Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations, 2007 · s 5

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s 5( 1)

These Regulations shall not apply to

(a} ships of war;

(b/ wooden ships of primitive build not fitted with any mechanical means of propulsion;

(c/

ships solely employed in the fishing industry;

{d)

pleasure yachts not engaged in trade.

(2)

Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to ships solely navigating -

(a)

the Great Lakes of North America and the River St. Lawrence as far east as a rhumb line drawn from Cap des Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti

Island, and, on the north side of Anticosti Island, the meridian of longitude 63°W;

(b)

the Caspian Sea;

(c)

the Plate, Parana and Uruguay Rivers as far east as a rhumb line drawn between Punta Rasa (Cabo San Antonio), Argentina, and Punta del

Este, Uruguay.

Exemptions.