The Parties to the Present Protocol,
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The Parties to the Present Protocol,

 BEING PARTIES to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, done at London on 5 April 1966,

 RECOGNIZING the significant contribution which is made by the above mentioned Convention to the promotion of the safety of ships and property at sea and the lives of persons on board,

 RECOGNIZING ALSO the need to improve further the technical provisions of the above-mentioned Convention,

 RECOGNIZING FURTHER the need for the introduction into the above-mentioned Convention of provisions for survey and certification harmonized with corresponding provisions in other international instruments,

 CONSIDERING that these needs may best be met by the conclusion of a Protocol relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966,

 HAVE AGREED as follows:


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