LSA PLAN

Copy of the L.S.A plan is always displayed in conspicuous locations accessible and frequented by
the ship’s crew.
This plan will familiarize the seaman with the location of various Life Saving Appliances on
board.
Information available on plan will be as follows:

➢ Quantity and Location of Life Boats, Life Rafts indicating their carrying capacity.
➢ Quantity and location of Life Buoys and their attachments
➢ Quantity and location of Adult and child size life jackets.
➢ Location of SART AND EPIRB
➢ Location and quantity of thermal protective suits.

➢ Location of blankets, stretcher and first aid box.

➢ Location of rescue boat
➢ Quantity and location of hand flares and distress rockets
➢ Quantity and location of Line throwing apparatus.

Fire control plan

should show clearly the following item’s number Location with representation as per
IMO Symbols .
➢ Control stations on each deck

➢ The sections of the ship which are enclosed by fire resisting Bulkheads

➢ Particulars of fire detection and fire alarms system

➢ The sprinkler installation (fixed firefighting system)

➢ Location of Fire Extinguishing appliance

➢ Location and number of Fireman’s out fit on ship.

➢ Location and number of EEBD on ship.

➢ Ventilations closing arrangement

➢ Ventilation fan / oil fuel Pumps / fire Pumps controls (outside E/R)

➢ QCV remote operation position

 ➢ Primary and secondary Escape routes from E/R and Accommodation

➢ Location of International shore connections

➢ location and number of Fire Hydrants / Hoses location

➢ Ships particulars

➢ location and number of Fire pumps.

➢ Spaces protected by fixed firefighting system Co2/ Dry powder / Foam/ water

➢ Location of fixed Co2/ Foam / Dry powder installation

➢ Any other firefighting equipment with specific application

GA plan
depicts the division and arrangement of the ship:
➢ Side View.

➢ Plan Views of most important Decks.

➢ Cross-sections.

The views and sections display:

➢ Division into compartments (tanks, engine room, holds)

➢ Location of bulkheads

➢ Location and arrangement of superstructure

➢ Parts of the equipment (winches, loading gear, bow thruster, life boats).

Basic data included in the GA Plan:

➢ Dimensions (Length, Breadth, Draft)

➢ Volumes of the holds (Cargo Capacity Grain & Bale)

➢ Tonnage

➢ Deadweight

➢ Engine power

➢ Speed (Service Speed)

➢ Class
Capacity plan
shows a longitudinal and transverse profile of the vessel, and diagrams of load lines as
well as the principal particulars, such as:
➢ Gross tonnage; net register tonnage;

➢ Deadweight capacity on winter, summer and tropical load line;

➢ Deadweight and displacement scale on varying draught; this scale also shows the moment to
change trim 1 cm and the TPC for each draught;

➢ A diagram with measurements of winter, summer, tropical and fresh water load lines with a
diagram of the position of the deck line; this is usually placed alongside the deadweight and
displacement scale so that the deadweight or displacement can be found for any load line at a
glance;

➢ Grain and bale capacity of all cargo spaces in cubic feet or cubic metres and the position of the
centre of gravity of the space; bale capacity of all cargo spaces in cubic feet or cubic metres;

➢ Capacity in cubic metres and tonnes of double bottom tanks, peak tanks, deep tanks and fuel
tanks and the positions of the centre of gravity of these spaces;

➢ Capacity of all stores and refrigerating chambers.

Shell Expansion Plan:

This is a ship's plan giving details of Shell plating. It is a two-dimensional drawing of a
three-dimensional surface of the ship's hull form. It is developed from the ship's line plan with
the contour lines erected straight on the base line representing the ship's length.

A plan showing the seams and butts, thickness and associated welding of all plates comprising the
shell plating, framing, etc.

Docking plan

A docking plan is a document that is prepared for every ship during its preliminary design
phase. All the information required to bring a ship to a dry dock is included in its docking plan.
While most of the information is condensed into drawings, one must also refer to the textual
references and notes provided, because they also inform us about the type of dry dock that is
being used and technical specifications of dry dock that should be met before the ship is
docked.
Contents:
➢ Table of Hydrostatics and Hydrostatic Curves:
The first few hydrostatics that must be checked before a ship enters a dry dock are:

✓ Forward draft.
✓ Aft draft.
✓ Longitudinal Center of Buoyancy.
✓ Moment to Change Trim by 1cm. (MTCT)

✓ Center of Gravity.
✓ Longitudinal Center of Floatation.
✓ Transverse metacenter.
➢ Docking Condition
➢ Docking Block Information

This facility of adjusting the height is necessary because the ship’s bottom plate may not be
exactly in a straight line (even a few millimeters of difference can result in overloading the hull
structure and deforming the same and all classification rules allow certain tolerance in the
straightness of the keel) and blocks of the same height can result in some portion of the hull
not touching the blocks below that. This will, in turn, load the adjacent blocks which are
touching the hull.

Damage control Plan

Damage control plan is required as per SOLAS chapter II-1/Regulation 19.

As per this regulation, A plan showing clearly for each deck and hold the boundaries of the
watertight compartments, the opening therein with means of closing and position of any
control thereof, and arrangement for the correction of any list due to flooding.
In simple words, the plan needs to show the

✓ layout of all the compartments such as cargo tanks, ballast tanks, fuel tanks etc.
✓ means of closer such as valves, watertight bulkheads, hatches or cargo tank domes and
its position.
 ✓ arrangement for correction of the list during flooding. Such arrangement could be the
use of ballast pumps, Fire & GS pumps. In this case, location & capacities of these pumps
need to be shown on the plan.
Damage control plan is required to shows the location and other details about resources
required for damage control.
✓ For example, during flooding into a compartment, we would like to check the air pipes if
air is coming out from these. Damage control plan gives the location and details of the
air pipes of all compartments.
✓ It gives the location and details of all watertight (and weather tights) doors on the ship
✓ Similarly, damage control plan gives the details of Tanks, Hatches or other
compartments on ships.
✓ And finally, it also provides the information (like capacity) and location of pumps (such
as Fire and GS pump, ballast pump etc) that can be used for pumping out the water
during flooding.

Damage control booklet

✓ The name says it all. This booklet gives the information to the master about how to
control the effect of damage.

✓ Damage control booklet is also required as per SOLAS chapter II-1/Regulation 19.
As per SOLAS chapter II-1/19, damage control booklet need to have all the information as per
damage control plan. To comply with this, usually, a copy of damage control plan will be
included in the damage control booklet.
Apart from this, damage control booklet is supposed to provide information and guidance to
the master about actions to take in case of damage to the ship.
These specific actions may include:
✓ Sounding of alarms to alert the crew
✓ the closing of all watertight doors and compartments
✓ Sounding of tanks to check where the water is flooding and with what rate

Rest of the damage control booklet will consist of the information and guidance to support
required actions as per this flowchart.
Damage stability calculations

✓ Damage stability calculations demonstrate the compliance with the applicable damage
stability regulation.
✓ These are the calculations made during the design stage of the ship and verified after
the construction.
✓ For example, oil tankers need to comply with damage stability requirements as per
MARPOL Annex I, regulation 28.
Damage stability requirements for oil tankers are based on Damage assumptions, meaning that
extent of damage is assumed at locations as mentioned in Marpol Annex I, Reg 28.

Mooring Arrangement Plan:

➢ Arrangement of mooring Equipment’s on Fore Castle Deck.
➢ Arrangement of mooring equipment on Aft deck.
➢ Location of Mooring Winches and Windlass
➢ Nos of mooring ropes and Mooring wires designed to be used on the vessel.
➢ Location of towing arrangement on ship.

Manhole arrangement Plan

It gives the location of manholes on deck and engine rooms. Openings to water tank, fuel oil
tanks, void spaces, ballast tanks on ships.

Pumping and Piping Plan

cargo ships are provided with pumping and piping arrangements so that any watertight
compartment or watertight section of a compartment can be pumped out when the vessel has
any emergency situation such as flooding.
The pumping and piping plan gives the layout all pipes and their connected machinery on ships.