1.1 Ice strengthened ships
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.168(79) - Standards and Criteria for Side Structures of Bulk Carriers of Single-Side Skin Construction - (Adopted on 9 December 2004) - Annex 2 - Renewal Criteria for Side Shell Frames and Brackets in Single-Side Skin Bulk Carriers not Built in Accordance with the Standards for Side Structures in Single-Side Skin Bulk Carriers - 1 Application and definitions - 1.1 Ice strengthened ships

1.1 Ice strengthened ships

  1.1.1 Where bulk carriers are reinforced to comply with an ice class notation, the intermediate frames shall not be included when considering compliance with this annex.

  1.1.2 The renewal thicknesses for the additional structure required to meet the ice strengthening notation shall be based on the classification society's requirements.

  1.1.3 If the ice class notation is requested to be withdrawn, the additional ice strengthening structure, with the exception of tripping brackets (see 2.1.2.1.b and 2.3), shall not be considered to contribute to compliance with this annex.


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