Annex - Unified Interpretation of Keel Laying Date for Fibre-Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Craft

Interpretation

For the purpose of the application of MARPOL, Tonnage Measurement and Load Lines Conventions, the 1994 and 2000 HSC Codes and other instruments to fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) craft, the term "the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction" should be interpreted as the date on which the first structural reinforcement of the complete thickness of the approved hull laminate schedule is laid either in or on the mould.

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