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 2238 INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE CONVENTION. JULY 5, 1930. Plenipotentiaries- The Government of Sweden: Continul.ld. Preliminary. General obligation. Baron Erik Kule PALMBTIERNA, Swedish Minister in :UOndon. Mr. Per Axel LINDBLAD, Assistant Under-Secretary in the Board of Trade. Captain Erik Axel Fredrik EGgERT, Maritime Expert to the Social Board. The Government of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics: Mr. Dimitri BOGOMOLOFF, Counsellor of~he Soviet Embassy in London. Who, having communicated their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows:- CHAPTER I.- PR ELI MINARY. ARTICLE 1. General Obligation oj Oonvention. b:~e:;~ti!ct~a:. So that the load lines prescribed by this Convention shall be etSvol. 45, 'tim; u. s. observed, the Contracting Governments undertake to give effect to c., Supp. , p. 809. the provisions of this Convention, to promulgate all regulations, and to take all other steps which may be necessary to give this Convention full and complete effect. etr!cf. exes , force and The provisions of this Convention are completed by Annexes, which have the same force and take effect at the same time as this Convention. Every reference to this Convention implies at the same time a reference to the Rules annexed thereto. Scope. Poll, p. 22M. Exoeptlons. ARTICLE 2. Scope oj Oonvention. 1. This Convent~on applies to all ships engaged on international voyages, which belong to cOlmtries the Governments of which are Contracting Governments, or to territories to which this Convention is applied under Article 21, except- (a) ships of war; ships solely engaged in fishing; pleasure yachts and ships not carrying cargo or passengers; (b) ships of less than 150 tons gross. a:w:~=~:; 2. Ships when engaged on international ~)yages between the neigbboring ports. near neighbouring ports of two or more countries may be exempted by the Administration to which such ships belong from the provisions of this Convention, so long as they shall remain in such trades, if the Governments of the countries in which such ports are situated shall be satisfied that the sheltered nature and conditions of such