Section 6 Statutory aspects

6.1.1 Classification Rules do not cover statutory requirements; such aspects are deemed to be the responsibility of the appropriate National Administration to advise and are not generally applied by LR unless authorised to do so by the administration.

6.2.1 In the absence of any specific statutory requirements for Wind Farm Service Vessels, the applicable requirements of Pt 17, Ch 2 Fire Protection, Detection and Extinction – Service Craft of the Rules for Special Service Craft may be applied.

6.3.1 There are no intact or damaged stability requirements for workboats in the Rules for Special Service Craft and it will be for the relevant National Administration to advise as to the applicable statutory code to be applied to these types of vessels.

6.4.1 Statutory requirements for Life Saving Appliances are to be covered by the IMO LSA Code and the HSC Code where applicable.

6.5.1 For the purposes of this guidance note and in the application of Rules for Special Service Craft, the workers on board WFSVs are considered as passengers. Currently there are ongoing discussions at various National Administrations regarding the creation of a new class of personnel that is appropriate for an able bodied person, who has a fair knowledge of the layout of the craft and who has received adequate training in safety procedures and the handling of the craft’s safety equipment before leaving port and hence is not considered a passenger as defined in Pt 1, Ch 2, 2.2 Definitions 2.2.18 of the Rules for Special Service Craft. The extent of training to be provided is outside of the scope of Classification and is considered to be the responsibility of the National Administration to advise.