3 Application
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3 Application

 3.1 These Guidelines apply to WIG craft which are engaged in international voyages.

 3.2 These Guidelines apply to:

  • .1 assisted craft and unassisted craft as described in 2.2.1 and defined in 4.2, 4.34 and 4.42;

  • .2 cargo craft as defined in 4.8; and

  • .3 any craft proceeding not more than 4 hours from a port of refuge or 200 nm, whichever is the lesser.

 3.3 The application of these Guidelines should be verified by the Administration and be acceptable to the Governments of the States in which the craft will be operating.

 3.4 These Guidelines do not apply to type C craft while operating in aircraft mode. In this mode such craft are considered as aircraft by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and should comply with relevant ICAO requirements, taking into account the features of WIG craft. For this reason type C WIG craft are subject to the rules of both ICAO (in aircraft mode) and IMO (in all other modes of operation).

 3.5 These Guidelines, unless expressly provided otherwise, do not apply to:

  • .1 craft of war and troop craft;

  • .2 pleasure craft not engaged in trade; and

  • .3 fishing craft.

Parent topic: Part A - General
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