Section 1 General

101. Consideration for corrosion

The thickness of shell plating at such parts that the corrosion is considered excessive due to the location and/or special service condition of the barge is to be properly increased over that required in this chapter.

102. Special consideration for contact with quay, etc.

In case where the service condition of the barge is considered to be such that there is possibility of indent of shell plating due to contact with the quay, etc., special consideration is to be given to the thickness of shell plating.

103. Continuity in thickness of the shell plating

Sufficient consideration is to be paid to the continuity in the thickness of shell plating and to the avoidance of remarkable difference between the thickness of the shell plating under consideration and that of the adjacent shell plating.