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Rules for the Classification of
Steel Barges
ICS
Steel Barges
Steel Barges
Guidance
Rules
2015
Rules for the Classification of
Steel Barges
RB-03-E
ICS
APPLICATION OF
"RULES FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF SHIPS OF STEEL BARGES"
Unless expressly specified otherwise, the requirements in the Rules apply to Steel Barges for which contracts for construction are signed on or after 1 July 2015.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER | 1 | GENERAL 1 |
Section | 1 | Definitions 1 |
Section | 2 | General 2 |
Section | 3 | Materials, Welding and Construction 3 |
CHAPTER | 2 | CLASSIFICATION SURVEYS 5 |
Section | 1 | General 5 |
Section | 2 | Classification Survey during Construction 5 |
Section | 3 | Periodical Surveys 6 |
CHAPTER | 3 | STEMS 9 |
Section | 1 | Stems 9 |
CHAPTER | 4 | LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH 11 |
Section | 1 | General 11 |
Section | 2 | Bending Strength 11 |
CHAPTER | 5 | PLATE KEELS AND SHELL PLATINGS 13 |
Section | 1 | General 13 |
Section | 2 | Plate Keels 13 |
Section | 3 | Shell Plating for Midship Part of Barge 13 |
Section | 4 | Shell Plating for End Parts 14 |
Section | 5 | Side Plating in way of Superstructure 14 |
Section | 6 | Local Compensation of Shell Plating 15 |
CHAPTER | 6 | DECKS 17 |
Section | 1 | General 17 |
Section | 2 | Effective Sectional Area of Strength Deck 17 |
Section | 3 | Deck Plating 17 |
CHAPTER | 7 | SINGLE BOTTOMS 19 |
Section | 1 | General 19 |
Section | 2 | Centre Keelsons 19 |
Section | 3 | Side Keelsons 20 |
Section | 4 | Floor Plates 20 |
Section | 5 | Longitudinals 22 |
Section | 6 | Strengthened Bottom Forward 22 |
CHAPTER | 8 | DOUBLE BOTTOMS 23 |
Section | 1 | General 23 |
Section | 2 | Centre Girders 24 |
Section | 3 | Side Girders 24 |
Section | 4 | Solid Floors 25 |
Section | 5 | Longitudinals 26 |
Section | 6 | Inner Bottom Plating and Margin Plates 27 |
Section Section Section
7 Frame End Brackets 28
8 Open Floors 28
9 Construction of Strengthened Bottom Forward 29
CHAPTER
Section Section Section Section Section Section
9 FRAMES 31
1 General 31
2 Frame Spacing 31
3 Transverse Hold Frames 31
4 Side Longitudinals 32
5 Superstructure Frames 33
6 Frames in Both Peaks 34
CHAPTER 10
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
BEAMS 35
General 35
Deck Load 35
Longitudinal Beams 37
Transverse Beams 37
Beams on Bulkhead Recess and Others 38
Beams on the Top of Deep Tanks 38
Deck Beams Supporting Specially Heavy Loads 38
CHAPTER | 11 | DECK GIRDERS 39 |
Section | 1 | General 39 |
Section | 2 | Longitudinal Deck Girders 39 |
Section | 3 | Transverse Deck Girders 40 |
Section | 4 | Deck Girders in Tanks 40 |
Section | 5 | Hatch Side Girders 41 |
Section | 6 | Hatch End Girders 41 |
CHAPTER | 12 | PILLARS AND TRUSSES 43 |
Section | 1 | General 43 |
Section | 2 | Scantling of Pillars 43 |
Section | 3 | Trusses 45 |
CHAPTER | 13 | PEAK CONSTRUCTION 47 |
Section | 1 | General 47 |
Section | 2 | Arrangements of Construction Forward of the Collision Bulkhead 47 |
Section | 3 | Arrangements of Construction Abaft After Peak Bulkhead 50 |
CHAPTER | 14 | WATERTIGHT BULKHEADS 51 |
Section | 1 | Arrangement 51 |
Section | 2 | Construction 51 |
CHAPTER | 15 | DEEP TANKS 55 |
Section | 1 | General 55 |
Section | 2 | Bulkheads of Deep Tanks 55 |
Section | 3 | Fittings of Deep Tanks 57 |
CHAPTER 16 SUPERSTRUCTURE AND DECKHOUSE 59
Section Section Section
1 General 59
2 Construction and Scantlings 59
3 Access Openings in Superstructure End Bulkheads 61
CHAPTER 17
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
HATCHWAYS AND OTHER DECK OPENINGS 63
General 63
Hatchways 63
Hatch Covers 64
Companion-ways and Other Deck Openings 65
CHAPTER 18 BULWARKS, FREEING PORTS, VENTILATORS AND
PERMANENT GANGWAYS 67
Section | 1 | General 67 |
Section | 2 | Bulwarks and Guardrails 67 |
Section | 3 | Freeing Ports 67 |
Section | 4 | Ventilators 67 |
Section | 5 | Permanent Gangways 68 |
CHAPTER | 19 | EQUIPMENT NUMBER AND EQUIPMENT 69 |
Section | 1 | General 69 |
Section | 2 | Equipment Number 69 |
CHAPTER | 20 | MACHINERY 73 |
Section | 1 | General 73 |
Section | 2 | Internal Combustion Engines 73 |
Section | 3 | Boiler and Pressure Vessels 74 |
Section | 4 | Auxiliaries and Piping Arrangement 74 |
Section | 5 | General Requirements of Electrical Equipment 77 |
Section | 6 | Earthing 78 |
Section | 7 | Protective Devices of Electrical Equipment 78 |
Section | 8 | Source of Electrical Power 79 |
Section | 9 | Cables 80 |
Section | 10 | Distribution 81 |
Section | 11 | Control Gears 81 |
Section | 12 | Explosion-Protected Electrical Equipment 81 |
Section | 13 | Emergency Stopping Device 81 |
Section | 14 | Machinery and Electrical Equipment of Tank Barges 82 |
Section | 15 | Spare Parts 82 |
Section | 16 | Tests 82 |
CHAPTER | 21 | PONTOON BARGES 85 |
Section | 1 | General 85 |
Section | 2 | Construction 85 |
Section | 3 | Peak Construction 87 |
CHAPTER 22
Section 1
Section 2
TANK BARGES 89
General 89
Structural Members in Cargo Oil Spaces 90
CHAPTER 23 BARGES INTENDED TO BE CLASSIFIED AS RESTRICTED
SERVICES 91
Section Section Section
1 General 91
2 Barges Intended to be classified as Coastal Service 91
3 Barges Intended to be classified as Smooth Water Service 92
Ch 1 General Ch 1
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL