International Convention on Load Lines
The International Convention on Load Lines (English: International Convention on Load Lines ) is a UN convention that the principles of freeboard merchant vessels as well as the application of the load line controls.
details
The roots of the agreement go back in particular to the efforts of Samuel Plimsoll , who fought against the overloading of ocean-going vessels. His work eventually led to the Shipping Act of 1890 , which regulated the permitted offloading (and thus draft) of foreign ships leaving British ports.
Further negotiations finally led to the first International Convention on Load Lines in 1930, which was ratified by 54 states. The agreement of 1930 was primarily based on the determination of sufficient buoyancy in the ship, but also stipulated a minimum stability and a consideration of the loads on the ship's hull.
The present convention was finally adopted on April 5, 1966 and entered into force on July 21, 1968. The 1966 Convention specified the technical rules through provisions relating to the actual freeboard, seaworthiness in the event of seawater overflow, the watertight compartments and a determination of the residual stability of the damaged ship.
The convention is still in force today and was later expanded and adapted by additional agreements such as the 1988 protocol and the 2003 amendments.
literature
- Helmers, Walter (ed.): Müller-Krauss, manual for ship management . Volume 2, Maneuvering, Part B. Springer Verlag, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-540-17973-9 .
Web links
- Entry at the IMO (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Last change: Ordinance of 7 August 2014 ( Federal Law Gazette II p. 474 ).
