1.3.1 Administration means the Government of the State whose flag the
ship is entitled to fly.
1.3.2 Cant means a log which is "slab-cut", i.e., ripped
lengthwise so that the resulting thick pieces have two opposing, parallel
flat sides and in some cases a third side which is sawn flat.
1.3.3 Fall protection system means a system which incorporates an
adequate anchorage point, a safety harness worn by the person to be
protected and a fall arrest device which, when attached to the anchorage
point and harness will permit normal personnel movement but lock immediately
if any force is applied to the system.
1.3.4 Organization means the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
1.3.5 Timber means sawn wood or lumber, cants, logs, poles, pulpwood and
all other type of timber in loose or packaged forms. The term does not
include wood pulp or similar cargo.
1.3.6 Timber deck cargo means a cargo of timber carried on an uncovered
part of a freeboard or superstructure deck. The term does not include wood
pulp or similar cargo.
1.3.7 Timber load line means a special load line assigned to ships
complying with certain conditions related to their construction set out in
the International Convention on Load Lines and used when the cargo complies
with the stowage and securing conditions of this Code.
1.3.8 Weather deck means the uppermost complete deck exposed to weather
and sea.
