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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.122
3May1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1139)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: DENMARK
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Danish Maritime Authority
Vermundsgade 38C
2100 Copenhagen Ø
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [X],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Ro-ro passenger ships
withagross tonnage of20andabove, andro-ro cargo ships withagross tonnage of500
andabove.
5. Titleandnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: 5121-57 Technical Regulations on
Special Requirements forArrangement, Strength andSecuring ofDoors intheShell and
Weathertight Ramps, etc.onRo-Ro Ships
6. Description ofcontent: Tightened requirements forthedesign andscantlings of
bowdoors -inner doors andother doors intheshellplating. Procedures forclosing the
doors, audible alarms andindicators onthenavigation bridge, waterlevel alarms onro-ro
decks, periodical control ofdoors anddividing theseasaround Denmark andthe
Faroe Islands intothree zones based onobserved significant wave heights.
7. Objective andrationale: Toprevent lossoflifebystrengthening andcontrol of
bowdoors -inner doors andother doors intheshellplating inorder toprevent theingress
ofseawater onthero-ro deck.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 1August 1995
10. Final dateforcomments: 1July1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Danish Maritime Authority
Vermundsgade 38C
2100 Copenhagen Ø