Division NEW CLASS B, C AND D AND EXISTING CLASS B RO-RO PASSENGER SHIPS:F1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation II-1/B/8 and II-1/B/8-1:

1. .1

   new ro-ro passenger ships certified to carry 400 persons or more shall comply with the provisions of paragraph .2.3 of Regulation II-1/B/8, assuming the damage applied anywhere within the ship’s length L; and

2. .2

   existing ro-ro passenger ships certified to carry 400 persons or more shall comply with the requirements of paragraph 1 not later than the date of the first periodical survey after the date of compliance prescribed in subparagraph .2.1, .2.2 or .2.3 which is to occur at the latest:

   1. .2.1

      Value of A/Amax:	Date of compliance:
      less than 85 %	1 October 1998
      85 % or more but less than 90 %	1 October 2000
      90 % or more but less than 95 %	1 October 2002
      95 % or more but less than 97,5 %	1 October 2004
      97,5 % or more	1 October 2010

   2. .2.2

      Number of persons permitted to be carried:

      1 500 or more

   3. 1 October 2002

   1 000 or more but less than 1 500

   4. 1 October 2006

   600 or more but less than 1 000

   5. 1 October 2008

   400 or more but less than 600

   6. 1 October 2010

3. .2.3

   Age of the ship equal or greater than 20 years:

   where the age of the ship means the time counted from the date on which the keel was laid or the date on which it was at a similar stage of construction or from the date on which the ship was converted to a ro-ro passenger ship.