# The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022, Regulation 14: Structural and other requirements for bulk carriers


(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 before 1st July 1999; and
(b) designed to carry solid bulk cargo having a density of 1,780 kg/m3 and above,
must comply with each requirement applicable to that bulk carrier in regulation 6 of Chapter XII (structural and other requirements for bulk carriers).
(3) A bulk carrier to which this regulation applies constructed on or after 1st July 2006, must comply with the requirements in paragraphs 2 and 3 of regulation 6 of Chapter XII in all areas of the vessel with double-side skin construction.
(4) A bulk carrier to which this regulation applies constructed on or after 1st July 2006 and 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 paragraph 4 of regulation 6 of Chapter XII.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348236569/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-additional-safety-measures-for-bulk-carriers-regulations-2022/regulation-14
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