scope:

The rules in this chapter include requirements regarding hull strength and container securing arrangement including support structures and the relevant procedural requirements.

The requirements shall be regarded as supplementary to those given in rules for the assignment of main class.

Application

These rules shall be applied to sea-going ships primarily intended for the carriage of containers having the following characteristics:

- equipped with fixed stowage appliance in the form of cell guides at the bulkheads

- fixed container foundations on the inner bottom

- fixed appliances for stowage and lashing on the upper deck and/or hatch covers.

The transport of other cargo, i.e. break bulk on the inner bottom, may be accepted on a case by case basis. The transport of dry cargo in bulk is not permitted.