The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 1999

Made: 4th June 1999

Laid before Parliament: 16th June 1999

Coming into force: 1st July 1999

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

2

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Application

3

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Surveys of bulk carriers

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Implementation schedule for bulk carriers constructed before 1st July 1999

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Damage stability requirements applicable to bulk carriers

6

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Structural strength of bulk carriers constructed on or after 1st July 1999

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Structural and other requirements for bulk carriers constructed before 1st July 1999

8

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Survey of the cargo hold structure of bulk carriers constructed before 1st July 1999

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Information on compliance with the requirements for bulk carriers

10

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Solid bulk cargo density declaration

11

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Loading instrument

12

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Alternative construction, equipment and machinery

13

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Exemptions

14

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Penalties

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Power to detain

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Glenda Jackson — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions — 1999-06-04

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1995 c. 21; sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 8.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1998/2241.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1982/841, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1997/1510.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1995/1210, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00008]: Adopted by Resolution 3 of the 1997 SOLAS Conference.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1999/336.

[^f00010]: Adopted by Resolution 5 of the 1997 SOLAS Conference.

[^f00011]: Adopted by the International Maritime Organization by Resolution A.741(18).

[^f00012]: Section 284 was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997, Schedule 1.

Editorial notes

[^key-828649972e0b186d9cbb92bf02b09c55]: Regulations revoked (20.12.2022) by The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1218), reg. 1(1), Sch.

Water level detectors in cargo holds

12A

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Water level detectors in ballast tanks

12B

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Water level detectors in dry or void spaces

12C

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Provisions supplemental to regulations 12A, 12B and 12C

12D

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Pumping systems

12E

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Alternative construction, equipment and machinery

Exemptions

Penalties

Power to detain