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Marine Machinery Regulations - SOR/90-264 (SCHEDULE XV : Bilge and Ballast Pumping Systems, Heeling, Trimming and Passive Roll Stabilizing Tank Filling and Emptying Systems)

Regulations Respecting the Construction, Installation and Inspection of Marine Machinery

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Item	Description of Ships
1	In this Schedule, Group 1 ship Group 1 ship means a ship certificated to carry more than 12 passengers that is on a voyage as follows: [...] Group 2 ship Group 2 ship means a ship certificated to carry more than 12 passengers that is on a voyage as follows: [...]

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Item	Requirements
2	Piping systems shall be arranged as follows: [...]
16	Bilge and ballast suction and discharge pipes shall be made in readily removable lengths with flanged joints, except as prescribed in item 12, and shall be efficiently secured in position to prevent chafing or movement.
25	Where there is no double bottom, one branch bilge suction pipe and one direct bilge suction pipe shall lead to accessible locations as near to the centre line of the ship as practicable and, if the rise of the floor is less than 5°, a branch bilge suction pipe shall lead to each side of the machinery space.
32	Where a machinery space is divided by watertight bulkheads so as to separate the boiler rooms or auxiliary engine rooms from the main engine room, the number and position of the branch bilge suction pipes in the boiler rooms or auxiliary engine rooms shall be the same as for cargo holds referred to in item 49 except that an additional independent power pump direct bilge suction pipe shall be fitted in each watertight compartment and shall, if practicable, lead to the end of the compartment opposite the branch suction pipe location.
43	In ships with steam-propelled machinery, the emergency bilge suction pipe shall have a diameter of at least two-thirds that of the cooling-water suction pipe connection to the pump, and in other ships, the emergency bilge suction pipe shall have the same diameter as the cooling-water suction pipe connection to the pump.
44	Where the main cooling-water pump referred to in subitem 41(a) is less suitable than other available pumps for bilge pumping duties, an emergency bilge suction pipe separate from, and additional to, any other required bilge suction pipe shall be fitted to draw water from the drainage level of a machinery space, and shall [...] (b) have the same diameter as the largest suction pipe connection to the pump referred to in subitem (a).
45	Except in ships certificated to carry more than 12 passengers, a direct bilge suction pipe on the same side of the ship as the emergency suction pipe may be omitted where the emergency bilge suction pipe is connected to a self-priming type of pump.
57	Where access openings to bilge wells are necessary, they shall be fitted as near to the suction strainers as practicable.
70	Where the forepeak and afterpeak are used as tanks, a separate power pump suction pipe shall lead to each tank, except that in the case of small tanks used for the carriage of domestic fresh water, manual pumps may be used.
71	Where the forepeak and afterpeak are not used as tanks and power bilge pumping system suction pipes are not fitted, pumping of both peaks may be effected by manual pumps if the suction lift is within the capacity of the pumps and does not exceed 7.5 m in height.
82	When the tank top is of irregular form, the number and location of vent pipes shall be such as to permit the efficient ventilation of the tank.
83	Where only one vent pipe is provided, it shall not be used as a filling pipe.
85	Vent pipes from compartments such as cofferdams and from all tanks that can be pumped shall not lead to enclosed areas of the ship.
95	Overflow piping systems shall be so arranged as to be self-draining when the ship is on an even keel.
97	Means shall be provided for sounding all tanks and the bilges of those compartments which are not readily accessible and the soundings shall be taken as near to the suction pipes as practicable.
99	Sounding pipes shall have an identifying name-plate attached to the upper end, be as straight as practicable, and if curved to suit the structure of the ship, the curvature shall be sufficiently easy to permit the ready passage of the sounding rod or chain.
120	Where the branch suction pipe referred to in item 118 is used only for the purpose of pumping from the cargo hold, it may be connected to the main bilge pipe or the main ballast pipe, but in such a case [...] (b) the appropriate power pump shall have the pumping capacity for the diameter of the main pipe as set out in the Table of Capacities to this Part; and
121	Where the branch suction pipe referred to in item 118 is used for the purpose of pumping from and filling the cargo hold, it shall be connected to the main ballast pipe, and in such case [...] (b) the ballast pump shall have the pumping capacity for the diameter of the main ballast pipe as set out in the Table of Capacities to this Part; and
124	For Group 3 ships, where direct bilge suction pipes lead to both sides of the ship for normal bilge pumping, one suction pipe shall be of a size not less than that of the main bilge pipe and the other suction pipe may be of the size of the machinery space branch bilge suction pipe, but the smaller suction pipe shall be fitted on the same side as the emergency bilge suction pipe.
126	Each power bilge pump shall be capable of giving a flow rate of water through the required main bilge pipe of not less than 2 m/s as set out in the Table of Capacities to this Part.
127	Bilge pumps may be used as fire pumps if the simultaneous operation of bilge-pumping systems and fire-pumping systems is not compromised.
128	Sanitary, ballast and general service pumps may be used as independent power bilge pumps if they are fitted with the necessary connections for bilge pumping.

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Item	Requirements
1	The main bilge pipe shall be connected to (a) at least three power pumps, where the Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, is less than 30; or (b) at least four power pumps, where the Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, is 30 or more.

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Item	Requirements
1	The main bilge pipe shall be connected to (a) at least three power pumps, where the Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, is less than 30; or (b) at least four power pumps, where the Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, is 30 or more.

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Item	Requirements
1	In ships of 91.5 m or more in length, or that have a Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, of 30 or more, the bilge pumping system shall have at least one power pump available for use in all flooding conditions the ship is designed to withstand.
3	Controls referred to in subitem 2(a) shall be clearly identified and an indication of their operational status at the remote control location given, and where extended spindles are used for valves, the spindles shall lead as directly as possible to the remote control location.
18	Remote controls for cocks and valves referred to in subitem 17(b) shall lead as directly as possible to the remote control location and shall be clearly identified at the upper end and an indication of their operational status given.

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Item	Requirements
3	The arrangement of the pumping system shall be such as to prevent the possibility of water passing from the sea to any compartment or from one watertight compartment to another and for that purpose bilge suction valves shall be of the screw-down non-return type.
15	Bilge pumps may be used as fire pumps if the simultaneous operation of bilge-pumping systems and fire-pumping systems is not compromised.
16	A general service power pump that is not connected to oil systems may be used as an independent bilge pump if it is fitted with the necessary connections for bilge pumping.

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Item	Requirements
2	The arrangement of the pumping system shall be such as to prevent the possibility of water passing from the sea to any compartment or from one watertight compartment to another.
9	Bilge pumps may be used as fire pumps if the simultaneous operation of bilge-pumping systems and fire-pumping systems is not compromised.
10	A general service power pump that is not connected to oil systems may be used as an independent bilge pump if it is fitted with the necessary connections for bilge pumping.

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Item	Information Required
2	Installation details stating assigned working pressures and flow rates of fluid and, where applicable, the Criterion of Service Numeral of the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations.

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Item	Requirements
4	Witnessing of hydrostatic pressure tests in accordance with rules or codes, including hydrostatic pressure test of bilge suction pipes through double bottom tanks to the same pressure as the tanks through which they pass.

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Marine Machinery Regulations - SOR/90-264 (SCHEDULE XIII : Liquefied Petroleum Gas Fuel Systems)

Regulations Respecting the Construction, Installation and Inspection of Marine Machinery

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Item	Requirements
9	Gas fuel piping shall [...] (c) be exposed to sight as far as practicable;
10	Gas fuel piping shall not be used as part of any electrical circuit or grounding system.
11	Gas fuel piping shall not be used as support or restraint for any item or fitting that is not part of the gas system.
32	The piping and components in the gas fuel system shall be located so that gas leakage tests may be carried out at prescribed intervals as follows: [...]
36	Gas fuel storage cylinder pressure-relief valves shall be vented away from the cylinders and, as far as practicable, upwards to prevent impingement of escaping gas onto the cylinders.
41	Gas fuel storage cylinder pressure-relief valves shall be vented away from the cylinders, and, as far as practicable, upwards to prevent impingement of escaping gas onto the cylinders.
42	Gas fuel safety device vent outlets from safety devices shall end as far as practicable from enclosed space openings and ventilation intakes.
47	The following warning and safety instructions shall be prominently posted in spaces where gas fuel appliances are located: [...] 1 If leakage of gas fuel is suspected or detected, the following actions must be taken immediately: [...] (e) ventilate by creating a through draught to disperse the gas as liquefied petroleum gas is heavier than air and will tend to settle; 2 If any soot accumulates on pans or parts of the appliance or any unusual odours occur, the appliance should not be used until it is repaired as the appliance may be producing a deadly gas.”

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Item	Requirements
3	Witnessing of gas fuel pressure and leakage tests as follows: [...]

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Marine Machinery Regulations - SOR/90-264 (SCHEDULE XV : Bilge and Ballast Pumping Systems, Heeling, Trimming and Passive Roll Stabilizing Tank Filling and Emptying Systems)

Regulations Respecting the Construction, Installation and Inspection of Marine Machinery

[...]

Item	Description of Ships
1	In this Schedule, Group 1 ship Group 1 ship means a ship certificated to carry more than 12 passengers that is on a voyage as follows: [...] Group 2 ship Group 2 ship means a ship certificated to carry more than 12 passengers that is on a voyage as follows: [...]

[...]

Item	Requirements
2	Piping systems shall be arranged as follows: [...]
16	Bilge and ballast suction and discharge pipes shall be made in readily removable lengths with flanged joints, except as prescribed in item 12, and shall be efficiently secured in position to prevent chafing or movement.
25	Where there is no double bottom, one branch bilge suction pipe and one direct bilge suction pipe shall lead to accessible locations as near to the centre line of the ship as practicable and, if the rise of the floor is less than 5°, a branch bilge suction pipe shall lead to each side of the machinery space.
32	Where a machinery space is divided by watertight bulkheads so as to separate the boiler rooms or auxiliary engine rooms from the main engine room, the number and position of the branch bilge suction pipes in the boiler rooms or auxiliary engine rooms shall be the same as for cargo holds referred to in item 49 except that an additional independent power pump direct bilge suction pipe shall be fitted in each watertight compartment and shall, if practicable, lead to the end of the compartment opposite the branch suction pipe location.
43	In ships with steam-propelled machinery, the emergency bilge suction pipe shall have a diameter of at least two-thirds that of the cooling-water suction pipe connection to the pump, and in other ships, the emergency bilge suction pipe shall have the same diameter as the cooling-water suction pipe connection to the pump.
44	Where the main cooling-water pump referred to in subitem 41(a) is less suitable than other available pumps for bilge pumping duties, an emergency bilge suction pipe separate from, and additional to, any other required bilge suction pipe shall be fitted to draw water from the drainage level of a machinery space, and shall [...] (b) have the same diameter as the largest suction pipe connection to the pump referred to in subitem (a).
45	Except in ships certificated to carry more than 12 passengers, a direct bilge suction pipe on the same side of the ship as the emergency suction pipe may be omitted where the emergency bilge suction pipe is connected to a self-priming type of pump.
57	Where access openings to bilge wells are necessary, they shall be fitted as near to the suction strainers as practicable.
70	Where the forepeak and afterpeak are used as tanks, a separate power pump suction pipe shall lead to each tank, except that in the case of small tanks used for the carriage of domestic fresh water, manual pumps may be used.
71	Where the forepeak and afterpeak are not used as tanks and power bilge pumping system suction pipes are not fitted, pumping of both peaks may be effected by manual pumps if the suction lift is within the capacity of the pumps and does not exceed 7.5 m in height.
82	When the tank top is of irregular form, the number and location of vent pipes shall be such as to permit the efficient ventilation of the tank.
83	Where only one vent pipe is provided, it shall not be used as a filling pipe.
85	Vent pipes from compartments such as cofferdams and from all tanks that can be pumped shall not lead to enclosed areas of the ship.
95	Overflow piping systems shall be so arranged as to be self-draining when the ship is on an even keel.
97	Means shall be provided for sounding all tanks and the bilges of those compartments which are not readily accessible and the soundings shall be taken as near to the suction pipes as practicable.
99	Sounding pipes shall have an identifying name-plate attached to the upper end, be as straight as practicable, and if curved to suit the structure of the ship, the curvature shall be sufficiently easy to permit the ready passage of the sounding rod or chain.
120	Where the branch suction pipe referred to in item 118 is used only for the purpose of pumping from the cargo hold, it may be connected to the main bilge pipe or the main ballast pipe, but in such a case [...] (b) the appropriate power pump shall have the pumping capacity for the diameter of the main pipe as set out in the Table of Capacities to this Part; and
121	Where the branch suction pipe referred to in item 118 is used for the purpose of pumping from and filling the cargo hold, it shall be connected to the main ballast pipe, and in such case [...] (b) the ballast pump shall have the pumping capacity for the diameter of the main ballast pipe as set out in the Table of Capacities to this Part; and
124	For Group 3 ships, where direct bilge suction pipes lead to both sides of the ship for normal bilge pumping, one suction pipe shall be of a size not less than that of the main bilge pipe and the other suction pipe may be of the size of the machinery space branch bilge suction pipe, but the smaller suction pipe shall be fitted on the same side as the emergency bilge suction pipe.
126	Each power bilge pump shall be capable of giving a flow rate of water through the required main bilge pipe of not less than 2 m/s as set out in the Table of Capacities to this Part.
127	Bilge pumps may be used as fire pumps if the simultaneous operation of bilge-pumping systems and fire-pumping systems is not compromised.
128	Sanitary, ballast and general service pumps may be used as independent power bilge pumps if they are fitted with the necessary connections for bilge pumping.

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Item	Requirements
1	The main bilge pipe shall be connected to (a) at least three power pumps, where the Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, is less than 30; or (b) at least four power pumps, where the Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, is 30 or more.

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Item	Requirements
1	The main bilge pipe shall be connected to (a) at least three power pumps, where the Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, is less than 30; or (b) at least four power pumps, where the Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, is 30 or more.

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Item	Requirements
1	In ships of 91.5 m or more in length, or that have a Criterion of Service Numeral for the ship, as determined pursuant to the Hull Construction Regulations, of 30 or more, the bilge pumping system shall have at least one power pump available for use in all flooding conditions the ship is designed to withstand.
3	Controls referred to in subitem 2(a) shall be clearly identified and an indication of their operational status at the remote control location given, and where extended spindles are used for valves, the spindles shall lead as directly as possible to the remote control location.
18	Remote controls for cocks and valves referred to in subitem 17(b) shall lead as directly as possible to the remote control location and shall be clearly identified at the upper end and an indication of their operational status given.

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Item	Requirements
3	The arrangement of the pumping system shall be such as to prevent the possibility of water passing from the sea to any compartment or from one watertight compartment to another and for that purpose bilge suction valves shall be of the screw-down non-return type.
15	Bilge pumps may be used as fire pumps if the simultaneous operation of bilge-pumping systems and fire-pumping systems is not compromised.
16	A general service power pump that is not connected to oil systems may be used as an independent bilge pump if it is fitted with the necessary connections for bilge pumping.

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Item	Requirements
2	The arrangement of the pumping system shall be such as to prevent the possibility of water passing from the sea to any compartment or from one watertight compartment to another.
9	Bilge pumps may be used as fire pumps if the simultaneous operation of bilge-pumping systems and fire-pumping systems is not compromised.
10	A general service power pump that is not connected to oil systems may be used as an independent bilge pump if it is fitted with the necessary connections for bilge pumping.

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Marine Machinery Regulations - SOR/90-264 (SCHEDULE XIII : Liquefied Petroleum Gas Fuel Systems)

Regulations Respecting the Construction, Installation and Inspection of Marine Machinery

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Item	Requirements
9	Gas fuel piping shall [...] (c) be exposed to sight as far as practicable;
10	Gas fuel piping shall not be used as part of any electrical circuit or grounding system.
11	Gas fuel piping shall not be used as support or restraint for any item or fitting that is not part of the gas system.
32	The piping and components in the gas fuel system shall be located so that gas leakage tests may be carried out at prescribed intervals as follows: [...]
36	Gas fuel storage cylinder pressure-relief valves shall be vented away from the cylinders and, as far as practicable, upwards to prevent impingement of escaping gas onto the cylinders.
41	Gas fuel storage cylinder pressure-relief valves shall be vented away from the cylinders, and, as far as practicable, upwards to prevent impingement of escaping gas onto the cylinders.
42	Gas fuel safety device vent outlets from safety devices shall end as far as practicable from enclosed space openings and ventilation intakes.
47	The following warning and safety instructions shall be prominently posted in spaces where gas fuel appliances are located: [...] 1 If leakage of gas fuel is suspected or detected, the following actions must be taken immediately: [...] (e) ventilate by creating a through draught to disperse the gas as liquefied petroleum gas is heavier than air and will tend to settle; 2 If any soot accumulates on pans or parts of the appliance or any unusual odours occur, the appliance should not be used until it is repaired as the appliance may be producing a deadly gas.”

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Marine Machinery Regulations - SOR/90-264 (SCHEDULE VIII : Remote Control and Monitoring Systems in Periodically Unattended Machinery Spaces)

Regulations Respecting the Construction, Installation and Inspection of Marine Machinery

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Item	Requirements
1	Remote and automatic control and monitoring of machinery located in periodically unattended spaces shall offer the same level of safety from remote control locations as would be obtained if the machinery were arranged for continuous local manual control and monitoring by watchkeeping engineers.
6	An audible and visual alarm system shall be provided to indicate any fault requiring attention and shall [...] (d) as far as practicable, be designed to have fail safe characteristics; and
13	Where arrangements for overriding the shut-down of the main propelling machinery are fitted, the arrangements shall be such as to preclude inadvertent operation, and visual means shall be provided to indicate when the override has been activated.
14	Remote-controlled machinery systems and periodically unattended machinery spaces shall be equipped as follows: [...] (c) a fire control system with associated equipment shall be fitted in all machinery spaces to provide firefighting capability in accordance with [...] (ii) the Fire Detection and Extinguishing Equipment Regulations, as they read immediately before being repealed, in any other case;

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Item	Requirements
14	Automatic operation shall include, as applicable, controls and monitors for fuel flow and temperature, combustion air flow, burner flame, feed-water flow, feed-water contamination by salt or oil, boiler pressure and hot-air heating unit circulating air flow.
56	The central control location shall include monitoring indicators as set out in items 65 and 66.
61	Where alarms are displayed as group alarms, provision shall be made to identify each alarm at the central control location.

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Item	Required Information
10	Data indicating proposed duration of times in a 24-hour period when machinery spaces of Category A will normally be unoccupied and when other machinery spaces, such as steering gear compartments, will not normally be visited.

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Item	Requirements
2	Witnessing of pressure testing of components as required in accordance with rules or codes.

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