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Application for a New Zealand load line certificate 2025

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The document outlines the application process for a New Zealand load line certificate for barges of 24 meters or more that operate beyond coastal limits. It includes details about the ship's particulars, freeboard assignments, surveyor's declarations, and requirements for initial and renewal surveys. The document serves as a formal request to Maritime New Zealand for certification based on compliance with maritime rules.

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What is a loadline certificate?

International load line certificates are issued to vessels that meet the requirements of the IMO International Convention on Load Lines (ICLL); ICLL certificates are required on U.S. vessels that go on voyages to foreign ports or waters.

What is a load line certificate?

Load line certificate certifies that vessel complies with the loadline convention. Loadline convention basically limits the ships on the minimum freeboard it needs to maintain.

What is the meaning of a load line?

load line. noun. : a line on a ship showing the depth to which it sinks in the water when properly loaded.

What vessels require a load line certificate?

In general, most commercial U.S. vessels must have a valid load line certificate when venturing outside the U.S. Boundary Line, whether on a domestic or international voyage. Domestic voyages are coastwise, offshore, or high seas voyages that return directly to a U.S. port (including voyages to nowhere).

What is a multiple load line certificate?

Background. 3.1 Multiple Load Line Certificates are used when, for a period of time, the vessel has to operate with different freeboard assignments due to reduced deadweight (DWT).

How many years is a load line certificate valid for?

(1) If the load line marks are found to be correct for the condition the vessel is then in, the assigning and issuing authority shall issue a new load line certificate, valid for such time as the condition of the vessel then warrants but in no case for a period of longer than 5 years.

What is the purpose of a loadline?

Purpose and Necessity of Load Lines The Load Line concept emerged in Britain in the 1870s to prevent merchant ships from being overloaded. The fundamental purpose of a Load Line is to allow a maximum legal limit up to which a ship can be loaded by cargo.

How often is a load line survey?

The Load Line Certificate specifies the ships load line zones, marks, and other relevant information. Load line surveys are conducted periodically, typically every five years, or whenever there are docHub modifications or alterations to the ship that could affect its stability or load line compliance.

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