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	ĐĂNG KIỂM VIỆT NAM - VIET NAM REGISTER PHÒNG PHÂN CẤP VÀ ÐĂNG KÝ TÀU BIỂN CLASSIFICATION AND REGISTRY DEPARTMENT Ðịa chỉ(address): 126, Kim nguu, Ha noi Tel: (84) 4 9714369 Fax: (84) 4 9714569
	THÔNG BÁO KỸ THUẬT - TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Date: 11/02/2003

Ref. No.: 003KT/03TB

Subject: Special Technical Requirements for Vietnam Flag Cargo Vessels (2003 revision)

To whom it may concern,

Vietnam Register as a Vietnam Maritime Safety Administration would like to advise you of the Special Technical Requirement for Vietnam Flag Cargo Vessels (2003 Revision) detailed in the attached sheets.

For any question about the above, please contact:

Classification and Registry Department

Tel: (84) 4 9714368

Fax: (84) 4 9714569

E.mail: ngvuhai69@yahoo.com

NGUYEN KHANH DU

MANAGER OF CLASSIFICATION AND REG. DEPT.

Special Technical Requirements for Vietnam Flag cargo Vessels (2003 revision)

1          Forms of Statutory Certificates Issued to Vessels

Form of statutory certificates issued to vessels shall be in the format compiled by Vietnam Register in accordance with relevant IMO conventions/ codes.

2           Issuance  of Exemption Certificate

         Survey and issuance of any exemption certificate in accordance with relevant IMO conventions/ codes shall be subject to an approval of Vietnam Register.

3           Extension of Validity of Statutory Certificate

         Grant of an extension to any Statutory Certificate shall be subject to an approval of Vietnam Register.

4           Approval of Document

         Vietnam Register is responsible for approval of relevant documents as required by IMO conventions/ codes such as Stability Booklet, Cargo Securing Manual, Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan, Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan, Procedure and Arrangement Manual, etc. In case if Vietnam Register authorizes the approval to other recognized organization, upon completion of the approval, one copy of the approved document shall be forwarded to Vietnam Register.

5       Load Line

5.1     If a recognized organization is authorized by Vietnam Register to carry out survey and issue a Load Line Certificate to a vessel, copy of Load Line Calculation Sheets and Record of Conditions for Load Line Assignment together with Load Line Certificate shall be forwarded to VR.

5.2     Issue of more than one Load Line Certificate

         A Vessel may carry more than one Load Line Certificate on board subject to an approval of Vietnam Register. The procedure for issuing more than one Load Line Certificate is as follows:

.i   an initial survey for all the sets of load line marks and lines shall be carried out. The survey shall ensure that the load line marks and lines corresponding to each draught are to be welded to the side shell. It is the master's responsibility that at all time only one set of the load line mark and lines is painted clearly and the other set is painted out in order not to be visible.

.ii    at the time of load line periodical survey, regardless of the deadweight value applicable at the time, the vessel shall be surveyed for the compliance with the most severe statutory requirements applicable to the greatest deadweight value and all Load Line Certificates shall be endorsed by the attending surveyor.

.iii   no reduction in safety standard when sailing at reduced dead weight will be permitted.

.iv   the set of certificates which are not associated with the Load Line in use shall be placed in a sealed enveloped kept in the master's custody.

.v   upon the owner's request for change of freeboard, the surveyor shall attend on board to verify that set of load line marks and lines not in use is painted out and set in use is painted in. The non-associated Load Line Certificate is then to be replaced by the associated one and again placed in a sealed enveloped by the attending surveyor and left in the master's custody.

6           Portable Fire Extinguishers

6.1     Types of Portable Fire Extinguisher

         Portable fire extinguishers shall be either one of the following:

.i         foam

.ii         CO₂

.iii         dry powder

6.2           Capacity of Portable Fire Extinguishers

.i         foam extinguisher: from 7 to 13.5 litres

.ii         CO₂ extinguisher: from 5 to 9.5 kg

.iii         dry powder extinguisher: from 3.5 to 9.5 kg

6.3           Portable Fire Extinguishers in Accommodation Spaces and Service Spaces

.i   at least the following number of portable fire extinguisher in total shall be provided in accommodation spaces and service spaces:

-     A vessel less than 1000 GT: 4

-   A vessel over 1000 GT: 5

.ii   each space should be provided with as shown in the following table:

6.4     Spare Charges for Portable Fire Extinguishers

         Where portable fire extinguishers provided to meet the above mentioned requirements are of type that can not readily be recharged while the vessel at sea, additional portable fire extinguishers of the same type or equivalent, at least 50% of the required ones in number, should be provided in lieu of spare charges.

7           Service and Hydraulic test for Fire Extinguishers and Portable Foam Applicators

7.1     Fire extinguishers and portable foam applicators shall be checked for condition and serviced at interval not more than 12 months by a recognized company.

7.2     Fire fighting medium of fire extinguishers shall be replaced as follows:

.i   foam: 12 months

.ii   dry powder: in accordance with manufacturer's instruction but not more than 5 years.

.iii   CO₂: quantity of CO₂ shall be checked at interval not more than 12 months. If the remaining quantity is less than 90% compared to specification of the manufacturer, the extinguisher shall be recharged.

7.3     Foam-making liquid of portable foam applicators shall be replaced at interval not more than 2 years.

7.4           Hydraulic test for fire extinguishers:

         All portable and movable fire extinguishers provided on board shall be tested under hydraulic pressure every 10 years, the starting point being the date of manufacture. The result of the test shall be reported in the records. Upon completion of the pressure test with satisfactory result, the date of test shall be carved on the fire extinguisher.

8           Service and Inspection of Fixed Fire Extinguishing Systems

8.1     Fixed fire extinguishing systems provided on board shall be serviced by a recognized company at interval not more than 24 months. The result of the service shall be reported in the records which is to be submitted to the attending surveyor at each periodical survey of safety equipment.

8.2     At the service specified in paragraph 8.1, if quantity of CO₂ or halon in the CO₂ or halon bottles is less than 90% compared to specification of the manufacturer, the bottles shall be recharged.

8.3     Foam-making compound of fixed foam shall be tested for quality after 5 years from the date of charging into foam compound tank and then after that this test is to be repeated at interval not more than 12 months. The test shall be carried out by a recognized laboratory. The result of the test shall be reported in the records which is to be submitted to the attending surveyor at each periodical survey of safety equipment.

8.4           Hydrostatic testing of CO₂ bottles of CO₂ extinguishing systems shall be carry out at interval not more than 10 years. At each test, at lest 10% of the total CO₂ bottles shall be hydrostatically tested. Attention shall be paid that the tested bottles are not ones that were tested at the last testing. If any single bottles found defective, all remaining bottles are to be tested at those testing.

8.5     If a CO₂ bottle is recharged and it has not been hydrostatically tested since last 10 years, then it shall be subject to hydrostatic test.

8.6     The date of hydrostatic test shall be carved on the CO₂ bottles.

8.7     Foam compound tank of foam fire extinguishing systems shall be subject to internal examination and hydrostatic test at the time of changing foam compound, provided that maximum interval between two consecutive examinations and tests is not more than 10 years.

9           Service and Inspection of Fixed Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems

         Fixed Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems provided on board shall be serviced by a recognized company at interval not more than 24 months. The result of the service shall be reported in the records which is to be submitted to the attending surveyor at each periodical survey of safety equipment.

10              Emergency Escape Breathing Devices (EEBD) provided on board Vessels

10.1        All vessels

.i  At least two sets of EEBD shall be provided in accommodation spaces.

.ii  Minimum number of EEBD shall be provided in the engine room as follows:

-  One EEBD for engine control room located within the engine room

-  One EEBD for each workshop located within the engine room

-  One EEBD placed at each emergency escape route of the engine room

-  One EEBD placed close to each entrance way of the engine room

.iii  At least one EEBD shall be provided on board for the purpose of crew training.

10.2        Vessels built on or after 1 July 2002

Besides the number of EEBDs specified in paragraph 10.1, at least one spare EEBD shall be provided on board.

11              Symbol of Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD) posted in Vessel's Fire Control Plans

11.1        The symbol for an EEBD exclusively used for training purpose is the capital characters of "EEBD" in green colour.

11.2         The symbol for an EEBD used in emergency circumstance is the capital characters of "EEBD" in red colour.

11.3        The Symbols specified in paragraph 11.1 and 11.2 shall be changed accordingly when the revised version covered of the IMO Resolution A.654(16) - Graphical Symbols for Fire Control Plans is adopted and enforced.

12          Service and Inspection of Fireman's Outfits and Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus

12.1           Fireman's Outfits and Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus provided on board shall be serviced by a recognized company at interval not more than 24 months. The result of the service shall be reported in the records which is to be submitted to the attending surveyor at each periodical survey of safety equipment.

12.2   Air bottles of Fireman's Outfits and Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus shall be hydrostatically tested at interval not more than 5 years.

13     Fire Extinguishing Arrangements for Paint Lockers and Flammable Liquid Lockers

13.1           Vessels built before 1 July 2002

.i   for such locker with deck area of 4 m² and above: at least 2 CO₂ extinguishers of 6.8 kg CO₂ or 2 dry powder extinguishers of 4.5 kg dry powder.

.ii   for such locker with deck area of less than 4 m²: at least 1 CO₂ extinguisher of 6.8 kg CO₂ or 1 dry powder extinguisher of 4.5 kg dry powder.

         The extinguishers shall be located near to entrance way outside of the locker.

13.2           Vessels built on or after 1 July 2002

.i   for such locker with deck area of 4 m² and above: one of the following fixed fire fighting systems shall be provided:

-           a CO₂ system

-           a dry powder system

-           a water spraying or sprinkler system

.ii   for such locker with deck area of less than 4 m², which do not give direct access to accommodation spaces: at least 1 CO₂ extinguisher of 6.8 kg CO₂ or 1 dry powder extinguisher of 4.5 kg dry powder.

14           Liferaft which Readily Transferable for Launching on either Side of the Vessel

         A readily transferable liferaft means

14.1   A liferaft which

.i   has a mass of 185 kg or less including the liferaft itself and its equipment,

.ii   is stowed at a place where there is nothing to obstruct its transfer to the opposite side and its transfer in the vertical direction is not required,

.iii   is able to be easily removed from the frame when it is transferred to the opposite side, and

.iv   is able to be transferred within a distance of maximum 1.5 times of vessel's width, or

14.2   A liferaft which is able to be transferred to the opposite side with a crane, etc. that is operated by an suitable power source separated from the power source of the vessel, or

14.3   A liferaft which is able to be transferred to the opposite side on the rails together with its frame.

         In any case, the liferaft shall not require any work that must be done by more than 3 persons.

15           Exemption of immersion suits and thermal protective aids

         Vessels which habitually trade between the latitudes of 25⁰ N and 25⁰ S may be exempted from provision of immersion suits and thermal protective aids subject to an approval of Vietnam Register.

16           Required radio personnel on board GMDSS vessels

         For vessels with shore based maintenance: one deck officer holding a GOC.

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