General machinery requirements

(1) All boilers and other pressure vessels, all parts of machinery, all system, hydraulic, pneumatic and other systems and their associated fittings which are under internal pressure shall be subjected to an approved pressure test before being put into service for the first time. (2) Adequate provisions shall be made to facilitate cleaning, inspection and maintenance of machinery installations including boilers and other pressure vessels. (3) Where risk from over speeding of machinery exists, means shall be provided to ensure that the safe speed is not exceeded. (4) Where main or auxiliary machinery including pressure vessels or any parts of such machinery are subject to internal pressure and may be subject to dangerous overpressure, means should be provided where practicable to protect against such excessive pressure. (5) All gearing and every shaft and coupling used for transmission of power to machinery essential for the propulsion and safety of the ship or for the safety of persons on board shall be so designed and constructed that they will withstand the maximum working stresses to which they may be subjected in all service conditions, and due consideration shall be given to the type of engines by which they are driven or of which they form part. (6) Machinery shall be provided with, as deemed necessary by the Administration, automatic shut off arrangements or alarms in the case of failures such as lubricating oil supply, Merchant Ships (Registration) 144 failure of which could lead rapidly to complete breakdown, damage or explosion. The Administration may permit provisions for overriding automatic shutoff devices.