6.1 The stability of the ship in all conditions
of loading should meet the provisions of the Code of Intact Stability
for All Types of Ships Covered by IMO Instruments.
6.2 Where cargo hold freeing ports are fitted,
they should be considered closed for the purpose of determining the
flooding angle, provided that the reliable and effective control of
closing of these freeing ports is satisfactory to the Administration.
6.3 With all open holds completely filled with
water (permeability of 0.70 for container holds) to the level of the
top of the hatch side or hatch coaming or, in the case of a ship fitted
with cargo hold freeing ports, to the level of those ports, the stability
of the fully laden ship in the intact condition should meet the survival
criteria (with factor s = 1) of chapter II-1 part B-1 of SOLAS 1974, as amended.
6.4 For the condition with flooded holds and an
intact ship the free surfaces may be determined as follows: The holds
are fully loaded with containers. The seawater enters the containers
and will not pour out during heeling. This condition should be simulated
by defining the amount of water in the containers as fixed weight
items. The free space surrounding the containers is then flooded with
seawater. This free space should be evenly distributed over the full
length of the open cargo holds.
6.5 Intermediate conditions of hold flooding should
be investigated.