Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)SchedulesSecond ScheduleProtocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974AnnexChapter VI : Carriage of GrainPart A — General ProvisionsRegulation 2 : Definitions |
| (a) | The term “grain” includes wheat, maize (corn), oats, rye, barley, rice, pulses, seeds and processed forms thereof, whose behaviour is similar to that of grain in its natural state. |
| (b) | The term “filled compartment” refers to any compartment in which, after loading and trimming as required under Regulation 3, the bulk grain is at its highest possible level. |
| (c) | The term “partly filled compartment” refers to any compartment wherein bulk grain is not loaded in the manner prescribed in paragraph (b) of this Regulation. |
| (d) | The term “angle of flooding” (v) means an angle of heel at which openings in the hull, superstructures or deckhouses, which cannot be closed weathertight, immerse. In applying this definition, small openings through which progressive flooding cannot take place need not be considered as open. |
