Technical data for ships and boats

Drawings

The following drawings must be submitted with a written application for the approval of newbuildings of boats.

• General arrangement 
  showing the vertical and horizontal profile of the boat, where bulkheads and other structures are shown plus engine and other equipment foundations. On the GA plan the engine, fuel tanks, air duct locations etc., must be indicated plus the accommodation arrangement.

• Layout drawing 
  showing doors, windows, emergency exits, hatchways, freeing ports or drainages from decks, rescue ladders, handrails, mooring equipment, navigation lights and fishing lights, life raft locations, etc.

• Midship section
  with one section fore and one aft, where the scantlings and the hull structure and connections are shown, such as connection of the deck to the shell, the wheelhouse to the deck, etc.

• Hatches and hatch covers 
  with fastenings.

• Mast and boom

• Engine foundation 
  and its connection to the hull.

• Rudder and rudder equipment 
  with scantlings, material quality and connection to hull. The rudder arrangement and possibilities for emergency rudder arrangements.

• Propeller equipment

• Fuel tanks
  with its scantlings and material quality. Furthermore, fuel pipes, valves and filters must be shown.

• Bilge system
  specifying pump efficiency. Valves and filters must be shown.

• Seawater piping and valves

• Fire protection
  where arrangement of fixed extinguishing equipment, placement of CO2 holders and discharge nozzles and arrangement of fire alarm panel and call points are shown.  Furthermore, the finishing of stoves and electric radiators must me shown.

• Gas equipment 
  for heating.

• Electrical installations
  indicating cable structure and area and the size and structure of fuses, batteries, etc. plus density coefficient of  electrical installations in various places on board.

• Line drawing

It is permitted to have more than one of the above on the same drawing. The Icelandic Transport Authority may require additional drawings, as may be required during the design and finishing process.

Other necessary data

Filled out application form:

For engine change:

And:

• Stability booklet. Including hydrostatic curves, isocline curves, inclining experiment report and line drawings.

• Information on make and type of main engine and power output.

• EIAPP - certificate, engine international air pollution prevention certificate for vessels with engine >130 kW

• Information on according to what rules the ship has been built, for what trading area and whether any restrictions have been enforced due to the ships design or equipment.

Other documents if requested by the Icelandic Transport Authority.

Construction rules

• Nordic boat standard - Commercial boats

Law and rule support

• Ship act No. 66/2021

• Nordic boat standard about the construction and the equipment of vessels smaller than 15 meters LOA, no. 592/1992

Drawings

The following applicable drawings shall be attached to an application because of modifications/repairs

Classed vessel

For a vessel classed with a recognized classification society the society shall survey the modifications or repair and report the modification to the Icelandic Transport Authority. However, if the modifications or repairs effect the following drawings, they shall be submitted to the Icelandic Transport Authority for approval, with regards to the type of the vessel:

• General arrangement, profile and decks, midship section, line drawing / construction due to tonnage measurement

• Arrangements for fire prevention

• Savety plan, fire savety and extinguishing systems

• Arrangement and list of radio communication equipment

• Arrangement of navigational lights

• Bilge and ballast systems

• Tank arrangement

• Arrangement in fish processing spaces

Non classed vessel

For a non classed vessel the following applicable drawings shall be submitted to the ICETRA for review, in addition to those referred to for a classed vessel, before an initial  survey can be carried out, with regards to the type of the vessel:

• Shell plating, bulwarks and freeing ports

• Waterproof bulkheads

• Rudder and steering mechanism

• Engine base

• Gallows and other fishing equipment

• Bases for winches and deck machinery

• Deck arrangements

• Drainage of enclosed working deck

• Machinery space arrangements

• Shaft arrangement

• Engine cooling systems

• Air pressure systems

• Fuel systems

• Main electric power system

• Ventilation systems

• Means of escape

• Automatic sprinkler and fire alarm and fire detection systems

• Fixed fire-extinguishing arrangements in cargo spaces of high fire risk

• Fire mains

• Fire-extinguishing appliances in machinery spaces

• Launching and embarkation appliances

• Layout of crew accommodation spaces in a scale which is at least 1:25

Other data

Filled out application:

and:

• Stability booklet - Including hydrostatic curves, isocline curves, inclining experiment report and line drawings.

• Information on the make and type of the main engine - including a performance cuve, at continous power output.

• Report on noise measurements.

• Information on according to what rules the ship has been built, for what trading area and whether any restrictions have been enforced due to the ships design or equipment.

• Information about the place of construction, year of construction and if relevant when major conversion have been carried out.

Other documents if requested by the ICETRA.

Law and rule support

For all vessels

• Ship act no. 66/2021

For fishing vessels longer than 15 metres

• Rules about the construction and equipment of fishing vessels no. 122/2004

For passenger vessels in domestic voyages

• Rules about the safety of passenger vessels no. 666/2001

Other vessels

• Rules about rescue and safety equipment onboard Icelandic vessels no. 189/1994