1、 Code of Safety forSPECIALPURPOSESHIPS,2008(2008 SPS Code)London, 2008First published in 1984by the INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SRwww.imo.orgSecond edition, 2008Printed in the United Kingdom by CPI Books Limited, Reading RG1 8EXISBN 978-92-801-1495-9IMO PUBLIC
2、ATIONSales number: IA820ECopyright # International Maritime Organization 2008All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any formor by any means without prior permission in writingfrom the International Maritime Organization.This p
3、ublication has been prepared from official documents of IMO, and every effort has been made toeliminate errors and reproduce the original text(s) faithfully. Readers should be aware that, in case ofinconsistency, the official IMO text will prevail.ForewordThe Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty
4、-fourth session (7 to 16 May2008), adopted, by resolution MSC.266(84), the Code of Safety forSpecial Purpose Ships, 2008 (2008 SPS Code), which had been developedfollowing a thorough revision of the SPS Code adopted in 1983 byresolution A.534(13).In adopting the 2008 SPS Code, the Committee recalled
5、 that, since theadoption of the previous SPS Code, many requirements of the SOLASConvention had been amended and considerable experience had beengained in the Codes application, all of which was taken into accountduring the development of the new Code. Particular attention was paid tothe matter of t
6、rainees on training ships which lead to a comprehensiverevision of the term special personnel.The 2008 SPS Code supersedes the SPS Code adopted by resolutionA.534(13) for special purpose ships certified on or after 13 May 2008. Forspecial purpose ships certified before that date, the previous SPS Co
7、de(resolution A.534(13) still applies.iiiContentsPagePreamble . . . . 1Chapter 1 General . . . . 2Chapter 2 Stability and subdivision . . . . 6Chapter 3 Machinery installations . 7Chapter 4 Electrical installations. . . 7Chapter 5 Periodically unattended machinery spaces. . . 8Chapter 6 Fire protect
8、ion . . . 8Chapter 7 Dangerous goods . 9Chapter 8 Life-saving appliances . . 10Chapter 9 Radiocommunications. . 10Chapter 10 Safety of navigation . . . 10Chapter 11 Security . . . 10Annex Form of Safety Certificate forSpecial Purpose Ships. 11Resolution MSC.266(84) . . . . 23vCode of Safety for Spec
9、ial Purpose Ships, 2008*Preamble1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-fourth session,revised the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships (SPS Code) adoptedby resolution A.534(13) to bring it up to date with amendments toSOLAS and to extend the voluntary application of the revised Code toin
10、clude training ships, whether or not covered by the applicationrequirements of SOLAS.2 The Code has been developed to provide an international standardof safety for special purpose ships of new construction, the application ofwhich will facilitate operation of such ships and result in a level of saf
11、ety forthe ships and their personnel equivalent to that required by theInternational Convention for the Safety at Life of Sea, 1974.3 For the purposes of this Code, a special purpose ship is a ship of notless than 500 gross tonnage which carries more than 12 special personnel,i.e. persons who are sp
12、ecially needed for the particular operational duties ofthe ship and are carried in addition to those persons required for thenormal navigation, engineering and maintenance of the ship or engaged toprovide services for the persons carried on board.4 Because special personnel are expected to be able b
13、odied with a fairknowledge of the layout of the ship and have received some training insafety procedures and the handling of the ships safety equipment, thespecial purpose ships on which they are carried need not be considered ortreated as passenger ships.5 In developing the safety standards for thi
14、s Code it has beennecessary to consider:.1 the number of special personnel being carried; and.2 the design and size of the ship in question.6 While the Code has been developed for new ships of 500 grosstonnage and above, Administrations may also consider the application of*The Code of Safety for Spe
15、cial Purpose Ships, 2008 comprises the annex to resolutionMSC.266(84), the text of which is reproduced at the end of the present publication.1the provisions of the Code to ships of lesser tonnage. The term “new ship”has not been defined in order to give any Administration discretion todecide the eff
16、ective date of entry into force.7 For facilitating the operation of special purpose ships, this Codeprovides a certificate, called a Special Purpose Ship Safety Certificate,which should be issued to every special purpose ship. Where a specialpurpose ship is normally engaged on international voyages
17、as definedin SOLAS it should, in addition, also carry SOLAS safety certificates,either:.1 for a passenger ship with a SOLAS Exemption Certificate; or.2 for a cargo ship with a SOLAS Exemption Certificate, wherenecessary,as the Administration deems appropriate.8 Noting that the Code may be readily ap
18、plied to some ships thatcarry special personnel on board to which SOLAS does not apply, theMaritime Safety Committee invites Administrations to apply the standardsof the Code to such ships to the extent deemed reasonable and practicable.Chapter 1 General1.1 The purpose of the Code is to recommend de
19、sign criteria,construction standards and other safety measures for special purpose ships.1.2 Application1.2.1 Except as provided in 8.3, the Code applies to every specialpurpose ship of not less than 500 gross tonnage certified on or after 13 May2008. The Administration may also apply these provisio
20、ns as far asreasonable and practicable to special purpose ships of less than 500 grosstonnage and to special purpose ships constructed before 13 May 2008.1.2.2 This Code does not apply to ships meeting the Code for theConstruction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUCode).1.2.3 The
21、Code is not intended for ships used to transport andaccommodate industrial personnel that are not working on board.21.3 Definitions1.3.1 For the purpose of this Code, the definitions given hereunderapply. For terms used, but not defined in this Code, the definitions asgiven in SOLAS apply.1.3.2 Brea
22、dth (B) means the maximum breadth of the ship, measuredamidships to the moulded line of the frame in a ship with a metal shell andto the outer surface of the hull in a ship with a shell of any other material.The breadth (B) should be measured in metres.1.3.3 Crew means all persons carried on board t
23、he ship to providenavigation and maintenance of the ship, its machinery, systems andarrangements essential for propulsion and safe navigation or to provideservices for other persons on board.1.3.4 IMDG Code means the International Maritime Dangerous GoodsCode, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committe
24、e by resolutionMSC.122(75), as amended.1.3.5 Length (L) means 96% of the total length on a waterline of 85% atthe least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel, or the lengthfrom the foreside of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on thatwaterline, if that be greater. In ships designed
25、with a rake of keel, thewaterline on which this length is measured should be parallel to thedesigned waterline. The length (L) should be measured in metres.1.3.6 LSA Code means the International Life-Saving Appliance Code,adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee by resolution MSC.48(66), asamended.1
26、.3.7 Organization means the International Maritime Organization.1.3.8 Passenger means every person other than:.1 the master and the members of the crew or other personsemployed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on thebusiness of that ship; and.2 a child under one year of age.1.3.9 Permeabil
27、ity in relation to a space is the ratio of the volume withinthat space which is assumed to be occupied by water to the total volume ofthat space.1.3.10 SOLAS means the International Convention for the Safety of Lifeat Sea, 1974, as amended.31.3.11 Special personnel means all persons who are not pass
28、engers ormembers of the crew or children of under one year of age and who arecarried on board in connection with the special purpose of that ship orbecause of special work being carried out aboard that ship. Wherever inthis Code the number of special personnel appears as a parameter, it shouldinclud
29、e the number of passengers carried on board which may notexceed 12.Special personnel are expected to be able bodied with a fair knowledge ofthe layout of the ship and to have received some training in safetyprocedures and the handling of the ships safety equipment before leavingport and include the
30、following:.1 scientists, technicians and expeditionaries on ships engaged inresearch, non-commercial expeditions and survey;.2 personnel engaging in training and practical marine experi-ence to develop seafaring skills suitable for a professionalcareer at sea. Such training should be in accordance w
31、ith atraining programme approved by the Administration;.3 personnel who process the catch of fish, whales or otherliving resources of the sea on factory ships not engaged incatching;.4 salvage personnel on salvage ships, cable-laying personnel oncable-laying ships, seismic personnel on seismic surve
32、y ships,diving personnel on diving support ships, pipe-layingpersonnel on pipe layers and crane operating personnel onfloating cranes; and.5 other personnel similar to those referred to in .1 to .4 who, inthe opinion of the Administration, may be referred to thisgroup.1.3.12 Special purpose ship*mea
33、ns a mechanically self-propelled shipwhich by reason of its function carries on board more than 12 specialpersonnel.*Some sail training ships may be classified by the Administration as not propelled bymechanical means if fitted with mechanical propulsion for auxiliary and emergencypurposes.Where a s
34、hip carries more than 12 passengers, as defined in SOLAS, the ship should not beconsidered a special purpose ship as it is a passenger ship as defined by SOLAS.41.3.13 Training programme means a defined course of instruction andpractical experience in all aspects of ship operations, similar to the b
35、asicsafety training as offered by the maritime institutions in the country of theAdministration.1.4 ExemptionsA ship which is not normally engaged as a special purpose ship and whichundertakes an exceptional single voyage as a special purpose ship may beexempted by the Administration from the provis
36、ions of this Code,provided that it complies with safety requirements which in the opinion ofthe Administration are adequate for the voyage which is to be undertakenby the ship.1.5 Equivalents1.5.1 Where the Code requires that a particular fitting, material,appliance, apparatus, item of equipment or
37、type thereof should be fittedor carried in a unit, or that any particular provision should be made, or anyprocedure or arrangement should be complied with, the Administrationmay allow any other fitting, material, appliance, apparatus, item ofequipment or type thereof to be fitted or carried, or any
38、other provision,procedure or arrangement to be made in that unit, if it is satisfied by trialthereof or otherwise that such fitting, material, appliance, apparatus, itemof equipment or type thereof or that any particular provision, procedure orarrangement is at least as effective as that required by
39、 the Code.1.5.2 When an Administration so allows any fitting, material, appliance,apparatus, item of equipment or type thereof, or provision, procedure,arrangement, novel design or application to be substituted hereafter, itshould communicate to the Organization the particulars thereof, togetherwith
40、 a report on the evidence submitted, so that the Organization maycirculate the same to other Governments for the information of theirofficers.1.6 SurveysEvery special purpose ship should be subject to the surveys specified forcargo ships, other than tankers, in SOLAS, which should cover theprovision
41、s of this Code.51.7 Certification1.7.1 A certificate may be issued after survey in accordance with 1.6either by the Administration or by any person or organization dulyauthorized by it. In every case the Administration assumes fullresponsibility for the certificate.1.7.2 The certificate should be dr
42、awn up in the official language of theissuing country in a form corresponding to the model given in the annexto the Code. If the language used is neither English nor French, the textshould include a translation into one of these languages.1.7.3 The duration and validity of the certificate should be
43、governed bythe respective provisions for cargo ships in SOLAS.1.7.4 If a certificate is issued for a special purpose ship of less than500 gross tonnage, this certificate should indicate to what extentrelaxations in accordance with 1.2 were accepted.Chapter 2 Stability and subdivision2.1 The intact s
44、tability of special purpose ships should comply with theprovisions of section 2.5 of part B of the 2008 Intact Stability Code.2.2 The subdivision and damage stability of special purpose shipsshould in general be in accordance with SOLAS chapter II-1 where theship is considered a passenger ship, and
45、special personnel are consideredpassengers, with an R value calculated in accordance with SOLASregulation II-1/6.2.3 as follows:.1 where the ship is certified to carry 240 persons or more, theR value is assigned as R;.2 where the ship is certified to carry not more than 60 persons,the R value is ass
46、igned as 0.8R; and.3 for more than 60 (but not more than 240) persons, theR value should be determined by linear interpolationbetween the R values given in .1 and .2 above.2.3 For special purpose ships to which 2.2.1 applies, the requirementsof SOLAS regulations II-1/8 and II-1/8-1 and of SOLAS chap
47、ter II-1,parts B-2, B-3 and B-4 should be applied as though the ship is a passengership and the special personnel are passengers. However, SOLASregulations II-1/14 and II-1/18 are not applicable.62.4 For special purpose ships to which 2.2.2 or 2.2.3 applies, except asprovided in 2.5, the provisions
48、of SOLAS chapter II-1, parts B-2, B-3 andB-4 should be applied as though the ship is a cargo ship and the specialpersonnel are crew. However, SOLAS regulations II-1/8 and II-1/8-1need not be applied and SOLAS regulations II-1/14 and II-1/18 are notapplicable.2.5 All special purpose ships should comp
49、ly with SOLAS regulationsII-1/9, II-1/13, II-1/19, II-1/20, II-1/21 and II-1/35-1, as though the shipis a passenger ship.Chapter 3 Machinery installations3.1 Subject to 3.2, the requirements of part C of chapter II-1 ofSOLAS should be met.3.2 Steering gearAll installations should be in accordance with regulation 29 of part C ofchapter II-1 of SOLAS, except that installations in special purpose shipscarrying not more than 240 persons on board should, when applicable, bein a
