The Deputy's second amendment to amendment No. 33 reads: "In subsection (3)(a), after "ships" to insert "including the requirement for double hulls". SOLAS requirements regarding the construction of ships, including the requirement as to hulls, will be prescribed in the enabling regulations pertaining to section 18, and the requirement for double hulls or any other type is not a criterion that would be set out as an express requirement in the section that enables the categorisation of chemical tankers into classes. The term "configuration" in subsection (3)(a) covers the internal arrangements for a ship. This includes the hull type. I ask the Deputy to withdraw his amendment.

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