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    • Part A- General
      • Rule 1 – Application
      • Rule 2 – Responsibility
      • Rule 3 – General Definitions
    • Part B- Steering and Sailing
      • Section 1 (Rule 4 -10)
        • Rule 4 – Application
        • Rule 5 – Lookout
        • Rule 6 – Safe Speed
        • Rule 7 – Risk of collision
        • Rule 8 – Action to avoid collision
        • Rule 9 – Narrow Channels
        • Rule 10 – Traffic separation schemes
      • Section 2 (Rule 11 – 18)
        • Rule 11 – Application
        • Rule 12 – Sailing vessels
        • Rule13 – Overtaking
        • Rule 14 – Head on situation
        • Rule 15 – Crossing situation
        • Rule 16 – Action by give-way vessel
        • Rule 17 – Action by stand-on vessel
        • Rule 18 – Responsibilities between vessels
      • Section 3 (Rule 19)
        • Rule 19 – Conduct of vessels in restricted visibility
    • Part C- Lights and Shapes
      • Rule 20 – Application
      • Rule 21- Definitions
      • Rule 22 – Visibility of lights
      • Rule 23 – Power-driven vessels underway
      • Rule 24 – Towing and pushing
      • Rule 25 – Sailing vessels underway and vessels under oars
      • Rule 26 – Fishing vessels
      • Rule 27 – Vessels N.U.C or R.A.M
      • Rule 28 – Vessels constrained by their draught
      • Rule 29 – Pilot vessels
      • Rule 30 – Anchored vessels and vessels aground
      • Rule 31 – Seaplanes
    • Part D- Sound and Light Signals
      • Rule 32 – Definitions
      • Rule 33 – Equipment for sound signals
      • Rule 34 – Manoeuvring and warning signals
      • Rule 35 – Sound signals in restricted visibility
      • Rule 36 : Signals to attract attention
      • Rule 37 – Distress signals
    • Part E- Exemptions (Rule 38)
      • Rule 38 – Exemptions
    • Part F – Verification of compliance with the provisions of the Convention
      • Rule 39 – Definitions
      • Rule 40 – Application
      • Rule 41 – Verification of compliance
    • Annexes
      • Annex 1 – Positioning and technical details of lights and shapes
      • ANNEX II – Additional Signals for Fishing Vessels Fishing in Close Proximity
      • ANNEX III – Technical Details of Sound Signal Appliances
      • ANNEX IV – Distress Signals
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Ignition point

Ignition point (of an oil) – this is defined by the temperature to which an oil must be raised before its surface layers will ignite and continue to burn. … [Read more...]

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IGC Code

refers to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk. … [Read more...]

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IBC Code Certificate

refers to an International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk, which certifies compliance with the requirements of the International Bulk Cargo (IBC) Code. … [Read more...]

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IMDG

International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code –a mandatory code for the carriage of dangerous goods at sea as adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Effective from 1 January 2004 this code is applicable to all ships to which the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention applies (Resolution MSC. 122(75)). … [Read more...]

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Intrinsically Safe

An electrical circuit or part of a circuit is intrinsically safe if any spark or thermal effect produced normally (i.e. by breaking or closing the circuit) or accidentally (e.g. by a short circuit or earth fault) is incapable, under prescribed test conditions, of igniting a prescribed gas mixture. … [Read more...]

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Interface Detector

An electrical instrument for detecting the boundary between oil and water. … [Read more...]

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Insulating Flange

A flanged joint incorporating an insulating gasket, sleeves and washers to prevent electrical continuity between ship and shore. … [Read more...]

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Inert Gas System (IGS)

An inert gas plant and inert gas distribution system together with means for preventing backflow of cargo gases to the machinery spaces, fixed and portable measuring instruments and control devices. … [Read more...]

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Inerting

The introduction of inert gas into a tank with the object of attaining the inert condition. … [Read more...]

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Inert Gas Plant

All equipment fitted to supply, cool, clean, pressurise, monitor and control the delivery of inert gas to the cargo tank systems. … [Read more...]

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