International Convention on Load Lines
Signed | 5 April 1966 |
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Location | London, UK |
Effective | 21 July 1968 |
Condition | 15 ratifications, amongst which 7 with over 1 million gross tonnage |
Signatories | 40 |
Parties | 162 |
Depositary | International Maritime Organization |
Languages | English and French |
Admiralty law |
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The International Convention on Load Lines (CLL), was signed in London on 5 April 1966, amended by the 1988 Protocol and further revised in 2003. The convention pertains specifically to a
The 1988 Protocol was adopted to harmonise the survey and certification requirement of the 1966 Convention with those contained in the
In accordance with the International Convention on Load Lines (CLL 66/88), all assigned load lines must be marked amidships on each side of the ships engaged in international voyages. The determinations of the freeboard of ships are calculated and/or verified by
Provisions
The Convention provides for the terms of ship's surveys, issuance, duration, validity and acceptance of International Load Line Certificates, as well as relevant State control measures, agreed exemptions and exceptions.
Annexes to the Convention contain various regulations for determining load lines, including details of marking and verification of marks, conditions of assignment of freeboard, freeboard tables and corrections, special provisions for ships intended for the carriage of timber and the prescribed form of International Load Line Certificates.
According to the Annexes to the convention, also taken into account are the potential hazards present in different zones and different seasons and additional safety measures concerning doors, hatchways, etc.
References
External links
- International Maritime Organization on CLL 66/88 – [1] Archived 3 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- IACS [2] Archived 2 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- The basic Concept of Load Lines