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PART XI
TUG AND OIL BARGE COMBINATIONS

Integrated Tug and Oil Barge Combinations ^

88. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Standards,

(a) the construction, inspection, operation and connecting systems of every integrated tug and oil barge combination shall be specially considered by the Board;

(b) where the tug component of an integrated tug and oil barge combination

(i) can demonstrate quick and safe separation from the oil barge under all operating conditions for which the tug and oil barge are designed to operate as a combined unit, and

(ii) is fitted and rigged with the equipment necessary for towing the oil barge by hawser,

the tug and the oil barge shall be treated as separate vessels with regard to construction and inspection requirements, and the Inspection Certificate of the oil barge shall identify those tugs which have been approved as suitable for operation with the barge when operating as an integrated tug and oil barge combination; and

(c) except where operations only take place on Home Trade Class IV or Minor Waters voyages, every integrated tug and oil barge combination in which the tug cannot satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (b) (i) and (ii) shall comply with the construction and inspection requirements applicable to a single, self-propelled vessel of tonnage equal to the aggregate tonnage of the tug and oil barge combination.

Bridge Visibility ^

89. Every tug and oil barge combination shall provide the person in charge of its navigation with a field of vision from the normal conning position that is at least equal to that described in Ship Safety Bulletin number 3/92.

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