Section 276
(lJ
of Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Regulations, 2003
For bulk carriers being within the application limits of sub-regulation
(2)
of regulation 271, which have been constructed with an insufficient number of transverse watertight bulkheads to satisfy that regulation, the Director may allow relaxation from the application of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 271 and regulation 273 on condition that they shall comply with the following requirements
{a) for the foremost cargo hold, the inspections prescribed for the annual survey in the enhanced programme of inspections required by 926
regulation 265 shall be replaced by the inspections prescribed therein for the intermediate survey of cargo holds;
(b)
are provided with bilge well high level alarms in all cargo holds, or in cargo conveyor tunnels, as appropriate, giving an audible and visual alarm on the navigation bridge, as approved by the Director or recognised organisation in accordance with regulation 264; and
(c)
are provided with 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 be used as the basis for crew training and drills.
(2)
This regulation applies to bulk carriers constructed before 1st. July,