Class Rule Stakeholders

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Class Rule Stakeholders

• Designers
• Shipyards
• Owners
• Regulators
• IMO
• Others
• Insurance
• Banks
• Charterers
• Etc

Traditional direct stakeholders
Increasingly direct stakeholders - GBS
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Owners Perspective

• Safety, environmental and commercial performance
• Operational Issue
• Flexibility URS 25
• Loading Rates De-ballasting rates/BWM/URS 1A
• Cargo issues IMSBC Code
• Maintenance Issues
• Damage
• Repair
• Fatigue

Rule Influenced
Should influence rules
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Owners Contribution to CSR

• IACS and member societies consultation
• Technical committees
• IACS consultation
• Harmonisation External Advisory Group
• 2009 Rule Change Proposal
• Intercargo member comments to technical
  committees
• Intercargo comments direct to IACS on key issues

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2009/10 Rule Change Proposal

• Intercargo Comments on
• RCP 2-2 forward deck loading
• RCP 2-6 Grab discharge
• RCP 2-8 double bottom height
• RCP 2-8 void space pressures
• RCP 2-10 wave component for harbour conditions
• RCP 2-16 side shell frames
• etc

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Problem with recent ships
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Evolution of Bulk Carriers (handymax/panamax)
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Pre-CSR Rules for Double Bottom Height

• ABS
• DNV
• CSR

SOLAS requirement?
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FEM Analysis
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Proposed rule
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IACS Response

• Good consultation
• Balanced outcome
• Feedback provided to Intercargo members
• Specifically on double bottom height
• Hull panel to consider the issue
• Parametric study
• Review of damage cases

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Future

• Harmonisation External Advisory Group
• GBS verification
• Increased focus on ship efficiency but safety
  remains top priority
• Must maintain/improve feedback from in service
  ships

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• Thank you
• www.intercargo.org
• info_at_intercargo.org