Annex - Amendments to MARPOL Annex I
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Annex - Amendments to MARPOL Annex I

 (Watertight doors)

CHAPTER 4 – REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CARGO AREA OF OIL TANKERS

PART A – CONSTRUCTION

Regulation 28 – Subdivision and damage stability

1 Paragraph 3.1 is replaced by the following:

  • ".1 The final waterline, taking into account sinkage, heel and trim, shall be below the lower edge of any opening through which progressive flooding may take place. Such openings shall include air pipes and those which are closed by means of weathertight doors or hatch covers and may exclude those openings closed by means of watertight manhole covers and flush scuttles, small watertight cargo tank hatch covers which maintain the high integrity of the deck, remotely operated sliding watertight doors, hinged watertight access doors with open/closed indication locally and at the navigation bridge, of the quick-acting or single-action type that are normally closed at sea, hinged watertight doors that are permanently closed at sea, and sidescuttles of the non-opening type."

Parent topic: Resolution MEPC.343(78) - Amendments to the Annex of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as Modified by the Protocol of 1978 Relating Thereto. Amendments to MARPOL Annex I. (Watertight doors) - (adopted on 10 June 2022)
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