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Focus on IMOI nternational Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United KingdomTel: +44 (0)20 7735 7611 Fax: +44 (0)20 7587 3210E-mail: or Web site: 1997 IMO and ro-ro safetyThe roll-on/roll-off ship1 is one of the most successful types operating today. Its flexibility, ability tointegrate with other transport systems and speed of operation have made it extremely popular onmany shipping roll-on/roll-off ship is defined in the November 1995 amendments to Chapter II-1 of theInternational Convention for the safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 as being "a passenger shipwith ro-ro cargo spaces or special category "One of the ro-ro ship's most important roles is as a passenger/car ferry, particularly on short-sea routes. But despite its commercial success, the ro-ro concept has always had its critics.
2 Ro-ro ships also integrate well with other transport development, such as containers, and the use of Customs-sealed units (first introduced in the late 1950s) has enabled frontiers to be crossed
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