Regulation 12 Damage stability requirements applicable to bulk carriersI1

United Kingdom

(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 4 of Chapter XII (damage stability requirements applicable to 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 4 of Chapter XII.

(4)

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 4 of Chapter XII.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 12 in force at 20.12.2022, see reg. 1(1)