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International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft HSC CODE 2000

Instructions for the Guidance of Surveyors

This Code shall be applied as a complete set of comprehensive requirements. It contains requirements for the design and construction of high-speed craft engaged on international voyages, the equipment which shall be provided and the conditions for their operation and maintenance. The basic aim of the Code is to set levels of safety which are equivalent to those of conventional ships required by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, (SOLAS Convention) and the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, (Load Line Convention) by the application of constructional and equipment standards in conjunction with strict operational controls.

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  • Contents Web page 
    Contents, Preamble and General Comments & Requirements
  • Chapter 1 Web page 
    General Comments & Requirements
  • Chapter 2 Web page 
    Buoyancy, Stability & Subdivision
  • Chapter 3 Web page 
    Structures
  • Chapter 4 Web page 
    Accomodation & Escape Measures
  • Chapter 5 Web page 
    Directional Control Systems
  • Chapter 6 Web page 
    Anchoring, Towing & Berthing
  • Chapter 7 Web page 
    Fire Safety
  • Chapter 8 Web page 
    Life Saving Appliances & Arrangements
  • Chapter 9 Web page 
    Machinery
  • Chapter 10 Web page 
    Auxiliary Systems
  • Chapter 11 Web page 
    Remote Control, Alarm & Safety Systems
  • Chapter 12 Web page 
    Electrical Installations
  • Chapter 13 Web page 
    Shipbourne Navigation Systems & Equipment & Voyage Data Recorders
  • Chapter 14 Web page 
    Radiocommunications
  • Chapter 15 Web page 
    Operating Compartment Layout
  • Chapter 16 Web page 
    Stabilization Systems
  • Chapter 17 Web page 
    Handling, Controllability & Performance
  • Chapter 18 Web page 
    Operational Requirements
  • Chapter 19 Web page 
    Inspection and Maintenance Requirements
  • Annex 1 Web page 
    Forms of Safety Certificate for High Speed Craft and Record of Equipment
  • Annex 2 Web page 
    Form of Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft
  • Annex 3 Web page 
    Use of Probability Concept
  • Annex 4 Web page 
    Procedures For Failure Mode And Effects Analysis
  • Annex 5 Web page 
    Ice Accretion Applicable to all Types of Craft
  • Annex 6 Web page 
    Stability of Hydrofoil Craft
  • Annex 7 Web page 
    Stability of Multihull Craft
  • Annex 8 Web page 
    Stability of Monohull Craft
  • Annex 9 Web page 
    Definitions, Requirements and Compliance Criteria
  • Annex 10 Web page 
    Criteria for Testing and Evaluation of Revenue and Crew Seats
  • Annex 11 Web page 
    Open Reversible Liferafts
  • Appendix A Web page 
    Marine Equipment Directive
  • Appendix B Web page 
    Recognised Classification Societies
  • Appendix C Web page 
    Guidance on Application of Stockholm Agreement
  • Appendix D Web page 
    Risk Assessment of Passage Plan
  • Appendix E Web page 
    Adoption of the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft 2000