Pt D, Ch 13, Sec 1
SECTION 1 GENERAL
1 General requirements stipulated in Part A and Part D, Chapter 21, as
applicable, and with the requirements of this Chapter,
which are specific to ships for dredging activities.
1.1 Application
1.1.1 Ships complying with the requirements of this Chap- 1.2 Summary table
ter are eligible for the assignment of one of the following
service notations: 1.2.1 The Sections of this Chapter containing additional
• Dredger requirements for dredging ships are indicated in Tab 1.
• Hopper dredger
• Hopper unit Table 1 :
• Split hopper dredger
Main subject Reference
• Split hopper unit
Ship arrangement (1)
as defined in Pt A, Ch 1, Sec 2, [4.6].
Hull and stability Ch 13, Sec 2
1.1.2 Ships dealt with in this Chapter and which are cov- Machinery and cargo system Ch 13, Sec 3
ered by the SOLAS Convention are to comply with the
Electrical installations (1)
requirements stipulated in Part A, Part B and Part C of the
Rules, and in NR216 Materials and Welding, as applicable, Automation (1)
and with the requirements of this Chapter, which are spe- Fire protection, detection and extinction (1)
cific to ships for dredging activities.
(1) The Rules do not contain specific requirements for
1.1.3 Ships dealt with in this Chapter and which are not dredging ships on this subject. Refer to Part B and Part
covered by the SOLAS Convention are to comply with the C, or Part D, Chapter 21, as appropriate.
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