7 Intact stability requirements for a sailing vessel
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7 Intact stability requirements for a sailing vessel

  7.1 Subject to III/7.3, each sailing vessel shall undergo a simplified stability proof test in accordance with regulation III/8.

  7.2 A sailing vessel that operates in coastal or exposed waters shall be equipped with a self-bailing cockpit.

  7.3 The Administration may perform operational tests to determine whether the vessel has adequate stability and satisfactory handling characteristics under sail for protected waters or coastal waters, in lieu of conducting a simplified stability proof test.

  7.4 The Administration may prescribe additional or different stability requirements for a broad, shallow draft vessel with little or no ballast outside the hull.

Parent topic: Part B - Stability
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