Annex 1 - Interpretation of the term “Bulk Carrier of Single Side Skin Construction”
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Annex 1 - Interpretation of the term “Bulk Carrier of Single Side Skin Construction”

  1 "Bulk carrier of single side skin construction" means a bulk carrier where one or more cargo holds are bound by the side shell only or by two watertight boundaries, one of which is the side shell, which are less than 760 mm apart in bulk carriers constructed before 1 January 2000 and less than 1,000 mm apart in bulk carriers constructed on or after 1 January 2000. The distance between the watertight boundaries is to be measured perpendicular to the side shell.

  2 The above interpretation should be applied as follows:

  • .1 in bulk carriers with single side skin construction in the foremost cargo hold, constructed before 1 July 1999, regulations XII/4.2 and 6 should be applied in accordance with the implementation schedule required by regulation XII/3; and

  • .2 in bulk carriers constructed on or after 1 July 1999, the requirements for damage stability under regulation XII/4.1 and structural integrity under regulation XII/5 should be complied with in respect of cargo holds with single side skin construction.

Parent topic: Resolution MSC.89(71) - Interpretation of the Provisions of SOLAS Chapter XII on Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers - (adopted on 28 May 1999)
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