4.4 Ship survival capability and location of cargo holds
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4.4 Ship survival capability and location of cargo holds

  4.4.1 The requirements of chapter 2 of the IGC Code, i.e. ship survival capability and location of cargo tanks, should apply to NGHP carriers with the following conditions:

  • .1 the NGHP carrier is regarded as "A type 2G/2PG ship"; and

  • .2 "cargo tank" reads "cargo hold".

  4.4.2 The requirements in chapter 2 of the IGC Code need not apply to cargo hold cover spaces. In other words, a cargo hold cover may be a single-skin constructionfootnote. Cargo hold cover spaces should be located at least 760 mm inboard from the outermost moulded lines of the weather deck.

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