International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft - HSC Code 1994

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CHANGE DOCUMENT FOR MCA INTERNATIONAL CODE OF
SAFETY FOR HIGH SPEED CRAFT HSC Code. Instructions for
the Guidance of Surveyors.
Dated February 1999 amended August 2004

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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency

International Code of Safety
for High-Speed Craft

HSC CODE

Instructions for the Guidance
of Surveyors

An executive agency of

London: TSO
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Amendment 01 July 2004

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Contents

Object of Instruction

General Guidance

Preamble

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL COMMENT AND REQUIREMENTS
1.1 General comments

1.2 General requirements
1.3 Application
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Surveys
1.6 Approvals
1.7 Maintenance of conditions after survey
1.8 High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate
1.9 Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft
1.10 Control
1.11 Equivalents
1.12 Information to be made available
1.13 Further developments
1.14 Circulation of safety information
1.15 Review of the Code

CHAPTER 2 - BUOYANCY, STABILITY AND SUBDIVISION

Part A - General
2.1 General
2.2 Intact buoyancy ..
2.3 Intact stability in the displacement mode
2.4 Intact stability in the non-displacement mode
2.5 Intact stability in the transient mode
2.6 Buoyancy and stability in the displacement mode following damage
2.7 Inclining and stability information
2.8 Loading and stability assessment
2.9 Marking and recording of the design waterline

Part B - Requirements for passenger craft
2.10 General
2.11 Intact stability in the displacement mode
2.12 Intact stability in the non-displacement mode
2.13 Buoyancy and stability in the displacement mode following damage
2.14 Inclining and stability information

Part C - Requirements for cargo craft
2.15 Buoyancy and stability in the displacement mode following damage
2.16 Inclining

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CHAPTER 17 - HANDLING, CONTROLLABILITY AND PERFORMANCE

17.1 General
17.2 Proof of compliance
17.3 Weight and centre of gravity
17.4 Effect of failures
17.5 Controllability and maneuverability
17.6 Change of operating surface and mode
17.7 Surface irregularities
17.8 Acceleration and deceleration
17.9 Speeds
17.10 Minimum depth of water
17.11 Hard structure clearance
17.12 Night Operation

CHAPTER 18 - OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Part A - General
18.1 Craft operational control
18.2 Craft documentation
18.3 Training and qualifications
18.4 Manning of survival craft and supervision
18.5 Emergency instructions and drills

Part B - Requirements for passenger craft
18.6 Type rating training
18.7 Emergency instructions and drills

Part C - Requirements for cargo craft
18.8 Type rating training
18.9 Emergency instructions and drills

CHAPTER 19 - INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

Annex 1 Form of High-Speed Craft Safety Certificate and Record of Equipment
Annex 2 Form of Permit to Operate High-Speed Craft
Annex 3 Use of probability concept
Annex 4 Procedures for failure mode and effects analysis
Annex 5 Ice accretion applicable to all types of craft
Annex 6 Methods relating to the intact stability investigation of hydrofoil craft
Annex 7 Stability of multihull craft
Annex 8 Definitions, requirements and compliance criteria related to operational and
safety performance
Annex 9 Criteria for testing and evaluation of revenue and crew seats
Annex 10 Open reversible liferafts

Appendix A EU Marine Equipment Directive.
Appendix B Recognized Classification Societies – List thereof
Appendix C Guidance on application of Stockholm Agreement
Appendix D Risk Assessment of the Passage Plan

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Objective of Instruction

These Instructions are issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, an Executive
Agency of the Department for Transport for the guidance of marine surveyors in the
surveying of High Speed Craft for the purpose of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed
Craft) Regulation 1996 (as amended). They indicate to the Designers, Shipbuilders,
Shipowners and others the procedure which the United Kingdom adopts for the survey
and acceptance of High Speed Craft’s structure, system, fittings, arrangements and
materials as well as the condition under which the High Speed Craft Safety Certificates,
UK High Speed Craft Safety Certificates and the Permits to Operate High Speed Craft are
issued.

These Instructions contain interpretations of the HSC Code and guidelines for HSC and the
following format for this publication is adopted:

“The exact wording of the HSC Code is in normal font.”

“The relevant MCA Policy, interpretations, comments
and guidelines are in italic and shaded”

Please note that HSC Code is IMO Resolution MSC.36(63) adopted on 20 May 1994
and its comments are requirements, and accordingly “should” is to be construed as
“shall”. For UK ships, ’Administration’ means the MCA.

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