Ship design and construction

Le Recueil international de règles relatives à la construction et à l’équipement des navires transportant des gaz liquéfiés en vrac (Recueil IGC) a pour objet d’offrir une norme internationale relative à la sécurité du transport maritime en vrac des gaz liquéfiés et de certaines autres matières qui sont énumérées au chapitre 19. Tenant compte des produits transportés, il impose, aux navires utilisés, des normes de conception et de construction et un équipement qui permettent de réduire le plus possible les risques auxquels sont exposés le navire, son équipage et l’environnement.

This publication presents:

• International goal-based ship construction standards for Bulk carriers and Oil tankers (resolution MSC.287(87))
• Associated SOLAS amendments (MSC.290(87)), making the Standards mandatory
• Guidelines for the verification of conformity with goal-based construction standards for Bulk carriers and Oil tankers (MSC.296(87))
• Guidelines for the information to be included in a Ship Construction File (MSC.1/Circ.1343)
• Generic Guidelines for developing IMO goal-based standards (MSC.1/Circ.1394)

La présente publication comprend:

• les Normes internationales de construction des navires en fonction d’objectifs applicables aux vraquiers et aux pétroliers (résolution MSC.287(87)) et les amendements connexes à la Convention SOLAS de 1974 (résolution MSC.290(87)) rendant ces normes obligatoires;
• les Directives pour la vérification de la conformité avec les normes de construction des navires en fonction d’objectifs applicables aux vraquiers et aux pétroliers (résolution MSC.296(87));
• les Directives sur les renseignements à inclure dans le dossier de construction du navire (MSC.1/Circ.1343); et
• les Directives générales pour l’élaboration de normes de l’OMI en fonction d’objectifs (MSC.1/Circ.1394)

The Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) presents amendments to the Code to reflect the 2007 revision of MARPOL Annex II and other amendments related to:

• Survey and certification
• Materials of construction
• Fire protection
• Personnel protection
• Certificate of fitness for the carriage of dangerous chemicals in bulk.

Les Directives pour la conception et la construction des navires ravitailleurs au large ont été adoptées par l'Assemblée de l'Organisation en 1981 par la résolution A.469(XII).

Les présentes Directives contenaient des renseignements sur la stabilité à l'état intact qui, par la suite, ont été incorporées dans le Recueil de règles de stabilité à l'état intact pour tous les types de navires visés par les instruments de l'OMI. Par suite de l'adoption de ce Recueil et compte tenu des amendements à la Convention SOLAS qui sont entrés en vigueur depuis 1981, il a été adopté de nouvelles Directives pour la conception et la construction des navires ravitailleurs au large en 2006. Ces nouvelles Directives contiennent également un modèle de document de conformité pour navire ravitailleur au large.

The Guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply vessels were adopted by the Assembly of the Organization in 1981 by resolution A.469(XII).

These Guidelines included guidance on intact stability that was later incorporated into the Code on Intact Stability for all types of ships covered by IMO instruments. To take account of the adoption of this Code and amendments to the SOLAS Convention that have entered into force after 1981, new Guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply vessels were adopted in 2006. These new Guidelines also include a form of Document of Compliance for Offshore supply vessels.

Les Directives facultatives ont pour objet de fournir des renseignements généraux actualisés sur les pratiques sûres en matière de conception, de construction et d'équipement des navires de pêche de faibles dimensions.

The purpose of the Voluntary Guidelines is to provide an updated, general guidance on safe practices for the design, construction and equipment of smaller fishing vessels.

The Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1989 (1989 MODU Code) was adopted by resolution A.649(16) and concerns MODUs built since 1 May 1991.

The Maritime safety Committee (MSC) adopted amendments to the 1989 MODU Code in May 1991 and decided that, to maintain compatibility with SOLAS, the amendments should become effective on 1 February 1992. Further amendments were adopted in May 1994, to introduce the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) into the Code, provide guidelines for vessels with dynamic positioning systems and introduce provisions for helicopter facilities.

The Committee decided that the amendments introducing the HSSC should become effective on the same date as the 1988 SOLAS and Load Line Protocols relating to the HSSC (i.e. 3 February 2000), and that those providing guidelines for vessels with dynamic positioning systems and provisions for helicopter facilities should become effective on 1 July 1994. This publication supersedes the 1979 edition and contains a consolidated text of the 1989 MODU Code and the 1991 and 1994 amendments.

The purpose of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Lyquified Gases in Bulk (IGC Code 1993) is to provide an international standard for the safe carriage by sea of liquefied gases (and other substances listed in the Code) in bulk. To minimize risks to ships involved in such carriage, to their crews and to the environment, the Code prescribes the design and constructional standards of such ships and the equipment they should carry.

This edition remains valid and applies to all applicable ships constructed before 1 January 2016.