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Statutory Document No

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1985

MERCHANT SHIPPING (ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES

FOR BULK CARRIERS – SOLAS CHAPTER XII) REGULATIONS 2006

Coming into operation:

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Department of Trade and Industry by sections 1 and 2 of the
Merchant Shipping Act 19851 and of all other enabling powers, after consultation with the Secretary of
State and those persons referred to in Section 2 (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1985, the following
Regulations are hereby made:-

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk
Carriers – SOLAS Chapter XII ) Regulations 2006 and shall come into operation on ……………

Interpretation

2. For the purposes of these Regulations:

“1997 SOLAS Conference” means the Conference of the Contracting Governments to the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 held in London on the 24th, 27th
and 28th November 1997, up to and including amendments accepted by the International
Maritime Organization by IMO Resolution MSC 170.(79);

“Accredited testing organization” means an organization approved by the Department or by

any other member State of the International Maritime Organization offering suitable and
satisfactory guarantees of technical and professional competence and independence;

“Annual survey” means the survey carried out within three months before or after each
anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate;

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“Appropriate shipping documents” means documentation in relation to the cargo and its stowage
and securing, which should specify in particular the precautions necessary for the safe carriage of
that cargo by sea;

“Breadth (B)” of a bulk carrier means the breadth as ascertained in accordance with the
Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Regulations 20002;

“Bulk carrier” means a ship which is intended primarily to carry dry cargo in bulk, including
such types as ore carriers and combination carriers3;

“Bulk carrier of single-side skin construction” means a bulk carrier in which:

1. any part of a cargo hold is bounded by the side shell; or

2. where one or more cargo holds are bounded by a double-side skin, the width of which is
less that 760mm in bulk carriers constructed before 1 January 2000 and less than 1,000mm
in bulk carriers constructed on or after 1 January 2000 but before 1 July 2006, the distance
being measured perpendicular to the side shell.

such ships include combination carriers in which any part of a cargo hold is bounded by the
side shell;

“Bulk carrier of double-side skin construction” means a bulk carrier, in which all cargo holds
are bounded by a double-side skin, other than where one or more cargo holds are bounded by a
double-side skin, the width of which is less that 760mm in bulk carriers constructed before 1
January 2000 and less than 1,000mm in bulk carriers constructed on or after 1 January 2000
but before 1 July 2006, the distance being measured perpendicular to the side shell;

“Bulk carrier bulkhead and double bottom strength standards” means the “Standards for the
evaluation of scantlings of the transverse watertight vertically corrugated bulkhead between
the two foremost cargo holds and for the evaluation of allowable hold loading of the foremost
cargo hold” adopted by resolution 4 of the Conference of Contracting Governments to the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 on the 27 November 1997, SOLAS
Conference;

“Bulk carrier constructed” means bulk carriers the keels of which are laid or which are at a
similar stage of construction;

“Certifying Authority” means the Department or any person or organisation authorised by the
Department;

“Combination carrier” means a tanker designed to carry oil or alternatively solid bulk cargo;

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Reference is made to:
(a) For ships constructed before 1 July 2006, resolution 6, Interpretation of the definition of “bulk carrier”, as given
in Chapter IX of SOLAS 1974, as amended by 1994, adopted by the 1997 SOLAS Conference.
(b) The Interpretation of the provisions of SOLAS Chapter XII on Additional safety measures for bulk carriers,
adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of IMO by resolution MSC.79(70).
(c) The application provisions of Annex 1 to the Interpretation of the provisions of SOLAS Chapter XII on
Additional safety measures for bulk carriers, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of IMO by resolution
MSC.89(71).
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“Department” means the Department of Trade and Industry;

“Double-side skin” means a configuration where each ship is constructed with a double-side shell
using longitudinal bulkheads connecting the double bottom and the deck. Hopper side tanks and
top-side tanks may, where fitted, be integral parts of the double-side skin configuration;

“Enhanced programme of inspection” means a programme of inspections in accordance with

the guidelines adopted by IMO resolution A.744 (18);

“IMO” means the International Maritime Organization;

“Intermediate survey” means the survey carried out within three months before or after the second
anniversary date or within three months before or after the third anniversary date of the Cargo Ship
Safety Construction Certificate, which shall take the place of one of the annual surveys;

“International voyage” means a voyage between:

(a) a port in the Island and a port outside the Island; or

(b) a port in a Convention Country and a port in any other country or territory
(whether a Convention country or not) which is outside the Island.

“Length” of a bulk carrier means the length of the ship ascertained in accordance with the
Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Regulations 20004;

“Manx ship” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Registration
Act 19915 , and includes a ship registered under Part IV of that Act;

“Ore carriers” means ships intended to carry ore in centre holds. They are single decked ships
having two longitudinal bulkheads and a double bottom throughout the centre hold only.

“Periodical survey” means the survey carried out within three months before or after the
second anniversary date or within three months before or after the third anniversary date of the
Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate which shall take the place of one of the annual
surveys;

“Renewal survey” means the survey carried out at intervals specified by the Department but
not exceeding five years;

“SOLAS Chapter II-1” means Chapter II-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of
Life at Sea 1974, and its 1988 Protocol, up to and including amendments adopted by resolution
MSC.134(76) in December 2002;

“SOLAS Chapter XI-1”means Chapter XI-I of the International Convention for the Safety of
Life at Sea 1974 and its 1988 Protocol;

“Solid bulk cargo” means any material, other than liquid or gas, consisting of a combination of
particles, granules or any larger pieces of material, generally uniform in composition, which is
loaded directly into the cargo spaces of a ship without any intermediate form of containment;

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“Bulk carriers constructed” means ships the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar
stage of construction;

“a similar stage of construction” means the stage at which:

(a) construction identifiable with a specific ship begins; and

(b) assembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 gt

or one percent of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less;

“Watertight” means capable of preventing the passage of water in any direction;

“Weathertight” in relation to a structure means capable of preventing the passage of sea water
through the structure in the worst sea and weather condition likely to be encountered by the ship.

Application

3. Unless expressly provided otherwise, these Regulations apply to Manx ships which are bulk
carriers of 500 gt or over engaged on international voyages.

Damage stability requirements applicable to bulk carriers

4. (1) Bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards of single-side skin construction, designed
to carry solid bulk cargoes having a density of 1,000 kg/m³ and above, constructed on or after 1 July
1999 shall, when loaded to the summer load line, be able to withstand flooding in any one cargo hold,
in all loading conditions and remain afloat in a satisfactory condition of equilibrium as specified in
paragraph (4).

(2) Bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards of double-side skin construction in which
any part of a longitudinal bulkhead is located within B/5 or 11.5m, whichever is less, inboard from the
ship’s side at right angle to the centerline at the assigned summer load line, designed to carry solid
bulk cargoes having a density of 1,000 kg/m³ and above, constructed on or after 1 July 2006 shall,
when loaded to the summer load line, be able to withstand flooding of any one cargo hold in all
loading conditions and remain afloat in a satisfactory condition of equilibrium, as specified in
paragraph (4).

(3) Subject to paragraph (9) and regulation 17, bulk carriers of 150m in length and
upwards of single-skin construction, carrying solid bulk cargoes having a density of 1,780 kg/m³ and
above, constructed before July 1999 shall, when loaded to the summer load line, be able to withstand
flooding in the foremost cargo hold, in all loading conditions and remain afloat in a satisfactory
condition of equilibrium, as specified in paragraph (4).

(4) The condition of equilibrium referred to in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall be deemed
satisfactory when:

(a) the final waterline after flooding, taking into account sinkage, heel and trim, is
below the lower edge of any opening through which progressive down flooding may take
place. Such openings shall include air pipes, ventilators and openings which are closed by

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means of weathertight doors or hatch covers (even if they comply with the requirements of the
Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 20006), but exclude:

(i) those openings which are closed by means of watertight manhole

covers, watertight flush scuttles or side scuttles of the non-opening type, provided that
the means of closing comply with the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations
20007;

(ii) remotely operating watertight doors, except that in the case of doors
separating a main machinery space from a steering gear compartment, watertight doors
may be of a hinged, quick-acting type kept closed at sea, whilst not in use, provided
also that the lower sill of such doors is above the summer load waterline; and

(iii) small cargo access openings closed by watertight gasketed covers of

steel or equivalent material.

(b) if pipes, ducts or tunnels are situated within the assumed extent of flooding,
arrangements shall be made so that progressive flooding, cannot thereby extend to
compartments other than those assumed to be floodable in the calculation for each case
of damage;

(c) in the case where no part of the deck is immersed, the angle of heel due to
flooding does not exceed 17 degrees, and in any other case the angle of heel due to
unsymmetrical flooding does not exceed 15 degrees;

(d) the metacentric height in the flooded condition is positive;

(e) the righting lever curve has a minimum range of 20 degrees beyond the position
of equilibrium in association with a maximum righting lever of at least 0.1 metre
within the 20 degree range. The area under the righting lever curve within this range
shall not be less than 0.0175 metre-radians. Within this range, unprotected openings
shall not be temporarily immersed unless the space is assumed to be flooded. Within
this range, the temporary immersion of any openings capable of being closed
weathertight is permitted.

(f) the vessel’s stability at intermediate stages of flooding should never be

significantly less that that required by sub-paragraph (e).

(5) The assumed flooding referred to in paragraph (4) need only take into account flooding
of the cargo hold space to the water level outside the ship in that flooded condition.

(6) The permeability of a loaded hold for the purposes of paragraph (4) shall be
assumed as 0.9 and the permeability of an empty hold shall be assumed as 0.95, unless a permeability
relevant to a particular cargo hold shall be assumed for the volume of a flooded hold occupied by
cargo and a permeability of 0.95 is assumed for the remaining empty volume of the hold.

(7) Bulk carriers constructed before 1 July 1999, which have been assigned a reduced
freeboard in compliance with regulation 27 (7) of the International Convention on Load Lines 1966,
as adopted by IMO 5 April 1996, may be considered as complying with paragraph 3 of this
regulation.

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(8) Bulk carriers which have been assigned a reduced freeboard in compliance with
paragraph (8) of the regulation equivalent to regulation 27 of the International Convention on Load
Lines 1966, adopted by resolution A.320(IX), as amended by resolution A.514(13), may be considered
as complying with paragraphs 1 or 2 as appropriate.

(9) On bulk carriers which have been assigned reduced freeboard in compliance with the
provisions of regulation 27(8) set out in annex B of the protocol of 1988 relating to the International
Convention on Load Lines, 1966, the condition of equilibrium after flooding shall satisfy the relevant
provision of that Protocol.

Structural strength of bulk carriers

5. (1) Bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards of single-side skin construction, designed
to carry solid bulk cargoes having a density of 1,000 kg/m³ and above constructed on or after 1 July
1999, shall have sufficient strength to withstand flooding of any one cargo hold to the water level
outside the ship in that flooded condition in all loading and ballast conditions taking also into account
dynamic effects resulting from the presence of water in the hold and IMO recommendations on
compliance with SOLAS Chapter XII regulation 58.

(2) Bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards of double-side skin construction, in which
any part of a longitudinal bulkhead is located within B/5 or 11.5m, whichever is less, inboard from the
ship’s side measured perpendicular to the centerline at the assigned summer load line, designed to
carry bulk cargoes having a density of 1,000kg/m³ and above constructed on or after 1 July 2006, shall
comply with the structural provisions of paragraph 1.

Structural and other requirements for bulk carriers

6. (1) Bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards of single-side skin construction, carrying
solid bulk cargoes having a density of 1,780 kg/m³ and above, constructed before 1 July 1999, shall
comply with the following requirements:

(a) the transverse watertight bulkhead between the two foremost cargo holds and
the double bottom of the foremost cargo hold shall have sufficient strength to withstand
flooding of the foremost cargo hold, taking also into account dynamic effects resulting from
the presence of water in the hold, in compliance with the bulk carrier bulkhead and double
bottom strength standards.

(b) for the purpose of this regulation, the bulk carrier bulkhead and double bottom
strength standards shall be treated as mandatory; and

(c) in considering the need for, and the extent of strengthening of the transverse
watertight bulkhead or double bottom to meet the requirements of paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b),
the following restrictions may be taken into account:

(i) restrictions on the distribution of the total cargo weight between the
cargo holds; and

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(ii) restrictions on the maximum deadweight.

(2) For bulk carriers using either of, or both, the restrictions given in paragraph (6) (1) (c)
(i) and (ii) for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of paragraphs (6)(1)(a) and (b), these
restrictions shall be complied with whenever solid bulk cargoes having a density of 1,780 kg/m³ and
above are carried.

(3) Bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2006 in all
areas with double-side skin construction, shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) primary stiffening structures of the double-side skin shall not be placed inside
the cargohold space; and

(b) subject to subparagraphs (i) to (v), the distance between the outer shell and the
inner shell at any transverse section shall not be less than 1,000mm measured perpendicular to
the side shell. The double-side skin construction shall be such as to allow access for inspection
as provided in SOLAS Chapter II-1 regulation 3-6 and the Technical Provisions referring
thereto.

(i) The clearances below need not be maintained in way of cross ties, upper
and lower end brackets of transverse framing or end brackets of longitudinal framing.

(ii) The minimum width of the clear passage through the double-side skin
space in way of obstructions such as piping or vertical ladders shall not be less
than 600mm.

(iii) Where the inner and/or outer skins are transversely framed, the
minimum clearance between the inner surfaces of the frames shall not be less than
600mm.

(iv) Where the inner and outer skins are longitudinally framed, the minimum
clearance between the inner surfaces of the frames shall not be less than 800mm.
Outside the parallel part of the cargo hold length, this clearance may be reduced where
necessitated by the structural configuration, but, in no case, shall be less than 600mm.

(v) The minimum clearance referred to in subparagraph (iv) shall be the

shortest distance measured between assumed lines connecting the inner surfaces of the
frames on the inner and outer skins.

(4) Double-side skin spaces and dedicated seawater ballast tanks arranged in bulk carriers
150m in length and upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2006 shall be coated in accordance with the
requirements of SOLAS Chapter II-1 regulation 3-2 and also based on the performance standards for
coatings9 to be adopted by IMO.

(5) Double-side skin spaces, with the exception of top-side wing tanks, if fitted, shall not
be used for the carriage of cargo.

(6) In bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards, carrying solid bulk cargoes having a
density of 1,000 kg/m³ and above, constructed on or after 1 July 2006:

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(a) the structure of the cargo hold shall be such that all contemplated cargoes can
be loaded and discharged by standard loading/discharge equipment and procedures without
damage which may compromise the safety of the structure;

(b) effective continuity between the side shell structure and the rest of the
hull structure shall be assured; and

(c) the structure of cargo areas shall be such that single failure of one stiffening
structural member will not lead to immediate consequential failure of other structural items potentially
leading to the collapse of the entire stiffened panels.

Survey and maintenance of bulk carriers

7. (1) Bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards of single-side skin construction,
constructed before 1 July 1999, of 10 years of age and over, shall not carry solid bulk cargoes having a
density of 1,780 kg/m³ and above unless it has satisfactorily undergone either:

(a) a periodical survey, in accordance with the enhanced programme of inspections

during surveys required by SOLAS Chapter XI-1 regulation 2; or

(b) a survey of all cargo holds to the same extent as required for periodical surveys
in the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys required by SOLAS Chapter XI -1
regulation 2.

(2) Bulk carriers shall comply with the maintenance requirements provided in SOLAS
Chapter II-1 regulation 3-1 and the Standards for owners’ inspection and maintenance of bulk carrier
hatch covers, adopted by IMO resolution MSC.169(79).

Information on compliance with requirements for bulk carriers

8. (1) Those bulk carriers to which regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7 apply, shall carry the manual
referred to in SOLAS chapter. VI regulation 7.2 and this manual shall be endorsed by the Department
or on its behalf, to indicate that the said regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7 as appropriate, are complied with.

(2) Any restrictions imposed on the carriage of solid bulk cargoes having a density of
1,780 kg/m³ and above in accordance with the requirements of regulation 6 and 16 shall be identified
and recorded in the manual referred to in paragraph (1).

(3) A bulk carrier to which paragraph (2) applies shall be permanently marked on the side
shell at amidships, port and starboard, with a solid equilateral triangle having sides of 500mm and its
apex 300m below the deck line, and painted a contrasting colour to that of the hull.

Solid bulk cargo density declaration

9. (1) Prior to loading solid bulk cargo on bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards, the
shipper shall declare the density of the cargo, in addition to providing the cargo information required
by SOLAS Chapter VI regulation 2. ( insert reference to IOM equiv regulation)

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(2) The information required in paragraph (1) shall be confirmed in writing and by
appropriate shipping documents prior to loading the cargo on the ship.

(3) If a shipper or forwarder fails to provide appropriate cargo information as required in

paragraph (1), or furnishes cargo information which he knows or ought to have known to be false,
he shall be guilty of an offence.

(4) For bulk carriers to which regulation 6 applies, any cargo declared to have a density
within the range 1,250 kg/m³ to 1,780 kg/m³, shall have its density verified by an accredited testing
organisation10, unless such bulk carriers comply with all the relevant requirements of these
Regulations applicable to the carriage of solid bulk cargoes having a density of 1,780 kg/m³ and
above.

Loading instrument

10. (1) Bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards, shall be fitted with a loading instrument
capable of providing information on hull girder shear forces and bending moments, taking into
account the IMO Recommendation on “Loading Instruments” 11.

(2) Bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards constructed before 1 July 1999 shall
comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) not later than the date of the first intermediate or
periodical survey of the ship to be carried out after 1 July 1999.

(3) Bulk carriers of less than 150m in length constructed on or after 1 July 2006 shall be
fitted with a loading instrument capable of providing information on the ship’s stability in the intact
condition. The computer software shall be approved for stability calculations by the Certifying
Authority and shall be provided with standard conditions for the testing purposes relating to the
approved stability information12

Water level detectors in cargo holds

11 (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) bulk carriers shall be fitted with water level detectors
in the aft end of each cargo hold, giving both audible and visual alarms on each occasion the water
level above the inner bottom of the cargo hold reaches:

(a) a height of 0.5 metres; and

(b) whichever is the lower of either:

(i) the height of a point which is not less than 15% of the
depth of the cargo hold, or

(ii) a height of two metres.

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(2) Paragraph (3) applies to a bulk carrier in respect of which there is in force an
exemption from the provisions of regulation 4 (3) granted pursuant to regulation 17.

(3) A cargo hold in a bulk carrier referred to in paragraph (2) need not be fitted with a
water level detector which gives both an audible and visual alarm in the circumstances referred to in
paragraph (1) (a) and (b).

(4) The visual alarms specified in paragraph (1) shall clearly indicate which of the two
water levels referred to in paragraph (1) has been detected.

(5) For those cargo holds used for water ballast, a device may be fitted which overrides an
alarm referred to in paragraph (1).

Water level detectors in ballast tanks

12. (1) A water level detector shall be fitted in each forward ballast tank of a bulk carrier.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) the detectors referred to in paragraph (1) shall give both an
audible and visual alarm when the liquid in the forward ballast tank reaches a level not exceeding 10%
of the tank capacity.

(3) A device which overrides the alarm referred to in paragraph (2) may be installed and
activated when the forward ballast tank is in use.

(4) In this regulation “forward ballast tank” means any ballast tank which is forward of a
collision bulkhead which has been fitted in accordance with SOLAS Chapter 11-1 regulation 11.

Water level detectors in dry or void space

13. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) a water level detector shall be fitted in each dry or void space
of a bulk carrier, any part of which extends forward of the foremost cargo hold, giving an audible and
visual alarm at a water depth of 0.1m in that space.

(2) These alarms referred to in paragraph (1) need not be fitted in the following areas:

(a) a dry or void space which is a chain cable locker; or

(b) in an enclosed space the volume of which does not exceed 0.1% of the
ship’s maximum displacement volume.

Provisions supplemental to regulations 11, 12 and 13

14 Those bulk carriers to which Regulations 11, 12 and 13 apply shall have any audible and visual
alarms required located on the navigation bridge.

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Availability of pumping systems13

15. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), this regulation applies to the equipment required in all bulk
carriers for draining and pumping:

(a) every forward ballast tank; and

(b) every bilge of a dry space, any part of which extends forward of the foremost
cargo hold.

(2) This regulation does not apply in the case of:

(a) an enclosed space, the volume of which does not exceed 0.1% of the maximum
displacement of volume;

(b) a chain cable locker.

(3) It shall be possible for a person to bring the equipment referred to in paragraph (1) into
operation from an enclosed space, the location of which is accessible from:

(a) the navigational bridge; or

(b) the propulsion machinery control position,

without having to cross an exposed freeboard deck or an exposed superstructure deck.

(4) Where a pipe which serves:

(a) a forward ballast tank; or

(b) a bilge described in paragraph (1) (b),

pierces a collision bulkhead, the valves fitted at that collision bulkhead may be remotely operated by
an actuator instead of being operated in accordance with SOLAS Chapter 11-1 regulation 11.4

(5) An actuator referred to in paragraph (4) shall be controlled from an enclosed space, the
location of which is accessible from:

(a) the navigation bridge; or

(b) the propulsion machinery control position,

without having to cross an exposed freeboard deck or an exposed superstructure deck.

(6) A bulk carrier constructed before 1 July 2004 shall comply with the requirements of
this regulation by, whichever is the earlier of:

(a) the date of the first intermediate or renewal survey of the ship to be carried out
after (date of issue of IOM regulations);

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(b) but in no case, later than 1 July 2007.

(7) In this regulation “forward ballast tank” has the same meaning as it has in regulation
14(4).

Restrictions from sailing with any hold empty

16. With effect from 1 July 2006, those bulk carriers of 150m in length and upwards of single-
skin construction, carrying cargoes having a density of 1,780 kg/m3 and above, which are unable to
meet the requirements of Regulation 5.1 and the Standards and criteria for side structures of bulk
carriers of single-skin construction, adopted by IMO by resolution MSC.168(79), shall not sail with
any hold loaded to less than 10% of the hold’s maximum allowable cargo weight when in the full load
condition, after reaching 10 years of age. The applicable full load condition for this regulation is a
load equal to or greater than 90% of the ship’s deadweight at the relevant assigned freeboard.

Exemptions

17. For those Bulk Carriers constructed before 1 July 1999 being within the application limits of
regulation 4(3), which have been constructed with an insufficient number of transverse watertight
bulkheads to satisfy that regulation, the Department may allow relaxation from the application of
regulations 4(3) and 6, provided the Department is satisfied that those bulk carriers comply with the
following requirements:

(a) for the foremost cargo hold, the inspections prescribed for the annual survey are
replaced by the inspections required for the intermediate survey of cargo holds;

(b) the ship is provided with bilge well high water level alarms in all cargo holds, or cargo
conveyor tunnels, as appropriate, giving an audible and visual alarm on the navigation bridge, as
approved by any other member States of IMO or other organisations offering suitable and satisfactory
guarantees of technical and professional competence and independence and

(c) there is carried on the ship detailed information on specific cargo hold flooding
scenarios. This information shall be accompanied by detailed instructions on evacuation preparedness
under the provisions of Section 8 of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code and shall be
used as the basis for crew training and drills.

Offences

18. (1) Any contravention of these regulations shall be an offence liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or, on conviction on information to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.

(2) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence for a
person to prove that all reasonable steps had been taken by that person to ensure compliance with the
Regulations.

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Offences due to the fault of another person

19. Where the commission by any person of an offence under these Regulations is due to the
act or default of some other person, that other person shall be guilty of the offence. A person may
be charged with and convicted of the offence by virtue of this Regulation whether or not
proceedings are taken against the first mentioned person.

Made:

Minister for Trade and Industry

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations give effect to SOLAS Chapter XII “Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers”,
adopted by the International Maritime Organization at the 1997 SOLAS Conference in November
1997, and includes amendments made up to and including MSC 179(79) adopted on 20 December
2004.

The Regulations apply to Manx ships which are bulk carriers over 150m in length of 500 GT or over
engaged on international voyages. They set out the requirements for cargo and its stowage and securing
and lays down certain minimum standards for the longitudinal strength, buoyancy, stability, damage
survivability, strength of double bottoms and transverse bulkhead, loading and survey of certain types
of bulk carriers. These Regulations also include requirements for dry space water level detectors and
draining and pumping systems.

A copy of the SOLAS Convention and IMO Resolutions may be obtained from the International
Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London SW1 7SR or on line at
[Link] .

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