# Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division: NEW CLASS B, C AND D AND EXISTING CLASS B RO-RO PASSENGER SHIPS:

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

Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation II-1/B/8 and II-1/B/8-1:
.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 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:
.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 Number of persons permitted to be carried:
1 500 or more 1 October 2002
1 000 or more but less than 1 500 1 October 2006
600 or more but less than 1 000 1 October 2008
400 or more but less than 600 1 October 2010
.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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/2/part/B/part/2/division/8/division/5/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-2/part-B/part-2/division-8/division-5/division-1
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