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Livestock carriers
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N.1-1 Livestock carriers are most often converted
ships. Above the existing upper deck, one or more decks are constructed.
Between these decks, the livestock corrals and their associated spaces
are arranged, separated by, for example, railings, fences or gangways.
The corrals are open to the air.
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N.1-2 Stanchions, fences and railings to keep
livestock in the corrals are "other means for securing cargo" according
to regulation 2(5).
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N.1-3 In applying the provisions of the 1969 Tonnage Convention, livestock structures should
be included in the gross tonnage.
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Dockships
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N.2-1 A dockship may include in its main structural
characteristics the absence of hatch covers above the cargo space
but may have a dock deck above the moulded draught together with side
erections.
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N.2-2 The dockships considered are described as:
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.1 a dockship open-ended at the stern,
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.2 a dockship fitted with a stern door or a grill
stern door (see figure 8 in appendix 1).
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N.2-3 The space above the dock deck, bounded on
at least three sides by erections and intended for the carriage of
cargo should be included.
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N.2-4 In this context, an erection is defined
as being an enclosed space bounded by bulkheads and a deck above.
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Open-top containerships