Merchant Shipping (Timber Deck) Rules, Statutory Instrument no. 11 of 2010.

These Regulations, made under provisions of section 435 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2007, apply to all ships carrying a timber deck cargo. The Regulations concern the following matters: deck openings covered by timber deck cargo; stowage of timber deck cargo in a secure way, in order not to interfere in any way with the navigation; protection of crew access to machinery spaces; protection of steering arrangements from damage by cargo; system of overall lashings; specific requirements depending on the nature of timber; additional rules applicable to steamers marked with timber load lines; lashing and stowage; means of securing uprights; stowage limit depending on the area of navigation and period of the year.