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Foreword

These Rules published on 1 July 2017 consist of:

Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers - 1 January 2017

Corrigenda No. 1 (to 1 January 2017 version) - effective 1 July 2017

In association with the harmonization of the Common Structural Rules (CSR) for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, the three Sub-parts, 5A, 5B, and 5C, of Part 5 of the Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, 2017 are as follows:

Contents

Part 5A: General Hull Requirements (IACS CSR Part 1)

Part 5B: Ship Types (IACS CSR Part 2)

Part 5C: This Part is divided into two separate booklets as follows:

Chapters 1 to 6: Tankers and Bulk Carriers not covered by Part 5A and Part 5B and Container Carriers

Chapters 7 to 13: Passenger Vessels, Liquefied Gas Carriers, Chemical Carriers, Vessels Intended to Carry Vehicles, Water Carriers, Membrane Tank LNG Carriers, and Vessels Using Gases or other Low- Flashpoint Fuels.