### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Load Lines) (Deck Cargo) Regulations 《商船(安全)(載重線)(艙面貨物)規例》

13. Uprights
If the nature of the timber is such that uprights are necessary in order to comply with regulation 12, uprights shall be fitted which shall be—
(a) of sufficient strength for the purpose;
(b) secured in position by angles or metal sockets of sufficient strength for the purpose or by equivalent means; and
(c) so spaced as to provide efficient support taking into account the nature and length of the timber, but subject to the space between any 2 uprights fore and aft not exceeding 3 m.

14. Circumstances in which Section B applies
The requirements of this Section shall apply in respect of timber deck cargo carried by a ship which is marked with timber load lines and is loaded to a depth greater than that indicated by the load line which, if timber load lines were not marked, would be appropriate in the circumstances; and the requirements of Section A shall also apply in such a case except insofar as compliance therewith would be inconsistent with compliance with the requirements of this Section.

15. Stowage of timber deck cargo in relation to superstructures
(1) Timber deck cargo stowed in any well between superstructures shall be stowed as solidly as possible so as to extend over the entire available length of the well to a height not less than the standard height of a superstructure other than a raised quarter deck.
(2) Timber deck cargo stowed in a position having a limiting superstructure at the forward end but no such superstructure at the after end shall be stowed so as to extend over the entire available length between the superstructure and the after end of the aftermost hatchway, to the height and in the manner specified in subregulation (1).

16. Securing of timber deck cargo
(1) Timber deck cargo must be effectively secured throughout its length by a lashing system—
(a) that complies with the 2011 TDC Code; or 
(b) that is acceptable to the Director.
(2) In this regulation—
2011 TDC Code (《2011年TDC規則》) means the Code of Safe Practice for Ships Carrying Timber Deck Cargoes, 2011 adopted by the International Maritime Organization on 30 November 2011 by Resolution A.1048(27).
(L.N. 48 of 2018)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Load Lines) (Particulars of Depth of Loading) Regulations 《商船(安全)(載重線)(載重深度詳情)規例》

1. Citation
(1) These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Load Lines) (Particulars of Depth of Loading) Regulations.
(2) (Omitted as spent)

2. Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“freeboard” (乾舷) means the distance measured vertically downwards amidships from the upper edge of the deck-line marked on the side of the ship to the surface of the water;
“mean draught” (平均吃水) means the mean of the draughts shown on the scales of measurement on the stem and on the stern post of the ship;
“mean freeboard” (平均乾舷) means the mean of the freeboards on each side of the ship.

3. Application
These regulations apply to every ship in respect of which a load line certificate has been issued under section 51 of the Ordinance.

4. Form of notice to be posted on board ship under section 55(2)(b)
The notice which, under section 55(2)(b) of the Ordinance, is to be posted up in some conspicuous place on board a ship before the ship leaves any dock, wharf or harbour or other place for the purpose of proceeding to sea, shall be in the form set out in the Schedule.

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4. Structural strength
The structural strength of every ship to which these regulations apply shall be sufficient for the service for which the ship is intended.

5. Application of Part II
Save where the context otherwise requires, this Part applies to every ship to which these regulations apply, except that—
(i) a ship to which this Part applies which complies fully with all the equivalent requirements specified in IMCO Resolution A265 (VIII) need not comply with the requirements of this Part; and
(ii) a Hong Kong passenger ship and to which these regulations apply shall comply with regulations 16 and 17 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Passenger Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations (Cap. 369 sub. leg. AM) in substitution for compliance with regulations 16 and 17 of these regulations. (E.R. 3 of 2022)

6. Watertight subdivision
Every ship to which this Part applies shall be subdivided by bulkheads, which shall be watertight up to the bulkhead deck, into compartments the maximum length of which shall be calculated in accordance with such of the provisions of Schedule 1 as apply to that ship. Every other portion of the internal structure which affects the efficiency of the subdivision of the ship shall be watertight, and shall be of a design which will maintain the integrity of the subdivision.

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7. Peak and machinery space bulkheads, shaft tunnels, etc.
(1) Every ship to which this Part applies shall be provided with a collision bulkhead which shall be watertight up to the bulkhead deck and shall be fitted at a distance from the ship’s forward perpendicular of not less than 5% of the length of the ship and not more than 3.05 metres plus 5% of such length. If the ship has a forward superstructure, the collision bulkhead shall be extended weathertight to the deck next above the bulkhead deck. The extension shall not be required to be fitted directly over the bulkhead below, provided that it is at least 5% of the length of the ship from the forward perpendicular and the part of the bulkhead deck which forms the step is made effectively weathertight. The plating and stiffeners of such extension shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 4 as if the extension formed part of a bulkhead immediately below the bulkhead deck.
(2) Every such ship shall be provided with a watertight afterpeak bulkhead and with watertight bulkheads dividing the space appropriated to the main and auxiliary propelling machinery, boilers, if any, and the permanent coal bunkers, if any, from other spaces. Such bulkheads shall be watertight up to the bulkhead deck, provided that the afterpeak bulkhead may be stopped below the bulkhead deck if the safety of the ship is not thereby impaired.
(3) The stern gland of every such ship shall be situated in a watertight shaft tunnel or other watertight space separate from the stern tube compartment and of such a volume that if the tunnel or space is flooded the margin line will not be submerged. The stern tube shall be enclosed in a watertight compartment, the volume of which shall be the smallest compatible with the proper design of the ship.