Published by the INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR Printed by the International Maritime Organization, 10 London ISBN 92-801-1326-7 IMO PUBliCATION Sales number: IMO-187E Copyright © IMO 1995 All rights reserved No part of this publication may, for sales purposes, be produced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the International Maritime Organization -~ Foreword The Maritime Safety Committee, at its sixty-third session (16 to 25 May 1994), adopted, by resolution MSC.36(63), the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (HSC Code), which has been developed following a thorough revision of the Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft (resolution A.373(X)) Furthermore, amendments to the Annex to the 1974 SOlAS Convention, by the addition of a new chapter X on Safety Measures for High-Speed Craft, adopted by the 1994 SOlAS Conference (May 1994) make the HSC Code mandatory This amendment will be expected to enter into force, under the tacit acceptance procedure contained in article ViII of the Convention, on January 1996 and will apply to high-speed craft built on or after that date The HSC Code has been prepared in recognition of the growth, in size and types, of high-speed craft, and is intended to facilitate the future research and development of fast sea transportation while maintaining a high degree of safety for passengers and crews iii Contents Page Preamble CHAPTER - GENERAL COMMENT AND REQUIREMENTS General comments 1.1 General requirements 1.2 Application 1.3 Definitions 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Surveys Approvals Maintenance of conditions after survey High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft Control Equivalents Information to be made available Further developments Circulation of safety information Review of the Code 5 11 13 13 14 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 CHAPTER - BUOYANCY, STABILITY AND SUBDIVISION 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 Part A - General General : Intact buoyancy Intact stability in the displacement mode Intact stability in the nQQ-displacement mode Intact stability in the transient mode Buoyancy and stability in the displacement mode following damage Inclining and stability information Loading and stability assessment Marking and recording of the design waterline Part B - Requirements for passenger craft General Intact stability in the displacement mode Intact stability in the non-displacement mode 19 20 20 21 22 22 25 26 26 26 26 27 v 2.13 Buoyancy and stability in the displacement mode following damage 2.14 Inclining and stability information 2.15 Part C - Requirements for cargo craft Buoyancy and stability in the displacement mode following damage 2.16 27 27 28 29 Inclining CHAPTER - STRUCTURES General 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 30 30 30 30 30 30 Materials Structural strength Cyclic loads Design criteria Trials CHAPTER - ACCOMMODATION AND ESCAPE MEASURES General 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 Public address and information system Design acceleration levels Accommodation design Seating construction Safety belts Baggage, st,ores,shops and cargo compartments VI '/' Noise levels Reliability CONTROL SYSTEMS -.- - Demonstrations Control position CHAPTER - ANCHORING, TOWING General 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 ',' Evacuation time CHAPTER - DIRECTIONAL General 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 , ',,' Exits and means of escape Anchoring Towing Berthing 31 31 32 34 36 36 36 38 40 40 42 42 43 43 AND BERTHING 44 44 45 45 CHAPTER - FIRE SAFETY Part A - General 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 General requirements Definitions Classification of space use Structural fire protection Fuel and other flammable fluid tanks and systems Ventilation Fire detection and extinguishing systems Protection of special-category spaces Miscellaneous Fireman's outfits 46 47 48 52 55 57 58 66 68 69 Part B - Requirements for passenger craft 7.11 7.12 7.13 Arrangement Ventilation Fixed sprinkler system 71 71 71 Part C - Requirements for cargo craft 7.14 7.15 Control station Cargo spaces 72 72 CHAPTER - LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS 8.1 General and definitions 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 Communications ",' Personal life-saving appliances, Muster list, emergency instructions and manuals Operating instructions /,_ Survival craft stowage Survival craft and -rescue boat embarkation and recovery arrangements Line-throwing appliance., Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections Survival craft and rescu~ boats 73 75 76 77 78 78 80 80 80 82 CHAPTER - MACHINERY Part A - General 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 General Engine (general) Gas turbines Diesel engines for main propulsion and essential auxiliaries 84 86 87 87 vii 9.5 9.6 88 89 Transmissions Propulsion and lift devices Part B - Requirements for passenger craft 9.7 Independent means of propulsion for category B craft 90 9.8 Means for return to a port of refuge for category B craft 90 Part C - Requirements for cargo craft Essential machinery and control 90 9.9 CHAPTER 10 - AUXILIARY SYSTEMS 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 Part A - General General 91 Arrangement of oil fuel, lubricating oil and other flammable oil Exhaust systems 92 94 96 96 96 96 97 Part B - Requirements for passenger craft Bilge pumping and drainage''5ystems 97 Bilge pumping and drainage systems Ballast systems Cooling systems Engine air intake systems Ventilation systems Part C - Requirements for cargo craft 10.10 Bilge pumping systems : 98 CHAPTER 11 - REMOTE CONTROL, ALARM AND SAFETY SYSTEMS 11.1 Definitions 11.2 General 11.3 Emergency controls t •.••••.••••.••••••••••• 11.4 Alarm system 11.5 Safety system 99 99 99 100 101 CHAPTER 12 - ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS 12.1 12.2 12.3 viii Part A - General General Main source of electrical power Emergency source of electrical power 102 102 104 12.4 12.5 Starting arrangements for emergency generating sets Steering and stabilization 106 106 12.6 Precautions against shock, fire and other hazards of electrical origin 107 Part B - Requirements for passenger craft 12.7 General 12.8 General 111 Part C - Requirements for cargo craft 115 CHAPTER 13 - NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT 13.1 Navigation (general) 13.2 Compasses 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 118 118 Speed and distance measurement Echo-sounding device Radar installations Electronic positioning systems Rate-of-turn indicator and rudder angle indicator 13.8 Other navigational aids 13.9 Searchlight 13.10 Night vision equipment 13.11 Steering arrangement and propulsion indicators 13.12 Automatic steering aid (automatic pilot equipment) 13.13 Performance standards CHAPTER 14 - RADIOCOMMU~ICATIONS 14.1 Application 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 Terms and definitions Exemptions Functional requirements Radio installations 119 119 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 120 121 122 '/' Radio equipment: general Radio equipment: sea area A Radio equipment: sea'areas A and A2 122 123 124 124 125 127 128 129 Radio equipment: sea areas A 1, A2 and A3 14.10 Radio equipment: sea areas A 1, A2, A3 and A4 14.11 Watches 14.12 Sources of energy 130 131 131 14.13 Performance standards 133 14.14 Maintenance requirements 134 14.15 Radio personnel 14.16 Radio records 135 135 ix CHAPTER 15 - OPERATING COMPARTMENT 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 LAYOUT Definitions General 136 136 136 137 15.5 Field of vision from the operating compartment Operating compartment Instruments and chart table 15.6 15.7 Lighting Windows 138 15.9 139 139 140 140 15.11 Safety measures 140 140 15.8 Communication facilities Temperature and ventilation 15.10 Colours CHAPTER 16 - STABILIZATION SYSTEMS 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Definitions General requirements Lateral and height control systems 141 141 142 Demonstrations 142 CHAPTER 17 - HANDLING, CONTROLLABILITY AND PERFORMANCE 17.1 17.2 General Proof of compliance 143 143 17.3 17.4 17.5 Weight and centre of gravity Effect of failures : Controllability and manoeuvrability 143 143 17.6 Change of operating surface and mode Surface in-egularities " 143 144 144 Acceleration and deceleration 144 17.7 17.8 17.9 Speeds 17.10 Minimum depth of water 17.11 Hard structure clearance ~~ 145 145 145 17.12 Night operation 145 ~ CHAPTER 18 - OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Part A - General 18.1 Craft operational control 146 18.2 18.3 Craft documentation Training and qualifications 148 152 18.4 18.5 Manning of survival craft and supervision Emergency instructions and drills 153 154 x ... maintenance The basic aim of the Code is to set levels of safety which are equivalent to those of conventional ships required by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974,... 215 xi International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft Preamble The international conventions ratified in respect of conventional ships and the regulations applied as a consequence of such... above-mentioned safety concepts were originally reflected in the Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft The development of novel types and sizes of craft has led to the development of pressures