scope:

Indications

These Rules apply to steel inland-waterway and seagoing vessels with or without their own means of propulsion, which in the event of an accident involving chemicals may be used for service in a hazardous atmosphere. These may be auxiliary vessels for floating equipment as well as independent operating vessels. Vessels complying with these Rules may without restriction be used for service in oil-covered waters.

If the vessel is intended to be used for restricted services, materials other than steel may be used for construction.

These Rules are for application in the case of toxic or corrosive substances, and of substances having a flash point not exceeding 60 ºC (closed cup-test).

These Rules can analogously be applied to appliances bearing no resemblance to ships and which do not fall within the scope of ship classification.

Other applicable rules

Applicable alongside these Rules are the specifically relevant GL Rules Chapter 1 - Hull Structures, Chapter 2 - Machinery Installations, Chapter 3 - Electrical Installations, Chapter 7 - Chemical Tankers and Chapter 21 - Ventilation plus the GL Rules Part 2 - Inland Waterway Vessels.