High-speed craft, as defined in section 2 (Definitions)
of the Introduction, constructed on or after 1 January 1996 but before
1 July 2002, to which chapter X of the
1974 SOLAS Convention applies, shall comply with stability requirements
of the 1994 HSC Code (resolution
MSC.36(63)). Any high-speed craft to which chapter
X of the 1974 SOLAS Convention applies, irrespective of its
date of construction, which has undergone repairs, alterations or
modifications of a major character; and a high-speed craft constructed
on or after 1 July 2002, shall comply with stability requirements
of the 2000 HSC Code (resolution MSC.97(73)).