Annex - Amendments to Annex B to the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, as amended
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Annex - Amendments to Annex B to the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, as amended

 These amendments have been consolidated into to the Protocol of 1988 relating to the Load Line Convention

Annex B - Annexes to the Convention as modified by the Protocol of 1988 relating thereto

Annex I - Regulations for Determining Load Lines

Chapter I General

  Regulation 3

  Definitions of terms used in the annexes

  1 The following new definitions are added after definition (16):

  • "(17) Audit means a systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled.

  • (18) Audit Scheme means the IMO Member State Audit Scheme established by the Organization and taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote.

  • (19) Code for Implementation means the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) adopted by the Organization by resolution A.1070(28).

  • (20) Audit Standard means the Code for Implementation.

  2 A new annex IV is added after annex III, to read as follows:

  "Annex IV – Verification of Compliance

  Regulation 53

  Application

 Contracting Governments shall use the provisions of the Code for Implementation in the execution of their obligations and responsibilities contained in the present Convention.

  Regulation 54

  Verification of compliance

  • (1) Every Contracting Government shall be subject to periodic audits by the Organization in accordance with the audit standard to verify compliance with and implementation of the present Convention.

  • (2) The Secretary-General of the Organization shall have responsibility for administering the Audit Scheme, based on the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote.

  • (3) Every Contracting Government shall have responsibility for facilitating the conduct of the audit and implementation of a programme of actions to address the findings, based on the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote.

  • (4) Audit of all Contracting Governments shall be:

    • (a) based on an overall schedule developed by the Secretary-General of the Organization, taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote; and

    • (b) conducted at periodic intervals, taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote.


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