Vessels below 15m

Construction Standards for new fishing vessels less than 15m length overall

Introduction

Part 1 - General requirements

Part 2 - Drawings, markings and trials

Part 3 - Hull integrity and arrangement

Part 4 - Steel and aluminium alloy construction

Part 5 - Welding

Part 6 - GRP construction

Part 7 - Wood construction

Part 8 - Deckhouses and superstructures

Part 9 - Machinery installations

Part 10 - Pumping and piping systems

Part 11 - Electrical installations

Part 12 - Outfit and structural fire protection

Part 13 - Recommendations and statutory requirements

 

Seafish Information Notes

Amendments to be read in conjunction with the standards.

SFIN 1 - Tanks

SFIN 2 - Flush hatches

SFIN 3 - GRP construction: main decks

SFIN 4 - Handrails

SFIN 5 - Watertight subdivisions

SFIN 6 - Steering gear

SFIN 7 - Bilge pumping systems

SFIN 8 - Freeing ports

 

Help & Guidance

Construction Standards Calculators - Excel workbook to help with the various formulas printed in the Construction Standards (Microsoft Excel required).

Outfit requirements guidance document - a checklist of the main outfit items covered by the Construction Standards.

Guidance document for registration inspections - an aid and checklist for registration inspections.

 

Links

MSN 1813 (F) - The fishing vessels code of practice for the safety of small fishing vessels (posted on the MCA website).