Clasification Society Rulefinder 2020 - Version 9.33 - Fix
Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - PYC - A Code of Practice for Yachts Carrying 13 to 36 Passengers (The Passenger Yacht Code) - Chapter 2 - Load Lines - 2.6 Shell Openings Below the Freeboard Deck:

2.6 Shell Openings Below the Freeboard Deck:

(1) Garages and other compartment(s) below the freeboard deck, provided for recreational, storing or other purposes (for Pilot Doors, see also section 11.3) to do with the business of the vessel and having access openings in the hull, shall be bounded by watertight divisions without any opening (i.e. doors, manholes, ventilation ducts or any other opening) separating the compartment(s) from any other compartment below the freeboard deck, other than sliding watertight doors complying with Chapter 4.

(2) Access openings in the sides of ships below the freeboard deck shall be fitted with doors so designed as to ensure the same watertightness and structural integrity as the surrounding shell plating and

  • (a) unless otherwise approved by the Administration, these opening shall open outwards; and

  • (b) the number of such openings shall be the minimum compatible with the design and proper working of the ship.

(3) Unless otherwise permitted by the Administration, the lower edge of openings referred to in subsection (2) shall not be below a line drawn parallel to the freeboard deck at side, which is at its lowest point at least 230 millimetres above the waterline corresponding to the deepest permitted operational draft.

(4) Where a shell door provided in accordance with the provisions of this section cannot be tested watertight under a head of water in accordance with section 4.12(1) then the requirements applicable to flush hatches in section 2.7(4) shall apply.

Parent topic: Chapter 2 - Load Lines
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