with means for preventing water from passing inboard. (
b)Each separate discharge shall have an automatic non-return valve with a positive means of closing it from a readily accessible position. (
c)Subject to the approval of the Minister, a non-return valve may be omitted if it is considered that the entry of water into the vessel through the opening is not likely to lead to dangerous flooding and that the thickness of the pipe is sufficient. (
d)The means for operating the valve with a positive means of closing shall be provided with an indicator, showing whether the valve is open or closed.

(2)(

a)In machinery spaces main and auxiliary sea inlets and discharges essential for the operation of machinery may be controlled locally. (
b)Controls shall be readily accessible and shall be provided with indicators showing whether the valves are open or closed. (
c)In unmanned machinery spaces suitable warning devices shall be installed to indicate leakage of water into the space or leakage from any other system.

(3)Fittings attached to the shell and all valves required by this Regulation shall be of steel, bronze or other approved ductile material. All pipes between the shell and the valves shall be of steel, except that in spaces other than machinery spaces of vessels constructed of material other than steel, the Minister may approve the use of other materials. Freeing ports. 26.

(1)Where bulwarks on weather parts of the working deck form wells, the minimum freeing port area (A) in m2, on each side of the vessel for each well on the working deck shall be determined in relation to the length (

l)and height of bulwark in this well as follows: A = K x l where: K = 0.07 for vessels of 24 metres in length K = 0.04375 for vessels of 15 metres in length; for intermediate lengths the value of K shall be obtained by linear interpolation. (l need not be taken as greater than 70% of the length of a vessel.) Where the bulwark is— (
a)more than 1.2 metres in average height the required area shall be increased by 0.004m2 per metre of length of well for each 100mm difference in height, or (
b)is less than 900mm in average height, the required area may be decreased by 0.004m2 per metre of length of well for each 100mm difference in height.

(2)The freeing port area calculated according to paragraph

(1)shall be increased where it is considered that the vessel’s sheer is not sufficient to ensure rapid and effective freeing of the deck of water.

(3)Subject to the approval of the Minister, the minimum freeing port area for each well on the superstructure deck shall be not less than one half the area (A) given in paragraph

(1)except that where the superstructure deck forms a working deck for fishing operations the minimum area each side shall be not less than 75 per cent of the area (A).

(4)Freeing ports shall be so arranged along the length of bulwarks as to provide the most rapid and effective freeing of the deck from water. Lower edges of freeing ports shall be as near the deck as practicable.

(5)(

a)Poundboards and means for stowage and working the fishing gear shall be arranged so that the effectiveness of the freeing ports will not be impaired or water trapped on deck and prevented from easily reaching the freeing ports. (
b)Poundboards shall be so constructed that they can be locked in position when in use and will not hamper the discharge of shipped water.

(6)(

a)Freeing ports over 300mm in depth shall be fitted with bars spaced not more than 230mm nor less than 150mm apart or provided with other suitable protective arrangements. (
b)Freeing port covers, if fitted, shall be of approved construction. (
c)If devices are considered necessary for locking freeing port covers during fishing operations they shall be approved and easily operable from a readily accessible position.

(7)In vessels intended to operate in areas subject to icing, covers and protective arrangements from freeing ports shall be capable of being easily removed to restrict ice accumulation. The size of opening and means provided for removal of these protective arrangements shall be approved.

(8)(

a)Where wells or cockpits are fitted in the working deck or superstructure deck with their bottoms above the deepest operating waterline, efficient non-return means of drainage overboard shall be provided. (
b)Where bottoms of such wells or cockpits are below the deepest operating waterline, drainage to the bilges shall be provided. Anchor and mooring equipment. 27.

(1)(

a)Each vessel shall be provided with anchor equipment designed for quick and safe operation which shall consist of an anchor, anchor chains or wire ropes, stoppers and a windlass or other arrangements for dropping and hoisting the anchor and for holding the vessel at anchor in all foreseeable service conditions. (
b)Each vessel shall also be provided with adequate mooring equipment for safe mooring in all operating conditions. (
c)The hull of the vessel shall be suitably strengthened in way of hawse pipes, chain stoppers, windlass and other equipment associated with anchoring and mooring.

(2)(

a)The anchoring equipment should be in accordance with Schedule 2. (
b)The rules of a recognised organisation or other such body acceptable to the Minister may also be used. Working decks within an enclosed superstructure. 28.

(1)Working decks within an enclosed superstructure shall be fitted with an efficient drainage system having an appropriate drainage capacity to dispose of washing water and fish guts.

(2)All openings necessary for fishing operations shall be provided with means for quick and efficient closure by one person.

(3)(

a)Where the catch is brought on to such decks for handling and processing, the catch shall be placed in a pound. (
b)An efficient drainage system shall be fitted. (
c)Adequate protection against inadvertent influx of water to the working deck shall be provided.

(4)On new vessels, at least 2 exits from such decks shall be provided.

(5)The clear headroom in the working space shall at all points be appropriate to the particular purpose of such space.

(6)A fixed ventilation system providing sufficient changes of air per hour shall be provided. Tanks for fish in refrigerated (RSW) or chilled (CSW) sea water. 29.

(1)Where RSW or CSW tanks or similar tank systems are used, such tanks shall be provided with a separate permanently fitted arrangement for the filling and emptying of seawater.

(2)Where RSW or CSW tanks are also used for carrying dry cargo, the tanks shall be arranged with a bilge system and provided with adequate means to avoid ingress of water from the bilge system into the tanks. PART 3 STABILITY AND ASSOCIATED SEAWORTHINESS Stability. 30.

(1)Every vessel to which these Regulations apply shall be so designed and constructed that the requirements of this Part will be satisfied in the operating conditions referred to in paragraph 12 of Schedule 3.

(2)The skipper shall take the precautionary measures necessary to maintain the stability of the vessel in accordance with the approved stability information book.

(3)Crew members on watch shall fully observe instructions supplied in the approved stability information book. Stability criteria. 31.

(1)The following minimum stability criteria shall be met unless the Minister is satisfied that operating experience justifies departure from such criteria: (

a)the area under the righting lever curve (GZ curve) shall not be less than— (
i)0.055 m-rad up to 30° angle of heel, (
ii)0.090 m-rad up to 40° or the angle of flooding f, if this angle is less than 40°, and (iii) 0.030 m-rad between the angles of heel of 30° and 40° or between 30° and θf, if this angle is less than 40°, Where θf is the angle of heel at which openings in the hull, superstructures or deckhouses which cannot rapidly be closed watertight commence to immerse. In applying this criterion, small openings through which progressive flooding cannot take place need not be considered as open; (
b)the righting lever GZ shall be at least 200mm at an angle of heel equal to or greater than 30°; (
c)the maximum righting lever GZmax shall occur at an angle of heel preferably exceeding 30° but not less than 25°; and (
d)the initial metacentric height GM0 shall not be less than 350mm.

(2)Where arrangements other than bilge keels are provided to limit the angles of roll, the stability criteria given in paragraph

(1)shall be maintained in all operating conditions.

(3)(a) Where ballast is provided to ensure compliance with paragraph

(1)it shall be permanent, solid and fixed securely in the vessel. (

b)Details shall be included in the stability book. (
c)Permanent ballast shall not be removed or relocated without the approval of the Minister. Flooding of fish-holds. 32. The angle of heel at which progressive flooding of fish-holds could occur through hatches which remain open during fishing operations and which cannot rapidly be closed shall be at least 20° unless the stability criteria of Regulation 31

(1)can be satisfied with the respective fish-holds partially or completely flooded. Particular fishing methods. 33.

(1)Vessels engaged in particular fishing methods where additional external forces are imposed on the vessel during fishing operations, shall meet the stability criteria of Regulation 31

(1)increased, if necessary, to the satisfaction of the Minister.

(2)For vessels engaged on single or twin boom fishing the values of dynamic stability, the righting lever and metacentric height given in of Regulation 31

(1)(a), (

b)and (
d)shall be increased by 20 per cent. Severe wind and rolling. 34. For vessels intended for operation in areas where exceptionally adverse weather conditions may be experienced, special attention shall be given to the capability to withstand the capsizing effects of breaking waves. Water on deck. 35. Vessels shall be able to withstand the effect of water on deck, taking account of the seasonal weather conditions, the sea states in which the vessel will operate, the type of vessel and its mode of operation. Operating conditions. 36.

(1)The number and type of operating conditions to be considered shall be to the satisfaction of the Minister and shall include those listed in paragraph 12 of Schedule 3, as appropriate.

(2)(a) In addition to the specific operating conditions at paragraph

(1)the Minister shall also be satisfied that the minimum stability criteria given in Regulation 31 are met under all other actual operating conditions including those which produce the lowest values of the stability parameters contained in these criteria. (b) The Minister shall also be satisfied that those special conditions associated with a change in the vessel’s mode or areas of operation which affect the stability considerations of this part are taken into account.

(3)With regard to the conditions referred to in paragraph

(1)the calculations shall include the following: (

a)allowance for the weight of the wet fishing nets and tackle, etc. on deck; (
b)allowance for ice accretion, if anticipated, in accordance with Regulation 37; (
c)homogeneous distribution of the catch, unless this is inconsistent with practice; (
d)catch on deck, if anticipated, in operating conditions referred to in paragraph

(1); (

e)water ballast if carried either in tanks which are especially provided for this purpose or in other tanks also equipped for carrying water ballast; and (
f)allowance for the free surface effect of liquids and, if applicable, catch carried. Ice accretion. 37.

(1)For vessels operating in areas where ice accretion is likely to occur the icing allowance given in paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 shall be made in the stability calculations.

(2)The height of the centre of gravity of ice accretion shall be calculated according to the position of corresponding parts of the decks and gangways and other continuous surfaces on which ice can accumulate.

(3)Vessels intended for operation in areas where ice accretion is known to occur shall be: (

a)designed to minimise the accretion of ice, and (
b)equipped with means for removing ice. Inclining test. 38.

(1)Every vessel shall undergo an inclining test upon its completion or before the first issue of the Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate and the actual displacement and position of the centre of gravity shall be determined for the light ship condition.

(2)Where alterations are made to a vessel affecting its light ship condition and the position of the centre of gravity, the vessel shall, if the Minister considers this necessary, be re-inclined and the stability information revised.

(3)(

a)Every vessel shall have a lightweight survey carried out within every period of 10 years, commencing on the date of first issue of a Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate, to verify any changes in lightship displacement and longitudinal centre of gravity subsequent to a previous inclining or lightweight survey. (
b)The ship shall be re-inclined whenever, in comparison with the ship’s approved stability information derived from the previous inclining experiment, a deviation from the lightship displacement exceeding 2% or a deviation of the longitudinal centre of gravity exceeding 1% of the ship’s length is found or anticipated. Stability information. 39.

(1)(

a)All vessels shall be provided with approved stability information, to the satisfaction of the Minister, for the conditions of service for which the vessel is intended. (
b)The approved stability information shall contain the information and particulars that are detailed in Schedule 3. (
c)Such information shall include specific, easily understood instructions to the skipper warning him of those operating conditions which could adversely affect either the stability or the trim of the vessel.

(2)The stability information, referred to at paragraph

(1)shall be kept on board, readily accessible at all times and inspected at the periodical surveys of the vessel to ensure that it has been approved for the actual operating conditions.

(3)Where alterations are made to a vessel affecting its stability, revised stability calculations shall be undertaken to the satisfaction of the Minister. If the Minister requires that the stability information be revised, the new information shall be supplied to the skipper and the superseded information removed.

(4)(

a)Scales indicating the vessel’s draught shall be permanently marked on both sides of the stem and stern. (
b)These scales shall be measured perpendicularly from a datum line which will lie along, or be a projection of, the lower extremity of the keel or other appendage. (
c)Arabic numbers, 0.10 metres in the vertical plane, shall be marked on the scale at 0.2 metre intervals, the lower edge of each number indicating the draught in metres. (
d)Draughts corresponding to one metre intervals shall have the letter ‘M’ added immediately following the numeral. (
e)The skipper shall be provided with information defining the position of the datum line and instructions regarding the use of observed draughts.

(5)A statement shall be given by or on behalf of the owner of the vessel that the statements and diagrams supplied with respect to the operating conditions set out in Regulation 36 are based on the worst foreseeable service conditions in respect of the weights and disposition of fish carried in the hold or on deck, ice in the hold, fuel, water and other consumables. Portable fish-hold divisions. 40.

(1)The catch shall be properly secured against shifting to ensure against dangerous trim or heel of the vessel.

(2)The scantlings of portable fish-hold divisions, if fitted, shall be to the satisfaction of the Minister. Freeboard. 41.

(1)Every vessel shall be so designed, constructed and operated as to ensure that in all foreseeable operating conditions the freeboard will be adequate to provide— (

a)compliance with the stability criteria set out in this section, (
b)appropriate safety for the crew working on deck, and (
c)appropriate safety to the vessel from the entry of water into enclosed spaces having regard to the closing appliances fitted.

(2)Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph

(1), all existing fishing vessels shall have a freeboard of at least 300mm at any point along the working deck.

(3)(

a)The minimum freeboard at any point along the working deck of a new fishing vessel shall be not less than: (
b)Where a new vessel is fitted with bulwarks of at least 1 metre high, extending at least 0.15L abaft the forward perpendicular, the minimum bow height of the working deck above the deepest operational waterline at the forward perpendicular shall be not less than: (
c)Where the bulwark height in a new vessel is less than 1 metre, the minimum bow height shall be increased accordingly. (
d)Hfmin may, in cases where a weathertight forecastle is fitted to a new vessel that extends at least 0.07LBP abaft the forward perpendicular, be measured to the top of the forecastle deck plating. (
e)The minimum freeboard aft in a new vessel (measured at the after perpendicular) shall not be less than: . (
f)For vessels with shelters that do not meet the minimum freeboard requirement, then such shelters shall be of weathertight construction up to the next deck level (i.e. with weathertight doors and hatches, no permanent openings or freeing ports but with suitable drainage being provided). (
g)In addition, for new vessels with particular modes of operation, in which the application of the above minimum freeboard criteria is considered to be unrealistic, then the arrangements may be specially considered provided that the minimum freeboard is not less than that required to comply with the stability criteria or 300mm, whichever is greater. (
h)In the circumstances outlined at subparagraph (
g)the coaming heights of doors, hatches, ventilators and air pipes shall be raised above the Regulation minimum by an amount equivalent to the freeboard deficiency. Maximum permissible operating draught. 42.

(1)A maximum permissible operating draught shall be such that, in the associated operating condition, the stability and freeboard criteria of this Part and the requirements of Parts 2 and 6, as appropriate, are satisfied.

(2)(

a)The maximum permissible operating draught shall be marked on each side of the vessel. (
b)The location of the maximum permissible operating draught shall be indicated in the approved stability information book. PART 4 MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS Definitions. 43. In this Part— “auxiliary means of activating the rudder” means the equipment which is provided for effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering the vessel in the event of failure of the main steering gear; “certificated person” means a person duly qualified and being the lawful holder of a Certificate of Competency, or a Certificate of Equivalent Competency, valid for service as an Engineer Officer on Irish Fishing Vessels; “dead ship condition” means the condition under which the main propulsion plant, boilers and auxiliaries are not in operation due to the absence of power; “fuel oil unit” means the equipment used for the preparation of fuel oil for delivery to an oil-fired boiler, or equipment used for the preparation for delivery of heated oil to an internal combustion engine and includes any oil pressure pumps, filters and heaters dealing with oil at a pressure greater than 0.18N/mm2; “IEC 60092 —Electrical Installations in Ships” means the International Electrical Commission, International Standard IEC 60092 (formerly IEC 92), Electrical Installations in Ships, as may be amended from time to time; “independent power pump” means a pump operated by power otherwise than from the vessel’s main engines; “normal operational and habitable conditions” means conditions under which the vessel as a whole, its machinery services, means of main and auxiliary propulsion, steering gear and associated equipment, aids to safe navigation and to limit the risks of fire and flooding, internal and external means of communicating and signalling, means of escape and winches for rescue boats, are in proper working order and the minimum comfortable conditions of habitability are satisfactory; “machinery control room” means a room from which the propelling machinery and boilers serving the needs of propulsion may be controlled; “machinery space” in relation to vessels of between 15 metres and 24 metres in length, means the main engine room; “main circulating pump” means the pump which circulates the main engine sea water coolant in motor driven vessels or the pump installed for circulating water through the main condenser in steam driven vessels; “main steering gear” means the machinery, the steering gear power units, if any, and ancillary equipment and the means of applying torque to the rudder stock (e.g. tiller or quadrant) necessary for effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering the vessel under normal service conditions; “main switchboard” means a switchboard directly supplied by the main source of electrical power and intended to distribute electrical energy; “maximum service speed” means the greatest speed which the vessel is designed to maintain at sea at her deepest seagoing draught; “navigable speed” means the minimum ahead speed at which the vessel can be effectively steered; “oil-fired boiler” means any boiler wholly or partly fired by liquid fuel not being a domestic boiler of less than 75 kilowatts; “periodically unattended machinery spaces” means those spaces containing main propulsion and associated machinery and all sources of main electrical supply which are not at all times manned under all operating conditions, including manoeuvring; “settling tank” means an oil storage tank in which oil fuel is heated in the course of its preparation for combustion in boilers and machinery and which has a heating surface of not less than 0.18 square metres per tonne of oil capacity; “standard recognised by the Minister” means those standards which are in compliance with the rules of a recognised organisation; “steering gear power unit” means— (
a)in the case of electric steering gear, the electric motor and its associated electrical equipment; (
b)in the case of electro-hydraulic steering gear, the electric motor, its associated electrical equipment and connected pump; (
c)in the case of other hydraulic steering gear, the driving engine and connected pump; “suitable”, in relation to material, means suitable for the purpose for which it is intended; “type approved” or “of an approved type”, in relation to marine equipment or fittings, means of a type approved by the Minister and constructed in accordance with the standards for such equipment prescribed in accordance with European Communities (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 38 of 2003 ), and, for approvals not included in an act of an institution of the European Communities, in accordance with standards recognised by the International Maritime Organisation, and in relation to electrical equipment means of a type constructed in accordance with the current regulatory requirements of the International Electrical Commission (I.E.C). General. 44.

(1)(

a)Machinery and electrical installations shall— (
i)be designed, constructed and installed in accordance with good engineering practice, applying, where applicable, the rules of a recognised organisation or other equivalent standards, as appropriate, (
ii)be so installed, protected and maintained so as not to constitute a danger to persons and the vessel, and (iii) to be designed to pay special attention to moving parts and hot surfaces. (
b)Lifting gear, winches, fish handling and processing equipment shall be so installed, protected and maintained so as not to constitute a danger to persons and the vessel.

(2)Machinery spaces shall be so designed as to provide safe and free access to all machinery and its controls as well as to any other parts, which may require servicing.

(3)(

a)All controls for operating the machinery and equipment, such as measuring devices, pumping systems and arrangements, valves, cocks, air pipes, inlets, sounders and switches shall be permanently marked with appropriate inscriptions clearly showing their purpose. (
b)All valves shall have indicators showing whether they are open or closed and their operating handles shall be marked so as to indicate the direction of opening and closing.

(4)(

a)Means shall be provided to facilitate the cleaning and inspection of every pressure vessel. (
b)Every such pressure vessel and its mountings shall be maintained in a safe and efficient condition.

(5)(

a)Main propulsion machinery and all auxiliary machinery essential to the propulsion and the safety of new vessels shall, as fitted, be capable of operating whether the vessel is upright or listed up to 15° either way under static conditions and up to 22.5° either way under dynamic conditions, (i.e. when rolling either way) and simultaneously pitching up to 7.5° by bow or stern. (
b)Deviation from these angles may be permitted, taking into consideration the type, size and service conditions of the vessel. (
c)The Minister may accept the machinery arrangement of an existing vessel provided that such arrangement continues to remain effective in service.

(6)Special consideration shall be given to the design, construction and installation of propulsion machinery systems so that any mode of their vibrations shall not cause undue stresses in such machinery systems in the normal operating ranges.

(7)(

a)Exhaust pipes and other hot surfaces shall be properly insulated or otherwise protected to prevent accidents or burns. (
b)Hot surfaces which could cause ignition shall be protected from all possible contacts with combustible materials.

(8)Moving external parts of engines and mechanical and electrical equipment shall be suitably protected to prevent injury to attendant personnel.

(9)Platforms and gratings in machinery spaces, and openings to machinery space bilges shall be provided, where practicable, with adequate handrails or handholds and toe boards.

(10)Walking surfaces including machinery space ladders shall be properly fitted and secured in place and shall have a non-slip surface.

(11)Special consideration shall be given to the ventilation of machinery spaces, particularly in relation to the air supply and extraction requirements of the internal combustion engines installed.

(12)(

a)Where water cooled internal combustion engines are installed provision shall be made for an emergency means of supplying cooling water. (
b)Strainers shall be capable of being cleaned without interrupting the flow of cooling water to such an engine. (
c)Where keel coolers are installed provision shall be made to isolate them by fitting valves inside the hull at the inlet and outlet connections. (
d)The Minister may accept the cooling arrangement of an existing vessel provided that such arrangement continues to remain effective in service.

(13)Information on operation and maintenance of machinery, usage of fuel and lubricating oils shall be provided in English and a language understandable by the crew.

(14)Measuring devices shall be so installed as to be readily visible. MACHINERY INSTALLATIONS Propulsion and auxiliary machinery. 45.

(1)Main and auxiliary machinery essential for the propulsion and safety of the vessel shall be provided with an effective means of control.

(2)(

a)The machinery shall be capable of being brought into operation from the dead ship condition without external aid. (
b)The Minister may accept the starting arrangement of an existing vessel provided that such arrangement continues to remain effective in service.

(3)Where risk from over-speeding of machinery exists, provisions shall be made to ensure that the safe speed is not exceeded.

(4)Where main or auxiliary machinery including pressure vessels or any parts thereof may be subject to dangerous overpressure, means shall be provided, where applicable, to protect against such excessive pressure.

(5)On new vessels and for new installations, where main or auxiliary machinery or any parts of such machinery are subject to internal pressure such parts shall, prior to installation, be subjected to a hydraulic test to a pressure suitably in excess of the working pressure having regard to: (

a)the design and the material of which they are constructed, (
b)the purpose for which they are intended to be used, and (
c)the working conditions under which they are intended to be used. Such parts shall at any time thereafter be capable of withstanding such a test.

(6)Main and auxiliary machinery essential for safety and propulsion of the vessel shall be maintained in a safe and efficient condition.

(7)(

a)Main propulsion and auxiliary machinery shall be provided with arrangements in order to protect against— (
i)low lubricating oil pressure, and (
ii)high cooling water temperature. (
b)Such protection shall consist of a suitable audio and visual alarm. (
c)Internal combustion engines with a cylinder diameter greater than 200mm or a crankcase volume of greater than 0.6m3 shall in addition be provided with— (
i)automatic shut down arrangements in the event of a loss of effective lubricating oil pressure, (
ii)automatic shut down arrangements in the event of an excessively high cooling water temperature, and (iii) crankcase explosion relief valves of an approved type with sufficient relief area. (
d)The Minister may accept the protection arrangements of an existing vessel provided that such arrangements continue to remain effective in service.

(8)(

a)Bars used on flywheels to turn machinery over by hand shall be so constructed as to facilitate easy withdrawal from the flywheel recess if the engine shall recoil. (
b)Hand cranks for engines shall be designed to be thrown out instantly when the engine starts. (
c)The Minister may accept the arrangements on an existing vessel provided that such arrangements continue to remain effective in service.

(9)(

a)Where a forward power take-off is fitted to an engine for auxiliary drives, the power to be taken off shall not exceed the engine manufacturer’s limits for forward end drives. (
b)The aggregate power requirements for propulsion and auxiliary services shall not exceed the engine Maximum Continuous Rating, unless provision is made, by means of interlocks, to prevent the engine being overloaded.

(10)Where a lay shaft is driven from the power take-off shaft by either a pulley or chain, the shaft shall be fitted with a bearing on both sides of the pulley or chain sprocket.

(11)Hydraulic installations for fishing equipment shall have a means of disengaging the hydraulic pump from the driving engine.

(12)Belt drives shall be arranged with a method of tensioning in order that each belt drive can be adjusted individually.

(13)The main engine instrument panel shall, where applicable, have the following gauges— (

a)engine revolution counter, (
b)engine lubricating oil pressure gauge, (
c)gearbox oil pressure gauge, (
d)engine cooling water temperature gauge, (
e)ammeters for batteries, and (
f)exhaust temperature gauge (on engines of 750 kilowatts and above). Propeller shafts. 46.

(1)Every propeller shaft shall be so designed and constructed that it will withstand the maximum working stresses to which it may be subjected, with a factor of safety which is adequate having regard to— (

a)the material of which it is constructed, (
b)the service for which it is intended, and (
c)the type and size of prime mover or motor by which it is driven and of which it forms a part.

(2)In the case of oil filled propeller shaft bearings and tubes, a means of detecting leakage shall be provided. Such leak detection shall provide audible and visual alarm at the engine control station. Gearboxes. 47. Where fitted, gearboxes shall be suitable for the intended purpose and installed and maintained in an efficient manner. Remote control of propulsion machinery. 48.

(1)Where remote control of propulsion machinery is provided from the wheelhouse, the following shall apply— (

a)under all operating conditions, including manoeuvring, the speed, direction of thrust and, if applicable, the pitch of the propeller shall be fully controllable from the wheelhouse; (
b)the remote control referred to in subparagraph (
a)shall be performed by means of a control device with, where necessary, means of preventing overload of the propulsion machinery; (
c)the main propulsion machinery shall be provided with an emergency stopping device in the wheelhouse, independent of the wheelhouse control system referred to in subparagraph (a); (
d)remote control of the propulsion machinery shall be possible only from one station at a time; at any control station interlocked control units may be permitted. There shall be at each station an indicator showing which station is in control of the propulsion machinery. The transfer of control between the wheelhouse and machinery spaces shall be possible only in the machinery space or control room; (
e)indicators shall be fitted in the wheelhouse for— (
i)propeller speed and direction in the case of fixed propellers, (
ii)propeller speed and pitch position in the case of controllable pitch propellers, and (iii) advance alarm before automatic shut-off; (
f)it shall be possible to control the propulsion machinery locally even in the case of failure in any part of the remote control system; (
g)the design of the remote control system shall be such that if it fails an alarm will be given and the pre-set speed and direction of thrust will be maintained until local control is in operation. For those classes of vessel for which this is considered impracticable, the Minister may accept other arrangements that are at least equivalent; (
h)special arrangements shall be provided to ensure that automatic starting shall not exhaust the starting possibilities. If applicable, an alarm shall be provided to indicate low starting air pressure and shall be set at a level, which will permit main engine starting operations.

(2)Where the main propulsion and associated machinery including sources of main electrical supply are provided with various degrees of automatic or remote control and are under continuous manned supervision from a machinery control room, the control room shall be so designed, equipped and installed that the machinery operation will be as safe and effective as if it were under direct supervision.

(3)Automatic starting, operational and control systems shall include means for manually overriding the automatic means, even in the case of failure of any part of the automatic and remote control system. Communications between wheelhouse and machinery space. 49. Every vessel, which is not fitted with remote control of propulsion machinery in accordance with Regulation 48, shall be provided with a means of communicating orders from the wheelhouse to the machinery space. Means of going astern. 50.

(1)Vessels shall have sufficient power for going astern to secure proper control of the vessel in all normal circumstances.

(2)The ability of the machinery to reverse the direction of thrust of the propeller in sufficient time and so bring the vessel to rest within a reasonable distance from maximum ahead service speed shall be demonstrated at sea to an authorised officer. Propeller and stern gear. 51.

(1)As appropriate to the vessel, the design and installation of the propeller and stern gear (including shaft brackets, propeller securing, bearings, stern-tube and thrust block) and supporting structures shall be fit for the intended service of the vessel.

(2)Design, construction and fitting standards shall be to a standard recognised by the Minister. Controllable pitch propellers. 52. Where any vessel is equipped with a controllable pitch propeller, the propeller and its control gear shall be adequate having regard to the intended service of the vessel. Boilers, feed systems and steam piping arrangements. 53.

(1)Every steam boiler and every unfired steam generator shall be provided with not less than 2 safety valves of adequate capacity, except that only one safety valve may be fitted if, having regard to the output or any other features of the steam boiler or unfired steam generator, adequate protection against overpressure is thereby provided.

(2)Every oil fired boiler which is intended to operate without manual supervision shall have safety arrangements which shut off the fuel supply and give an alarm in the case of low water level, air supply failure or flame failure.

(3)Steam boiler installations are to strictly conform to the rules of a recognised organisation and to the requirements of the Minister in order to ensure that feed systems, monitoring devices and safety provisions are adequate in all respects to ensure the safety of boilers, steam pressure vessels and steam piping arrangements. Air pressure systems. 54.

(1)Adequate pressure relief arrangements shall be provided to prevent overpressure in any part of any air pressure system, and shall also be provided where water jackets of casings of air compressors and coolers might be subjected to dangerous overpressure due to leakage into them from air pressure parts.

(2)The main starting air arrangements for main propulsion internal combustion engines shall be adequately protected against the effects of backfiring and internal explosion in the starting air pipes.

(3)All discharge pipes from starting air compressors shall lead directly to the starting air receivers and all starting pipes from the air receivers to main or auxiliary engines shall be entirely separate from the compressor discharge pipe system.

(4)(

a)Provision should be made to reduce to a minimum the entry of oil into the air pressure systems and to drain these systems. (
b)Means to drain oil and water shall always be fitted to the lowest part of air receivers. Oil fuel, lubricating oil and other flammable oils — general. 55.

(1)Flammable liquids with a flash point of less than 43°C shall not be permitted on board any vessel.

(2)Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph

(1), vessels equipped with an approved rescue boat powered by a petrol outboard engine may carry an appropriate quantity of petrol in an approved container, which shall be securely stowed in the rescue boat.

(3)(

a)Pipes used to convey oil shall be made of seamless steel or other suitable material and shall be properly installed. (
b)Plastic piping shall not be used for the fuel supply to machinery or to fuel tanks or for any purpose in the machinery space where its destruction by fire would present a safety hazard. (
c)All oil pipes shall be adequately secured and protected.

(4)(

a)On new vessels and for new tank installations, oil tanks shall be constructed of steel or other suitable material and shall be located remote from heated surfaces and shall not be situated above stairways and ladders, boilers, hot surfaces and electrical equipment. (
b)Tanks and piping shall be arranged so as to eliminate leakage in the event of overflow and to minimise in the event of leakage or rupture the possibility that oil will come into contact with hot surfaces or electrical components which may cause ignition of the oil. (
c)The Minister may accept the oil tank arrangements of an existing vessel provided that such arrangements continue to remain effective in service.

(5)(

a)Oil tanks, their filling systems, valves and associated piping shall be carefully installed and be maintained so as to prevent the leakage of oil or fumes within the hull. (
b)Drip pans shall be fitted, where necessary, to prevent oils leaking into the bilge.

(6)Oil tank sounding pipe openings shall not be located in crew accommodation.

(7)(

a)Wherever oil might escape and come into contact with hot surfaces, suitable guards or screens shall be installed. (
b)The number of joints in piping systems shall be kept to a minimum.

(8)The necessary emergency controls for stopping oil pressure pumps and fans supplying air to machinery spaces and for remote closing of valves on oil tanks, shall be provided outside machinery spaces, preferably on deck. Such controls shall be at positions not likely to be cut off in the event of a fire in the machinery spaces.

(9)Flexible pipes where necessarily fitted in such systems, shall be fit for their intended purpose, be of a minimum practical length and be of an approved fire resistant type.

(10)Fuel oil, lubricating oil and other flammable oils shall not be carried in forepeak tanks. Arrangements for oil fuel installations. 56.

(1)(

a)Oil fuel used in boilers or machinery shall have a flash point of not less than 60°C (Closed Cup Test). (
b)Where the emergency source of electrical power is a generator driven by internal combustion type machinery having an independent fuel supply and with efficient starting arrangements, the oil fuel provided for this machinery shall have a flash point of not less than 43°C.

(2)Where fuel of a flashpoint of less than 60°C (Closed Cup Test) is used, it shall be stored in a suitable space, the temperature of which shall not rise to within 10°C of the flashpoint of the fuel.

(3)(

a)On new vessels and for new tank installations, as far as practicable, oil fuel tanks shall be part of the vessels structure and shall be located outside of machinery spaces. (
b)Where oil fuel tanks are necessarily located adjacent to or within machinery spaces— (
i)at least one of their vertical sides should be contiguous to the machinery space boundaries, (
ii)shall, where practicable, have a common boundary with the double bottom tanks where fitted, and (iii) the area of the tank boundary common to the machinery space shall be kept to a minimum. (
c)When such tanks are sited within the boundaries of a machinery space they shall contain oil fuel having a flash point of not less than 60°C. (
d)Oil fuel tanks, which are not built into the vessel’s structure, shall be properly constructed and be provided with save-all or gutters. (
e)The Minister may accept the oil fuel tank arrangements of an existing vessel provided that such arrangements continue to remain effective in service.

(4)Prior to installation, oil fuel tanks shall be subjected to a hydraulic pressure test equivalent to a head of water 300mm in excess of the greatest head to which the tank may be subject when in service.

(5)(

a)Safe and efficient means of ascertaining the amount of oil fuel contained in any oil tank shall be provided. (
b)If sounding pipes are installed, their upper ends shall terminate in safe positions and shall be fitted with suitable means of closure. (
c)Gauges made of glass of substantial thickness and protected with a metal case may be used, provided that automatic closing valves are fitted. (
d)Other means of ascertaining the amount of oil fuel contained in any oil fuel tank may be permitted providing their failure or overfilling of the tanks will not permit release of fuel.

(6)(

a)Oil fuel tanks shall be provided with vents and filling pipes made of steel or other suitable material and which shall terminate in a safe, open-air position, remote from any ventilation intake. (
b)The net cross sectional area of vents shall be 1.25 times that of the filling pipes. (
c)Vent openings shall be fitted with suitable wire gauze screens or equivalent protective devices.

(7)Oil fuel pipes which, if damaged, would allow oil to escape from a storage, settling, or daily service tank, situated above the double bottom tank, shall be fitted with a valve or cock which shall be— (

a)secured to the tank, and (
b)capable of being closed from a readily accessible position outside the space in which the tank is situated, provided that an inlet pipe may be fitted with a non-return valve secured to the tank.

(8)Where practicable, oil fuel piping shall not be led through accommodation spaces.

(9)Fuel pipes of internal combustion engines shall be of steel or other equivalent material and preferably of a jacketed design.

(10)Oil fuel pipes, joints and fittings shall, before being put into service for the first time, be subjected to a test by hydraulic pressure to twice their maximum working pressure, and at any time thereafter shall be capable of withstanding such a test.

(11)Pumps forming part of the oil fuel system shall be separate from the feed pumps, bilge pumps and ballast pumps and the connection of any such pumps, and shall be provided with an efficient relief valve, which shall be in closed circuit.

(12)Fuel supply lines to main propulsion and essential auxiliary machinery should be provided with duplicate filters, so constructed that either filter may be dismantled for cleaning without disrupting the fuel supply through the filter in use.

(13)(

a)Self-closing type drains shall be provided for the removal of water from oil fuel in storage tanks or settling tanks. (
b)Water separators shall be fitted in the fuel supply lines to main and auxiliary machinery and shall be made of steel or equivalent. Arrangements for lubricating oil, hydraulic oil and other flammable oils. 57.

(1)Oil storage tanks shall be provided with vents and filling pipes made of steel or other suitable material and which shall terminate in a safe position.

(2)Oil storage tanks with a capacity of 100 litres or more shall comply with Regulation 56

(7).

(3)Where tubular gauge glasses are fitted to any such oil tanks they shall be of substantial construction, adequately protected and fitted with self-closing arrangements on the tank.

(4)Adequate means shall be provided for indicating failure of the lubricating oil system.

(5)Hydraulic power packs and oil reservoirs which are located within the machinery space shall be designed and installed so that— (

a)in the event of a fire in such a space, the pumps can be remotely stopped from a position outside the machinery space; (
b)in the event of failure of any pipe, hose or connection, hydraulic oil will not come into contact with any ignition source; and (
c)where hydraulic oil reservoirs can contain in excess of 250 litres of oil, the pumps are automatically stopped in the event of leakage from a burst pipe.

(6)(

a)Main engine lubricating oil filters, capable of being readily dismantled for cleaning or replacement, should be provided. (
b)Sufficient spare filter elements should be carried on board. Bilge systems. 58.

(1)(

a)Every vessel shall be provided with efficient means for removal of water entering any compartment (other than a tank permanently used for carriage of liquids that is provided with other efficient means of pumping or drainage), when the vessel is upright or is listed not more than 5 degrees either way provided that— (
i)if the vessel is divided into watertight compartments, the bilge suctions and means of drainage shall be so arranged that any water entering any main watertight compartment can be pumped out through at least one bilge suction situated in such a compartment; and (
ii)if the vessel is not divided into watertight compartments, the means of drainage shall be so arranged that any water entering the vessel can drain to at least one bilge suction. (
b)(
i)Valves and controls necessary for the operation of the bilge system shall be located in easily accessible positions; (
ii)suctions shall be provided in the engine room and in the fish hold to the lowest drainage level of the compartment, and (iii) bilge suctions shall be fitted with suitable strainers.

(2)(

a)Bilge pumping systems shall be arranged so as to prevent water passing from the sea or from water ballast spaces into holds or into machinery spaces or from one watertight compartment to another. (
b)The bilge connection to any pump which draws from the sea or from water ballast spaces shall be fitted with either a non-return valve or a cock which cannot be opened simultaneously either to the bilges and to the sea or to the bilges and water ballast spaces. (
c)Valves in bilge distribution boxes shall be of the screw down non-return type.

(3)The Minister may accept the bilge pumping system of an existing vessel provided that such system provides an equivalent level of safety and continues to remain effective in service.

(4)The bilge pumping system is to consist of pumps connected to a bilge main pipe. The inside diameter of the bilge main (Dm) is to be calculated as follows— or 50mm (whichever is the greater) where— Dm = bilge main, minimum inside diameter (

mm)L = length of vessel (
m)B = breadth of vessel (
m)D = depth of vessel (
m)Branch suction pipes shall have a minimum internal pipe diameter (Db) as determined below— or 38mm (whichever is the greater) where— Db = bilge branch suction, minimum inside diameter (
mm)C = length of compartment served by the suction pipe (
m)B = breadth of vessel (
m)D = depth of vessel (
m)All bilge pipes shall be constructed of steel or other approved material.

(5)Where 2 power operated bilge pumps are required, each pump must be powered by a separate prime mover.

(6)Each required power operated bilge pump is to have a minimum capacity (Q), calculated as follows: Q = (0.00565) Dm2 m3/hour

(7)The Minister may accept general service pumps of an appropriate type and of a capacity equal to or greater than (Q), as bilge pumps.

(8)(

a)Any required hand bilge pump is to be of the double acting diaphragm type with a minimum capacity of 135 litres/minute. (
b)The hand pump is to be operable from an easily accessible position above the load waterline.

(9)All vessels shall be provided with at least 2 bilge pumps of the self priming type and which are arranged so that each pump can take suction from all required bilge suctions.

(10)For— (

a)vessels of 20 metres in length and over, 2 power pumps are required, at least one of which shall be an independent power pump, (
b)vessels of 15 metres in length and over but less than 20 metres in length, 2 power pumps are required. The second required power pump may be replaced by a hydraulic ejector having the capacity required by subparagraph

(6)and connected to a suitable high-pressure water pump other than a bilge pump, and (c) existing vessels of 15 metres in length and over but less than 20 metres in length, the second required pump, where already fitted, may be a hand operated pump provided it continues to remain effective in service.

(11)Adequate drainage or pumping arrangements are to be provided for enclosed fish processing areas where water may accumulate. Bilge alarms. 59.

(1)All vessels shall be fitted with bilge alarm sensors in the machinery space and in the fish hold. The alarms shall provide an audible and visual warning in the wheelhouse. The arrangement of the alarm sensors shall provide for regular testing.

(2)In vessels where the machinery space is not continuously manned by a certificated person, an additional bilge alarm sensor shall be fitted in the machinery space at a higher level relative to the sensor provided in paragraph

(1). The additional sensor shall give an audible and visual indication in the wheelhouse, but shall only be able to be cancelled or acknowledged at a position inside the machinery space. Exhaust systems. 60.

(1)Exhaust pipes from engines and from heating and cooking appliances shall be permanently mounted.

(2)All joints shall be gastight, the pipes well secured and supported by hangers or brackets and fitted where necessary with a section of flexible pipe or bellows.

(3)(

a)Exhaust pipes and silencers of every internal combustion engine shall be adequately cooled or lagged to protect persons on board the vessel. (
b)Where exhaust pipes pass through a wooden deck or other structures of wood or other combustible material, suitable protection shall be provided to the structure to avoid the risk of fire. Steering gear. 61.

(1)(

a)All vessels shall be provided with efficient main steering gear and auxiliary means of steering. (
b)The Minister may accept the steering arrangements of an existing vessel provided that such arrangements continue to remain effective in service.

(2)(

a)The main steering gear and the rudder and associated fittings shall be of adequate strength and capable of steering the vessel at maximum ahead service speed and shall be so designed and constructed that they are not damaged at maximum astern speed or by manoeuvring during fishing operations. (
b)The main steering gear shall, with the vessel at its maximum permissible operating draught be capable of turning the rudder from 35° on one side to 30° on the other in 30 seconds when the vessel is at navigable speed and from 20° on one side to 20° on the other in 30 seconds when the vessel is at maximum service speed, with the rudder totally submerged.

(3)The auxiliary means of steering shall be capable of being brought rapidly into action and shall enable the vessel to be steered at a navigable speed.

(4)Where a steering device other than a rudder is fitted, its construction and operation shall be adequate and suitable for its intended purpose and shall comply with the provisions of Regulation 50.

(5)(

a)Where the steering device is remotely operated, a rudder angle indicator shall be provided at the steering position. (
b)The rudder angle indicator for power-operated steering gear shall be independent of the steering gear control system.

(6)The auxiliary means of activating the rudder and the main steering gear shall be arranged so that a failure in one will not render the other inoperative.

(7)The auxiliary means of activating the rudder shall consist of one of the following— (

a)An electrical or electro-hydraulic steering gear with a source of power independent from that supplying the main steering gear, (
b)A hand pump powered hydraulic system with direct connection via a hydraulic ram to the tiller arm (this may be a helm-mounted pump within the steering system), or (
c)A portable tiller arm that can be mounted on the top of the rudder stock and which can be controlled where necessary by means such as a block and tackle system. Refrigeration systems for the preservation of the catch. 62.

(1)(

a)Refrigeration plants and cold store-rooms, where provided, shall be of a design and construction suitable for the service for which they are intended and be so installed and protected as to reduce to a minimum any danger to the crew. (
b)Refrigeration systems shall be so designed, constructed, tested and installed as to take account of the safety of the system and also the emission of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or any other ozone depleting substances from the refrigerant held in quantities or concentrations which are hazardous to human health or to the environment, and shall be in accordance with the rules of a recognised organisation or other such body acceptable to the Minister. (
c)Refrigerants to be used in refrigeration systems shall be to the satisfaction of the Minister. However, methylchloride or CFCs whose ozone depleting potential is higher than 5 per cent of CFC-11 shall not be used as refrigerants. (
d)If ammonia is to be used as the refrigerant gas, the refrigerating plant shall be in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 4. (
e)To prevent persons being trapped, cold store-rooms and spaces where evaporators are fitted shall be provided with— (
i)at least one door or hatch which is operable from inside the space and means for indicating the location of this exit, in the event of lights in the room being switched off or failing, and (
ii)a “locked in alarm”, which is to be operable from within the space and which gives a signal to a permanently manned control station.

(2)Refrigerating installations shall be adequately protected against vibration, shock, expansion, shrinkage, etc. and shall be provided with an automatic safety control device to prevent a dangerous rise in temperature and pressure.

(3)Refrigeration systems in which toxic or flammable refrigerants are used shall be provided with drainage devices leading to a place where the refrigerant presents no danger to the vessels or to persons on board.

(4)(

a)Any space containing refrigerating machinery including condensers and gas tanks utilizing toxic refrigerants shall be separated from any adjacent space by gastight bulkheads and exits from such spaces shall not lead directly into any accommodation spaces. (
b)Any space containing the refrigerating machinery including condensers and gas tanks shall be fitted with a leak detection system having an indicator outside the space adjacent to the entrance and shall be provided with an independent ventilation system and a water spray system.

(5)When such containment is not practicable, due to the size of the vessel, the refrigeration system may be installed in the machinery space provided that— (

a)the quantity of refrigerant used will not cause danger to persons in the machinery space, should all the gas escape, and (
b)an alarm is fitted to give warning of a dangerous concentration of gas should any leakage occur in the compartment.

(6)(

a)Where any refrigerant harmful to persons is used in a refrigeration system, at least 2 sets of breathing apparatus shall be provided, one of which shall be placed in a position not likely to become inaccessible in the event of leakage of refrigerant. (
b)Breathing apparatus provided as part of the vessel’s fire-fighting equipment may be considered as meeting all or part of this provision provided its location meets both purposes. (
c)Where self-contained breathing apparatus is used, a spare cylinder shall be provided for each apparatus.

(7)At least one crew member, but preferably 2, shall be trained in the use of breathing apparatus.

(8)Adequate guidance for the safe operation and emergency procedures for the refrigeration system shall be provided by suitable notices displayed on board the vessel. Spare gear. 63.

(1)Adequate spare gear shall be provided for main and auxiliary machinery and electrical equipment and installations of the vessel, having regard to the intended service of the vessel. Spares should include fuel filters, oil filters, temporary means of repairing pipework, main engine cooling water pump spares, bilge pump spares, tool-kit, fuses and light bulbs.

(2)Spare gear shall be securely stowed in an easily accessible space. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS General. 64.

(1)The design and construction of electrical installations shall be such as to provide: (

a)the services necessary to maintain the vessel in normal operational and habitable conditions without having recourse to an emergency source of power, (
b)the services essential to safety when failure of the main source of electrical power occurs, and (
c)protection of the crew and vessel from electrical hazards.

(2)The Minister may accept the electrical installation of an existing vessel provided that such installation provides an equivalent level of safety and continues to remain effective in service. Main source of electrical power. 65.

(1)Where electrical power constitutes the only means of maintaining auxiliary services essential for the propulsion and the safety of the vessel, a main source of electrical power shall be provided which shall consist of at least 2 generating sets, one of which may be driven by the main engine. The capacity of these generating sets shall be sufficient so as to ensure the functioning of the services essential for propulsion and safety of the vessel in the event of one main generating set being stopped. The Minister may accept other arrangements having equivalent electrical capability.

(2)The required output of any generator or alternator driven by a variable speed engine should be based on the lowest operational speed of the engine. Throughout the entire operating engine speed range, the generator or alternator should operate within its safe speed range. Emergency source of electrical power. 66.

(1)A self-contained emergency source of electrical power, located outside the machinery space and above the main deck, shall be provided. It shall be so arranged as to ensure its functioning in the event of fire in the machinery space, or other causes of failure of the main source of electrical power.

(2)The emergency switchboard should be installed as near as is practicable to the emergency source of power and should be located in accordance with paragraph

(1). Where the emergency source of power is a generator, the emergency switchboard should be located in the same place unless the operation of the emergency switchboard would thereby be impaired.

(3)Where the emergency source of electrical power is a generator, it is to be provided with an independent fuel supply and with efficient starting arrangements. Unless a second independent means of starting the emergency generator is provided, the single source of stored energy is to be protected to preclude its complete depletion by any automatic starting system.

(4)Where the emergency source of electrical power is an accumulator battery, it shall be capable of carrying the emergency load without recharging whilst maintaining the voltage of the battery throughout the discharge period within plus or minus 12 per cent of its nominal voltage. In the event of failure of the main source of electrical power, this accumulator battery shall be automatically connected to the emergency switchboard and is to immediately supply at least those services specified in paragraph

(6). The emergency switchboard shall be provided with an auxiliary switch allowing the battery to be connected manually, in case of failure of the automatic connection system.

(5)The emergency generator and its prime mover and any emergency accumulator battery is to be so arranged as to ensure that they will function at full rated power when the vessel is upright and when rolling up to an angle of 22.5° either way and simultaneously pitching 10° by bow or stern, or in any combination of angles within those limits.

(6)The emergency source of electrical power shall be capable of operating the following services simultaneously, for a period of at least 3 hours— (

a)the vessel’s emergency lights— (
i)in stairways and exits from all spaces where the crew would normally be expected to be located, (
ii)in the machinery space and spaces containing the emergency source of power, (iii) in the wheelhouse, and (
iv)at the survival craft stowage and embarkation positions and over the side of the vessel at such positions; (
b)the internal communication equipment, fire detection and emergency alarm systems; (
c)the navigation lights; (
d)the signals equipment and daylight signalling lamp; (
e)the emergency fire pump, if any, and if operated by electrical power.

(7)A separate reserve source of energy, complying with Regulation 145 shall be supplied for the radio communication systems. Distribution systems.

Electrical distribution systems shall comply with the requirements of the “IEC 60092 —Electrical Installations in Ships” or “ISO Standard 13297:2000 Small craft electrical systems — alternating current systems”. Cables.
The design and installation of cables shall comply with the requirements of the “IEC 60092 —Electrical Installations in Ships”. Accumulator (storage) batteries and associated charging equipment. 69.

(1)Batteries, their means of charging, charging voltage and current protection arrangements shall be effective and fit for their intended service.

(2)The output of any dynamo or alternating current generator driven by a variable speed engine shall be based on the lowest operational speed of the engine. Throughout the entire operating engine speed range the dynamo or alternating current generator shall operate within its safe speed range.

(3)(

a)Accumulator (storage) batteries shall be housed in boxes, trays or compartments which are constructed so as to provide protection of the batteries from damage and which are ventilated to reduce the accumulation of explosive gas to a minimum. (
b)Where fans are fitted in exhaust ducts from compartments assigned principally to the storage of batteries they shall be intrinsically safe. (
c)Electrical arrangements liable to arc shall not be installed in any compartment used principally for the storage of accumulator batteries. (
d)Lead acid and nickel alkaline batteries shall not be housed in the same space.

(4)An accumulator battery shall not be located in accommodation spaces unless installed in a hermetically sealed container.

(5)Where accumulator batteries are the sole means used for starting the main and auxiliary engines, the following shall apply- (

a)each engine shall be provided with 2 starting battery sets, each of which shall be of sufficient capacity to start the engine not less than 6 times successively, (
b)the engine starting circuits shall include an isolating switch for each battery set, and (
c)the battery charging circuits shall be able to be supplied from the main source of electrical power.

(6)Where the emergency source of electrical power is an accumulator battery, the charging circuits shall comply with paragraph 5(c). Precautions against shock, fire and other hazards of electrical origin. 70.

(1)(

a)Exposed conductive parts of electrical machines or equipment which are not intended to be “live”, but which are liable under fault conditions to become “live” shall be earthed (grounded) unless: (
i)they are supplied at a voltage not exceeding 55 volts direct current (
dc)or 55 volts, root mean square (RMS) alternating current (ac), between conductors. Autotransformers shall not be used for the purpose of achieving such an ac voltage, (
ii)they are supplied at a voltage not exceeding 250 volts RMS ac, by safety isolating transformers supplying one consuming device only, or (iii) they are constructed in accordance with the principle of double insulation. (
b)Portable electrical equipment shall operate at a safe voltage, exposed conductive parts of such equipment which are not intended to have a voltage but which may have such under fault conditions, shall be earthed. Where particular risks due to conductivity may exist, additional precautions for portable electric lamps, tools or similar apparatus for use in confined or exceptionally damp spaces may be required.

(2)Main and emergency switchboards shall be so arranged as to give easy access as may be needed to apparatus and equipment, without danger to personnel. The sides and backs and, where necessary, the fronts of switchboards, shall be suitably guarded. Exposed “live’’ parts having voltages to earth exceeding 55 volts RMS ac shall not be installed on the front of such switchboards. There shall be non-conducting mats or gratings at the front and rear, where necessary.

(3)Tanks, machinery or other conductive parts that do not have good electrical continuity with the water surrounding the vessel should have special earthing arrangements to reduce potential risk.

(4)Electrical equipment exposed to the weather shall be protected from dampness and corrosion as well as mechanical damage.

(5)(

a)Piping conveying steam or liquid shall not be fitted above or in the vicinity of switchboards or other electrical equipment. (
b)Where such arrangements are unavoidable, provision shall be made to prevent leakage damaging the equipment.

(6)Lighting fittings shall be arranged to prevent temperature rises which could damage the wiring and to prevent surrounding material from becoming excessively hot.

(7)(

a)Each separate circuit shall be protected against short circuit and, except in the case of supply to steering gear circuits and motors, also against overload. (
b)The rating or setting of the appropriate overload protective device for each circuit shall be permanently indicated at the location of the protective device.

(8)In spaces where flammable mixtures are liable to collect and in any compartment assigned principally to the containment of an accumulator battery, no electrical equipment shall be installed unless it is: (

a)essential for operational purposes, (
b)of a type which will not ignite the mixture concerned, (
c)appropriate to the space concerned, and (
d)appropriately certified for safe usage in the dusts, vapours or gases likely to be encountered.

(9)Where a potential explosion risk exists in or near any space, all electrical equipment and fittings installed in those spaces shall be either explosion-proof or intrinsically safe. Lighting systems. 71.

(1)Lighting for machinery spaces, control stations and work spaces should be supplied from at least 2 separate final sub-circuits and arranged in such a manner that failure of one final sub-circuit should not leave the space in darkness.

(2)Lighting of normally unattended spaces such as fishrooms and net stores should be controlled from outside the space. Electric motors. 72.

(1)Every electric motor should be provided with a means of starting and stopping so placed that the person controlling the motor can easily operate it.

(2)The circuit supplying the motor should be fitted with short circuit and overload protection.

(3)(

a)Where electric motors are fitted to deck machinery, the operating device should automatically return to the stop position when released. (
b)Emergency stops should also be located at the control station. The mechanical component of the deck machinery should be fitted with an appropriate fail-safe braking system.

(4)(

a)Electric fans and pumps driven by electric motors for the transfer of fuel oil, fuel oil lift pumps and similar fuel oil pumps, should be fitted with a remote control. (
b)The remote control should be positioned outside the machinery space concerned, for stopping the motors in the event of a fire in the space in which they are located. Lightning conductors. 73.

(1)Lightning conductors should be fitted on wooden masts and should be of continuous copper tape or copper rope having a cross section of not less than 75mm2 and secured to a copper spike of 12mm diameter projecting at least 150mm beyond the top of the mast.

(2)In the case of metal hulls, the lower end of the conductor should be earthed to the hull.

(3)(

a)In the case of wood or other non-metallic hulls, the lower end of the conductor shall be attached to an earthing plate of copper or similar material of area not less than 0.25m2 attached to the outside of the hull in an area reserved for this purpose and located below the light water line so that it is immersed under all conditions of heel. (
b)The earthing plate for the lightning conductor shall be additional to and separate from the earthing plate used for the power system earthing or earth bonding systems. (
c)All sharp bends should be avoided and bolted or riveted joints only may be used. PERIODICALLY UNATTENDED MACHINERY SPACES Fire prevention. 74.

(1)Special consideration shall be given to high pressure fuel oil pipes. Where practicable, leakages from such piping systems shall be collected in a suitable drain tank which shall be provided

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