S.I. No. 331/1974:

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOAD LINES) (PARTICULARS OF DEPTH OF LOADING) REGULATIONS, 1974.

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOAD LINES) (PARTICULARS OF DEPTH OF LOADING) REGULATIONS, 1974.

I, PETER BARRY, Minister for Transport and Power, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 of the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968 (No. 17 of 1968), hereby make the following regulations :

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) (Particulars of Depth of Loading) Regulations, 1974.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1975.

2. In these Regulations--

"the Act" means the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968 (No. 17 of 1968);

"freeboard" means the distance measured vertically downwards amidships from the upper edge of the deck-line marked on the side of the ship to the surface of the water;

"mean freeboard" means the mean of the freeboards on each side of the ship;

"mean draught" means the mean of the draughts shown on the scales of measurement on the stem and on the stern post of the ship.

3. The notice referred to in section 11 (2) (b) of the Act shall be in the form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations and shall contain the particulars required by that form and be signed by the master and an officer of the ship concerned.

4. Home trade ships shall be exempt from the requirements as to notices contained in section 11 (2) of the Act.

SCHEDULE.

NOTICE.

Pursuant to section 11 of the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968 .

SHIP ............................................................ ...........................................

PORT OF REGISTRY ............................................................ ..............

GROSS TONNAGE* ............................................................ ...............

Notes:

1. The particulars to be given above of freeboards and allowances for fresh water are to be taken from the load line certificate currently in force in respect of the ship. Paragraphs referring to freeboards which the certificate shows have not been assigned to the ship must be deleted.

*2. In the case of a ship having alternative gross tonnages, both must be given.

†3. The mean draught to be given above is the mean of the draughts which would be shown on the scales of measurement on the stem and on the stern post of the ship if it were so loaded that the upper edge of the load line on each side of the ship appropriate to the particular freeboard were on the surface of the water.

4. Where the draught is shown on the scales of measurement on the stem and on the stern post of the ship in feet the mean draught must be given in both millimetres and feet and inches using an equivalent of 25·4 millimetres to one inch.

PARTICULARS OF LOADING

Notes:

1. The actual mean freeboard (Column (6)) is the mean of the freeboards on each side of the ship at the time when the ship is loaded and ready to leave.

2. If the actual mean freeboard is less than the appropriate minimum salt water freeboard as shown on the load line certificate there must be entered in Column (7) the corrected freeboard arrived at after making any allowances for density of water, rubbish to be discharged overboard and fuel, water and stores to be consumed on any stretch of river or inland water, being allowances duly entered in the ship's official log-book.

3. If the actual mean freeboard is greater than the appropriate salt water freeboard, Column (7) need not be filled in.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 15th day of November, 1974.

PETER BARRY,

Minister for Transport and

Power.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations (which do not apply to home trade ships) prescribe the form of, and particulars relating to draughts and freeboards to be inserted in the Notice which is required by Section 11 (2) (b) of the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968 to be posted up on board before a ship leaves any dock, wharf, harbour or other place for the purpose of proceeding to sea.