# The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022, Regulation 13: Structural strength of bulk carriers constructed on or after 1st July 1999


(1) This regulation applies to bulk carriers of 150 metres in length or more.
(2) A bulk carrier of single-side skin construction to which this regulation applies—
(a) constructed on or after 1st July 1999; and
(b) designed to carry solid bulk cargo having a density of 1,000 kg/m3 and above,
must comply with each requirement applicable to that bulk carrier in regulation 5 of Chapter XII (structural strength of bulk carriers).
(3) A bulk carrier of double-side skin construction to which this regulation applies—
(a) constructed on or after 1st July 2006;
(b) in which any part of a longitudinal bulkhead is located within one-fifth of the vessel breadth or 11.5 metres, whichever is less, inboard from the ship’s side at a right angle to the centreline at the assigned summer load line; and
(c) designed to carry solid bulk cargo having a density of 1,000 kg/m3 and above,
must comply with each requirement applicable to that bulk carrier in regulation 5 of Chapter XII.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348236569/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-additional-safety-measures-for-bulk-carriers-regulations-2022/regulation-13
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