Reg. 19.4
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Reg. 19.4

  40.1 Any ballast carried in localized inboard extensions, indentations or recesses of the double hull, such as bulkhead stools, should be excess ballast above the minimum requirement for segregated ballast capacity according to regulation 18.

  40.2 In calculating the aggregate capacity under regulation 19.3.4, the following should be taken into account:

  • .1 the capacity of engine-room ballast tanks should be excluded from the aggregate capacity of ballast tanks;

  • .2 the capacity of ballast tank located inboard of double hull should be excluded from the aggregate capacity of ballast tanks (see figure 1).

  • .3 spaces such as void spaces located in the double hull within the cargo tank length should be included in the aggregate capacity of ballast tanks (see figure 2).

Figure 1

Figure 2


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