Examples of SPS Code in a sentence
The Isle of Man accepts the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships, 2008 (SPS Code) to new vessels constructed to the Code from 01 July 2014.Ships which do not meet the requirements of this Code can be constructed to an equivalent standard, as follows:1.
Steering gear installations shall be in accordance with regulation II-1/29 except that: .1 where the ship is certified to carry not more than […] IP (2008 SPS Code value: 240 reasons on board), regulation 29.6.1.1 shall not apply; and .2 where the ship is certified to carry more than […] IP (2008 SPS Code value: 240 person on board), regulation 29.6.1.2 shall not apply.
The submission of evidence showing approval by an Administration of stability of the vessel in accordance with the SPS Code may be acceptable.5.1.2 Stability CriteriaThe intact stability of special purpose ships shall comply with Section 3-3-1.The alternative criteria given in 3-3-A1/3.5 may be used for special purpose ships of less than 100 m in length of similar design and characteristics.
Wherever in the SPS Code the number of special personnel appears as a parameter, it should include the number of passengers carried onboard which may not exceed 12.Special personnel are expected to be able-bodied with a fair knowledge of the layout of the ship and to have received some training in safety procedures and the handling of the ship’s safety equipment before leaving port and include the following:i).
In order to meet the functional requirement set out in paragraph 7.2 above, ships shall comply with the following: .1 where the ship is certified to carry not more than […] IP (2008 SPS Code value: 240 persons on board), part E of SOLAS chapter II-1 shall be complied with.
In order to meet the functional requirement set out in paragraph 8.2 above, the following apply: .1 Where the ship is certified to carry more than […] IP (2008 SPS Code value: 240 persons on board), the requirements of SOLAS chapter II-2 for passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers shall be complied with.
The Special Purpose Ship Code (SPS Code), adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is a set of rules for the safe operation and equipment of special purpose ships including seismic vessels, which carry special personnel who are not passengers or crew members.
Permanently manned units should be certified in compliance with the IMO MODU Code or IMO SPS Code.
The 5th generation Ramform applies the 2008 edition of SPS Code, which applies the passenger vessel rules mutatis mutandis and has severer requirements than cargo vessels.
For terms which are used but not defined within the SPS Code, the definitions as given in SOLAS shall apply.