Hatchways closed by weathertight covers of steel or other equivalent material fitted with gaskets and clamping devices ( Regulations 16 and 27(7)(c) ) (IACS interpretation LL.6)
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Hatchways closed by weathertight covers of steel or other equivalent material fitted with gaskets and clamping devices ( Regulations 16 and 27(7)(c) ) (IACS interpretation LL.6)

  Regulation 16:

 Where hatchways are fitted with coamings of standard height, no extra strengthening (beyond what is required in the Load Line Convention) should be required for covers loaded with cargo, even dense cargo, provided the load does not exceed 1.75 tonnes/m2 (in position 1).

  Regulation 27(7)(c):

 No extra strengthening is recommended for hatchway covers on vessels which are assigned freeboards less than those based on Table B, except for flush hatchway covers which are fitted on the freeboard deck forward of the quarter length, in which case the section modulus and the moment of inertia should be increased 15% over that required by regulation 16.

Parent topic: Unified Interpretations of the Provisions of the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
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