12 Freeboard The purpose of this section is to ensure that all yachts are assigned a freeboard in accordance with ICll 1966. This section also outlines the requirements for draught marks to enable trim to be readily calculated.
12.1 General 12.1.1
The freeboard for the yacht and its marking should be approved by the Assigning Authority for the assignment of freeboard and issue of the International load Line Certificate (1966). 12.1.2
Yachts should comply with ICll for the assignment of a freeboard mark which corresponds to the deepest loading condition included in the stability information booklet for the yacht. 12.1.3
The freeboard assigned should be compatible with the strength of hull structure, intact and damage stability requirements for the yacht, and should ensure that minimum bow height requirements are met. 12.1.4
The Assigning Authority should provide the owner(s)/operator(s)/manager(s) of the yacht with a copy of the particulars of the freeboard assigned and a copy of the record of particulars relating to the conditions of assignment. 12.2 Freeboard Mark and Loading 12.2.1
The freeboard mark applied should be positioned port and starboard at amidships on the load line length and may be an all-seasons mark. The mark should be a permanent disc and be of contrasting color to the hull of the yacht in way of the mark.
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