Section 22: Identification number
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22. Identification number
(1) Subject to subsection (4), every ship to which the ISPS Code applies
shall have its identification number permanently marked in a contrasting colour—
(a) in a visible place on the stern of the ship or on either side of the
hull, amidships port and starboard, above the deepest assigned
load line on either side of the superstructure or, in the case of
passenger ships, on a horizontal surface visible from the air; and
(b) in an easily accessible place on one of the end transverse bulkheads of the machinery spaces, as defined in regulation 112/3.30 of the Safety Convention, or on one of the hatchways or,
in the case of tankers, in the pump-room or, in the case of ships
with ro-ro spaces, as defined in regulation 11-2/3.41 of the
Safety Convention, on one of the end transverse bulkheads of
the ro-ro spaces.
(2) The markings referred to in subsection (1) (a) shall be not less than
200 millimetres in height, and that referred to in subsection (1) (b) shall not
be less than 100 millimetres in height, the width of the marks being proportionate to the height.
(3) The markings may be made by raised lettering, by cutting them in, by
centre-punching them or by any other equivalent method of marking which
ensures that the markings are not easily expunged.
(4) The Director shall approve the method of marking a ship’s identification number where it is constructed of material other than steel or metal.