(1) In the North Atlantic
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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: - (1) In the North Atlantic

(1) In the North Atlantic

 An area bounded—

 on the north by the rhumb line from Cape Catoche, Yucatan, to Cape San Antonio, Cuba, the north coast of Cuba to latitude 20°N and thence the parallel of latitude 20°N to longitude 20°W;

 on the west by the coast of the American continent;

 on the south and east by the northern boundary of the Tropical Zone.

  • Seasonal periods:

    • TROPICAL: 1 November to 15 July

    • SUMMER: 16 July to 31 October


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