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INTERCARGO ANNUAL REVIEW 2023-2024

Design

& Construction

INTERCARGO actively monitors the development of rules and guidelines
for bulk carriers and associated on-board equipment on a continuous basis,
with a particular emphasis on the Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers
and Oil Tankers.

The Common Structural Rules for Bulk INTERCARGO is currently participating
Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR) conform with IACS and other industry partners
with SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-10 Goal- with a review of the recently revised
based ship construction standards for IACS Recommendation 34 – Standard
bulk carriers and oil tankers and thus Wave Data.
provide a defined minimum level of safe-
ty in terms of vessel design and con- In addition to involvement with the CSR,
struction. INTERCARGO’s Secretariat and mem-
bers of the Management Committee sit
Part of the maintenance and further de- on a number of the individual Class Socie-
For more information on this topic velopment of the CSR includes periodic ties committees and provide input to oth-
please visit: rule changes that usually occur yearly, er Class Rules related to the design and
https://www.intercargo.org/topics/ and INTERCARGO takes an active role construction of ships with an emphasis on
design in the rule change process. those matters related to bulkers.

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