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RUSSIAN MARITIME REGISTER OF SHIPPING LOAFORD SEA-GOIN LINE GRULE SHIPS S Saint-Petersburg Edition 2017 Load Line Rules for Sea-Going Ships of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping have been approved in accordance with the established approval procedure and come into force on 1 January 2017. The present twentieth edition of the Rules is based on the nineteenth edition of 2016 taking into account the additions and amendments developed immediately before publication. The unified requirements, interpretations and recommendations of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and the relevant resolutions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have been taken into consideration. The Rules are published in electronic format and hard copy in Russian and English. In case of discrepancies between the Russian and English versions, the Russian version shall prevail. ISBN 978-5-89331-352-9 © POCCHHCKHH MopcKofi peracTp CyHOXOflCTBa, 2017 As compared to the previous edition (2016), the twentieth edition contains the following amendments. LOAD LINE RULES FOR SEA-GOING SHIPS 1. Editorial amendments have been made. CONTENTS LOAD LINE RULES FOR SEA-GOING SHIPS 1 General 5 5 Special requirements for ships engaged in 1.1 Scope of application 5 international voyages which are assigned 1.2 Definitions and explanations 7 timber freeboards 43 1.3 Areas of navigation 10 5.1 Conditions of assignment of timber 1.4 Scope of survey and certificates 10 freeboards 43 1.5 General technical requirements 13 5.2 Calculation of minimum timber 2 Load line marking on ships engaged in freeboards 44 international voyages 14 6 Load lines of ships of 24 m in length and more 2.1 Deck line and load line mark 14 not engaged in international voyages 2.2 Lines to be used with load line mark. ... 15 and fishing vessels 45 2.3 Load line designation and marking 17 6.1 Application 45 3 Conditions of assignment of freeboard for 6.2 Marking 45 ships engaged in international voyages . 18 6.3 Conditions of assignment of freeboards ... 46 3.1 Strength and stability of ship 18 6.4 Assignment of minimum freeboards 47 3.2 Arrangement and means of closure of 6.5 Special requirements for ships assigned openings in hull and superstructures .... 18 timber freeboards 48 3.3 Protection of the crew 26 7 Load lines of mobile offshore drilling 3.4 Special conditions of assignment units 49 of freeboard for type A ships 28 7.1 General 49 4 Assignment of minimum freeboards for 7.2 Marking 49 ships engaged in international voyages . 29 7.3 Minimum freeboards and conditions 4.1 Types of ships and freeboard tables .... 29 of their assignment 49 4.2 Superstructures and trunks 33 8 Load lines of ships of less than 24 m 4.3 Sheer 36 in length 51 4.4 Corrections to tabular freeboard 38 8.1 Application 51 4.5 Assignment of minimum freeboard 42 8.2 Marking 51 8.3 Conditions of assignment of freeboards ... 51 8.4 Assignment of minimum freeboards 51 Appendix. Zones, areas and seasonal periods 54 1 GENERAL corresponding to a minimum summer freeboard for 1.1 SCOPE OF APPLICATION the same ship, but with an assumed freeboard deck located at distance below the actual freeboard deck at 1.1.1 Application. least equal to the standard superstructure height, the 1.1.1.1 The requirements of these Rules cover the requirements of 3.2.2 through 3.2.9, 3.2.12, 3.2.13 following decked ships subject to the Register and 3.3 being applied, the actual freeboard deck may technical supervision: be considered as a superstructure deck. .1 ships engaged in international voyages, with 1.1.1.5 The requirements contained in Section 6 the exception of: of the present Rules apply to: new ships of less than 24 m in length; .1 ships specified in 1.1.1.1.2; the freeboards are existing ships of less than 150 gross tonnage; assigned depending on the permitted area of naviga• pleasure yachts not engaged in trade; tion as for: fishing vessels; ships of unrestricted service and assimilated to .2 ships of 24 m and over in length not engaged in them; international voyages including fishing vessels with the ships of restricted areas of navigation Rl, R2, exception of pleasure yachts not engaged in trade; R2-RSN, R2-RSN(4,5) and R3-RSN; .3 all types of new mobile offshore drilling units ships of restricted area of navigation R3; (MODU); .2 ships engaged on international voyages solely .4 ships of less than 24 m in length with the in the Caspian Sea. exception of pleasure yachts not engaged in trade. 1.1.1.6 The requirements contained in Section 8 1.1.1.2 The requirements contained in Sections 2 of the present Rules apply to ships specified in to 8 of the present Rules are applicable to new ships. 1.1.1.1.4 operating in restricted areas of navigation Existing ships not meeting all the requirements of Rl, R2 and R3. the present Rules shall comply at least with the MODUs shall be assigned freeboards in accor• provisions of the Rules applied to these ships before dance with the requirements of Section 7. coming into force of the present Rules. The free• 1.1.1.7 Ships with mechanical means of propul• boards of such ships are not required to be increased. sion or lighters, barges andother ships without However, to take advantage of any reduction in independent means of propulsion freeboards shall freeboard, as compared with that previously as• be assigned in accordance with the requirements of signed, the existing ships shall comply with all the Sections 2, 3, 4, 8 and 6.1 to 6.4. requirements of the present Rules. 1.1.1.8 Ships carrying timber deck cargoes may 1.1.1.3 The requirements contained in the Ap• be assigned in addition to the freeboards prescribed pendix are applicable both to new and existing ships in 1.1.1.7, timber freeboards in accordance with the to which the present Rules apply. A port standing on requirements of Section 5 and 6.5. the boundary line between two zones or areas shall be 1.1.1.9 Ships designed to carry sail whether as the considered as within the zone or area from or into sole means of propulsion or as a supplementary which the ship arrives or departs. means, and tugs, freeboards shall be assigned in 1.1.1.4 The requirements contained in Sections 2 to accordance with the requirements of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5 of the present Rules are worked out on the basis of 6 and 8. The necessity of increasing freeboards thus the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, as obtained and the amount thereof are subject to amended by Protocol 1988 revised in 2003\ and apply special consideration by the Register. to ships specified in 1.1.1.1.1 the keels of which are laid 1.1.1.10 Ships of wood or composite construc• or which are at similar stage of construction on or after tion, or of other materials the use of which the 1 January 2005. Requirements of Section 3 shall apply Register has approved, or ships whose constructional to every ship to which a minimum freeboard is features are such as to render the application of the assigned. Deviations from these requirements may be requirements of the present Rules unreasonable or granted to ships to which a greater than minimum impracticable, shall be assigned freeboards as deter• freeboard is assigned on condition that the Register is mined by the Register in each case. satisfied with the safety conditions provided. 1.1.1.11 Cargo ships specified in 1.1.1.1.1 may be Where the ship is assigned an excessive freeboard additionally assigned freeboards to operate within such that the resulting draught is not more than that the restricted area of navigation in accordance with the provisions of Section 6. Cargo ships of unrest• 1 Hereinafter referred to as "the International Convention on ricted service specified in 1.1.1.1.2 may be addition- Load Lines". 6 Load Line Rules for Sea-Going Ships ally assigned freeboards to operate within the 1.1.3 Equivalents. restricted area of navigation Rl. Cargo ships of The Register may allow any fitting, materials, restricted area of navigation, except for R3, specified appliances or apparatus to be fitted, or any other in 1.1.1.1.2, as well as hopper dredgers and hopper provision to be made in a ship, other than that barges irrespective of the area of their navigation required by the International Convention on Load without soil in hoppers may be additionally assigned Lines, and the present Rules, if it is satisfied by trial the freeboard to operate within the restricted area of thereof or otherwise that such fitting, materials, navigation R3. appliances or apparatus, or provisions are at least as 1.1.2 Exemptions. effective as that required by the Convention and the 1.1.2.1 Ships when engaged in international present Rules. voyages between the near neighbouring ports of 1.1.4 Approvals for experimental purposes. two or more states may be exempted by the Register Nothing in the present Rules shall prevent the from the requirements of the International Conven• Register from making specific approvals for experi• tion on Load Lines, so long as they shall remain mental purposes in respect of a ship to which the engaged on such voyages, if the Governments of the present Rules apply. States in which such ports are situated shall be 1.1.5 Communication of informaltion to Govern• satisfied that the sheltered nature or conditions of ments concerned.