GC-12-E

ICS

APPLICATION OF "GUIDANCE FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEMS ON BOARD OF SHIPS"

1. Unless expressly specified otherwise, the requirements in the Guidance apply to fuel cell systems on board of ships for which contracts for construction are signed on or after 1 July 2015.

2. The amendments to the Guidance for 2014 edition and their effective date are as follows;

Effective Date 1 July 2015 (base on contract date for construction)

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL

Section 2 Approval of Plan and Documents

- 202. 4 (8) has been amended.

- 202. 6 (1) has been amended.

CHAPTER 3 STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENTS

Section 1 Arrangements and System Design

- 109. 1. (3) has been amended.

Section 5 Fuel Cells and Associated Components

- 502. 2 has been amended.

Section 6 Manufacture, Workmanship and Testing

- 605. 1 has been amended.

- 606. 1 and 2 has been amended.

- 607. 1, 2 and 3 has been amended.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

Section 1

Section 2

GENERAL 1

General 1

Approval of Plan and Documents 4

CHAPTER 2

Section 1

Section 2

CLASSIFICATION SURVEYS 7

General 7

Periodical Surveys 7

CHAPTER 3

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENTS 9

Arrangements And System Design 9

Fire Protection and Fire Extinction 21

Electrical System 22

Control, Monitoring and Safety System 24

Fuel Cells and Associated Components 28

Manufacture, Workmanship and Testing 29

Ch 1 General Ch 1

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL