Ship design and construction

This publication, which supersedes the 1983 edition, comprises five parts, containing the texts of the Guidelines for Inert Gas Systems and of relevant IMO documents.

The content of the guidelines is based on current general practice used in the design and operation of inert gas systems and incorporates amendments adopted by the Maritime safety Committee at its forty-second, forty-eighth and fiftieth sessions. Provisions of SOLAS covering application and technical requirements, together with recent developments on regulations for chemical tankers, are included.

The Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (GC Code) was developed to provide an international standard for the safe carriage by sea in bulk of liquefied gases and certain other substances. To minimize the risks to ships involved in such carriage, to their crews and to the environment, the Code prescribes the design and constructional features of such ships and the equipment they should carry. The Code generally applies to ships built on or after 31 December 1976 but prior to 1 July 1986. This edition incorporates amendments 1 to 4, including a supplement containing amendments adopted by resolution MSC.32(63) which came into force on 1 July 1998.

A supplement, Summary of Minimum Requirements of the Code, is included.

This publication establishes a universal system of tonnage measurement for ships engaged in international voyages; it includes:

• Final Act of the Conference;
• International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (Tonnage), 1969, including: Regulations for determining gross and net tonnages of ships and International Tonnage Certificate;
• Recommendations adopted by the Conference.

This Conference resulted from a resolution passed by the International Conference on Special TradePassenger Ships, 1971, which required the formulation of technical rules covering the safety aspects ofthe disposition of passengers on special trade passenger ships. This publication contains:

• Final Act of the Conference

• Protocol and Rules on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships (Space STP), 1973

• Resolutions adopted by the Conference

This Conference resulted from a resolution passed by the International Conference on Special TradePassenger Ships, 1971, which required the formulation of technical rules covering the safety aspects ofthe disposition of passengers on special trade passenger ships. This bilingual publication (English andFrench) contains:

• −  Final Act of the Conference
• −  Protocol and Rules on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships (Space STP), 1973
• −  Resolutions adopted by the Conference

This publication contains the following instruments related to special trade passenger ships:

• Final Act of the Conference
• Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement and Rules (STP), 1971
• Resolutions adopted by the Conference

This publication establishes a universal system of tonnage measurement for ships engaged in international voyages; it includes:

• Final Act of the Conference;
• International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (Tonnage), 1969, including: Regulations for determining gross and net tonnages of ships and International Tonnage Certificate;
• Recommendations adopted by the Conference.

This publication establishes a universal system of tonnage measurement for ships engaged in international voyages; it includes:

• Final Act of the Conference;
• International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (Tonnage), 1969, including: Regulations for determining gross and net tonnages of ships and International Tonnage Certificate;
• Recommendations adopted by the Conference.