12.—(1) This regulation applies to bulk carriers of 150 metres in length or more.
(2) A bulk carrier of single-side skin construction to which this regulation applies—
(a)constructed on or after 1st July 1999; and
(b)designed to carry solid bulk cargo having a density of 1,000 kg/m3 and above,
must comply with each requirement applicable to that bulk carrier in regulation 4 of Chapter XII (damage stability requirements applicable to bulk carriers).
(3) A bulk carrier of double-side skin construction to which this regulation applies—
(a)constructed on or after 1st July 2006;
(b)in which any part of a longitudinal bulkhead is located within one-fifth of the vessel breadth or 11.5 metres, whichever is less, inboard from the ship’s side at a right angle to the centreline at the assigned summer load line; and
(c)designed to carry solid bulk cargo having a density of 1,000 kg/m3 and above,
must comply with each requirement applicable to that bulk carrier in regulation 4 of Chapter XII.
(4) A bulk carrier of single-side skin construction to which this regulation applies—
(a)constructed before 1st July 1999; and
(b)designed to carry solid bulk cargo having a density of 1,780 kg/m3 and above,
must comply with each requirement applicable to that bulk carrier in regulation 4 of Chapter XII.