Section 117: Submersion of load lines
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117. Submersion of load lines
(1) (a) Where a Mauritius ship is marked with load lines, the ship shall
not be so loaded that—
(i) if the ship is in salt water and has no list, the appropriate load
line on each side of the ship is submerged; or
(ii) in any other case, the appropriate load line on each side of the
ship would be submerged if the ship were in salt water and had
no list.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “appropriate load line” means
the load line which, in accordance with the Load Line Regulations, indicates
the maximum depth to which the ship may be loaded in salt water in certain
circumstances.
(2) Where, pursuant to the Load Line Regulations, a Mauritius passenger
ship is marked with subdivision load lines, and the lowest of those lines is
lower than the line which, apart from this subsection, would be the appropriate load line, subsection (1) shall have effect as if that subdivision load line
was the appropriate load line for the purposes of this section.
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