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Regulation 2 Internationaal Verdrag voor de beveiliging van mensenlevens op zee, 1974

-APPLICATION, DEFINITIONS, ETC.

For the purpose of the present Regulations, unless expressly provided otherwise:

(a) “Regulations” means the Regulations contained in the Annex to the present Convention.

(b) “Administration” means the Government of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.

(c) “Approved” means approved by the Administration.

(d) “International voyage” means a voyage from a country to which the present Convention applies to a port outside such country, or conversely.

(e) A passenger is every person other than:

(i) the master and the members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship; and

(ii) a child under one year of age.

(f) A passenger ship is a ship which carries more than twelve passengers.

(g) A cargo ship is any ship which is not a passenger ship.

(h) A tanker is a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable

* “Inflammable” has the same meaning as “flammable”.

nature.

(i) A fishing vessel is a vessel used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea.

(j) A nuclear ship is a ship provided with a nuclear power plant.

(k) “New ship” means a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after 25 May 1980.

(l) “Existing ship” means a ship which is not a new ship,

(m) A mile is 1,852 metres or 6,080 feet.

(n) “Age of a ship” means the elapsed period of time determined from the year of build as indicated on the ship's registry papers.

(n) “Anniversary date” means the day and the month of each year which will correspond to the date of expiry of the relevant certificate.

Regeling
Internationaal Verdrag voor de beveiliging van mensenlevens op zee, 1974
Afkortingen
SOLAS, SOLAS 1974
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
01-01-2026
BWB-id
BWBV0003264
Versie
2026-01-01_0

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