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PART 6 CHAPTER 35
NEWBUILDINGS
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS ADDITIONAL CLASS
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CONTENTS
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Sec. 1
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Ship installations preparing for later liquefied natural gas fuel conversion................. 8
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Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................
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Objective .........................................................................................................................................
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Scope ..............................................................................................................................................
1.3
Application......................................................................................................................................
1.4
Definitions.......................................................................................................................................
Class notation - Gas ready.....................................................................................................................
Documentation..........................................................................................................................................
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Documentation requirements for qualifier D .................................................................................
3.2
Documentation requirements for qualifier S ..................................................................................
3.3
Documentation requirements for additional qualifiers ..................................................................
Gas ready with qualifier S included .....................................................................................................
Gas ready with qualifier T included .....................................................................................................
Gas ready with qualifier P included .....................................................................................................
Gas ready with qualifiers MEc or AEc included ................................................................................
Gas ready with qualifiers MEi, AEi or B included..............................................................................
Gas ready with qualifier Misc included...............................................................................................
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SECTION 1 GENERAL
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Introduction
1.1 Objective
The rules apply to ships which during the new building phase are planned for and partly prepared for later
conversion to liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel.
1.2 Scope
The notation has more levels and corresponding requirements. The minimum mandatory level includes:
verification of compliance with GAS FUELLED rules for a future LNG fuelled ship design
the main engine(s) installed can be converted to duel fuel operation (or are of dual fuel type from newbuilding stage).
In addition optional levels may be included, i.e. it can be chosen to include different preparations of the ship
for a later conversion, and include certification and installation of parts of the LNG fuel systems in the newbuilding.
1.3
Application
1.3.1 The Gas ready class notation provides the basis for compliance with rules in force at the time of
contract for construction for the new-building. The rules in force at the time of a later ship conversion to LNG
fuel shall be complied with regardless of the Gas ready notation.
Guidance note:
At time of conversion, documentation should be submitted for approval. The design verification from the new
building stage will be used to support the approval.
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1.3.2 The Gas ready class notation does not include survey requirements for follow up of the ship when in
operation.
Guidance note:
At time of conversion a survey and evaluation of the condition of the equipment or systems installed from new
building stage will be done. The test scope will depend on time elapsed from new building, and in what way the
systems and components have been preserved/ maintained.
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The rules are applicable for installations where natural gas, stored as LNG, is intended to be used as
fuel. If the rules are applied to designs with other gas fuels, special considerations will have to be done.
1.3.3
1.4 Definitions
Definitions for terms used in this chapter are found in Pt.6 Ch.13 Sec.1.
A ship complying with the relevant parts of this chapter can be given a Gas ready (X1, X2, X3 ) notation,
with a number of possible qualifiers as outlined in Table 1.
AEi
B
Misc
Comment
This qualifier is mandatory to
achieve any Gas ready class
notation.
Guidance note:
Examples of notation:
Gas ready (D, MEc) means that the future LNG fuelled design is examined and found to be in compliance with
rules in force at time of new building, and the ship main engine is of a type that can be converted to dual fuel operation.
Gas ready (D, S, MEc, AEc) means that the future LNG fuelled design is examined and found to be in compliance
with rules in force at time of new building, the ship is constructed with the necessary structural reinforcement and low
temperature materials around the LNG fuel tank(s), and the main and auxiliary engines are of types that can be
converted to dual fuel engines.
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3.1
3.1.1
Documentation
Documentation requirements for qualifier D
Documentation for design verification shall be submitted as required in Table 2.
The following is required to separate the design verification documentation in Table 2 from the normal
new-building documentation:
3.1.2
The documentation is to be marked Gas ready in the start of the each drawing title.
The documentation will be given status examined (EX) instead of approved.
Table 2 Documentation requirements for Gas ready qualifier D
Documentation
Additional description
Gas ready general arrangement
Including LNG tank location with distance from ship side,
drawing
adjacent spaces, bunkering station location, pipe routing,
engine room arrangement and location of any other spaces
containing gas equipment. Location of entrances (air locks as
relevant) for spaces with gas equipment shall also be shown.
Gas ready engine room arrangement Only if not included in general arrangement.
Gas ready design philosophy/
Including information on the machinery configuration, engine
description
room arrangements, fuel arrangements, shut down philosophy,
redundancy considerations etc.
Gas ready hazardous zones drawing
Info
EX
EX
EX
EX
Info
EX
EX
EX
EX
EX
EX
EX
EX
EX
EX
EX
To achieve the class notation Gas ready with S included as a qualifier, the ship structures below the planned
LNG fuel tank(s) are to be reinforced and designed in materials that are necessary for the tank included in the
design.
If the details of the fuel containment system (LNG tanks) and its supports are not clear at new building stage,
the following apply:
Weight and an installation arrangement of the fuel containment system shall as a minimum be included in
the structural design for global strength. This will give the design basis and the limitation to a later retrofit
installation.
Appropriate thermal analysis will require detailed knowledge of the actual tank design. As an alternative
the thermal exposure may be predefined by selected (realistic) design temperatures below supports and at
structures close to the tank boundaries. The selection of material grades will be verified according to Table
C1 in Pt.5 Ch.5 Sec.2 and will form the basis for limits to design temperatures at a later retrofit installation.
The limitations in weight and arrangement of LNG tanks and the chosen design temperatures and materials will
be included in the appendix to Class Certificate.
To achieve the class notation Gas ready with T included as qualifier, the LNG fuel tank(s) are to be approved,
certified and installed in line with the Pt.6 Ch.13 rules, applicable for tanks and surrounding spaces.
To achieve the class notation Gas ready with P included as a qualifier, the following shall be prepared for
and installed on board:
structural ducts for bunkering piping (if going through the ship)
routing for other gas piping systems (as a minimum space for the future installation of pipe ducting must
be available, the physical installation of the pipe ducting is optional)
bunkering station structural space
gas valve unit room (if this is designed as a structural space)
fuel preparation space can be included if relevant - to be agreed between yard, owner and Society.
A list of what is prepared on board for the individual ship will be included in the appendix to Class Certificate.
To achieve the class notation Gas ready with MEc and/or AEc included as a qualifier, the related machinery
shall be of a type that can be converted to gas/ dual fuel operation. The auxiliary engine capacity after
conversion shall be sufficient for the ship power balance.
To achieve the class notation Gas ready with MEi, AEi and/or B included as a qualifier, the related machinery
shall be of a type that can be operated on gas/ dual fuel.
To achieve the class notation Gas ready with Misc included as qualifier, a list of additional equipment or
systems not covered by the other qualifiers need to be agreed between owner and yard, and provided to the
Society for acceptance. Only systems and components covered by Pt.6 Ch.13 can be included in this list. The
list shall give details of which systems and or components to be included from new building stage and followed
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up by the Society throughout the new building process as part of the Gas ready notation. The design,
manufacturing and installation of these systems and components will then be followed up as required in related
rules, and the list will be included in the appendix to class certificate.
General
Installations on board for qualifiers S, T, P and Misc in the Gas ready notation, shall be handled in
accordance with normal new building procedures by the Society surveyor. Certification requirements, material
requirements, NDT and testing requirements for the gas fuel related components and systems are outlined in
Pt.6 Ch.13. When the installations have impact on other disciplines like hull and stability, the requirements and
scope given in the class rules for those disciplines apply.