Resolution MSC.143(77)
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION ON LOAD LINES, 1966
(adopted
on 5 June 2003)
THE
MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,
RECALLING
Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING
FURTHER article VI of the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International
Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the 1988 Load Lines
Protocol ) concerning amendment procedures,
HAVING
CONSIDERED, at its seventy-seventh session, amendments to the 1988 Load Lines
Protocol proposed and circulated in accordance with paragraph 2(a) of article
VI thereof,
1.
ADOPTS, in accordance with paragraph 2(d) of article VI of the 1988 Load Lines
Protocol, amendments to Annex B to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, the text of
which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;
2.
DETERMINES, in accordance with paragraph 2(f)(ii)(bb) of article VI of the 1988
Load Lines Protocol, that the said amendments shall be deemed to have been
accepted on 1 July 2004, unless, prior to that date, more than one third of the
Parties to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol or Parties the combined merchant fleets
of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of all the merchant
fleets of all Parties, have notified their objections to the amendments;
3.
INVITES the Parties concerned to note that, in accordance with paragraph
2(g)(ii) of article VI of the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, the amendments shall
enter into force on 1 January 2005, upon their acceptance in accordance with
paragraph 2 above;
4.
REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity with paragraph 2(e) of article VI
of the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, to transmit certified copies of the present
resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the Annex to all Parties
to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol;
5.
FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution
and its Annex to Members of the Organization which are not Parties to the 1988
Load Lines Protocol.
ANNEX.
AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX B TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION ON LOAD LINES, 1966
1.
The existing text of Annex I to Annex B is replaced by the following:
"ANNEX I.
REGULATIONS FOR DETERMINING LOAD LINES
The regulations assume that the nature and stowage of the cargo,
ballast, etc., are such as to secure sufficient stability of the ship and the
avoidance of excessive structural stress.
The regulations also assume that where there are international
requirements relating to stability or subdivision, these requirements have been
complied with.
Regulation 1.
Strength and intact stability of ships
1. The Administration shall satisfy itself that the general
structural strength of the ship is adequate for the draught corresponding to
the freeboard assigned.
2. A ship which is designed, constructed and maintained in
compliance with the appropriate requirements of an organization, including a
classification society, which is recognized by the Administration or with
applicable national standards of the Administration in accordance with the
provisions of regulation 2-1, may be considered to provide an acceptable level
of strength. The above provisions shall apply to all structures, equipment and
fittings covered by this annex for which standards for strength and
construction are not expressly provided.
3. Ships shall comply with an intact stability standard
acceptable to the Administration.
1. Ships with mechanical means of propulsion or lighters, barges
or other ships without independent means of propulsion, shall be assigned
freeboards in accordance with the provisions of regulations 1 to 40, inclusive.
2. Ships carrying timber deck cargoes may be assigned, in
addition to the freeboards prescribed in paragraph (1), timber freeboards in
accordance with the provisions of regulations 41 to 45.
3. Ships designed to carry sail, whether as the sole means of
propulsion or as a supplementary means, and tugs, shall be assigned freeboards
in accordance with the provisions of regulations 1 to 40, inclusive. Additional
freeboard may be required as determined by the Administration.
4. Ships of wood or of composite construction, or of other
materials the use of which the Administration has approved, or ships whose
constructional features are such as to render the application of the provisions
of this Annex unreasonable or impracticable, shall be assigned freeboards as
determined by the Administration.
5. Regulations 10 to 26, inclusive, shall apply to every ship to
which a minimum freeboard is assigned. Relaxations from these requirements may
be granted to a ship to which a greater than minimum freeboard is assigned, on
condition that the Administration is satisfied with the safety conditions
provided.
6. Where the assigned summer freeboard is increased such that the
resulting draught is not more than that corresponding to a minimum summer
freeboard for the same ship, but with an assumed freeboard deck located a
distance below the actual freeboard deck at least equal to the standard
superstructure height, the conditions of assignment in accordance with
regulations 12, 14-1 through 20, 23, 24 and 25, as applicable, to the actual
freeboard deck may be as required for a superstructure deck.
7. Unless expressly provided otherwise, the regulations of this
Annex shall apply to ships the keels of which are laid or which are at a
similar stage of construction on or after 1 January 2005.
8. For ships the keels of which are laid or which are at a
similar stage of construction before 1 January 2005, the Administration shall
ensure that the requirements which are applicable under the International
Convention on Load Lines, 1966, as modified by the Protocol of 1988 relating
thereto, adopted by the International Conference on Harmonized System of Survey
and Certification, 1988, are complied with.
9. High-speed craft which comply with the requirements of the
International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000 (2000 HSC Code),
adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization by resolution
MSC.97(73) and which have been surveyed and certified as provided in the Code
shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this Annex. The
certificates and permits issued under the 2000 HSC Code shall have the same
force and the same recognition as the certificates issued under this Annex.
Regulation 2-1.
Authorization of recognized organizations
Organizations, including classification societies, referred to in
article 13 of the Convention and regulation 1(2) shall comply with the
guidelines adopted by the Organization by resolution A.739(18), as may be
amended by the Organization, and the specifications adopted by the Organization
by resolution A.789(19), as may be amended by the Organization, provided that
such amendments are adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance
with the provisions of article VI of the present Protocol.
Regulation 3.
Definitions of terms used in the Annexes
a) The
length (L) shall be taken as 96% of the total length on a waterline at 85% of
the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel, or as the length
from the fore side of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that
waterline, if that be greater.
b) For ships
without a rudder stock, the length (L) is to be taken as 96% of the waterline
at 85% of the least moulded depth.
c) Where the
stem contour is concave above the waterline at 85% of the least moulded depth,
both the forward terminal of the total length and the fore-side of the stem
respectively shall be taken at the vertical projection to that waterline of the
aftermost point of the stem contour (above that waterline) (see figure 3.1).