Instruction for Open-Top ships and Load Line Convention - Decisions and Interpretations issued by Netherlands

The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has issued the documents regarding Open-Top ships as well as International Convention on Load Lines.

Both documents have been published on November 1st, 2022.

The instruction for Open-Top ships

With this Instruction the Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate (NSI) provides guidance to Recognized Organizations (ROs) to issue exemptions and related certificates to ships which are designed to sail in Open-Top condition in accordance with the Netherlands Equivalent arrangement accepted under article 8 as listed in GISIS with reference no. XQ42482.

Load Line Convention - Decision and Interpretation

With regard to the ICLL, article 3, paragraph (2) and regulation 2, paragraph (5), for a ship to which multiple load lines are assigned, the NSI authorizes the ROs to issue multiple Load Line Certificates.

For more information, please see the links below:

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS (AVAILABLE ONLY TO SUBSCRIBERS):

ItoRO no. 30 - Open Top ships

ItoS - International Convention on Load Lines (ICLL)