Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (INSTRUCTIONS TO SURVEYORS) (PASSENGER SHIPS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 26

Hose tests

Testing of watertight bulkheads, etc.

(1) Testing main compartments by filling them with water is not compulsory. A
complete examination of the bulkheads shall be made by a surveyor; and, in
addition, a hose test shall be made in all cases.

(2) After completion, a hose or flooding test shall be applied to watertight
decks and a hose test to watertight trunks, ventilators and tunnels.

(3) Hose testing of watertight bulkheads, decks, and tunnels is to be carried
out under simultaneous inspection on both sides of the plating, while water is
being played upon all riveted and caulked surfaces.

(4) The pressure of the water in the hose shall not be less than 30 lbs. per
square inch.