(5) In the China Sea
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - International Conventions - Load Lines, 1966/1988 - International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, as Amended by the Protocol of 1988 - Annex II - Zones, Areas and Seasonal Periods - Regulation 49 - Seasonal Tropical Areas The following are Seasonal Tropical Areas: - (5) In the China Sea

(5) In the China Sea

 An area bounded—

 on the west and north by the coasts of Viet-Nam and China from latitude 10°N to Hong Kong;

 on the east by the rhumb line from Hong Kong to the Port of Sual (Luzon Island) and the west coasts of the Islands of Luzon, Samar and Leyte to latitude 10°N;

 on the south by the parallel of latitude 10°N.

 Hong Kong and Sual are to be considered as being on the boundary of the Seasonal Tropical Area and Summer Zone.

  • Seasonal periods:

    • TROPICAL: 21 January to 30 April

    • SUMMER: 1 May to 20 January

Parent topic: Regulation 49 - Seasonal Tropical Areas The following are Seasonal Tropical Areas:
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