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Part 6 in Load lines — International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 and Protocol of 1988, as amended in 2003, Consolidated Edition, 2005.

15 Conditions on an International Load Lines Certificate
        For paragraph 100(2)(a) of the Navigation Act, an International Load Lines Certificate is subject to the following conditions:
(a) fittings and appliances, mentioned in subparagraph (1)(c) of Article 14 of the Load Lines Convention, are maintained in effective condition;
(b) deck line and load line marks are correctly and permanently indicated in accordance with the Load Lines Convention;
(c) for a passenger vessel to which SOLAS applies — subdivision load line marks are correctly and permanently indicated in accordance with regulation 18 of Chapter II-I of SOLAS;
(d) the vessel is marked with draft marks in accordance paragraph 6 of regulation 5 of Chapter II-I of SOLAS;
(e) annual surveys are completed in accordance with subparagraph (1)(c) of Article 14 of the Load Lines Convention and endorsed on the International Load Lines Certificate;
(f) after any survey has been completed, any change to the structure, equipment, arrangements, material or scantlings covered by survey must be approved by an issuing body.

16 Endorsement on an International Load Lines Certificate
        For section 15, an endorsement on an International Load Lines Certificate must be made by an issuing body.
Note   It is practice for an issuing body endorsing a certificate to be the same as the issuing body that originally issued the certificate.
Subdivision 2.3 International Load Lines Exemption Certificates

17 Criteria for issue of an International Load Lines Exemption Certificate
        For paragraph 100(1)(b) of the Navigation Act, the criteria for the issue of an International Load Lines Exemption Certificate are that:
(a) for a vessel that has features of novel kind — the initial or renewal survey mentioned in Article 14 of the Load Lines Convention, has been completed; and
(b) for a vessel that is to undertake a single international voyage — AMSA is satisfied that the vessel complies with safety requirements that are adequate for the voyage to be undertaken.
Note for paragraph (b)   An owner may be required to provide evidence of statutory surveys and certification in force for the vessel.

18 Conditions on an International Load Lines Exemption Certificate
        For paragraph 100(2)(a) of the Navigation Act, an International Load Lines Exemption Certificate is subject to the condition that annual surveys for vessels mentioned in paragraph 17(1)(a) are to be completed and endorsed on the certificate in accordance with subparagraph (1)(c) of Article 14 of the Load Lines Convention.

19 Endorsement on an International Load Lines Exemption Certificate
        For section 18, an endorsement on an International Load Lines Exemption Certificate must be made by an issuing body.
Note