Merchant Shipping (Special Limits Passenger Ships)

Merchant Shipping (Special Limits Passenger Ships) Safety Regulations
Table of Contents
Part I GENERAL PROVISIONS
1 Citation
2 Definitions
3 Application
4 Prohibition
5 Exemption
6 Standards
Part II SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATES
7 Application for survey
8 Initial and subsequent surveys
9 Maintenance of conditions after survey
10 Issue of certificates
11 Duration of certificates
12 Form of certificates
13 Posting up of certificates
13A Penalty
Part III PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION
14 General
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15 Spaces not for passenger accommodation
16 Ventilation
17 Lighting
18 Doors, stairways, aisles and sitting arrangement
19 Water closets and washing places
Part IV CONSTRUCTION
20 Propulsion of ship
21 Structural strength
22 Stability information
23 Freeboard
24 Application of regulations 25 to 37
25 Ship carrying more than 150 passengers
26 Definitions
27 Floodable length
28 Permeability
29 Permissible length of compartments
30 Subdivision
31 Peak and machinery space bulkheads, shaft tunnels, etc.
32 Stability of ship in damaged condition
33 Construction of watertight bulkheads, etc.
34 Openings in watertight bulkheads
35 Openings in shell plating below margin line
36 Watertight integrity above margin line
37 Assigning, marking of subdivision load lines
38 Ship carrying not more than 150 passengers
39 Bilge pumping arrangement
40 Electrical equipment and installations
41 Fire protection
42 Machinery and boilers, etc.
43 Means of going astern
44 Steering gear
45 Oil fuel
46 Anchors, chain cables and windlass
47 Means of escape
48 Guard rails, stanchions and bulwarks
Part V SAFETY EQUIPMENT
49 Lifejackets for all ships
50 Life-saving appliances for port limit passenger ship
51 Life-saving appliances for 30 mile limit passenger ship
52 Fire-extinguishing appliances for ship 24 metres or more in length
53 Fire-extinguishing appliances for ship less than 24 metres in length
54 Means for stopping machinery and for shutting off oil fuel suction
pipes
55 Radiotelegraph station
56 Hand flares
57 Instructions to passengers
58 Accident report
Part VI SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REGULATIONS WHICH CEASE TO

APPLY
59 Savings
60 Safety Regulations do not apply
FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE
Legislative History
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT

(CHAPTER 179, SECTION 143)
MERCHANT SHIPPING (SPECIAL LIMITS PASSENGER SHIPS) SAFETY

REGULATIONS
Rg 8
G.N. No. S 355/1981
REVISED EDITION 1990
(25th March 1992)
[23rd April 1982]
PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Special Limits
Passenger Ships) Safety Regulations.
Definitions
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“approved” means approved by the Director;
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 6 of the
Merchant Shipping Act;
“existing ship” means a ship which is not a new ship;
“length”, in relation to a ship, means 96% of the total length on a waterline at 85%
of the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel, or the length
from the foreside of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline,
if that be the greater. In a ship designed with a rake of keel, the waterline on
which this length is measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline;
“new ship” means a passenger ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a
similar stage of construction on or after 23rd April 1982, and includes a ship
which is undergoing or has undergone conversion into a passenger ship or
which is used as a passenger ship within the port limit and the 30-mile limit on
or after that date;
“passenger” means every person other than —
(a) the master and members of the crew or other persons employed or
engaged in any capacity on board a passenger ship on the business of
the ship; and
(b) a child under one year of age;
“passenger ship” means a ship which carries more than 12 passengers;
“person” means a person above the age of one year;
“port limit” means the limit of the port declared under section 3 of the Port of
Singapore Authority Act [Cap. 236];
“ship” means a passenger ship and includes a new ship or an existing ship.
Application
3.—(1) Unless otherwise provided, these Regulations shall apply to a ship which
plies —
(a) within the port limit; or
(b) not more than 30 miles from the port limit and not more than 20 miles from
the nearest land (referred to in these Regulations as the 30-mile limit).
(2) These Regulations shall not apply to
(a) any Government vessel which is not used for commercial services; and
(b) any ship referred to in paragraph (1) which is not engaged in trade.
[S 402/2001 wef 01/09/2001]
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), a ship is not engaged in trade if —
(a) it is used exclusively for pleasure purposes other than for the carriage of
passengers on sightseeing tours; and
(b) the use of which a passenger, if any, is not charged a separate and distinct
fare.
[S 402/2001 wef 01/09/2001]
Prohibition
4. A ship which is less than 24 metres in length shall not proceed beyond the port
limit.
Exemption
5. The Director may exempt a ship from any regulation either unconditionally or
subject to such conditions as he thinks fit if he is satisfied that compliance with that
regulation is either impracticable or unreasonable in respect of the ship.
[S 59/96 wef 02/02/1996]
Standards
6. Any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus required by these Regulations shall be
of an approved type.
PART II
SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATES
Application for survey

7.—(1) An application for survey of a ship shall be accompanied by such plans,
calculations and any other information on the ship as the Director may require.
(2) The plans shall contain such information as is necessary for full consideration of
the strength of the ship and also proposals for complying with these Regulations.
Initial and subsequent surveys

8.—(1) A ship shall be subject to the following surveys:
(a) a survey before the ship is put in service;
(b) a periodical survey once every 12 months; and
(c) additional surveys, as may be required by the Director.
(2) the surveys referred to in paragraph (1) shall be carried out as follows:
(a) the survey before the ship is put in service shall include a complete
inspection of its hull, machinery and equipment including the outside of
the bottom of the hull and the inside and outside of the boilers. This survey
shall be such as to ensure that the construction arrangements, materials and
scantlings of the hull, boilers and the appurtenances thereto, main and
auxiliary machinery, electrical installation, life-saving appliances, fire-
extinguishing appliances and other equipment fully comply with these
Regulations;
(b) the periodical survey shall include an inspection of the whole of the hull,
boilers, machinery and equipment, including the outside of the bottom of
the hull. The survey shall be such as to ensure that the ship’s hull, boilers
and other appurtenances thereto, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical
installation, life-saving appliances, fire-extinguishing appliances and other
equipment are in satisfactory condition and fit for the service for which
they are intended, and that they comply with these Regulations. The
manner of inspection shall be as specified in Part I of the First Schedule;
and
(c) the additional survey, which may be general or partial according to the
circumstances, shall be made every time an accident occurs or a defect is
discovered which affects the safety of the ship or the efficiency or
completeness of its life-saving appliances or other equipment or whenever
any important repair or renewal is made. The survey shall be such as to
ensure that the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made,
that the material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all
respects satisfactory and that the ship fully complies with these
Regulations.
Maintenance of conditions after survey

9. After a survey of the ship under regulation 8 has been completed, no change shall
be made to the structural arrangements, machinery, equipment, etc., covered by the
survey, without the prior approval of the Director.
Issue of certificates
10.—(1) After a survey of a ship under regulation 8 a 30-Mile Limit Passenger Ship
Safety Certificate or a Port Limit Passenger Ship Safety Certificate shall be issued if the
ship complies with the relevant regulations.
(2) When a ship is exempted from any of these Regulations an Exemption Certificate
shall be issued in addition to the certificate issued under paragraph (1).
Duration of certificates
11.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a certificate issued under regulation 10 shall be
valid for a period not exceeding 12 months.
(2) The Director may extend the period of validity of a certificate issued under
regulation 10 for a period not exceeding one month.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an Exemption Certificate of a ship shall
not be valid for a period longer than the validity of its Safety Certificate.
(4) The Director may cancel a certificate issued under regulation 10 if he has reason
to believe that since the survey, the hull, equipment or machinery of the ship has
sustained damage or the ship has not complied with these Regulations.
Form of certificates
12. The certificates issued under regulation 10 shall be in the forms set out in the
Second Schedule.
Posting up of certificates
13. A certificate issued under regulation 10 or a certified copy thereof shall be posted
up in a prominent and accessible place in the ship.
Penalty
13A.—(1) The owner and the master of a ship to which these Regulations apply
shall —
(a) comply with these Regulations in respect of any matter that is governed
thereby; and
(b) ensure that the ship and its equipment comply with these Regulations.
(2) Any owner or master who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and the ship may be
detained.
[S 59/96 wef 02/02/1996]
PART III
PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION
General
14.—(1) Permanent awnings or structures and side curtains shall be fitted for the
protection of passengers accommodated on every deck of a ship against inclement
weather.
(2) A ship shall be provided with sufficient seats to accommodate all the passengers
which it is certified to carry.
(3) The seating arrangement shall be such as not to impede emergency exits.
(4) An oil fuel space shall be separated from any enclosed space used for the carriage
or accommodation of passengers by gastight partitions to the satisfaction of the Director.
(5) An open or partially decked ship shall not be certified to carry more than 150
passengers.
Spaces not for passenger accommodation

15. The following spaces shall not be used to accommodate passengers:
(a) any space between the side of any deckhouse and the inner edge of the
waterway, bulwark, rails or any other deckhouse which is less than 0.75
metre in width;
(b) any space which is always or occasionally used for the purposes of
navigation;
(c) any part of a bridge deck which extends beyond the sheer strake of the
ship;
(d) any space between decks in which the height from the floor to the deck
above is less than 1.80 metres;
(e) any space not fitted for the carriage or accommodation of passengers;
(f) any deck which is more than one deck below the subdivision load line
mark at any portion of the length of the ship;
(g) the lower hold of the ship and any space which is for the storage of cargo
or lighted and ventilated by hatchways only;
(h) any area occupied by hatchways, sky-lights, machinery casings, windlass,
stairways, aisles and spaces used for navigation or the storage of cargo or
equipment; and
(i) any other space which in the opinion of the Director is not suitable for the
carriage or accommodation of passengers.
Ventilation
16.—(1) Any space for the use of passengers on board a ship shall be adequately
ventilated.
(2) Full details of the arrangements, with drawings of the system of ventilation, shall
be submitted to the Director for approval.
(3) Each compartment shall preferably be ventilated independently of any other
compartment.
Lighting
17. Any space for the use of passengers on board a ship shall be properly and
adequately lit.
Doors, stairways, aisles and sitting arrangement

18.—(1) All entrances to passenger compartments on a ship shall be equal in width to
the ladders or stairways leading to the passenger compartments.
(2) All entrances to the ship are to be fitted with steady handrails, or its equivalent.
(3) Over each of the hatchways leading to passenger compartments there shall be a
booby hatch or other substantial covering of such character as shall provide as much light
and air and protection from the weather as possible.
(4) A ladder of stairway shall not be less than 0.75 metre in width. There shall be at
least 1.80 metres clear space in a vertical direction above each step.
(5) Where the vertical height of the ladder or stairway exceeds 0.50 metre, steady
handrails shall be fitted on each side.
(6) Ladders or stairways shall, as far as possible, be pitched fore and aft and shall not
be too steep, the angle from the vertical being as near 37 degrees as the arrangements of
the ship will permit. All ladders are to be lined on the back. The depth of every step shall
not be less than 0.20 metre.
(7) Aisles shall not be less than 0.75 metre in width.
(8) Every seat shall have a depth of not less than 0.38 metre, a breadth of 0.45 metre
and legroom of 0.40 metre. A backrest shall be provided for every seat.
Water closets and washing places

19.—(1) A ship shall carry one water closet and washing place for each 100
passengers or fewer the ship is certified to carry.
(2) Each washing place may be part of the water closet.
(3) The ship shall carry sufficient fresh water for washing purposes.
(4) A ship normally operating on short runs of 20 minutes or less need not be fitted
with closets or wash basins provided toilet facilities are available at embarkation and
disembarkation points.
PART IV
CONSTRUCTION
Propulsion of ship
20. A ship shall be fitted with means for self-propulsion.
Structural strength
21. The structural strength of a ship shall be sufficient for the service for which it is
intended.
Stability information
22.—(1) (a) A new ship which is 24 metres in length or more shall be inclined upon
its completion and the elements of its stability determined.
(b) The ship shall satisfy the following minimum stability criteria unless the Director
is satisfied that the area in which the ship operates justifies departure therefrom:
(i) the area under the righting lever curve (GZ curve) shall not be less than
0.055 metre-radians up to 30 degrees angle of heel and not less than 0.090
metre-radians up to 40 degrees or the angle of flooding (θf) if this angle is
less than 40 degrees. In addition, the area under the righting lever curve
(GZ curve) between the angles of heel of 30 degrees and 40 degrees or
between 30 degrees and θf, if this angle is less than 40 degrees, shall not be
less than 0.030 metre-radians. θf is the angle of heel at which openings in
the hull, superstructure or deckhouses which cannot be rapidly closed
water-tight commence to immerse. In applying this criterion, small
openings through which progressive flooding cannot take place need not be
considered as open;
(ii) the righting lever GZ shall be at least 200 millimetres at an angle of heel
equal to or greater than 30 degrees;
(iii) the maximum righting lever GZmax shall occur at an angle of heel
preferably exceeding 30 degrees but not less than 25 degrees;
(iv) the initial metacentric height GM shall not be less than 150 millimetres.
(c) Where arrangements other than bilge keels are provided to limit the angles of roll,
the Director shall be satisfied that the stability referred to in paragraph (b) is maintained
in all operating conditions.
(d) Where ballast is provided to ensure compliance with paragraph (b), its nature and
arrangement shall be to the satisfaction of the Director.
(2) In the case of a new ship which is less than 24 metres in length a stability test
shall be conducted with weights to represent the fully laden service condition. The
weight of each passenger shall be taken as 65 kilogrammes. In the test the heel of the
ship caused by a heeling moment equal to the weight of the passengers multiplied by
the extreme breadth of the ship, shall not be more than 7 degrees. A copy of the results of
the stability test shall be submitted to the Director.
(3) Where an alteration is made to a ship so as to materially affect its stability,
amended or new stability information shall be submitted to the Director.
(4) The Director may allow the inclining test of a ship to be dispensed with where —
(a) basic stability data are available from the inclining test of a sister ship; and
(b) it is shown to the satisfaction of the Director that reliable stability
information for that ship can be obtained from such basic data.
Freeboard
23. When a ship is loaded with weights representing the full number of passengers
and crew at 65 kilogrammes for each person, and with all the necessary fuel on board,
the clear height of the top deck at the side or the top of the gunwale or covering board, as
the case may be, above water at the lowest point, shall not be less than 0.40 metre where
the ship is 6 metres or less than 6 metres in length and 0.60 metre where the ship is 24
metres or more than 24 metres in length. Where a ship is more than 6 and less than 24
metres in length the minimum height above water shall be determined by linear
interpolation. The load line mark shall be marked on both port and starboard sides as
shown in Part II of the First Schedule.
Application of regulations 25 to 37
24. Regulations 25 to 37 shall apply to a ship for more than 150 passengers.
Ship carrying more than 150 passengers

25. A ship for more than 150 passengers shall be fully decked.
Definitions
26. For the purposes of regulations 25 to 37 —
(a) (i) a subdivision load line is a waterline used in determining the
subdivision of a ship;
(ii) the deepest subdivision load line is the water line which corresponds
to the greatest draught permitted by the subdivision requirements
which are applicable;
(b) the length of the ship is the length measured between perpendiculars taken
at the extremities of the deepest subdivision load line;
(c) the breadth of the ship is the extreme width from outside of frame to
outside of frame at or below the deepest subdivision load line;
(d) the draught is the vertical distance from the moulded base line amidships to
the relevant subdivision load line;
(e) the bulkhead deck is the uppermost deck up to which the transverse
watertight bulkheads are carried;
(f) the margin line is a line drawn at least 76 millimetres below the upper
surface of the bulkhead deck at side;
(g) the permeability of a space is the percentage of that space which can be
occupied by water. The volume of a space which extends above the margin
line shall be measured only to the height of that line;
(h) the machinery space is to be taken as extending from the moulded base line
to the margin line and between the extreme main transverse watertight
bulkheads bounding the spaces containing the main and auxiliary
propelling machinery, boilers serving the needs of propulsion, and all
permanent coal bunkers. In the case of unusual arrangements, the Director
may define the limits of the machinery spaces; and
(i) in all cases volumes and areas shall be calculated to the moulded lines.
Floodable length
27.—(1) The floodable length at any point of the length of a ship shall be determined
by a method of calculation which takes into consideration the form, draught and other
characteristics of the ship.
(2) Where a ship has a continuous bulkhead deck, the floodable length at a given
point is the maximum portion of the length of the ship, having its centre at the point,
which can be flooded under the definite assumptions set forth in regulation 28 without
the ship being submerged beyond the margin line.
(3) (a) Where a ship has no continuous bulkhead deck, the floodable length at any
point may be determined to an assumed continuous margin line which at no point is less
than 76 millimetres below the top of the deck (at side) to which the bulkheads concerned
and the shell are carried watertight.
(b) Where a portion of an assumed margin line is appreciably below the deck to
which bulkheads are carried, the Director may permit a limited relaxation in the
watertightness of those portions of the bulkheads which are above the margin line and
immediately under the higher deck.
Permeability
28.—(1) The definite assumptions referred to in regulation 27 relate to the
permeabilities of the spaces below the margin line.
(2) In determining the floodable length, the average permeability below the margin
line —
(a) of the machinery space shall be taken as 85; and
(b) of other spaces shall be taken as 95.
Permissible length of compartments

29. The maximum permissible length of a compartment shall be the floodable length.
Subdivision
30.—(1) A main transverse bulkhead may be recessed or stepped where additional
subdivision is provided in way of the recess or step to maintain the same measure of
safety as that secured by a plane bulkhead.
(2) Where a main transverse bulkhead is recessed or stepped, an equivalent plane
bulkhead shall be used in determining the subdivision.
(3) Where a main transverse watertight compartment contains local subdivision and it
can be shown to the satisfaction of the Director that, after any assumed side damage the
whole volume of the main compartment will not be flooded, a proportionate allowance
may be made in the permissible length otherwise required for such compartment. In such
a case the volume of effective buoyancy assumed on the undamaged side shall not be
greater than that assumed on the damaged side.
Peak and machinery space bulkheads, shaft tunnels, etc.

31.—(1) (a) A ship shall have a forepeak or collision bulkhead, which shall be
watertight up to the bulkhead deck. This bulkhead shall be fitted not less than 5% of the
length of the ship, and not more than 3.05 metres plus 5% of the length of the ship from
the forward perpendicular.
(b) If the ship has a long forward superstructure, the forepeak bulkhead shall be
extended weathertight to the deck next above the bulkhead deck. The extension need not
be fitted directly over the bulkhead below, provided it is at least 5% of the length of the
ship from the forward perpendicular, and the part of the bulkhead deck which forms the
step is made effectively weathertight.
(2) An afterpeak bulkhead, and bulkheads dividing the machinery space, referred to
in regulation 26(h), from the cargo and passenger spaces forward and aft, shall also be
fitted and made watertight up to the bulkhead deck. The afterpeak bulkhead may be
stepped below the bulkhead deck, where the degree of safety of the ship as regards
subdivisions is not thereby diminished.
(3) In all cases stern tubes shall be enclosed in watertight spaces of moderate volume.
The stern gland shall be situated in a watertight shaft tunnel or other watertight space
separate from the stern tube compartment and of such volume that, if flooded by leakage
through the stern gland, the margin line will not be submerged.
(4) Fuel oil shall not be carried in the peak tanks.
Stability of ship in damaged condition

32.—(1) Sufficient intact stability shall be provided in all service conditions so as to
enable a ship to withstand the final stage of flooding of any one main compartment
which is required to be within the floodable length.
(2) In cases where the Director considers the range of stability in the damaged
condition to be doubtful, he may require investigation thereof.
(3) For the purpose of making damage stability calculations, the volume and surface
permeabilities —
(a) of the machinery space shall be taken as 85; and
(b) of other spaces shall be taken as 95.
(4) Asymmetrical flooding is to be kept to a minimum consistent with adequate and
effective arrangements.
(5) The final condition of the ship after damage and, in the case of asymmetrical
flooding, after equalisation measures have been taken shall be as follows:
(a) in the case of symmetrical flooding there shall be a positive residual
metacentric height as calculated by the constant displacement method;
(b) in the case of asymmetrical flooding the total heel shall not exceed 7
degrees, except that in special cases, the Director may allow additional heel
due to the asymmetrical moment, but in no case shall the heel exceed 15
degrees; and
(c) the margin line shall not in any case be submerged in the final stage of
flooding. If it is considered that the margin line may become submerged
during an intermediate stage of flooding, the Director may require such
investigations and arrangements as he considers necessary for the safety of
the ship.
Construction of watertight bulkheads, etc.

33. A watertight subdivision bulkhead, whether transverse or longitudinal, of a ship
shall be constructed in such a manner that it shall be capable of supporting the pressure
due to the maximum head of water which it might have to sustain in the event of damage
to the ship. The construction of these bulkheads and their structural strength shall be to
the satisfaction of the Director.
Openings in watertight bulkheads

34.—(1) (a) Where pipes, scuppers, electric cables, etc., are carried through
watertight subdivision bulkheads, arrangements shall be made to ensure the integrity of
the watertightness of the bulkheads.
(b) Only a valve or cock forming part of a piping system shall be permitted in
a watertight subdivision bulkhead.
(c) Lead or other heat sensitive material shall not be used in a system which
penetrates any watertight subdivision bulkhead, where deterioration of
such system in the event of fire would impair the watertight integrity of the
bulkhead.
(2) Collision bulkheads shall not be pierced below the margin line by more than one
pipe. Any pipe which pierces the collision bulkhead shall be fitted with a screwdown
valve capable of being operated from above the bulkhead deck, the valve chest being
secured inside the forepeak.
(3) Efficient means shall be provided for closing all openings in watertight bulkheads.
Details of the means provided for closing these openings shall be submitted to the
Director for approval.
Openings in shell plating below margin line

35.—(1) All sidescuttles below the margin line shall be of the non-opening type.
(2) (a) All inlets and discharges in the shell plating shall be fitted with effective and
accessible arrangements for preventing the accidental admission of water into the ship.
Lead or other heat sensitive material shall not be used for a pipe fitted outboard of shell
valves in inlets or discharges, or such pipe which in the event of fire would give rise to
danger of flooding.
(b) (i) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (c), each separate discharge led through
the shell plating from spaces below the margin line shall be provided either with one
automatic non-return valve fitted with a positive means of closing from above the
bulkhead deck, or, alternatively, with two automatic non-return valves without such
means, the upper of which is so situated above the deepest subdivision load line as to be
always accessible for examination under service conditions, and is of a type which is
normally closed.
(ii) Where a valve with positive means of closing is fitted, the operating position
above the bulkhead deck shall always be readily accessible, and means shall be provided
for indicating whether the valve is open or closed.
(c) Main and auxiliary sea inlets and discharges in connection with machinery shall
be fitted with readily accessible cocks or valves between the pipes and shell plating or
between the pipes and fabricated boxes attached to the shell plating.
(3) All cocks and valves for sea inlets and discharges below the bulkhead deck and all
fittings outboard of such cocks and valves shall be made of steel, bronze or other
approved ductile material. No ordinary cast iron or similar material shall be used.
Watertight integrity above margin line

36.—(1) All reasonable and practicable measures shall be taken to limit the entry and
spread of water above the bulkhead deck. The sill of entrances to any underdeck space
shall be at least 300 millimeters high.
(2) The bulkhead deck or a deck above it shall be weathertight. All openings in the
exposed weather deck shall have coamings of at least 300 millimeters high and of ample
strength and shall be provided with efficient means for expeditiously closing them
weathertight. Freeing ports, open rails and/or scuppers shall be fitted as necessary for
clearing rapidly the weather deck of water under all weather conditions.
(3) Means for closing openings in the shell plating above the margin line shall be of
efficient design and construction and of sufficient strength having regard to the spaces in
which they are fitted and their positions relative to the deepest subdivision load line.
(4) Efficient inside deadlights, arranged so that they can be easily and effectively
closed and secured watertight, shall be provided for all sidescuttles to spaces below the
first deck above the bulkhead deck.
Assigning, marking of subdivision load lines

37.—(1) The subdivision load lines assigned and marked on a ship shall be
distinguished by the notation C.1 for the principal passenger condition, and C.2, C.3,
etc., for the alternative conditions.
(2) A subdivision load line mark shall not in any case be placed above the deepest
load line in salt water as determined by the strength of the ship.
(3) The ship shall not in any case be so loaded that when it is in salt water the
subdivision load line mark appropriate to the particular condition of service is
submerged.
Ship carrying not more than 150 passengers
38.—(1) This regulation applies to a ship which carries not more than 150 passengers.
(2) Efficient means shall be provided for preventing the accidental admission of water
into the ship through any opening in each side of the ship.
(3) Every sidescuttle fitted below deck shall be of the non-opening type with
deadlights and shall be watertight and of sufficient strength having regard to its position
in the ship.
(4) A new ship shall be provided with a watertight collision bulkhead which shall be
fitted not less than 5% and not more than 7% of the length of the ship from the forward
perpendicular.
Bilge pumping arrangement

39.—(1) A ship shall be provided with a bilge pumping system so that water entering
any part of the hull, other than a space permanently appropriated for the carriage of fresh
water, water ballast, oil fuel or liquid cargo and for which other efficient means of
pumping or drainage are provided, can be pumped out through at least one suction pipe
when the ship is on even keel or is listed not more than 5 degrees either way. Efficient
means shall be provided whereby water may easily flow to the suction pipes.
(2) A new ship shall be provided with a bilge pumping system as set out below:
(a) the new ship which is less than 24 metres in length shall be provided with a
hand pump and bailers. The capacity of the pump shall not be less than 5.5
cubic metres per hour;
(b) the new ship which is 24 metres or more in length shall be provided with
one power bilge pump and a hand pump. The capacity of the power pump
shall not be less than 11 cubic metres per hour and the hand pump, 5.5
cubic metres per hour;
(c) the least internal diameter of bilge suction pipes is to be that of the nearest
commercial size within 6 millimetres of the diameter determined by the
following equations.
Main Line — For the diameter of main-bilge-line suctions and direct bilge suction to
pumps:
Branch Line — For the equivalent diameter of the combined branch suctions to a
compartment:
where d = internal diameter of pipe in millimetres
L = length of ship in metres
B = breadth of ship in metres
D = moulded depth to main deck in metres
C = length of compartment in metres.
(3) (a) (i) Every bilge pump provided in a ship shall have an efficient means of
priming.
(ii) A power pump or its source of power shall not be installed forward of the
collision bulkhead.
(iii) A hand bilge pump on the ship shall be workable from above the bulkhead deck.
(b) (i) In the ship all pipes from the pumps for draining cargo spaces or any part of
the machinery space shall be distinct from pipes which may be used for filling or
emptying spaces in which water or oil is carried.
(ii) Bilge suction pipes shall not be led through oil, fresh water tanks and double
bottom tanks unless approved by the Director.
(iii) In a ship which carries more than 150 passengers the bilge and ballast pumping
systems shall be so designed as to prevent water passing from the sea or from water
ballast spaces into the cargo spaces or into the machinery space or from one watertight
compartment to another. Provision shall be made to prevent the compartments served by
any bilge suction pipes from being flooded when any other compartment is damaged.
(4) Details and arrangements of cocks, valves, bilge pipes and boxes are to be
approved by the Director.
(5) The bilge pumping system for an existing ship shall be to the satisfaction of the
Director.
Electrical equipment and installations

40.—(1) The electrical equipment and installations of a ship shall be such that the
ship and all persons on board are protected against electrical hazards.
(2) A ship which carries more than 150 passengers shall have adequate means of
providing emergency lighting at all escape accesses.
Fire protection
41. The general construction of a ship shall be such as to minimise fire hazards
insofar as is reasonable and practicable, and to the satisfaction of the Director.
Machinery and boilers, etc.

42. Every main and auxiliary machinery, boiler and other pressure vessel and
appurtenance thereof shall be of acceptable design and construction and be so installed
and protected as to provide maximum safety to persons on board.
Means of going astern

43.—(1) A ship shall have sufficient power for going astern.
(2) The ability of the machinery to reverse the direction of thrust of the propellers
shall be demonstrated at each survey.
Steering gear
44.—(1) A ship shall be provided with a main steering gear and an emergency
steering gear to the satisfaction of the Director.
(2) The main steering gear shall be of adequate strength and sufficient to steer the
ship at the maximum service speed. It shall be capable of putting the rudder over from 35
degrees on one side to 35 degrees on the other side with the ship running ahead at
maximum service speed. The rudder shall be capable of being put over from 35 degrees
on either side to 30 degrees on the other side in not more than 28 seconds at maximum
service speed.
Oil fuel
45. Internal combustion engines shall not be used for any installation if its fuel has a
flash point of 43° Celsius or less.
Anchors, chain cables and windlass

46. A ship shall be provided with at least one anchor and chain cable or its equivalent
as are sufficient in weight, length and strength having regard to the size of the ship and
the area in which it operates. A windlass shall be provided for hauling in the anchor if the
weight of anchor exceeds 15 kilogrammes.
Means of escape
47. A ship shall be provided with readily accessible means of escape from all
enclosed spaces. Such means of escape shall be sufficient in number and width, having
regard to the number of persons who may be in the enclosed spaces.
Guard rails, stanchions and bulwarks

48. A ship shall be provided with bulwarks or guard rails on every exposed deck to
which a person or vehicle may have access. Such bulwarks or guard rails, together with
stanchions supporting the guard rails, shall be so placed, designed and constructed and
shall be of a height of at least 1.0 metre above the deck. Rails shall consist of evenly
spaced courses and the spacing of the rails shall not be greater than 380 millimetres. The
opening below the lowest rail shall not be more than 230 millimetres from the deck. The
lower rail courses may not be required where all or part of the space below the upper
most rail course is fitted with a bulwark, chain link fencing, wire mesh or their
equivalent.
PART V
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Lifejackets for all ships

49.—(1) A ship shall carry a lifejacket for each person it is certified to carry.
(2) In addition to the lifejackets required in paragraph (1), the ship shall carry extra
lifejackets equal in number to 5% of the total number of persons which the ship is
certified to carry.
(3) These lifejackets shall be stowed in a conspicuous place and shall be readily
accessible.
Life-saving appliances for port limit passenger ship

50.—(1) A ship which plies within the port limit shall carry such number of liferafts
or approved buoyant apparatus as shall be sufficient to accommodate 40% of the total
number of persons the ship is certified to carry.
(2) A ship which plies within the port limit and carrying fewer than 150 passengers
shall carry a minimum of 4 lifebuoys. A ship which carries 150 or more passengers shall
be provided with 8 lifebuoys. At least two of the lifebuoys shall each be fitted with a
line of at least 27.5 metres in length and a self-igniting light.
Life-saving appliances for 30 mile limit passenger ship
51.—(1) A ship which plies beyond the port limit shall carry such number of liferafts
as shall be sufficient to accomodate all that number of persons the ship is certified to
carry.
(2) A ship which proceeds beyond the port limit shall carry a minimum of 8
lifebuoys, two of which shall each be fitted with a line of at least 27.5 metres in length
and a self-igniting light.
Fire-extinguishing appliances for ship 24 metres or more in length

52.—(1) This regulation shall apply to a ship which is 24 metres or more in length.
(2) The ship shall have at least one power fire pump, sufficient fire hydrants, hoses
and nozzles which are capable of delivering a powerful jet of water to reach any part of
the ship. The capacity of the pump shall not be less than 11 cubic metres per hour.
(3) In addition to the fire pump in paragraph (2), the ship shall have another fire
pump, which may be operated manually and shall be permanently connected to a fire
main. This additional pump, or its source of power, shall not be situated in the same
compartment as the pump referred to in paragraph (2). The additional fire pump shall be
provided with a permanent sea connection situated outside the machinery space. Such a
pump shall be capable of delivering at least one powerful jet of water from a fire
hydrant, hose and nozzle in the ship. The capacity of the pump shall not be less than 5.5
cubic metres per hour.
(4) There shall be a spray nozzle in every machinery space.
(5) The ship shall have at least one portable fire extinguisher in each space for the
carriage or accommodation of passengers for every 50 passengers or less which it is
certified to carry. There shall be at least one portable fire-extinguisher each in the galley,
wheel-house, radioroom, storeroom and any space for use by the crew.
(6) Every space in the ship containing internal combustion type of propelling
machinery shall have —
(a) not less than two but not more than 7 portable fire extinguishers. Such
extinguishers shall be capable of fighting oil and electrical fires; and
(b) a sand-box with scoop.
Fire-extinguishing appliances for ship less than 24 metres in length

53.—(1) This regulation shall apply to a ship which is less than 24 metres in length.
(2) The ship shall have —
(a) a covered receptacle containing an adequate quantity of sand or other dry
material suitable for extinguishing oil fires;
(b) a scoop for distributing the contents of the receptacle; and
(c) at least two portable fire extinguishers, which shall be capable of fighting
oil and electrical fires.
(3) The ship shall have at least two fire buckets with lanyards.
Means for stopping machinery and for shutting off oil fuel suction pipes
54.—(1) A ship shall have means for stopping ventilating fans serving machinery
spaces and for closing all doorways, vents, spaces around funnels and other openings to
such spaces. These means shall be operable from a position outside such spaces in the
event of a fire.
(2) Machinery driving forced and induced draught fans, oil fuel transfer pumps, oil
fuel unit pumps and other similar fuel pumps shall be fitted with remote controls situated
outside the space in which they are located so that they may be stopped in the event of a
fire in the space.
(3) An oil fuel suction pipe from a storage, settling or daily service tank shall be fitted
with a cock or valve which can be closed from outside the space in which such tanks are
situated in the event of a fire in the space.
Radiotelegraph station
55. A ship which proceeds beyond the port limit shall be fitted with a radiotelegraph
station in accordance with Chapter IV of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention)
Regulations [Rg. 11].
Hand flares
56. A ship shall carry at least 6 hand flares each capable of giving a bright red light.
Instructions to passengers
57. Instructions to passengers on the manner of donning lifejackets shall be displayed
in the space for accommodating passengers on board.
Accident report
58. In the case of any accident occasioning loss of life or serious injury to any person
or any material damage affecting the seaworthiness or efficiency of the ship either in the
hull or in any part of the machinery, a written report signed by the owner or master shall
be forwarded to the Director within 24 hours or as soon as possible after the accident or
damage.
PART VI
SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REGULATIONS WHICH CEASE TO APPLY
Savings
59. Nothing in these Regulations shall be construed as exempting passenger ships
from the provisions of the Port of Singapore Authority Act [Cap. 236] and the rules and
regulations made thereunder or the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Collisions at Sea)
Regulations [Rg. 10].
Safety Regulations do not apply

60. Unless otherwise provided the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention)
Regulations [Rg. 11] shall not apply to ships to which these Regulations apply.
FIRST SCHEDULE
PART I
PERIODICAL SURVEYS
Regulation 8(2)(b).
Periodical surveys shall be carried out in the manner as stated below:
(a) Main engines of a ship shall be overhauled every two years with top overhaul yearly. An
operational test shall be conducted annually.
(b) Auxiliary engines shall be overhauled every two years.
(c) Propeller shafts with diameters of less than 75 millimeters shall be withdrawn for inspection
every year. Propeller shafts with diameters of 75 millimeters or more shall be withdrawn for
inspection every two years. When an oil gland type of stern tube is installed, the shaft shall be
withdrawn at least once every 4 years.
(d) An insulation test of the electrical system shall be conducted every year.
PART II
FREEBOARD
Regulation 23.
The freeboard mark shall be marked permanently according to the diagram below.
SECOND SCHEDULE
FORM I
*THIRTY-MILE/PORT LIMIT PASSENGER SHIP SAFETY CERTIFICATE
(Regulation 10(1))
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
Port and
Name of Ship Length Of Ship Gross Tonnage
Licence/Official Number
Name and Address of Owners/Agent
THIS IS TO CERTIFY —
1. That the above-mentioned ship has been duly surveyed in accordance with the Merchant Shipping
(Special Limits Passenger Ships) Safety Regulations.
2. That the survey showed that the relevant regulations had been complied with.
3. That the ship is permitted to carry a maximum of ..…….. passengers and ….…. crew.
The life-saving appliances include:
………….. *liferafts/buoyant apparatus sufficient for ………….. persons;
………….. lifebuoys;
………….. life-jackets.
4. That the inspection showed that the ship complied with the requirements of the said Regulations as
regards fire-extinguishing appliances and radiotelephone and was provided with navigation lights
and shapes and means of making sound signals and distress signals, in accordance with the
provisions of the Regulations and the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Collisions at Sea)
Regulations as amended.
5. That the freeboard has been assigned and load line marked in accordance with the Regulations.
Freeboard from deck line ……………… mm.
This Certificate shall, unless cancelled, remain in force until ………………………
Issued on ……………………..
…………………………
Director of Marine,
Singapore.
* Delete where inapplicable.
FORM II
(Regulation 10(2))
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE
Port and
Name of Ship Length Of Ship Gross Tonnage
Licence/Official Number
THIS IS TO CERTIFY —
That under regulation 5 of The Merchant Shipping (Special Limits Passenger Ships) Safety Regulations, the
above-mentioned ship is exempted from the requirements of regulation(s) ……………….. of the Regulations
subject to the following condition(s):
This certificate shall, unless cancelled, remain in force until ………………………
Issued on ……………………..
…………………………
Director of Marine,
Singapore.
[S 229/97 wef 09/05/97]
[G.N. No. S 355/81]
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
MERCHANT SHIPPING (SPECIAL LIMITS PASSENGER SHIPS) SAFETY

REGULATIONS
(CHAPTER 179, RG 8)
This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Merchant Shipping
(Special Limits Passenger Ships) Safety Regulations. It is not part of these Regulations.
1. G. N. No. S 355/1981—Merchant Shipping (Special Limits Passenger Ships) Safety
Regulations 1981
Date of commencement : 20 November 1981
2. 1990 Revised Edition—Merchant Shipping (Special Limits Passenger Ships) Safety

Regulations
Date of operation : 25 March 1992

(Amendment) Regulations 1996
Date of commencement : 2 February 1996

Date of commencement : 9 May 1997

Date of commencement : 1 September 2001

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Part I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part II SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATES

7 Application for survey

8 Initial and subsequent surveys

9 Maintenance of conditions after survey

Part III PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION

18 Doors, stairways, aisles and sitting arrangement

19 Water closets and washing places

25 Ship carrying more than 150 passengers

29 Permissible length of compartments

31 Peak and machinery space bulkheads, shaft tunnels, etc.

32 Stability of ship in damaged condition

33 Construction of watertight bulkheads, etc.

35 Openings in shell plating below margin line

36 Watertight integrity above margin line

37 Assigning, marking of subdivision load lines

38 Ship carrying not more than 150 passengers

39 Bilge pumping arrangement

40 Electrical equipment and installations

42 Machinery and boilers, etc.

43 Means of going astern

46 Anchors, chain cables and windlass

48 Guard rails, stanchions and bulwarks

Part V SAFETY EQUIPMENT

49 Lifejackets for all ships

50 Life-saving appliances for port limit passenger ship

51 Life-saving appliances for 30 mile limit passenger ship

52 Fire-extinguishing appliances for ship 24 metres or more in length

Part VI SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REGULATIONS WHICH CEASE TO

60 Safety Regulations do not apply

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SPECIAL LIMITS PASSENGER SHIPS) SAFETY

G.N. No. S 355/1981

(25th March 1992)

[23rd April 1982]

SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATES

Application for survey

Initial and subsequent surveys

Maintenance of conditions after survey

Spaces not for passenger accommodation

Doors, stairways, aisles and sitting arrangement

Water closets and washing places

Ship carrying more than 150 passengers

Permissible length of compartments

Peak and machinery space bulkheads, shaft tunnels, etc.

Stability of ship in damaged condition

Construction of watertight bulkheads, etc.

Openings in watertight bulkheads

Openings in shell plating below margin line

Watertight integrity above margin line

Assigning, marking of subdivision load lines

Bilge pumping arrangement

where d = internal diameter of pipe in millimetres

L = length of ship in metres

B = breadth of ship in metres

D = moulded depth to main deck in metres

C = length of compartment in metres.

Electrical equipment and installations

Machinery and boilers, etc.

Means of going astern

Anchors, chain cables and windlass

Guard rails, stanchions and bulwarks

Lifejackets for all ships