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AS 1799.1-2009
[Available Superseded]Small craft, Part 1: General requirements for power boats
This Standard sets out requirements for maximum load, persons and power capacities, and
for reserve buoyancy, stability, fire protection, testing of power boats and other safety
aspects for craft up to 15 m in overall length used as recreational boats.
Published: 23/10/2009
Pages: 49
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About this publication
PREFACE
1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.3 DEFINITIONS
1.4 MARKING
1.4.1 Boat capacities
1.4.1.1 Australian Builders Plate
1.4.1.2 Plates restricting numbers of persons in particular places
1.4.2 Hull identification
1.5 ISO RELATIONSHIP
2 MAXIMUM CAPACITIES AND BUOYANCY
2.1 MAXIMUM LOAD CAPACITY FOR BOATS UP TO 6 m FOR PROTECTED WATERS
2.1.1 General
2.1.2 Outboard installations
2.1.3 Inboard installations
2.2 MAXIMUM PERSONS CAPACITY FOR PROTECTED WATERS
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Outboard installations
2.2.3 Inboard installations
2.3 MAXIMUM PERSONS CAPACITY FOR OPEN WATERS
2.4 PROVISION OF SEATING AND STANDING POSITIONS
2.5 SWAMPED FLOTATION
2.5.1 Minimum swamped flotation
2.5.2 Use of flotation materials
2.5.3 Resistant flotation materials
2.5.4 Level flotation
2.5.5 Boats over 6 m in length
2.5.6 Air compartments
2.6 MAXIMUM POWER CAPACITY
2.6.1 Determination of maximum power capacity (outboard installations)
2.6.2 Determination of maximum power capacity of pontoon boats
2.6.3 Tiller steered outboard installations
2.6.4 Determination of maximum power capacity (inboard and sterndrive installations)
2.6.5 Engine power rating
3 HULL DESIGN
3.1 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
3.2 HULL DRAINAGE
3.2.1 Bailing devices
3.2.2 Compartments
3.2.3 Drain plugs
3.3 DECKS
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Footing
3.4 SELF-DRAINING COCKPITS AND WELLS IN WEATHER DECKS
3.4.1 General
3.4.2 Drain area
3.4.3 Drain construction
3.4.4 Drainage around hatches over engine compartments
3.5 QUICK-DRAINING COCKPITS, WELLS AND RECESSES
3.5.1 General
3.5.2 Time to drain water
3.5.3 Freeing port area
3.5.4 Freeing port construction
3.6 HATCHES AND EXTERIOR DOORS
3.6.1 Design of hatches and exterior doors
3.6.2 Construction of hatches and exterior doors
3.6.3 Coamings and sills
3.6.4 Security of attachment of hatch covers
3.7 EXITS FROM ENCLOSED ACCOMMODATION
3.8 WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS
3.9 TRANSOM FOR OUTBOARD OR STERNDRIVE INSTALLATIONS
3.10 MOTOR WELL
3.11 BOAT HARDWARE AND FITTINGS
3.11.1 General
3.11.2 Bow eye
3.11.3 Cleats, bollards and fairleads
3.11.4 Safety hand rails, handholds and reboarding
3.12 LIFTING SYSTEM
3.13 DISSIMILAR METALS
4 COOKING AND HEATING SYSTEMS
4.1 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LP GAS) AND COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) SYSTEMS
4.1.1 General
4.1.2 Location
4.1.3 Gas detector
4.1.4 Instructions for use
4.1.5 Appliances
4.2 SYSTEMS OTHER THAN LP GAS or CNG
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Appliances
4.3 APPLIANCES
4.3.1 Cooking appliances
4.3.2 Pilot flames
4.3.3 Water heaters
4.3.4 Cabin heaters
4.3.5 Refrigerators
5 STABILITY
5.1 PERSONAL WATER CRAFT
5.2 PROTECTED WATERS REQUIREMENTS FOR BOATS UP TO 6 m
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Stability under static conditions
5.2.3 Maximum power capacity and general seaworthiness
5.3 PROTECTED WATERS REQUIREMENTS FOR BOATS OVER 6 m AND OPEN WATERS REQUIREMENTS
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Heeling test
5.3.3 Heeling moment
5.3.4 Requirements
5.3.4.1 Angle of heel
5.3.4.2 Loss of freeboard
5.4 MULTIHULL BOATS
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Freeboard
5.4.3 Heeling test
6 FIRE PROTECTION
6.1 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
6.1.1 Selection
6.1.2 General
6.1.3 Large tanks
6.1.4 LP Gas or other flammable gases
6.1.5 Flammable liquids
6.1.6 Boats with accommodation
6.1.7 Location and mounting
6.2 FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Activation
6.2.3 Test facility
6.3 INBOARD ENGINE COMPARTMENTS
7 OWNERS MANUAL
7.1 GENERAL
7.2 CONTENTS
APPENDIX A
A1 SCOPE
A2 OUTBOARD INSTALLATIONS
A3 INBOARD INSTALLATIONS
APPENDIX B
B1 SCOPE
B2 PRINCIPLE
B3 DETERMINATION OF FLOTATION MATERIAL REQUIRED FOR BASIC SWAMPED FLOTATION
B4 GUIDE TO THE VOLUME AND PLACEMENT OF FLOTATION MATERIAL REQUIRED FOR LEVEL SWAMPED FLOTATION
B4.1 Location of flotation material
B4.2 Method of calculation
APPENDIX C
C1 SCOPE
C2 PRECONDITIONING
C3 TESTS AND ASSESSMENT
C3.1 Symmetrical fully-laden angle of heel test
C3.2 Asymmetrical partially-laden angle of heel test
C3.3 Unladen angle of heel test
APPENDIX D
D1 SCOPE
D2 WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENTS
D3 CAPACITY OF PUMP
D4 PUMP DETAILS
D5 PIPING
D5.1 Material
D5.2 Pipe diameter
D5.3 Pipe joints
D5.4 Tail pipes
D5.5 Strainers
D5.6 Back-flooding
D6 BILGE LEVEL ALARMS
APPENDIX E
E1 WEATHERTIGHTNESS
E2 WATERTIGHTNESS
APPENDIX F
F1 SCOPE
F2 TEST CONDITIONS
F3 TEST COURSE
F4 PROCEDURE
F5 EVALUATION
APPENDIX G
G1 SCOPE
G2 CLASSIFICATION AND RATING OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
G2.1 General
G2.2 Class A fires
G2.3 Class B fires
G2.4 Class C fires
G2.5 Class D fires
G2.6 Electrical hazards
G2.7 Class F fires
G3 TYPES OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
AMENDMENT CONTROL SHEET
AS 1799.1—2009
Amendment No. 1 (2010)
CORRECTION
Amendment No. 2 (2010)
CORRECTION
Amendment No. 3 (2014)
CORRECTION
Cited references in this standard
[Withdrawn]
Internal combustion engines — Performance, Part 3: Engines for land, rail-traction and marine use — Test measurements
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