1.2 Scope
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.753(18) - Guidelines for the Application of Plastic Pipes on Ships - (adopted on 4 November 1993)Amended by Resolution MSC.313(88) - Annex - Guidelines for the Application of Plastic Pipes on Ships - 1 Introduction - 1.2 Scope

1.2 Scope

  1.2.1 The status of these guidelines is advisory. They are intended to cover the design and installation of plastic pipes, both with and without reinforcement, in either essential or non-essential systems, inboard of the shipside valves.

  1.2.2 These guidelines are intended to comply with existing SOLAS regulations, MSC circulars, or other equivalent international criteria.

  1.2.3 These Guidelines are applicable to piping systems made predominantly of other material than metal. The use of mechanical and flexible couplings which are accepted for use in metallic piping systems is not addressed.

Parent topic: 1 Introduction
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