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Criteri! for 0!ndin$ of E1cessive Noise
!nd Vibr!tion Leves
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1 Introduction !
11 General !
" #i$ration le%els !
"1 De%iations fro& %i$ration li&its !
' Noise le%els (
'1 De%iations fro& noise li&its (
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1 Introduction
11 General
In order to !ssi$n the Comfort C!ss not!tion* COMF* see =t( . Ch(<< of the Rues for C!ssific!tion of Shi"s*
! the oc!tions on bo!rd sh! com"# +ith the reev!nt Comfort C!ss noise !nd vibr!tion imits( 0o+ever*
sm! devi!tions from the re-uirements m!# be !cce"ted on ! c!se b# c!se b!sis* de"endin$ on the re!son for
the devi!tion* t#"e of oc!tion !nd b# ho+ much the criteri! !re e1ceeded( This C!ss Note "rovides inform!tion
on ho+ noise !nd vibr!tion eves !re h!nded +hen e1ceedin$ the Comfort C!ss imits moder!te#(
" #i$ration le%els
"1 De%iations fro& %i$ration li&its
"11 )a*i&u& nu&$er of de%iations
>e!sured vibr!tion eves e1ceedin$ the s"ecified Comfort C!ss imits +i not be !o+ed in more th!n?
@ 6AB of ! the see"in$ c!bins !nd "ubic s"!ces
@ /AB of the me!surements on the o"en dec% !re!s(
"1" Distri$ution of de%iations in ca$ins and +u$lic s+aces
The distribution of e1cessive vibr!tion eves in the c!bins !nd "ubic s"!ces sh! not e1ceed the distribution
sho+n in T!be /96( The imits in this t!be !re b!sed on ! one9sided norm! distribution of the e1cessive
vibr!tion eves +ith ! st!nd!rd devi!tion of 5(A mm)s(
The number of oc!tions +ithin the o+er !o+!be r!n$e I m!# be incre!sed !t the e1"ense of the number of
oc!tions +ithin the hi$her vibr!tion eve r!n$e II* but such th!t ! the oc!tions +ith e1cessive vibr!tion eves
sh! not e1ceed the tot! m!1imum of 6AB of c!bins)"ubic rooms( The incre!sed number of oc!tions is
sho+n inside the "!rentheses in T!be /96(
"1' Distri$ution of de%iations on o+en dec, areas
The distribution of e1cessive vibr!tion eves on o"en dec% !re!s sh! not e1ceed the distribution sho+n in
T!be /9/( The imits in this t!be !re b!sed on ! one9sided norm! distribution of the e1cessive vibr!tion eves
+ith ! st!nd!rd devi!tion of 6(5 mm)s(
The number of oc!tions +ithin the o+er !o+!be r!n$es of v!ues m!# be incre!sed !t the e1"ense of the
number of oc!tions +ithin the hi$her vibr!tion eve r!n$es* but such th!t ! the oc!tions +ith e1cessive
vibr!tion eves sh! not e1ceed the tot! m!1imum of /AB of o"en dec% !re!s( The incre!sed number of
oc!tions is sho+n inside the "!rentheses in T!be /9/(
"1- E*a&+le
The foo+in$ e1!m"e m!# iustr!te the "ermissibe devi!tions from the norm! distribution( One of nine
me!surin$ "ositions in the o"en dec% !re!s h!s !n e1ceedin$ v!ue of 6(5 mm)s of the criteri!* +hie the other
"ositions !re +ithin the criteri!* i(e( 66B e1ceedin$ v!ues in $rou" II( This is re$!rded !s !cce"t!be &see T!be
/9/'(
Ta$le ".1 Distri$ution of e*cessi%e %i$ration le%els in ca$ins and +u$lic s+aces
Range
Magnitude of vibration level in
excess of limiting value
(mm/s
Maximum number of cabins/public spaces exceeding limiting values
(maximum !"# of all cabins
$ormal Maximum
I 5(6 to 5(A 66B &6AB'
II 5(. to 6(5 7B &7B'
Ta$le "." Distri$ution of e*cessi%e %i$ration le%els in o+en dec, areas
Range
Magnitude of vibration level in
excess of limiting value
(mm/s
Maximum number of open dec% area locations exceeding limiting values
(maximum &"# of all positions
$ormal Maximum
I 5(6 to 5(A 66B &/AB'
II 5(. to 6(5 CB &67B'
III 6(6 to 6(A 7B &CB'
IV 6(. to /(5 <B &<B'
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T!be /96 !nd T!be /9/ !re iustr!ted in Fi$ure /96 !nd Fi$ure /9/(
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' Noise le%els
'1 De%iations fro& noise li&its
'11 General
Dis"ens!tions for e1cesses !bove the noise imits of the crn + criteri! for c!r$o vesses sh! on# be $r!nted
in s"eci! circumst!nces if it is documented th!t com"i!nce +i not be "ossibe des"ite incusion of reev!nt
!nd re!son!be technic! noise reduction me!sures( For c!bins such dis"ens!tions sh! on# be $iven in
e1ce"tion! circumst!nces( A dis"ens!tions +i h!ve to be !""roved b# the Administr!tion of the I>O >SC
<<C&D6' ECode on noise eves on bo!rd shi"sF(
For other vesse c!te$ories !nd for c!r$o vesses !imin$ to s!tisf# r!tin$s crn ) !nd crn 1* devi!tions sh! be
tre!ted foo+in$ the "rocedure beo+(
'1" )a*i&u& nu&$er of de%iations
>e!sured noise eves e1ceedin$ the s"ecified Comfort C!ss imits +i not be !o+ed in more th!n?
@ 6AB of ! the see"in$ c!bins
@ <5B of ! the "ubic s"!ces &recre!tion rooms* rest!ur!nts* cinem!s* o"en dec% recre!tion !re!s* etc('(
'1' Distri$ution of de%iations in ca$ins and +u$lic s+aces
The distribution of e1cessive noise eves sh! not e1ceed the distribution sho+n in T!be <96( The imits in
this t!be !re b!sed on ! one9sided norm! distribution of the e1cessive noise eves(
The distribution of e1cessive noise eves for c!bins &"!ssen$er !nd cre+ c!bins' is stricter th!n for "ubic
s"!ces( The imits for c!bins !nd "ubic s"!ces !re b!sed on ! norm! distribution +here the me!n v!ue is Gero
&i(e( no devi!tion from the noise imit'* !nd +ith ! st!nd!rd devi!tion of / dH&A' for c!bins !nd < dH&A' for
"ubic s"!ces(
The number of oc!tions +ithin the t+o o+est r!n$es m!# be incre!sed on the e1"ense of the number of
oc!tions +ithin the hi$her r!n$es* but such th!t ! the oc!tions +ith e1cessive noise eves sh! not e1ceed
the tot! m!1imum &6AB of c!bins* !nd <5B of "ubic s"!ces'( The incre!sed imits !re sho+n inside the
"!rentheses in T!be <96(
'1- E*a&+le
The foo+in$ e1!m"e m!# iustr!te the "ermissibe devi!tions from the norm! distribution( /AB of the
"ubic s"!ces h!ve noise eves in e1cess of the reev!nt comfort c!ss noise imits* but none of the "ubic s"!ces
h!ve hi$her noise eves th!n < dH&A' in e1cess of the imits( Then the imit +ithin "!rentheses in r!n$e I for
"ubic s"!ces !""#* i(e( u" to <5B of the tot! "ubic s"!ces m!# h!ve e1cessive noise eves in the r!n$e 6 to
< dH&A' hi$her th!n the $iven imit* !nd conse-uent# the "ubic s"!ces +i com"# +ith the comfort noise
criteri! in -uestion(
Ta$le '.1 Distri$ution of e*cessi%e noise le%els in ca$ins and +u$lic s+aces
Range
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Maximum number of cabins exceeding
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(maximum !"# of all cabins
Maximum number of public spaces
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(maximum '(# of all public spaces
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I 6 to < dH&A' 67B &6AB' /<B &<5B'
II 7 to . dH&A' 6B &6B' .B &CB'
III C to 65 dH&A' None None 6B &6B'
IV I65 dH&A' None None None None
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