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ANNUAL REVIEW
Design & Construction
INTERCARGO monitors the The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, in 2016, confirmed
that IACS’ Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and
development of rules and Oil Tankers (CSR) conformed with SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-
guidelines for bulk carriers and 10 Goal-based ship construction standards for bulk carriers
and oil tankers and thus provide a defined minimum level of
associated on-board equipment safety in terms of design and construction.
on a continuous basis, with Part of the maintenance and further development of the
a particular emphasis on the CSR includes periodic rule changes that usually occur year-
ly and INTERCARGO takes an active role in the rule change
Common Structural Rules Bulk process.
Carriers and Oil Tankers. Prior to making any rule change, IACS releases Rule Change Pro-
posals for Industry review. For the last several years INTERCARGO
has performed an in-depth review of the Rule Change Proposals
and provided feedback to IACS, with the last review having taken
place over the Spring/Summer of 2022. Key elements that INTER-
CARGO appraises include, maintaining minimum safety require-
ments and compliance with SOLAS.
In addition to involvement with the CSR, INTERCARGO’s
Secretariat and members of the Management Committee
sit on a number of the individual Class Societies commit-
tees and provide input to other Class Rules related to the
For more information on this topic please visit: design and construction of ships with an emphasis on those
https://www.intercargo.org/topics/design/ matters related to bulkers.
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