Carriage of vehicles in non Ro/Ro cargo space

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An amendment to SOLAS regulation II-2/20 ‘Protection of vehicle, special category and ro-ro spaces’ will enter into force on 1 January 2020

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  • Author: Panos Mouratidis

The new paragraph in SOLAS regulation II-2/20, will apply both to new and existing vessels is the following:

‘On all ships, vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion may be carried in cargo spaces other than vehicle, special category or ro-ro spaces, provided that all the following conditions are met:

-The vehicles do not use their own propulsion within the cargo spaces

-The cargo spaces are in compliance with the appropriate requirements of regulation II-2/19

-The vehicles are carried in accordance with the IMDG Code, as defined in regulation VII/1.1’

Amendments to SOLAS II-2/20 were adopted, so that cargo spaces containing vehicles which do not use their own propulsion within the cargo space at loading/unloading are not required to comply with requirements of SOLAS II-2/20, providing the vehicles are carried in compliance with the appropriate requirements of regulation 19 and IMDG Code.

 

Source: MSC.421(98)

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