Pt D, Ch 19, Sec 1

SECTION 1 GENERAL

1 General requirements stipulated in Part A and Part D, Chapter 21, as

applicable, and with the requirements of this Chapter,
which are specific to non-propelled units.
1.1 Application
1.1.1 Ships complying with the requirements of this Chap- 1.2 Summary table
ter are elligible for the assignment of one of the following
notations applicable to non propelled units, as defined in
Pt A, Ch 1, Sec 2, [4.8]: 1.2.1 The Sections of this Chapter containing additional
requirements for non-propelled units are indicated in Tab 1.
• service notations:
- barge Table 1 :
- pontoon
- pontoon-crane Main subject Reference
• additional service feature: Ship arrangement (1)
- non propelled.
Hull and stability Ch 19, Sec 2
1.1.2 Ships dealt with in this Chapter and which are cov- Machinery and cargo system Ch 19, Sec 3
ered by the SOLAS Convention are to comply with the
Electrical installations (1)
requirements stipulated in Part A, Part B and Part C of the
Rules, and in NR216 Materials and Welding, as applicable Automation (1)
and with the requirements of this Chapter, which are spe- Fire protection, detection and extinction (1)
cific to non-propelled units.
(1) The Rules do not contain specific requirements for non-
1.1.3 Ships dealt with in this Chapter and which are not propelled units on this subject. Refer to Part B and Part
covered by the SOLAS Convention are to comply with the C, or Part D, Chapter 21, as appropriate.

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