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Section 30
Ships for Shallow Water Service
A. General
1. The requirements given in Sections 1- 22 apply to
ships sailing in shallows unless otherwise mentioned in
this Section.
2. Ships sailing in shallows complying with the
requirements of this Section will have the notation "T"
"SHALLOW WATER SERVICE" affixed to the character
of classification.
3. The deck load is to be taken as p =6 kN/m
2
unless
a greater load is required by the Owner.
B. Shell Plating
1. The thickness of bottom plating within 0,4 L
amidships is not to be less than:
t = 1,3
a
a
0
L T
H
[mm]
a
0
= 0,002 L +0,48 [m]
2. For ships having flat bottoms the thickness is to be
increased by 0,5 mm.
3. The thickness of the side shell plating within 0,4
L may be 0,5 mm less than the bottom plating according
to 1.
4. The thickness within 0,05 L from the forward and
aft end of the length L may be 1,0 mm less than the value
determined according to 1.
5. The thickness of the shell plating is nowhere to be
less than 3,5 mm.
6. Strengthening of the bottom forward according to
Section 6, E. is not required.
7. The plate thickness of sides of superstructures is
to be determining according to 4. and 5. analogously.
C. Watertight Bulkheads and Tank Bulkheads
1. The scantlings of watertight bulkheads are to be
determined according to Section 11.
The plate thickness need not be greater than the midship
thickness of the side shell plating at the corresponding frame
spacing.
The thickness is, however, not to be less than the following
minimum values:
for the lowest plate strake
t
min
= 3,5[mm]
for the remaining plate strakes
t
min
= 3,0 [mm]
2. The scantlings of tank bulkheads and tank walls
are to be determined according to Section 12. The thickness
of plating and stiffener webs is not to be less than 5,0 mm.
D. Deck Openings
1. Hatchways
1.1 The height above deck of hatchway coamings is
not to be less than 400 mm. The coamings are to be
stiffened at every 4
th
frame.
1.2 The thickness of coamings is to be determined
according to the following formulae :
longitudinal coaming :
t = 4,5 + [mm]
6
transverse coaming :
t
q
= 2,75 + [mm]
b
2
= length of hatchway in [m]
b = breadth of hatchway in [m]
1.3 Hatchway beams are to be fitted at a distance of not
more than 3,0 m. The section modulus of hatchway beams
is not to be less than:
W = [cm
3
] p e b
2
e = spacing of hatchway beams in [m]
b see2
p = deck load according to A.3.
The web height of hatchway beams is not to be less
than :
h = 70 b [mm]
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At the ends of the beams, the web height may be reduced
but is not to be less than 130 mm.
1.4 The thickness of wooden hatch covers is not to be
less than 35 mm.
If the unsupported length of the hatch covers exceeds 1,5
m the thickness is to be increased proportionately.
1.5 The supporting breadth of the hatch covers at the
coaming is not to be less than 40 mm.
1.6 Where wooden longitudinal beams, supporting
transversely arranged hatch covers are fitted, their section
modulus is not to be less than:
W = 50 u e
2
[cm
3
]
e see 3.
u = unsupported length of hatch cover in [m].
1.7 The height of machinery and boiler room casings
is not to be less than 600 mm, their thickness is not to be
less than 3,0 mm. Coamings are not to be less in height
than 350 mm and they are not to be less in thickness than
4,0 mm.
2. Casings, companionways
2.1 The height of machinery and boiler room casings
is not to be less than 600 mm, their thickness is not to be
less than 3 mm. Coamings are not to be less in height than
350 mm and they are not to be less in thickness than 4 mm.
2.2 The height above deck of companionway coamings
is not to be less than 300 mm.
E. Equipment
1. The equipment of anchors, chain cables and
recommended ropes is to be determined according to
Section 18. The anchor mass may be 60% of the value
required by Table 18.2. The chain diameter may be
determined according to the reduced anchor mass.
2. For anchor masses of less than 120 kg, the chain
cable diameter of grade KI-K1 steel is to be calculated
according to the following formula:
d = [mm] 1,15 P
P = anchor mass in [kg]
Short link chain cables are to have the same breaking load
as stud link chain cables.
3. If an anchor mass of less than 80 kg has been
determined, only one anchor is required and the chain cable
length need not exceed 50% of the length required by
Table 18.2.
4. The length of the ropes is recommended to be 50
percent of the length given in Table 18.2.
1)
5. Ships sailing in shallows the equipment of which
is in accordance with the requirements of this Section will
have the index "T" affixed to the Register Number.
1)
See also Section 18.F