# Merchant Shipping (Loading and Stability Assessment of Ro/Ro Passenger Ships) Regulations 1989, Regulation 3: Stability and freeboard during loading and unloading


The master shall use the information provided in accordance with regulation 2 and, when necessary, make calculations or cause calculations to be made in order to ensure that the process of loading and unloading is carried out safely; in particular, he shall ensure that:–
(a) the ship has adequate stability; and
(b) the freeboard at any door giving access to the hull or to an enclosed superstructure is sufficient to prevent the entry of water.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/100/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-loading-and-stability-assessment-of-roro-passenger-ships-regulations-1989/regulation-3
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