# Council Directive 97/70/EC of 11 December 1997 setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over, Division 4: Regulation III/8 (Ice accretion)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The specific requirements of Regulation III/8 and the specific guidance given in Recommendation 2 by the Torremolinos conference shall be applied within the region concerned, i.e. also outside the boundaries shown in the chart accompanying the said Recommendation.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation III/8(1)(a) and (b) the following icing allowance shall be made in the stability calculations for vessels operating in the area north of latitude 63° N, between longitude 28° W and longitude 11° W:
(a) 40 kilograms per square metre on exposed weather decks and gangways;
(b) 10 kilograms per square metre for projected lateral area of each side of the vessel above the water plane.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1997/70/annex/III/division/A/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1997-70/annex-III/division-A/division-4
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