- bow height
means the bow height defined in Regulation 39 of the 1966 International Convention on Load Lines;’;
- equivalent material
means aluminium alloy or any other non-combustible material which, by itself or due to the insulation provided, maintains structural and integrity properties equivalent to steel at the end of the applicable exposure to the standard fire test;
- Intact Stability Code
means the “Code on Intact Stability for all types of ships covered by IMO Instruments” contained in IMO Assembly Resolution A.749(18) of 4 November 1993, or the “International Code on Intact Stability, 2008” contained in IMO Resolution MSC.267(85) of 4 December 2008, in their up-to-date versions;’;
- International Conventions
means the following conventions, including their Protocols and amendments thereto, in their up-to-date versions:
- offshore service craft
means a craft used to transport and accommodate industrial personnel who do not conduct work on board that is essential to the business of the craft;
- offshore service ship
means a ship used to transport and accommodate industrial personnel who do not conduct work on board that is essential to the business of the ship;
- persons with reduced mobility
means persons who have a particular difficulty when using public transport, including elderly persons, persons with disabilities, persons with sensory impairments and wheelchair users, pregnant women and persons accompanying small children;’;
- pleasure yacht or pleasure craft
means a vessel not engaged in trade, regardless of the means of propulsion;
- port area
means an area other than a sea area established pursuant to Article 4, defined by the Member State with jurisdiction over it, extending to the outermost permanent harbour works forming an integral part of the harbour system, or to the limits defined by natural geographical features protecting an estuary or similar sheltered area;’;
- port State
means a Member State to or from whose port or ports a ship or craft flying a flag other than the flag of that Member State is carrying out domestic voyages;’;
- recognised organisation
means an organisation recognised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- repairs, alterations and modifications of a major character
means any of the following:
- sailing ship
means a ship propelled by sails, even if fitted with mechanical propulsion for auxiliary and emergency purposes;
- sea area
means any sea area or sea route established pursuant to Article 4;’;
- standard fire test
means a test in which specimens of the relevant bulkheads or decks are exposed in a test furnace to temperatures corresponding approximately to the standard time-temperature curve in accordance with the test method specified in the 2010 International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures, contained in IMO Resolution MSC.307(88) of 3 December 2010, in its up-to-date version;
- tender
means a ship-carried boat used for transferring more than 12 passengers from a stationary passenger ship to shore and back;
- traditional ship
means any kind of historical passenger ship designed before 1965 and their replicas built predominantly with the original materials, including those designed to encourage and promote traditional skills and seamanship, that together serve as living cultural monuments, operated according to traditional principles of seamanship and technique;