Article 7 of the Recast text of the Law on Ports of the State and the Merchant Navy, approved by the Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011 of 5 September, delimits the objectives to which the marine policy is directed on the basis of the powers assigned to it by the General Administration of the State in the field of Article 149.1.20. These objectives include the protection of the safety of human life at sea, navigation and maritime safety and the protection of the marine environment.

In turn, article 6.1 of the aforementioned legal text considers the concept of a merchant marine, among other aspects, the management and control of the Spanish civil fleet, the safety of navigation and human life in the sea and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment from ships, fixed platforms and other facilities located in waters under Spanish jurisdiction.

In general, the achievement of the objectives described depends on the establishment of a regulatory and technical framework governing the legal status of ships, the structural and operational characteristics and the equipment incorporated therein, as well as the inspection and survey arrangements to be submitted to them, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the basic safety conditions for persons, property and the marine environment.

Article 9 (1) (c) of the text referred to in the text covers the Spanish civil fleet for recreational and sporting vessels and boats.

Recreational boats, understood by those whose hull length (L_h) is equal to or less than 24 metres, are regulated in Royal Decree 1434/1999 of 10 September, establishing the recognition and inspections of recreational craft in order to ensure the safety of human life at sea and determines the conditions to be met by the cooperating inspection entities, in Royal Decree 2127/2004 of 29 October 2004, regulatory requirements for the safety of the same, and in Order FOM/1144/2003 of 28 April 2003, which fixes the safety, rescue, fire, navigation and prevention equipment for discharges with which the vessels are to be fitted and in Order FOM/1076/2006 of 29 March 2006 amending the previous one.

With regard to recreational vessels of a length (L_h) greater than 24 metres and of gross tonnage exceeding 3000 GT, which can carry more than 12 passengers, there is no problem with regard to its regulatory framework and legal and technical arrangements applicable to them, since, in accordance with the existing Conventions and the legislation of the European Union and national law applicable to the sector, these vessels are considered to be all effects as passenger ships.

However, the Spanish legislation lacks specific regulation as regards recreational vessels of a length (L_h) greater than 24 metres and gross tonnage less than 3000 GT, capable of carrying up to 12 metres. passengers, not including the crew, commonly known as "megayates." According to the provisions of Royal Decree 1661/1982 of 25 June 1982 declaring the application to all national merchant vessels and vessels of the provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 and its Protocol of 1978 (SOLAS Convention), the provisions of this Convention would apply to this type of vessel. However, certain rules of the said Convention, and their complementary ones, may present difficulties for their application to recreational vessels as they are intended for merchant vessels and vessels. It is therefore necessary to lay down the legal framework governing them and to adapt the rules applicable to their construction, repair and maintenance and to the inspections and inspections applicable to them.

This objective is covered by the approval of this royal decree, for which the legislative precedents and the accumulated experience of the Spanish Maritime Administration, as well as the examination and analysis of the rules and criteria governing European legislation, which are unbroken by the goodness of their technical standards which have been revealed over time, which is the case represented by the 'Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY3)', "Maritime Coastguard Agency" in the United Kingdom.

Thus, the measures proposed in this royal decree, as regards the construction and equipment of these ships, constitute a synthesis of those precepts applicable to these extracted from the international conventions for to prevent marine pollution (MARPOL) and the safety of human life at sea (SOLAS), of which Spain is a Party. In particular, certain constructive requirements are deleted as a result of their consideration as a type of ship which is not considered a "passenger ship" and which are only required of the latter.

On the other hand, the documents contained in the royal decree and the requirement for their constancy on board also result from compliance with the aforementioned international conventions to prevent marine pollution (MARPOL) and the safety of human life at sea (SOLAS).

Such documents, which demonstrate the ship's compliance with the aforementioned Conventions, are necessary in the face of any inspection carried out at the ports of reheated, both Spanish and foreign. The failure to carry out these documents or their inaccuracy may result in the ship being detained, in accordance with the aforementioned Conventions and the Spanish rules of application.

The requirement for such requirements therefore has the purpose of achieving maritime safety established by such international conventions and their requirement is deemed necessary and proportionate to the intended purpose, since derive from international requirements of unavoidable compliance.

On the other hand, Articles 251 and 252 of the Law of Ports of the State and the Merchant Navy, according to the wording given by the Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011 of 5 September, in relation to Article 263, advise introduce some clarifications in Royal Decree 1027/1989 of 28 July on flag, ship registration and maritime registration, in order to bring the regulatory requirements of the flag of sport vessels into line with the Provisions of the Law.

Finally, it is necessary to review some articles of Royal Decree 1837/2000, of 10 November, approving the regulation of inspection and certification of civil ships, both in order to adapt it to the new regulation of the recreational vessels, such as to meet the needs arising from the entry into service of the ocean vessels of the State security forces and bodies, which require a particularized treatment, in order to be built and inspections, for the uniqueness of the precise means for the performance of their duties.

This royal decree has been submitted to the procedure for information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of regulations concerning the services of the information society, provided for in Directive 98 /34/EC of the Parliament and the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations, as amended by Directive 98 /48/EC of 20 July 1998 and in the Royal Decree 1337/1999, of 31 July, which regulates the referral of information in the field of standards and technical regulations and regulations relating to the services of the information society, which incorporates these directives into the Spanish legal order.

In the handling of this royal decree, the most representative organizations and organizations in the sector have been consulted and the report of the Defense Policy Directorate General of the Ministry of Defense has been obtained. Mayor of the Spanish Navy, Directorate General of the Civil Guard of the Ministry of the Interior, Directorate General of Insurance and Pension Funds of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Directorate General of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, and the Directorate General of Sustainability of the Coast and the Sea of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment.

This royal decree is dictated by the regulatory habilitation that the Recast Text of the Law of Ports of the State and the Merchant Navy, in its final disposition second, grants to the Council of Ministers for its development and application.

In its virtue, on the proposal of the Minister of Public Works, with the prior approval of the Minister of Finance and Public Administrations, according to the State Council and after deliberation by the Council of Ministers at its meeting of the day 19 September 2014,

DISPONGO:

TITLE I

General character provisions

CHAPTER I

Legal regime

Article 1. Object.

This royal decree aims to establish the regulatory legal framework for recreational vessels, defined in Article 3 of this royal decree and included in its scope and to adopt the technical safety and security standards. Prevention of pollution listed as an annex to this royal decree.

Article 2. Scope.

1. This royal decree will apply to all recreational vessels flying the flag or applying for their flag in Spain, subject to the following criteria:

a) New recreational vessels will be regulated by the prescriptions set out in this royal decree.

(b) Existing recreational vessels flying the flag of Spain prior to the entry into force of this royal decree shall be required to provide the technical requirements applicable to them prior to the entry into force of this royal decree.

(c) The vessels flying the flag of Spain which are not recreational and which, by group or class change, are to be regarded as recreational vessels, shall be considered as new vessels for the purpose of the actual design of the vessel. decree.

(d) Recreational vessels from other registers applying for their flag and registration in Spain, after the entry into force of this royal decree, will have the consideration of new or existing recreational vessels in Spain. function of the provisions of Article 3.3 and 3.4 of this royal decree.

2. The Order of the Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications of 10 June 1983 on supplementary rules for the application of the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life in the Sea and its Protocol of 1978, to new recreational vessels, as defined in Article 3 of this royal decree.

Article 3. Definitions.

For the purposes of this royal decree and unless otherwise expressed, the following definitions shall apply:

1. 'Recreational vessel' means a ship of any type, irrespective of its mode of propulsion, of which the hull length (L_h) is greater than 24 metres, with a gross tonnage of less than 3000 GT and capable of carrying up to 12 passengers without counting crew, intended for recreational boating, tourism, leisure, sport or non-professional fishing, used by its owner or by any other person by means of a lease, a contract of passage, assignment or any other other title.

2. 'Recreational craft' means any vessel of any type, irrespective of its means of propulsion, with a hull length (L_h) of between 2,5 and 24 metres, measured in accordance with the criteria laid down in standard UNE-EN ISO 8666; used for sports, leisure and training or training for recreational purposes, even if they are exploited for profit.

3. 'New recreational vessel' shall mean any recreational vessel which is in one of the following situations:

(a) The vessel whose construction contract has been awarded as of the date of entry into force of this royal decree; or

(b) In the absence of a construction contract, a ship whose keel is placed or whose construction is at an equivalent stage from six months after the entry into force of this royal decree; or

(c) A ship whose delivery occurs after three years after the entry into force of this royal decree.

4. 'Existing recreational vessel' means any recreational vessel that is not qualified as new.

5. "Private or non-profit use" means the purpose of recreational boating, tourism, leisure, sport or non-professional fishing carried out by the owner of the vessel, whether this is a natural or legal person or by persons linked to the owner of the ship without any profit or economic consideration for the enjoyment of the vessel.

6. "Commercial or lucrative use" means the operation and use of the ship by means of any sufficient title for this purpose and economic consideration.

7. 'Crew' means a set of seconded personnel providing professional services on board the pleasure ships.

8. "Passage": Boarded-up personnel who are not part of the crew, defined as such by the Regulation of Inspection and Certification of Civil Ships approved by Royal Decree 1837/2000 of 10 November.

9. "Provisional certificate of navigation": Document issued by the Directorate General of the Merchant Navy for which a pleasure vessel, in the process of flying the flag of Spain, is authorised to sail through the sea waters in which Spain exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights or jurisdiction and between the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.

10. 'recognised organisation' means the organisation defined in Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations.

11. 'authorised organisation' means the recognised organisation to which it has been authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009, and as provided for by Royal Decree 877/2011 of 24 June 2009, on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of the Maritime Administration.

12. 'Classification or class certificate' means the certificate as defined in Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009.

13. "Hull Length (L_h)": Is the length set according to the UNE-EN ISO 8666 definition.

14. "approved raft review service station": is the raft review service station authorized by the Maritime Administration pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Resolution of the International Maritime Organization A. 761 (18) and manufacturer's procedures and instructions.

15. 'FTP code' means the International code for the application of IMO fire exposure test procedures.

16. "LSA Code": The International Code of Salvage Devices adopted on June 4, 1996 (IMO Resolution MSC.48 (66)).

17. 'IDS Code' means the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) International Rescue Device Code which provides the set of international standards for the rescue devices prescribed in Chapter III of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). SOLAS Convention, 1974.

18. "SSCI Code": It is the International Code of Fire Safety Systems.

19. 'Emergency case instructions and instructions table' means a table containing all the information prescribed in Rule 37 of Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention. To all the effects of this royal decree, the references made in Articles 307.2.j) and 308.2 by the Recast Text of the Law of Ports of the State and the Merchant Navy, approved by the Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011, of 5 of September, they are made to the "table of obligations and instructions for emergency cases".

20. "Technical Standard": For the purposes of this royal decree, the technical standard shall mean any technical standard of construction or maintenance established by other states or recognized organizations and that the Directorate General of the Navy Merchant considers valid for the project and maintenance of the pleasure ships.

In addition, the definitions not contained in this article, which appear in the international conventions and codes, must be applied for recreational vessels and as set out in Article 2 of the Regulation. of inspection and certification of civil ships, approved by Royal Decree 1837/2000 of 10 November.

Article 4. Exclusions.

This royal decree will not apply to:

a) Recreational vessels of gross tonnage equal to or greater than 3000 GT, which shall have the consideration of merchant vessels.

(b) Recreational vessels intended exclusively for regattas, provided that in relation to the conditions of safety in navigation and human life at sea and in the prevention of pollution, they are covered by rules (a) technical regulations of a sports federation or an organization recognized and authorized by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy to regulate its construction and safety, in accordance with the criteria established in each case by the General Directorate of the Marine Merchant.

c) Wooden hull and primitive construction vessels.

(d) The original ships and the unique reproductions of historical vessels projected before 1965 and built predominantly with the materials and techniques of origin of the time.

e) Recreational vessels supported by air cushion or by hydrowings.

(f) Recreational vessels which are experimental in character for their technical characteristics and which have been declared as such by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy.

g) Ships attached to or going to be attached to the Spanish or other armed forces.

Article 5. Regime applicable to ships.

1. The existing recreational vessels flying the flag of Spain before the entry into force of this royal decree will be required the technical prescriptions that were applicable to them prior to the entry into force of this royal decree.

However, those existing ships flying the flag or requesting their flag in Spain and complying with the technical standards of the annex to this royal decree may request consideration as a new vessel.

2. All ships carrying out repairs, reforms, modifications and the subsequent installation of equipment will continue to satisfy at least the requirements that are already applicable to them. As a general rule, vessels which are in such a case shall comply with the requirements applicable to new vessels at least to the same extent as before undergoing any changes such as repairs, reforms, modifications or installation of equipment. Repairs, reforms and modifications of an important nature and the consequent installation of equipment will satisfy the requirements applicable to new ships, as far as the Administration considers reasonable and possible, according to the II.1, Rule 1 (3) of the SOLAS Convention.

3. Vessels flying the flag of Spain which, by group or class change, will become recreational vessels after the entry into force of this royal decree will have the consideration of a new ship and will be applied to them by the Maritime Administration. the rules that are the subject of this royal decree as far as possible.

4. Without prejudice to the provisions of the above paragraphs, existing recreational vessels applying for their flag in Spain shall be subject to the following rules:

(a) In the case of materials, hull arrangement, superstructures, insulation, machinery, fixed fire installations and other structural elements, they shall be regarded as existing recreational vessels. national.

(b) In the case of radio installations, rescue equipment, including rafts and lifeboats, fire equipment which does not belong to fixed installations, and safety equipment shall be considered as new recreational vessels, so they will meet in those respects the requirements of this royal decree for a new ship.

5. The date of construction and the use, private or commercial, of the vessels referred to in the previous paragraph shall be accredited by the presentation of the corresponding certificates of the country of registration of origin. If such accreditation is not possible, the following shall apply:

(a) If the date of construction cannot be credited, all effects shall be treated as new recreational vessels.

(b) If the use, private or commercial, cannot be credited in the country of registration of origin, all effects shall be treated as private recreational vessels.

6. Existing recreational vessels applying for their flag in Spain and having private use in the country where they are registered and registered and which are to be used for profit in Spain shall be treated for all purposes as vessels of new recreation.

Article 6. Equivalences and exemptions.

1. The Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy may, upon application by the person concerned, authorise the installation or placement on the pleasure vessels of any other accessory, material, device or apparatus, other than those listed in the Annex to this Regulation. this royal decree and its change of location, or its characteristics. The authorization shall be granted if, after having carried out tests or using another suitable procedure, the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy considers that the said accessories, material, device or apparatus, or type of these, or the provisions in question shall be at least as effective as those prescribed in the Annex to this royal decree.

2. The Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy, at the request of the person concerned, may exempt all or part of some of the technical standards contained in the Annex to this royal decree from any recreational vessel, which presents innovative features. (a) to be used for the investigation of the conditions of design, construction, use of new materials and of navigation and equipment, if the application of the rules which are the subject of the exemption could seriously hinder the investigation improve these characteristics.

However, these ships must comply with the safety requirements that the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy believes are appropriate for the service to which it is intended and which, by its nature, guarantee the ship safety.

3. The application to obtain some kind of equivalence or exemption, as provided for in the previous paragraphs of this article, will be presented to the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy by any of the means mentioned in the Law 30/1992, of 26 November of Legal Regime of the Public Administrations and of the Common Administrative Procedure, and Law 11/2007, of 22 June, of electronic access of citizens to public services, and supplementary legislation or developing the same.

The application shall be reasoned and shall be accompanied by a draft technical description, descriptive plans of the vessel and the reasons and purpose of the exemption.

4. The Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy shall resolve the request by means of a reasoned decision within three months of the day following that of its submission. Where the decision is favourable, it shall include all the technical aspects affected by the equivalence or the exemption granted, as well as its temporal scope, to be recorded on the relevant vessel's certificates as the provisions of Article 35 of this royal decree, by means of a certificate of exemption, within three months from the date of filing of the application.

The resolution may be brought before the Secretary-General of Transport, in accordance with Articles 114 and 115 of Law No 30/1982 of 26 November, and its resolution shall end the administrative.

In the event that the administrative silence occurs, the administrative silence shall be negative in accordance with the provisions of the additional provision twenty-ninth, paragraph 2 of Law 14/2000, of 29 December, of measures tax, administrative and social order.

5. The equivalences or exemptions granted may be withdrawn where it is established that the safety of navigation, human life at sea or the prevention of pollution in relation to the ship, crew or third parties has been undermined. the vessel has been destined for activities other than those for which the equivalence or exemption was requested by means of a reasoned decision after hearing the person concerned.

CHAPTER II

Regime of crews and navigations

Article 7. Government and marine personnel of the vessel.

1. Irrespective of the private or commercial use of pleasure vessels, crews shall be composed of professional staff, except as provided for in paragraph 3.

2. Commercial pleasure vessels shall be under the command of a master, who may be in possession of the title of captain of the merchant navy, pilot of first or second of the merchant navy, standard of height or coast pattern, major pattern Cabotage or cabotage standard, in accordance with the movement of the vessel and the privileges provided for these securities by Royal Decree 973/2009 of 12 June 2009 regulating professional qualifications of the merchant navy.

3. Private-use recreational vessels may be under the command of a Yate Captain.

Article 8. Radio communications and listening services personnel.

1. Any recreational vessel shall keep a continuous listening during the navigation on the distress frequencies of all the Digital Selective Call or Satellite Communications equipment it is required to carry. In addition, and while the ship is at sea, a permanent listening to VHF channel 16 shall be maintained on a mandatory basis.

2. The receiver NAVTEX (international telegraph system which allows the diffusion of nautical radio, meteorological information and any other urgent directed to the ships), if necessary, the receiver of Call to Groups of Inmarsat (LIG), must be always operational and tuned to stations close to the ship's navigation area.

3. The listening and operation of the radio-communications service shall be performed exclusively by the crew member who has the certificate of general operator (COG), if the vessel navigates the areas A2, A3 or A4, or the restricted operator certificate (COR) of the World Maritime Safety and Security System, if the vessel is only sailing through zone A1. The above-mentioned navigation zones are those defined in Regulation 2 of Chapter IV of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).

Article 9. Minimum crews.

The minimum number of crew members shall be set by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy, in consideration of the type and characteristics of the vessel, its tonnage, its displacement, the power of its propellant apparatus and the degree of automation of your machinery.

Article 10. Navigation regime.

On a general basis, recreational vessels may carry out any type of navigation without any restrictions other than those which may be established on the basis of the characteristics of the vessels, for the purpose of safeguarding safety. maritime, navigation, human life at sea and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment, in accordance with the limitations set out in the following articles and the annex to this royal decree.

Article 11. Limited navigation.

1. For the purposes of the foregoing Article, vessels may be limited in their navigations, where their structural or equipment characteristics are subject to the specific rules of limitation to the effect set out in the Annex. of this royal decree.

To this end, the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy, by means of a special reasoned resolution for individual or general ships for classes or types of vessels, may limit the navigation of these vessels to a distance less than 60 nautical miles from a port or shelter, in wind conditions not exceeding force 4 on the Beaufort scale, taking into account the structural characteristics and equipment on board the vessels.

2. Likewise, in accordance with the prevailing climatic or operational circumstances in particular seasonal areas or periods, the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy, by means of a special reasoned resolution for individual or general ships for classes or types of vessels, subject to the provisions of Law No 30/1992 of 26 November, may limit the navigation of vessels or groups of recreational vessels to operate on certain routes and seasonal or specific periods of year up to one distance of 90 miles from the header port of the route, measured between the coast and the line parallel to it, subject to the report of the maritime master of the latter, in accordance with the characteristics of the recreational vessels and the waters, as well as the navigation, of the area in which the route is established.

3. The individual resolutions must always be on board the ships, in accordance with the provisions of Article 45 of this royal decree.

4. Resolutions of a general nature for classes or types of ships shall be exposed in the maritime captainies and on the website of the Ministry of Public Works.

5. Against the resolutions referred to in this Article, an appeal may be brought before the Secretary-General of Transport, whose decision shall terminate the administrative procedure.

Article 12. Authorization to sail with more than 12 passengers on board.

1. Recreational vessels may be allowed to sail with more than 12 passengers on board when they are sailing under particular circumstances, such as participation or accompaniment at institutional, cultural or sporting events, provided they do not move away more than 20 miles from the nearest coast or between islands of the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.

2. Applications for one or more specific events shall be submitted to the maritime master corresponding to the port of where the events are held, and shall contain a reference to the characteristics and equipment of the vessel, the number of passengers to be transported and the characteristics of the navigation to be performed.

3. The procedure for making such a request will conform to the following requirements:

(a) Applications must be submitted at least thirty days in advance of the event.

(b) Examining the application, the maritime master may require the extension of the data and information submitted and in that case grant a period of 10 days to remedy any deficiencies that may be observed.

(c) The maritime master shall, by means of a reasoned decision, resolve the applications submitted within 15 days of his submission. The resolution shall include the general requirements relating to maritime safety, navigation, the safety of human life at sea and the prevention of pollution and safety in relation to the safety of the environment. the event to be held taking into account the characteristics of the vessel and those of the event.

(d) In the light of the decisions of the maritime captain, the Director-General of the Merchant Navy shall have the right to appeal under the terms of Articles 114 and 115 of Law No 30/1992 of 26 November.

e) In the case of administrative silence, this shall be understood to be negative under the provisions of the additional provision twenty-ninth, paragraph 2 of Law 14/2000 of 29 December, of fiscal, administrative and administrative measures. social order.

4. The provisions of this Article shall be without prejudice to the fulfilment of the other conditions imposed by the maritime master, as provided for by Royal Decree 62/2008 of 25 January, approving the Regulation by which it is lay down the conditions for maritime safety of navigation and human life at sea, applicable to nautical concentrations of a commemorative character and nautical-sport tests.

For the purpose of ensuring security during the conduct of the concentrations and tests, the Maritime Captain, once the application has been approved, will communicate it to the organizers of these events and the security coordinators of the same.

CHAPTER III

Rules on the owners of ships and passengers

Article 13. Obligations of the owners of the vessels.

1. The owners of the vessels, irrespective of the use to which they are intended, must ensure that they are in line with the conditions of safety and pollution prevention established in this royal decree and that they have exceeded the relevant surveys and inspections, as well as the fact that the ship's certificates comply with the requirements of this royal decree. They shall also ensure that the crews are in possession of the required qualifications and the compliance with the minimum crew resolution established under Article 9 of this royal decree.

2. The owners of the vessels must also have all the insurance or financial guarantees required by the legal system in relation to the ship, the prevention of pollution and the transport of passengers.

3. The owners of the vessels, when they are on board, shall have the consideration of passengers for the purposes referred to in the following Article, unless they are in possession of a professional, national or third-country title, which entitles them to the government of the vessel.

Article 14. Obligations of the passage.

The passage must observe the orders which, in relation to the safety of the ship, the navigation, the human life at sea and the prevention of pollution, are provided by the captain of the ship.

TITLE II

Standards on flag, registration, marking, recognition, inspection and certification

CHAPTER I

Flag, registration and registration

Article 15. Obligations of a general nature.

All new recreational vessels must be registered and registered in accordance with the provisions and in accordance with the procedure laid down by Royal Decree 1027/1989 of 28 July on flag-bearer, ship registration and maritime registration.

Article 16. Record.

Recreational vessels operating for profit may be entered in the Special Register of Ships and Shipping Companies, if they comply with the conditions laid down in the additional sixteenth of the Text Recast of the Law of Ports of the State and the Merchant Navy.

Article 17. Request for flag ships from other registers.

1. The application for the flag-bearer of a vessel from other records shall be filed with the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy for any of the means provided for in Laws 30/1992, 26 November and Law 11/2007 of 22 June.

2. The application shall contain all relevant information on the vessel and shall include:

a) The full history of the ship.

(b) The improvements required by the Register of origin for registration or for the renewal of their certificates if they exist.

c) The indication of the inspections that are pending.

(d) All certificates and data on the ship required by international conventions and specific legislation of the country of origin.

(e) The last minutes and inspection reports issued by the flag State and the inspection reports of the port State if any.

3. The flag application shall also contain a proposal for a table of obligations and instructions for emergency cases and a reasoned proposal for the minimum safety crew table.

4. The application must be settled subject to the procedure laid down by Royal Decree 1027/1989 of 28 July, which may be brought against the decision of the General Secretariat for Transport.

5. In the case of administrative silence, this shall be understood as positive, in accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of Royal Decree-Law 8/2011 of 1 July 2011, of measures to support mortgage debtors, control of public expenditure and cancellation of debts to enterprises and self-employed persons contracted by local authorities, to the promotion of entrepreneurial activity and to the promotion of rehabilitation and administrative simplification.

Article 18. Flag and registration of recreational vessels from other registers.

1. Recreational vessels from other registers, which apply for their flag in Spain, shall be subject to the renewal of the recognition of those established in Article 27 of this royal decree in order to verify compliance the safety of navigation, human life at sea and the prevention of pollution. Once the recognition has been passed they will be issued the appropriate certificates as foreseen in this royal decree.

2. By way of derogation from the above paragraph, all recreational vessels which have been constructed in accordance with a technical regulation deemed equivalent shall be entitled to their flag and registration of the Spanish register. agreement with the additional provision second and in paragraph two of the fourth final provision of this royal decree.

These vessels will be subject to a recognition of the unscheduled type afloat, in accordance with Article 34 of this royal decree that can be performed by a recognized and authorized organization, to confirm that the state of the ship and its equipment correspond to the certificates of the country of origin. Once this recognition has been exceeded, the corresponding certificates will be issued to you as provided for in this royal decree.

In the event that the ship does not exceed such recognition, it will be required to comply with the technical standards contained in this royal decree.

Upon request of the person concerned, until the corresponding certificates are issued, and in the case of the current certificates of his country of origin, the General Direction of the Merchant Navy may authorize the navigation in the waters in which Spain exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights or jurisdiction with the certificates of the country of origin.

3. With regard to recreational vessels from non-European Economic Area registers for which their flag is requested in Spain, the Directorate-General of the Merchant Marine may, for safety reasons and a reasoned decision, to apply the rules referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article or to proceed as provided for in Article 34 of the Regulation on the inspection and certification of civil ships, approved by Royal Decree 1837/2000 of 28 June November.

Article 19. Authorization, inspection and control of the construction abroad of recreational vessels intended to fly the Spanish flag.

1. The authorisation, inspection and control of the construction abroad of recreational vessels intended to fly the Spanish flag shall follow the procedure laid down in Article 32 of the Regulation on the inspection and certification of civil vessels, approved by Royal Decree 1837/2000 of 10 November, subject to the provisions of the following paragraph.

2. The vessel must be constructed in accordance with the rules contained in this royal decree and in compliance with the technical requirements set out in its Annex or, failing that, with the technical standards of a safety and prevention regulation. pollution which is considered equivalent in accordance with the provisions of the second and second provisions of the fourth final provision of this royal decree.

Article 20. Registration.

1. All recreational vessels shall display their registration in the stern mirror at a sufficient height above the waterline so that it can be clearly appreciated.

2. The height of the letters and the numbers shall be at least 15 cm and the minimum width of the stroke shall be at least 2 cm.

3. The colours used shall be white on a dark or black colour on a light colour and shall be resistant to corrosion of the atmospheric and sea elements.

4. Letters and numbers which are painted or fixed on the hull of the ship shall not be able to be erased, modified, unreadable, started, detached or hidden.

Article 21. Marks on the ship's dead work.

1. The freeboard marks shall be placed in the centre of the vessel, on both sides, and may consist of a single loading line for all stations plus an additional line for navigation in fresh water. The marks of the freeboard shall be permanent and of a colour that contrasts with that of the ship in the area of the marks. They shall have the forms and dimensions laid down in Rule 5 of Annex I to the International Convention on Load Lines (1966).

2. Recreational vessels shall never sail in a condition in which the corresponding mark of freeboard is submerged, in which the corresponding mark of freeboard is submerged.

3. Recreational vessels shall bear in the bow and stern, on both sides, a mark of reference draught, as close to the perpendiculars as is reasonable.

4. The draught marks shall be permanent and easy to read.

5. Where recreational vessels are fitted below the flotation line, such as transverse manoeuvring propellers, bow bulbs or other similar ones that may pose a risk to persons or other vessels or vessels, place on the hull of the ship marks which warn of the existence of such elements.

These marks shall correspond to those established by international conventions or European Union legislation and, failing that, by which they may establish recognised organisations or correspond to those of more frequent traditional use.

6. The placement of all the brands regulated by this article will be verified in the initial, renewal or unscheduled recognition, as appropriate, and its position will be detailed in the Stability Book.

Article 22. Maintenance of radio installations to navigate in certain areas.

For reasons of safety of human life at sea and maritime safety, radio equipment of vessels authorised to carry out international navigations by zones A3 and A4, as defined in Rule 2 Chapter IV of the SOLAS Convention shall be maintained in such a way as to ensure the availability of its functional requirements, as provided for in Regulation 4 of Chapter IV of the said Convention.

A combination of at least two methods, such as team duplication, ground maintenance, or electronic maintenance at sea by professional personnel, may be used.

Article 23. Navigation help teams.

Navigation aid teams whose installation is mandatory must comply with Royal Decree 809/1999 of 14 May, which regulates the requirements to be met by marine equipment destined to be shipped on ships, in application of Directive 98 /85/EC or the standard replacing it. Those teams whose installation is voluntary must comply with the provisions of Royal Decree 809/1999 of 14 May, or Royal Decree 1890/2000 of 10 November, approving the procedure for the assessment of the the conformity of the telecommunications equipment or its corresponding UNE-ISO standards approved.

CHAPTER II

Inspection and control regime

Article 24. Applicable regime.

With a general character the pleasure ships will be subject to the inspection and control regime established by this royal decree and in their defect will be applicable the Regulation of Certification and Inspection of Civil Ships, approved by Royal Decree 1837/2000 of 10 November.

Article 25. Surveys and inspections.

1. With regard to the structure, stability, tightness, inspection of the exterior of the living work, of the devices of rescue and other safety equipment, protection of the crew, the machines and the equipment and the prevention of the pollution, recreational vessels shall be subject to the following scheduled surveys and inspections:

a) initial,

b) intermediate,

c) yearly,

d) refresh,

e) inspection of the exterior of the living work,

f) recognition of the propulsive system,

g) of radio installations,

h) of the thread recognition.

2. Recreational vessels shall be subject to the unscheduled recognitions referred to in Article 34 of this royal decree, in respect of the elements mentioned above, where the circumstances provided for in that Article are given.

Article 26. Initial recognition.

1. Initial recognition of a new vessel shall be carried out before the vessel enters into service and shall include complete inspection of the structure, stability, tightness, machinery and equipment of the vessel, including inspection of the vessel. living work and the interior and exterior of the boilers. It shall also include the operational protection of the crew, the machinery and the equipment, the electrical installation, the rescue and other safety equipment, the radio equipment and the disposal, situation and characteristics of the equipment, means and procedures for the prevention of marine pollution. The successful conclusion of the initial recognition will lead to the issue of the certificates required by this royal decree.

2. The recognition shall be carried out in such a way as to ensure that the layout, the materials, the scale of the structure of the vessel, and the quality and completion of the structure, the pressure vessels and their accessories, the main machinery and aids, including the government apparatus and the corresponding control systems, the electrical installation and other equipment comply with the requirements of this royal decree.

The recognition will ensure that the quality and completion of all parts of the ship and its equipment satisfactorily meet the technical requirements of the annex to this royal decree; it will also prove that the vessel has with all the necessary information to ensure its stability, as provided for in Chapter I, Rule 10 (b) of the SOLAS.

3. In the case of rescue and other equipment for the safety of recreational vessels, initial recognition shall include a complete inspection of fire safety systems and devices, devices and devices. for rescue, with the exception of the radio equipment used in them, the nautical equipment on board, the means of embarkation for practical and other equipment set out in the annex to this royal decree in order to ensure that comply with the requirements of this, are in a satisfactory state and are suitable for the service to which the vessel is intended.

The fire fighting plans, the nautical publications, the lights, the marks and the means of emission of acoustic and relief signals will also be checked to ensure that they comply with this royal decree as well as, when proceed, with the International Regulations to prevent the approaches that are in force.

4. Inflatable life rafts and their hydrostatic zafa means, and inflatable life jackets must be checked at annual intervals at an approved service station, although in cases where this is not feasible, the Administration may extend this period to seventeen months.

Rescue boats and aid aids, lifeboats, as well as the means to float boats and life rafts, will be kept and checked according to the instructions and the maintenance plan. set by the manufacturer. At least once every five years, an examination and testing shall be carried out by an entity recognised by the Administration.

5. The radio installations of recreational vessels, including those used in rescue devices, which are required by this royal decree or in the absence thereof by the Maritime Radio Regulations, shall be recognised (a) initial inspection of such installations, including those used for rescue devices and equipment, in order to ensure that they comply with the requirements of this royal decree or, where appropriate, in the Regulation of Maritime Radio Communications.

6. With regard to the prevention of pollution, initial recognition shall include a complete inspection of the structure, equipment, systems, accessories, installations and materials of the vessel listed in the Annex to this Directive. a decree before it enters into service in order to ensure that they comply with the requirements of this Regulation and are in a satisfactory and appropriate state to the ship's performance.

7. The successful completion of initial recognition entails the issue of a certificate of conformity.

Article 27. Refresh recognition.

1. The renewal recognition shall be carried out at a maximum interval of five years, within the period of validity of the certificate of conformity and shall comprise the inspection, accompanied by the necessary tests of the structures and elements of the certificate. ship, including rescue devices and other safety equipment as well as the radio installations referred to in Article 26 of this royal decree, in order to verify the continuity of their compliance with the rules of this royal a decree to check that during the time since the time the Initial recognition, the above-mentioned aspects continue to comply with the rules set out in this royal decree and in its annex.

2. As regards the prevention of pollution, the recognition of renewal shall include a complete inspection of the structure, equipment, systems, accessories, installations and materials of the vessel listed in the Annex to this Regulation. royal decree in order to ensure that they comply with the requirements of this one and are in a satisfactory and appropriate state to the ship's performance.

3. The successful completion of the renewal recognition results in the issue of a new certificate of conformity.

Article 28. Intermediate recognition.

1. The intermediate recognition shall be carried out in the second or third year within three months before or after the annual due date of the certificate of conformity. This recognition may replace one of the annual surveys referred to in the following article of this royal decree.

2. The intermediate recognition will include the thorough inspection of the structures and elements referred to in article 26, of this royal decree, in order to guarantee their adequacy to the norms of this royal decree, as well as the installations The ship's power supply equipment and its auxiliary services, the emergency equipment, the distribution tables and the general electrical installation of the ship are included in the ship.

3. The intermediate recognition shall include the inspection of the rescue devices and other safety equipment of the recreational vessels described in Article 26.3 and shall be designed to ensure that they are adapted to the compliance with the requirements of this Directive. this royal decree and the International Regulations to prevent the approaches that are in force, during the various periods of the life of the ship.

4. The intermediate surveys of radio installations shall include the inspection of radio equipment and equipment, including those used in rescue devices, in order to ensure the requirements of this real decree and its suitability for security conditions.

5. The intermediate surveys of the means of prevention of pollution shall include a general inspection of the equipment and means described in Article 26.6 and shall be intended to ensure that they have been properly maintained and that the adequacy of the same to compliance with this royal decree.

6. The successful completion of the intermediate handshake results in the endorsement of the certificate of compliance.

Article 29. Annual recognition.

1. The annual recognition shall be carried out within three months before or after the date of the annual expiry of the certificate of conformity. This recognition is intended to ensure that the ship, its machines and equipment are maintained in accordance with the relevant requirements.

2. The annual recognition shall consist of a general inspection of the equipment and structures referred to in Article 26 of this royal decree, which will ensure that they are properly maintained, in such a way as to ensure the safety of the vessel, human life at sea, navigation and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment and continues to be satisfactory for the service to which the vessel is intended. It shall also ensure that they have not been subject to modifications not authorised by the Administration.

3. The annual recognition of rescue devices and other safety equipment shall comprise a general inspection of the equipment referred to in Article 26.3 in order to ensure that it has been properly maintained and remains satisfactory for the service to which the vessel is intended.

4. The annual surveys of radio installations shall include the inspection of radio equipment and equipment, including those used in rescue devices, in order to ensure the requirements of this royal decree. and its suitability for security conditions.

5. The annual surveys of the means of pollution prevention shall include a general inspection of the equipment and means described in Article 26.6 and shall aim to ensure that they have been properly maintained and that the adequacy of the same to compliance with this royal decree.

6. The successful completion of the annual recognition carries the endorsement of the certificate of conformity.

Article 30. Inspections of the exterior of the living work.

1. The inspection of the work shall consist of an examination of the submerged part of the hull and the recognition of the associated elements in order to ensure that they are in satisfactory condition and are suitable for the activity of the vessel, in accordance with the established in Article 26 of this royal decree.

2. At least two inspections of the live work of the vessel shall be carried out during the five-year period of validity of the certificate of conformity of recreational vessels, without the interval between those inspections exceeding thirty-six months.

3. The successful completion of the external inspection of the live work involves the endorsement of the certificate of conformity.

Article 31. Recognition of the propulsive system.

1. The recognition of the propulsive system comprises elements such as the tail axis, the propellers, azimuthal propellants, cycloids, jet or equivalent, and will be performed with the object of checking that they continue in satisfactory condition for ensure the safety of navigation, human life at sea and the protection of the marine environment.

2. Those vessels which have helices with tail axles with oil-cooled horns shall carry out an inspection every five years. By way of derogation from the foregoing, they shall be eligible for complete recognition every ten years if they carry out an inspection every five years without removing the axles which include at least the visual examination of all the accessible parts, the careful examination of the cone and chavetero with magnetic particles or the screw nut, if any, the check that the fall of axles is within the margins marked by the manufacturer and the review of the oil tests of the horn made by a laboratory recognised. Ships that are classified by a recognised organisation may choose to perform the surveys in accordance with the intervals given by the recognised organisation.

3. Vessels with non-conventional propulsion systems such as acimmutals, cycloidal and water-jet systems shall carry out the surveys at the intervals which the maintenance plan recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle has been carried out. such equipment.

4. The successful conclusion of the propulsive system recognition shall result in the endorsement of the certificate of conformity.

Article 32. Recognition of radio installations.

1. Any radio equipment which is installed on a recreational vessel must comply with the requirements of the Maritime Radio Regulations and follow the procedure for assembly and disassembly on the regulated system.

2. With the exception of portable equipment, radar responders or manual radio-beacons, if available, the installation or disassembly of any equipment, as well as the programming of the radio-beacon or the digital selective call equipment, shall be carried out by an approved installation company either in Spain or in the country where the installation of the equipment is carried out.

3. The examinations, inspections and tests to be carried out on board the radio equipment, including radio-beacons, shall be those prescribed in the Maritime Radio Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 1185/2006 of 16 December 2006. October, amended by Royal Decree 1435/2010 of 5 November.

4. The successful conclusion of the recognition of radio installations shall entail the endorsement of the certificate of conformity.

Article 33. Recognition of the thread weight.

1. This recognition shall be carried out when alterations, transformations, reforms or major repairs are carried out which influence the thread weight of the vessel and, in any case, an acknowledgement shall be made every ten years for the determination of the thread weight of the vessel and the longitudinal position of the centre of gravity.

2. Notwithstanding the above paragraph, the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy may exempt from the decennial recognition when the history of the vessel and the history of the surveys carried out has shown that there is no risk to the safety of human life at sea, the safety of navigation and the danger to pollution of the marine environment.

3. If, after the recognition has been carried out, there is a variation of the thread displacement exceeding 2% or a variation of the longitudinal position of the centre of gravity exceeding 1% of the length of the float, it shall give rise to the production of a new Stability Book to be approved by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy.

4. The successful completion of this recognition will result in the extension of the corresponding certificate.

Article 34. Unscheduled inspections and inspections.

Recreational vessels shall be subject to unscheduled inspections and surveys throughout their period of service, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 37 of the Inspection and Certification Regulation. of civil ships, approved by Royal Decree 1837/2000 of 10 November.

CHAPTER III

Certificates

Article 35. Certificates required by international conventions.

Recreational vessels shall be subject to the certification regime established by the International Convention on the Arqueo de Buques of 23 June 1969, as well as the International Conventions applicable to them and to the provisions of the International Convention on in this chapter.

Article 36. Certificate of compliance and certificate of exemption.

1. Recreational vessels complying with the provisions of this royal decree shall carry on board a certificate of conformity of a pleasure vessel to be issued after an initial or renewal recognition, as appropriate, which shall be annexed to the inventory of safety equipment and an inventory of radio and radio navigation facilities.

2. The initial, annual and intermediate surveys of rescue and other safety equipment, of radio-electrical installations and of pollution prevention and of inspections of the outside of the live works covered by this Directive. royal decree shall be entered in the certificate of conformity of the pleasure vessel. The surveys of the propulsive system and the recognition of the thread weight shall also be recorded when they occur.

The recognition of pollution prevention surveys shall not be entered in the certificate of conformity of a recreational vessel when a pleasure vessel is obliged to carry the certificates corresponding to the Convention. MARPOL.

3. Where a vessel is granted an exemption pursuant to Article 6, it shall be issued with a certificate entitled 'Certificate of exemption', in addition to the certificate of conformity of a pleasure vessel.

Article 37. Validity of the certificate of compliance of the recreational vessel and the certificate of exemption.

1. The certificate of conformity of a pleasure vessel shall be valid for a maximum of five years, without prejudice to the rules contained in the following Articles.

2. The period of validity of the exemption certificate shall be that which the Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy considers appropriate in the light of the objectives pursued in Article 6 of this royal decree without exceeding the period of validity of the certificate. according to which you are referring.

3. In relation to the renewal acknowledgements of the certificate of conformity:

(a) Where the renewal recognition is made after the expiry date of the existing certificate or within three months before the date of expiry of the certificate, the new certificate shall be valid from the date of entry into force of the certificate. the date on which the renewal recognition ends for a period not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate.

(b) Where the renewal recognition is carried out more than three months in advance of the date of expiry of the existing certificate, the new certificate shall be valid from the date of the end of the recognition by a period not exceeding five years to the same period.

Article 38. Extension of the validity of the certificate of conformity of a pleasure vessel.

1. If the certificate of conformity of a pleasure vessel is expiated for a period of validity of less than five years, the Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy may extend the validity of the certificate extending beyond its date of expiry, until to reach the limit of five years from the date of issue of the certificate, provided that the various recognitions required by this royal decree have been carried out.

2. If a successful renewal recognition has not been possible, it has not been possible to issue a new certificate before the expiry date of the existing one, the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy or an approved organisation. extend the validity of the existing certificate by endorsement for an additional period not exceeding five months from the date of expiry.

Article 39. Special extensions of the certificate of conformity of a pleasure vessel.

1. If on the date of expiry of the certificate of conformity the vessel is not in a port in which it is to be recognised, the Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy may extend the period of validity of the certificate, but this the extension shall be granted only in order to enable the vessel to continue its journey to the port in which it is to be recognised, provided that it is deemed appropriate due to compliance with the safety standards of the vessel; navigation, the safety of human life at sea and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment.

2. No certificate shall be extended for a period exceeding three months from the date of its expiry and the vessel to which the extension has been granted shall not be allowed to leave the port where it is to be recognised without delay. have obtained a new certificate. In this case, the new certificate shall be valid for a period not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate before the extension was granted.

Article 40. Special rules.

1. In special circumstances relating to the validity of certificates and oversold during the movement of pleasure vessels, the Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy may issue a new certificate of conformity of a pleasure vessel. the validity of which does not start from the date of expiry of the previous certificate, depending on the characteristics of the ship, its maintenance, suitability and compliance with the safety standards.

2. The new certificate may be valid for a period not exceeding five years from the date of completion of the renewal recognition.

3. In any event, the vessel owner must communicate the above mentioned circumstances to the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy.

Article 41. Acknowledgments made before the expiry of the certificate of compliance of the recreational vessel.

When an annual or intermediate recognition is made before the period stipulated in Articles 28 and 29 of this royal decree, the following consequences will be derived:

(a) the annual due date shown in the certificate concerned shall be amended by replacing it with a date not later than three months from the date on which the recognition ended;

(b) the subsequent annual or intermediate surveys prescribed in the relevant rules shall be carried out at the intervals laid down in the regulatory articles thereof, taking into account the new due date year;

(c) the date of expiry of the certificate may remain unchanged provided that one or more annual surveys, as appropriate, are carried out in such a way that they are not exceeded among the various surveys; maximum intervals stipulated in the relevant articles.

Article 42. Loss of validity of certificates.

Any certificate issued pursuant to this royal decree will lose its validity in the following cases:

a) If the relevant acknowledgements and inspections have not been carried out at the stipulated intervals for each recognition or outside the extension periods.

b) If the certificate is not endorsed in accordance with the provisions of this royal decree.

c) When the ship changes its flag to that of another State.

Article 43. Issuing and endorsing certificates.

Certificates, as well as extensions and endorsements, will be issued or endorsed by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy or the Authorized Organizations, if any.

Article 44. Obligations in relation to certificates.

1. The declared area of operation, and any other conditions restricting the use of the vessel, shall be included in the certificate of loading lines.

2. The certificates referred to in this royal decree must always be on board the vessel in an appropriate state of conservation and must be displayed at the request of the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy or the organizations authorized in the scope of the provisions of this royal decree, without prejudice to obligations which may be imposed by other sectoral rules.

Article 45. Other documents on board.

In addition to the certificates referred to in Article 44, recreational vessels shall be carried on board, duly issued or endorsed by the Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy, the documents listed below. Such documents shall be at least in Spanish, except those relating to the operational security of the vessel, which shall also be in the working language:

(a) Certificate of installation of machines without permanent allocation without prejudice to the safety of the ship, if necessary.

b) Barco Station License: All ships must be provided on board the Boat Station License (LEB), issued by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy. This License will be valid for five years, although it must be renewed when any condition or data included in it varies.

c) Act and Stability Book approved.

d) Vessels shall carry on board readily available, a copy of the curves of maximum angles of 'constant heel' to prevent flooding in the event of wind gusts, or in the case of a multi-hull, the values of maximum mean apparent speed advised, for the reference of the guard personnel. This information should be a copy of the information contained in the approved Stability Book.

The total sailing surface and weights and dimensions of the masts and elements of the rigging will be documented in your Stability Book. Any modification of the rigging that increases the velo surface or high weights in the rig will require an approval that will be incorporated into the Stability Book.

e) Obligations and instructions for emergency cases.

f) Notebook of the conditions for the allocation of freeboard and calculation of the same, in those ships obliged to comply with the International Convention on Load Lines.

g) Resolution setting the minimum safety crew frame.

(h) All unlimited sailing pleasure vessels and all recreational vessels with a gross tonnage of more than 500 GT shall have on board a logbook for the recording of events and related situations. with navigation and safety, in addition to recording the training exercises of the crew and the testing of the necessary equipment for the safety of navigation that require periodic tests without the presence of inspectors of the Administration.

i) Journal of the Radio Service: On ships of tonnage equal to or greater than 300 GT, a radio service journal shall be available on board.

j) General layout plane, tank situation plane, plane of rescue elements and escape routes, fire fighting planes, plane of openings, plane of services of achique, planes of the services of fixed fire installations.

k) The singular resolutions for specific ships, for which limitations are set to navigation, in accordance with the provisions of article 11 of this royal decree.

l) Any other document that may be required by national or international maritime legislation.

TITLE III

Sanctioning Regime

Article 46. Infringements and penalties.

The violations committed in contravention of the provisions of this royal decree will be sanctioned subject to the provisions of Title IV of book III of the Recast Text of the Law of State Ports and the Merchant Navy.

Article 47. Non-sanctioning measures.

The violations will, in addition to compliance with the relevant sanction, result in the adoption of the measures provided for in Article 313 of the recast of the Law on Ports of the State and the Merchant Navy.

Article 48. Damages for damages.

Without prejudice to the provisions of the foregoing articles, when damages for breach of the provisions of this royal decree are produced, those responsible for the infringement shall be subject to the compensation scheme. which establishes article 316 of the Recast Text of the Law of State Ports and the Merchant Navy.

Additional disposition first. Of marine equipment.

1. All equipment, accessories, devices, apparatus or materials to be installed on new pleasure ships to which the present royal decree applies or are replaced in the existing ones must be approved according to the Royal Decree 809/1999 of 14 May 1999 regulating the requirements to be met by marine equipment intended to be shipped on ships, in application of Directive 96 /98/EC, as amended by Directive 98 /85/EC and implementing legislation.

2. The Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy may accept that recreational vessels with a tonnage of less than 250 GT use accessories, devices, appliances or materials conforming to the UNE-ISO standards of application to the recreational craft of length of the hull L_h less than or equal to 24 meters and related in Annex XVIII of Royal Decree 2127/2004, of 29 October, for which the requirements of safety of pleasure boats, of nautical motorcycles, of their components are regulated and the exhaust and noise emissions of their engines, provided that the safety of life is ensured human at sea, navigation and the protection of the marine environment.

Additional provision second. Equivalence of 'The Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY3) of the Maritime Coastguard Agency'.

For the purposes of the legal regime established in this royal decree, without prejudice to the provisions of the final provision second, the technical standards of safety and pollution prevention contained in The Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY3) of the Maritime Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom or those who replace them, have the consideration of technical regulations equivalent to that set out in the annex of this royal decree.

Additional provision third. Requirements for structural, mechanical and electrical aspects applicable to ships.

In addition to what is established in this royal decree, recreational vessels will be screened, built and maintained in compliance with the requirements of structural, mechanical and electrical aspects of a recognized organization or standards. which offer an equivalent level of security.

Single repeal provision. Regulatory repeal.

As many provisions of the same or lower rank are repealed, this royal decree is opposed.

Final disposition first. Amendment of Royal Decree 1027/1989 of 28 July on Flag, Ship Registration and Maritime Registration.

Paragraphs (F) and (G) of Article 4.1 of Royal Decree 1027/1989 of 28 July 1989 on the flag, registration of ships and maritime register, are hereby worded as follows:

" F) The sixth list shall be for recreational vessels whose hull length (L_h) is greater than 24 metres, with a displacement of less than 3000 GT and capable of carrying up to 12 passengers without counting the crew, as well as recreational craft where some and others are exploited for profit for leisure, sport or non-professional fishing.

G) The seventh list shall be for recreational vessels whose hull length (L_h) is greater than 24 metres, with a displacement of less than 3000 GT and capable of carrying up to 12 passengers without counting the crew, as well as recreational craft whose exclusive use is the practice of non-profit sport or non-professional fishing. '

Final disposition second. Amendment of Royal Decree 1837/2000 of 10 November approving the Regulation on the inspection and certification of civil ships.

One. An additional fifth provision is added to Royal Decree 1837/2000 of 10 November, with the following text:

" Additional disposal fifth. Special conditions for ships and vessels of the State security forces and bodies.

The ships and vessels of the State security forces and bodies, as State vessels, shall enjoy the advantages and exceptions granted to them by the applicable international regulations. "

Two. The Regulation on the inspection and certification of civil ships, approved by Royal Decree 1837/2000 of 10 November, is amended as follows:

1. Paragraphs 13 and 17 of Article 2 (B) shall be worded as follows:

" 13. Recreational vessel. Any vessel of any type, irrespective of its mode of propulsion, of which the hull length (L_h) is greater than 24 metres, with a gross tonnage of less than 3000 GT and capable of carrying up to 12 passengers without counting the crew, intended for recreational boating, tourism, leisure, sport or non-professional fishing, used by its owner or by any other person through lease, contract of passage, assignment or any other title.

17. Recreational craft. Any vessel of any type, irrespective of its means of propulsion, the hull of which has a length (L_h) of between 2,5 and 24 metres, measured according to the criteria laid down in standard UNE-EN ISO 8666, used for purposes sports, leisure and training or training for recreational boating, even if they are exploited for profit. "

2. Article 4 (1) (e) is worded as follows:

"(e) Group V: vessels and recreational craft."

3. Article 29 is worded as follows:

" Article 29. Inspection and control of transformations and reforms in Spanish territory of foreign-flagged vessels.

1. They shall not require prior authorization of the corresponding project, granted by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy, the transformations and reforms, in Spanish territory, of foreign-flagged vessels of length (L) greater than or equal to 24 metres, as well as any foreign-flagged recreational vessel.

In the case of actions involving significant changes in the main dimensions of the vessel, its load capacity, stability conditions, compartmentalisation, structure resistance conditions, separation in two or more parts of its hull or, those involving a change in the type of vessel or variation of any of its own characteristics; in all such cases, the yard or workshop in charge of the work, prior to its commencement, shall present in the maritime captaincy closest to the location where the work is started prior notice to the Director General of the Merchant Navy communicating the identifying data of the workshop or yard, the identifying data of the vessel on which the work will be carried out, a brief description of the work to be carried out make and indicate the name of the director of work appointed for that purpose in accordance with Article 26.

This prior communication will be accompanied by a responsible declaration signed by the property of the ship stating that it has authorization, if necessary, of the corresponding Administration of the country of flag and/or the relevant recognised organisation, or entity, in which it delegates that Administration.

2. The yard or workshop in charge shall carry out the work, in accordance with the instructions received by the relevant Administration of the flag country, and where appropriate by the recognised organisation or entity in which it has been delegated.

3. The Directorate General of the Spanish Merchant Navy will have permanently published and updated models of responsible declaration (in Spanish and English) and prior communication, to this effect, which will be provided clearly and unequivocally and which, in any case, may be presented remotely and electronically.

4. The General Directorate of the Spanish Merchant Navy, if it considers it, will be able at any time to inspect the works that are being carried out and to request the relevant technical documentation.

5. Repairs to vessels flying the flag of a foreign flag which are the result of an inspection carried out on the basis of Article 45 shall be recognised for the purpose of verifying that they have been remedied. deficiencies found in the first inspection carried out and that the ship is in a position to be taken to sea, without danger to maritime safety and to the conservation of the marine environment. '

4. A point (f) shall be added to Article 31 (1), which shall be read as follows:

" (f) If the vessels defined in Article 3 (2) (c) of this Regulation are constructed in Spanish shipyards, the test crews may belong to the yard, or at the request of the country which it has commissioned. the construction of the ship, may belong to the Spanish Navy, under the guidelines of the Ministry of Defense. "

Final disposition third. Competence title.

This royal decree is dictated by the provisions of Article 149.1.20 of the Spanish Constitution which gives the State exclusive competence in the field of merchant marine.

Final disposition fourth. Regulatory enablement.

1. The Minister for Development is empowered to amend Articles 20, 21 and the technical parameters set out in the third paragraph of Article 33 of this royal decree, as well as the Annex laying down the technical standards for safety and prevention. for recreational vessels, provided that the modifications made are imposed by technical progress, by amendments to the applicable European legislation or in accordance with international conventions which are applicable, as well as by modification of the technical standards for safety and pollution prevention contained in the LY3 or any other technical regulations which are declared equivalent in accordance with the provisions of this provision.

2. The Minister of Public Works, on a proposal from the Director General of the Merchant Navy, is empowered to declare the equivalence of technical safety and pollution prevention standards for recreational vessels from other countries. countries or organisations recognised or authorised.

3. The Minister of Public Works is empowered to dictate the provisions that would be precise in the development of this royal decree.

Final disposition fifth. Implementing acts.

The Director General of the Merchant Navy is empowered to:

(a) Elaborate and, where appropriate, modify, the models of certificates to be issued to the recreational vessels, in order to adapt them to the provisions of this royal decree or when the modifications of the certificates are imposed for changes in legislation or technological developments.

b) Draw up the list of recognized States and organizations with technical regulations, in order to propose to the holder of the Department their declaration as equivalent standards, in order to comply with the fourth final disposition of this royal decree.

c) To dictate how many acts are accurate in execution of the provisions of this royal decree.

Final disposition sixth. Notification to the International Maritime Organization.

Following the publication of this royal decree in the "Official Gazette of the State", the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy will notify the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for its information of the Spanish rules applicable to the large yachts for commercial and private use, in compliance with the provisions of Article 8 of the 1966 International Convention on Cargas Lines and their amendments and Rule 5 of Chapter I of the SOLAS Convention and their amendments.

Final disposition seventh. Absence of Public Expenditure.

The measures provided for in this royal decree will not increase public expenditure and, in particular, personnel expenditure, with the material, personal and technical means currently available to the Directorate General of the Merchant Navy.

Final disposition octave. Entry into force.

This royal decree will enter into force three months after its publication in the "Official Gazette of the State".

Given in Madrid, on September 19, 2014.

FELIPE R.

The Minister of Development,

ANA MARIA PASTOR JULIAN

ANNEX

Technical standards for the safety and prevention of pollution to be met by recreational vessels

The technical standards for safety and pollution prevention are applicable to any recreational vessel falling within the scope of this royal decree, including sailing, multi-hull and multi-hull vessels. monocasque.

CHAPTER 1

Construction and structural resistance. Integrity of tightness

This chapter aims to ensure that recreational vessels are built according to an appropriate standard in terms of their structural resistance and water tightness.

1.1 Generalities.

1.1.1 All pleasure ships will have a freeboard cover.

1.1.2 All recreational vessels shall have a coat cover along the length of the length which is adequate to withstand the conditions of the sea and foreseeable time in the declared area of operation.

1.1.3 The hull construction material, covers and bulkheads, conditions the fire protection requirements so, before the ship is projected, the corresponding chapters of this annex must be reviewed.

1.2 Structural resistance.

1.2.1 For the purpose of ballast provision, special attention shall be paid to the requirements of local or global resistance of the hull.

1.3 Watertight Mamparos. -Watertight bulkheads that subdivide the ship will meet the following requirements:

1.3.1 The structural resistance and integrity to the tightness of a watertight bulkhead, and of its openings, shall comply at the time of its construction with the requirements of an updated Regulation of an organization recognized.

1.3.2 The number and position of the watertight bulkheads shall be determined by the applicable subdivision and subdivision requirements.

1.3.3 Subject to the requirements of the following paragraphs, the openings in the watertight bulkheads shall comply with the requirements of the passenger ships, as specified in the SOLAS Convention, Chapter II-1, Rules 13 and 16.

1.3.4 Type-approved hinge doors may be installed in those openings in watertight bulkheads of infrequent use, and when a crew member is present when the door is opened during navigation. In addition, audible and visual alarms shall be installed on the bridge indicating their opening.

1.3.5 Except as otherwise indicated in paragraph 1.4, the watertight doors of vessels of less than 500 GT may be hinged, without closure devices by telematic from the bridge, and provided that on the bridge there are audible and visual alarms indicating their opening. A certain delay may be accepted in the case of alarms. In any case, such doors shall remain closed during navigation, which shall be indicated by appropriate signs on the navigation.

1.3.6 The procedures for operating the watertight doors must be approved by the Administration and be exposed on board in suitable locations. Watertight doors will normally be closed, with the exception of sliding doors that provide the usual access to frequently used service and enablement spaces. They will be tested before starting the navigation and at least once a week.

1.4 Shares under the freeboard cover provided with opening in the hull.

1.4.1 The compartments, located under the cover of the freeboard, having access openings through the hull shall be limited by watertight bulkheads that separate them from any other compartment located under that deck. same cover. No opening (doors, ventilation ducts, steps of man, etc.) shall be permitted on such bulkheads unless watertight doors are installed which comply with the previous heading 1.3.3 or, in the case of ships of less than 500 GT, doors of hinge which comply with heading 1.4.2.

1.4.2 In recreational vessels of less than 500 GT, openings to any other compartment under the cover of freeboard may be fitted with watertight hinge doors provided that one of the two headings is fulfilled. following:

1.4.2.1 After a flood occurs through the opening on the side, the resulting waterline falls below the upper edges of the thresholds of the inner openings of that space.

1.4.2.2.a) A bilge alarm is installed in the compartment that has the opening on the side, with audible and visual indicators on the bridge.

b) The hinge doors of the compartment are opened inwards.

c) The alarm, audible, and visual bridge is available, indicating the opening of each door.

d) Each door has an individual locking mechanism.

e) With respect to the project float, the threshold height of each door is greater than the threshold height of the access opening through the hull.

1.4.3 The access openings in the hull shall comply with the following requirements of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS: Rule 15 (1), (2), (9), (10.1) and (10.2) for cargo ships, and Rule 15 -1. There shall be a means to ensure that the doors can be closed and locked manually in the event of power failure or the hydraulic locking system.

1.5 Sailing vessel rigging.

1.5.1 The status of the entire rig will be reviewed, especially for the firm jar, according to a scheduled maintenance plan. The plan shall include the regular inspection of all the elements enabling the safe work in height, in the masts, sticks, crutches and dry jarcia, and in the botalon or baubles.

1.5.2 Masts, Vergas, Botavaras, Peaks, Tangons, and Others.

1.5.2.1 Your sizing and building materials must be in accordance with the requirements and recommendations of an updated Regulation of a recognized organization, or a national or international standard recognized.

1.5.2.2 The structure of the support vessel, anchorage or in contact with the masts (including covers, varengas, reinforcement and fittings) shall be constructed with the appropriate resistance to support and transmit the intended.

1.5.3 Firm and work Jarcia.

1.5.3.1 Your sizing and manufacturing materials must be in accordance with the requirements and recommendations of an updated Regulation of a recognized organization, or of a national or international standard recognized.

1.5.3.2 The cable used for the firm jar (stays, burds, or obenques) may not be a flexible wire cable (fibre-based cable).

1.5.3.3 The strength of all the pastecs, shackles, passing screws, fittings, cornamusas and cover roots will exceed the load of breakage of the firm and work-associated jar.

1.5.3.4 The cadenots and engrained for the anchor of the stout jar will be built to support and efficiently transmit the expected loads.

1.5.4 Velas.

1.5.4.1 Means for curating or decreasing the velic surface will be provided.

1.5.4.2 Sailing vessels shall have a layer rigging or specific candles specially designed and manufactured to operate as such.

CHAPTER 2

weatherproof in the open. Water boarding on deck

This chapter aims to ensure that recreational vessels are built according to an appropriate standard in terms of their weatherproof including boarding water on deck.

2.1 Applicability of the Freight Lines Convention. -The rules of the International Convention on Freight Lines 1966/88 and its amendments (ILLC) shall apply, however the subsequent provisions shall be deemed to provide a level of safety equivalent to the risks of progressive flooding and water boarding on deck.

2.2 Overcoat cover and height of superstructures.

2.2.1 If the actual freeboard to the coat cover exceeds that required by the International Convention on Load Lines 1966/88 and its amendments (ILLC) in at least the standard height of superstructures, the openings in the A cover covering a length of a quarter of a length L measured from the bow perpendicular, may be assumed to be located on a class 2 site.

2.2.2 For ships of length L up to 75 m, the standard height of a superstructure will be taken from 1.8 m. For length L equal to or greater than 125 m, this height shall be a value of 2,3 m. For intermediate sling, it will be obtained by linear interpolation.

2.3 Choose.

2.3.1 All openings that lead to spaces under the coat cover, and which cannot be closed with absolute tightness, must be enclosed by a closed superstructure or an adequate resistance-tight cassette. that meets the requirements of the Load Lines Convention.

2.3.2 All exposed hatches that give access from class 1 and class 2 sites shall be open-watertight and must have adequate devices to ensure their closure. The caps of the hatches must be permanently attached to the vessel.

2.3.3 In general, the hatches must remain closed at sea. However, those whose opening in navigation is necessary must be as small as possible (maximum of 1 square metre of useful section) and, when they are in class 1 or 2 sites, they shall have a brazola of at least 300 mm in height. They must be as close to the crunch as possible, especially in the sailing vessels. The lids of these hatches shall be permanently connected to the brazolas and, if they have hinges, they shall be located on the edge of the bow.

2.3.4 The hatches that are escape routes must have an actuable lids from both sides and, in the sense of evacuation, they can be opened without the need of keys. All the manillas inside will be non-detachable. An evacuation hatch shall be clearly identified as such and shall be of easy and safe use taking into account its position.

2.3.5 Specific authorization of hatches without brazing, scraping, and only in the case of hatches that remain closed during navigation may be considered. The scraped hatches shall be watertight and shall provide a resistance equivalent to that of the deck in which they are located.

2.4 Doors.

2.4.1 Doors on the coat cover.

2.4.1.1 The outer doors of the casetas and superstructures that protect access to spaces under the shelter cover, shall be watertight and their thresholds shall have heights of at least:

Situation	Unlimited Navigation Ships	Limited Navigation Ships
	600 mm	300 mm
B	300 mm	150 mm
C	150 mm	75 mm

Situation A: The door is located in the bow room (25% L) of the ship and is used when the ship is in navigation.

Situation B: The door is in an exposed position by looking at the bow and in a position located aft of the bow room (25% L) of the ship.

Situation C: The door is in a position protected from the bow quarter (25% L) of the ship or, in a situation exposed to the weather on a deck at a level higher than that of the coat cover.

2.4.1.2 The watertight doors will be arranged so that they open out and, if they are located on the side of a cassette, hinged on the edge of the bow. Alternative closure devices may be considered if their closure efficiency and their ability to prevent water from entering can be demonstrated so that the safety of the ship is not diminished.

2.4.1.3 The access doors leading to the engine chamber from the coat cover shall have at least a threshold of:

Situation	Unlimited Navigation Ships	Limited Navigation Ships
1 Site 1.	600 mm	450 mm
Location class 2.	380 mm	200mm

2.4.1.4 The heights of the thresholds, the construction and the means of closing the doors that are used only when the ship is in port or anchored in protected waters, and are kept closed in navigation, may be consider individually.

2.4.2 Tambuchos Aberts.

2.4.2.1 The openings of tambüchos which give access to spaces under the coat cover must be provided with thresholds of a height above the deck of at least 300 mm or, for vessels of limited navigation, of the less 150 mm.

2.4.2.2 The use of portable caps ("washboards") is permitted for the closure of openings in tambüchos, provided that they are properly and permanently fixed. When they are not in use, their correct and safe stowage will be guaranteed.

2.4.2.3 The maximum width of an opening in a buffer shall not exceed 1 m.

2.5 Horizontal windows and windows.

2.5.1 It must be of effective watertight construction and be placed as close as possible to crunch. If they can be opened, they must be provided with effective closing means to ensure that they are closed.

2.5.2 Those intended to be the escape route may be opened from both sides, and in the sense of exit they may be opened without the need for keys. All the manillas on the inner side will be non-detachable. These types of ports will be easy to use and identify.

2.5.3 The transparent material of the port and the method of attachment to its frame must meet the standards of an acceptable, national or international standard. The updated rules of a recognised organisation applicable to ships are acceptable in this regard. Where such rules contain alternative rules for vessels or recreational craft, they shall be deemed appropriate for vessels of limited navigation. At least one portable cap shall be carried on board for each opening size, in anticipation of a possible break of the transparent material.

2.6 Portilles.

2.6.1 They shall be suitable in accordance with their position on the ship in accordance with a technical, national or international standard. The updated rules of a recognised organisation applicable to ships are acceptable in this regard. Where such rules contain alternative rules for vessels or recreational craft, it may be considered appropriate for vessels of limited navigation. With regard to structural fire protection, the construction of certain hammers shall comply with the provisions of the relevant chapters of this Annex.

2.6.2 The inserts in places that protect openings that lead to spaces under the coat cover, or on the sides of the hull, shall be fitted with blind caps, which must be permanently attached to the frame and allow the closure of the opening in a sealed manner, in the event of a break of the glass. The possible proposals for the installation of portable blind caps will be especially considered and, if necessary, approved by the Administration, taking into account the situation of the hammers and the immediate availability of the blind caps. In that case, the appropriate instructions to the Captain shall be considered for approval by establishing the conditions for their installation.

2.6.3 The hammers fixed to the hull under the cover of freeboard shall be fixed or of a non-immediate type of opening and, in both cases, shall comply with a recognised standard. The hammers shall be installed in such a way that their bottom edge is not below a line drawn on the side parallel to the freeboard cover and whose lower point is at a distance equal to 2,5% of the sleeve B, or 500 mm if this value is higher, above the summer load line. As long as the vessel is in navigation, the non-immediate opening-type ports shall remain closed in a safe manner, and the bridge shall indicate its closure.

2.6.4 No hammers shall be fixed on the sides of the machine chamber.

2.7 Windows.

2.7.1 The windows shall be suitable for their position on the ship in accordance with an appropriate, national or international standard. The updated rules of a recognised organisation applicable to ships are acceptable in this regard. Where such rules contain alternative rules for vessels or recreational craft, it may be considered appropriate for vessels of limited navigation. With regard to structural fire protection, the construction of certain windows shall comply with the provisions of the relevant chapters of this Annex.

2.7.2 On those vessels where the windows, their thickness or the window setting do not meet the requirements of a recognised organisation, the windows may be tested to the satisfaction of the General Directorate of the Navy Merchant, to a minimum of 4 times the design pressure that is indicated in acceptable standards. In addition to the above, the thickness to be calculated must be equivalent to that prescribed by the classification society for recreational vessels. For limited navigation vessels or for windows that carry protective screens, the test pressure can be reduced to 2.5 times the design pressure.

2.7.3 The windows of the watertight superstructures or booths must be solidly framed and tightly secured to the structure. The glass must be of a hardened type of safety.

2.7.4 When chemically hardened safety glass is used, the windows shall be laminated, with a minimum chemical hardening depth of 30 microns on the exposed faces. Inspections concerning the condition of the surfaces of the windows shall form part of the regulatory recognition.

2.7.5 In general, no windows will be installed on the sides of the hull below the freeboard cover. However, those proposals for installation may be approved by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy, taking into account the position of the window on the side, its resistance and the position of its perimeter support structure, its means of fixing and availability of resistant blind caps and precise instructions to the Captain indicating in which circumstances such blind caps should be placed. These windows shall be of a fixed type and, if they are located within the eighth of the bow of the length, their blind caps must be permanently fixed to the windows, ready for use.

2.7.6 All vessels of unlimited navigation shall carry on board protective screens for all windows, front and sides of the front row and for all of the front of the second row, of the superstructures and cranks watertight above the cover of the freeboard. When the windows are of laminated construction and their equivalent thickness in hardened safety glass exceeds by more than 30% what is required by the applicable standard, protective screens shall not be required, but they shall be fitted with lids. Blind to prevent water from entering in case of breakage. If the drool and starboard protection screens are interchangeable with each other, only half of each size will need to be taken on board.

2.7.7 The front and side windows of the navigation bridge cannot be stained glass by polarization.

2.8 Fans and exhausted.

2.8.1 Effective ventilation shall be provided in all compartments of the vessel. The rating shall be protected from the entry of exhaust gases and/or exhaust fumes, machinery and fuel systems.

2.8.2 The fans will be of sound solid construction and will be provided with permanent means of tight closure. Fans that serve spaces under the cover of the freeboard or a closed superstructure shall have a minimum height of:

	Unlimited navigation	Limited
In the bow room (25% L) of the ship	900 mm	450 mm
	760 mm	380 mm

2.8.3 The fans shall be as close to crunch as possible, and the height on deck shall be sufficient to prevent the entry of water in the event of the ship's run-off.

2.8.4 The ventilation of spaces such as the machine chamber, which can remain open under normal conditions, requires special care with regard to the position and height of the suction openings on the cover having in counts the progressive flood angle θ_f, considered in the stability criteria.

The closing means of the fans that serve the machinery spaces shall be selected according to the means of protection and fire extinguishing provided for that space.

2.8.5 The escape exits that penetrate the hull under the cover of the freeboard, must have means of water retention that prevent the entrance of the water to the hull in case of failure of the system of exhaustion. For vessels of unlimited navigation there shall also be an additional means of closure. For vessels of limited navigation, where the additional closure is not possible, the exhaust pipe must form a loop whose upper part is higher-at least 1000 mm-than the maximum load float. The exhaust system must be of resistance equivalent to the construction of the hull on the outer part of the closure.

2.9 Tank Aireations.

2.9.1 Tank aeration tubes must be of effective construction and be provided with permanent sealing means. The latter may be omitted if the open end of the tube is shown to be protected by another surrounding structure that prevents water from entering.

2.9.2 The aeration on the coat cover shall be installed as far away from the side as possible and shall be sufficiently high to prevent the entry of water. In general, the minimum heights of tank aerations will be as follows:

	Unlimited navigation	Limited
On coat cover	760 mm	380 mm
cover	450 mm	225 mm

2.9.3 Fuel tank aerations must end at a height equal to or greater than 760 mm above the top stop of the tank filling tube, in the gravity tanks or; above the roof of the overflow tank, in the case of pressure filling tanks.

2.10 Imbornals, Sees and Downloads. -As far as possible and reasonable, all the requirements of the International Convention on Load Lines 1966 and its amendments regarding these devices will be fulfilled. In addition, the seashore and the discharges must be provided with close, easily accessible valves.

2.11 Valve Materials and Associated Piping.

2.11.1 The valves under the flotation line shall be of steel, bronze, copper or other material having equivalent resistance to impact, fire or corrosion. Those of non-metallic material shall not normally be considered equivalent.

2.11.2 The pipes connected to the above valves, also under the waterline, shall be of steel, bronze, copper or other equivalent material. Those of non-metallic material shall not normally be considered equivalent.

2.11.3 If the use of plastic tubing is proposed, it may be considered approval provided that its type is presented in detail, the position in which it will be installed-always above the float-and its use. In particular, the characteristics of the plastic will be examined in light of the IMO FTP code.

2.11.4 The use of flexible tubing in any situation should be reduced to a minimum compatible with the primary reason for its use. The flexible tubing and its associated rigid tubing, shall be of type approved and suitable for the proposed use.

2.12 Equivalences. -When ships are unable to meet the full requirements of this Chapter 2, the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy may consider other provisions that provide a level of safety equivalent. Proposals to this effect should take into account at least the following points:

a) The openings will remain closed during navigation.

b) The capacity of bilge pumps will be increased and additional sentin alarms will be installed.

c) Compliance with stability conditions with breakdowns, if this is no longer a requirement (see Stability Chapter).

d) Existence of special devices to prevent direct water ingress.

e) Alternative ventilation for use with bad weather.

f) Considerations on the progressive flood angle and reduction of the risk of water shipments (e.g. in case of protected areas).

g) Operational constraints.

h) Strengthening the inspection regime.

2.13 Drain Ports.

2.13.1 The sizing of the ports or other water discharge devices on deck shall, as far as possible and reasonable for the safeguarding of the safety of human life at sea, comply with the safety of the water. navigation and prevention of pollution of the marine environment, the applicable requirements of the International Convention on Freight Lines 1966/88 and its amendments (ILLC).

2.13.2 Alternatively, in cases where there is a well on one side of the vessel, between a cassette and the walled, the following formula may be used to calculate the total area of the drain ports to be distributed in a manner uniform in that walled.

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A _P = 0.28 x A _W/B

Where:

A _P is the required port area,

A _W is the area of the well on the side of the cassette,

B is the cover sleeve of the ship.

On sailboats, no drain gates shall be required when the height of the walled is less than 150 mm.

The well surface, used for calculation in the case described above, is only the side of a cassette.

2.13.3 In individual cases, where the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy considers that the requirements of the International Convention on Load Lines 1966/88 and its amendments (ILLC) cannot be met, a alternative standard that provides an equivalent level of security. In those cases where applicable, reductions in the permeability of the well may be considered.

In wells located on the bow or on the stern of limited-sailing pleasure vessels, a reduction in the area of drain gates may be considered based on the following form factor: quotient of dividing the actual area of the well by the product of its length and its sleeve. These values (area, length and sleeve of the well) shall be measured at a height equal to half that of the surrounding walled. The resulting end area of the vessel could be reduced by 50% if it was shown that, after the well being filled to the maximum height of the walled, the stability of the vessel is still acceptable and the existing port area allows for total emptying. within a time of less than three minutes.

In the consideration of each individual case, the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy may take into account the history of the vessel, the declared area of operation and any other conditions restricting its use at sea; logged in the corresponding certificate.

2.14 Niches.

2.14.1 Any niche or bathtub located on the weatherboard shall be of a watertight and self-emptying construction under the normal balance and headlining conditions of the ship.

2.14.2 A swimming pool or "Jacuzzi" open in the open will be considered a niche.

2.14.3 The means of emptying must be capable of effective drainage with a balance angle of 10 ° (30º in the case of a sailing vessel).

The means of emptying shall be such that, with the ship, with the vessel, and at the maximum load, it can completely empty the niche (initially full of water) in a maximum of three minutes. Means shall be provided to prevent the reverse flow of seawater into the niche.

2.14.4 When drainage methods are not able to meet the requirements of 2.14.3, alternative proposals may be submitted for approval by the Administration. In such cases, account shall be taken of the effects on intact stability and on breakdowns of the waterborne mass and its free surface.

CHAPTER 3

Machinery

This chapter aims to define the minimum requirements for machinery, which must be in accordance with the requirements of a recognised organisation, and must cover at least the aspects regulated by the even when the machinery is not part of the ship's main propulsion system.

3A. Machinery. Vessels under 500 GT.

3A1. General requirements.

3A1.1 In addition to the requirements set out in this Annex, the machinery and its installation shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements of an updated Regulation of a recognised organisation. These requirements shall cover at least the propulsion system, axle lines and power plant. For vessels operating on an unattended machinery chamber, the machinery and its installation shall comply with the rules of the rules laid down in Part E of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS ' Additional provisions relating to machinery spaces without Permanent allocation " as soon as it is reasonable and possible.

Plastic pipes may be accepted as long as the requirements of the International Code for the Application of IMO Fire Exposure Test Procedures (FTP Code) are met.

3A1.2 The requirements for main propulsion are established on the general assumption of the installation of diesel units. If another type of main propulsion unit is proposed, its layout and installation shall be of special consideration. If gas turbines are proposed, it will be considered as prescribed in the IMO's Great Speed Naves code, and its installation will be to the satisfaction of the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy.

3A1.3 Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph 3A1.1, the fuel supply service to an engine having a flexible tubing section shall have its connections of type to thread or of approved type equivalent. The flexible tubes shall be fire resistant and reinforced with steel meshes. The materials and couplings shall comply with a standard recognised and appropriate for their use.

3A2. Installation.

3A2.1 The design and construction of the machinery, fuel tanks and associated piping systems and accessories shall be suitable for the service to which they are intended, and must be installed and protected in such a way that minimize the danger to any person during their normal movement by the ship, taking special care with regard to the moving parts and hot surfaces.

3A2.2 Means must be provided to isolate any source of fuel that may fuel a fire in a machine premises. Closing valves will be provided as close as possible to the fuel tanks. Such valves may be closed from outside the machine premises.

3A2.3 The external high pressure fuel supply pipes located between the high pressure pumps and the injectors shall be protected by a system of the dressing system which may contain the fuel in case of high pressure pipe failure. The system of the system shall contain means for collecting the leakage and the installation shall have an alarm for failure of the fuel pipe.

3A2.4 If glass fuel level indicators are used, this shall be flat glass and with automatic closing valves located between the indicators and the fuel tanks.

3B. Machinery. Ships of 500 GT or more.

3B.1 The machinery and its installation shall comply with the requirements of a recognised organisation and the rules in Part C of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS 'Machine Facilities' and Part E of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS 'Complementary requirements relating to machinery spaces without permanent allocation'.

3B.2 In any case the standard of the security level reached will be at least equivalent to the SOLAS standard. Equivalence can be achieved by adding more demanding requirements that balance the deficiencies, thus achieving the overall level of safety required.

3B.3 For the case of installation of gas turbines, the guidelines found in the IMO's High Speed Naves code will be taken into account, and the installation will be performed to the satisfaction of the Administration.

CHAPTER 4

Electrical installation

This chapter lists the minimum requirements for the electrical installation, which will also meet the standards of a recognized organization.

4.1 Recreational ships of 500 GT or more.

4.1.1 The electrical equipment and its installation shall comply with the rules of the SOLAS, Chapter II-1/part D, applicable to cargo vessels. The additional requirements in the case of unattended machine cameras shall also comply with the SOLAS rules, Chapter II-1/part E, applicable to cargo vessels, to the extent that it is appropriate and reasonable.

4.1.2 The emergency generator, if any, will be located above the highest deck. In case it is protected from fire and flood, it can be installed under that cover. In all cases it shall be physically separate from the main generators and the main electrical frame by means of a division or bulkhead in such a way as to ensure continuous operation. The emergency generator will be easily accessible from the weather cover.

4.2 Recreational ships less than 500 GT.

4.2.1 Installation. Special attention shall be paid to the overload and short circuit protection of all circuits, with the exception of those for the start of battery powered engines, where such means of protection are difficult to install.

In addition, electrical devices installed in potentially hazardous areas in which gases from the fuel and other hydrocarbons may be propagated must be of a type certified as safe for that risk.

4.2.2 Lighting.

4.2.2.1 Lighting circuits, including emergency circuits, will be distributed throughout the various spaces so that a general outage cannot occur due to the failure of a single protective device.

4.2.2.2 An emergency lighting source, which will be independent of the general system, will be installed. This source shall be sufficient for at least three hours and shall pay respect to the navigation lamps. This source can be the emergency generator, if any.

4.2.2.3 The lighting with the previous system must provide sufficient light to allow people to escape from the lodgings and workplaces to the places where the ship has been abandoned. In addition, this system, supplemented by flashlights, must be sufficient to allow emergency repairs to the machinery, etc.

4.2.2.4 The aforementioned emergency source shall have independent power from the main electrical source, with separate distribution and shall be located outside the engine chamber.

4.2.3 Batteries. Batteries suitable for use on ships and with sufficient tightness shall be used on board. The areas where they are installed will have sufficient ventilation to prevent the accumulation of the typical emission gases from the batteries.

CHAPTER 5

Governance Team

This chapter sets out the minimum requirements for the ship's governance team, which will meet the standards of a recognized organization. Particular attention shall be paid to the requirements for the government of the ship in an emergency situation.

5.1 500 GT or more pleasure ships.

5.1.1 The government equipment and its installation shall comply with the requirements of the SOLAS, Chapter II-1/part C, applicable to cargo vessels, as far as possible and reasonable for the safeguarding of the safety of human life in the sea, the safety of navigation and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment. In any case the intention must be to reach a level of safety at least equivalent to what is foreseen in the SOLAS.

5.2 Recreational ships less than 500 GT.

5.2.1 The governance team and its installation will meet the requirements of a recognized organization. If these requirements cannot be met in the case of an existing ship, the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy may be asked to consider and approve alternative ways to achieve adequate safety.

5.2.2 These vessels will have means for the appropriate directional, resistance and design control to maintain direction and direction effectively at any operating speed. Where appropriate for the safe government of the ship, the government equipment shall be operated by a servomotor.

5.2.3 If the government team is equipped with remote control, there will be means for the government to govern in the event of an emergency caused by a failure of that control.

CHAPTER 6

Pumping from sentins

6.1 Minimum requirements. -This chapter describes the minimum requirements for the pumping of sentines that will be in accordance with the requirements of a recognized organization. The class notation will cover the minimum aspects that are defined here.

6.2 Recreational ships of 500 or more GT.

6.2.1 On all ships, bilge pumps and their installation must comply with at least the requirements of SOLAS, Chapter II-1/part C, Rule 35-1 (consolidated edition of 2010) applicable to cargo ships.

6.2.2 At least two pumps will be installed. The capacity of the pumps and the section of their discharge and their ramifications shall comply with the flow rate requirements for cargo vessels as indicated in the SOLAS.

In addition, all requirements for ships of less than 500 GT, as indicated in paragraph 6.3, shall be complied with.

6.3 Recreational ships less than 500 GT.

6.3.1 The bilge pumping equipment and its installation must meet the requirements of a recognized organization.

6.3.2 All vessels shall have at least two fixed, powered and independently propelled pumps, with suction pipes such that any compartment with the ship scorched up to 10 ° can be reached.

6.3.3 In limited-navigation category ships, the second pump and its suction pipes can be portable.

6.3.4 The placement of the pumps, their independent feedings and their controls, including those of the bilge valves, will be such that in case of flooding of any compartment, there will be another pump available for control possible flooding in any adjacent compartment.

6.3.5 Each suction pipe line shall have at its lower end a metal box with perforations, or equivalent filter, that effectively prevents impurities and debris from obstructing and preventing aspiration.

6.3.6 If a ship's machine space can remain unattended, a bilge-level alarm will be installed. This alarm shall produce an audible and visual signal on the Captain's cabin and on the bridge, which may be accepted and cancelled at any other place on the ship if deemed appropriate.

6.3.7 The means of pumping bilge that could accumulate flammable oil or liquids and their pipes, both under normal operating conditions, and failure, will prevent passage through accommodation spaces, and will be separated from any system of bilge in the accommodations. High-level alarms will also be installed as prescribed in the previous point.

CHAPTER 7

Stability and Freemobord

7.1 Generalities.

7.1.1 If, in the International Maritime Organization or by international or national recognized organizations, standards of stability other than those indicated, appropriate for the type of vessel, are approved in question (sailing, multi-hull or single-hull vessels), the General Direction of the Merchant Navy, may accept them as an alternative to those described in this chapter.

7.1.2 If fixed ballast is used, it shall be placed in accordance with a plan approved by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy, and in such a way that movements of its position on the ship are avoided.

7.1.3 Fixed ballast will not be removed, nor will its position in the ship be varied, except for authorization from the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy.

7.1.4 Information on this type of ballast should be recorded in the ship's Stability Book. The local or global resistance requirements of the hull from the point of view of the placing of additional ballast shall be taken into account, where appropriate.

7.2 Unbroken stability rules.

7.2.1 Motor ships. For the purpose of determining whether the stability criteria are met, GZ curves shall be developed for the appropriate loading conditions according to the operation of the vessel. They shall be calculated and drawn on the right hand curves for all possible operational conditions of the vessel (cargo, fuel, supplies, etc.) provided by the shipowner for the operation of each vessel and, at least, Study the following:

a) Port output with 100% consumption, passage, baggage, and crew;

b) Arrival in port with 10% of consumption, passage, luggage and crew.

7.2.1.1 Unlimited Single-Navigation Ships. Stability curves for navigation conditions shall meet the following criteria:

(a) The area under the curve of the adrifying arms (GZ curve) shall not be less than 0,055 m-radian up to an angle of heel of 30 °, and shall not be less than 0,09 metres-radian up to 40 ° of the scora, or up to the progressive flood angle, if this angle is less and,

(b) The area under the curve GZ between the angles of the 30 ° and the 40 ° or, between 30 ° and the progressive flood angle, if this is less than 40 °, shall not be less than 0,03 m-radian and,

c) The adripping arm (GZ) shall be at least 0,20 metres at an angle of heel equal to or greater than 30 ° and,

d) The maximum arm (GZ_max) shall be produced at an angle of heel exceeding preferably 30 °, but in any case not less than 25 ° and,

e) After correction by free surfaces, the initial metacentric height (GM) shall not be less than 0,15 metres.

7.2.1.2 Mono-Mono-Criterion Ships. In the case of wide-beam and low-draught vessels, with a sleeve/strut ratio (B/D) > 2,5 not complying with paragraph 7.2.1.1 (d), the following alternative criteria are permitted to be applied:

a) The area under the direction curve (GZ curve) shall not be less than:

-0,07 metres-radius up to 15º of heel, when the maximum GZ occurs at 15º, and;

-0,055 m-radians up to 30 ° of the heel, when the maximum GZ occurs at an angle equal to or greater than 30 °.

When the maximum GZ occurs at an angle between 15th and 30th, the corresponding area under the curve GZ, A _req, will be taken as follows:

A _req = 0.055 + 0.001 (30º-θ_max) metros-radian

Where θ_max is the angle of the heel, in degrees, in which the GZ curve reaches its maximum and,

(b) The area under the curve GZ between the angles of the 30 ° and the 40 ° of the heel, or between 30 ° and the progressive flood angle, if this is less than 40 °, shall not be less than 0,03 metres-radian and,

(c) The adrifying arm (GZ) shall be at least 0,20 metres at an angle of heel equal to or greater than 30 ° and,

d) The maximum of the GZ curve must be produced at a heel not less than 15º and;

e) After correction by free surfaces, the initial metacentric height (GM) shall not be less than 0,15 metres.

7.2.1.3 Multi-hull ships. The stability curves in the navigation conditions shall meet the following criteria for both limited and unlimited navigation:

a) The area under the direction curve (GZ curve) shall not be less than:

-0,075 m-radians up to 20 ° of the scora, when the maximum GZ occurs at 20 °, and;

-0,055 m-radians up to 30 ° of the heel, when the maximum GZ occurs at 30 ° or more.

-When the maximum GZ occurs at an angle between 20th and 30th, the corresponding area under the curve GZ, A _req, will be taken as follows:

A_req = 0.055 + 0.002 (30º-θ_max) -radians

Where θ_max is the angle of the heel, in degrees, in which the GZ curve reaches its maximum and,

(b) The area under the curve GZ between the angles of the 30 ° and 40 ° of the heel, or between 30 ° and the progressive flood angle, if this is less than 40 °, shall not be less than 0,03 m-radians and,

The adrifying arm (GZ) shall be at least 0,20 metres at the angle of the heel where the GZ curve acquires its maximum and,

c) The maximum of the GZ curve must be produced at a heel not less than 20º and,

d) After correction for free surfaces, the initial metacentric height (GM) shall not be less than 0,15 metres and,

e) If the maximum arm (GZ _max) occurs at an angle of less than 20 °, the stability may be considered by the General Direction of the Merchant Navy as a particular case, allowing the application of criteria to be permitted (i) alternative to internationally recognised unbroken stability, such as those contained in Annex 7 (Stability of multi-hull ships) of the International Safety Code for High Speed Craft, 2000 (code NGV 2000).

7.2.1.4 Superstructures.

7.2.1.4.1 The buoyancy of closed superstructures complying with Rule 3.10 (b) of the International Convention on Load Lines may be taken into account when calculating GZ curves.

7.2.1.4.2 The effect of superstructures whose doors do not comply with the requirements of Regulation 12 of the International Convention on Load Lines shall not be taken into account in the stability calculations. However, they may be of the same material as the superstructure, rather than of steel or equivalent material.

7.2.1.5 High-speed ships. In addition to all the above criteria in this section, designers and builders will take into account the following risks:

a) directional instability, often combined with instabilities produced by the balance sheet and headlining.

b) Immersion of the bow of glide boats, due to the dynamic loss of longitudinal stability in relatively calm waters.

c) Cross-sectional stability reduction by increasing speed on single-hull vessels.

d) Marsopa of the single-hull ships when planning, combined with pitch and vertical oscillations.

e) Generation of zozobra moments due to the immersion of the codils in glide single-hull vessels.

7.2.3 Sailing ships.

7.2.3.1 Single-hull ships.

(a) Static stability curves (GZ curves) shall be calculated and drawn as a minimum for the conditions of 'Port exit with 100% consumption, passage, baggage and crew' and ' Arrival in port with 10% of consumption passage, baggage and crew. "

(b) The GZ curves required in the preceding paragraph shall have a positive stability range of not less than 90º. For vessels of more than 45 m in length L, a positive range of less than 90º may be accepted, but in that case, the may impose compliance with an acceptable operational criterion in the judgment of the same.

c) In addition to the requirements of the above point (b), the angle of constant heel θ_d, (see figure below) shall be greater than 15º. This angle is obtained from the intersection of the curve of the slags due to the wind with the curve GZ.

In the figure:

dwh = 0.5 x WL x cos ^1.3 θ

Being dwh, in meters, the heel arm due to the wind, calculated at any angle θ,

Where:

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It will be taken:

WL as the wind arm to 0º that would escort the vessel to the flood angle θ_f, or up to 60º, whichever is lower.

GZ _f will be the adrifying arm at the θ_fflood angle, or at 60º, the lower of the two.

d _d is the intersection of the curve of slags due to the wind with the curve GZ. If it is less than or equal to 15º it would be considered that the ship does not meet the stability criteria of this Annex.

θ _f the flood angle is the angle to which the lower edge of an opening or set of them occurs, having a total joint surface area in square meters greater than:

Δ /1500

Where Δ is the ship's displacement in tons.

For the purpose of calculating the flood angle, all access and ventilation openings normally used (e.g. machine ventilation) shall be considered. No opening, regardless of its size, that could lead to progressive flooding will be submerged at an angle of less than 40º. However, it is not necessary to consider in this respect the aeration of the tanks.

If, as a consequence of the immersion of the openings located in a superstructure, the vessel does not comply, the openings of the superstructure could be ignored, and the openings located on the deck should be considered. The invention relates to a method for the use of said superstructure in spaces located under the same. In these cases, the GZ curve will be obtained without considering the superstructure in the calculations.

7.2.3.2 Multi-hull ships.

a) Static stability curves will be obtained for both balance sheet and headlining, at least for the condition of "Arrival to port with 10% consumption". The vertical position of the ship's centre of gravity shall be obtained by one of the following three methods:

1. Perform an air stability experience and count with similar sensors or measuring devices. This case the VCG shall be calculated from the points generated by the measured forces.

2. Separate determination of weights of the hull and rigging (comprising the masts and all the firm and work järcia), and calculated below assuming that the vertical position of the centre of gravity of the vessel (VCG) is 75% of the ship's strut on the bottom of each hull (canoe-body), and that the VCG of the rigging is in the middle of the length of the mast (or of a weighted average of the lengths of the masts, if several), or

3. A detailed calculation of the weights and positions of the centres of gravity of all the elements of the ship, adding a margin of 15% of the VCG resulting, measured on the bottom of each hull (canoe-body).

b) If a naval architecture program is used to calculate the curve of the headlining recovery times, the seat angle shall be found from a series of longitudinal positions of the centre of gravity (LCG) at the bow of the the required for the project flotation. The curve can then be deduced by the formula:

GZ on pitch = CG ' x cos (seat angle)

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Where:

CG ' = LCG-to-bow transfer of the required for the project seat, measured parallel to the baseline.

T_PR = Calado on the bow perpendicular.

T_PP = Calado on the aft perpendicular.

L_PP = Length between perpendiculars.

No approximations are accepted at the maximum time of balance or headlining.

c) Data will be provided to the user showing the maximum average apparent wind speed recommended for each candle combination. These wind speeds are calculated by means of the following expressions. The lower number of the two will be taken:

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Where:

v _W = Apparent Maximum Apparent Wind (knots).

GL_R = Maximum Balance Time On Balance (N. m).

GL_P = Time limit of recovery in pitch (N. m), defined as the moment of recovery in pitch obtained at least from the following angles:

a) Angle for which the moment of recovery in pitch is maximum, or

b) Angle to which the cover is dipped to bow.

c) 10º measured from the project seat.

A ' _S = Velica surface including masts and botavaras (square meters).

h = Height over the flotation of the combined effort center of candles and masts.

φ_R = Scoring angle to the maximum time (in conjunction with LM _R).

φ_P = The headlining angle used in the PML calculation (in conjunction with GL_P).

A_D = Surface in-plant of the hulls and cover (square meters).

b = Distance from the center of gravity of A_D to the creaking line of the basement helmet.

All of the above will be accompanied by the following note:

With carrying winds, the tabulated value for each candle combination, of the maximum safe wind speed, must be reduced in the vessel's speed.

(d) If the maximum safe wind speed with the deployed forward-aft sails is less than 27 knots, it shall be demonstrated by calculation using Annex D of ISO 12217-2 which, when the vessel is keel to the sun and/or completely flooded, the volume of buoyancy expressed in cubic meters of the hull, accessories and equipment is greater than:

1.2 x (full load weight in Tm).

Ensuring in this way that it is sufficient to sustain the total weight of the ship with a certain margin. Air bubbles that are expected to be trapped (with the exception of air tanks and watertight compartments) shall not be included.

e) The maximum safe speed of the safe wind-free wind, calculated in accordance with paragraph (c) above, shall exceed 36 knots. For ships of limited navigation this speed should exceed 32 knots.

f) The side hulls of the unlimited navigation trims shall have a total buoyancy volume of at least 150% of the displacement volume in the maximum load condition.

g) In the instructions to the pattern to be included in the Stability Book you should include information and recommendations about:

1. The risks of stability inherent in this type of vessel, including the risk of zozobra by balance sheet and by headlining;

2. The importance of complying with the information provided, on the maximum recommended speed of the apparent wind;

3. In the case of wind-bearing winds, the need to reduce the safe wind speeds tabulated, to the same extent as the speed of the vessel;

4. The combination of used candles with respect to prevailing wind forces, their relative direction and the state of the sea;

5. Precautions to be taken when changing the course from portant winds to winds through.

(h) In ships where it is necessary to demonstrate the possibility of floating after a rollover or zozobra [in accordance with paragraph (d) above], an emergency escape hatch shall be installed in each watertight compartment. habitable, so that it is located above the floats of the ship, both in the same way as it is damaged.

7.3 Stability rules after breakdowns. -The requirements below apply to all vessels of unlimited navigation.

Stability criteria shall not be required after breakdowns to those vessels that comply fully with the allocation conditions included in the International Convention on Load Lines.

7.3.1 Watertight bulkheads shall be arranged in such a way that a minor fault resulting from the flooding of any single compartment causes the vessel's flotation to be at a distance at any point of at least 75 mm per under the weatherboard, of freeboard, or of bulkheads if they are not the same.

7.3.2 It will be assumed that the possible minor failure of the hull can occur at any point in the ship's length, but not in a watertight bulkhead.

7.3.3 The following permeabilities will be used:

	% of permeability
Store
95		95
Table_table_izq"> Machines	85

7.3.4 In the condition of the damaged vessel in paragraph 7.3.1 above:

The residual stability shall be such that the equilibrium angle shall not exceed 7 from the position of the doped,

The GZ curve of residual stability covers a range up to the flood angle of at least 15º beyond the equilibrium angle,

The maximum GZ in the previous range will not be less than 100 mm, and

The area under the residual GZ curve shall not be less than 0,015 m-radians.

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7.3.5 Vessels of 85 metres in length L or more shall comply with the standard flood requirements of a compartment calculated using the deterministic stability methodology after breakdowns (SOLAS 90)-SOLAS Convention 74, Chapter II-1, Rule 8, including the 1992, 1995 and 1996 amendments.

7.4 Stability Elements.

7.4.1 Unless otherwise specified, the thread weight, vertical (KG) and longitudinal (LCG) position of the centre of gravity of a vessel shall be determined by means of a stability experience.

7.4.2 The experience of stability will be made in accordance with the current regulations and in the presence of an inspector of the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy or an authorized organization. A detailed procedure based on the one described in Part B of the International Code of Stability without breakdown 2008 shall be followed and in any case satisfactory in the case of the inspector.

7.4.3 The report of the experience and the characteristics of the threaded vessel must be approved by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy, and included in the Stability Book.

7.4.4 A detailed record in the Stability Book, alterations, reforms and modifications affecting the thread weight and the vertical position of the centre of gravity shall be kept. Rule 5 of Chapter II-1 of the SOLAS in its current version, and the interpretative Circulars and standards of the International Maritime Organization, shall be within the meaning of Rule 5.

7.4.5 If twin ships are built in the same yard, the Administration may accept the results of the stability test of the first of them, following the execution of a check of the thread weight in each of the next.

7.5 Book of Stability.

7.5.1 Every ship shall be provided with a Stability Book, approved by the Administration, for the use of Captain or Master.

7.5.2 The content and its form shall be in accordance with the requirements of national and international legislation in this field.

7.5.3 Recreational vessels that have undergone a change, transformation, reform or major repair in which a change in the thread is checked, or planned, will be developed in the form of a new Stability Book conditions set out in Article 33 of this royal decree.

7.5.4 Recreational vessels shall be subject to the recognition of the thread weight set out in Article 33 of this royal decree.

7.5.5 Vessels shall be readily available on board the documents set out in Article 45. d) of this royal decree.

7.5.6 The total sailing surface and the weights and dimensions of the masts and elements of the rigging shall be documented as set out in Article 45.d) of this royal decree.

7.5.7 For ships of limited navigation where stability has not been studied after breakdowns, the following note shall be included in the Stability Book:

"Limited navigation buque: in this ship stability has not been studied after breakdowns, therefore it may not be kept afloat in case of failure or flooding."

7.6. Freeboard.

7.6.1 The technical standards for the calculation and allocation of the freeboard will be those prescribed in the International Convention on Load Lines 1966, and their amendments. The General Directorate of the Merchant Navy will consider equivalent the conditions for the allocation of freeboard that are specified in this royal decree with those laid down in the International Convention on Load Lines 1966.

7.6.2 The vessel's freeboard and its marks shall be approved by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy.

7.6.3 All vessels concerned shall comply with the requirements of the Convention for the allocation of the statutory marks of freeboard, which shall correspond to the highest loading condition included in the Book of Stability.

7.6.4 To those ships of length L_H greater than 24 meters, whose length L is less than 24 meters, the calculation of the minimum freeboard height shall be performed by taking a tabular freeboard of 200 mm.

The assigned freeboard will be compatible with the ship's structural strength and stability requirements in intact condition and after breakdowns.

7.7 Francobord Marks.

7.7.1 The freeboard marks must comply with the provisions of Article 21.1 of this royal decree.

7.7.2 Recreational vessels must comply at all times with Article 21.2 of this royal decree.

7.8 Calados Marks.

7.8.1 The brand name of the pleasure ships must comply with the provisions of paragraphs 3 to 5 of Article 21 of this royal decree.

CHAPTER 8

Rescue devices

8.1 Generalities.

8.1.1 The minimum allocation of devices, aids and rescue means shall be as indicated in the following table:

Aros with floating tantrum (see 8.2.6.2)

Parachute rockets with parachute

Onboard Maintenance Instructions

		Limited Nav	Nav. no limited
			H > 24 m	≥ 500 GT	L ≥ 85 m
lifeboat (see 8.2.1)	-	-	-
Balsas (see 8.2.2)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rescue Bote (see 8.2.3)	-	Yes	Yes
	Handout for Recovery (see 8.2.3.3)	Yes	-	-	-
Chalecos (see 8.2.4)	Yes	Yes	Yes
immersion (see 8.2.5)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes/2/0
Lifeguard (total)	4	4	8	8
Aros with light and smoke (see 8.2.6.1)	2	2	2	2
	-	-			2
2	2	2	2
Launch (4 loads)	1	1	1
6	6	12	12
Alarm (see 8.2.7)	Yes	Yes	Yes
(see 8.2.8)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cartels and tokens showing rescue teams and operating instructions	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes

8.1.2 All prescribed equipment will be of type approved by Royal Decree 809/1999 of 14 May, which regulates the requirements to be met by marine equipment destined to be shipped on ships.

8.1.3 Additional salvage equipment to be incorporated must comply with the requirements of 8.1.2.

If individual safety equipment for sports activities is carried on board, they are stretched so that they are assured that they will not be mistakenly used as rescue equipment in an emergency situation.

8.1.4 All salvage equipment on board shall have bands of reflective material in accordance with the recommendations of Resolution A. 658 (16) as amended.

8.1.5 The provision of the means of boarding on life rafts must comply with the following:

8.1.5.1 When the distance between the boarding deck and the top stop of the float elements of the raft is greater than 1 m with the ship in thread, a boarding scale shall be installed. There will be a means to hold the scales to the hull, which will be available for use at all times.

8.1.5.2 When the distance between the boarding deck and the top stop of the float elements of the raft is greater than 4,5 m with the ship in thread, the fishing rafts and at least one laying device shall be provided. afloat on each side.

8.1.6 Launch devices will comply with the "LSA Code". When the strips are made of stainless steel, they shall be renewed at intervals not exceeding the recommendations of the manufacturer, and if there are no such recommendations they shall be considered as galvanised steel. The Administration may consider for approval strips of other materials with characteristics equivalent to those mentioned above.

8.1.7 Review of rescue boats, life rafts and their hydrostatic zafa, and life jackets.

8.1.7.1 Rescue boats and auxiliary aid boats, inflatable or semi-rigid, inflatable life rafts and their hydrostatic zafa means, and inflatable life jackets should be checked at annual intervals on an approved service station.

8.1.7.2 Rescue and auxiliary aid boats, lifeboats, as well as the means of laying off boats and life rafts, shall be kept and checked in accordance with the instructions and the plan of maintenance established by the manufacturer. At least once every five years, an examination and testing shall be carried out by an entity recognised by the Administration.

8.1.8 The maintenance of the equipment shall be carried out according to the instructions for maintenance on board.

8.1.9 The stowage and installation of all salvage devices will be approved by the Administration; it will be reviewed during scheduled acknowledgements.

8.1.10 All salvage devices will be in correct disposition for immediate use at the beginning and throughout the journey.

8.1.11 On vessels with side flaps or similar projections, the necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that they do not interfere with the ship's evacuation manoeuvres in an emergency.

8.1.12 Exist means to avoid the possibility of discharge of liquids on one side over survival craft.

8.2 Rescue Equipment Requirements.

8.2.1 Lifeguard boats (required on ships larger than 85 m in length L).

8.2.1.1 The approval of lifeboats when required will be conditioned by the stowage and launch media.

8.2.1.2 When lifeboats are stretched in both bands, their total capacity in each of them will be sufficient to accommodate the total number of people on board.

8.2.1.3 Alternative provisions may be considered for approval as follows:

(a) Replacement of lifeboats for life rafts, if the ship complies with the SOLAS subdivision standard of "2 compartments".

b) Replacement of lifeboats for a sufficient number of life-saving rafts of fishing so that there is at each side of the vessel sufficient aggregate capacity for the total number of persons on board, even if a raft is lost or rendered unusable. Additionally, an approved rescue boat will be provided on each side of the vessel.

8.2.1.4 A lifeboat will be acceptable as a rescue boat if it also complies with the IDS code as a rescue boat.

8.2.2 Life rafts.

8.2.2.1 The rafts are stowed on board in containers of PRFV and will carry their corresponding "emergency package". On limited-sailing recreational vessels, or vessels not moving away more than 60 miles from a shelter port, the rafts shall carry a SOLAS B package. The other vessels shall carry a SOLAS A package.

8.2.2.2 The stowage and release and free flotation means shall be approved in accordance with the approval of the raft.

8.2.2.3 In vessels of less than 85 m in length L, or those specified in paragraph 8.2.1.3, a sufficient number of life rafts shall be provided so that if a raft is damaged or lost, sufficient capacity shall be provided. aggregate in each band of the vessel for the total number of persons on board. This can be achieved by transferring rafts from one band to another. If the rafts are transferable, the requirement is characterized by the possibility of transfer in five minutes, as follows:

-Balsas in your container from 6 to 15 people if they can be carried by 2 people.

-Balsas in your container of more than 15 people if they can be carried by 4 people.

8.2.2.4 When lifeboats have been provided as indicated in 8.2.1.2, sufficient life rafts will be provided so that in the event that a lifeboat is lost or rendered unusable, it will be available to each Sufficient capacity of the vessel to be added to the vessel's total capacity for the total number of persons on board. This condition may be satisfied by transferable rafts from one band to the other in accordance with 8.2.2.3, in no more than five minutes.

8.2.2.5 Life-rafts shall be stowed on the weatherboard or in an open space and shall be equipped with a hydrostatic release device that allows the raft to float freely and to inflate automatically.

8.2.2.6 Life rafts can be part of an approved Marine Evacuation System (EMS). A sufficient number of systems shall be provided in such a way that if any one is lost or left out of service there shall be sufficient aggregate capacity in each band of the vessel for all persons on board.

8.2.2.7 Special attention will be given to the dangers associated with the use of high capacity life rafts in the case of a small number of people on board.

8.2.3 Botes of rescue and recovery of people from the sea. Means will be provided to recover a person from the sea considering that he may be unconscious or unable to help his rescue. This requirement shall be satisfied according to the following sections as appropriate taking into account the size of the vessel. If a shipping scale or appropriate network is installed, it shall be extended from the weather cover to at least 600 mm below the lower-draught operational flotation.

The rescue boats listed in this section will be equipped with the required IDS code, Chapter V/5.1.2. It is not required that the rescue boat can be floated from both bands or means to lease it from within.

8.2.3.1 Buques of 500 GT or higher. They shall carry on board a rescue boat in accordance with the SOLAS requirements in all respects, except for the colour which may also be accepted.

The launch media must comply and be approved in accordance with the IDS code except that when a motorized crane is installed, it must be able to be operated by hand or by means of an emergency power source in case of breakdown of the main source. The provision of the emergency power source shall be considered taking into account the possibility of flooding and fire.

8.2.3.2 Ships less than 500 GT. They must have a rescue boat that meets the requirements of 8.2.3.1 or with an auxiliary aid boat that is suitable for a rescue. It can be rigid, semi-rigid or inflatable with capacity for no less than 4 people, one of them lying down. The buoyancy bodies of the semi-rigid and inflatable boats shall have at least 3 independent buoyancy chambers. The pot will be painted in a very visible color.

The launch media will be of an approved type or will fulfill the following:

-They must allow the boat to be launched in five minutes.

-If they have a motorized device, they must also be able to operate by hand or by means of an emergency source if the main source fails. The provision of the emergency power source shall be considered taking into account the possibility of flooding and fire.

-They must be built to withstand a static test load of 2.2 times the normal workload. Acceptable security factors are: 6 for cables, hooks, and pulleys, and 4.5 for all other elements.

-The dynamic load set of 1.1 times the workload will be checked.

-The recovery of the rescue boat is not due, assuming that the rescued people and the crew of the boat can be recovered with the boat afloat.

-The launch system project will consider the principles of the IDS code.

-If it is proposed to use the work jar on a sailing vessel as a means of launch, all of the above will be fulfilled.

8.2.3.3 Limited Navigation Ships. Vessels operating in limited navigation shall alternatively comply with all the requirements of paragraphs 8.2.3.1 or 8.2.3.2, or with the following:

The ship will have sufficient mobility and maneuverability in the sea to allow people to recover from the water. In order to assess this capacity of the vessel, the rescue of persons by the stern shall not be considered acceptable, unless there are large bath platforms, or from a position adjacent to the propellants.

The rescue position should be visible from the post of government at any time of recovery, although the use of remote controls will be acceptable if necessary.

The ship will be provided with adequate equipment and/or readiness to allow people to recover from the water without needing another person to enter the water.

8.2.4 Life-saving Chalecos.

8.2.4.1 A SOLAS approved adult vest will be carried on board for each person on board in addition to adult respect vests for at least 10% of the total number of people on board or 2, the amount that is higher. Each vest shall be provided with light and whistle.

8.2.4.2 Included in the previous number of vests, there will be at least two SOLAS approved inflatable vests for the use of the rescue boat crew on board.

8.2.4.3 In addition to adult vests, there will be a sufficient number of life jackets on board for children who can travel on the ship.

8.2.5 Immersion. Except in navigations where the surface temperature of the water is not less than 20 ° C, an approved type immersion suit shall be taken for each person on board. Consideration shall be given to the provision of adequate thermal protection against immersion for children on board; it shall be of type of isolation.

The Administration may authorize non-isolation equipment on ships or vessels of limited navigation, depending on the area of operation.

8.2.6 Lifelines.

8.2.6.1 A ring to each band with automatic ignition light and automatic spray signals can be quickly released into the water from the navigation bridge. These rings shall not be fitted with a tantrum.

8.2.6.2 A ring to each band shall be provided with floating tantrums of a minimum length of 30 m.

8.2.6.3 Each ring shall be marked with the name of the vessel and the port of registration.

8.2.7 General alarm.

8.2.7.1 On ships of less than 500 GT, this alarm may be the ship's pit or siren whenever it can be heard anywhere on it.

8.2.7.2 On ships of 500 GT or more, the prescribed in 8.2.7.1 shall be supplemented by an electric bell or claxon, fed from the main power source and from the emergency power source.

8.2.7.3 In ships of length L equal to or greater than 85 m, in addition to what is required in 8.2.7.2, a public address system or other appropriate means of communication shall be installed.

8.2.8 Lighting.

8.2.8.1 All corridors, interior and exterior stairs and exits that give access to the meeting and boarding points (both included) will be properly illuminated.

8.2.8.2 There will be sufficient lighting in the vicinity of the lifeboats and life rafts and their means of introduction, if they exist, as well as in the sea area of their launch. This lighting will also be powered by the source of emergency electrical power.

8.2.9 Lifeguard signs and rescue sign. When the gap in the bridge bulkheads is low, the two sides of the SOLAS n. 2 poster (equal to the package of liferafts equipment packages) may be hung in place of the SOLAS n. 1 sign.

CHAPTER 9

Fire safety

9.1 Protection of spaces that house vehicles or boats with fuel in their tanks.

9.1.1 Special care will be taken with the safety of the transport of gasoline or other highly flammable liquids, both in containers or containers transportable and in the own tanks of vehicles (cars, motorcycles nautical, helicopters, etc.) which may be carried on board. This is not applicable to diesel fuel storage.

9.1.2 The amount of gasoline or other highly flammable liquids on board will be minimal, usually not more than 150 litres. If the transport of a higher quantity is required, a reasoned and reasoned proposal shall be submitted, which shall be examined by the Administration.

9.1.3 Flammable liquid containers will be constructed following a recognized standard, appropriate for their content, with clear labeling indicating their contents.

9.1.4 Small containers located on the weatherboard for storage of hand-transportable gasoline deposits will be located away from risk zones, will not have electrical connections and will be provided from:

-Natural ventilation Abertures, on the base and on the top cap.

-Drain media leading out of the ship's outboard.

-Means to secure and fix gasoline deposits.

-An installation to cool the container's contours.

9.1.5 Closed spaces for garages and large tanks located on the cover of weather intended for the safe transport of petrol, similar fuel, or vehicles containing them in their tanks shall be provided from:

-A manually actuable water spray system with a capacity of 3.5 litres/m²/minute over the entire surface of the cover, which can be fed from the fire collector through a valve of insulation located outside the garage. Equivalent provisions may be adopted. There will be drainage means for the water that can be accumulated in the enclosed space. This drain shall not cause water to machinery spaces or other spaces where an ignition source may exist.

-A fixed fire detection and alarm system, which meets the requirements of SOLAS, Chapter II-2 and the SSCI code.

-The mechanical exhaust, which will be isolated from other spaces, will provide at least 6 renewals/hour (calculated according to the volume of the empty space), installed in such a way that a possible reduction of the air flow is associated with an audible and visual alarm on the bridge, and in the control posts used in port, if different. The extraction conduits shall be arranged in such a way as to aspire to the lowest possible zone on the sentines. If the engines of the extractors are inside the space, or in the same ventilation ducts, they shall be certified as safe for the combination of flammable vapours and liquids. The fans will be anti-sparks. The entire ventilation system can be stopped and closed quickly in the event of fire.

-A gas detection system will be installed, with visual and audible alarm on the bridge, and in places where it can alert the crew.

-Any electrical equipment below the level of 450 mm on deck shall be certified as safe for gasoline vapours.

-All electrical equipment above the level of 450 mm on deck shall have:

-An IP55 electrical protection grade according to the IEC 529 standard, or;

-All poles will have easily accessible isolation means located outside the space. These will be grouped together as reasonably and clearly marked. This option should not be used for security systems such as servo engines, rudder indicators, etc.

9.1.6 Regardless of your installation height, the following equipment located within the considered space must be certified as safe for flammable vapors:

a) Gas detection system.

b) Sentine alarm.

c) Fire detection system.

d) At least one lighting device (with dedicated, emergency circuit).

9.2 Miscellaneous.

9.2.1 Construction and disposal of saunas.

9.2.1.1 The perimeter of the sauna will have class "A" divisions and can include changing rooms, showers and services. The sauna shall be isolated from the adjacent spaces (except those included on the perimeter of the sauna), with structural protection against Class A-60 in ships of 500 or more GT, Class A-30 on ships under 500 GT and Class B-15 for Limited navigation vessels.

9.2.1.2 Baths with direct access to saunas can be considered as part of them. In that case the door that separates them from the sauna itself does not need to meet the above isolation requirements.

9.2.1.3 Wood coatings are permitted in bulkheads and ceilings. The roof over the stove shall be covered with a non-combustible plate leaving an empty space of at least 30 mm. The distance from any hot surface to any combustible material shall be at least 500 mm., or if not, the combustible materials shall be protected (e.g. with a non-combustible plate leaving an empty space of at least 30). (mm).

9.2.1.4 Wood banks are allowed.

9.2.1.5 The sauna door will open out, pushing.

9.2.1.6 electrically heated stoves will have a timer.

9.2.1.7 All spaces within the perimeter of the sauna will be protected by a fire detection and alarm system and an automatic sprinkler system.

9.2.2 Construction and disposal of thermal rooms (e.g. steam baths).

9.2.2.1 Room perimeter can include changing rooms, showers, and services.

9.2.2.2 The bathrooms with access to the room can be considered as part of it. In that case, the door that separates them does not need to meet fire-safety requirements.

9.2.2.3 If the steam generator is contained within the perimeter of the room, the contours will be constructed with classes A-0, or B-0 for limited-navigation vessels. If the generator is not contained within the perimeter of the room, then the separation partitions shall be constructed with Class B-0 divisions, and the generator itself shall be surrounded by classes A-0, or B-0 for limited-navigation vessels.

9.2.2.4 If the room also contains a sauna, then the requirements of paragraph 9.2.1 above will be met, regardless of the status of the steam generator.

9.2.2.5 All spaces within the perimeter of the room will be protected by a fire detection and alarm system and an automatic sprinkler system.

9.2.3 Freidoras. The requirements expressed in Regulation 10.6.4 of Chapter II-2 of SOLAS shall be taken into account. For fryers of up to 15 litres of oil capacity, a fire extinguisher shall be sufficient to comply with the UNE-EN ISO 15371 standard in its updated version, together with a manual insulation of the power supply.

9.2.4 Planes of fire fighting.

9.2.4.1 A flat (or planes) of fire fighting for crew information shall be permanently exposed. The content of the plane will show and describe the details of the fire prevention and protection teams. The symbols used in the plane will correspond to those of a recognised international standard (e.g. A. 952 (23) of the IMO). This plane can be combined with that of salvage elements, having a single plane for both ends.

9.2.4.2 For each deck, the plane will show at least the position of the control posts, the different fire containment sections limited by class "A" divisions, the sections limited by class divisions 'B' means places where flammable liquids are stored (see 9.1), particularities and location of fire detection and fire alarm systems, installation of sprinklers, fixed and portable fire extinguishers, fireman's suits, means access and emergency escape of compartments and covers, and means of control and openings to be closed in the event of a fire emergency.

9.2.4.3 The plane will be kept up to date. Any alteration will be incorporated without delay to all copies of the plane. The list of modifications with their date will be kept in the plane.

9.2.4.4 A duplicate of the set of drawings will be stored in a clearly-pointed, open-air, watertight cartridge that will be easily accessible, and the purpose of which is to assist firefighters who are able to board the vessel, in accident case.

9.2.4.5 Instructions for the maintenance and operation of all on-board equipment and facilities for the fight and containment of a fire will be kept in a folder, readily available in an accessible location.

CHAPTER 10

Structural protection against fire on ships of less than 500 GT

10.1 Generalities. -The terms used in this section have the same meaning as defined in the SOLAS Convention.

10.2 Structure. Objectives. The objective of this chapter is to contain the fire in the space in which it is produced.

10.3 Construction Modes. Divisions to fire.

10.3.1 Fire divisions shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the paragraphs of this paragraph.

10.3.2 Divisions against fire of material equivalent to steel, or alternative forms of construction may be accepted if the material itself is shown to be, or thanks to the non-combustible insulation used, the fire resistance equivalent to that of the divisions required in 10.4.1.

10.3.3 The insulation required at the above point shall be such that the core temperature does not rise above the point at which the structure begins to lose its strength, at any time during the standard test. In the case of a fire exposure as defined in the International Code for the Application of Fire Exposure Test Procedures (FTP Code) of the IMO. For the 'A' class divisions the applicable exposure time is sixty minutes and for class 'B' divisions of 30 min.

10.3.3.1 For aluminium alloy structures, the insulation shall be such that the temperature in the structural core does not rise more than 200 ° C above the ambient temperature at any time during the exposure test. fire.

10.3.3.2 For structures of composite materials, the insulation shall be such that the temperature of the laminate does not rise above the minimum temperature of deflection under load of the resin, at no time during the test Exposure to the applicable fire. The temperature of deflection under load shall be determined according to a recognized international standard.

10.3.3.3 Isolation will only be applied on the side exposed to the greatest fire risk, for example inside the engine chamber. However, a split between two spaces with equal risk shall be isolated on both sides, unless the division is made of steel.

10.3.3.4 Special attention will be given to the fixings of door frames on bulkheads other than steel. Measures shall be taken to ensure that the temperature in the fixations when exposed to the fire does not exceed the temperature at which the same bulkhead is lost.

10.4 Structural Fire Protection.

10.4.1.a) Category A machine spaces will be isolated by class "A-30" divisions.

(b) For ships of limited navigation, the spaces of category A machines shall be enclosed in divisions of class "B-15".

10.4.2 The openings in the "A" and "B" class divisions shall have permanent closing means that are at least as effective against the fire as the divisions in which they are located. In general, windows will not be installed in the machine spaces.

10.4.3 When it is necessary to cross class "A" divisions for the passage of cables, pipes, trunks, ducts, etc., or with clams, baos or other structural elements, precautions shall be taken to ensure that the resistance to the fire of these divisions is not diminished.

10.4.4 When it is necessary to cross class "B" divisions for the passage of cables, pipes, logs, ducts, etc., or for the installation of vents, lighting elements or similar elements, precautions shall be taken. so that the fire resistance of the division is not diminished.

10.4.5 When the "A" category division structure requires isolation, measures shall be taken to ensure that heat from a fire is not transmitted through the intersections and/or joints and ends of the the adjacent non-insulated contours. In those places where the installed insulation does not ensure the above, measures shall be taken to prevent this heat transmission, the insulation of the cover or bulkhead shall extend beyond the penetration, intersection or extreme point to a distance of 450 mm (380 mm in steel divisions).

10.5 Materials.

10.5.1 Except in the refrigerated compartments of the service spaces, all isolations (including fire and comfort) must be of materials that are not easily flammable.

10.5.2 Pipework passing through divisions of classes "A" or "B" shall be of approved materials taking into account the temperatures to be borne by those divisions.

10.5.3 Pipeline for hydrocarbons or other combustible liquids passing through service or accommodation spaces shall be of approved materials taking into account the risk of fire.

10.5.4 Materials that deteriorate by fire effect shall not be used in imbornals, sanitary discharges and other discharges close to the waterline, in which a failure of the material in the event of fire may result in a possible flood. The FTP code will be considered.

10.5.5 Anticondensation barriers and adhesives used in conjunction with insulation, as well as pipe insulation for cold services, do not need to be non-combustible, but will be used in the least Possible quantity and its exposed surfaces will have low propagation characteristics of the flame.

10.5.6 Compounds used in upholstery (fabric in association with any support or filler material) shall be approved according to the FTP code, Annex 1, Part 8, or equivalent. However, this does not apply in spaces with sprinklers, or fixed fire extinguishing systems approved.

10.5.7 Organic foams used in upholstered furniture and mattresses are capable of resistance to ignition and flame propagation.

Textile materials in suspension, such as curtains, shall be approved according to the FTP code, Annex 1, Part 7, or equivalent. However, this will not be necessary in spaces with sprinklers, or fixed fire extinguishing systems approved.

10.5.8 Surfaces of the isolations: In spaces where the penetration of hydrocarbons is possible, the surface of the insulation will be impervious to the same and to its vapors. The contours of the insulation shall be arranged in such a way as to prevent them from being submerged in any leakage or leakage of such liquids.

10.6 Provisions on Fuel.

10.6.1 The provision of fuel storage, distribution and use shall be such that the risks of fire or explosion are minimised.

10.6.2 Fuel tanks located in or adjacent to the limits of spaces of category A machines shall not contain fuel with a flash point of less than 60 ° C.

10.6.3 No fuel, lubricating oil or other flammable liquids shall be carried in tanks in the bow pique.

10.6.4 All fuel pipes, which if damaged, would allow a leak of a storage tank, sedimentation or daily service, located above the double bottom, will have a valve in the tank that can be closed from a safe position outside the affected space, in the event of fire in the space where the tanks are located.

10.6.5 Existiating fast-stop means of fuel oil pumps, boilers and spacers from the outside of the machine space.

10.6.6 The fuel filter buckets will be of metallic construction.

10.7 Means of Evacuation.

10.7.1 The purpose of this paragraph is to have means of evacuation so that the people on board can quickly and safely move to the deck of boarding of the rafts. For this purpose, the following functional requirements must be met:

-there will be safe evacuation routes,

-escape routes must be maintained in safe, obstacle-free conditions, and

-will ensure accessibility with additional aids, clear signage and an appropriate design for emergency situations.

10.7.2 Ladders, scales and corridors which serve as normally accessible spaces shall be arranged in such a way as to constitute a means of evacuation towards a deck from which it can be taken on board survival.

10.7.3 The general arrangement of the vessel shall be such that all compartments have a satisfactory means of evacuation. In the case of accommodation, at least two means of evacuation shall be provided from each space or group. Non-readily visible escapes and evacuation routes will be conveniently signposted.

Category A machinery spaces on motor ships will also be provided with two means of evacuation. Other machinery spaces shall also have at least two evacuation means as separate as possible, except where the small size of the space makes it impossible. The following will be taken into account:

(a) The normal means of access to the accommodation spaces and service spaces under the cover of the weather shall be arranged so that it is possible to reach it without passing through a kitchen, engine room or other space with high fire risk, where possible.

(b) Where the provision of the accommodation spaces is such that access to a compartment is carried out through another, the secondary evacuation route shall be as far away as possible from the main one. It can be through appropriate dimension hatches that lead to the weatherboard or to a separate space from the main evacuation route.

(c) In exceptional circumstances, a single evacuation route may be accepted, for spaces other than accommodation, where access is occasional, if the said evacuation route does not pass through a kitchen, machines, or pass through a watertight door.

d) No evacuation route will be obstructed by furniture or other items. In addition, the furniture to be installed along the evacuation routes shall be well fixed to their place to avoid their displacement with the scura or the balance movements of the vessel.

e) All doors on evacuation routes can be opened from both sides. In the sense of evacuation they will open without a key. All the pictots on the inside side of the watertight doors and the hatches cannot be removed. Where doors can be locked, solutions will be provided to ensure access from outside the space for rescue purposes.

(f) Lifts shall not be considered as means of evacuation.

10.8 Ventilator systems.

10.8.1 The fans of the machine spaces and the closed kitchens must be able to stop and close the ventilation entrances and exits, from outside the spaces mentioned. This remote stop and shutdown should not be easily isolated in the event of a fire in such spaces.

10.8.2 Ventilation ducts for spaces of category A machines, kitchens, spaces containing vehicles or boats with fuel in their tanks, or cabinets for storing such fuels, in general not pass through accommodations, service spaces, or checkpoints. If unavoidable, the ducts shall be constructed of steel of at least 3 mm thickness or equivalent to the satisfaction of the Administration. The conduits in the accommodation must have:

a) Class "A-30" insulation ("B-15 " for limited-navigation vessels) up to a distance of at least 5 m from a machine or kitchen space, and

b) Automatic firewall valves on the cover or bulkhead of the enclosures where the ventilation ducts pass from a machine space or a kitchen to such enclosures. These automatic firewalls can also be manually closed from outside the kitchen or the machine space.

10.8.3 Ventilation ducts for accommodation, service or control spaces shall not pass through spaces of category A machines, spaces containing vehicles or vessels with fuel in their tanks, or cabinets containing such fuels, unless those ducts are constructed of steel, and arranged in such a way as to preserve the integrity of the division.

10.8.4 Panols containing highly flammable products will have separate ventilation from other ventilation systems. This shall be arranged in such a way as to prevent the formation of flammable vapours at high and low levels. The inputs and outputs of the fans shall be placed in such a way that they do not extract or breathe into or from an area where undue risks may be caused, and shall also have anti-sparks protection.

10.8.5 The ventilation systems that serve category A spaces will be independent of others that serve other spaces.

10.8.6 All enclosed spaces containing fuel-removable tanks will also be ventilated independently of systems that serve other spaces.

10.8.7 ventilation shall be provided to prevent the accumulation of hazardous concentrations of flammable gases that may be emitted by the batteries.

10.9 Provisions for gaseous fuels for domestic use.

10.9.1 Where gaseous fuels are used for domestic uses, their storage, distribution and use shall be such that, in view of the dangers of fire and explosion, the safety of the vessel and of the the persons on board. The installation shall be in accordance with an internationally recognised standard or current national standard. Gaseous hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed.

10.9.2 Gas bottles, regulators and safety devices shall be stored on the open deck (where possible leakage cannot be accumulated), or in a vapour-tight compartment with respect to the interior of the vessel and equipped with a vent and a drain, so that any gas leak can be dispersed.

10.9.3 Naked flame gas appliances dedicated to cooking, heating or any other purpose shall comply with the requirements of Directive 2009 /142/EC or equivalent provision.

The installation of a naked flame gas apparatus shall comply with the provisions of Annex 3.

10.10 Heating appliances.-Heating and heaters shall be fixed in such a position that the fire risks are minimal. The placement of these units shall be such that there is no risk that the clothing, curtains, visits or other similar fabrics may be burned or burned because of the heat generated.

10.11 Fixed detection and alarm systems. The purpose is to be able to detect a fire in the space in which it occurs, and to raise the alarm to enable safe evacuation and the beginning of the fire fight.

A fixed system of fixed detection and alarm shall be installed in all enclosed spaces unless there is no significant fire risk (toilets and toilets, empty spaces, etc.). Manual drive avisators shall be placed in places to ensure a fast and accessible means of warning of the disaster.

These systems shall be installed in principle in accordance with the requirements of the SOLAS Convention, Chapter II/7 and the IMO Code, SSCI, Chapter 9. In cases where there are justified reasons for the failure to comply with any of the requirements on a given vessel, it shall be duly justified and the Administration may exempt the vessel from one or more of the requirements.

10.12 Non-compulsory fire fighting systems. -When in addition to the fire system prescribed in this royal decree a fire fighting system is installed not required by these rules, their disposition and characteristics will be approved by the Administration.

CHAPTER 11

Structural protection against fires on 500 GT or larger ships

11.1 Generalities.

11.1.1 The terms used in this section have the same meaning as defined in the SOLAS Convention, except as to the terms already defined in these rules, and the following:

"Not immediately flammable" means that the surface that is described will not continue to burn after twenty seconds of removing the source during the appropriate flame test.

11.2 Structure.

11.2.1 The hull, superstructures, structural bulkheads, decks and casetas shall be constructed of steel or equivalent material, except where other materials are permitted.

11.2.2 However, in cases where any part of the structure is aluminium alloy, the following shall be fulfilled:

(a) The insulation of the aluminium alloy components of the 'A' and 'B' class divisions, except those which do not bear load, shall be such that the core temperature does not rise more than 200 ° C above the ambient temperature at any time during fire exposure according to the standard test (FTP code). This insulation shall be applied on both sides of the division, except on the top of the covers and the outer part of the bulkheads and the hull.

(b) Special attention shall be given to the isolation of aluminium alloy components from struts, columns and other structural elements that support lifeboats and stowage, launch and boarding areas in rafts; and "A" and "B" class divisions to ensure that:

1. The 'A' class 'A', the 'A' and the 'A' class divisions shall not be exceeded after an hour of exposure to the fire, and

2. The base of the boats and the rafts and the class 'B' divisions, the limit temperature of point (a) above shall not be exceeded after half an hour of exposure to the fire.

(c) The components of aluminium alloy divisions which must be steel equivalent (identified with a * in Tables 1 and 2) shall be isolated with 25 mm of rock wool of an approved type for use in class divisions "A" or with another provision equivalent to the judgment of the Administration.

11.2.3 For composite material structures, insulation shall be such that the temperature of the laminate does not rise above the minimum deflexion temperature under the load of the resin, at no time during the test Exposure to the applicable fire. The temperature of deflection under load shall be determined according to a recognized international standard. The insulation shall be applied on both sides of the laminate except on the outer faces of the covers, the hull and the bulkheads in the open.

11.2.3.1 Special attention shall be given to the isolation of components of composite materials from struts, columns and other structural elements that support lifeboats and rafts, their launch and embarkation, and "A" and "B" class divisions to ensure that:

1. For boat and raft supports and class A divisions, the limit temperature of paragraph 11.2.3 above shall not be exceeded after an hour of exposure to the fire, and;

2. For boat and raft supports and class B divisions, the limit temperature of paragraph 11.2.3 above shall not be exceeded after half an hour of fire exposure.

11.2.4 Special attention will be given to door frame fixings on bulkheads built on different steel materials. Precautions shall be taken to ensure that the temperature of the fire-exposed fixings does not exceed the temperature at which the bulkhead itself loses resistance.

11.2.5 The storage rooms of category A machines shall be split A-60 and their openings, if they exist, shall be so arranged as to prevent the spread of fire.

11.2.6 For structures in contact with sea water, the required insulation shall be extended at least 300 mm below the minimum draught flotation.

11.2.7 Fire divisions made of material equivalent to steel, or alternative forms of construction, may be used if the material itself is shown to have the material itself, or incorporating non-combustible insulation. fire resistance properties equivalent to the required "A" or "B" characteristics.

11.2.8 The isolation required at the previous point, will be such that the core temperature does not rise above a point to which the structure starts to lose its resistance at any time during the application of the applicable fire exposure test. For 'A' class divisions, the applicable exposure time is sixty minutes, and for class B divisions 'B' shall be thirty minutes.

11.3 Top horizontal and vertical zones.

11.3.1 The hull, superstructures and booths in the areas of accommodation and service spaces shall be subdivided into main vertical zones by means of class A divisions. These divisions shall be isolated according to tables 1 and 2.

11.3.2 As much as possible, bulkheads that are separated from main vertical zones above the bulkhead deck shall be an extension of the watertight bulkheads under it. The length of the main vertical zones may be up to 48 m, to lead to the main bulkhead to coincide with the watertight subdivision bulkheads, or to allow the main area to comprise a large public space, provided that the area of the main zone does not exceed 800 m²on any cover. The length is the maximum distance between the points furthest from the bulkheads that constitute their contour.

11.3.3 These bulkheads will be extended from cover to cover and to the hull or other contours in their case.

11.3.4 When a main vertical zone is subdivided by class A divisions so that there is an appropriate barrier between protected spaces and not protected by a sprinkler system, the divisions shall be isolated from the isolation and fire integrity requirements of tables 1 and 2.

11.4 Mamparos within a main vertical zone.

11.4.1 All bulkheads within enclosures and service spaces that are not required are class "A", they will be at least class "B" or "C", as prescribed in tables 1 and 2.

11.4.2 These divisions may be covered with combustible materials.

11.4.3 All bulkheads in corridors not required are Class "A", shall be Class "B" and shall be extended from cover to cover except that:

(a) When the roofs or their continuous class B coatings are located on both sides of a bulkhead, the bulkhead portion behind the roof or its coating shall be of a material which in its thickness and composition is acceptable for the construction of 'B' class divisions. In any event, it will only be required to comply with the requirements of the integrity of the "B" class in what is reasonable and practical in the judgment of the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy.

(b) The bulkheads of class "B" material corridors may end up on a roof in the corridor, provided that the roof is of a material that, in thickness and composition, is acceptable for the construction of class "B" divisions. The doors and their frames will be installed so that they are class "B".

11.4.4 The bulkheads required are class "B" divisions, other than those in the corridors, extending from cover to cover and to the hull or other limits, unless continuous ceilings or coatings of class "B" are fitted to both sides of the bulkhead, in which case it may end on the roof or continuous coating.

11.5 Integrity to bulkhead fire and covers.

11.5.1 In addition to meeting the specific fire integrity requirements of the bulkheads and covers mentioned in other points of this chapter, the minimum fire integrity requirements prescribed in this Chapter shall be met. tables 1 and 2.

11.5.2 For the application of the tables the following will be observed:

a) Tables 1 and 2 shall be applied respectively to bulkheads and decks separating adjacent spaces.

(b) In order to determine the requirements to be applied to the divisions between adjacent spaces, they shall be classified according to their risk of fire according to categories 1 to 9 described below. The number in parentheses preceding each category refers to the applicable row or column for using the tables.

(1) Control posts:

-Spaces containing energy sources and emergency lighting.

-Bridge and defeat.

-Spaces where the ship's radio equipment is located.

-Spaces where the fire extinguisher and detector equipment is centralized.

-Fire control cameras.

-Control chamber of the propulsion machines, if located outside the space of such machines.

-Spaces where fire alarm equipment is centralized.

(2) Hallways and vestibule: hallways and vestibule, both for guests and crew.

(3) Accommodation: cabins, canteens, rooms, offices, trades that do not contain cooking appliances (other than equipment such as microwaves and toasters), and similar spaces.

(4) Escalations:

-Indoor escalators, elevators and escalators (except those totally contained within the machinery spaces), and the corresponding logs.

-In this respect, a ladder that is closed only on one level will be considered part of the space that is not separated by a fire door.

(5) Service spaces (low risk): Unintended lockers and panols for the storage of flammable liquids of less than 4 m area^2, and laundries and dryers

(6) Category A machine spaces: The spaces so defined.

(7) Other machine spaces:

-The spaces so defined, excluding those in category A.

-Sprinkler Pump Spaces, Pressure Water Sprinklers ("Drincher") , or fire-fires.

(8) Service spaces (high risk): Cook, crafts with cooking appliances, paint and electrical material panols, 4 m surface lockers and panols^more panols to store flammable liquids, workshops (except those that are part of the machinery spaces) and spaces with vehicles or boats with fuel in their tanks, or spaces for tanks for such fuels or other gaseous domestic use.

(9) Exposed covers: Exposed covers and open walkways without risk of fire, as well as outdoor spaces (external to superstructures and casetas).

11.5.3 Class "B" continuous roofs and coatings, along with the associated covers and bulkheads, can be accepted as contributors, fully or in part, to the isolation and fire integrity of a division.

11.5.4 The outer limits required are of steel or equivalent material, they may be perforated to fix windows and hammers in case they are not required to be of class "A". In the same way, in the outer limits that are not required to be of class "A", the doors that are installed may be of combustible materials, provided that they are of solid construction.

Table 1. Fire integrity of bulkheads separating adjacent spaces

and vestibules (2)

Scales (4)

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
posts (1)	A-0c	A-0	A-60	A-0	A-15	A-60	A-15	A-60
	Cd	B-0d	A-0to	B-0d	A-60	A-0	*
*
Enclosures (3)			Cd	to B-0d	B-0d	A-60	A-0	A-0
			A-0to B-0d	B-0d	A-60	A-0	A-0	* *
Spaces (low risk) (5)					Cd	A-60	A-0	A-0	*
Spaces, cat. A (6)						*	A-0	A-60
machines spaces (7)							A-0b	A-0	*
spaces (high risk) (8)								A-0b	*
Exposed covers (9)

Table 2. Integrity to cover fire separating adjacent spaces

Spaces below

Spaces above
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
posts (1)	A-0	-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-60	A-0	A-0	*
and lobbies (2)	A-0	*		A-0	*	A-60	A-0	A-0	*
A-60		A-0	*	*	*	*		A-60	A-0	*
	Escalations (4)	A-0	A-0	A-0	*	A-0	A-60	A-0	A-0	*
service spaces (low risk) (5)	A-15	A-0	A-0	A-0		A-60	A-0	A-0	*
Spaces, cat. A (6)	A-60	A-60	A-60	A-60	A-60	*	A-60	A-60
machine spaces (7)	A-15	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	*	A-0
Spaces (high risk) (8)	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-60	A-0	A-0
Exposed Cover (9)		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Notes: Applicable to tables 1 and 2 above, as applicable:

a) For clarification on how to apply, read 11.4 and 11.6.

b) When both spaces are of the same numerical category and sub-index b appears, only a bulkhead or cover of the indicated characteristics is required if the adjacent spaces are of different use, for example, in the category (9), a kitchen adjacent to another kitchen does not require separation bulkhead, but a kitchen adjacent to a paint panol requires a bulkhead "A-0".

c) The bulkhead separating the bridge from the defeat chamber can be "B-0".

d) For application of the said in 11.3.1, "B-0" and "C", when they appear in Table 1, they must be interpreted as "A-0".

e) It is not necessary to install isolation, if the Administration judges that the category machine space (7) has little or no fire risk.

* If an asterisk appears in the tables, the division is required to be of steel or equivalent material, but it is not required to be of class "A".

For application of the above in 11.3.1, an asterisk in Table 2 will be interpreted as "A-0", except for category (9).

11.6 Protection of ladders and elevators in enclosures and service spaces.

11.6.1 A ladder trunk shall have a steel frame except when the Administration approves another equivalent material, and shall be enclosed between 'A' divisions, with effective closures in all its openings, except that:

a) Be an isolated ladder, which penetrates a single deck, in which case it can be protected on one level by a division "B" and automatic closing doors, and

b) The ladder may not be isolated in a public space, if all of it is within that public space.

11.6.2 A ladder trunk must have direct communication with the corridors and have the appropriate horizontal surface to avoid congestion, taking into account the foreseeable number of people who will use it in a emergency. It shall not have access to kitchens, machinery spaces, service panols, or other closed spaces containing fuels.

11.6.3 A lift trunk shall be equipped to avoid the passing of flames from one deck to another, and shall have means of closing to allow the control of the fire and the passage of smoke.

11.7 Aberts in class "A" divisions.

11.7.1 Except in the hatches between warehouse and luggage spaces, and between those spaces and an open deck, all openings shall have permanent means of closure that shall be at least as fire resistant as the divisions to which they are installed.

11.7.2 The construction of the doors and their frames in the 'A' class divisions, with their means of attachment when closed, shall provide resistance to fire and fire and smoke, as far as possible, equivalent to that of the bulkheads in which the doors are located. These doors shall be of steel or equivalent material. Watertight steel doors will not need to be isolated.

11.7.3 It should be possible to open and close a door from both sides of the bulkhead by a single person.

11.7.4 Fire-resistant doors in bulkheads separating main vertical zones, contours of kitchens and ladders (not including motorized watertight doors or those normally closed), must comply with the following:

a) The doors must be closed automatically, and be able to close with a scora angle of up to 3.5º opposed to the closure.

(b) The approximate closing time of the hinge doors shall not be greater than forty seconds and not less than ten seconds from the beginning of the movement, with the ship being attached. The approximate closing speed of the sliding doors shall be less than 0,2 m/s and greater than 0,1 m/s with the ship attached.

(c) The doors, other than those of emergency evacuation logs, may be closed by telematic from a centralised control position with permanent allocation either simultaneously or in groups, and their firing may be possible, individually, from a position on or near the door itself. The drive switches will have a connection-disconnect function to prevent automatic replacement of the system.

d) No retention hooks that cannot be operated from the central control post.

e) A door which has been closed by telematic from the central control post may be reopened from either side by a local command. After you have opened with the local command, the door will be automatically closed again.

f) An open/closed indication shall be available on the centralised control panel at the central control post.

g) in the vicinity of the engine-driven doors, local energy accumulators shall be provided to enable them to operate at least ten times using the local controls after a breakdown of the control system or a failure of the central power supply.

h) A failure of the control system or failure of the power supply at a door shall not prevent the safe operation of the other doors.

i) The operation of the sliding doors or the engine operated, will be warned with an alarm that sounds at least 5 s, but no more than 10 s, before the door starts to move and will continue to sound until the door closes completely.

j) A door designed to be opened after contact with an obstacle in its path shall not open more than 1 m from the point of contact.

k) For double-leaf doors that require a latch to ensure their fire integrity, it will be automatically activated by the operation of the doors when the system puts them in motion.

l) The components of the local control system will be accessible for maintenance and adjustment.

m) The mechanically activated doors will have an approved type control system that will be in accordance with the FTP code. This system will meet the following requirements:

-It will be able to operate the doors at a temperature of up to 200º for at least 60 minutes, powered by the power supply.

-Power to other doors not affected by fire, will not be affected, and

-At temperatures exceeding 200 ° the system will automatically isolate from the power source and keep the door closed until at least 945 ° C.

11.7.5 Suitable devices shall be installed so that the fire resistance in the penetrations of class "A" divisions that are traversed by electrical cables, pipes, logs, ducts or other structural elements such as baos or vagras.

11.8 Aberts in class "B" divisions.

11.8.1 The doors and their frames in class "B" divisions and their means of attachment shall have fire-resistant closing means equivalent to those of the division itself, except that they may have a ventilation opening in the lower part of the door. Where such an opening exists, its maximum surface shall not exceed 0,05 m² and shall be equipped with a non-combustible material grate. The doors shall be of non-combustible material.

11.8.2 Appropriate provisions shall be used to ensure that the fire resistance is not affected, in the penetrations of those divisions of class "B" that are crossed by electrical cables, tubes, logs, ducts, etc., or for fixing vents, lighting devices or the like.

11.9 Portilles and windows (see also paragraphs 2.3.4 and 2.3.5).

11.9.1 All windows and frames in bulkheads of accommodation and service spaces, and checkpoints shall be constructed in such a way as to preserve the integrity requirements of the bulkhead.

11.9.2 Glass or glass shall not be installed within the limits of a main vertical zone, in stairway logs or in the limits of the machinery spaces.

11.10 Constructive Details.

11.10.1 In accommodation and service spaces, checkpoints, corridors and staircases:

(a) The air chambers behind the ceilings, panels or coatings shall be divided by well-adjusted and separated air flow suppressive screens for distances not exceeding 14 m, and

(b) In a vertical direction, such air chambers, including those behind the floor, log, etc., shall be closed on each deck.

11.10.2 Suppressive screens shall be of non-combustible material and shall be as follows on the roof of the lower bulkhead, or of any other type of panel or coating.

11.10.3 When an "A" class division is required to have insulation, it shall be ensured that the heat of the fire is not transmitted by the intersections and ends of the divisions or penetrations to other non-isolated contours. When the installed insulation does not allow the above, measures shall be taken to avoid this heat transmission, isolating the horizontal and vertical contours and penetrations up to a distance of 450 mm.

11.10.4 Without prejudice to the effectiveness of fire protection, the construction of roofs and bulkheads shall be such as to enable a fire patrol to detect any smoke from hidden and difficult to access areas. Unless there is no risk of fire in those areas.

11.10.5 If gaseous fuels are used for domestic use, their means of storage, distribution and use shall be such that the safety of the persons and the ship is preserved in any case. In particular, bare flame gas appliances dedicated to cooking, heating or any other purpose shall comply with the requirements of Directive 2009 /142/EC or equivalent provision.

11.11 Restricted use of combustible materials.

11.11.1 Except in spaces provided with an automatic sprinkler system and a fully addressable fire detection system in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 11.15, all ceilings, floors and Coatings shall be non-combustible materials.

11.11.2 The use of combustible materials will be limited to a minimum. Insulation shall be non-combustible.

11.11.3 The following surfaces will have weak flame propagation characteristics:

(a) The surfaces exposed in the corridors, stairway logs and bulkheads, and in wall and ceiling coverings in the service spaces and control posts, and

b) Hidden spaces and difficult access in accommodation, service spaces and checkpoints.

As an alternative to points (a) and (b) above, these spaces may have surfaces that are not of weak propagation of the flame provided that these spaces are equipped with an automatic sprinkler system and a system fully addressable fire detection in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 11.15, or adequate barriers to the weak spread of the flame are available at distances not exceeding 5 m.

11.11.4 Pipelines passing through class A and B divisions shall be of approved materials, taking into account the temperatures to be borne by those divisions.

11.11.5 Pipelines that drive liquid fuels through accommodation or service spaces shall be of materials approved according to the risk of fire.

11.11.6 No materials will be used that will deteriorate in the heat for the imbornals, sanitary discharges and other discharges close to the flotation, nor in those places where a failure of the material can give to the flood of the vessel.

11.11.7 The furniture in the corridors and escape routes must be of a type and in an amount that do not obstruct the passage. In addition, in the escape route the furniture shall be fixed in such a way as to prevent its movement with the ship's balance sheets and heel.

11.11.8 The primary coatings of the covers in the areas of accommodation, service spaces and control posts shall be of a type that is not easily inflamed, or which involves the emission of toxic or explosion substances into high temperatures. It shall be covered by the FTP code, Annex 1, caps. 2 and 6.

11.11.9 Anticondensation barriers and adhesives used in conjunction with insulation, as well as insulation of pipes and fittings for cold services need not be non-combustible, but the minimum will be used possible and their exposed surfaces will have characteristics of weak flame propagation.

11.11.10 Unless a complete fire detection system is installed, the compounds used in the upholstery shall be of type approved according to the FTP code, Annex 1, cap. 8, or equivalent standard.

11.11.11 Unless a fully addressable fire detection system, bed linen and curtains are installed, they shall be of type approved according to the FTP code, or equivalent standard acceptable to the Administration.

11.11.12 Tapestries, bedding and curtains that are required to comply with the FTP code or equivalent standard shall be duly labelled by the manufacturer indicating the standard they reach, and any washing instructions or cleaning that is required to maintain its fire resistance. This labeling will not be removed.

11.11.13 In spaces where the penetration of oil products is possible, the insulating surfaces shall be impervious to such products or their vapours. The contours of the insulation shall be arranged in such a way as to prevent them from being submerged in any leakage or leakage of such liquids.

11.12 Means of Evacuation.

11.12.1 The ladders and scales will be arranged in such a way as to provide quick access to the lifeboats and boarding posts of the rafts from all the crew and guest accommodation spaces, and from the service spaces in which the crew is habitually, other than machinery spaces. In particular, the following shall be fulfilled:

a) Below the bulkhead deck, there will be two means of evacuation for each watertight compartment or similar group of space groups (in any case there will be at least two for each main zone), and at least one of them will be independent of a watertight door. Exceptionally, one of them may be dispensed with taking into account the nature of the space, its location, and the number of people who are habitually staying or working on it.

b) Above the bulkhead deck there will be two evacuation means for each main vertical zone or similar group of spaces. At least one of the means of evacuation shall give access to an easily accessible exhaust, which offers continuous fire protection from its source level to the boarding deck.

(c) Within each main vertical zone there shall be at least one staircase enclosed in a trunk offering continuous fire protection, as far as practicable, at all levels up to the boarding deck; or up to the highest deck serving the ladder (of these two the highest deck). The width, number and continuity of the stairs will be suitable for the number of people who can use them.

d) Access from ladder logs to shipping areas on boats and rafts should avoid areas of high fire risk.

e) The stairs leading to only one space, and a balcony in that space, should not be considered as one of the prescribed means of evacuation.

f) If the government bridge or the radio communications room do not have direct access to the weatherboard, two means of evacuation shall be provided, one of which may be a window of sufficient size.

g) The ladder trochings shall not exceed 3,5 m of vertical delevel without including an intermediate rest.

(h) In cases where direct access to the boarding deck in the survival craft, as prescribed in (a) and (b) above, is not practicable, an easily accessible escape route shall be accepted, which provide continuous fire protection from its source level to an appropriate exposed deck, with a subsequent direct passage to the embarkation deck, provided that these escape routes, including the exterior stairs, have emergency lighting and floors with anti-slip protection.

i) Access from ladder logs to boarding areas in boats and rafts shall be either direct or through internal routes, which shall have isolation and protection as if they were ladder logs according to Tables 1 and 2.

j) When a public space extends vertically to more than three decks and contains combustible materials such as furniture, and has access to other enclosed spaces, each level within the space shall have two means of evacuation, one of which will give access, offering continuous fire protection, from its source level to the boarding deck.

11.12.2 Each machine space will have two means of evacuation. In particular the following shall be fulfilled:

a) The two means of evacuation must consist of one of the following options:

1. Two sets of steel scales, as separate from each other as possible, leading to doors located at the top of that space, separated in a similar way, and from which there is access to the corresponding embarkation decks. One of these scales will be located within an enclosure that will offer continuous fire protection from the bottom of the space to a safe place outside it. The enclosure shall be of steel or equivalent material, insulated where necessary and shall have an automatic closing door at the lowest level. If access to the enclosure is provided at intermediate levels, each level shall have an automatic closing door of steel or equivalent material, or

2. A steel scale that leads to a door located at the top of the space, from which there is access to the embarkation deck and, in addition, at the bottom of the space and in a rather remote part of the said scale, a door of steel, manoeuvrable from both sides and offering a safe evacuation track from the bottom of the space to the embarkation deck.

(b) One of the means of evacuation required by the previous paragraph may be removed on the vessels with a reduced-size machine, provided that, either by means of a door or a scale of steel and corridors, A safe evacuation route is provided to the boarding stations. When considering whether this exemption can be allowed, attention will be paid to the nature and location of the space, as well as to the number of people who normally work in that space.

(c) There shall be two means of evacuation in a machine control chamber located inside a machinery space, one of which shall provide continuous fire protection to a safe place. outside of the machine space.

11.12.3 Lifts will not be considered as one of the required means of evacuation.

11.12.4 Exceptionally, it will be possible to accept a single means of evacuation for spaces, which are not accommodation, where only occasional access, provided that the evacuation route does not pass through a kitchen, space of machines or watertight door.

11.12.5 The meeting and boarding posts on deck will have a sufficient area, taking into account the number of people expected. Generally, the meeting posts will be contiguous to the boarding posts. At the meeting the surface will be sufficient to accommodate all the persons assigned to that position, at the rate of a minimum surface of 0.35 m² per person.

11.13 Respiratory Apparatus for Emergency Evacuations (AREE)-Those on board will comply with the specifications of the International Code of Fire Safety Systems (SSCI code). There will be at least one respect on board.

11.13.1 All vessels shall carry at least two AREE in the accommodation spaces, and at least two in each main vertical zone.

11.13.2 On all ships, in the machinery spaces, the AREE shall be located and ready for use in positions easily visible, and accessible quickly and easily in the event of fire. Their number and layout shall take into account the layout of the machinery chamber and the number of persons normally employed in it. Its position shall be indicated in the fire fighting plane.

11.14 Ventilation Systems.

11.14.1 The ventilation ducts shall be of non-combustible material. However, short ducts, in general not exceeding 2 m in length, and the section of which does not exceed 0,02 m² do not need to be of non-combustible material provided that:

a) Be of suitable material taking into account the risk of fire,

b) Used only on the end end of the ventilation system,

(c) Not located less than 600 mm, measured along the duct, of an opening in a division "A" or "B", including continuous class "B" ceilings.

11.14.2 When ventilation ducts with a useful section exceeding 0,02 m^2, cross bulkheads or class "A" covers, the opening shall be coated with a steel sleeve, unless the ducts are already steel in the immediate vicinity of the bulkhead or cover. The pipes and sleeves shall comply with the following:

(a) The sleeves shall have a minimum thickness of 3 mm and a minimum length of 900 mm. If they cross a bulkhead, they shall be placed so that they are preferably 450 mm on either side of the bulkhead. The ducts, or sleeves that line the ducts, shall have insulation that guarantees the same integrity to the fire as the bulkhead or cover that passes through the duct.

(b) The ducts with a useful cross section exceeding 0,075 m² shall be fitted with fire butterfly valves, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) above. The valve shall be automatically operated, but may also be manually closed from both sides of the bulkhead or cover and shall incorporate an open/closed indicator. These butterfly valves are not required when the ducts pass through the spaces completely enclosed in "A" class divisions, and do not provide service to such spaces, provided the ducts have at least the same fire integrity as the divisions traversing.

11.14.3 The ventilation ducts of a space of category A machines, machinery spaces, kitchens and spaces containing vehicles with fuel in their tanks or tanks with that fuel, shall not pass through spaces of accommodation, service or control posts, unless they fulfil the conditions specified below, (a) up to (d), or (e) and (f):

a) Built steel with a minimum thickness of 3 mm, or 5 mm, for pipes of width or diameter up to 300 mm and 760 mm (or higher) respectively. For intermediate diameters the thickness shall be calculated by linear interpolation.

b) Be supported and properly reinforced.

c) Have close to the penetrations automatic butterfly fire valves.

d) Be insulated with standard "A-60" from the machine space or kitchen up to a point at least 5 m beyond each closing valve, or

e) Built steel in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) above, and

f) Be insulated with standard "A-60" throughout your travel through the spaces of accommodation, service or checkpoints. The penetration of major zone divisions must also comply with what is required by 11.14.8.

11.14.4 The ventilation ducts for the accommodation, service or control spaces shall not pass through a space of category A machines, kitchen, spaces with vehicles or boats with fuel in their tanks or tanks with that fuel, unless they comply with what is specified from (a) to (c), or (d) and (e) below:

(a) When passing through a category A or kitchen space, the ducts are constructed of steel according to 11.14.3, a) and b),

b) Automatic butterfly valves are installed near penetrations, and

c) Fire integrity of the boundaries of the machine spaces or kitchens is maintained in the penetrations, or

d) When passing through a space of category A or kitchen machines, the ducts are of steel as specified in 11.14.3, a) and b), and

e) In a machinery or kitchen space, the conduits are isolated "A-60", except that the penetrations of major zone divisions must also comply with what is said 11.14.2.

11.14.5 Cross-section pipes exceeding 0,02 m² and passing through class "B" bulkheads shall be covered with sleeves of 900 mm in length, preferably divided by 450 mm on each side of the bulkhead, except the conduit is made of steel at that length.

11.14.6 In the control posts outside the machinery spaces and in other control posts normally attended, measures shall be taken to ensure that ventilation, visibility and protection against smoke are maintained. the machinery and equipment contained in the control station can continue to be monitored and continue to operate in an effective manner. Alternative and separate means of air supply shall be provided to minimise the possibility of simultaneous smoke billowing. These requirements do not apply to checkpoints located on, and open, to an exposed deck, or where the local closing means may be equally effective.

11.14.7 The exhaust ducts from a kitchen shall be constructed with "A" class divisions where they cross housing spaces and/or spaces containing combustible materials. In addition to the requirements of 11.14.3, the exhaust pipes will have:

a) A grid with dismountable anti-fat filter for cleaning.

b) A fire butterfly valve at the bottom of the duct.

c) Devices to turn off exhaust fans, operated from the kitchen, and

d) Fixed media for possible fires generated inside the same conduit.

11.14.8 When it is necessary for a ventilation duct to pass through a main vertical zone, an automatic closing fault test valve adjacent to the division shall be installed. The valve may be manually closed from each side of the split. The operating position shall be easily accessible and marked with a reflective red colour. The conduit between the division and the valve shall be of steel or equivalent material and insulated to meet the requirements of the SOLAS Convention, Chapter II-2, Rule 9. The valve shall be fixed on at least one side of the division, with a visible indicator showing when the valve is open.

11.14.9 The inputs and outputs of the ventilation systems may be closed off the ventilated space.

11.14.10 The mechanical ventilation of the enclosures, service spaces, control posts and machinery spaces must be able to stand from an easily accessible position outside the ventilated space. This position must not be easily isolated in case of fire in the ventilated spaces. The means of stopping such mechanical ventilation in a machinery space shall be completely separate from the means of stopping the vents of any other space.

11.14.11 Public spaces that extend vertically three or more covers and contain combustible materials such as furniture, and other enclosed spaces, shall be provided with a smoke extractor system. This system will be activated by the general smoke detection system, and will also have manual control. The fans will be such that they can refresh the total volume of space in less than 10 min.

11.14.12 Panols containing flammable products shall have ventilation means separate from other systems. The ventilation shall be such as to prevent the formation of flammable vapours both high and low in space. The inputs and outputs of the fans shall be so that they do not remove or breathe air into or from an area that may cause undue risk, and shall be equipped with anti-sparks protection.

11.14.13 Category A machine space ventilation systems shall be independent of systems that serve other spaces.

11.14.14 All enclosed spaces containing fuel-removable tanks will be ventilated independently of systems that serve other spaces.

11.14.15 ventilation shall be provided to prevent the accumulation of dangerous concentrations of flammable gases that may be emitted by batteries.

11.14.16 ventilation openings can be installed in the lower parts of the door of the cabins and public spaces in the corridors. Your total net area will not exceed 0.05 m^2.

11.14.17 Pipelines for the exhausted laundry will have properly located inspection and cleaning openings.

11.14.18 All fire butterfly valves shall comply with the requirements of IMO Resolution A. 754 (18), as mentioned in the FTP code, Annex 1, Part 3.

11.15 Fixed fire detection and alarm systems, and fire detection and alarm sprinkler systems.

11.15.1 Each separate area in all accommodation and service spaces, except spaces that do not have any appreciable risk of fires such as empty spaces, sanitary spaces, etc., will be provided with a system of fire detection and alarm with approved type automatic sprinklers that meet the requirements of SOLAS, Chapter II-2, Part C, Rule 7 and of the SSCI Code, Chapter 8, or of an equivalent standard accepted by the Administration. The system shall be designed to allow the simultaneous operation of all sprinklers installed in the most hydraulically demanding area. The minimum simultaneous operation surface should be assumed to be the largest of the limited "A-0" divisions, or an area equal to the square sleeve, whichever is greater than two.

11.15.2 Additionally, a fixed detection and alarm system of approved type must be installed that complies with the same standards of the previous paragraph, and Chapter 9 of the SSCI code. It will incorporate smoke detection in the corridors, ladder logs and evacuation routes within the enclosures.

11.16 Fire detection and alarms.

11.16.1 Manual drive avisators that meet the requirements of SOLAS, cap, will be installed. II-2, part C, rule 7, and the SSCI code, chapter 9.

11.16.2 On all ships of 85 or more meters in length L, a megafonic system shall be installed in the spaces of accommodation and service, control posts and exposed decks, which complies with the SOLAS, cap. III, Rule 6.5.

11.17 Fuel measures.

11.17.1 The provisions for the storage, distribution and use of fuel shall be such as to minimize the risk of fire or explosion.

11.17.2 As far as possible, fuel tanks will be structural.

11.17.3 When tanks, other than double bottom tanks, are necessarily adjacent to or within a space of category A machines, at least one of their vertical sides shall be adjacent to the contours of the Machine camera. They will also preferably have a common limit with double bottom tanks. The surface of the common tank with the machinery spaces shall be as small as possible.

11.17.4 When the vertical contours of a tank in a machine space forms with the lining of the side of the vessel an acute angle, a small horizontal surface will be allowed at the base of the tank, necessary to accommodate certain constructive practicalities.

11.17.5 If the arrangement of the machinery is such that a tank with a large horizontal surface is necessary at its base, a cofferdam, with adequate means of ventilation, shall be provided to protect the base of the tank from the effect of a fire in the engine room.

11.17.6 Fuel tanks located within the limits of a category A machine space shall not contain fuel of a flash point below 60 ° C.

11.17.7 Except for ships built on different steel materials, where tanks should be metal, the use of removable fuel tanks is prohibited.

11.18 Provisions for lubricating oil and other flammable liquids. -Disposal for the storage, distribution and use of oil used in pressure lubrication systems, will be minimised. fire and explosion risks. The same applies to other flammable liquids used under pressure in power transmission systems, control, activation, heating, etc.

11.19 Prohibition of the transport of flammable hydrocarbons in the bow piques. No fuel, oil or other flammable hydrocarbons shall be carried in the tanks of the bow pique.

11.20 Provisions for gaseous fuels for domestic use. -Where gaseous fuel is used for domestic use, the provisions for their storage, distribution and use shall be such that taking into account the risks of Fire and explosion that entails, the safety of the ship and the people on board is preserved. The installation shall be in accordance with a recognised national or international standard and shall comply with paragraph 10.9 above.

11.21 Calefactors. -If used, they will be fixed in place, and constructed in such a way as to reduce the risk of fire to a minimum. The design and placement of these devices will be such that the clothes, the similar material curtains cannot be affected or burned because of the heat.

CHAPTER 12

Extinction devices on ships less than 500 GT

12.1 Generalities.

12.1.1 The extinguishing devices shall be of a type approved by the competent authority in each case and shall also comply with the minimum requirements of Table 1 and expressed in 12.2.

12.1.2 Extinction devices disposed in addiction to those required by 12.1.1 shall be of a type acceptable to the Administration.

12.1.3 The status of the extinction devices will be clearly signposted.

Table 1. Extinction devices. Vessels less than 500 GT

	Chorro -sufficient to reach any part of the ship-.	1
Bumps-independent or moved by the main machine-.	1
fire pumps, source Energy and aspiration from the sea, independent-in local different from the 2-.	1
Colector and fire hydrants.	Able to supply water according to 1, with a single hose piece
Mangueras-with double-effect and close-line lances-.	3
Extintors -laptops (hosting and service spaces)-.	On each cover, you must not if there is no point at a distance greater than 10 m. of the nearest extinguisher
Extintors-for machine space with internal combustion engines-the options are: a) A fixed type-extinction system approved according to the SSCI code b) 1. a portable fire extinguisher for each 76.4 Kw., or 2. two portable fire extinguishers for fuel fires, along with: 1 45 l foam extinguisher. or, 1 20 Kg powder extinguisher or, 1 16-l CO2 extinguisher	(7 max) 2 + 1
2
2
Flaming-in-kitchen-.	1

In relation to paragraph 8 of the above table, after approval by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy, the number of breathing apparatus may be reduced to one if there are noticeable limitations of the capacity of the storage.

12.2 Specific Requirements.

12.2.1 Water Chorro. At least one jet, launched by a single-piece hose, shall reach any part of the vessel to which passengers or crew may normally access during navigation, any panol and any point of any cargo space when it is empty.

12.2.2 Fire Pumps.

They will have a capacity of:

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When water is discharged to the maximum capacity of the pump by means of two adjacent mouths, the pump must be able to maintain a water pressure of 0.2 N/mm² in any of the mouths. The second pump, which can be portable, will have at least a capacity of 80% of what is expressed in 12.2.2, above, and must be able to supply water to the main collector. An external fixed sea outlet shall also be fitted to the machinery chamber. Portable launch-by-the-board suctions will not be admitted. Each centrifugal fire pump shall be fitted with a non-return valve on its connection to the collector.

12.2.3 Colector and fire hydrants. A collector, pipes and hydrants shall be available.

The collector and pipe of connection service to the mouths, will be sized for the regime of maximum discharge of the pumps. Its construction will be such that:

-Do not damage with fire.

-Do not corrode easily.

-Be protected from freezing.

When the main collector is powered by two pumps, 1 in machines and another outside, the insulation of the main collector shall be provided within the machinery chamber and the second pump may feed the main collector and the mouths. outside the camera. The isolation valve (s) may be manually actuated from outside the chamber of machines in an easily accessible position in the event of fire.

The collector will have no connections other than those required for fire fighting and balding. The fire hydrants shall be so located that the connection of the hoses is easy, protected from damage, and shall be distributed in such a way that any part of the vessel can be reached with a single hose section. They will also have valves to isolate and remove a hose with the pump in operation.

12.2.4 Mangueras. Do not exceed 18 metres in length and in general its diameter shall not be less than 45 mm. They will be kept together with their accessories in accessible accessible places, close to the connecting mouths. Those with supply from a pump, shall have double-effect spears, jet/spray, and closure device, of diameters of 19, 16 or 12 mm depending on their application. In the accommodation and service spaces the diameter of the nozzles is not needed to exceed 12 mm. In the spaces of machines and outer spaces, the diameter of the spear shall be the one with which the greatest possible flow is obtained with two jets supplied by the smallest pump at the pressure as specified in 12.2.2.

The mouths and their connections in the interior spaces will have their hoses permanently connected. The number of hoses and nozzles shall be at least 3.

12.2.5 Portable Extintors for use in hosting and service spaces. The number, placement, type of extinguishing agent and capacity shall be selected according to the existing fire risk, but on each deck they shall be arranged in such a way that they do not distinguish more than 10 m. of any point, and at least 3. They shall be of capacity and type approved by the Administration. CO₂ s will not be installed in enclosure spaces. They shall be placed externally adjacent to the entry of the spaces in which they shall be used, except for those which are available for a specific risk in a space normally occupied by persons such as a kitchen. They will be placed in accessible and signposted locations. Reloads shall be carried on board for at least 50% of each type and capacity of the extinguishers on board. If an extinguisher is not of a type that can be reloaded on board in navigation, another additional of the same type shall be available.

12.2.6 Extinguishing of fire in machinery spaces. In the case of machinery spaces containing internal combustion engines, at least the extinguishing devices shall be provided as indicated in paragraph 7 of Table 1, Extinction devices.

In machinery spaces containing a boiler, settling tank or any other fuel-fuelled device, a fixed extinguishing system shall be provided which complies with the SSCI code. Portable fire extinguishers in number, type and capacity shall be installed in accordance with the possible fire risk. In either case they will be installed:

a) In boiler chambers: At least 2.

b) In spaces containing fuel installations: At least 2.

c) In called spaces: At least 1.

CHAPTER 13

Extinction Devices on 500 or more GT Vessels

All vessels shall comply with the requirements of the SOLAS Convention, Chapter II-2, Rule 10, and their amendments, for the vessel and its equipment. For the purposes of the application of the Convention, the requirements as a cargo vessel shall be considered.

In no case will less stringent requirements apply than those applied to a ship of less than 500 GT.

The status of the extinction devices will be clearly signposted.

CHAPTER 14

Radiocommunications, navigation aid teams, visibility from the bridge and lights, marks and acoustic signals

14.1 Radiocommunications.

14.1.1 Mandatory radio equipment.

(a) Recreational vessels, whether authorised to carry passengers or not, must be provided with the equipment indicated in the following table, depending on the area where they are authorised to navigate.

MF/HF Radiotelephone with Digital Selective Call (DSC)

VHF Radiotelephone with Digital Selective Call (DSC)

	Navigation
	Navigation Unlimited	Limited
	All zones (A1 + A2 + A3 + A4)	Up to 24 miles (A1)	Up to 90 miles (A1 + A2)
Terrain Station for Satellite Communications.	X	-	-
		-	-
Radiotelephone with Digital Selective Call (DSC).	-	-	X
X	X	X
406 MHz.	X	X	X
NAVTEX.	X	-	X
Receiver Enhanced to Groups (LIG).	X	-	-
GHz Radar Responder or AIS SART.	2	< 300GT= 1 ≥300GT= 2	< 300GT= 1 ≥300GT= 2
	< 500GT= 2 ≥500GT= 3	< 300GT= 1 ≥300GT= 2 ≥500GT= 3	<300GT= 1 ≥300GT= 2 ≥500GT= 3
VHF Radiotelephone with Digital Selective Call (DSC).	X	-	-
Identification System (AIS).	X	X	X
Automatic Identification System to Long Distance (LRIT).

As regards the limited navigation in the table above, account will be taken of the provisions on national maritime areas set out in Article 4 of Royal Decree 1185/2006.

For the satellite earth station for satellite communications of the above table, it may be an Inmarsat satellite terminal or another operator that has been approved by the IMO to comply with the SMSSM.

For the satellite earth station for satellite communications and the MF/HF radiotelephone with the Digital Selective Call (DSC) of the above table, for zone A3, the required equipment may be either a team of MF/HF or an approved satellite terminal for the SMSSM. For area A4, both teams are required to be available.

In relation to the MF Radiotelephone with Digital Selective Call (DSC) indicated in the table above, an MF/HF team is supported.

The Group-Intensified Call Receiver (LIG) listed in the above table is required only if the ship navigates areas where the NAVTEX service is not set.

For the Automatic Long Distance Identification System (LRIT) of the above table it will be mandatory only for ships equal to or larger than 300 GT that make international trips and sail out of the zone maritime A1.

14.1.2 Equipment Installation and Operation Standards.

(a) Radio equipment and rescue devices whose installation is mandatory must comply with Royal Decree 809/1999 of 14 May. The duplicate VHF team, as well as those whose installation is voluntary, will be able to comply with Royal Decree 1890/2000 of 10 November.

b) The portable bidirectional VHF equipment must be capable of complying with the Global Maritime Safety and Relief System (SMSSM). However, one of the equipment required for vessels of a tonnage of 500 GT or more may be of the non-SOLAS type, even if it must comply with the requirements of sealing approved by the European standard IEC 60529 IPX7.

(c) On vessels of 85 m or more in length, one of the portable VHF equipment and one of the radar responders shall be stretched in the lifeboat.

(d) The power of the transmitters of the mandatory MF or MF/HF equipment to be provided by vessels carrying out navigations in zone A2 shall not be less than 75 watts. Mandatory MF/HF equipment in zones A3 and A4 shall not have powers less than 100 watts.

e) The LRIT may be an independent, approved, or included equipment in the same terminal, approved to comply with the A3 maritime zone.

f) The manual for the use of maritime and mobile maritime services by satellite, as well as publications or brochures containing data from coastal stations and rescue centres, will be available on board.

g) An independent reserve power source, consisting of accumulator batteries, capable of feeding for three hours the basic equipment of radio communications which the vessel is in charge of, shall be available on board. required to carry, as well as GPS, emergency light, AIS equipment and LRIT, if any.

(h) Before leaving port, every ship must be able to transmit and receive ship-to-ship, coastal and coast-ship relief alerts through all the equipment it is required to carry. However, where a vessel authorised for A3 and A4 areas is located in a port where no means of repair are available, the vessel may be authorised to sail without the operation of certain equipment, provided that it is (i) find in a position to transmit and receive distress alerts through at least two separate and independent radio communications media. The repair of equipment must be carried out in the first port where repair facilities are available.

14.2 Navigation help teams.

14.2.1 Recreational vessels must be provided with the following navigation aid equipment, the installation of which shall be compulsory.

(a) A radar of 9 GHz, the effective diameter of which shall be at least 180 mm. or AIS SART.

b) An Ecowave.

c) A properly fitted magnetic compass, or any other means independent of the vessel's power supply, to determine the direction.

The magnetic compass or the repeater must be positioned in such a way that it is perfectly readable by the helmsman from the position of government of the ship. It shall also be provided with a lighting lamp supplied by means of a double-wire cable. For steel vessels, it shall be possible to correct the compas for coefficients B, C and D, as well as the error produced by the slag.

d) A device measuring speed and distance or other means to indicate speed and distance in water.

e) A receiver for the satellite navigation system, which must be connected to the existing digital selective call equipment on board.

f) A rudder angle indicator.

g) A spare magnetic compass or compass. For vessels less than 300 GT, this apparatus may be a magnetic induction compass (Fluxgate compas), provided that there is an emergency power source in case of failure of the main power source.

h) A taximeter, a device for reading delays or other means, independent of any power supply, capable of taking delays or markups in a horizon arc of 360º.

i) An updated nautical card game, covering the route you intend to follow. Its replacement shall be supported by an electronic card display system.

14.3 Visibility from the bridge.

14.3.1 Visibility from the navigation bridge shall comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation 22 of the SOLAS Convention, Chapter V. Ships with a total length of less than 45 m shall comply with these rules as long as they are practical and reasonable.

14.3.2 The windows may be inclined with respect to the vertical plane, provided that, where necessary, measures are taken to avoid the harmful reflexes of the light from within the bridge.

The windows of the bridge will not be of polarized or tinted glass. Portable screens may be used.

14.4 Lights, marks, and acoustic signals.

14.4.1 All ships will comply with the requirements of the International Code to Prevent Approaches to the Sea of 1972, and their amendments.

14.4.2 All navigation lights can be powered from the main power source and from the emergency power source.

14.4.3 The requirement of duplicity of those lights to be displayed in navigation may be satisfied by having respect lamps that can be changed within a maximum of three minutes.

14.4.4 In recreational vessels where compliance with these requirements is not feasible, the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy may approve alternative provisions.

CHAPTER 15

Anchoring, Mooring, and Trailer Media

15.1 Equipment.

15.1.1 A recreational vessel shall be deemed to have adequate anchorage, mooring and towing equipment when the equipment and its installation comply with the relevant standards established by a recognised organisation.

15.1.2 Ships that are not equipped in accordance with the above point, may submit an alternative application for approval by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy.

15.1.3 All ships will carry at least two anchors on board, one of which will be available for launch at any time. Any mechanical anchor cam system shall also be connected to the emergency generator, if any, or it may be manually actuated.

15.2 Sailing ships. -In the sizing of the anchors, chains and cables of the sailing ships will take into account the additional effect of the wind due to the masts and the jarcia.

CHAPTER 16

Accommodation and protection for people

16.1 General.

16.1.1 The ship will have a suitable habitability standard that ensures comfort, health, safety and recreational possibilities for all people on board.

16.1.2 An appropriate standard for the means of access and emergency exits, lighting, heating, storage and preparation of food, dining room, safety of movement for the vessel, ventilation and water services.

16.1.3 In general, the standard of accommodation of the crew will be at least equivalent to those established by the International Labour Organization for the crew of merchant ships. The provisions of the ILO Convention shall apply on ships of more than 500 GT. On smaller vessels, especially sailing vessels, these provisions shall apply as far as possible, but in any case each crew member shall have his own bed or bunk. Bedrooms are not allowed where the cover of the cover is below the level of the highest water line.

16.1.4 Crew accommodation will not be located in unsafe locations.

16.2 Emergency access and exit paths. -See 10.7 and 11.12.

All access paths and emergency exits shall be equipped with emergency lighting means. They may be fed for at least half an hour by the emergency power source or by other means which are considered satisfactory.

16.3 Lighting. -An electrical lighting system capable of providing adequate lighting in all enclosed spaces of accommodation and work will be installed. The system shall be designed and installed in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.

16.4 Heating. -If deemed appropriate, an appropriate heating installation will be provided.

16.5 Storage and food preparation.

16.5.1 The kitchen floor will have a non-slip surface and will provide good standing support.

16.5.2 Kitchen furniture and appliances will be made of dirt and moisture-resistant materials and their metal parts resistant to oxidation.

16.5.3 The ventilation of the kitchen will be installed in such a way as to ensure an adequate flow of fresh air and an effective discharge of the fumes to the outside.

16.5.4 If the kitchen plates are mounted on a cardan, they will be protected with a fixed bar off the plate to avoid personal accidents. There shall be a means of fixing the cardan mechanism.

16.5.5 There will be means for the cook to be firm, with both hands free to work, in case the ship's movements threaten the safe work.

16.5.6 Safe and hygienic storage will be provided for food and garbage.

16.5.7 Area (s) will be provided with sufficient surface dining and entertainment to accommodate the number of people who are usually able to use it.

16.6 Pasamans and handholds. -There will be enough handrails and handholds in the ship's accommodation to allow safe travel at all times and situation. Special attention will be given to the stairs.

16.7 Ventilation.

16.7.1 There will be effective ventilation in all enclosed spaces accessed by staff.

16.7.2 In all accommodation spaces for ships that make long international trips or operate in tropical waters, there will be mechanical ventilation. At least 6 changes per hour will be provided when all access and other openings (other than the vent entries) of the spaces are closed.

16.7.3 Air conditioning systems will provide a minimum of 25 m³ of air at the hour per person in the space under normal operating conditions. The closed kitchens will be specially considered and, if they do not have air conditioning, at least they will have a clean air supply of 20 renewals at the hour and a mechanical exhaust of 30 renovations.

16.8 Water Services.

16.8.1 Proper supply of drinking water will be provided in the convenient locations of the accommodation spaces. All the elements of the service (tanks, pipes, etc.) must be of materials that allow the water to be of human consumption.

16.8.2 Additionally, a sufficient drinking water reserve shall be carried on board to supply at least 2 litres per person.

16.8.3 The installation of a potabilizing plant on board shall be of approved type.

16.9 Bedrooms. -Each person on board will have a bunk or bed at their disposal, according to the indications of the International Labour Organization. Where deemed appropriate, means shall be provided with which to prevent a fall.

There will be no direct access to the bedrooms from the spaces of machines, kitchens, panols of paintings or other panols, clothes dryers, common washing places or WC. In the space of the crew, as far as possible, the maximum number of persons per bedroom shall be two, with access to at least one of the sides of the bed. Any increase over this maximum allowed will be in accordance with the Administration.

16.10 Toilets.-Appropriate health services shall be installed on board at least one shower per 8 persons or fraction and one sink and one toilet per 6 persons or fraction.

Precautions will be taken to ensure that in the sanitary system, including the septic tank, there is no possibility that gases from the tank can return to the services, even if the siphon fails.

16.11 Stowage facilities for personal effects. -adequate means to keep clothes and their personal effects will be provided for each person on board.

16.12 Fixing of heavy equipment. -All heavy elements, such as ballast, batteries, cooking, etc., will be safely fixed in place. All storage drawers containing heavy goods will have caps or doors that can be kept closed safely.

16.13 People's protection.

16.13.1 Superstructures and booths. The structural resistance of any of them shall comply with the requirements of an organisation recognised for these purposes, on the basis of each vessel and its operating area.

16.13.2 Amuradas and handrails.

16.13.2.1 Amuradas and/or railings of all decks shall be at least 1 meter high. No opening on the defense railings shall exceed 380 mm. Where there is no walled, or the height of the walled is less than 230 mm, the lower opening shall not exceed 230 mm. They shall be supported by reinforcements or candlesticks at intervals not exceeding 2,2 metres. The horizontal rails or cables shall be spaced at equal intervals.

16.13.2.2 Successful means such as handrails, handrails, walkways or lower steps, for the protection of the crew in their passage to and from the accommodation, machinery spaces or any other place of work on the vessel.

16.13.2.3 When the operation of the ship is prevented by the provision of walled or railings according to the one indicated in 16.13.2.1, the proposed alternative will be considered by the Administration in order to be satisfied equivalent protection for people on deck.

16.13.3 Safe work in height, overboard and the botalon of the sailing vessels.

16.13.3.1 When it is necessary to access the gear, button or off the edges, means will be provided to the crew to work safely, in accordance with the safety regulations at work.

16.13.3.2 The planned means will be based on safe practices in each type of vessel. They shall include without being limited to:

a) Security networks under the button.

b) Asideruses or stays (of metal or cables) fixed along the button as well as means to grab or connect the harnesses.

c) Mandatory use of safety harnesses to work on the masts, outside of the edges or in the button.

d) A sufficient number of stirrups or cabs permanently mated to allow the sailors to stand while working on the gas verges or the botalon.

e) Metal or cable handles fixed along the top, to hold hands or hook the harnesses.

f) Secure means to climb to the masts, such as stirrups or steps fixed to the mast or the traditional flechastes.

16.13.4 Personal Indumentaria. The following shall be the responsibility of the shipowner or the employer:

(a) Each person on board shall have appropriate protective clothing for air and sea water temperatures.

(b) Each person on board shall have non-slip shoes while on board.

16.13.5 Noise.

16.13.5.1 The recommendations of the code on noise levels on board ships, Resolution A. 468 (XII), published in 1982, will be taken into account.

16.13.5.2 For safe navigation it is important that sound signals and VHF communications are well heard on the navigation bridge under normal navigation conditions.

16.13.5.3 The noise limits recommended in the machines spaces with permanent attention or for long periods are 90 dB (A) in machines and 85 dB (A) in workshops and panols. In machinery spaces without permanent attention the recommended limit is 110 dB (A). These limits are based on the use of ear protectors.

16.13.5.4 The appropriate signs shall be indicated by the need to use ear guards at the entrances of spaces whose noise level exceeds 85 dB (A).

CHAPTER 17

Transfer of people on board

17.1 Embarations ("Dinghies") .

17.1.1 If a vessel carries on board a vessel (rigid, semi-rigid or inflatable) for the transfer of persons to land or on board, it shall be appropriate for such use, the shipowner or owner shall carry out regularly and will be maintained in an appropriate manner.

17.1.2 The safety equipment on board will be suitable for use and operation zone.

17.1.3 Each vessel will be marked with the maximum number of people it can safely carry, considering an average weight of 75 kg/person, and the name of the ship to which it serves.

17.1.4 If the engine fuel of the vessel is gasoline, the necessary precautions for this fuel will be taken into account. See the relevant section of this Annex.

17.2 Helicopters.

17.2.1 On those vessels where helicopter-ship operations are planned, the landing zone shall be located in an appropriate area on the weatherboard or superstructure deck, or on a permanently attached platform. the structure of the vessel built for that purpose, and the following shall be fulfilled:

a) It shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the rules of a recognized organization concerning the structural resistance of helicopter landing zones on ships. Such recognised organisation shall issue a certificate of compliance.

b) For any other aspect, among others the size, means of access, unobstructed areas of obstacles, lighting, marking and beacon; the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization shall be taken into account (ICAO), in particular Volume 2 (Heliports) of Annex 14 to the International Civil Aviation Convention, and any other applicable national or international standards.

(c) All requirements of Chapter II-2 of SOLAS relating to helicopter installations shall be met.

(d) The helicopter-ship operations shall be restricted to the acceptable limits of both climatology and ship movements established by the Competent Authorities.

e) The landing zone will be projected for the largest helicopter to be used.

f) The ship's operational procedures shall reflect the above in its entirety.

17.2.2 If the ship has a hangar and fuel facilities for the helicopter, the express approval of the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy will be necessary. Those facilities shall comply with all requirements of SOLAS Chapter II-2 and any other applicable national or international standards.

17.2.3 It may be authorised that, as long as it is not in use, the part of the landing area of the helicopter that exceeds the dimensions of the hull of the ship can be folded.

17.2.4 Unless otherwise agreed between the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy and the recognized organization, a minimum dynamic load value will be taken on the landing zone of 2.5 times the maximum take-off weight of the heavier helicopter that is expected to land on the same.

17.2.5 Crew personnel who have assigned duties within the helicopter landing zone operations team, as well as the officer in charge of such equipment, shall be in possession of the corresponding titration.

17.2.6 The crew on board shall be familiar and trained in all matters relating to helicopter operations on ships, being in possession of the relevant certification.

17.2.7 Ship-base and ship-helicopter communication procedures, ship operating procedures and emergency guidance for helicopters, contained in the procedures guide for operations Helicopter/Buque established by the International Maritime Transport Chamber (ICS), will be used as part of the ship's operational procedures.

17.3 Practices. -In case the access on board of the practice is mandatory, the necessary means will be available according to the prescribed in SOLAS, cap. V, Rule 23, and IMO Resolution A. 889 (21) "Means of transfer of practice", or any other applicable national or international standard.

17.4 Planches and scales.

17.4.1 At any time when it is docked in port, a secure means of access on board will be available, either deployed or ready to be deployed. If it is not deployed, a means of communication shall be available between persons on board and those on the dock.

17.4.2 The plates, walkways and scales will be generally manufactured according to a recognized national or international standard. If not, the manufacturer shall certify the relevant load test. Alternatively, the Administration shall carry out all the necessary tests. All procedures and instructions of the manufacturer shall be followed.

17.4.3 In all cases, the plates, walkways and scales shall be clearly marked with the name of the manufacturer, number of the model, maximum angle in use and maximum permissible load (in number of persons and maximum weight). They shall also have handrails or side-guards.

17.4.4 The areas on board the access to the plates and scales shall be sufficiently illuminated.

17.4.5 In ships of 120 m or more in length, it shall be available on a real scale and shall be subject to the requirements of Regulation 3-9 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS.

CHAPTER 18

Botiquin

The provisions of Royal Decree 258/1999 of 12 February 1999 laying down minimum conditions for the protection of the health and medical care of workers at sea and their modifications. later, depending on your navigation.

CHAPTER 19

Pollution prevention

This chapter sets out the requirements that recreational vessels must meet. These shall not be contrary to other legislation applicable to the vessel.

19.1 Generalities.

19.1.1 Recreational vessels shall comply with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, MARPOL 73/78, when applicable.

19.1.2 The propellant engines to which Regulation No 13 of MARPOL Annex VI does not apply must comply with the provisions of Royal Decree 2127/2004 of 29 October 2004 on the safety requirements of the recreational craft, for the purposes of nautical motorbikes, their components and the exhaust and noise emissions of their engines, in application of Directive 94 /25/EC as amended by 2003 /44/EC, in respect of exhaust emissions.

19.2 Recreational ships of less than 400 GT.

19.2.1 Recreational vessels of less than 400 GT shall have at least one storage tank capable of containing sufficient capacity to contain the residues of hydrocarbons (sludge) and mixtures of oily waters which are generated during the longer journey.

19.2.2 Piping that starts and ends in the tank described in the preceding paragraph shall have no direct connection to the sea, except for the universal grounding connection referred to in Rule 13 of Annex I of MARPOL.

19.2.3 The storage tank must also be designed and constructed in such a way as to facilitate the cleaning and unloading of the waste in the reception facilities.

19.2.4 Those ships falling outside the scope of Annex IV to the MARPOL Convention, and as regards the prevention of pollution from the dirty waters of recreational vessels, must comply with the requirements of this Directive. of Order FOM/1144/2003 of 28 April 2003 in its Chapter V, and its subsequent amendments and the consideration that the existence of an installation and tanks conforming to the corresponding UNE-EN ISO standards allow to comply with the Ministerial Order FOM/1144/2003, regardless of the minimum capacity it defines.

19.2.5 Existing ships that do not comply with the provisions of 19.2.4 will apply the previous paragraph one year after the entry into force of the royal decree approving this annex.