1 This chapter applies to ships, regardless of
the date of construction, as follows:
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.1 passenger ships including passenger high-speed
craft, not later than 1 July 1998;
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.2 oil tankers, chemical tankers, gas carriers,
bulk carriers and cargo high-speed craft of 500 gross tonnage and
upwards, not later than 1 July 1998; and
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.3 other cargo ships and mobile offshore drilling
units of 500 gross tonnage and upwards, not later than 1 July 2002.footnote
2 This chapter does not apply to government-operated
ships used for non-commercial purposes.