Merchant Shipping (Load Line) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Dec 2013

No. S 834

Merchant Shipping Act

(CHAPTER 179)

Merchant Shipping (Load Line)
(Amendment) Regulations 2013

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 100 of the Merchant Shipping Act, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2014.

Amendment of Annex II

2. Annex II of the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations (Rg 5) is amended by deleting regulation 47 and substituting the following regulation:

“Regulation 47

Southern Winter Seasonal Zone

The northern boundary of the Southern Winter Seasonal Zone is —

the rhumb line from the east coast of the American continent at Cape Tres Puntas to the point latitude 34°S, longitude 50°W, thence the parallel of latitude 34°S to longitude 16°E, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 36°S, longitude 20°E, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 34°S, longitude 30°E, thence along the rhumb line to the point latitude 35°30′S, longitude 118°E, and thence the rhumb line to Cape Grim on the north-west coast of Tasmania; thence along the north and east coasts of Tasmania to the southernmost point of Bruny Island, thence the rhumb line to Black Rock Point on Stewart Island, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 47°S, longitude 170°E, thence along the rhumb line to the point latitude 33°S, longitude 170°W, and thence the parallel of latitude 33°S to the point latitude 33°S, longitude 79°W, thence the rhumb line to the point latitude 41°S, longitude 75°W, thence the rhumb line to Punta Corona lighthouse on Chiloe Island, latitude 41°47′S, longitude 73°53′W, thence along the north, east and south coasts of Chiloe Island to the point latitude 43°20′S, longitude 74°20′W, and thence the meridian of longitude 74°20′W to the parallel of latitude 45°45′S, including the inner zone of Chiloe channels from the meridian 74°20′W to the east.

Seasonal periods:

WINTER:

16 April to 15 October

SUMMER:

16 October to 15 April

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 12/2005; S 690/2006; S 403/2008; S 330/2010]

Made this 26th day of December 2013.

LUCIEN WONG

Chairman,
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

[MPA 46/02.C17.Vol 11/LSK; AG/LLRD/SL/179/2010/4 Vol. 1]

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