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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

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Eighth Schedule

Work In Fishing Convention, 2007

Annexes

Annex I

Equivalence in Measurement

 

For the purpose of this Convention, where the competent authority, after consultation, decides to use length overall (LOA) rather than length (L) as the basis of measurement:

(a) a length overall (LOA) of 16.5 metres shall be considered equivalent to a length (L) of 15 metres;
(b) a length overall (LOA) of 26.5 metres shall be considered equivalent to a length (L) of 24 metres;
(c) a length overall (LOA) of 50 metres shall be considered equivalent to a length (L) of 45 metres.