Annex 12 – Additional Annual Survey Requirements for the Foremost Cargo Hold of Ships Subject to Regulation XII/9 of the Convention
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Annex 12 – Additional Annual Survey Requirements for the Foremost Cargo Hold of Ships Subject to Regulation XII/9 of the Convention

Parent topic: Part A – Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections During Surveys of Bulk Carriers having Single-Side Skin Construction

1 General

 In the case of bulk carriers over five years of age, the annual survey shall include, in addition to the requirements of the annual surveys prescribed in chapter 3 of the present Code, an examination of the following items.

2 Extent of survey

2.1 For bulk carriers of 5 to 15 years of age

  2.1.1 An overall survey of the foremost cargo hold, including close-up survey of sufficient extent, minimum 25% of frames, shall be carried out to establish the condition of:

  • .1 shell frames including their upper and lower end attachments, adjacent shell plating, and transverse bulkheads; and

  • .2 suspect areas identified at previous surveys.

  2.1.2 Where considered necessary by the surveyor as a result of the overall and close-up survey as described in 2.1.1 above, the survey shall be extended to include a close-up survey of all of the shell frames and adjacent shell plating of the cargo hold.

2.2 For bulk carriers exceeding 15 years of age

 An overall survey of the foremost cargo hold, including close-up survey shall be carried out to establish the condition of:

  • .1 all shell frames including their upper and lower end attachments, adjacent shell plating, and transverse bulkheads; and

  • .2 suspect areas identified at previous surveys.

3 Extent of thickness measurement

  3.1 Thickness measurement shall be carried out to an extent sufficient to determine both general and local corrosion levels at areas subject to close-up survey, as described in 2.1 and 2.2 above. The minimum requirement for thickness measurements are suspect areas identified at previous surveys. Where substantial corrosion is found, the extent of thickness measurements shall be increased with the requirements of annex 10.

  3.2 The thickness measurement may be dispensed with provided the surveyor is satisfied by the close-up survey, there is no structural diminution and the protective coating, where applied, remains effective.

4 Special consideration

 Where the protective coating, as referred to in the explanatory note below, in the foremost cargo hold is found to be in GOOD condition, the extent of close-up surveys and thickness measurements may be specially considered.

  • Explanatory note:
  • For existing bulk carriers, where owners elect to coat or recoat cargo holds as noted above, consideration may be given to the extent of the close-up and thickness measurement surveys. Prior to the coating of cargo holds of existing ships, scantlings shall be ascertained in the presence of a surveyor.
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