Rules and Regulations for the Construction and ...

1 INDIAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING Rules AND Regulations FOR THE Construction AND classification OF SINGLE POINT MOORING SYSTEMS June 2014 Publications of Indian Register of Shipping 1. Register Book Available on CD updated quarterly 2. Rule Books Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of Steel Ships, July 2013 comprising of following six parts, which are further divided in chapters Part 1 : Regulations Part 2 : Inspection and Testing of Materials Part 3 : General Hull Requirements Part 4 : Main and Auxiliary Machinery Part 5 : Special Ship Types (This part is published in two Volumes I & II) Part 6 : Fire Safety Requirements Rules Change Notice January, 2014 (Consolidated Rules January, 2014 available on IRS Website) Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of Inland Waterways Ships, January 1997, comprising of following five* parts which are further divided in chapters.

2 Part 1 : Regulations Part 2 : Inspection and Testing of Materials (* This part is same as the Part 2 in above) Part 3 : General Hull Requirements Part 4 : Main and Auxiliary Machinery Part 5 : Special Ship Types (To be published) Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, January 2013 (This supersedes, March 2006 edition). Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of High Speed Crafts and Light Crafts, July 2011. (Also available on CD) Rules Change Notice January, 2014 (Consolidated Rules January, 2014 available on IRS Website) Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of Naval Ships, January 2010, comprising of following six parts, which are further divided in chapters.

3 (Only available on CD) Part 1 : General Regulations Part 2 : Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials Part 3 : General Hull Requirements Part 4 : General Requirements for Main and Auxiliary Machinery Part 5 : General Requirements for Electrical Installations and Control Engineering Part 6 : Special Class Notations Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of Indian Coast Guard Ships, July 2008, comprising of following six parts, which are further divided in chapters. (Only available on CD) Part 1 : General Regulations Part 2 : Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials Part 3 : General Hull Requirements Part 4 : General Requirements for Main and Auxiliary Machinery Part 5 : General Requirements for Electrical Installations and Control Engineering Part 6 : Special Class Notations Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of SPM Systems, June 2014.

4 (Available on IRS Website) 3. classification Notes Marine Gears - Calculation of load capacity of involute parallel axis spur and helical gears, January 1997. Cable trays/protective casing made of plastics materials, July 2003. Type approval of mechanical joints used in piping, January 2014. Type approval, installation and testing of water level detectors on bulk carriers and single hold cargo ships other than bulk carriers, January 2013. Guidelines for non- destructive examination of steel castings for marine application, January 2005. Guidelines for non-destructive examination of hull and machinery steel forgings, January 2005. Guidelines for approval / acceptance of alternative means of access to spaces in oil tankers, bulk carriers, ore carriers and combination carriers, August 2006.

5 Approval scheme for the manufacturing process of normal and higher strength hull structural steels, January, 2009. Calculation of crankshafts for internal combustion engines, January, 2012. Type testing procedure for crankcase explosion relief valves, February, 2008. Type testing procedure for crankcase oil mist detection and alarm equipment, February, 2008. Type approval of electrical equipment used in control, protection, safety and internal communication in marine environment, February, 2008. Application of IRS Rules to Indian River Sea Vessels, August, 2013. 4. Type Approval Certification Schemes Type Approval Certification Scheme for Machinery Manufactured by Mass Production System, April 2000. Certification Scheme for Type Approval of Products, December 2012 5. Other Information - available on Request List of Type Approved Products List of Approved Works List of Approved Service Suppliers.

6 Indian Register of Shipping Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of SPM Systems Contents chapter 1 General chapter 2 Periodical Surveys chapter 3 Materials and Welding chapter 4 Design Loads chapter 5 General Arrangement and Stability chapter 6 Structures chapter 7 Survey and Testing during Construction chapter 8 Anchoring and Mooring chapter 9 Systems and Equipment chapter 10 Hazardous Areas chapter 11 Safety Equipment Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of SPM Systems - 2014 Page 1 of 5 _____ Indian Register of Shipping Contents chapter 1 : General Section 1 : General Information Indian Register of Shipping Survey reports Fees Register of Single Point Moorings Liability Access of Surveyor to SPM, shipyards or works Compliance with statutory requirements Section 2 : Definitions Section 3 : classification Regulations General Application of Rules Scope of classification Interpretations of the Rules Character of classification Class notations Materials, components, equipment and machinery Request for surveys Repairs Alterations Date of build Appeal from Surveyors' recommendations Certificates Suspension, withdrawal and deletion of class Reclassification of Single Point Moorings Section 4.

7 classification of Single Point Moorings Built under the Survey of Indian Register of Shipping classification of new constructions Scope Plans and design data Operations & Maintenance Manual and information booklet Records Section 5 classification of Single Point Moorings not built under the Survey of Indian Register of Shipping General procedure for classification of Single Point Moorings not built under survey of IRS Plans and data to be furnished as required in Page 2 of 5 Contents _____ Indian Register of Shipping chapter 2 : Periodical Surveys Section 1 : General Requirements General Lay-up and Reactivation surveys Surveys for damage Alterations Unscheduled surveys Provision for hull surveys Section 2 : Annual Surveys General Survey requirements Section 3 : Docking Surveys or equivalent General Underwater-inspection in lieu of dry-docking survey Section 4 : Special Surveys General Special continuous surveys Special Surveys chapter 3 Materials and Welding Section 1 : Materials Manufacture, Survey and Certification Material Selection Section 2 : Corrosion Protection Corrosion protection of structure Corrosion protection of systems and equipment Section 3 : Welding General Welding and welded connections chapter 4 Design Loads Section 1 : General Application Section 2.

8 Gravity Loads, Pressure Heads & Functional Loads Section 3 : Environmental Loads General Wind loads Wave and current loads Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of SPM Systems - 2014 Page 3 of 5 _____ Indian Register of Shipping chapter 5 General Arrangement and Stability Section 1 : General Arrangement General Rotating Part Protection Access Section 2 : Intact Stability Section 3 : Damaged Stability chapter 6 Structures Section 1 : General Section 2 : Structural Design Principles General Section 3 : Structural Strength General Structural Analysis Buoy structure Allowable stresses Buckling of plates and stiffeners Section 4 : Scantlings of Local structural members Plating Stiffeners and beams Girders chapter 7 Survey and Testing during Construction Section 1 : General General Section 2 : Testing of Tanks and Tight boundaries General Test Procedures Section 3 : Mooring System Section 4 : Cargo transfer, Control and Safety Systems Page 4 of 5 Contents _____ Indian Register of Shipping chapter 8 Anchoring and Mooring Section 1 : General General Section 2 : Anchoring Anchor Lines Anchor Points Anchor Legs Anchors and chain Section 3.

9 Mooring Mooring between Vessel and SPM Structural Components chapter 9 Systems and Equipment Section 1 : Cargo or Product Transfer Systems General Sea bed pipeline Connection Materials Hoses/Flexible Risers Swivels Leak Monitoring and Recovery System: Bearings Bearing Support Structure Seals Cargo or Product Piping Systems Installation testing Section 2 : Ancillary Systems and Equipment General Bilge Drainage System Sounding System Venting System (where applicable) Ancillary Components Pollution Prevention Section 3 : Electrical Installations General Source of Power Equipment Section 4 : Control and Monitoring Systems General Control of product transfer system Hawser load monitoring Communication Section 5 : Gas Detection System General Section 6 : Hydraulic Power System General Arrangement Design Construction and Testing Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of SPM Systems - 2014 Page 5 of 5 _____ Indian Register of Shipping chapter 10 Hazardous Areas Section 1 : General Application Definitions Section 2 : Electrical installations in hazardous areas Area classification Electrical equipment and cables chapter 11 Safety Equipment Section 1 : General Navigation Aids Section 2.

10 Fire Safety General Requirements End of chapter Rules and Regulations for the Construction and classification of SPM Systems - 2014 Page 1 of 9 _____ Indian Register of Shipping chapter 1 General Contents Section 1 General Information 2 Definitions 3 classification Regulations 4 classification of Single Point Moorings b uilt under the Survey of Indian Register of Shipping 5 classification of Single Point Moorings not built under the Survey of Indian Register of Shipping Section 1 General Information Indian Register of Shipping Indian Register of Shipping (hereinafter referred to as "IRS") was incorporated in 1975 as a Public Limited Company under Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 for the purpose of providing amongst other things a faithful and accurate classification of mercantile shipping classed with it, to approve designs of, to survey and to issue reports on mercantile and non mercantile ships, hovercrafts, hydrofoils etc; all within the scope of classification described in the Rules .