Section 38
Notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 36 and 37 -
of Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Regulations, 2003
{a}
ro-ro passenger ships certified to carry 400 persons or more constructed on or after 1st. July, 1997 shall comply with paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 36, assuming the damage applied anywhere within the ship's length L; and
• For the application of specific stability requirements to ro-ro passenger ships, refer to resolution 14
of the 1995 SOLAS Conference.
* Refer to MSC/Circ.649, Interpretation of provisions of resolution MSC.26(60) and MSC/Circ.574.
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{b)
ro-ro passenger ships certified to carry 400 persons or more constructed before 1st. July, 1997 shall comply with the requirements of paragraph (a} not later than the date of the ftrst periodical survey after the following prescribed date of compliance which occurs the latest ~
(i)
(ii)
Value of A/Amax less than 85o/o 85o/o or more but less than 90o/o 90o/o or more but less than 95o/o 95o/o or more but less than 97.5o/o 97.5o/o or more
Number of persons permitted to be carried
Date of compliance 1st. October, 1998 1st. October, 2000 1st. October, 2002 1st. October, 2004 1st. October, 2010;
1,500 or more 1st. October, 2002 1,000 or more but less than 1,500 1st. October, 2006 600 or more but less than 1,000 1st. October, 2008 400 or more but less than 600 1st. October, 2010; or
(iii)
age of the ship equal to or greater than 20 years, where the age of the ship means the time counted from the date on which the keel was laid or the date on which it was at a similar stage of construction or from the date on which the ship was converted to a ro-ro passenger ship.
Special requirements for passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships carrying 400
persons or more.