Regulation 46 Internationaal Verdrag betreffende de uitwatering van schepen, 1966
Zones, Areas and Seasonal Periods
(1) North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zones I and II
(a) The North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone I lies within the meridian of longitude 50°W from the coast of Greenland to latitude 45°N, thence the parallel of latitude 45°N to longitude 15°W, thence the meridian of longitude 15°W to latitude 60°N, thence the parallel of latitude 60°N to the Greenwich Meridian, thence this meridian northwards.
Seasonal periods:
Winter: 16 October to 15 April
Summer: 16 April to 15 October
(b) The North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II lies within the meridian of longitude 68°30' W from the coast of the United States to latitude 40°N, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 36°N, longitude 73°W, thence the parallel of latitude 36°N to longitude 25°W and thence the rhumb line to Cape Toriñana.
Excluded from this zone are the North Atlantic winter seasonal zone I, the North Atlantic winter seasonal area and the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of latitude of the Skaw in the Skagerrak. The Shetland Islands are to be considered as being on the boundary of the North Atlantic winter seasonal zones I and II.
Seasonal periods:
Winter: 1 November to 31 March
Summer: 1 April to 31 October.
(2) North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Area
The boundary of the North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Area is —
the meridian of longitude 68°30'W from the coast of the United States to latitude 40°N, thence the rhumb line to the southernmost intersection of the meridian of longitude 61°W with the coast of Canada and thence the east coasts of Canada and the United States.
Seasonal periods:
For ships over 100 metres (328 feet) in length:
Winter: 16 December to 15 February
Summer: 16 February to 15 December
For ships of 100 metres (328 feet) and under in length:
Winter: 1 November to 31 March
Summer: 1 April to 31 October
(3) North Pacific Winter Seasonal Zone
The southern boundary of the North Pacific Winter Seasonal Zone is —
the parallel of latitude 50°N from the east coast of the USSR to the west coast of Sakhalin, thence the west coast of Sakhalin to the southern extremity of Cape Kril'on, thence the rhumb line to Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, thence the east and south coasts of Hokkaido to longitude 145°E, thence the meridian of longitude 145°E to latitude 35 °N, thence the parallel of latitude 35°N to longitude 150°W and thence the rhumb line to the southern extremity of Dall Island, Alaska.
Seasonal periods:
Winter: 16 October to 15 April
Summer: 16 April to 15 October
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- Internationaal Verdrag betreffende de uitwatering van schepen, 1966
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