S.I. No. 238/1968 - Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) (Deck Cargo) Regulations, 1968.

1. North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone I

16th October to 15th April.

The area lying within the meridian of longitude 50°W from the coast of Greenland to latitude 45°N, thence the parallel of latitude 46°N to longitude 15°W, thence the meirdian of longitude 15°W to latitude 60°N, thence the parallel of latitude 60°N to the Greenwich Meridian, thence this meridian northwards.

2. North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II

1st November to 31st March.

The area lying within the meridian of longitude 68°30'W from the coast of the United States to latitude 40°N, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 36°N longitude 73°W, thence the parallel of latitude 36°N to longitude 25°W and thence the rhumb line to Cape Toriana.

Excluded from this area are the areas numbered 1 and 3 and the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of latitude of the Skaw in the Skagerrak.

The Shetland Islands are to be considered as being on the boundary line between the area numbered 1 and this area.

3. North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Area

The area lying within the meridian of longitude 68°30'W from the coast of the United States to latitude 40°N, thence the rhumb line to the southernmost intersection of the meridian of longitude 61 °W with the coast of Canada and thence the east coasts of Canada and the United States.

For ships over 100 metres in length: 16th December to 15th February.

For ships of 100 metres or less in length: 1st November to 31st March.

4. North Pacific Winter Seasonal Zone

16th October to 15th April.

The area having as its southern boundary the parallel of latitude 50°N from the east coast of the U.S.S.R. to the west coast of Sakhalin, thence the west coast of Sakhalin to the southern extremity of Cape Kril'on, thence the rhumb line to Wakkanai. Hokkaido, Japan, thence the cast and south coasts of Hokkaido to longitude 145°E thence the meridian of longitude 145°E to latitude 35°N, thence the parallel of latitude 35°N to longitude 150°W and thence the rhumb line to the southern extremity of Ball Island, Alaska.

5. Southern Winter Seasonal Zone

16th April to 15th October.

The area having as its northern boundary the rhumb line from the east coast of the American continent at Cape Tres Puntas to the point latitude 34°S, longitude 50°W, thence the parallel of latitude 34°S to longitude 17°E, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 35°10'S, longitude 20°E, thence the rhumb line to latitude 34°S, longitude 28°E, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 35°30'S, longitude 118°E, and thence the rhumb line to Cape Grim on the north-west coast of Tasmania; thence along the north and east coasts of Tasmania to the southernmost point of Bruny Island, thence the rhumb line to Black Rock Point on Stewart Island, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 47°S, longitude 170°E, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 33°S, longitude 170°W, and thence the parallel of latitude 33°S to the west coast of the American continent.

Valparaiso is to be considered as being on the boundary line of this area.

ADDITIONAL WINTER SEASONAL AREAS FOR SHIPS OF 100 METRES OR LESS IN LENGTH.

6. Baltic Sea

1st November to 31st March.

The Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of latitude of the Skaw in the Skagerrak.

7. Area of Black Sea

The area of the Black Sea lying north of latitude 44°N.

1st December to 28th/29th February.

8. Area of Mediterranean

16th December to 15th March.

The area of the Mediterranean bounded on the north and west by the coasts of France and Spain and the meridian of longitude 3°E from the coast of Spain to latitude 40°N; on the south by the parallel of latitude 40°N from longitude 3°E to the west coast of Sardinia; on the east by the west and north coasts of Sardinia from latitude 40°N to longitude 9°E, thence by the meridian of longitude 9°E to the south coast of Corsica, thence by the west and north coasts of Corsica to longitude 9°E and thence by the rhumb line to Cape Sicié.

9. Area of Sea of Japan

1st December to 28th/29th February.

The area of the Sea of Japan lying between the parallel of latitude 50°N and the rhumb line from east coast of Korea at latitude 38°N to the west coast of Hokkaido, Japan, at latitude 43°12'N.

10. Special Winter Seasonal Area in North Atlantic

1st November to 31st March.

The area bounded on the north and west by the east coast of the United States; on the east by the meridian of longitude 68°30'W from the coast of the United States to latitude 40°N and thence by the rhumb line to the point latitude 36°N, longitude 73°W; on the south by the parallel of latitude 36°N.

11.

Ports on boundary lines

For the purposes of the application of the provisions of this Schedule—

(1) to a ship at a port which stands on, or is required under the foregoing provisions of this Schedule to be considered as being on, the boundary line between two zones or areas specified herein or between a zone and an area so specified, the port shall be deemed to be within the zone or area into which the ship is about to proceed or from which she has arrived, as the case may be.

(2) to a ship at a port which stands on, or is required as aforesaid to be considered as being on, the boundary line of a zone or area (not being a port falling within sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph) the port shall be deemed to be within that zone or area only if the ship is proceeding to or has arrived from that zone or area, as the case may be.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of November, 1968.

ERSKINE H. CHILDERS,

Minister for Transport and Power.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations, made pursuant to the

Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968

, prescribe the requirements to be complied with in respect of cargo carried in uncovered spaces on the deck of a ship.

11. Timber deck cargo shall be compactly stowed and secured throughout its length by a system of overall lashings of adequate strength to ensure that, as far as practicable, there will be no movement of such cargo relative to a ship in the worst sea and weather conditions which may normally be expected on a particular voyage. Efficient arrangements for the release of such lashings and of other fittings used in conjunction therewith shall be provided and be situated so as to be readily accessible at all times.

12. If the nature of the timber is such that uprights are necessary in order to comply with the requirements of the preceding Regulation, uprights shall be fitted which are of sufficient strength. They shall be secured in position by suitable angles or metal sockets or by other suitable means and shall be spaced so as to provide efficient support taking into account the nature and length of the timber: provided that the space between any two uprights fore and aft shall not exceed 3 metres.

SECTION B

13. The requirements of this Section shall apply in respect of timber deck cargo carried by a ship which is marked with timber load lines and is loaded to a depth being greater than that indicated by the load line which, if timber load lines were not marked, would be appropriate in the circumstances. The requirements of Section A of this Part shall also apply in such a case except insofar as compliance therewith would be inconsistent with compliance with the requirements of this Section.

14. (1) Timber deck cargo stowed in any well between superstructures shall, so far as is practicable in the particular circumstances, be stowed so as to extend solidly over the entire available length of the well to a height of not less than the standard height of a superstructure other than a raised quarter deck.

(2) Timber deck cargo stowed in a position having a limiting superstructure at the forward end but no such superstructure at the after end shall be stowed so as to extend over the entire available length between such superstructure and the after end of the after most hatchway, in the manner and to the height specified in paragraph (1) of this Regulation.

15. (1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this Regulation, timber deck cargo shall be efficiently secured throughout its length by independent overall lashings spaced not more than 3 metres apart. Eye plates for such lashings shall be efficiently attached to the sheer strake or to the deck stringer plate at intervals of not more than 3 metres. The distance from an end bulk-head of a superstructure to the first eye plate shall be not more than 2 metres. Where there is no bulkhead, eye plates and lashings shall be provided at distances of 0.6 metres and 1.5 metres respectively from each end of the timber deck cargo.

(2) Lashings mentioned in paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall be of not less than 19 millimetres close link chain or of flexible wire rope of equivalent strength, fitted with sliphooks and turnbuckles position so as to be accessible at all times. Any such lashings which are made of wire rope shall have a length of long link chain sufficient to permit the length of the lashings to be regulated.

(3) When timber in a timber deck cargo is in lengths less than 3.6 metres either the spacing of the lashings mentioned in paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall be reduced or suitable provision shall be made to suit the length of the timber.

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S.I. No. 238 of 1968.

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOAD LINES) (DECK CARGO) REGULATIONS, 1968.

I ERSKINE H. CHILDERS, Minister for Transport and Power, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 25

of the

Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968

(No. 17 of 1968), and having had regard in particular to the provisions of Chapter IV of the Convention of 1966, hereby make the following regulations :—

PART I.

General.