Chapter 2 - Damage stability
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Chapter 2 - Damage stability

  2.1 The damage stability of a Class INF 1 ship shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration.

  2.2 A Class INF 2 ship shall:

  • .1 if it is built to the standards for a passenger ship, comply with the damage stability requirements of part B-1 of chapter II-1 of the Convention; or

  • .2 if it is built to the standards for a cargo ship, comply with the damage stability requirements of part B-1 of chapter II-1 of the Convention, regardless of the length of the ship. For ships less than 80 m in length, the subdivision index R at 80 m shall be used.

  2.3 A Class INF 3 ship shall comply with:

  • .1 the damage stability requirements for type 1 ship survival capability and location of cargo spaces in chapter 2 of the IBC Code; or

  • .2 regardless of the length of the ship, the damage stability requirements in part B-1 of chapter II-1 of the Convention, using the subdivision index RINF as given below:

    For ships less than 80 m in length, the subdivision index R at 80 m shall be used.

Parent topic: INF Code - International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships – Resolution MSC.88(71)
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