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Definition of vessel’s length overall

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20 Definition of vessel’s length overall

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), the length overall of a vessel is 110% of the length as shown on the vessel’s load line certification.

(2)

If the length overall of a vessel cannot be worked out under subsection (1), the length overall is taken to be the distance between:

(a)

a vertical line passing through a point that is the foremost part of the bow; and

(b)

a vertical line passing through a point that is the aftermost part of the stern.

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