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RF Government Order No. 620 of 12 August 12 2010

“On approval of Technical Regulations on the Safety of Sea Transport Items”

In compliance with the Federal Law “On Technical Regulation” the Russian Federation Government has
resolved on:

1. approval of the attached Technical Regulations on the Safety of Sea Transport Items (hereinafter, -
the Technical Regulations).
The Technical Regulations come into force upon expiry of 12 months from the date of the present
Order official publication;

2. submitting, within 6 months and upon agreement with the interested federal executive authorities, a
draft list of national standards to the Government of the Russian Federation by the Ministry of
Transport of the Russian Federation, containing rules and methods of research (tests) and
measurement including the sampling procedure necessary to apply and implement the Technical
Regulations, and to assess product conformity with the Technical Regulations.

Chairman of the Government

of the Russian Federation V. Putin

Moscow

12 August 2010

No. 620
 Technical Regulations on the Safety of Sea Transport Items

(approved by the RF Government Order No. 620 of 12 August 2010)

I. General

1. The Technical Regulations set forth the minimal mandatory safety requirements for sea transport
items aimed at achieving objectives stipulated by the Technical Regulations.

2. The Technical Regulations cover the technical regulation items and processes related to the
requirements for technical regulation items of design (including construction-related research),
construction, operation (including decommissioning and repair) and utilization of technical regulation
items.

3. The Technical Regulations do not cover:

a) warships, naval auxiliary and other vessels owned by the state or operated and used for
governmental service only and special infrastructure related to the said ships (vessels);

b) fixed or floating platforms or mobile offshore drilling units engaged in the exploration and
development of mineral and other non-living seabed and its subsoil resources;

c) pleasure craft used for seafaring purposes;

d) equipment with explosives and pyrocartridges;

e) design, construction, operation and utilization processes related to ships (vessels) and equipment
stated in the present paragraph.

4. In conformity with the Federal Law “On Technical Regulation” the Technical Regulations are applied
to protect the life and health of people, property of physical persons and legal entities, state and
municipal property, environment, life and health of animals and plants, to prevent activities that may
deceive purchasers of technical regulation items, hazards that may be caused by the operations of
sea transport and infrastructure related thereto.

5. Technical regulation items include:

a) sea transport items placed on the Russian Federation market, including:

sea-going ships when navigating both along sea routes and inland waterways, inland navigation ships, as
well as river-sea navigation ships when navigating along sea routes and inland waterways carrying
cargoes, passengers and their luggage, which and calling at foreign seaports stipulated in Annex 1;

materials, products and equipment for ships stipulated in Annex 1 to the Technical Regulations;

b) operation (including decommissioning and repair) and utilization processes related to the
requirements for sea transport items;

c) sea transport infrastructure items including moorings and roads transshipment complexes;

d) design processes (including construction-related research), construction processes and operation

processes (including decommissioning and repair) as well as utilization processes related to the
requirements for sea transport infrastructure items.
6. Designers, builders and manufacturers of sea transport and infrastructure items shall ensure the
energy efficiency of such items.

7. Technical regulation items are not subject to other technical regulations requirements applicable to
similar items, unless otherwise provided by the Technical Regulations.

8. Terms used in the Technical Regulations mean the following:

a) “cargo ship” means any ship other than passenger ship;

b) “ship survivability ” means the ability of a ship to retain its performance and seaworthiness
characteristics when damaged;

c) “ship product” means industrial production item used as part of a ship;

d) “combination carrier” means a ship intended for carriage of crude oil and oily products in bulk and dry
bulk cargoes;

e) “company” means san owner of a ship or any other organization or person being a manager or
bareboat charterer, who take over the responsibility for ship operation from the owner and agree to take
over the obligations and responsibility under Chapter IX of the International Convention for the Safety of
Life at Sea, 1974 (hereinafter - Convention, 1974);

f) “ship material” means a material used for the manufacture of ship structural components;

g) “category A machinery space” means the room and trunks leading thereto where internal combustion
engines are located, which are used as main machinery, or internal combustion engines used as auxiliary
machinery, provided the aggregate capacity of such engines is not less than 375 kW, or any fuel oil boiler
or fuel oil unit;

h) “international voyage” means a voyage from the state whose flag the ship flies to a port beyond its
waters, or from a foreign port to a port of the state whose flag the ship flies;

i) “navigation and hydrographic support for merchant shipping” means a complex of measures
implemented by authorized federal executive authorities to provide the required levels of navigation
safety by establishing and maintaining a favourable navigation and hydrographic situation in the internal
sea waters, territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and on the continental shelf of the Russian
Federation;

j) “tanker” means a ship intended for carriage of liquid cargoes in bulk;

k) “ship floodability” means the ability of a ship to stay afloat and preserve its stability after one or more
of its compartments being flooded;

l) “oil tanker” means a ship intended for the carriage of crude oil and oily products in bulk;

m) “hazard” means a source or situation constituting a potential threat to the health and life of people, to
the ship, cargo or any other property, or the environment;

n) “passenger ship” means a ship intended for the carriage of and carrying more than 12 passengers;

o) “mooring structure” means a facility or hydraulic structure for mooring of vessels;

p) “ship pilotage” means provision of ship navigation safety by specialized services;

q) “roads transshipment complex” means a complex of elements, facilities and equipment located within
a port water area and intended for transshipping of cargoes afloat;

r) “navigational equipment” means special structures, constructions or facilities intended for the
orientation or positioning of a ship and for prevention of navigation hazards, identifying maritime canals,
fairwaters and other recommended or prescribed ship paths, sea lanes and traffic separation schemes for
the territorial sea;

s) “berth-connected ship” means a non-self propelled floating structure with a pontoon- or ship-type hull
operated off-shore;

t) “shipbuilder” means a legal entity which, possessing special building and installation equipment, tools
and specially trained personnel, builds, modernizes, renews or repairs a ship and officially acknowledges
its liability for the safety of the ship built, modernized, renewed or repaired by it, provided no restrictions
are broken during the ship operation that are imposed by the relevant project or other documents
regulating safe operation of the ship;

u) “supply vessel” means a ship intended for the carriage of cargoes to offshore floating and stationary
units of different purpose;

v) “ship of restricted area of navigation” means a ship whose navigation area is limited by wave height,
distance from the place of refuge and between places of refuge, the above being conditional on its
stability and strength;

w) “special-purpose ship” means a self-propelled power-driven ship which, due to its purpose, carries
more than 12 special personnel including passengers;

x) “bulk carrier” means a ship intended for the carriage of different cargoes except liquid cargoes in bulk;

y) “terminal” means a special area in a port equipped for cargo operations including a number of
moorings and adjacent territory with structures and facilities for processing different cargoes;

z) “operating organization” means a legal entity or physical person operating a material technical
regulation item and responsible for its safe operation in conformity with the legislation of the Russian
Federation and meeting the obligations under the Technical Regulations.

9. To prevent activities that may deceive the purchasers of sea transport items or sea transport services
and hazards that may be caused by sea transport items, the sea transport items marking and supporting
technical documentation shall contain their technical characteristics for purchasers. This information is
submitted by the supplier (manufacturer) of sea transport items and shall be unambiguous, complete
and reliable.

10. The technical characteristics of sea transport items stated in their marking shall conform with their
technical characteristics declared in the manufacturer's supporting technical documentation.

11. Manufacturer's supporting technical documentation shall include:

a) information certifying manufacturer's warranty;

b) main parameters and characteristics (values);

c) operating rules applicable during the service life;

d) information regarding preventive maintenance and repair work;

e) utilization information.

12. Sea transport and sea transport infrastructure items shall conform with the relevant safety
requirements during the entire operating period provided their purchaser fulfills the requirements set
down in the relevant technical documentation.

13. The builder shall mount and firmly secure an identification plate to each sea transport item stipulated
in paragraph two, sub-item “a”, item 5 of the Technical Regulations. The plate shall contain the following
information:

a) shipbuilder’s name, address and logo;

b) serial (building) number of the ship;

c) year of ship construction.

14. Required marking shall be made in easily viewed places of sea transport items stipulated in
paragraph three, sub-item “a”, item 5 of the Technical Regulations. The marking include signs
(pictograms), warning signs and contain the following information applicable for the sea transport item
marked):

a) name of the sea transport item;

b) manufacturer's name and address;

c) series or type;

d) serial number;

e) manufacture date;

f) rated power consumption or useful power, or rated current;

g) shaft speed and direction of rotation;

h) maximum speed;

i) maximum carrying capacity, supply, pressure and other main operation parameters;

j) rated supply voltage or voltage range;

k) symbolic representation of the type of current, if rated frequency is not stated;

l) level of protection from solid particles and moisture provided by the enclosure;

m) weight of the item, removable equipment, assembly or part;

n) information about the use of personal protective equipment;

o) information about adjustment of working elements and protecting components;

p) utilization procedure;

q) lifting points;

r) information on the conformity assessment of the sea transport item to the requirements of the
Technical Regulations;

s) inspection intervals;

t) other information which may characterize the sea transport item.

15. In cases stipulated by Convention, 1974 and the International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships, 1973 (as amended by the Protocol of 1978) (hereinafter - Convention, 1973) the
ship, materials and products for the ship stipulated in paragraphs two and three, sub-item «a», item 5 of
the technical regulations shall be marked in conformity with the requirements of the said conventions.

16. Information stipulated in items 13 and 14 of the Technical Regulations which is marked directly on the
sea transport item shall be readable throughout the service life.

17. Marking of sea transport items shall be unambiguous.

18. Warning signs shall be made in the Russian language unless otherwise required by international
agreements of the Russian Federation.

19. Sea transport infrastructure items need not to be marked.

20. Technical regulation items whose conformity with the Technical Regulations is confirmed shallhave a
conformity mark, as prescribed by the Russian Federation legislation on technical regulation.

II. Safety requirements for sea transport items

21. Sea transport items shall conform with the requirements of Convention, 1974, Convention, 1973,
legislation of the Russian Federation on merchant shipping, environment protection, sanitary and
epidemiological welfare of the population, water legislation of the Russian Federation and the Technical
Regulations.

22. Measuring, testing and control equipment used to ensure safety of sea transport items shall be of an
approved type and calibrated, and measuring techniques shall be certified in conformity with article 5 of
the Federal Law “On Ensuring Uniformity of Measurements”.

23. The requirements of the Technical Regulations shall ensure biological, explosion, mechanical, fire,
thermal, chemical, and electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, ecological and
hydrometeorological safety of sea transport items and the uniformity of their measurements.

24. The biological safety of sea transport items shall be achieved through the fulfillment by their
designers, builders and manufacturers of the requirements of Convention, 1974, Convention, 1973,
standards set forth in articles 21-23 of the Federal Law “On Protection of the Environment” and articles
11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 24 of the Federal Law “On Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare of the Population”.

25. Designers, builders and manufacturers of sea transport items shall ensure their explosion safety in
compliance with the requirements set forth in paragraphs 26-38 of the Technical Regulations.
26. To ensure the explosion safety of sea transport items it is required to preclude blow-by of exhaust
gases, sparks and flame, contact of hot parts with combustible and explosive substances, which may
cause explosions.

27. Explosion proof products may be installed on explosive sea transport items considering the
explosiveness characteristics of gases and gas mixtures.

28. Boiler uptakes, gas discharge pipes of main and auxiliary engines and incinerators used on oil tankers,
oil recovery vessels, vessels adapted for the carriage of explosive and fire-hazardous cargoes and on
vessels servicing or towing the said vessels shall be fitted with spark extinguishers or spark arresters.

29. Explosion proof products designed for explosive mixtures of corresponding categories and groups
shall be used in explosion-hazardous spaces and areas of a ship used for the carriage of explosive cargoes.
No lighting switches and electric outlets are allowed in such spaces. The design and materials of deck
machinery parts installed in explosion-hazardous spaces and areas shall preclude spark formation.

30. Special explosion safety requirements for the carriage of dangerous goods are set forth in Convention,
1974.

31. All metal cables running above ship holds or tanks containing explosive substances shall be earthed to
the hull.

32. A ship carrying explosive cargoes in bulk shall meet the following requirements in addition to those set
forth in paragraphs 27-29 and 31 of the Technical Regulations:

a) pumps, compressors and relevant loading and unloading pipelines intended for the transfer of
dangerous goods shall be located within the cargo area;

b) provision shall be made for switching off the pumps and compressors located in spaces within the
cargo area and outside spaces within the cargo area;

c) lighting fixtures in the cargo area shall be explosion proof. Portable lighting fixtures shall be low
voltage with useful voltage not exceeding 12 V and explosion proof;

d) in explosion hazardous areas and spaces, neither the installation of anchor, mooring, boat-handling,
towing gear, hooking devices and their elements is allowed, nor the operation of tools, equipment,
apparatuses, portable parts and pipe connections, which in normal operation may cause spark formation;

e) covers of cargo holds on the upper deck of a ship adapted for the carriage of explosive cargoes shall be
made of steel, covers of cargo holds on the upper and lower decks of a ship adapted for the carriage of
explosive cargoes shall be fitted with a drive to ensure smooth and shockless movements of covers and all
parts of hatch covers, and the design of such a drive and its components shall prevent covers dropping
during opening and closing and ensure their reliable locking in the open position even if the drive fails,
measures shall be provided to prevent penetration of the working liquid from hatch cover drive into the
cargo holds;

f) soft fenders and ropes which do not cause spark formation shall be used for mooring;

g) on oil tankers carrying flammable liquids with a flash point of 61º C and below, steel cables may only be
used on superstructure decks if these are not tops of liquid cargo holds;
h) to prevent spark formation when using cargo-handling gear on decks of oil tankers and oil recovery
vessels, chemical tankers and gas carriers, hooks, rings and shackles, swivels and chains shall be of
spark-proof design;

i) on decks which are tops of tanks intended for the carriage or storage of flammable liquids with a flash
point of 61º C and below, bollards for mooring and towing shall be installed on foundations the design of
which ensures free air circulation under the bollards;

j) the ship shall be fitted with an antistatic earthing in order to remove static electricity .

33. On board the ship, chemical sources of current shall be protected from water, and places of their
installation shall be fitted with exhaust ventilation.

34. In spaces where explosive gases or mixtures are likely to accumulate or which are intended for the
storage of flammable substances, explosion proof products shall be used.

35. The marking “Pyrotechnics. Open flame prohibited” shall be made on the locker used for the storage
of pyrotechnics.

36. In order to prevent explosions and fires on ships it is prohibited to misuse pyrotechnics or use expired
or deformed pyrotechnics, as well as those without a special starting device or guidelines on safe
application.

37. The company personnel shall preclude concussions, throwing and hitting the pyrotechnics that may
cause their actuation posing a threat to people in the vicinity of pyrotechnics storage.

38. Smoking and using fire in the vicinity of the pyrotechnics application is prohibited.

39. Designers, builders and manufacturers of sea transport items shall comply with the mechanical safety
requirements set forth in paragraphs 40-52 of the Technical Regulations.

40. Sea transport items hazards which may arise from structural elements, products, tools and appliances
shall be eliminated.

41. Hull and structural elements of sea transport items shall have a sufficient strength and stability to
withstand actual operating loads.

42. Loads on hull structure and hull members of sea transport items shall be estimated with due regard
for the dynamic and static impact of wind, waves, pressure and inertial loads from cargo and products, ice
loads and impact of vibration and chattering.

43. The design of accommodation spaces, means of access thereto and their relative disposition shall
ensure safety, weather and water protection, insulation against heat or cold, noise or fumes from other
such rooms and means of access thereto.

44. Arrangements shall be made to prevent skidding, falling from height and overboard in all continuously
or temporally inhabited rooms and along passages for people.

45. The design of all openings and holes in decks, sides, bulkheads, bulwark and other ship parts shall
provide protection preventing people from falling into them or being injured during ship operation.
46. All moving and rotating parts of the ship machinery and equipment, as well as openings in such
equipment through which flames, hot gases, dust or radiant heat may be emitted during operation shall
be enclosed. These enclosures shall not prevent normal operation of such equipment.

47. Openings in decks and work stations at the height of 500 mm and above (control stations, lookouts
and other places) shall be provided with fixed guard rails.

48. The design of keel-blocks and boat for sea securing shall provide for their release without people
moving to the seaward side.

49. Boat-hoisting machinery shall be equipped with self-locking devices to safely fix the boat when the
lowering or hoisting operation is stopped.

50. The shafting line of a ship powerboat shall be cased along its full length from the engine to the stern
bearing.

51. hatch cover sections in the lifted position on both sides shall be secured to preclude the self-opening
of locking devices resulting from accidental shocks, vibrations, hits by hooks or cargo.

52. Self-locking retainers shall be used to secure flap hatch covers in the open position, and measures
shall be taken to prevent their accidental release resulting from vibration or random loads.

53. Designers, builders and manufacturers of sea transport items shall ensure compliance with their fire
safety requirements set forth in paragraphs 54-66 of the Technical Regulations.

54. Each sea transport item shall have a fire safety system to minimize fire risks to human safety and
protect property from fire hazards. The system shall accomplish the following tasks:

a) fire prevention;

b) human fire safety provision;

c) valuable property fire safety provision;

d) human and valuable property fire safety simultaneous provision.

55. All measuring instruments used in fire extinguishing and fire alarm systems, as well as those used for
air monitoring, shall be tested and calibrated. Fire detectors shall have fire safety certificates.

56. All fire-fighting equipment, particularly portable fire-fighting equipment, devices, tools and
consumables shall be kept in easily accessible areas protected from fire and environmental effects in a
constantly ready and easy-to-use form.

57. To ensure fire safety of a ship, to prevent fire-hazardous situations and eliminate their consequences
the following shall be provided:

a) division of a passenger ship into main vertical and horizontal zones by structural elements either with
thermal insulation or without it;

b) separation of accommodation spaces from other spaces of the ship by structural elements either with
thermal insulation or without it;

c) restricted use of combustible materials;

d) detection of any fire in the area of ignition;

e) localization and extinction of any fire in the area of ignition;

f) protection of escape and access routes used for fire fighting;

g) ready availability of fire-extinguishing equipment;

h) minimizing the possibility of flammable cargo vapor ignition.

58) Fire protection of passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and above engaged in
international voyages shall, apart from the requirements set forth in paragraphs 60-66 of the Technical
Regulations, shall comply with the requirements of Convention, 1974.

59) Special fire safety requirements for the carriage of dangerous goods are set forth in Convention, 1974.

60) To prevent partial or full destruction of the ship structures due to strength deterioration caused by
heat, materials used for the ship structure shall ensure that the ship structural fire integrity will not
degrade due to fire. The following requirements shall be fulfilled to ensure the ship structural fire
integrity:

a) hull, superstructures, structural bulkheads, decks and deckhouses shall be made of steel or other
equivalent material, particularly, any non-combustible material which, by itself or due to insulation
provided, has structural and fire integrity properties equivalent to steel by the end of standard fire test;

b) crowns and casings of Category A machinery space shall be made of steel and insulated;

c) the floor plating of normal passageways in category A machinery spaces shall be made of steel;

d) materials whose properties readily deteriorate due to heating shall not be used for overboard
scuppers, sanitary discharges, and other outlets which are close to the waterline and where the failure of
the material in the event of fire may cause the risk of flooding;

e) insulating materials shall be non-combustible, except for use in cargo spaces, postal and baggage
storerooms and refrigerated storerooms of service spaces. Vapor barriers and adhesives used in
conjunction with insulation, as well as the insulation of piping fittings in air conditioning and cooling
systems may be combustible, but they shall be kept to a minimum and their exposed surfaces shall be
low flame-spread. Insulating materials for newbuildings shall not contain asbestos;

f) in spaces where oily products may be present, the insulation surface shall be oily vapours-impermeable;

g) structural measures shall be taken to prevent any oily product spray or leakage onto hot surfaces from
oil pressure pumps, filters and heaters;

h) in passenger ships all linings, grounds, draught stops and ceilings shall be made of non-combustible
materials except in cargo spaces, postal and baggage storerooms, saunas or refrigerated storerooms of
service spaces. Partial bulkheads or decks used to subdivide spaces by practical or aesthetic reasons shall
also be made of non-combustible materials;

i) in cargo ships all linings, ceilings, draught stops and their associated grounds used in accommodation
and service spaces and control stations shall be of non-combustible materials;
j) internal divisional bulkheads in accommodation and service spaces and control stations shall be of non-
combustible materials;

k) if fire-resisting divisions are penetrated for the passage of electric cables, pipes, trunks, ducts, etc.,
arrangements shall be provided to maintain the division fire integrity ;

l) openings, except for hatches between cargo spaces, storerooms and baggage rooms, and between such
spaces and open decks, shall be fitted with permanent closing appliances having at least similar fire
integrity properties as those of the divisions in which they are fitted;

m) doors fire integrity shall be equivalent to fire integrity of the division in which they are fitted. Doors
fitted in bulkheads bounding category A machinery spaces shall be gastight and self-closing;

n) the number of skylights, doors, fans, openings in uptakes required to ensure exhaust ventilation and
other openings in category A machinery spaces shall be kept to a minimum consistent with the ventilation
requirements and the proper and safe ship operation. Skylights shall be of steel and shall not contain glass
panels;

o) non-combustible bulkheads, ceilings and linings used in accommodation and service spaces may be
veneered with combustible materials with the calorific value of not more than 45 MJ/m2 of the surface
with due regard for the veneer thickness;

p) the mass of combustible materials used for inner bulkheads, grounds, linings, finishing, furniture and
other equipment of accommodation and service spaces (except saunas and refrigerated storerooms) and
control stations according to subparagraphs “a” and “h” of the present paragraph of the Technical
Regulations shall be low flame-spread;

q) open surfaces in corridors, stairway enclosures and linings, surfaces and grounds in concealed or
inaccessible spaces within accommodation and service spaces (except saunas) and control stations shall
be low flame-spread;

r) paints, varnishes and other finishes used on exposed interior surfaces shall not produce smoke and
toxic products at elevated temperatures;

s) primary deck coatings in accommodation and service spaces and control stations shall be of material
not giving rise to smoke, toxic or explosive hazards at elevated temperatures.

61. A ship used for the carriage of oil and flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 61°C shall meet the
following requirements:

a) cargo pump rooms, cargo tanks, slop tanks and cofferdams should be located forward of machinery
spaces, cargo tanks and slop tanks shall be isolated from machinery spaces by cofferdams, cargo pump
rooms, fuel oil or ballast tanks;

b) main cargo control station, control stations, accommodation and service spaces (except isolated
storerooms for cargo handling gear) shall be located aft of cargo tanks, slop tanks, and spaces which
separate cargo or slop tanks from machinery spaces, but not necessarily aft of fuel oil and ballast tanks,
and shall be arranged in such a way that a single damage of a deck or bulkhead does not lead to
penetration of gas or smoke from cargo tanks into accommodation and service spaces, control stations
and main cargo control station;
c) continuous coaming of at least 300 mm height, extending from side to side shall be fitted to prevent
deck spills from penetrating into accommodation and service spaces;

d) access doors, air inlets and openings to accommodation and service spaces, control stations and
machinery spaces shall not face the cargo area and be located on the transverse bulkhead not facing the
cargo area, or on the outboard side of the superstructure or deckhouse at a distance of at least 4% of the
ship length, but not less than 3 m from the end of the superstructure or deckhouse facing the cargo area
(this distance needn’t exceed 5 m). Besides, windows and sidescuttles facing the cargo area and those
located on the sides of superstructures and deckhouses within the limits specified above shall be of fixed
(non-opening) type.

62. To ensure safe and quick escape in case of fire for the crew and passengers to the deck where lifeboat
and liferaft embarkation stations are located, the following requirements shall be fulfilled:

a) safe escape routes from control stations, accommodation and service spaces shall be provided;

b) the escape routes shall be kept safe, clear of obstructions;

c) in passenger ships and special purpose ships carrying 200 or more special personnel, additional marking
shall be provided along the escape routes, as stipulated in subparagraph “n” of the present paragraph;

d) stairways shall be so arranged as to provide quick exit to the open deck from the accommodation of
the passengers and crew, and from spaces other than machinery spaces where the crew normally
perform their routine duties;

e) lifts shall not be considered as escape routes;

f) if a radiotelegraph station has no direct access to the open deck, two escape routes shall be provided,
one of which may be a sidescuttle or deckhouse window, or other recognized means;

g) in passenger ships or special purpose ships, two escape routes shall be provided from each watertight
compartment or similarly restricted space or group of spaces below the bulkhead deck, one of them being
independent of watertight doors. By way of exception, one escape route may be permitted for
infrequently entered crew spaces, if the required escape route is independent of the watertight door;

h) in passenger ships and special purpose ships, at least two escape routes shall be provided from each
main vertical fire zone or similarly restricted space or group of spaces above the bulkhead deck, one of
which shall give access to a ladder forming a vertical escape route;

i) one of the required escape routes shall be equipped with an easily accessible stairway;

j) in passenger ships and special purpose ships, stairways serving a single space with a balcony shall not
be considered as one of the required escape routes;

k) each level of public spaces in a passenger ship including trade centres, restaurants, agencies and other
similar spaces with a void space spanning three or more decks shall have two escape routes one of which
shall give a direct access to an enclosed stairway;

l) in passenger ships and special purpose ships, escape routes from machinery spaces shall comply with
the following requirements:
 two escape routes from machinery rooms below the bulkhead deck shall be provided consisting
of either two separate ladders, one of them being a stairway, as widely separated as possible, leading to
doors in the upper part of the space from which access to the appropriate lifeboat and liferaft
embarkation stations is provided, or of a single stairway leading to a door in the upper part of machinery
space which gives access to the life-saving appliances embarkation stations and to a door in the lower
part of machinery space, capable of being opened from both sides, giving access to a safe escape route to
the life-saving appliances embarkation stations;

escape from machinery spaces above the bulkhead deck shall be provided by means of 2
stairways as widely separated as possible, leading to doors giving access to the lifeboat and liferaft
embarkation stations;

in passenger ships or special purpose ships of 1,000 gross tonnage and less, one escape route may
be allowed depending on the breadth and location of the upper part of the machinery space;

depending on the space type and location and the number of persons normally present therein, in
passenger ships or special purpose ships of 1,000 gross tonnage and above, one escape route may be
allowed from any machinery space including a periodically unattended auxiliary machinery space, if a
door or a stairway provides a safe access to the life-saving appliances embarkation stations, in addition
the second escape route shall be provided from the steering gear compartment if the space is fitted with
the emergency steering gear control station and has no direct access to the open deck;

two escape routes shall be provided from a machinery control station located within a machinery
space, one of which shall be a stairway;

m) in passenger ships and special purpose ships, escape routes shall be not less than 800 mm wide. In
cargo ships of more than 500 gross tonnage, escape routes shall be not less than 800 mm wide , and in
cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage they shall be not less than 600 mm wide;

n) in passenger ships, escape routes including stairways and passages shall in addition to the emergency
lighting be marked with luminous or photoluminescent strip indicators placed not more than 300 mm
above the deck along the entire escape route including turns and crossings. In passenger ships carrying
more than 36 passengers and special purpose ships carrying more than 200 special personnel, the
requirement for additional marking of escape routes shall also apply to the crew accommodation areas;

o) in cargo ships at least two widely separated escape routes from each restricted space or group of
spaces shall be provided at all accommodation levels. Below the lowest open deck, the main escape route
shall be a stairway and the second escape route may be a trunk with a vertical ladder or stairway. Above
the lowest open deck, the escape routes shall be stairways or doors to an open deck or a combination
thereof. No dead-end corridors having a length of more than 7 m are allowed;

p) exceptionally, one escape route may be omitted for infrequently entered crew spaces, if the required
escape route is independent of watertight doors;

q) escape routes from category A machinery spaces in cargo ships shall comply with the following
requirements:

two escape routes shall be provided from each category A machinery space, consisting either of
two stairways, as widely separated as possible, leading to doors in the upper part of the machinery space
giving access to the open deck (one of the stairways shall be enclosed) or of one stairway leading to a
door in the upper part of the machinery space giving access to the open deck and a door in the lower
part of the machinery space, capable of being opened from both sides giving access to a safe escape route
from the lower part of the machinery space to the open deck;

in cargo ships of 1,000 gross tonnage and less, only escape route from category A
machinery space may be allowed depending on the breadth and location of the space;

in the steering gear compartment, a second escape route shall be provided if the space is fitted
with the emergency steering gear control station and has no direct access to the open deck;

r) in cargo ships two escape routes shall be provided from machinery spaces other than category A
machinery spaces. One escape route may be allowed for infrequently entered machinery spaces and
machinery spaces where the maximum distance to the door does not exceed 5 m.

63. To prevent hazards related to the use of fuel oil, the following structural measures shall be taken to
preclude fuel oil leakage onto potential sources of ignition during fueling, processing, storage and use of
fuel oil:

a) fuel oil with a flashpoint above 60 C° shall be used on ships. Fuel oil having a flashpoint below 60 C°,
but not less than 43 C° may be used on ships with restricted navigation areas with the climatic conditions
ensuring the temperature in the spaces for the storage or use of fuel oil is at least 10 C° below the fuel oil
flashpoint. Measures shall be taken to monitor and maintain the said temperature in the above spaces;

b) main fuel oil storage tanks shall be a part of the ship hull structure and be located outside category A
machinery spaces. If such storage tanks, other than double bottom tanks, are necessarily located
adjacent to or within category A machinery rooms, one of their vertical sides shall be contiguous to the
machinery space bulkhead and shall have a common boundary with the double bottom tanks, and the
surface area shared by the tank side and machinery space shall be kept to a minimum. Where such tanks
are located within category A machinery spaces they shall not contain fuel oil having a flashpoint below
60° C;

c) the use of independent main fuel oil storage tanks shall be avoided. When such tanks are reasonably
used they shall not be located in category A machinery spaces of passenger ships. Where independent
fuel oil tanks are permitted (e.g. as daily supply tanks), they shall be located in an fuel oil-tight spill tray of
sufficient size having a suitable drain pipe leading to a suitably sized drain tank;

d) fuel oil pipelines, their connections and valves shall be of steel or other equivalent material, however,
flexible hoses may be applied where required;

e) fuel oil pipelines shall not be located above internal combustion engines, turbines, boilers and their gas
collectors, steam pipelines (except those for fuel oil heating) and other sources of ignition;

f) daily supply and slop fuel oil tanks shall be fitted with overflow pipes leading to overflow tanks. The
cross-sectional area of an overflow pipe shall be not less than that of the filling pipe being filled with a
hand-operated pump. Where the tank is filled with a power driven pump, the cross-sectional area of the
overflow pipe shall be not less than 1.25 times the cross-sectional area of the filling pipe;

g) where fuel oil tanks are interconnected, the cross-sectional area of connecting pipelines (bypass valves)
shall be not less than 1.25 times the cross-section area of filling pipelines;

h) ship fueling shall be done with a dedicated system ensuring fuel oil supply to all main storage tanks;
i) tanks, pumps, filters and other equipment located at places of potential leakage shall be fitted with
trays, their drain pipes leading to drain tanks;

j) all fuel oil tanks shall be fitted with level gauges.

64. To prevent fire hazards arising from contact of ship structures with exhaust gases from engines and
boilers or with sides of exhaust gas pipelines, the following requirements shall be fulfilled:

a) all exhaust gases shall be removed from the ship. Discharge of exhaust gases through the ship shell
plating above the load waterline is prohibited except for ships in service designed and built before the
Technical Regulations enforcement. Where exhaust gases are discharged through shell plating close to
and below the load waterline, arrangements shall be made to prevent sea water from penetration into
the engine;

b) exhaust gases shall not penetrate into any compartments;

c) gas discharge pipes shall be located and bounded so as to preclude ignition. Within machinery spaces
gas discharge pipes shall be isolated. Outside machinery spaces it is sufficient to provide coating
preventing personnel or other persons from direct contact with gas discharge pipes;

d) gas discharge pipes running through accommodation spaces or wheelhouse shall be enclosed in
gastight casings. The space between the gas discharge pipe and the casing shall communicate with the
atmosphere.

65. Fixed fire-fighting and fire alarm systems shall be installed in ships with due regard for potential fire in
protected spaces, as well as firefighting equipment according to standards set forth by the Russian
Federation legislation on fire safety and by the body authorized to carry out technical supervision and
classification of ships in conformity with the RF Merchant Shipping Code (hereinafter, the ship
classification body). For this purpose, the following conditions shall be observed:

a) in all ships except for those having less than 3 crew members on board, the fixed water fire main
system shall be provided including at least 2 fire pumps, fire mains, fire hydrants and hoses. The number
and arrangement of hydrants shall be such that 2 jets of water from different hydrants, one of which is
supplied through a single length of hose, reach any part of the ship normally accessible for passengers and
crew during voyages and any part of each empty cargo space. In ships carrying dangerous goods packaged
or in bulk, the number of water jets reaching any part of empty cargo spaces shall not be less than 4. Fire
hydrants shall be located at entrances to protected spaces;

b) category A machinery spaces shall be equipped with one of the following fixed fire extinguishing
systems:

gas;

high-expansion foam;

water-spraying;

aerosole;

c) fire extinguishing systems using 114B2 and 13B1 halons and perfluorocarbons are prohibited on board;