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(1) “New vessel” is a fishing vessel for which, on or after the date of entry into force
of the Convention:
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(a) the building or major conversion contract is placed; or
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(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
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(c) in the absence of a building contract:
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(i) the keel is laid; or
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(ii) construction identifiable with a specific vessel begins; or
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(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.
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(2) “Existing vessel” is a fishing vessel which is not a new vessel.
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(3) “Approved” means approved by the Administration.
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(4) “Crew” means the skipper and all persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board
a vessel on the business of that vessel.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(8)
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(a) “The depth (D)” is the vertical distance measured amidships from the keel line to
the top of the working deck beam at side.
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(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.
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(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.
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(9) “Deepest operating waterline” is the waterline related to the maximum permissible
operating draught.
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(10) “Amidships” is the mid-length of L.
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(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.
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(12) “Keel line” is the line parallel to the slope of keel passing amidships through:
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(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
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(b) the rabbet lower line of the keel of a vessel with a shell of wood or a composite
vessel; or
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(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.
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(13) “Baseline” is the horizontal line intersecting at amidships the keel line.
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(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.
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(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.
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(16) “Enclosed superstructure” is a superstructure with:
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(a) enclosing bulkheads of efficient construction;
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(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
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(19) “Weathertight” means that in any sea conditions water will not penetrate into the
vessel.
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(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.
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(21) “Collision bulkhead” is a watertight bulkhead up to the working deck in the forepart
of the vessel which meets the following conditions:
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(a) The bulkhead shall be located at a distance from the forward perpendicular:
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(i) not less than 0.05L and not more than 0.08L for vessels of 45 metres in length and
over;
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(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;
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(iii) in no case, less than 2.0 metres.
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(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.
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(c) The bulkhead may have steps or recesses provided they are within the limits prescribed
in sub-paragraph (a).
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(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.
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(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.
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(24) “Steering gear power unit” means in the case of:
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(a) electric steering gear, an electric motor and its associated electrical equipment;
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(b) electro-hydraulic steering gear, an electric motor and its associated electrical equipment
and connected pump; and
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(c) other hydraulic steering gear, a driving engine and connected pump.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(30) “Main switchboard” is a switchboard directly supplied by the main source of electrical
power and intended to distribute electrical energy.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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:
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(a) they shall be constructed of steel or other equivalent material;
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(b) they shall be suitably stiffened;
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(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
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(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.
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(35) “‘B’ Class divisions” are those divisions formed by bulkheads, decks, ceilings or
linings which comply with the following:
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(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;
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(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.
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(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.
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(37) “‘F’ Class divisions” are those divisions formed by bulkheads, decks, ceilings or
linings which comply with the following:
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(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
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(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.
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(38) “Continuous ‘B’ Class ceilings or linings” are those “B” Class ceilings or linings
which terminate only at an “A” or “B” Class division.
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(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).
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(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.
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(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.
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(42) “Public spaces” are those portions of the accommodation spaces which are used for
halls, dining rooms, lounges, and similar permanently enclosed spaces.
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(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.
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(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.
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(45) “Machinery spaces of Category A” are those spaces which contain internal combustion
type machinery used either:
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(a) for main propulsion; or
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(49) “Inflated lifeboat” is a permanently inflated survival craft subdivided and of strong,
abrasion resistant construction.
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(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.
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(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.
