The Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 1998

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Repeals and revocations

   4. 4. Application

   5. 5. Exemptions

   6. 6. General compliance

3. PART II SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATES

   1. 7. Assignment of freeboards

   2. 8. Initial, periodical and annual surveys

   3. 9. Issue of appropriate certificates

   4. 10. Duration and extension of certificates

   5. 11. Cancellation of certificates

   6. 12. Issue of exemption certificates

   7. 13. Publication of load line certificate and notification of draughts

   8. 14. Non-United Kingdom ships

4. PART III LOAD LINES AND MARKS

   1. 15. Marking

   2. 16. Deck-line

   3. 17. Load line mark

   4. 18. Load lines

   5. 19. Timber load lines

   6. 20. Appropriate load line

   7. 21. Position of load lines

   8. 22. Method of marking

   9. 23. Authorisation of removal, etc., of appropriate marks

   10. 24. Mark of Assigning Authority

5. PART IV CONDITIONS OF ASSIGNMENT

   1. 25. Requirements relevant to the assignment of freeboards

   2. 26. Compliance with conditions of assignment

   3. 27. Record of particulars

6. PART V FREEBOARDS

   1. 28. Types of freeboard

   2. 29. Determination of freeboards

   3. 30. Greater than minimum freeboards

   4. 31. Special position of deck-line: correction of freeboards

7. PART VI INFORMATION FOR THE MASTER

   1. 32. Information as to stability of ships

   2. 33. Information as to loading and ballasting of ships

8. PART VII EQUIVALENTS, PENALTIES AND DETENTION

   1. 34. Equivalents

   2. 35. Penalties

   3. 36. Offences and penalties in relation to certificates and surveys

   4. 37. Detention

9. Signature

10. Explanatory Note