02 GC-Code Code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying liquefied Gases in Bulk - Res A.328(IX) (MSC.182(79)) - Netherlands Regulatory Framework (NeRF)

The Assembly,

NOTING Article 16(i) of the IMCO Convention concerning the functions of the Assembly,

RECOGNIZING that the rapid increase in sea transport of liquefied gases in bulk gives rise to the urgent need for international standards to ensure their safe carriage, with a view to avoiding or minimizing the risk to ships crew, personnel of shore installations and to the environment,

RECALLING that when it adopted in Resolution A.212(VII) the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (Bulk Chemical Code), it requested the Maritime Safety Committee to draw up inter alia a code to cover the carriage of liquefied gases in bulk,

NOTING ALSO that the International Conference on Marine Pollution, 1973, adopted with Resolution 16 the Recommendation concerning the prevention of pollution by liquefied gases carried in bulk,

HAVING CONSIDERED the Recommendation by the Maritime Safety Committee at its thirty-second session,

RECOGNIZING FURTHER that gas ship design technology is rapidly evolving,

ADOPTS the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (Gas Carrier Code), the text of which is set out at Annex to this Resolution,

INVITES all governments concerned to take appropriate steps to give effect to the Code as soon as possible, and to inform the Organization on measures taken in this respect,

REQUESTS the Maritime Safety Committee to continue its study on this subject,

AUTHORIZES the Maritime Safety Committee to amend the Code as may be necessary.

Versie	Geldigheidsdatum	Status
2	vanaf 12-11-1975	Geldig vandaag
1 [versie op het scherm]	t/m 11-11-1975	Was geldig

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Preamble

Chapter 01 General

1.1 Purpose

1.2 Application

1.3 Hazards

1.4 Definitions

1.5 Equivalents

1.6 Surveys and certification

1.7 Review of the Code

Chapter 02 Ship Survival Capability and Cargo Tank Location

2.1 General

2.2 Freeboard and stability

2.3 Damage and flooding assumptions

2.4 Survival requirements

2.5 Standard of damage to be applied

2.6 Location of cargo tanks

2.7 Special consideration for small ships

Chapter 03 Ship Arrangements

3.1 Segregation of the cargo area

3.2 Accommodation, service and control station spaces

3.3 Cargo pump rooms and cargo compressor rooms

3.4 Cargo control rooms

3.5 Access to spaces in the cargo area

3.6 Air-locks

3.7 Bilge, ballast and fuel oil arrangements

3.8 Bow or stern loading and discharge arrangements

Chapter 04 Cargo Containment

4.01 General

4.02 Definitions

4.03 Design loads

4.04 Structural analysis

4.05 Allowable stresses and corrosion allowance

4.5.1 Allowable stresses

4.5.2 Corrosion allowance

4.06 Supports

4.07 Secondary barrier

4.08 Insulation

4.09 Materials

4.10 Construction and testing

4.11 Stress relieving for independent tanks type C

4.12 Guidance formulae for acceleration components

4.13 Stress categories

Chapter 05 Process Pressure Vessels and Liquid, Vapour. and Pressure Piping Systems

5.1 General

5.2 Cargo and process piping

5.3 Cargo system valving requirements

5.4 Ship''s cargo hoses

5.5 Cargo transfer methods

Chapter 06 Materials of Construction

6.1 General

6.2 Material requirements

6.3 Welding and non-destructive testing

Chapter 07 Cargo Pressure / Temperature Control

7.1 General

7.2 Refrigeration systems

Chapter 08 Cargo Vent Systems

8.1 General

8.2 Pressure relief systems

8.3 Additional pressure relieving system

8.4 Vacuum protection systems

8.5 Size of valves

Chapter 09 Environmental Control for Cargo Containment Systems

9.1 Environmental control within cargo tanks and cargo piping systems

9.2 Environmental control within the hold spaces (cargo containment systems other than independent tanks type C)

9.3 Environmental control of spaces surrounding independent tanks type C

9.4 Inerting

9.5 Inert gas production on board

Chapter 10 Electrical Arrangements

10.1 General

10.2 Types of equipment

Chapter 11 Fire Protection and Fire Extinguishing

11.1 Fire safety requirements

11.2 Fire water main equipment

11.3 Water spray system

11.4 Dry chemical powder fire extinguishing systems

11.5 Gas-dangerous enclosed spaces

11.6 Firemen''s outfits

Chapter 12 Mechanical Ventilation in Cargo Area