Regulation 7

at the end of paragraph (2) there shall be added:

• “When an exemption is granted in accordance with this paragraph, an Exemption Certificate shall be issued. The certificate shall list all the cargoes the ship is permitted to carry.”; and

at the end of paragraph (6) there shall be added:

“Additional requirement for ships constructed on or after 1st July 1998^f1

(7)

Permanent openings for ventilation in the side plating, the ends or deckhead of ro-ro cargo spaces shall be so situated that a fire in the cargo space is not likely to endanger stowage areas or embarkation stations for survival craft or accommodation spaces, service spaces and control stations in superstructures and deckhouses above the special category spaces or ro-ro cargo spaces.”.