1.3 Scope of Application
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1.3 Scope of Application

  1.3.1 This Code applies to craft which:

  • (a) carry more than 12 passengers but not over 450 passengers with all passengers seated;

  • (b) do not proceed in the course of their voyage more than 100 nautical miles from the place of refuge;

  • (c) may be provided within the limits of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) with special category spaces intended to carry motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks.

  1.3.2 This Code may be extended to a craft as defined in 1.4.1 which is intended to carry passengers and cargo or solely cargo or to a craft which exceeds the limits stipulated in 1.3.1. In such cases, the Administration should determine the extent to which the provisions of the Code are applicable to these craft and, if necessary, develop additional requirements providing the appropriate safety level for such craft.

  1.3.3 This Code does not apply to any craft the keel of which is laid, or which is subjected to repairs, alterations or modifications of a major character, on or after 1 January 1996.

Parent topic: Chapter 1 - General
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