Pt A, Ch 2, App 1

Group of 1 2 3 4
Description of items
items Isolated area Item Group Zone
17 Cross tie:
web 25 15 − −
flange 20 15 − −
brackets / stiffeners 20 15 − −
18 Transverse bulkheads: (3)
plating 25 20 15 −
stringer web 25 20 − −
stringer flange 20 15 − −
stiffener web 30 20 − −
stiffener flange 25 15 − −
19 other decks: (3)
plating 25 20 15 −
stringer web 25 20 − −
stringer flange 20 15 − −
stiffener web 30 20 − −
stiffener flange 25 15 − −
(1) Each zone is to be evaluated separately.
(2) For double hull oil tankers, the structural elements of the inner skin (plating, longitudinals, girders, bulkheads) are to be
included in the corresponding elements of the outer skin.
(3) Including swash bulkheads, forward and aft peak bulkheads.

4.5 Yield criteria for self-elevating units
4.5.1 Local and global strength criteria in the present Arti-
cle are applicable to self-elevating units.
4.5.2 The structure of the pontoon of self-elevating units is
to be assessed as applicable for the hull of surface unit in
[4.3]
4.5.3 The structural items specific to self-elevating units are
listed in Tab 9.
4.5.4 The assessment of the thickness measurements is to
be performed using the values given in the Tab 9 for each
structural element with regard to the four criteria defined in
[4.2.3], in the following order:
a) assessment of isolated areas (column 1 in the table). If
the criterion is not met, the wasted part of the item is to
be dealt with as necessary.
b) assessment of items (column 2 in the table). If the crite-
rion is not met, the item is to be dealt with as necessary
in the measured areas as far as the average condition of
the item concerned is satisfactory. In cases where some
items are renewed, the average thicknesses of these
items to be considered in the next step are the new
thicknesses.
c) assessment of groups of items (column 3 in the table). If
the criterion is not met, a sufficient number of elements
are to be renewed in order to obtain an increased aver-
age thickness satisfying the considered criterion of the
group (generally the elements to be renewed are those
most wasted). As an example, for the assessment of the
group “deck plates” all deck plates are measured and an
average thickness of each of them is estimated. Then the
average of all these values is to satisfy the criteria given
for this group.
d) assessment of zones (column 4 in the table). In princi-
ple, the criterion of the zone is met when all groups of
items belonging to the zone meet their own criteria (see
c) above). However, a greater diminution than those
given in column 3 may be accepted for one group of
items if, considering the other groups of items belonging
to the same zone, the overall diminution of the zone
does not exceed the criterion given for it in column 4.
Example: The deck zone consists of two groups of items:
• deck plating, which has an average diminution of
12% (criterion 10%)
• deck longitudinals, which has an average diminu-
tion of 4% (criterion 10%).
Even though the deck plating group exceeds its accept-
ance criterion, the average diminution of the zone,
which can be very roughly estimated at 8%, is accepta-
ble and thus the deck plating group can be accepted as
it is excluding critical areas.
Note 1: This criterion applicable to the zones is based on the gen-
eral rule that the current hull girder section modulus is not to
be less than 90% of the rule section modulus within 0,4L amid-
ships. When the zone criterion is used, the assessment is made
on the basis of the original modulus instead of the rule modu-
lus. At the request of the Owner, a direct calculation using the
unit’s current thicknesses may be performed by the Society in
order to accept greater diminutions than those given for this
criterion.
4.5.5 These criteria take into consideration two main
aspects:
• the overall strength of the hull
• the local strength and integrity of the hull structure, such
as bulkheads, etc.

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