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 LOAD-LINE CERTIFICATES-NETHERLANDS. 1757 Arrangement between the United States oj America and the Netherlands _TarmstroBot (talk) 20:16, 8 July 2014 (UTC)!_~,~1~9~ jor the reciprocal recognition oj load-line certificates. Effected by exchange oj notes, signed August 26,1931, November 16, 1931, A/arch 18, 1932, April 22, 1932, June 29, 1932, and September 30, 1932. The Acting Secretary of State (Castle) to the Netherland Charge d'Atfaire8 ad interim (Van H oorn) SIR: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, A ugwt f6, 1931. Further reference is made to the Legation's note No. 113, dated thTarmstroBot (talk)1fo;ntt! J 20 19311 I'. fthNth1dSh' . A t redprocal reootmition anuary, ,enc osmg copIes 0 eeeran Ippmg c of load line certi1lcates. and Royal Decree and Order in Council relating to load lines for the consideration of this Government in relation to its proposal to the Netherland Government to conclude a reciprocal load line agreement with this Government pending the coming into force of the Inter- national Load Line Convention. Note has been made of the Legation's statement that the laws, rules and regulations pertaining to load lines for vessels now enforced by the Netherland Government are identical with those enforced by the Government of Great Britain, with the sole exception of the rules and regulations pertaining to the carriage of deck cargoes of wood goods. The competent authorities of this Government consider that the 1906 rules of the British Board of Trade, concerning load lines, are as eft'ective as the United States Load Line Regulations for the deter- mination of load lines on ordinary merchant vessels. The rules of the Netherland Government for determining the load lines of vessels with wood cargoes have been examined by these authorities and have likewise been found to be as eft'ective as the rules contained in the United States Load Line Regulations applicable to vessels carrying wood cargo on deck. Pending the coming into eft'ect of the International Load Line Con- vention in the United States and the Netherlands, the competent authorities of the Government of the United States are prepared to recognize the load line marks and the certificate of such marking of merchant vessels of the competent authorities of the Netherland Gov- ernment as equivalent to their own load line marks and certificates of marking: provided, that the load line marks are in accordance with the load line certificates; that the hull and superstructures of -- TarmstroBot (talk) -- -~ ~ ..--~.-~-~ -.--TarmstroBot (talk)-~.--~-TarmstroBot (talk) 20:16, 8 July 2014 (UTC) .20:16, 8 July 2014 (UTC)~--.~. 1 Not printed.