4. Article — Piemērošana

1. (2)) The annual surveys referred to in paragraph (1)(c) of this article shall be endorsed on the International Load Line Certificate or the International Load Line Exemption Certificate issued to a ship exempted under paragraph (2) of article 6 of the present Convention.
2. (3)) If a certificate is issued for a period of less than 5 years, the Administration may extend the validity of a certificate beyond the expiry date to the maximum period specified in paragraph (1), provided that the annual surveys referred to in article 14 applicable when a certificate is issued for a period of 5 years are carried out as appropriate.
3. (4)) If, after the renewal survey referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of article 14, a new certificate cannot be issued to the ship before the expiry date of the existing certificate, the person or organization carrying out the survey may extend the validity of the existing certificate for a period which shall not exceed 5 months. This extension shall be endorsed on the certificate, and shall be granted only where there have been no alterations in the structure, equipment, arrangements, materials or scantlings which affect the ship's freeboard.
4. (5)) If a ship at the time when a certificate expires is not in a port in which it is to be surveyed, the Administration may extend the period of validity of the certificate but this extension shall be granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to the port in which it is to be surveyed, and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so. No certificate shall be extended for a period longer than 3 months, and a ship to which an extension is granted shall not, on its arrival in the port in which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of such extension to leave that port without having a new certificate. When the renewal survey is completed, the new certificate shall be valid to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate before the extension was granted.
5. (6)) A certificate issued to a ship engaged on short voyages which has not been extended under the foregoing provisions of this article may be extended by the Administration for a period of grace of up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it. When the renewal survey is completed the new certificate shall be valid to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate before the extension was granted.
6. (7)) In special circumstances, as determined by the Administration, a new certificate need not be dated from the date of expiry of the existing certificate as required by paragraphs (2), (5) and (6). In these special circumstances, the new certificate shall be valid to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of completion of the renewal survey.
7. (8)) If an annual survey is completed before the period in article 14 then:
8. (9)) An International Load Line Certificate shall cease to be valid if any of the following circumstances exist:
9. (11)) A certificate issued to a ship by an Administration shall cease to be valid upon the transfer of such a ship to the flag of another State."
10. (7)) New ships, other than those specified in paragraph (6), shall comply either with regulation 27 of the present Convention (as amended) or with regulation 27 of the International Convention of Load Lines, 1966 (as adopted on a April 1966) as determined by the Administration.'
11. (2)) A type 'A' ship is one which:
12. (3)) A type 'A' ship if over 150 m in length to which a freeboard less than type 'B' has been assigned, when loaded in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (11), shall be able to withstand the flooding of any compartment or compartments, with an assumed permeability of 0.95, consequent upon the damage assumptions specified in paragraph (12), and shall remain afloat in a satisfactory condition of equilibrium as specified in paragraph (13). In such a ship the machinery space shall be treated as a floodable compartment, but with a permeability of 0.85.
13. (4)) A type 'A' ship shall be assigned a freeboard not less than that based on table A of regulation 28.
14. (5)) All ships which do not come within the provisions regarding type 'A' ships in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be considered as type 'B' ships.
15. (6)) Type 'B' ships, which in position 1 have hatchways fitted with hatch covers which comply with the requirements of regulation 15, other than paragraph (7), shall be assigned freeboards based upon the values given in table B of regulation 28, increased by the values given in the following table:
16. (7)) Type 'B' ships, which in position 1 have hatchways fitted with hatch covers complying with the requirements of regulation 15(7) or regulation 16, shall, except as provided in paragraphs (8) to (13) inclusive of this regulation, be assigned freeboards based on table B of regulation 28.
17. (8)) Any type 'B' ship over 100 m in length may be assigned freeboards less than those required under paragraph (7), provided that, in relation to the amount of reduction granted, the Administration is satisfied that:
18. (9)) In calculating the freeboards for type 'B' ships which comply with the requirements of paragraphs (8), (11), (12) and (13), the values from table B of regulation 28 shall not be reduced by more than 60% of the difference between the B and A tabular values for the appropriate ship lengths.
19. (11)) The initial condition of loading before flooding shall be determined as follows:
20. (12)) The following principles regarding the character of the assumed damage apply:
21. (13)) The condition of equilibrium after flooding shall be regarded as satisfactory provided:
22. (14)) A lighter, barge or other ship without independent means of propulsion shall be assigned a freeboard in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. Barges which meet the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) may be assigned type 'A' freeboards:
23. (1)) Openings in the weather deck over which cargo is stowed shall be securely closed and battened down.
24. (2)) Timber deck cargoes shall extend over at least the entire available length which is the total length of the well or wells between superstructures.
25. (3)) On a ship within a seasonal winter zone in winter, the height of the deck cargo above the weather deck shall not exceed one third of the extreme breadth of the ship.
26. (4)) The timber deck cargo shall be compactly stowed, lashed and secured. It shall not interfere in any way with the navigation and necessary work of the ship.
27. (5)) Uprights, when required by the nature of the timber, shall be of adequate strength considering the breadth of the ship; the strength of the uprights shall not exceed the strength of the bulwark and the spacing shall be suitable for the length and character of timber carried, but shall not exceed 3 m. Strong angles or metal sockets or equally efficient means shall be provided for securing the uprights.
28. (6)) Timber deck cargo shall be effectively secured throughout its length by a lashing system acceptable to the Administration for the character of the timber carried.*
29. (7)) Provision shall be made for a safe margin of stability at all stages of the voyage, regard being given to additions of weight, such as those arising from absorption of water or icing, if applicable, and to losses of weight such as those arising from consumption of fuel and stores.*
30. (8)) In addition to the requirements of regulation 35(5), guard-rails or life-lines not more than 350 mm apart vertically shall be provided on each side of the cargo deck to a height of at least lm above the cargo.
31. (9)) Where the requirements prescribed in paragraph (8) are impracticable, alternative arrangements satisfactory to the Administration shall be used.
32. (10)) Steering arrangements shall be effectively protected from damage by cargo and, as far as practicable, shall be accessible. Efficient provision shall be made for steering in the event of a breakdown in the main steering arrangements.'