Section 1 General
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022 - Part 3 Ship Structures (General) - Chapter 12 Ventilators, Air Pipes and Discharges - Section 1 General

Section 1 General

Parent topic: Chapter 12 Ventilators, Air Pipes and Discharges

1.1 Application

1.1.1 This Chapter applies to all ship types detailed in Pt 4 Ship Structures (Ship Types), and provides requirements for ventilators, air and sounding pipes and overboard discharges.

1.1.2 The requirements conform, where relevant, with those of the Load Lines, 1966/1988 - International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, as Amended by the Protocol of 1988 Reference should also be made to any additional requirements of the National Authority of the country in which the ship is to be registered and to the relevant regulations of the SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and applicable amendments.

1.2 Protection

1.2.1 In all cargo spaces and other areas where mechanical damage is likely, all air and sounding pipes, scuppers and discharges, including their valves, controls and indicators, are to be well protected. This protection is to be of steel or other equivalent material.

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