(1) “New vessel” is a fishing vessel for which, on or after the date of entry into force of the Convention:
(a)the building or major conversion contract is placed; or
(b)the building or major conversion contract has been placed before the date of entry into force of the Convention, and which is delivered three years or more after the date of such entry into force; or
(c)in the absence of a building contract:
(i)the keel is laid; or
(ii)construction identifiable with a specific vessel begins; or
(iii)assembly has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1 per cent of the estimated mass of all structural material; whichever is the less.
(2)“Existing vessel” is a fishing vessel which is not a new vessel.
(3)“Approved” means approved by the Administration.
(4)“Crew” means the skipper and all persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a vessel on the business of that vessel.
(5)“The length (L)” shall be taken as 96 per cent of the total length on a waterline at 85 per cent of the least depth measured from the keel line, or as the length from the foreside of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline, if that be greater. In vessels designed with rake of keel the waterline on which this length is measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline.
(6)“The forward and after perpendiculars” shall be taken at the forward and after ends of the length (L). The forward perpendicular shall be coincident with the foreside of the stem on the waterline on which the length is measured.
(7)“The breadth (B)” is the maximum breadth of the vessel, measured amidships to the moulded line of the frame in a vessel with a metal shell and to the outer surface of the hull in a vessel with a shell of any other material.
(8)
(a) “The depth (D)” is the vertical distance measured amidships from the keel line to the top of the working deck beam at side.
(b)In vessels having rounded gunwales, the depth shall be measured to the point of intersection of the moulded lines of the deck and side shell plating, the lines extending as though the gunwale were of angular design.
(c)Where the working deck is stepped and the raised part of the deck extends over the point at which the depth is to be determined, the depth shall be measured to a line of reference extending from the lower part of the deck along a line parallel with the raised part.
(9) “Deepest operating waterline” is the waterline related to the maximum permissible operating draught.
(10)“Amidships” is the mid-length of L.
(11)“Midship section” is that section of the hull defined by the intersection of the moulded surface of the hull with a vertical plane perpendicular to the waterline and centreline planes passing through amidships.
(12)“Keel line” is the line parallel to the slope of keel passing amidships through:
(a)the top of the keel or line of intersection of the inside of shell plating with the keel where a bar keel extends above that line of a vessel with a metal shell; or
(b)the rabbet lower line of the keel of a vessel with a shell of wood or a composite vessel; or
(c)the intersection of a fair extension of the outside of the shell contour at the bottom with the centreline of a vessel with a shell of material other than wood and metal.
(13) “Baseline” is the horizontal line intersecting at amidships the keel line.
(14)“Working deck” is generally the lowest complete deck above the deepest operating waterline from which fishing is undertaken. In vessels fitted with two or more complete decks, the Administration may accept a lower deck as a working deck provided that that deck is situated above the deepest operating waterline.
(15)“Superstructure” is the decked structure on the working deck extending from side to side of the vessel or with the side plating not being inboard of the shell plating more than 0.04B.
(16)“Enclosed superstructure” is a superstructure with:
(a)enclosing bulkheads of efficient construction;
(b)access openings, if any, in those bulkheads fitted with permanently attached weathertight doors of a strength equivalent to the unpierced structure which can be operated from each side; and
(c)other openings in sides or ends of the superstructure fitted with efficient weathertight means of closing.
A bridge or poop shall not be regarded as enclosed unless access is provided for the crew to reach machinery and other working spaces inside those superstructures by alternative means which are available at all times when bulkhead openings are closed.
(17) “Superstructure deck” is that complete or partial deck forming the top of a superstructure, deckhouse or other erection situated at a height of not less than 1.8 metres above the working deck. Where this height is less than 1.8 metres, the top of such deckhouses or other erections shall be treated in the same way as the working deck.
(18)“Height of a superstructure or other erection” is the least vertical distance measured at side from the top of the deck beams of a superstructure or an erection to the top of the working deck beams.
(19)“Weathertight” means that in any sea conditions water will not penetrate into the vessel.
(20)“Watertight” means capable of preventing the passage of water through the structure in any direction under a head of water for which the surrounding structure is designed.
(21)“Collision bulkhead” is a watertight bulkhead up to the working deck in the forepart of the vessel which meets the following conditions:
(a)The bulkhead shall be located at a distance from the forward perpendicular:
(i)not less than 0.05L and not more than 0.08L for vessels of 45 metres in length and over;
(ii) not less than 0.05 L and not more than 0.05 L plus 1.35 metres for vessels of less than 45 metres in length, except as may be allowed by the Administration;
(iii)in no case, less than 2.0 metres.
(b)Where any part of the underwater body extends forward of the forward perpendicular, e.g. a bulbous bow, the distance stipulated in sub-paragraph (a) shall be measured from a point at mid-length of the extension forward of the forward perpendicular or from a point 0.015L forward of the forward perpendicular, whichever is less.
(c)The bulkhead may have steps or recesses provided they are within the limits prescribed in sub-paragraph (a).
(22)“Main steering gear” is the machinery, the steering gear power units, if any, and ancillary equipment and the means of applying torque to the rudder stock (e.g. tiller or quadrant) necessary for effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering the vessel under normal service conditions.
(23)“Auxiliary means of activating the rudder” is the equipment which is provided for effecting movement of the rudder for the purpose of steering the vessel in the event of failure of the main steering gear.
(24)“Steering gear power unit” means in the case of:
(a)electric steering gear, an electric motor and its associated electrical equipment;
(b)electro-hydraulic steering gear, an electric motor and its associated electrical equipment and connected pump; and
(c)other hydraulic steering gear, a driving engine and connected pump.
(25)“Maximum ahead service speed” is the greatest speed which the vessel is designed to maintain in service at sea at its maximum permissible operating draught.
(26)“Maximum astern speed” is the speed which it is estimated the vessel can attain at the designed maximum astern power at its maximum permissible operating draught.
(27)“Fuel oil unit” is the equipment for the preparation of fuel oil for delivery to an oil-fired boiler, or equipment used for the preparation of oil for delivery to an internal combustion engine, and includes any oil pressure pumps, filters and heaters dealing with oil at a pressure greater than 0.18 newtons per square millimetre.
(28)“Normal operational and habitable conditions” means conditions under which the vessel as a whole, its machinery, services, means of main and auxiliary propulsion, steering gear and associated equipment, aids to safe navigation and to limit the risks of fire and flooding, internal and external means of communicating and signalling, means of escape and winches for rescue boats, are in proper working order and the minimum comfortable conditions of habitability are satisfactory.
(29) “Dead ship condition” is the condition under which the main propulsion plant, boilers and auxiliaries are not in operation due to the absence of power.
(30) “Main switchboard” is a switchboard directly supplied by the main source of electrical power and intended to distribute electrical energy.
(31)“Periodically unattended machinery spaces” means those spaces containing main propulsion and associated machinery and all sources of main electrical supply which are not at all times manned under all operating conditions, including manoeuvring.
(32)“Non-combustible material” means a material which neither burns nor gives off flammable vapours in sufficient quantity for self-ignition when heated to approximately 750 degrees celsius, this being determined to the satisfaction of the Administration by an established test procedure. Any other material is a combustible material.
(33)“Standard fire test” is one in which specimens of the relevant bulkheads or decks are exposed in a test furnace to temperatures corresponding approximately to the standard time-temperature curve. The specimen shall have an exposed surface of not less than 4.65 square metres and a height (or length of deck) of 2.44 metres resembling as closely as possible the intended construction and including where appropriate at least one joint. The standard time-temperature curve is defined by a smooth curve drawn through the following points:
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at the end of the first 5 minutes
at the end of the first 10 minutes
at the end of the first 30 minutes
at the end of the first 60 minutes
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538 degrees celsius
704 degrees celsius
843 degrees celsius
927 degrees celsius.
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(34)“‘A’ Class divisions” are those divisions formed by bulkheads and decks which comply with the following:
(a)they shall be constructed of steel or other equivalent material;
(b)they shall be suitably stiffened;
(c)they shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame to the end of the one-hour standard fire test; and
(d)they shall be insulated with approved non-combustible materials such that the average temperature of the unexposed side will not rise more than 139 degrees Celsius above the original temperature, nor will the temperature, at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 180 degrees celsius above the original temperature, within the time listed below:
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Class “A-60”
Class “A-30”
Class “A-15”
Class “A-0”
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60 minutes
30 minutes
15 minutes
0 minutes
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The Administration may require a test of a prototype bulkhead or deck to ensure that it meets the above requirements for integrity and temperature rise.
(35)“‘B’ Class divisions” are those divisions formed by bulkheads, decks, ceilings or linings which comply with the following:
(a)they shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of flame to the end of the first one-half hour of the standard fire test;
(b)they shall have an insulation value such that the average temperature of the unexposed side will not rise more than 139 degrees celsius above the original temperature, nor will the temperature at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 225 degrees celsius above the original temperature, within the time listed below:
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Class “B-15”
Class “B-0”
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15 minutes
0 minutes; and
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(c)they shall be constructed of approved non-combustible materials and all materials entering into the construction and erection of “B” Class divisions shall be non-combustible with the exception that ombustible veneers may be permitted provided they meet the relevant requirements of Chapter V.
The Administration may require a test of a prototype division to ensure that it meets the above requirements for integrity and temperature rise.
(36)“‘C’ Class divisions” are those divisions constructed of approved non-combustible materials. They need meet no requirements relative to the passage of smoke and flame nor the limiting of temperature rise.
(37)“‘F’ Class divisions” are those divisions formed by bulkheads, decks, ceilings or linings which comply with the following:
(a)they shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of flame to the end of the first one-half hour of the standard fire test; and
(b)they shall have an insulation value such that the average temperature of the unexposed side will not rise more than 139 degrees celsius above the original temperature, nor will the temperature at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 225 degrees celsius above the original temperature, up to the end of the first one-half hour of the standard fire test.
The Administration may require a test of a prototype division to ensure that it meets the above requirements for integrity and temperature rise.
(38)“Continuous ‘B’ Class ceilings or linings” are those “B” Class ceilings or linings which terminate only at an “A” or “B” Class division.
(39)“Steel or other equivalent material” means steel or any material which, by itself or due to insulation provided, has structural and integrity properties equivalent to steel at the end of the applicable fire exposure to the standard fire test (e.g. aluminium alloy with appropriate insulation).
(40)“Low flame spread” means that the surface thus described will adequately restrict the spread of flame, this being determined to the satisfaction of the Administration by an established test procedure.
(41)“Accommodation spaces” are those spaces used for public spaces, corridors, lavatories, cabins, offices, hospitals, cinemas, games and hobbies rooms, pantries containing no cooking appliances and similar spaces.
(42)“Public spaces” are those portions of the accommodation spaces which are used for halls, dining rooms, lounges, and similar permanently enclosed spaces.
(43)“Service spaces” are those spaces used for galleys, pantries containing cooking appliances, lockers and store-rooms, workshops other than those forming part of the machinery spaces, and similar spaces and trunks to such spaces.
(44)“Control stations” are those spaces in which the ship's radio or main navigation equipment or the emergency source of power is located, or where the fire recording or fire control equipment is centralized.
(45) “Machinery spaces of Category A” are those spaces which contain internal combustion type machinery used either:
(a)for main propulsion; or
(b)for other purposes where such machinery has in the aggregate a total power output of not less than 375 kilowatts, or which contain any oil-fired boiler or fuel oil unit; and trunks to such spaces.
(46) “Machinery spaces” are those machinery spaces of Category A and all other spaces containing propulsion machinery, boilers, fuel oil units, steam and internal combustion engines, generators, steering gear, major electrical machinery, oil filling stations, refrigerating, stabilizing, ventilating and air conditioning machinery and similar spaces; and trunks to such spaces.
(47)“Survival craft” means those craft provided for accommodating the persons on board in the event of abandonment of the vessel and includes lifeboats, liferafts and any other craft approved as suitable for the protection and preservation of persons in such circumstances.
(48)“Rescue boat” is an easily propelled highly manoeuvrable boat capable of being easily and quickly launched by a small number of crew and adequate for rescuing a man overboard.
(49)“Inflated lifeboat” is a permanently inflated survival craft subdivided and of strong, abrasion resistant construction.
(50)“Launching appliance” is a device capable of launching, from the embarkation position, a craft fully loaded with the number of persons it is permitted to carry and with its equipment.
(51)“Float-free survival craft” are craft whose installations and stowage are intended to permit them to clear a sinking vessel and float to the surface automatically.