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Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - PYC - A Code of Practice for Yachts Carrying 13 to 36 Passengers (The Passenger Yacht Code) - Chapter 4 - Construction, Subdivision and Stability - Part III - Subdivision, Watertight and Weathertight Integrity - 4.17 Construction and Initial Testing of Watertight Doors, Sidescuttles, etc.:

4.17 Construction and Initial Testing of Watertight Doors, Sidescuttles, etc.:

(1) In all ships-

  • (a) the design, materials and construction of all watertight doors, sidescuttles, gangway and stores loading ports, valves, pipes, and rubbish-chutes referred to in these regulations shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration;

  • (b) such valves, doors and mechanisms shall be suitably marked to ensure that they may be properly used to provide maximum safety; and

  • (c) the frames of vertical watertight doors shall have no groove at the bottom in which dirt might lodge and prevent the door closing properly.

(2) In all ships-

  • (a) watertight doors shall be tested by water pressure to a head of water they might sustain in a final or intermediate stage of flooding;

  • (b) where testing of individual doors is not carried out because of possible damage to insulation or outfitting items, testing of individual doors may be replaced by a prototype pressure test of each type and size of door with a test pressure corresponding at least to the head required for the intended location provided that-

    • (i) the prototype test shall be carried out before the door is fitted;

    • (ii) the installation method and procedure for fitting the door on board shall correspond to that of the prototype test; and

    • (iii) when fitted on board, each door shall be checked for proper seating between the bulkhead, the frame and the door.

Parent topic: Part III - Subdivision, Watertight and Weathertight Integrity
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