1 Bulk carriers of 150 m in length and upwards
of single-side skin construction, designed to carry solid bulk cargoes
having a density of 1,000 kg/m3 and above, constructed
on or after 1 July 1999 shall, when loaded to the summer load line,
be able to withstand flooding of any one cargo hold in all loading
conditions and remain afloat in a satisfactory condition of equilibrium,
as specified in paragraph 4.
2 Bulk carriers of 150 m in length and upwards
of double-side skin construction in which any part of longitudinal
bulkhead is located within B/5 or 11.5 m, whichever is less, inboard
from the ship's side at right angle to the centreline at the assigned
summer load line, designed to carry solid bulk cargoes having a density
of 1,000 kg/m3 and above, constructed on or after 1 July
2006 shall, when loaded to the summer load line, be able to withstand
flooding of any one cargo hold in all loading conditions and remain
afloat in a satisfactory condition of equilibrium, as specified in
paragraph 4.
3 Bulk carriers of 150 m in length and upwards
of single-side skin construction, carrying solid bulk cargoes having
a density of 1,780 kg/m3 and above, constructed before
1 July 1999 shall, when loaded to the summer load line, be able to
withstand flooding of the foremost cargo hold in all loading conditions
and remain afloat in a satisfactory condition of equilibrium, as specified
in paragraph 4. This requirement shall be complied with in accordance
with the implementation schedule specified in regulation 3.
4 Subject to the provisions of paragraph 7, the
condition of equilibrium after flooding shall satisfy the condition
of equilibrium laid down in the annex to resolution
A.320(IX) - Regulation equivalent to regulation
27 of the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, as
amended by resolution A.514(13).
The assumed flooding need only take into account flooding of the cargo
hold space to the water level outside the ship in that flooded condition.
The permeability of a loaded hold shall be assumed as 0.9 and the
permeability of an empty hold shall be assumed as 0.95, unless a permeability
relevant to a particular cargo is assumed for the volume of a flooded
hold occupied by cargo and a permeability of 0.95 is assumed for the
remaining empty volume of the hold.
5 Bulk carriers constructed before 1 July 1999,
which have been assigned a reduced freeboard in compliance with regulation 27(7) of the International Convention
on Load Lines, 1966, as adopted on 5 April 1966, may be considered
as complying with paragraph 3 of this regulation.
6 Bulk carriers which have been assigned a reduced
freeboard in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (8) of the
regulation equivalent to regulation 27 of
the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, adopted by resolution A.320(IX), as amended by resolution A.514(13), may be considered
as complying with paragraphs 1 or 2, as appropriate.
7 On bulk carriers which have been assigned reduced
freeboard in compliance with the provisions of regulation 27(8) of
Annex B of the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention
on Load Lines, 1966, the condition of equilibrium after flooding shall
satisfy the relevant provisions of that Protocol.