Construction
6.—(1) Regulation 11 of the 1980 Regulations and regulation 11A of the 1984 Regulations shall cease to apply to a ship to which these Regulations apply at the first periodical survey of the ship following the date for compliance in respect of the ship, determined in accordance with paragraph (2) below, or the date on which the ship complies with the requirements of the Agreement, whichever is the earlier.
(2) Subject to regulation 7 below, in addition to the requirements of regulation 10 of the 1980 Regulations or regulations 10 and 11B of the 1984 Regulations or regulation 4(1) of the Merchant Shipping (High-Speed Craft) Regulations 1996 in so far as it implements Chapter 2 Part B of the High-Speed Craft Code (as the case may be) every ship to which these Regulations apply shall comply with the requirements of the Agreement relating to specific stability standards not later than at the first periodical survey of the ship following the date for compliance set out in the table below relevant to the ship:
| Value of A/Amax | Date for compliance |
|---|---|
| less than 85% | 1 April 1997 |
| less than 90% | 31 December 1998 |
| less than 95% | 31 December 1999 |
| less than 97.5% | 31 December 2000 |
| 97.5% or higher | 31 December 2001 but in any case not later than 1 October 2002 |