Merchant Shipping (Safety of Fishing Vessels) (15-24 Metres) Regulations 2007

• Statutory Instrument No.: 640/2007
• Published date: 21 September 2007

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART 1

GENERAL

1. Citation and commencement

2. Application

3. Definitions

4. Exemptions and equivalents

5. Maintenance and upkeep

6. Repairs, alterations and modifications

7. Surveys

8. Surveyor's report and declaration of survey

9. Fishing Vessel Safety Certificates and exemption certificates

10. Duration of Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate

11. Extension of Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate

12. Cancellation of certificates and Cesser

PART 2

CONSTRUCTION, WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY AND EQUIPMENT

13. Construction

14. Watertight doors

15. Hull integrity

16. Weathertight doors

17. Hatchways closed by wood covers

18. Hatchways closed by covers other than wood

19. Machinery space openings

20. Other deck openings

21. Ventilators

22. Air pipes

23. Sounding devices

24. Sidescuttles and windows

25. Inlets and discharges

26. Freeing ports

27. Anchor and mooring equipment

28. Working decks within an enclosed superstructure

29. Tanks for fish in refrigerated (RSW) or chilled (CSW) sea water

PART 3

STABILITY AND ASSOCIATED SEAWORTHINESS

30. Stability

31. Stability criteria

32. Flooding of fish-holds

33. Particular fishing methods

34. Severe wind and rolling

35. Water on deck

36. Operating conditions

37. Ice accretion

38. Inclining test

39. Stability information

40. Portable fish-hold divisions

41. Freeboard

42. Maximum permissible operating draught

PART 4

MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

43. Definitions

44. General

MACHINERY INSTALLATIONS

45. Propulsion and auxiliary machinery

46. Propeller shafts

47. Gearboxes

48. Remote control of propulsion machinery

49. Communications between wheelhouse and machinery space

50. Means of going astern

51. Propeller and stern gear

52. Controllable pitch propellers

53. Boilers, feed systems and steam piping arrangements

54. Air pressure systems

55. Oil fuel, lubricating oil and other flammable oils — general

56. Arrangements for oil fuel installations

57. Arrangements for lubricating oil, hydraulic oil and other flammable oils

58. Bilge systems

59. Bilge alarms

60. Exhaust systems

61. Steering gear

62. Refrigeration systems for the preservation of the catch

63. Spare gear

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

64. General

65. Main source of electrical power

66. Emergency source of electrical power

67. Distribution systems

68. Cables.

69. Accumulator (storage) batteries and associated charging equipment

70. Precautions against shock, fire and other hazards of electrical origin

71. Lighting systems

72. Electric motors

73. Lightning conductors

PERIODICALLY UNATTENDED MACHINERY SPACES

74. Fire prevention

75. Protection against flooding

76. Alarm system

77. Special requirements for machinery, boiler and electrical installations

78. Safety system

PART 5

FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION, FIRE EXTINCTION AND FIRE FIGHTING

79. Definitions

80. Fire protection — general

81. Structural fire protection on vessels with hulls constructed of steel or other equivalent material

82. Structural fire protection on vessels with hulls constructed of combustible materials

83. Ventilation systems

84. Space heaters

85. Galley area

86. Means for stopping machinery

87. Oil fuel installations (cooking ranges and heating appliances)

88. Liquefied petroleum gas installations (cooking ranges and heating appliances)

89. Storage of flammable liquids, toxic liquids, toxic gases and compressed gases

90. Means of escape and emergency exits

91. Automatic fire alarm and fire detection systems

92. Fire pumps

93. Fire mains

94. Fire hydrants, fire hoses & nozzles

95. Portable fire extinguishers — general

96. Portable fire extinguishers — vessel requirements

97. Fire-extinguishing installations in machinery spaces

98. Ready availability of fire-extinguishing appliances

99. Cleanliness of machinery spaces

100. Fire Control Plan

101. Equivalence

PART 6

PROTECTION OF THE CREW

102. General protective measures

103. Deck openings

104. Bulwarks, rails and guards

105. Stairways and ladders.

106. Accommodation ladders and gangways

107. Galleys

108. Lighting in working spaces and areas

109. Ventilation in working and storage spaces

110. Dangerous areas

111. Miscellaneous

PART 7

LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS

112. Definitions

113. Evaluation, testing and approval of life-saving appliances and arrangements

114. Number and types of survival craft

115. Availability and stowage of survival craft

116. Embarkation into survival craft

117. Lifejackets

118. Immersion suits

119. Lifebuoys

120. Line throwing appliances

121. Distress signals

122. Radio life-saving appliances

123. Radar transponders

124. Retro-reflective materials on life-saving appliances

125. Marking of lifeboats, rescue boats and liferafts

126. Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections

127. Miscellaneous

PART 8

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, MUSTERS AND DRILLS

128. General emergency alarm system, muster list and emergency instructions

129. Abandon ship training and drills

130. Training in emergency procedures

131. Inspections

PART 9

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS

132. Definitions

133. Exclusions from Part 9

134. Equivalents and exemptions.

135. Functional requirements.

136. Installation, location and control of radio equipment

137. Radio equipment to be provided for all sea areas

138. Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1 and A2

139. Additional radio equipment to be provided for sea areas A1, A2 and A3

140. Radio watches

141. Sources of energy

142. Performance standards

143. Serviceability and maintenance requirements

144. Radio personnel

145. Radio records

PART 10

SHIPBORNE NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS

146. Shipborne navigational equipment

147. Nautical instruments and publications

148. Signalling equipment

149. Navigating bridge visibility

PART 11

CREW ACCOMMODATION

150. General

151. Lighting, heating and ventilation

152. Sleeping rooms

153. Mess rooms

154. Sanitary facilities

155. Potable water facilities

156. Provision stores

157. Cooking facilities

SCHEDULE 1

CERTIFICATES AND RECORD OF EQUIPMENT FISHING VESSEL SAFETY CERTIFICATEFISHING VESSEL EXEMPTION CERTIFICATERECORD OF EQUIPMENT

SCHEDULE 2

RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ANCHOR AND MOORING EQUIPMENT

SCHEDULE 3

INFORMATION AS TO STABILITY OF FISHING VESSELS

SCHEDULE 4

AMMONIA REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS IN MANNED SPACES

SCHEDULE 5

RADIO EQUIPMENT TESTS AND RESERVE POWER CHECKS

SCHEDULE 6

RADIO LOG

SCHEDULE 7

PUBLICATIONS, DIRECTIONS AND INFORMATION

S.I. No. 640 of 2007

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY OF FISHING VESSELS) (15-24 METRES) REGULATIONS 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st September, 2007.

I, NOEL DEMPSEY, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 19 (inserted by section 47 of the Maritime Safety Act 2005 (No. 11 of 2005)) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1992 (No. 2 of 1992) and the Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 ( S.I. No. 842 of 2005 ), hereby make the following regulations:

PART 1

GENERAL

Citation and commencement.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Fishing Vessels) (15-24 Metres) Regulations 2007.

(2) These Regulations come into operation—

(a) on 1 October 2007, for new vessels,

(b) on 1 October 2008, for existing vessels the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 October 1997,

(c) on 1 October 2009, for existing vessels the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 October 1987, and

(d) on 1 October 2010, for existing vessels the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction before 1 October 1987.

Application.

2. These Regulations apply to every mechanically propelled fishing vessel of 15 metres in length overall (L oa ) and over but less than 24 metres in length (L), registered in the State.

Definitions.

3. In these Regulations—

“amidships” means the mid-length of L;

“approved” means approved by the Minister, or approved in accordance with the standards as set out in the European Communities (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 38 of 2003 );

“authorised officer” means—

(a) a surveyor of ships under section 724 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 or a recognised organisation; or

(b) a person, appointed under Regulation 7(11);

“baseline” means the horizontal line intersecting at amidships the keel line;

“breadth (B)” means the maximum breadth of the vessel, measured amidships to the moulded line of the frame in a vessel with a metal shell and to the outer surface of the hull in a vessel with a shell of any other material;

“collision bulkhead” means a watertight bulkhead up to the working deck in the forepart of the vessel, which meets the following conditions—

(a) the bulkhead shall be located at a distance from the forward perpendicular not less than 0.05L+0.8m and not more than 0.05L+1.35m, except as may be allowed by the Minister,

(b) where any part of the underwater body extends forward of the forward perpendicular, for example a bulbous bow, the distance stipulated in paragraph (a) of this definition shall be measured from a point at mid-length of the extension forward of the forward perpendicular or from a point 0.015(L) forward of the forward perpendicular, whichever is less, and

(c) the bulkhead may have steps or recesses provided they are within the limits specified in paragraph (a);

“crew” means the skipper and all persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a vessel on the business of...