I - Part 6 GL 2011

Section 31

Oil Recovery Vessels

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Section 31 Oil Recovery Vessels

A. General ity and floatability properties will be considered for each particular case. 1.3 Visibility from the maneuvering station shall be such that the master can easily monitor oil recovery operations that occur on deck and in the water. 1.4 The oil tanks and the deck area where the operation is performed shall be as far away from the accommodation as possible. 2. Fire protection

1. Vessels specially designed, built, and equipped for occasional handling, storage, and transportation of oil with a flashpoint below 60 C, recovered from an oil spill in emergency situations, in compliance with the requirements of this section, may be given the Class Notation OR (Oil recovery and transportation). Vessels built for class notation OR are also to comply with requirements of Section 1 to 23 and 25 for Class Notation OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSEL. 2. In addition to the requirements listed in 1, the requirements given in the GL Rules for Machinery and Systems (I-6-2), Section 10 and the GL Rules for Oil Recovery Vessels (I-1-9) have to be applied as appropriate. 3. The following main features of oil recovery vessels dictate their structural configuration: safety against fire and explosion during handling, storage, and transportation of oil recovered from a spill, supporting structures for equipment applied during oil recovery operations, stability and floatability, available power for supply to equipment used during oil recovery operations.

2.1 For ships with cargo tanks forward of the superstructure, exterior boundaries of superstructures and deckhouses enclosing accommodations, including overhanging decks that support such accommodations, shall be insulated to A-60 standard for the entire portions facing the hazardous areas and for 3 m aft or forward of these areas, whichever is relevant. Within such boundaries, this requirement is also applicable to access doors. Alternatively, insulation to A-0 standard with a permanently installed water spraying system in compliance with 2.4 may be accepted. Aluminum bulkheads are not acceptable within these boundaries. 2.2 Requirement 2.1 is also applicable to ships with cargo tanks aft of the superstructure, provided exterior boundaries of superstructures and deckhouses enclosing accommodations and overhanging decks that support such accommodations are situated within 10 m of the nearest hazardous area. 2.3 Portholes and windows in the area specified in 2.1 and 2.2 shall have the same fire rating as the bulkhead in which they are fitted. This requirement does not apply to wheelhouse windows. Portholes and windows that have a lower fire rating than required or that are protected by a water spray system in accordance with 2.4 shall be fitted with permanently installed inside deadlights of steel having a thickness equal to the steel bulkhead in which they are fitted. 2.4 Windows in areas specified in 2.1 shall have A-60 integrity or be protected by deadlights during oil recovery operations. Navigation bridge windows in areas specified in 2.1 shall have A-0 fire integrity. 2.5 To protect the working deck area, two semioperable 25 kg dry powder fire extinguishers shall be provided, stored in readily available spaces adjacent to the working deck. In addition, the ship shall carry two portable foam applicator units with at least four portable 20 liter containers with foam concentrate, using water supplied by the ship's fire main.

B.

Documentation

In addition to plans and particulars required by Section 1, F., additional plans and particulars as defined in the GL Rules for Oil Recovery Vessels (I-1-9), Section 1, D. shall be submitted for approval.

C. 1.

Basic Requirements General

1.1 The ship shall be provided with a suitable working deck for use in oil recovery operations. The ship shall be provided with storage tanks for recovered oil and pumping and piping arrangements for transfer and discharge of recovered oil. 1.2 The ship shall have adequate stability and floatability in all relevant operating conditions. Stabil-

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Section 31

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3.

Arrangement of tanks

3.1 In general, tanks within the accommodation and/or engine room area are not to be used to store recovered oil. 3.2 For the arrangement and segregation of tanks the requirements of the GL Rules for Hull Structures (I-1-1), Section 24 and the Rules for Oil Recovery Vessels (I-1-9), Section 2 have to be applied. 3.3 All openings to the tanks, such as sounding pipes and hatches for placing portable pumps and hoses to recover the oil, shall be located on the open deck. 3.4 Tanks for recovered oil shall have suitable access from the open deck for cleaning and gas freeing. Long tanks shall be accessible from both ends. 3.5 Normally, tanks exceeding a breadth of 0,58 B or a length of 0,1 L (B = rule breadth, L = rule length), whichever is the greater, are to be provided with wash bulkheads or similar arrangement to reduce liquid sloshing when partially filled. The height of tanks for recovered oil shall be at least 1,5 m. Internal obstructions in tanks for recovered oil shall be provided with adequate openings to allow full flow of oil. For this purpose, the area of one single opening is to be at least twice as large as the sectional area of the discharge pipe. The openings shall be arranged to enable the tanks to be effectively drained.

3.6 Coatings in tanks for recovered oil shall be of an oil and dispersant resisting type. 4. Structural support of heavy components

4.1 Strength of supporting structures for equipment used during oil recovery operations can be based on oil recovery operations taking place in moderate sea conditions. 4.2 Dynamic loads on cranes intended for use during oil recovery operations, brought about by the ship's motions, shall be taken into account. In general, scantlings of cranes and their supporting structure shall be based on at least twice the crane's working load.

D. 1.

Hazardous Areas Hazardous zones

The hazardous and non-hazardous zones are defined in GL Rules for Machinery and Systems (I-6-2), Section 10, A.2. 2. Access openings

2.1 The requirements of the GL Rules for Oil Recovery Vessels (I-1-9), Section 2, B. apply.