Section 7 Cooling Water System

701. Cooling water system

1. In application to 701, 4 of the Rules, These strainers may be omitted as follows,

(1) for a ship of less than 30 m in length

(2) for a ship of 30 m and more but less than 50 m in length subject to an internal combustion engine used for moving essential auxiliaries.

2. In application to 701, 4 of the Rules, as "strainers which can be cleaned without interruption to the sea water supply", following may be accepted as complied system.

(1) For multi propeller ships and where single strainer is fitted between the sea water suction valves and the cooling water pump of internal combustion engine which coupled with each shafting system

(2) Where two or more the independent driven engines are coupled with one shafting system and

single strainer is fitted in the individual engine

(3) Where two or more internal combustion engines driving essential auxiliary machinery are in- stalled and single strainer is fitted in the individual engine.