Technical Paper
An Introduction BKI Rules for Indonesian Domestic Vessel “Machinery Installations”
Tahun 2019
The main condition for ships to operate on the sea
is the proof of its seaworthiness or safety. This requirement
can be met by adhering to safety regulation that is enforced
by a classification society and the Administration. However,
based on data from The Ministry of Transportation Republic
of Indonesia, there are 25.559 ships operating in Indonesian
waterways which flies Indonesian flag and from that amount
only approximately 41% of them are classed by classification
society. Those ships are not classed due to their inability to
comply with class’s requirements since those requirements
are designed to be applied by sea-going ships while those
ships only operate domestically on Indonesian waters. As a
national classification society, Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia has
a very important role to ensure the safety of domestic ships
by developing rules/regulations for ships that voyage only on
Indonesian waters. The rules which have been developed
consists of 5 (five) parts : Rules for construction/hull, Rules
for classification and surveys, Rules for machinery
installations, Rules for electrical installations and Rules for
materials. This paper will present the requirements for
machinery installation for ships which operates on
Indonesian waters.
For further information, please contact: rnd@bki.co.id.