RULES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF
Ships
PART 6 CHAPTER 37
NEWBUILDINGS
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS – ADDITIONAL CLASS
Gas bunker vessels
JULY 2016
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CONTENTS
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1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 5
1.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Class notation.................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Special features ............................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 5
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SECTION 1 GENERAL
1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Objective
The goal of this rule chapter is to outline requirements for liquefied gas carriers and barges intended for carriage
of liquefied gas and equipped with dedicated gas fuel transfer equipment for supply of bunker for gas fuelled
ships on a regular basis.
1.1.2 Scope
This rule chapter covers safety of the gas bunker vessel, its gas bunker related equipment and installations on-
board. It outlines requirements for design, construction and required operational procedures with regard to:
connection and disconnection of transfer arrangements, bunker transfer and vapour return.
1.1.3 Application
This rule chapter applies to vessels built in compliance with Pt.5 Ch.5 Liquefied gas carriers and barges
specifically intended for carriage of liquefied gas built in compliance with Pt.5 Ch.7 Offshore Service Vessels,
Tugs and Special Ships when they are equipped for bunkering services.
This rule chapter provides safety guidance for additional features that are relevant for a bunkering vessel due
to its particular operations, and which are not already covered by Pt.5 Ch.5.
Guidance note:
Arrangement and equipment of vessels operating in restricted areas or vessels for inland waterways not in compliance
with Pt.5 Ch.5 and Pt.5 Ch.7 will be assessed on a case to case basis.
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1.2 Class notation
A ship complying with relevant parts of this rule chapter can be given a Gas bunker notation. Optional
additional qualifiers as given in [1.3] below may be added to the notation.
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 A ship equipped for handling of excess vapour return from the receiving ship may have the qualifier
VR xxx (vapour recovery with capacity xxx kW) added to the notation.
1.3.2 A ship equipped for enhanced positioning by means of controllable thrust vectors (fixed or direction
controlled thrusters) may have qualifier EPC (enhanced positioning control) added to the class notation.
1.3.3 A ship equipped with enhanced transfer control system may have the qualifier TC added to the class
notation.
Guidance note:
An example of a class notation for a bunkering vessel with optional features for vapour return and for enhanced
transfer control can be as follows: +1A1 Tanker for liquefied gas (-163˚C, 500 kg/m3, 0.7 bar) Gas bunker
(VR 500, TC).
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1.4 Requirements
1.4.1 Requirements in DNV GL rules for classification: Ships Pt.6 Ch.5 Sec.14 shall apply.
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