(1)
Timber deck cargo. The term "timber
deck cargo" means a cargo of timber carried on an uncovered part of
a freeboard deck. The term does not include wood pulp or similar cargofootnote.
(2)
Timber load line. A timber deck
cargo may be regarded as giving a ship a certain additional buoyancy
and a greater degree of protection against the sea. For that reason,
ships carrying a timber deck cargo may be granted a reduction of freeboard
calculated according to the provisions of regulation
45 and marked on the ship’s side in accordance with the
provisions of regulations 6(3) and (4).
However, in order that such special freeboard may be granted and used,
the timber deck cargo shall comply with certain conditions which are
laid down in regulation 44, and the ship
itself shall also comply with certain conditions relating to its construction
which are set out in regulation 43.