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PASSENGER SHIP CONSTRUCTION - CLASSES I, II & II(A)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF SURVEYORS

These Instructions give guidance on and where necessary clarification of the current Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) standards and policies that should be applied by Marine Surveyors when considering constructional arrangements and conducting surveys related to construction of passenger ships. They are not intended to replace professionalism or experience. It is the surveyor’s expertise in conjunction with that of the owner/operator that should ultimately ensure that passenger ships are built and maintained in accordance with the Regulations and operated in a safe manner.

  • Contents Web page 
    Contents, Introduction and Revision Status
  • Part 1 Web page 
    Plans, Particulars and Materials
  • Part 2 Web page 
    Strength Construction and Watertight Subdivision
  • Part 3 Web page 
    Closing of Openings in Hulls and Watertight Bulkheads
  • Part 4 Web page 
    Closing of Openings in Enclosed Superstructures and in Bulkheads above the Bulkhead Deck
  • Part 5 Web page 
    Stability and Shipside Marking
  • Part 6 Web page 
    Bilge Pumping Arrangements
  • Part 7 Web page 
    Electrical Equipment and installations
  • Part 8 Web page 
    Boilers and Machinery
  • Chapter 9 Web page 
  • Part 10 Web page 
    Miscellaneous Requirements for Ships with Special Category or Ro-Ro Cargo Spaces
  • Part 11 Web page 
    Equivalents, Penalties, Detention and Invalid Stability Information
  • Part 12 Web page 
    Passenger Accomodation
  • Part 13 Web page 
    Elderly, Disabled and Sick Passengers
  • Part 14 Web page 
    Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ship Survivability) Regulations 1997 (Statutory Instruments 1997 No 647)
  • Part 15 Web page 
    A/Amax Calculations
  • Appendix 1 Web page 
    Loading and Stability Computers
  • Appendix 2 Web page 
    Determining the Vertical Centres of Gravity and Vertical Moments of Weight of Vehicle/Cargo in the Main Vehicles Spaces
  • Appendix 3 Web page 
    Guidance Notes on the Stockholm Agreement
  • Appendix 4 Web page 
    A/Amax Calculation Procedure
  • Appendix 5 Web page 
    Guidelines on Approval of Weathertight Doors or Similar Closing Appliances to the Openings Leading to Spaces Below the Bulk Head Deck or Subdividing the Ro-Ro Cargo Space
  • Appendix 6 Web page 
    Step by Step Guide Calculation
  • Appendix 7 Web page 
    Special Notes Regarding Stability
  • Appendix 8 Web page 
    Recommendation on the Design and Operation of Passenger Ships to Respond to Elderly and Disabled Persons' Needs
  • Appendix 9 Web page 
    Model Instructions Relating to the Control of Watertight Doors.
  • Appendix 10 Web page 
    Stability Information Booklet
  • Index Web page