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Section 1
General, Character of Classification, Definitions,
Surveys and Certification
1.1 General
1.1.1 The Rules of this Volume apply to ships having their
machinery aft and built for the carriage in bulk of dangerous
chemicals which are listed in Section 17.
1.1.2 Further to these Rules the requirements of Rules
for Classification and Surveys - Volume I as well as the
relevant provisions of Rules for Hull - Volume II, Sections
1 - 22 and 24 apply.
1.1.3 For the machinery and the electrical plant of these
ships, Rules for Machinery Installations - Volume III, Rules
for Electrical Installations - Volume IV and Rules for
Refrigerating Installations - Volume VIII apply.
1.1.4 The Rules of this Volume incorporate the IMO-
Resolution MSC.4 (48)-"International Code for the
Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous
Chemicals in Bulk" (IBC-Code), 1994 edition as amended.
This Volume applies also to ships engaged in incineration
at sea of liquid chemical waste (Section 19) and to offshore
support vessels engaged in the transport and handling of
limited amounts of hazardous and noxious substances in
bulk (Section 20, incorporating the IMO-Resolution A.673
(16)).
Guidance:
For ships carrying hazardous liquid wastes in bulk for the
purpose of dumping at sea the provisions of the
IMO-Resolution A.582 (14) apply.
1.1.5 Certain requirements of the IBC Code that are not
within the scope of Classification, e.g. 6. Equivalents,
Section 14, Personnel Protection, certain operational
requirements in Section 15 Special Requirement and
Section 16 "Operational Requirements", etc. have also been
included in these Rules. Wherever applicable, cross refe-
rence to this para has been made by affixing symbol
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