PART 3Special requirements for bulk carriers
Structural strength of bulk carriers constructed on or after 1st July 199913
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 5 of Chapter XII (structural strength of 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 5 of Chapter XII.