Rules for Classification and Construction

I Ship Technology
1 Seagoing Ships

6 Liquefied Gas Carriers

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Rules I Ship Technology
Part 1 Seagoing Ships
Chapter 6 Liquefied Gas Carriers

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Section 1 Liquefied gas carriers
A General ...........................................................................................................................1-1
B Character of Classification, Entries into the Class Certificate .........................................1-1

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Rules I Ship Technology
Part 1 Seagoing Ships
Chapter 6 Liquefied gas carriers

Section 1 Liquefied gas carriers

Section 1 Liquefied gas carriers

A General ....................................................................................................................... 1-1
B Character of Classification, Entries into the Class Certificate .................................... 1-1

A General
A.1 These rules apply to ship having their machinery aft and built for the carriage in bulk of lique-
fied gases and some other products which are listed in DNVGL Pt.5 Ch.7 Sec.19.

A.2 Requirements in DNVGL SHIP Rules Pt.5 Ch.7 shall be applied; except DNVGL Pt.5 Ch.7
Sec.1.

A.3 In addition to these rules the relevant requirements of Part 0 – Rules for Classification and
Surveys and the relevant requirements of Chapter 1 – Hull Structures, Sections 1 through 22 and 24 ap-
ply.

A.4 For the machinery, the electrical plant and the refrigerating installation of these ships, the
Chapters 2 – Machinery Installations, 3 – Electrical Installations and 4 – Automation apply.

A.5 The rules of this chapter incorporate the IMO-Resolution MSC.370(93) “International Code for
the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying liquefied Gases in Bulk” (IGC-Code), as amended.

B Character of Classification, Entries into the Class Certificate

B.1 Character of classification

B.1.1 Ships complying with the requirements of these rules will have the notation:
Liquefied gas carrier
affixed to the character of classification.

B.1.2 Liquefied gas carrier will be assigned the symbol D

before the character of classification for
characterizing proof of damage stability according to the IGC-Code (Section2) and after the character of
classification the relevant ship type notation (Type 1 G, 2 G, 2 PG or 3 G). The following data will be en-
tered into an appendix to the certificate:

B.1.2.1 Five digit code for the specification of the proof of damage stability according to Part 0 – Clas-
sification and Survey, Section 2, C.2.4.2.

B.1.2.2 Description of the code.

B.1.3 Liquefied gas carriers equipped with cargo refrigeration system according to DNVGL SHIP
Rules Pt.5 Ch.7 Sec.7 [3] will have the notation RI affixed to the character of classification for the ma-
chinery plant.

B.1.4 For liquefied gas carriers a list stating the products permitted to be carried will be issued as an
annex to the IMO Certificate of Fitness 1 .

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1 This product list will be made available to the Administration whose flag the ship is entitled.

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