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 2246 INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE CONVENTION. JULY 5, 1930. Survey and marking. Zones and seasonal are&S. Certificates. Issueol. By Government to which ship belongs. By aootber Govern· meI'~. Condition. The freeboard assigned to such a ship shall in no case be less than would be assigned to the ship as a tanker. ARTICLE 9. SUNJeY The survey and marking of ships for the purpose of this Convention shall be carned out by officers of the country to which the ships belong, provided that the Government of each country may entrust the survey and marking of its ships either to Surveyors nominated for this pur- pose, or to organisations recognised by it. In every case the Govern- ment concerned fully guarantees the completeness and efficiency of the survey and marking. ARTICLE 10. Zones and Seasonal Areas. A ship to which this Convention applies shall conform to the con- ditions applicable to the zones and seasonal areas described in Annex II to this Convention. A port standing on the boundary line between two zones shall be regarded as within the zone from or into which the ship arrives or departs. CHAPTER III.- CERTIFICATES. ARTICLE 11. Issue oj Oertificates. A certificate, called "International Load Line Certificate," shall be issued to every ship which has been surveyed and marked in accord- ance with this Convention, but not otherwise. An In.ternational Load Line Certificate shall be issued either by the Government of the country to which the ship belongs or by any person or organisation duly authorised by that Government, and in every case the Government assumes full responsibility for the certificate. ARTICLE 12. Issue of Oertijicates by another Government. The Government of a country to which this Convention applies may, at the request of the Government of any other country to which this Convention applies, cause any ship which belongs to the last-mentioned country, or (in the case of an unregistered ship) which is to be registered by the Government of that country, to be surveyed and marked, and, if satisfied that the requirements of