{"id":"protection-of-marine-waters-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-act-1987","name":"Protection of Marine Waters (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1987","slug":"protection-of-marine-waters-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-act-1987","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106407,"registerId":"sa-protection-of-marine-waters-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-act-1987-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"Part 1—Preliminary\n1—Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Protection of Marine Waters (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1987.\n3—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—\nAustralian fishing vessel means a fishing vessel that is registered, or entitled to be registered, in Australia or in relation to which an instrument under section 4(2) of the Fisheries Act 1952 of the Commonwealth (as amended and in force for the time being) is in force;\nAustralian ship means—\n\t(a)\ta ship registered in Australia; or\n\t(b)\tan unregistered ship having Australian nationality;\nConvention means the 1973 Convention as modified and added to by the 1978 Protocol;\nfishing vessel means a vessel used or intended to be used for catching fish or other living resources of the sea or seabed for trading or manufacturing purposes but excludes any vessel engaged in harvesting or transportation of algae or aquatic plants;\ninspector means—\n\t(a)\ta person who is appointed in writing by the Minister to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act; or\n\t(b)\ta port manager; or\n\t(c)\ta member of the police force;\nmaster in relation to a ship, means a person, other than a pilot, having command or charge of the ship;\nNavigation Act, 1912 means the Navigation Act 1912 of the Commonwealth (as amended and in force for the time being);\npleasure vessel means—\n\t(a)\ta vessel used wholly for the purpose of recreational or sporting activities and not for hire or reward; or\n\t(b)\tany other vessel declared to be a vessel to which this Act applies by notice of the Minister published in the Gazette;\nport manager means a person holding or acting in a position, the holder of which is designated by the Minister as having responsibility for the management of a harbor;\nState waters means—\n\t(a)\tthe territorial sea adjacent to the State; and\n\t(b)\tthe sea on the landward side of the territorial sea adjacent to the State that is not within the limits of the State; and\n\t(c)\twaters within the limits of the State that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide;\nthe 1973 Convention means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as corrected by the Proces-Verbal of Rectification dated 13 June, 1978 (a copy of the English text of which, apart from Annex IV, as so corrected is set out in Schedule 1), as affected by any amendment, other than an amendment not accepted by Australia, made under Article 16 of the Convention;\nthe 1978 Protocol means the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (a copy of the English text of which, apart from Annex IV, is set out in Schedule 2) as affected by—\n\t(a)\tthe amendments to the Annex to the Protocol adopted on 7 September, 1984 (a copy of the English text of which amendments is set out in Schedule 3); and\n\t(b)\tthe amendments to the Protocol adopted on 5 December 1985 (a copy of the English text of which relating to the Annex of the Protocol is set out in Schedule 4); and\n\t(c)\tany other amendment to the Protocol, other than an amendment not accepted by Australia, made under Article VI of the Protocol;\nTonnage Measurement Convention has the same meaning as in Part XA of the Navigation Act, 1912;\ntrading Ship means a ship that is used, or, being a ship in the course of construction, is intended to be used, for, or in connection with, any business or commercial activity and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes a vessel that is used, or, being a vessel in the course of construction, is intended to be used, wholly or principally for—\n\t(a)\tthe carriage of passengers or cargo for hire or reward; or\n\t(b)\tthe provision of services to ships or shipping, whether for reward or otherwise,\nbut does not include a Commonwealth ship within the meaning of the Navigation Act, 1912, or a fishing vessel.\n\t(2)\tA reference in a section of this Act to a prescribed officer is a reference to the person for the time being occupying, or performing the duties of, an office in the Department or public authority of the State that deals with matters arising under that section, being an office that is prescribed for the purposes of that section.\n\t(3)\tExcept insofar as the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in this Act and in the Convention, otherwise than in an annex to the Convention, (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by the Convention) has, in this Act, the same meaning as in the Convention.\n\t(4)\tWhere, at any time, the gross tonnage applicable to a ship has been determined otherwise than in accordance with the Tonnage Measurement Convention, then, in the application of this Act to the ship at that time, a reference in this Act to the gross tonnage of a ship not expressed in tons shall be taken to be a reference to the gross tonnage of the ship expressed in tons.\n\t(5)\tFor the purposes of this Act—\n\t(a)\tinter-state voyage and overseas voyage have the same respective meanings as in the Navigation Act, 1912; and\n\t(b)\tan intra-state voyage is a voyage other than an inter-state voyage or an overseas voyage; and\n\t(c)\tfor the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), a ship shall be deemed to be proceeding on a voyage from the time when it is got under way for the purpose of proceeding on the voyage until the time when it is got under way for the purpose of proceeding on another voyage.\n\t(6)\tWhere there is a discharge of oil or of an oily mixture or of a liquid substance or a mixture containing a liquid substance on to or into waters or any structure or thing and the whole or any part of the oil or oily mixture or liquid substance or mixture containing a liquid substance eventually enters any State waters, the discharge is for the purposes of this Act deemed to be a discharge into those State waters of the oil or oily mixture or liquid substance or mixture containing a liquid substance.\n4—Act to bind Crown\n\t(1)\tThis Act binds the Crown in right of South Australia and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.\n\t(2)\tNothing in this Act renders the Commonwealth or a State or Territory of the Commonwealth liable to be prosecuted for an offence.\n\t(3)\tSubsection (2) does not affect any liability of any servant or agent of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth to be prosecuted for an offence.\n5—Saving of other laws\nThis Act shall be read and construed as being in addition to and not in derogation of any other law of the State.\n6—Delegation\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may, by instrument, delegate to a person any power or function of the Minister under this Act, other than this power of delegation.\n\t(2)\tA port manager may, by instrument, delegate to a person any power or function of the port manager as an inspector under this Act, other than this power of delegation.\n\t(3)\tA delegation under this section—\n\t(a)\tmay be made conditionally or subject to conditions; and\n\t(b)\tis revocable at will; and\n\t(c)\tdoes not derogate from the power of the Minister or port manager to act in any matter personally.\n\t(4)\tA delegation under this section may be made to a specified person or to persons of a specified class, or may be made to the holder or holders for the time being of a specified office or class of offices.\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Pollution by oil","content":"Part 2—Pollution by oil\n7—Interpretation\nExcept insofar as the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in this Part and in Annex 1 to the Convention (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by that Annex) has, in this Part, the same meaning as in that Annex.\n8—Prohibition of discharge of oil or oily mixtures into State waters\n\t(1)\tSubject to subsections (2) and (4), if any discharge of oil or of an oily mixture occurs from a ship into State waters, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(2)\tSubsection (1) does not apply to the discharge of oil or of an oily mixture from a ship—\n\t(a)\tfor the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; or\n\t(b)\tif the oil or oily mixture, as the case may be, escaped from the ship in consequence of damage, other than intentional, reckless or negligent damage, to the ship or its equipment, and all reasonable precautions were taken after the occurrence of the damage or the discovery of the discharge for the purpose of preventing or minimising the escape of oil or oily mixture, as the case may be; or\n\t(c)\tin the case of an oily mixture, if the discharge was for the purpose of combating specific pollution incidents in order to minimise the damage from pollution and was approved by a prescribed officer.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of subsection (2)(b), damage to a ship or to its equipment will be taken to be—\n\t(a)\tintentional damage if the damage arose in circumstances in which the master or owner of the ship, or an employee or agent of the master or owner, acted with intent to cause the damage;\n\t(b)\treckless damage if the damage arose in circumstances in which the master or owner of the ship, or an employee or agent of the master or owner, acted recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result;\n\t(c)\tnegligent damage if the damage arose from a negligent act or omission on the part of the master or owner of the ship or an employee or agent of the master or owner.\n\t(4)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2) but subject to subsection (5), subsection (1) does not apply to—\n\t(a)\tthe discharge from an oil tanker of oil or an oily mixture, not being oil or an oily mixture of the kind referred to in paragraph (c), if the following conditions are satisfied—\n\t(i)\tthe oil tanker is not within a special area and is more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest land;\n\t(ii)\tthe oil tanker is proceeding en route;\n\t(iii)\tthe instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content does not exceed 30 litres per nautical mile;\n\t(iv)\tthe total quantity of oil discharged into the sea does not exceed—\n\t(A)\tin the case of an oil tanker that is an existing tanker—one part in 15 000 parts of the total quantity of the cargo of oil of which oil discharged formed a part; or\n\t(B)\tin the case of an oil tanker that is a new tanker—one part in 30 000 parts of the total quantity of the cargo of oil of which oil discharged formed a part;\n\t(v)\tthe oil tanker has in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system and a slop tank arrangement as required by regulations made by virtue of section 267A of the Navigation Act, 1912; or\n\t(b)\tthe discharge from a ship that is not an oil tanker of oil or an oily mixture if the following conditions are satisfied—\n\t(ii)\tthe ship is proceeding en route;\n\t(iii)\tthe oil content of the effluent is less than 15 parts in 1 000 000 parts;\n\t(iv)\tthe ship has in operation equipment as required by regulations made by virtue of section 267A of the Navigation Act, 1912; or\n\t(c)\tthe discharge from an oil tanker of oil or an oily mixture, being oil or an oily mixture that is from the machinery space bilges (other than the cargo pump room bilges) of the oil tanker and does not include oil cargo residue, if the conditions specified in paragraph (b) are satisfied in relation to the discharge; or\n\t(d)\tthe discharge from an oil tanker, or another ship that has a gross tonnage of 400 or more, of an unprocessed oily mixture, not being an oily mixture that originated from the cargo pump room bilges of the ship or includes oil cargo residue, if the following conditions are satisfied; or\n\t(ii)\tthe oil content of the unprocessed oily mixture without dilution is not more than 15 parts in 1 000 000 parts; or\n\t(e)\tsubject to subsection (4a), the discharge of oil or an oily mixture from a machinery space bilge of a ship that has a gross tonnage of 400 or more if—\n\t(i)\tthe ship was delivered before 6 July 1993; and\n\t(ii)\tthe oil or oily mixture did not originate from a cargo pump-room bilge; and\n\t(iii)\tthe oil or oily mixture is not mixed with oil cargo residues; and\n\t(iv)\tthe ship is not within a special area; and\n\t(v)\tthe ship is more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land; and\n\t(vi)\tthe ship is proceeding en route; and\n\t(vii)\tthe oil content of the effluent is less than 100 parts per 1 000 000 parts; and\n\t(viii)\tthe ship has in operation oily-water separating equipment as required by regulations made by virtue of section 267A of the Navigation Act, 1912; or\n\t(g)\tthe discharge within a special area from an oil tanker, or another ship that has a gross tonnage of 400 or more, of processed bilge water from machinery spaces, not being bilge water that originated from the cargo pump room bilges of the ship or includes oil cargo residue, if the following conditions are satisfied—\n\t(i)\tthe ship is proceeding en route;\n\t(ii)\tthe oil content of the effluent without dilution is not more than 15 parts in 1 000 000 parts;\n\t(iii)\tthe ship has in operation oil filtering equipment as required by regulations made by virtue of section 267A of the Navigation Act, 1912;\n\t(iv)\tthe oil filtering equipment is equipped with a stopping device that automatically prevents any discharge of effluent when the oil content of the effluent without dilution is more than 15 parts in 1 000 000 parts; or\n\t(h)\tthe discharge, within a special area from a ship that has a gross tonnage of less than 400 and is not an oil tanker of oil or an oily mixture, if the oil content of the effluent without dilution is less than 15 parts in 1 000 000 parts; or\n\t(j)\tthe discharge from a ship of clean or segregated ballast.\n\t(4a)\tSubsection (4)(e) does not apply after—\n\t(a)\t6 July 1998; or\n\t(b)\tthe date on which the ship is fitted with equipment of a kind described in Regulation 16 of the amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 set out in Schedule 3 of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 of the Commonwealth,\nwhichever is the earlier.\n\t(5)\tA reference to an oily mixture in subsection (4) shall be read as not including a reference to an oily mixture that contains—\n\t(a)\tchemicals or other substances in quantities or concentrations that are hazardous to the marine environment; or\n\t(b)\tchemicals or other substances that have been introduced for the purpose of attempting to prevent the application of subsection (1) to the discharge of an oily mixture from a ship.\n\t(6)\tIn proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) in relation to a ship, it is sufficient for the prosecution to allege and prove that a discharge of oil or of an oily mixture occurred from the ship into State waters, but it is a defence if it is proved that, by virtue of subsection (2) or (4), subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the discharge.\n9—Oil residues\n\t(1)\tSubject to subsection (2), if any oil residues that cannot be discharged from a ship into State waters without the commission of an offence against section 8(1) are not retained on board the ship while the ship is in State waters, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(2)\tOil residues may be discharged from a ship to a reception facility provided in accordance with Regulation 12 of Annex I to the Convention.\n10A—Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan\nthat—\n\t(d)\tis an oil tanker with a gross tonnage of 150 or more; or\n\t(e)\thas a gross tonnage of 400 or more and is not an oil tanker.\n\t(2)\tIn this section—\nprescribed incident, in relation to a ship, means—\n\t(a)\ta discharge from the ship of oil or an oily mixture, not being a discharge to which section 8(4) applies; or\n\t(b)\tan incident involving the probability of a discharge from the ship of oil or an oily mixture, not being a discharge to which section 8(4) would apply.\n\t(3)\tThere must be kept on board a ship to which this section applies a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan written in the working language of the master of, and the officers on board, the ship.\n\t(4)\tA shipboard oil pollution emergency plan must be in accordance with the prescribed form and set out the following particulars:\n\t(a)\tthe procedure to be followed, in accordance with this Act, by the master, or any other person having charge, of the ship in notifying a prescribed incident in relation to the ship;\n\t(b)\ta list of the authorities or persons that are to be notified by persons on the ship if a prescribed incident occurs in relation to the ship;\n\t(c)\ta detailed description of the action to be taken, immediately after a prescribed incident, by persons on board the ship to reduce or control any discharge from the ship resulting from the incident;\n\t(d)\tthe procedures to be followed for co-ordinating with the authorities or persons that have been contacted (whether in Australia or in a country near to the place where the incident occurred) any action taken in combating the pollution caused by the incident and, in particular, the person on board the ship through whom all communications are to be made.\n\t(6)\tSubsection (4) does not prevent other relevant particulars from being included in the shipboard oil pollution emergency plan.\n\t(7)\tIf a ship to which this section applies does not have on board a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan, the master of the ship and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n11—Oil record book\nthat—\n\t(d)\tis an oil tanker; or\n\t(e)\thas a gross tonnage of 400 or more and is not an oil tanker.\n\t(2)\tEvery ship to which this section applies shall carry such oil record books as are required by the regulations to be carried on the ship.\n\t(3)\tAn oil record book shall be in accordance with the appropriate prescribed form with provision made for a signature, in accordance with subsection (6), in relation to each entry made in it and for a signature, in accordance with subsection (7), in relation to each page of it.\n\t(4)\tWhere a ship to which this section applies does not carry an oil record book as required by this section, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(5)\tWhenever a prescribed operation or prescribed occurrence is carried out or occurs in, or in relation to, a ship to which this section applies, the master of the ship shall make, without delay, appropriate entries in, or cause appropriate entries to be made, without delay, in the ship's oil record book, being entries in accordance with subsection (6).\n\t(6)\tAn entry in a ship's oil record book—\n\t(a)\tmust be made in the English language; and\n\t(b)\tmust be signed by the master of the ship and, in the case of an entry made in relation to a prescribed operation, by the officer or other person in charge of the operation.\n\t(7)\tWhere a page of a ship's oil record book is completed, the master of the ship shall, without delay, sign the page.\n12—False entries in oil record book\nA person shall not make, in an oil record book of a ship to which section 11 applies, an entry that is false or misleading in a material particular.\n13—Oil record book to be retained\n\t(1)\tThe owner of a ship to which section 11 applies shall cause each of the ship's oil record books to be retained—\n\t(a)\tin the ship; or\n\t(b)\tat the registered office in the State of the owner,\nuntil the expiration of the period of three years after the day on which the last entry was made in the book and to be readily available for inspection at all reasonable times.\n\t(2)\tWhere an oil record book of a ship is not retained in accordance with subsection (1), the owner of the ship is guilty of an offence.\n\t(3)\tThe owner of a ship to which section 11 applies who resides in the State, or has an office or agent in the State, may from time to time furnish to a prescribed officer notice, in writing, of an address, being the address of—\n\t(a)\tthe place in the State at which the person so resides; or\n\t(b)\tthe office of the person in the State, or if the person has more than one office in the State, the principal office in the State; or\n\t(c)\tthe office or place of residence in the State of an agent or, if the agent has more than one office in the State, the principal office in the State of the agent,\nand the place or office of which an address is furnished for the time being under this subsection is the registered office in the State of the owner of the ship for the purposes of subsection (1).\n\t(4)\tWhere the owner of a ship to which section 11 applies does not reside in the State and does not have an office or agent in the State, the owner may deposit an oil record book of the ship with a prescribed officer and, while the book is so deposited, the book is, for the purposes of subsection (1), deemed to be retained at the registered office in the State of the owner.\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Pollution by noxious substances","content":"Part 3—Pollution by noxious substances\n14—Interpretation\nAnnex II means Annex II to the Convention;\nliquid substance does not include oil;\nmixture includes ballast water, tank washings and other residues;\noil has the same meaning as it has in Part 2.\n\t(2)\tExcept insofar as the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in this Part and in Annex II (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by that Annex) has, in this Part, the same meaning as in that Annex.\n15—Application of Act to mixture of oil and liquid substance\nWhere a mixture contains oil and a liquid substance or oil and liquid substances, Part 2 and this Part apply in relation to the mixture.\n16—Categories of noxious liquid substances\n\t(1)\tThe regulations may declare that a liquid substance specified in the regulations is, for the purposes of this Act, deemed to be designated in Appendix II to Annex II and to be categorised in a category specified in the regulations, being Category A, B, C or D.\n\t(2)\tWhere, in accordance with subsection (1), the regulations declare that a liquid substance is deemed to be designated in Appendix II to Annex II and to be categorised in Category A, the regulations shall declare that, for the purposes of this Act—\n\t(a)\ta residual concentration specified in the regulations shall be deemed to be the residual concentration prescribed for that substance in column III of that Appendix; and\n\t(b)\ta residual concentration specified in the regulations shall be deemed to be the residual concentration prescribed for that substance in column IV of that Appendix.\n\t(3)\tThe regulations may declare that a liquid substance designated in Appendix II to Annex II is, for the purposes of this Act, deemed not to be so designated.\n\t(4)\tThe regulations may declare that a liquid substance designated in Appendix II to Annex II and categorised in a particular category is, for the purposes of this Act, deemed not to be so categorised but to be categorised in a category specified in the regulations.\n17—Appendix III substances\n\t(1)\tThe regulations may declare that a liquid substance specified in the regulations is, for the purposes of this Act, deemed to be listed in Appendix III to Annex II.\n\t(2)\tThe regulations may declare that a liquid substance listed in Appendix III to Annex II is, for the purposes of this Act, deemed not to be so listed.\n18—Prohibition of discharge of substances into State waters\n\t(1)\tSubject to subsection (2) and subsections (4) to (12) (inclusive), if any discharge of a liquid substance, or of a mixture containing a liquid substance, being a substance or mixture carried as cargo or part cargo in bulk, occurs from a ship into State waters, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(2)\tSubsection (1) does not apply to the discharge of a liquid substance or a mixture from a ship—\n\t(a)\tfor the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; or\n\t(b)\tif the substance or the mixture, as the case may be, escaped from the ship in consequence of damage, other than intentional, reckless or negligent damage, to the ship or its equipment, and all reasonable precautions were taken after the occurrence of the damage or the discovery of the discharge for the purpose of preventing or minimising the escape of the substance or the mixture, as the case may be; or\n\t(c)\tif the discharge was for the purpose of combating specific pollution incidents in order to minimise the damage from pollution and was approved by a prescribed officer.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of subsection (2)(b), damage to a ship or to its equipment will be taken to be—\n\t(a)\tintentional damage if the damage arose in circumstances in which the master or owner of the ship, or an employee or agent of the master or owner, acted with intent to cause the damage;\n\t(b)\treckless damage if the damage arose in circumstances in which the master or owner of the ship, or an employee or agent of the master or owner, acted recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result;\n\t(c)\tnegligent damage if the damage arose from a negligent act or omission on the part of the master or owner of the ship or an employee or agent of the master or owner.\n\t(4)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2), (5) or (12) but subject to subsection (13), where—\n\t(a)\tthe tank of a ship that held a substance in Category A or a mixture containing a substance in Category A has been cleaned in accordance with regulations made under section 24; and\n\t(b)\tthe resulting residues in the tank have been discharged to a reception facility until the concentration of that substance in the effluent to that facility is, in the opinion of an inspector, at or below the residual concentration prescribed for that substance in column III of Appendix II to Annex II and until the tank is empty; and\n\t(c)\tthe residue then remaining in the tank has been subsequently diluted by the addition of a volume of water,\nsubsection (1) does not apply to the discharge from the ship of the water containing that residue if the following conditions are satisfied—\n\t(d)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is not within a special area; and\n\t(e)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is proceeding en route at a speed of—\n\t(f)\tthe discharge is made below the water line of the ship, taking into account the location of the seawater intakes; and\n\t(g)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(5)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2), (4) or (12) but subject to subsection (13), where—\n\t(a)\tthe tank of a ship that held a substance in Category A or a mixture containing a substance in Category A has been washed in accordance with regulations made under section 24; and\n\t(b)\tthe resulting residues in the tank have been discharged to a reception facility provided in accordance with Regulation 7 of Annex II by a State bordering a special area until the concentration of that substance in the effluent to that facility is, in the opinion of an inspector, at or below the residual concentration prescribed for that substance in column IV of Appendix II to Annex II and until the tank is empty; and\n\t(c)\tthe residue then remaining in the tank has been subsequently diluted by the addition of a volume of water of not less than 5 per cent of the total volume of the tank,\nsubsection (1) does not apply to the discharge into State waters of the residue diluted by that water if the conditions specified in paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subsection (4) are satisfied in relation to the discharge from the ship.\n\t(6)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2), (7) or (12) but subject to subsection (13), subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge from a ship of—\n\t(a)\ta substance in Category B; or\n\t(b)\ta mixture containing a substance in Category B, not being a mixture containing a substance in Category A,\n\t(c)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is not within a special area; and\n\t(d)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is proceeding en route at a speed of—\n\t(e)\tthe procedures and arrangements for the discharge have been approved by a prescribed officer, being procedures and arrangements that ensure that the concentration and rate of discharge of the effluent is such that the concentration of the substance in Category B in the wake astern of the ship does not exceed 1 part in 1 000 000 parts; and\n\t(f)\tthe maximum quantity of cargo discharged from each tank of the ship (including the associated piping system of the tank) does not exceed the maximum quantity specified in the procedures referred to in paragraph (e), not being a quantity exceeding 1 cubic metre or 1 part in 3 000 parts of the tank capacity in cubic metres, whichever is the greater; and\n\t(g)\tthe discharge is made below the water line of the ship, taking into account the location of the seawater intakes; and\n\t(h)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(7)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2), (6) or (12) but subject to subsection (13), where—\n\t(a)\tthe tank of a ship that held—\n\t(i)\ta substance in Category B; or\n\t(ii)\ta mixture containing a substance in Category B, not being a mixture containing a substance in Category A,\nhas been pre-washed in accordance with a procedure approved by a prescribed officer; and\n\t(b)\tthe resulting tank washings have been discharged to a reception facility,\nsubsection (1) does not apply to the discharge from the ship of the residue in that tank if the conditions specified in paragraphs (d), (e), (g) and (h) of subsection (6) are satisfied in relation to the discharge from the ship.\n\t(8)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2), (9) or (12) but subject to subsection (13), subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge from a ship of—\n\t(a)\ta substance in Category C; or\n\t(b)\ta mixture containing a substance in Category C, not being a mixture containing a substance in Category A or B,\n\t(c)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is not within a special area; and\n\t(d)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is proceeding en route at a speed of—\n\t(e)\tthe procedures and arrangements for the discharge have been approved by a prescribed officer, being procedures and arrangements that ensure that the concentration and rate of discharge of the effluent are such that the concentration of the substance in Category C in the wake astern of the ship does not exceed 10 parts in 1 000 000 parts; and\n\t(f)\tthe maximum quantity of cargo discharged from each tank of the ship (including the associated piping system of the tank) does not exceed the maximum quantity specified in the procedures referred to in paragraph (e), not being a quantity exceeding 3 cubic metres or 1 part in 1 000 parts of the tank capacity in cubic metres, whichever is the greater; and\n\t(g)\tthe discharge is made below the water line of the ship, taking into account the location of the seawater intakes; and\n\t(h)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(9)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2), (8) or (12) but subject to subsection (13), subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge from a ship of—\n\t(a)\ta substance in Category C; or\n\t(b)\ta mixture containing a substance in Category C, not being a mixture containing a substance in Category A or B,\n\t(c)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is proceeding en route at a speed of—\n\t(i)\twhere the ship is self-propelled, at least 7 knots;\n\t(d)\tthe procedures and arrangements for the discharge have been approved by a prescribed officer, being procedures and arrangements that ensure that the concentration and rate of discharge of the effluent are such that the concentration of the substance in Category C in the wake astern of the Ship does not exceed 1 part in 1 000 000 parts; and\n\t(e)\tthe maximum quantity of cargo discharged from each tank of the ship (including the associated piping system of the tank) does not exceed the maximum quantity specified in the procedures referred to in paragraph (d), not being a quantity exceeding 1 cubic metre or 1 part in 3 000 parts of the tank capacity in cubic metres, whichever is the greater; and\n\t(f)\tthe discharge is made below the water line of the ship, taking into account the location of the seawater intakes; and\n\t(g)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(10)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2) or (12) but subject to subsection (13), subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge from a ship of—\n\t(a)\ta substance in Category D; or\n\t(b)\ta mixture containing a substance in Category D, not being a mixture containing a substance in Category A, B or C,\n\t(c)\tthe discharge is made when the ship is proceeding en route at a speed of—\n\t(d)\tthe substance or mixture has been mixed with water so that the concentration of the substance in Category D in the effluent does not exceed 1 part in 11 parts; and\n\t(e)\tthe discharge occurs when the ship is not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land.\n\t(11)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2), subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge from a ship of bilge water, or of a mixture resulting from tank cleaning or de-ballasting operations, that contains a liquid substance, or liquid substances, listed in Appendix III to Annex II but does not contain any other liquid substance.\n\t(12)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (2) or subsections (4) to (10) (inclusive), subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge from a ship of clean ballast or segregated ballast.\n\t(13)\tSubsections (4) to (10) (inclusive) do not apply in relation to a mixture that contains a liquid substance that is neither a noxious liquid substance nor a liquid substance listed in Appendix III to Annex II.\n\t(14)\tIn proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) in relation to a ship, it is sufficient for the prosecution to allege and prove that a discharge of a substance, or a mixture containing a substance, carried as cargo of the ship occurred from the ship into State waters, but it is a defence if it is proved that, by virtue of subsection (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) or (12), subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the discharge.\n\t(15)\tIn this section—\ninspector includes a surveyor appointed or authorised by the Government of a country that is a Party to the Convention for the purpose of implementing Regulation 8 of Annex II.\n19—Certain liquid substances to be treated as oil\n\t(1)\tNotwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a prescribed substance in Category C or D, being a substance that has been identified by the Organisation as an oil-like substance under criteria developed by the Organisation, may be carried on an oil tanker within the meaning of Part 2 if the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(a)\tthe oil tanker complies with the provisions of Annex I of the Convention as applicable to product carriers within the meaning of that Annex; and\n\t(b)\tthe oil tanker carries an International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate and its Supplement B, being a certificate that has an endorsement—\n\t(i)\tthat indicates that the ship is permitted to carry oil-like substances in conformity with Regulation 14 of Annex II of the Convention; and\n\t(ii)\tthat specifies the oil-like substance or substances that the tanker is permitted to carry; and\n\t(c)\tthe prescribed substance is the substance, or a substance, referred to in paragraph (b)(ii); and\n\t(d)\tin the case of a substance in Category C—the tanker complies with the ship type 3 damage stability requirements of—\n\t(i)\tin the case of a tanker constructed on or after 1 July 1986—the International Bulk Chemical Code; or\n\t(ii)\tin the case of a tanker constructed before 1 July 1986—the Bulk Chemical Code applicable under Regulation 13 of Annex II of the Convention; and\n\t(e)\tthe oil content meter in the oil discharge monitoring and control system of the tanker has been approved by an inspector for use in monitoring the oil-like substances to be carried.\n\t(2)\tWhere, by virtue of subsection (1), a substance is carried on an oil tanker within the meaning of Part 2—\n\t(a)\tsection 8 applies in relation to the discharge of the substance as if the substance were oil within the meaning of Part 2; and\n\t(b)\tsection 18 does not apply in relation to the discharge of the substance.\n21—Cargo record book\n\t(1)\tThis section applies to a trading ship proceeding on an intra-state voyage that carries liquid substance in bulk.\n\t(2)\tA cargo record book shall be carried in every ship to which this section applies.\n\t(3)\tA cargo record book shall be in accordance with the prescribed form with provision made for a signature, in accordance with subsection (7), in relation to each entry made in it and for a signature, in accordance with subsection (8), on each page of it.\n\t(4)\tWhere a ship to which this section applies does not carry a cargo record book as required by this section, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(5)\tWhenever a prescribed operation or occurrence is carried out or occurs in, or in relation to, a ship to which this section applies, the master of the ship shall make, without delay, appropriate entries in, or cause appropriate entries to be made, without delay, in the ship's cargo record book, being entries in accordance with subsection (7).\n\t(6)\tWhere an inspector has inspected a ship to which this section applies, the inspector must make, without delay, appropriate entries in the ship's cargo record book in accordance with subsection (7).\n\t(7)\tAn entry in a ship's cargo record book—\n\t(a)\tmust be made in the English language; and\n\t(b)\tin the case of an entry made in relation to a prescribed operation, must be signed by the officer or other person in charge of the operation.\n\t(8)\tWhere a page of a ship's cargo record book is completed, the master of the ship shall, without delay, sign the page.\n22—False entries in cargo record book\nA person shall not make, in a cargo record book of a ship to which section 21 applies, an entry that is false or misleading in a material particular.\n23—Cargo record book to be retained\n\t(1)\tA cargo record book of a ship to which section 21 applies shall be retained in the ship until the expiration of a period of two years after the day on which the last entry was made in the book and shall be readily available for inspection at all reasonable times.\n\t(2)\tWhere a cargo record book is not retained in a ship in accordance with subsection (1), the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(3)\tThe owner of a ship to which section 21 applies shall cause each of the ship's cargo record books to be retained—\n\t(a)\tin the ship; or\n\t(b)\tat the registered office in the State of the owner,\nuntil the expiration of the period of one year next following the expiration of the period during which the book is required to be retained in the ship by virtue of subsection (1) and to be readily available for inspection at all reasonable times.\n\t(4)\tWhere a cargo record book of a ship is not retained in accordance with subsection (3), the owner of the ship is guilty of an offence.\n\t(5)\tThe owner of a ship to which section 21 applies who resides in the State, or has an office or agent in the State, may from time to time furnish to a prescribed officer notice, in writing, of an address, being the address of—\n\t(a)\tthe place in the State at which the person so resides; or\n\t(b)\tthe office of the person in the State or, if the person has more than one office in the State, the principal office in the State; or\n\t(c)\tthe office or place of residence in the State of an agent or, if the agent has more than one office in the State, the principal office in the State of the agent,\nand the place or office of which an address is furnished for the time being under this subsection is the registered office in the State of the owner of the ship for the purposes of subsection (3).\n\t(6)\tWhere the owner of a ship to which section 21 applies does not reside in the State and does not have an office or agent in the State, the owner may deposit a cargo record book of the ship with a prescribed officer and, while the book is so deposited, the book is, for the purposes of subsection (3), deemed to be retained at the registered office in the State of the owner.\n24—Cleaning of tanks of ships\nThe regulations may make provision for and in relation to giving effect to Regulation 8 of Annex II.\nPart 3AA—Prevention of pollution by packaged harmful substances\n24AA—Interpretation\nAnnex III means Annex III to the Convention.\n\t(2)\tUnless the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in this Part and in Annex III (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by that Annex) has, in this Part, the same meaning as in that Annex.\n24AAB—Prohibition of discharge of harmful substances into State waters\n\t(1)\tSubject to subsection (3), if a discharge of a harmful substance carried as cargo in packaged form occurs from a ship into State waters, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(2)\tSubsection (1) does not apply—\n\t(a)\tto the discharge of a harmful substance from a ship for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship and persons on board the ship or of saving life at sea; or\n\t(b)\twhere a harmful substance is washed overboard from a ship—\n\t(i)\tin accordance with regulations or orders made pursuant to regulations; or\n\t(ii)\tin circumstances where compliance with such regulations or orders would have impaired the safety of the ship or of persons on board the ship.\n\t(3)\tIn proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) in relation to a ship, it is sufficient for the prosecution to allege and prove that a discharge of a harmful substance referred to in subsection (1) occurred from the ship into State waters, but it is a defence if it is proved that, by virtue of subsection (2), subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the discharge.\nPart 3AAB—Prevention of pollution by garbage\n24AAC—Interpretation\nAnnex V means Annex V to the Convention.\n\t(2)\tUnless the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in this Part and in Annex V to the Convention (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by that Annex) has, in this Part, the same meaning as in that Annex.\n24AAD—Prohibition of disposal of garbage into State waters\n\t(1)\tSubject to this section, if any disposal of garbage occurs (whether intentional or not) from a ship into State waters, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(2)\tSubsection (1) does not apply to—\n\t(a)\tthe disposal of garbage from a ship for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship and persons on board the ship or of saving life at sea; or\n\t(b)\tthe escape of garbage from a ship in consequence of damage to the ship or its equipment, if all reasonable precautions were taken before and after the occurrence of the damage for the purpose of preventing or minimising the escape of the garbage; or\n\t(c)\tthe accidental loss of a synthetic fishing net, or synthetic material used in the repair of such a net, if all reasonable precautions were taken to prevent the loss; or\n\t(d)\tthe disposal from a ship of dunnage, lining or packing materials that will float and are not plastics if the ship—\n\t(i)\tis as far as practicable from, and is at a distance of not less than 25 nautical miles from, the nearest land; and\n\t(ii)\tis not alongside, or within 500 metres of, a fixed or floating platform engaged in the exploration, exploitation and associated offshore processing of seabed mineral resources; or\n\t(e)\tthe disposal from a ship of garbage other than plastics, garbage referred to in paragraph (d) or food wastes if the ship—\n\t(i)\tis as far as practicable from the nearest land; and\n\t(ii)\tis at a distance of—\n\t(A)\tnot less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land; or\n\t(B)\tif the garbage is passed through a comminuter or grinder so that it is capable of passing through a screen with no opening greater than 25 millimetres—not less than 3 nautical miles from the nearest land; and\n\t(iii)\tis not alongside, or within 500 metres of, a platform of a kind referred to in paragraph (d)(ii); or\n\t(f)\tthe disposal of food wastes from a ship if—\n\t(i)\tthe ship—\n\t(A)\tis as far as practicable from, and is at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from, the nearest land; and\n\t(B)\tis not alongside, or within 500 metres of, a platform of a kind referred to in paragraph (d)(ii); or\n\t(ii)\tthe conditions referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii)(B) of paragraph (e) are satisfied.\n\t(3)\tHowever, where—\n\t(a)\tgarbage is mixed with matter the discharge or disposal of which from a ship into State waters is prohibited under another Part unless certain conditions are complied with; and\n\t(b)\tthe conditions referred to in paragraph (a) are more stringent than the conditions referred to in subsection (2),\nsubsection (1)—\n\t(c)\tapplies to the disposal of the garbage from a ship despite the fact that the conditions referred to in subsection (2) have been complied with; but\n\t(d)\tdoes not apply to the disposal of the garbage from a ship if those more stringent requirements were complied with.\n\t(4)\tIn proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) in relation to a ship, it is sufficient for the prosecution to allege and prove that garbage was disposed of from the ship into State waters, but it is a defence if it is proved that, by virtue of subsection (2) or (3), subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the disposal.\nplastics includes synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, plastic garbage bags and plastic or synthetic strapping.\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3A","sectionType":"part","heading":"Construction of ships","content":"Part 3A—Construction of ships\n24A—Preliminary\n\t(1)\tIn this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—\nAnnex I means Annex I to the Convention;\nAnnex II means Annex II to the Convention.\n\t(2)\tThis Part applies to—\n\t(a)\ta trading ship proceeding on an intra-state voyage; and\n\t(b)\tan Australian fishing vessel proceeding on a voyage other than an overseas voyage; and\n\t(c)\ta pleasure vessel.\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Div 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Ships carrying or using oil","content":"Division 2—Ships carrying or using oil\n24B—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tExcept insofar as the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in this Division and in the Convention, including Annex I but not including any other Annex to the Convention, (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by the Convention) has, in this Division, the same meaning as in the Convention.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of this Division, a ship is not to be taken to comply with the provisions of Annex I if it does not comply with the regulations and orders referred to in section 24C.\n24C—Regulations to give effect to Regulations 13 to 19 (inclusive) of Annex I\n\t(1)\tThe regulations may make provision for and in relation to giving effect to Regulations 13 to 19 (inclusive) of Annex I.\n\t(2)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (1), regulations made for the purposes of that subsection may empower the Minister to make orders with respect to any matter for or in relation to which provision may be made by the regulations by virtue of this section.\n\t(3)\tOrders made in pursuance of regulations made under subsection (1) are subject to disallowance by Parliament.\n\t(4)\tSections 10, 11 and 12 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 apply in relation to orders made in pursuance of regulations made under subsection (1) as if references in those sections to regulations were references to such orders.\n\t(5)\tWhere an order made in pursuance of the regulations made under subsection (1) is inconsistent with a provision of this Act or the regulations, the latter prevails and the former is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect.\n24D—Ship construction certificates\nWhere, on receipt of declarations of survey in respect of a ship, the Minister is satisfied that the ship is constructed in accordance with the provisions of Annex I, the Minister may, whether or not the ship is required by Annex I to be constructed in accordance with those provisions, issue in respect of the ship a ship construction certificate in the prescribed form attesting such compliance.\n24E—Alteration etc of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates\n\t(1)\tWhere the construction of a ship in respect of which a ship construction certificate issued under section 24D is in force is altered, or such a ship is damaged, in a manner which affects its compliance with the provisions of Annex I, the master or owner of the ship must, within seven days after the construction of the ship is altered or the ship is damaged, as the case may be, give a notice in writing of the alteration or damage to such person, and in such form, as are prescribed and, if the notice is not so given, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(2)\tWhere a notice required to be given under subsection (1) is not given within the period referred to in that subsection, the obligation to give the notice continues, despite the expiry of the period, until the notice is given and the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of a separate and further offence in respect of each day during which the notice is not given, being a day after the expiration of that period.\n\t(3)\tWhere the Minister has reason to believe that—\n\t(a)\tthe report of a surveyor concerning a ship in respect of which a ship construction certificate issued under section 24D is in force was fraudulently or erroneously made or obtained; or\n\t(b)\ta ship construction certificate has been issued under section 24D in respect of a ship upon false or erroneous information; or\n\t(c)\tthe construction of the ship in respect of which a ship construction certificate issued under section 24D is in force has been altered, or such a ship has been damaged, in a manner which affects its compliance with the provisions of Annex I; or\n\t(d)\tthe owner of the ship in respect of which a ship construction certificate issued under section 24D is in force has failed to comply with section 24F in respect of the ship,\nthe Minister may, by instrument, cancel the certificate.\n\t(4)\tWhere the Minister cancels a ship construction certificate issued by the Minister in respect of a ship, the certificate is of no force or effect after the Minister has given notice in writing of the cancellation addressed to the owner, agent or master of the ship and served in accordance with the regulations.\n\t(5)\tWhere a ship construction certificate issued in respect of a ship is cancelled under this section, the Minister may, by notice in writing addressed to the owner, agent or master of the ship and served in accordance with the regulations, require the certificate to be delivered up to the Minister or to such other person as the Minister specifies, and the Minister may detain the ship until the requirement is complied with.\n24F—Ships to be surveyed periodically\n\t(1)\tThe owner of a ship in respect of which a ship construction certificate issued under section 24D is in force must, at least once during each period that is a prescribed period in relation to the ship for the purposes of this section, cause the ship to be surveyed for the purpose of ensuring its compliance with the provisions of Annex I.\n\t(2)\tWhere the owner of a ship in respect of which a ship construction certificate issued under section 24D is in force fails to comply with subsection (1) in relation to the ship and to a period that is a prescribed period in relation to the ship, the owner is guilty of an offence.\n\t(a)\tif the offender is a natural person—$8 000; or\n\t(b)\tif the offender is a body corporate—$40 000.\n24G—Requirement for ship construction certificates\nthat is—\n\t(d)\tan oil tanker which has a gross tonnage of 150 or more; or\n\t(e)\ta ship, other than an oil tanker, which has a gross tonnage of 400 or more.\n\t(2)\tThe master of a ship to which this section applies must not begin a voyage unless there is in force in respect of the ship a ship construction certificate.\nMaximum penalty: $40 000, or imprisonment for 4 years, or both.\n\t(3)\tThe owner of a ship to which this section applies must not permit the ship to begin a voyage unless there is in force in respect of the ship a ship construction certificate.\n\t(a)\tif the offender is a natural person—$40 000, or imprisonment for 4 years, or both; or\n\t(b)\tif the offender is a body corporate—$200 000.\n\t(4)\tThe regulations may exempt ships included in a prescribed class of ships from the application of subsection (1), either absolutely or subject to conditions.\nship construction certificate means—\n\t(a)\ta ship construction certificate issued under section 24D; or\n\t(b)\ta ship construction certificate issued under section 267B of the Navigation Act, 1912; or\n\t(c)\ta ship construction certificate issued under a law of another State or of the Northern Territory and being a certificate of the kind prescribed as acceptable for the purposes of this Division; or\n\t(d)\tan International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate issued to a foreign ship under section 267C of the Navigation Act, 1912; or\n\t(e)\tan International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate issued to an Australian ship under the law of a country other than Australia giving effect to Regulation 6 of Annex I.\n\t(6)\tThe owner of a ship to which this section applies in respect of which a ship construction certificate is in force must cause the certificate to be carried on board the ship.\nMaximum penalty: $5 000.\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Div 3","sectionType":"division","heading":"Ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk","content":"Division 3—Ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk\n24H—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tExcept insofar as the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in this Division and in the Convention, including Annex II but not including any other Annex to the Convention, (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by the Convention) has, in the Division, the same meaning as in the Convention.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of this Division, a ship is not to be taken to comply with the provisions of Annex II if it does not comply with the regulations and orders referred to in section 24I.\n24I—Regulations to give effect to Regulation 13 of Annex II\n\t(1)\tThe regulations may make provision for and in relation to giving effect to Regulation 13 of Annex II.\n\t(2)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (1), regulations made for the purposes of that subsection may empower the Minister to make orders with respect to any matter for or in relation to which provision may be made by the regulations by virtue of this section.\n\t(3)\tOrders made in pursuance of regulations made under subsection (1) are subject to disallowance by Parliament.\n\t(4)\tSections 10, 11 and 12 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 apply in relation to orders made in pursuance of regulations made under subsection (1) as if references in those sections to regulations were references to such orders.\n\t(5)\tWhere an order made in pursuance of the regulations made under subsection (1) is inconsistent with a provision of this Act or the regulations, the latter prevails and the former is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect.\n24J—Chemical tanker construction certificates\nWhere, on receipt of declarations of survey in respect of a ship, the Minister is satisfied that the ship is constructed in accordance with the provisions of Annex II, the Minister may, whether or not the ship is required by Annex II to be constructed in accordance with those provisions, issue in respect of the ship a chemical tanker construction certificate in the prescribed form attesting such compliance.\n24K—Alteration etc of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates\n\t(1)\tWhere the construction of a ship in respect of which a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 24J is in force is altered, or such a ship is damaged, in a manner which affects its compliance with the provisions of Annex II, the master or owner of the ship must, within seven days after the construction of the ship is altered or the ship is damaged, as the case may be, give a notice in writing of the alteration or damage to such person, and in such form, as are prescribed and, if the notice is not so given, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(2)\tWithout limiting the generality of subsection (1), a ship in respect of which a chemical tanker construction certificate is in force is, for the purposes of that subsection, to be taken to be damaged if the ship becomes unfit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.\n\t(3)\tWhere a notice required to be given under subsection (1) is not given within the period referred to in that subsection, the obligation to give the notice continues, despite the expiry of the period, until the notice is given and the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of a separate and further offence in respect of each day during which the notice is not given, being a day after the expiration of that period.\n\t(4)\tWhere the Minister has reason to believe that—\n\t(a)\tthe report of a surveyor concerning a ship in respect of which a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 24J is in force was fraudulently or erroneously made or obtained; or\n\t(b)\ta chemical tanker construction certificate has been issued under section 24J in respect of a ship upon false or erroneous information; or\n\t(c)\tthe construction of a ship in respect of which a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 24J is in force has been altered, or such a ship has been damaged, in a manner which affects its compliance with the provisions of Annex II; or\n\t(d)\tthe owner of a ship in respect of which a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 24J is in force has failed to comply with section 24L in respect of the ship,\nthe Minister may, by instrument, cancel the certificate.\n\t(5)\tWhere the Minister cancels a chemical tanker construction certificate issued by the Minister in respect of a ship, the certificate is of no force or effect after the Minister has given notice in writing of the cancellation addressed to the owner, agent or master of the ship and served in accordance with the regulations.\n\t(6)\tWhere a chemical tanker construction certificate issued in respect of a ship is cancelled under this section, the Minister may, by notice in writing addressed to the owner, agent or master of the ship and served in accordance with the regulations, require the certificate to be delivered up to the Minister or to such other person as the Minister specifies, and the Minister may detain the ship until the requirement is complied with.\n24L—Ships to be surveyed periodically\n\t(1)\tThe owner of a ship in respect of which a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 24J is in force must, at least once during each period that is a prescribed period in relation to the ship for the purposes of this section, cause the ship to be surveyed for the purpose of ensuring its compliance with the provisions of Annex II.\n\t(2)\tWhere the owner of a ship in respect of which a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 24J is in force fails to comply with subsection (1) in relation to the ship and to a period that is a prescribed period in relation to the ship, the owner is guilty of an offence.\n\t(a)\tif the offender is a natural person—$8 000; or\n\t(b)\tif the offender is a body corporate—$40 000.\n24M—Requirement for chemical tanker construction certificates\n\t(1)\tWhere a trading ship proceeding on an intra-state voyage is constructed or adapted so that it can carry as cargo, or part cargo, in bulk any substance that, for the purposes of Part 3 is a substance in Category A, B, C or D, the master of that ship must not begin a voyage, and the owner of that ship must not permit that ship to begin a voyage, unless there is in force in respect of that ship a chemical tanker construction certificate.\n\t(a)\tif the offender is a natural person—$40 000, or imprisonment for 4 years, or both; or\n\t(b)\tif the offender is a body corporate—$200 000.\n\t(2)\tThe regulations may exempt ships included in a prescribed class of ships from the application of subsection (1), either absolutely or subject to conditions.\n\t(3)\tIn this section—\nchemical tanker construction certificate means—\n\t(a)\ta chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 24J; or\n\t(b)\ta chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 267Q of the Navigation Act, 1912; or\n\t(c)\ta chemical tanker construction certificate issued under a law of another State or of the Northern Territory and being a certificate of a kind prescribed as acceptable for the purposes of this Division; or\n\t(d)\tan International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk issued to a foreign ship under section 267R of the Navigation Act, 1912.\n\t(4)\tThe owner of a ship of the kind referred to in subsection (1) in respect of which a chemical tanker construction certificate is in force must cause the certificate to be carried on board the ship.\nMaximum penalty: $5 000.\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Div 4","sectionType":"division","heading":"Regulations","content":"Division 4—Regulations\n24N—Regulations\n\t(1)\tThe Governor may make regulations prescribing matters—\n\t(a)\trequired or permitted by this Part to be prescribed; or\n\t(b)\tnecessary or expedient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Part.\n\t(2)\tThe regulations may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating either wholly or in part or with modifications, any regulations, rules, codes, orders, instructions or other subordinate legislation made, determined or issued under any other Act or under any Act of the Parliament of the Commonwealth.\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous","content":"Part 4—Miscellaneous\n25—Interpretation\nIn this Part—\nagent in relation to a ship, means any person in the State who, for or on behalf of the owner of the ship—\n\t(a)\tperforms any function or duty under or for the purposes of the Harbors and Navigation Act 1993; or\n\t(b)\tmakes any arrangements for the berthing of the ship or the loading or unloading of cargo;\napparatus includes a pipeline, a structure on land, a receptacle used for the storage of oil and equipment used in the exploration for, or recovery of, oil;\ngarbage has the same meaning as it has in Part 3AAB;\nharmful substance has the same meaning as it has in Part 3AA;\nliquid substance has the same meaning as it has in Part 3;\noil has the same meaning as it has in Part 2;\noily mixture has the same meaning as it has in Part 2;\npackaged form has the same meaning as it has in Part 3AA;\npremises means—\n\t(a)\ta building, structure or place (including an apparatus); or\n\t(b)\ta part of premises;\nrelevant person means—\n\t(a)\tin relation to a ship—the owner or the master of the ship;\n\t(b)\tin relation to a vehicle—the owner or the person in charge of the vehicle;\n\t(c)\tin relation to an apparatus—the owner or the person in charge of the apparatus.\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Div 1A","sectionType":"division","heading":"Reporting requirements","content":"Division 1A—Reporting requirements\n25A—Duty to report certain incidents\n\t(1)\tWhere a prescribed incident occurs in relation to a ship in State waters, the master of the ship must, without delay, notify, in the prescribed manner, a prescribed officer of the incident.\n\t(2)\tIn a prosecution of a person for an offence against subsection (1) in relation to a prescribed incident, it is a defence if the person proves that the person was unable to comply with the subsection in relation to the incident.\n\t(3)\tWhere a prescribed incident occurs in relation to a ship in State waters and—\n\t(a)\tthe master of the ship is unable to comply with subsection (1) in relation to the incident; or\n\t(b)\tthe incident occurs in circumstances in which the ship is abandoned,\nthe owner, charterer, manager or operator of the ship or an agent of the owner, charterer, manager or operator of the ship must, without delay, notify, in the prescribed manner, a prescribed officer of the incident and, if a prescribed officer is not so notified, each of those persons is guilty of an offence.\n\t(4)\tIn a prosecution of a person for an offence against subsection (3) in relation to a prescribed incident in relation to a ship, it is a defence if the person proves—\n\t(a)\tthat the person was not aware of the incident; or\n\t(b)\tin the case of a prescribed incident to which subsection (3)(a) applies, that the person neither knew nor suspected that the master of the ship was unable to comply with subsection (1) in relation to the incident.\n\t(5)\tSubsection (4) must not be taken to limit by implication any defence that would, but for that subsection, be available to a person charged with an offence against subsection (3).\n\t(6)\tA master of a ship who, pursuant to subsection (1), has notified a prescribed officer of the occurrence of a prescribed incident must, if so requested by a prescribed officer, furnish, within the prescribed time, a report in the prescribed form to a prescribed officer in relation to the incident.\n\t(7)\tWhere subsection (3) applies in relation to a prescribed incident in relation to a ship, a person who, pursuant to that subsection, has notified a prescribed officer of the occurrence of the prescribed incident must, if so requested by a prescribed officer, furnish, within the prescribed time, a report in the prescribed form to a prescribed officer in relation to the incident.\n\t(8)\tA person must not, in a notice or report given or furnished pursuant to this section, make a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular.\n\t(9)\tA notice or report given or furnished pursuant to this section, must not, without the consent of the person charged, be admitted in evidence in a prosecution for an offence against section 8(1), 18(1) or 24AAB(1).\n\t(10)\tIn this section—\nprescribed incident means—\n\t(a)\ta discharge or probable discharge of oil or an oily mixture (not being a discharge to which section 8(4) would apply); or\n\t(b)\ta discharge or probable discharge of a liquid substance, or a mixture containing a liquid substance, carried as cargo or part cargo in bulk (not being a discharge to which section 18(4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) or (12) applies); or\n\t(c)\ta discharge or probable discharge of a harmful substance carried as cargo in packaged form (not being a discharge to which section 24AAB(2) applies); or\n\t(d)\tdamage, failure or breakdown of a ship of 15 metres in length or more that—\n\t(i)\taffects the safety of the ship, including collision, grounding, fire, explosion, structural failure, flooding and cargo shifting; or\n\t(ii)\tresults in impairment of the safety of navigation, including failure or breakdown of steering gear, propulsion plant, electrical generating systems or essential shipborne navigational aids.\nDivision 2—Discharges occurring other than from ships\n26—Discharge of oil into waters from vehicles etc\n\t(1)\tSubject to subsection (3), if any discharge of oil or of any oily mixture occurs from a vehicle into State waters, any relevant person and any other person responsible for the discharge from the vehicle are each guilty of an offence.\nMaximum penalty: $200 000.\n\t(2)\tSubject to subsection (3), if any discharge of oil or of an oily mixture occurs from an apparatus into State waters, any relevant person and any other person responsible for the discharge from the apparatus are each guilty of an offence.\n\t(3)\tIt is a defence to a charge for an offence against subsection (1) or (2) for the defendant to prove that the alleged offence—\n\t(a)\tresulted from the need to save life; or\n\t(b)\tresulted from an act of terrorism or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional and irresistible nature; or\n\t(c)\tresulted from carrying out, or attempting to carry out, a direction of the Minister; or\n\t(d)\twas wholly caused by the negligent or unlawful act or omission of another person, not being an employee or agent of the defendant.\n27—Notification of discharge\n\t(1)\tWhere a discharge of oil or of an oily mixture occurs from a vehicle or apparatus—\n\t(a)\tinto State waters; or\n\t(b)\tonto any land in circumstances where it is reasonably likely that the oil or mixture will flow into State waters,\na relevant person shall, without delay, notify the Minister of the occurrence.\n\t(2)\tA person who, pursuant to subsection (1), has notified the Minister of the occurrence of a discharge shall, if so requested by the Minister, furnish, within the prescribed time, a report to the Minister in relation to the occurrence in accordance with the prescribed form.\n\t(3)\tA person shall not, in a notice given to the Minister pursuant to subsection (1) or in a report furnished to the Minister pursuant to subsection (2), make a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular.\n\t(4)\tA notice given to the Minister pursuant to subsection (1), and a report furnished to the Minister pursuant to subsection (2), shall not, without the consent of the person charged, be admitted in evidence in a prosecution for an offence against section 26.\nDivision 3—Removal and prevention of pollution and recovery of costs\n28—Removal and prevention of pollution\n\t(1)\tWhere there has been or the Minister is of the opinion that there is likely to be—\n\t(a)\ta discharge of oil or of an oily mixture from a ship, vehicle or apparatus into State waters; or\n\t(b)\ta discharge of a liquid substance, or a mixture containing a liquid substance, being a liquid substance or mixture carried as cargo or part cargo in bulk, from a ship into State waters; or\n\t(ba)\ta discharge of a harmful substance carried as cargo in packaged form, from a ship into State waters; or\n\t(bb)\ta disposal of garbage (whether intentional or not) from a ship into State waters,\n(being called, for the purposes of this section, substances) the Minister may take or cause to be taken such action as the Minister thinks fit—\n\t(c)\tto prevent or limit the discharge or disposal;\n\t(d)\tto disperse or contain the substances that have been discharged or disposed of;\n\t(e)\tto remove substances that have been discharged or disposed of from waters or land affected by the discharge or disposal;\n\t(f)\tto minimise the damage from pollution resulting from or likely to result from the discharge or disposal.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister may, in taking action under subsection (1), by notice in writing addressed to a relevant person, direct—\n\t(a)\tthat any operation or activity involving the use of a ship, vehicle or apparatus cease;\n\t(b)\tthat a ship, vehicle or apparatus be removed in a specified manner to a specified place;\n\t(c)\tthat a ship, vehicle or apparatus may not be removed except with the approval of the Minister and in accordance with his or her directions;\n\t(d)\tthat all or a specified part of a substance contained in a ship, vehicle or apparatus be removed in a specified manner to a specified place;\n\t(e)\tthat a substance contained in a ship, vehicle or apparatus may not be removed except with the approval of the Minister and in accordance with his or her directions;\n\t(f)\tthat no substance, no further substance or no substance in excess of a specified amount be received into a ship, vehicle or apparatus;\n\t(g)\tthat any restrictions specified in the notice be complied with in the reception, removal or transfer of a substance into, from or within a ship, vehicle or apparatus;\n\t(h)\tthat any equipment or machinery ancillary to a ship, vehicle or apparatus be used or put into operating condition;\n\t(i)\tthat specified repair or construction work be carried out on a ship, vehicle or apparatus;\n\t(j)\tthat such other specified action be taken in relation to a ship, vehicle or apparatus, or anything contained in a ship, vehicle or apparatus, as the Minister thinks fit.\n\t(3)\tA person to whom a notice under subsection (2) is addressed shall not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the notice.\nMaximum penalty: $200 000.\n\t(4)\tThe Minister may, by further notice in writing, vary or revoke a notice given under subsection (2).\n\t(5)\tIf the requirements of a notice given under this section are not complied with, the Minister may cause the requirements to be carried out and where reasonably necessary for that purpose any person authorised by the Minister may enter and take possession of any ship, vehicle or premises (using such force as is necessary for the purpose) and do, or cause to be done, such things as full and proper compliance with the notice may require.\n\t(6)\tNo civil liability attaches to the Minister for any act or failure to act under this section.\n28A—Marine spill action plan\n\t(1)\tThe Minister will cause to be developed and published a plan for the purpose of setting out the action to be taken where there has been or there is likely to be a discharge to which this Act applies.\n\t(2)\tThe plan developed and published under this section will be known as the South Australian Marine Spill Contingency Action Plan.\n\t(3)\tThe Minister will cause the plan to be reviewed from time to time.\n\t(4)\tFor the purposes of any legal proceedings, evidence of the contents of the plan may be given by production of a document apparently certified by the Minister to be a true copy of the plan.\n\t(5)\tThe Minister must cause a copy of the plan, as published from time to time, to be laid before both Houses of Parliament as soon as is reasonably practicable after the plan is published.\n29—Recovery of costs\n\t(1)\tSubject to this section, the Minister may recover the costs and expenses reasonably incurred in exercising a power under this Division from a relevant person.\n\t(2)\tThe costs and expenses referred to in subsection (1)—\n\t(a)\tmay be awarded in the course of proceedings for an offence in respect of a discharge or disposal (whether or not the relevant person is convicted of an offence); or\n\t(b)\tmay or be recovered as a debt due to the Crown (whether or not proceedings have been taken for an offence in respect of a discharge or disposal).\n\t(3)\tA person is not liable to pay for the costs and expenses of the Minister under this Division where the act or omission giving rise to the exercise of power by the Minister—\n\t(a)\tresulted from the need to save life; or\n\t(b)\tresulted from an act of terrorism or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional and irresistible nature; or\n\t(c)\twas wholly caused by the negligence or the failure of a government or other authority in carrying out its functions; or\n\t(d)\twas wholly caused by the negligent or unlawful act or omission of another person, not being an employee or agent of the person.\n\t(4)\tThe exemption from liability provided under subsection (3)(d) is not, in respect of a discharge or disposal from a ship, available—\n\t(a)\tto an agent, in respect of an act or omission of the owner, master or a member of the crew of the ship; or\n\t(b)\tto the owner of the ship, in respect of an act or omission of the agent, master or a member of the crew of the ship; or\n\t(c)\tto the master of the ship, in respect of an act or omission of a member of the crew of the ship.\n\t(5)\tA person is not liable to pay for the costs and expenses of the Minister under this Division in respect of preventing a discharge of oil or of an oily mixture that the Minister believed was likely to occur if the person proves—\n\t(a)\tthat there was no reasonable likelihood of the discharge occurring; or\n\t(b)\tthat the directions given by the Minister were unreasonable; or\n\t(c)\tthat the manner in which the Minister acted was unreasonable.\n\t(6)\tNothing in this Division affects or qualifies any other right of the Minister or the State to recover damages in respect of the consequences of a discharge or disposal into State waters.\n30—Detention of ship, vehicle or apparatus\n\t(1)\tAn amount recoverable by the Minister pursuant to this Division in respect of a ship, vehicle or apparatus is a charge against that ship, vehicle or apparatus.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister may cause a ship, vehicle or apparatus referred to in subsection (1) to be detained until the amount recoverable by the Minister is paid or until security for payment of that amount is provided to the satisfaction of the Minister.\n\t(3)\tWhere a ship, vehicle or apparatus that is being detained pursuant to this section is removed from any place without the consent of the Minister, the master of the ship or the person in charge of the vehicle or apparatus is guilty of an offence.\n31—Recovery of costs by one person from another\nWhere—\n\t(a)\ta person—\n\t(i)\tis by notice given under this Division required to take any action; or\n\t(ii)\tis liable for the payment of costs and expenses incurred by the Minister in exercising a power under this Division; and\n\t(b)\tthe circumstances giving rise to the giving of the notice or the incurring of the costs and expenses were caused by another person or arose on account of the neglect of another person,\nthe person may recover the costs and expenses reasonably incurred in complying with the notice or in satisfying the liability to the Minister from that other person, as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.\n32—Service of notices\n\t(1)\tWhere a notice under this Division is addressed to the owner or master of a ship, that notice may be served—\n\t(a)\tpersonally; and\n\t(b)\tin the case of service on the owner—by serving the notice on the agent or master of the ship; and\n\t(c)\tin the case of service on the master—by serving the notice on the agent of the ship or a person on board the ship who is apparently a member of the crew of the ship; and\n\t(d)\twhere it is not reasonably practicable to serve the owner or master in any other manner—\n\t(i)\tby transmitting the contents of the notice to the master of the ship; or\n\t(ii)\tby affixing the notice to the ship in a reasonably conspicuous place.\n\t(2)\tWhere a notice under this Division in respect of a vehicle is addressed to a relevant person, that notice may be served—\n\t(a)\tpersonally; or\n\t(b)\tby serving the notice on any owner of the vehicle; or\n\t(c)\twhere it is not reasonably practicable to serve the person in any other manner, by affixing the notice to the vehicle in a reasonably conspicuous place.\n\t(3)\tWhere a notice under this Division in respect of an apparatus is addressed to a relevant person, that notice may be served—\n\t(a)\tpersonally; or\n\t(b)\tby serving the notice on any owner of the apparatus; or\n\t(c)\twhere it is not reasonably practicable to serve the person in any other manner, by affixing the notice to the apparatus in a reasonably conspicuous place.\n\t(4)\tA notice that is to be served on a company may be served by handing it to a director, secretary or other officer of the company.\n\t(5)\tA statement in writing, purporting to be made and signed by a person employed as a communications officer whose duties include the transmission of messages to ships at sea, that person—\n\t(a)\tcause the contents of a notice to be transmitted to a ship at sea; and\n\t(b)\treceived a clear acknowledgment of the receipt of those contents from a person purporting to be on board the ship,\nshall be deemed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to be proof of service for the purposes of subsection (1)(d)(i).\n32A—Recovery of damages\n\t(1)\tIf, because of a discharge or disposal prohibited by this Act, a person—\n\t(a)\tsuffers loss of or damage to property; or\n\t(b)\tincurs costs or expenses in preventing or mitigating or in attempting to prevent or mitigate any loss of or damage to property (including the property of another),\nthe person may recover from the appropriate person, or any person whose act caused the discharge or disposal, the amount of the loss or damage and the expense incurred as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.\n\t(2)\tIn this section—\nappropriate person means—\n\t(a)\tin relation to a discharge or disposal to which Part 2, 3, 3AA or 3AAB applies—the owner or the master of the ship concerned; or\n\t(b)\tin relation to a discharge or disposal to which Part 4 applies—the relevant person in relation to the discharge or disposal within the meaning of that Part.\nDivision 4—Other matters\n33—Powers of inspectors\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of—\n\t(a)\tascertaining whether a provision of this Act that is applicable in relation to a ship has been complied with in respect of a ship; or\n\t(b)\tascertaining whether there has been a discharge or disposal into State waters in contravention of this Act; or\n\t(c)\tcarrying out any other investigation required for the purposes of this Act,\nan inspector may—\n\t(d)\tgo on board a ship with such assistants and equipment as the inspector considers necessary; and\n\t(e)\trequire the master of a ship to take such steps as the inspector directs to facilitate the boarding; and\n\t(f)\tinspect and test any machinery or equipment of a ship; and\n\t(g)\trequire the master of a ship to take such steps as the inspector directs to facilitate the inspection or testing of any machinery or equipment of a ship; and\n\t(h)\topen, or require the master of a ship to cause to be opened, any hold, bunker, tank, compartment or receptacle in or on board the ship and inspect the contents of any hold, bunker, tank, compartment or receptacle in or on board the ship; and\n\t(i)\trequire the master of a ship to produce a record book required by this Act to be carried in the ship or any other books, documents or records relating to the ship or its cargo that are carried in the ship; and\n\t(j)\tmake copies of, or take extracts from, any such books, documents or records; and\n\t(k)\trequire the master of a ship to certify that a true copy of an entry in a record book required by this Act to be carried in the ship made by the inspector is a true copy of such an entry; and\n\t(l)\texamine, and take samples of, any substances being in, on, or in the vicinity of a ship in respect of which an investigation of a discharge or disposal or suspected discharge or disposal in breach of a provision of this Act is being made; and\n\t(m)\trequire the master of a ship, or any person representing the master, to certify the taking of the samples; and\n\t(n)\trequire a person to answer question.\n\t(2)\tFor any purpose related to—\n\t(a)\tthe administration or enforcement of this Act; or\n\t(b)\tascertaining whether there has been a discharge or disposal into State waters in contravention of this Act,\nan inspector may—\n\t(c)\tenter any vehicle or premises with such assistants and equipment as the inspector considers necessary; and\n\t(d)\tinspect any vehicle or premises and test any machinery or equipment; and\n\t(e)\trequire a person apparently in charge of a vehicle or premises to take such steps as the inspector directs to facilitate the inspection or testing of any apparatus, machinery or equipment in or on the vehicle or at the premises; and\n\t(f)\texamine, and take samples of, any substances being in, on or in the vicinity of, a vehicle or premises in respect of which an investigation of a discharge or disposal or suspected discharge or disposal in breach of a provision of this Act is being made; and\n\t(g)\trequire a person to answer question.\n\t(3)\tA person must not, without reasonable excuse, hinder or obstruct or refuse or fail to comply with a requirement made of the person by an inspector under subsection (1) or (2).\nMaximum penalty: $8 000.\n\t(3a)\tA person must not, in answering a question that the person is required to answer under subsection (1) or (2), make a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular.\n\t(4)\tAn inspector shall not, in exercising powers under subsection (1), unnecessarily delay a ship from beginning a voyage.\n34—Oil reception facilities\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may—\n\t(a)\tprovide facilities for enabling ships to dispose of oil residues; or\n\t(b)\tjoin with any other person or authority to provide facilities for enabling ships to dispose of oil residues; or\n\t(c)\tarrange for another person or an authority to provide facilities for enabling ships to dispose of oil residues.\n\t(2)\tThe regulations may fix charges and impose conditions or limitations in respect of the use of facilities provided under subsection (1).\n\t(3)\tRegulations may be made requiring—\n\t(a)\tthe owners or occupiers of oil terminals, oil depots, oil installations or other similar establishments used for the loading or unloading of oil in bulk; and\n\t(b)\tthe owners or occupiers of establishments at which ships are repaired or any other work is performed in relation to ships which may involve the disposal of oil residues from ships,\nto provide facilities of a standard approved by the Minister, to maintain those facilities in good order and condition and to keep prescribed records.\n\t(4)\tA person who fails to comply with a regulation made under subsection (3) is guilty of an offence.\noil residues means those parts of a mixture containing oil that remain after undergoing a separation process.\n35—Transfer of oil at night\n\t(1)\tNo oil shall be transferred between sunset and sunrise to or from a ship in State waters without the written permission of—\n\t(a)\ta port manager; or\n\t(b)\tthe Minister.\n\t(2)\tPermission under this section to transfer oil may be given—\n\t(a)\tin individual cases or generally to transfers that are carried out in specified circumstances;\n\t(b)\tsubject to such conditions or limitations as the port manager or Minister thinks fit.\n\t(4)\tIf oil is transferred to or from a ship in contravention of this section or a condition or limitation imposed under this section, the owner and master of the ship and, if the oil is transferred from or to a place on land, the person in charge of that place, are each guilty of an offence.\nMaximum penalty: $8 000.\n36—Prosecutions\n\t(1)\tA prosecution for an offence against this Act may be brought at any time.\n\t(2)\tOffences constituted by this Act are—\n\t(a)\tin the case of offences under this Division or the regulations—summary offences;\n\t(b)\tin any other case—minor indictable offences.\n\t(3)\tWhere, in proceedings for an offence against this Act in respect of any conduct engaged in by a body corporate, it is necessary to establish the state of mind of the body corporate, it is sufficient to show that a director, servant or agent of the body corporate, being a director, servant or agent by whom the conduct was engaged in within the scope of his or her actual or apparent authority, had that state of mind.\n\t(4)\tAny conduct engaged in on behalf of a body corporate—\n\t(a)\tby a director, servant or agent of the body corporate within the scope of his or her actual or apparent authority; or\n\t(b)\tby any other person at the direction or with the consent or agreement (whether express or implied) of a director, servant or agent of the body corporate, where the giving of such direction, consent or agreement is within the scope of the actual or apparent authority of the director, servant or agent,\nshall be deemed, for the purposes of a provision of this Act that creates an offence, to have been engaged in by the body corporate.\n\t(5)\tA reference in subsection (3) to the state of mind of a person includes a reference to the knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose of the person and the person's reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.\n37—Service of summonses\n\t(1)\tAny summons to be served on the owner or master of a ship in respect of an offence against this Act may be served by serving it on the agent of the ship in any manner in which it might have been served on the owner or master.\n\t(2)\tA summons served on an agent of a ship pursuant to subsection (1) shall be deemed to have been served on the owner or master of the ship.\n\t(3)\tAny summons in respect of an offence against this Act may be issued and served on a Sunday as on any other day.\n38—Evidence\nIn any proceedings for an offence against a provision of this Act—\n\t(a)\tany record kept in pursuance of this Act is admissible as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the record; and\n\t(b)\ta copy of an entry in such a record, being a copy certified by the person by whom the record is required to be kept to be a true copy of the entry, is admissible as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the entry; and\n\t(c)\ta document purporting to be a record kept in pursuance of this Act or purporting to be such a certified copy as referred to in paragraph (b), shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be such a record or certified copy, as the case may be; and\n\t(d)\tan allegation in a complaint that notification of a discharge was not given in accordance with this Act shall, unless the contrary is proved, be accepted as proved.\n39—Evidence of analyst\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may, by instrument, appoint appropriately qualified persons to be analysts for the purposes of this Act.\n\t(2)\tSubject to subsection (4), a certificate signed by an analyst appointed under subsection (1) setting out, in relation to a substance, one or more of the following:\n\t(a)\twhen and from whom the substance was received;\n\t(b)\twhat labels or other means of identifying the substance accompanied it when it was received;\n\t(c)\twhat container the substance was in when it was received;\n\t(d)\ta description of the substance received;\n\t(e)\tthat he or she has analysed or examined the substance;\n\t(f)\tthe date on which the analysis or examination was carried out;\n\t(g)\tthe method used in conducting the analysis or examination;\n\t(h)\tthe results of the analysis or examination,\nis in any proceedings for an offence against this Act proof, in the absence of proof to the contrary, of the matters in the certificate and the correctness of the results of the analysis or examination.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of this section, a document purporting to be a certificate referred to in subsection (2) shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be such a certificate.\n\t(4)\tA certificate referred to in subsection (2) shall not be received in evidence in pursuance of that subsection unless the person charged has been given a copy of the certificate together with reasonable notice of the intention of the prosecution to produce the certificate as evidence in the proceedings.\n\t(5)\tWhere, in pursuance of subsection (2), a certificate of an analyst appointed under subsection (1) is admitted in evidence, the person charged may require the analyst to be called as a witness for the prosecution and the analyst may be cross-examined as if the analyst had given evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.\n\t(6)\tSubsection (5) does not entitle a person to require an analyst to be called as a witness for the prosecution unless—\n\t(a)\tthe prosecutor has been given at least 5 days notice of the person's intention to require the analyst to be so called; or\n\t(b)\tthe court, by order, allows the person to require the analyst to be so called.\n40—Immunity\n\t(1)\tNo liability shall attach to an inspector, or any person acting with the authority or on the direction of an inspector, in good faith and in the exercise or purported exercise of a power or in the discharge or purported discharge of a duty under this Act.\n\t(2)\tNo liability attaches to any other employee or agent of the Crown engaged in the administration or enforcement of the Act for an act or omission in good faith in the exercise or purported exercise of a power or in the discharge or purported discharge of a duty under this Act.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of subsection (2), an employee or agent of the Crown who participates in the implementation of a plan developed and published under section 28A will be taken to be engaged in the administration or enforcement of this Act.\n\t(4)\tA liability that would, but for this section, attach to a person attaches instead to the Crown.\n41—Regulations\n\t(1)\tThe Governor may make regulations prescribing matters—\n\t(a)\trequired or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or\n\t(b)\tnecessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act,\nand, in particular—\n\t(c)\tfor and in relation to giving effect to the Convention, other than provisions of the Convention to which effect is given by a provision of this Act; and\n\t(d)\tempowering the Minister to make orders for and in relation to—\n\t(i)\tgiving effect to the Convention, other than provisions of the Convention to which effect is given by a provision of this Act; and\n\t(ii)\tthe fixing of fees to be paid in respect of any matters under the orders; and\n\t(e)\tfixing fees to be paid in respect of any matters under this Act; and\n\t(f)\tprescribing penalties, not exceeding—\n\t(i)\tin the case of an individual—a fine of $8 000 or imprisonment for one year; or\n\t(ii)\tin the case of a body corporate—a fine of $20 000,\nfor a contravention of, or failure to comply with, a provision of the regulations or of any of the orders made in pursuance of the regulations; and\n\t(g)\tso as to apply—\n\t(i)\tgenerally or in a particular class of case or in particular classes of case; and\n\t(ii)\tthroughout the State and all State waters or in a prescribed part or prescribed parts of the State or State waters; and\n\t(h)\texempting, either absolutely or subject to conditions, a prescribed ship or person, or ships or persons included in a prescribed class of ships or persons, from all or any of the provisions of this Act or of the regulations.\n\t(2)\tIf the Convention is amended, other than by an amendment objected to by Australia, the Governor may by regulations—\n\t(a)\tamend Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3 or Schedule 4; or\n\t(b)\tadd a further Schedule or Schedules,\nin order that the Schedules may contain relevant parts of the Convention as in force from time to time.\n42—Orders\n\t(1)\tOrders made pursuant to the regulations are subject to disallowance by Parliament.\n\t(2)\tSections 10, 11 and 12 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 apply in relation to orders made pursuant to the regulations as if references in those sections to regulations were references to such orders.\n\t(3)\tUnless the contrary intentions appears, expressions used in orders made pursuant to the regulations have the same meanings as in this Act.\n\t(4)\tOrders made pursuant to the regulations shall be read subject to this Act and the regulations and so as not to exceed the power conferred by this Act and the regulations to the intent that, where such orders would, but for this subsection, have been construed as being in excess of the power conferred by this Act and the regulations, they shall be deemed to be valid orders to the extent to which they are not in excess of that power.\n\t(5)\tWhere an order made pursuant to the regulations is inconsistent with a provision of this Act or the regulations, the latter shall prevail and the former shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be of no force or effect.\n43—Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments\n\t(1)\tThe regulations or orders made under this Act may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, either wholly or in part, with or without modifications and as in force from time to time or as in force at a specified time—\n\t(a)\tany regulations, rules, codes, orders, instructions or other subordinate legislation made, determined or issued under any other Act or under any Commonwealth Act; or\n\t(b)\tany code published by the International Maritime Organization.\n\t(2)\tThe regulations made under this Act may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating any matter contained in orders made in pursuance of the regulations.\n\t(3)\tIf a document referred to in subsection (1) is applied, adopted or incorporated in the regulations or orders—\n\t(a)\ta copy of it must be kept available for inspection by members of the public, without charge and during normal office hours, at an office determined by the Minister; and\n\t(b)\tevidence of its contents may be given in any legal proceedings by production of a document apparently certified by the Minister to be a true copy of the document.\n44—Repeal and saving\n\t(1)\tThe Prevention of Pollution of Waters by Oil Act 1961 is repealed.\n\t(2)\tNotwithstanding the repeal of the Act referred to in subsection (1) effected by that subsection, the provisions of that Act continue to apply, after the commencement of this section, in relation to any discharge of oil, or of a mixture containing oil, within the meaning of that Act that occurred or commenced before the commencement of this section as if that Act had not been repealed.\nTHE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS 1973\nTHE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION,\nBEING CONSCIOUS of the need to preserve the human environment in general and the marine environment in particular,\nRECOGNIZING that deliberate, negligent or accidental release of oil and other harmful substances from ships constitutes a serious source of pollution,\nRECOGNIZING ALSO the importance of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as being the first multilateral instrument to be concluded with the prime objective of protecting the environment, and appreciating the significant contribution which that Convention has made in preserving the seas and coastal environment from pollution,\nDESIRING to achieve the complete elimination of intentional pollution of the marine environment by oil and other harmful substances and the minimization of accidental discharge of such substances,\nCONSIDERING that this object may best be achieved by establishing rules not limited to oil pollution having a universal purport,\nHAVE AGREED as follows:\nARTICLE 1\nGeneral Obligations under the Convention\n\t(1)\tThe Parties to the Convention undertake to give effect to the provisions of the present Convention and those Annexes thereto by which they are bound, in order to prevent the pollution of the marine environment by the discharge of harmful substances or effluents containing such substances in contravention of the present Convention.\n\t(2)\tUnless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to the present Convention constitutes at the same time a reference to its Protocols and to the Annexes.\nARTICLE 2\nFor the purposes of the present Convention, unless expressly provided otherwise:\n\t(1)\t\"Regulations\" means the Regulations contained in the Annexes to the present Convention.\n\t(2)\t\"Harmful substance\" means any substance which, if introduced into the sea, is liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea, and includes any substance subject to control by the present Convention.\n\t(a)\t\"Discharge\", in relation to harmful substances or effluents containing such substances, means any release howsoever caused from a ship and includes any escape, disposal, spilling, leaking, pumping, emitting or emptying;\n\t(b)\t\"Discharge\" does not include—\n\t(i)\tdumping within the meaning of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, done at London on 13 November 1972; or\n\t(ii)\trelease of harmful substances directly arising from the exploration, exploitation and associated off-shore processing of sea-bed mineral resources; or\n\t(iii)\trelease of harmful substances for purposes of legitimate scientific research into pollution abatement or control.\n\t(4)\t\"Ship\" means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment and includes hydrofoil boats, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft and fixed or floating platforms.\n\t(5)\t\"Administration\" means the Government of the State under whose authority the ship is operating. With respect to a ship entitled to fly a flag of any State, the Administration is the Government of that State. With respect to fixed or floating platforms engaged in exploration and exploitation of the sea-bed and subsoil thereof adjacent to the coast over which the coastal State exercises sovereign rights for the purposes of exploration and exploitation of their natural resources, the Administration is the Government of the coastal State concerned.\n\t(6)\t\"Incident\" means an event involving the actual or probable discharge into the sea of a harmful substance, or effluents containing such a substance.\n\t(7)\t\"Organization\" means the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization.\nARTICLE 3\n\t(1)\tThe present Convention shall apply to—\n\t(a)\tships entitled to fly the flag of a Party to the Convention; and\n\t(b)\tships not entitled to fly the flag of a Party but which operate under the authority of a Party.\n\t(2)\tNothing in the present Article shall be construed as derogating from or extending the sovereign rights of the Parties under international law over the sea-bed and subsoil thereof adjacent to their coasts for the purposes of exploration and exploitation of their natural resources.\n\t(3)\tThe present Convention shall not apply to any warship, naval auxiliary or other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service. However, each Party shall ensure by the adoption of appropriate measures not impairing the operations or operational capabilities of such ships owned or operated by it, that such ships act in a manner consistent, so far as is reasonable and practicable, with the present Convention.\nARTICLE 4\nViolation\n\t(1)\tAny violation of the requirements of the present Convention shall be prohibited and sanctions shall be established therefor under the law of the Administration of the ship concerned wherever the violation occurs. If the Administration is informed of such a violation and is satisfied that sufficient evidence is available to enable proceedings to be brought in respect of the alleged violation, it shall cause such proceedings to be taken as soon as possible, in accordance with its law.\n\t(2)\tAny violation of the requirements of the present Convention within the jurisdiction of any Party to the Convention shall be prohibited and sanctions shall be established therefor under the law of that Party. Whenever such a violation occurs, that Party shall either—\n\t(a)\tcause proceedings to be taken in accordance with its law; or\n\t(b)\tfurnish to the Administration of the ship such information and evidence as may be in its possession that a violation has occurred.\n\t(3)\tWhere information or evidence with respect to any violation of the present Convention by a ship is furnished to the Administration of that ship, the Administration shall promptly inform the Party which has furnished the information or evidence, and the Organization, of the action taken.\n\t(4)\tThe penalties specified under the law of a Party pursuant to the present Article shall be adequate in severity to discourage violations of the present Convention and shall be equally severe irrespective of where the violations occur.\nARTICLE 5\nCertificates and Special Rules on Inspection of Ships\n\t(1)\tSubject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the present Article a certificate issued under the authority of a Party to the Convention in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations shall be accepted by the other Parties and regarded for all purposes covered by the present Convention as having the same validity as a certificate issued by them.\n\t(2)\tA ship required to hold a certificate in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations is subject, while in the ports or off-shore terminals under the jurisdiction of a Party, to inspection by officers duly authorized by that Party. Any such inspection shall be limited to verifying that there is on board a valid certificate, unless there are clear grounds for believing that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of that certificate. In that case, or if the ship does not carry a valid certificate, the Party carrying out the inspection shall take such steps as will ensure that the ship shall not sail until it can proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment. That Party may, however, grant such a ship permission to leave the port or off-shore terminal for the purpose of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard available.\n\t(3)\tIf a Party denies a foreign ship entry to the ports or off-shore terminals under its jurisdiction or takes any action against such a ship for the reason that the ship does not comply with the provisions of the present Convention, the Party shall immediately inform the consul or diplomatic representative of the Party whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, or if this is not possible, the Administration of the ship concerned. Before denying entry or taking such action the Party may request consultation with the Administration of the ship concerned. Information shall also be given to the Administration when a ship does not carry a valid certificate in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations.\n\t(4)\tWith respect to the ships of non-Parties to the Convention, Parties shall apply the requirements of the present Convention as may be necessary to ensure that no more favourable treatment is given to such ships.\nARTICLE 6\nDetection of Violations and Enforcement of the Convention\n\t(1)\tParties to the Convention shall co-operate in the detection of violations and the enforcement of the provisions of the present Convention, using all appropriate and practicable measures of detection and environmental monitoring, adequate procedures for reporting and accumulation of evidence.\n\t(2)\tA ship to which the present Convention applies may, in any port or off-shore terminal of a Party, be subject to inspection by officers appointed or authorized by that Party for the purpose of verifying whether the ship has discharged any harmful substances in violation of the provisions of the Regulations. If an inspection indicates a violation of the Convention, a report shall be forwarded to the Administration for any appropriate action.\n\t(3)\tAny Party shall furnish to the Administration evidence, if any, that the ship has discharged harmful substances or effluents containing such substances in violation of the provisions of the Regulations. If it is practicable to do so, the competent authority of the former Party shall notify the Master of the ship of the alleged violation.\n\t(4)\tUpon receiving such evidence, the Administration so informed shall investigate the matter, and may request the other Party to furnish further or better evidence of the alleged contravention. If the Administration is satisfied that sufficient evidence is available to enable proceedings to be brought in respect of the alleged violation, it shall cause such proceedings to be taken in accordance with its law as soon as possible. The Administration shall promptly inform the Party which has reported the alleged violation, as well as the Organization, of the action taken.\n\t(5)\tA Party may also inspect a ship to which the present Convention applies when it enters the ports or off-shore terminals under its jurisdiction, if a request for an investigation is received from any Party together with sufficient evidence that the ship has discharged harmful substances or effluents containing such substances in any place. The report of such investigation shall be sent to the Party requesting it and to the Administration so that the appropriate action may be taken under the present Convention.\nARTICLE 7\nUndue Delay to Ships\n\t(1)\tAll possible efforts shall be made to avoid a ship being unduly detained or delayed under Article 4, 5 or 6 of the present Convention.\n\t(2)\tWhen a ship is unduly detained or delayed under Article 4, 5 or 6 of the present Convention, it shall be entitled to compensation for any loss or damage suffered.\nARTICLE 8\nReports on Incidents Involving Harmful Substances\n\t(1)\tA report of an incident shall be made without delay to the fullest extent possible in accordance with the provisions of Protocol I to the present Convention.\n\t(2)\tEach Party to the Convention shall—\n\t(a)\tmake all arrangements necessary for an appropriate officer or agency to receive and process all reports on incidents; and\n\t(b)\tnotify the Organization with complete details of such arrangements for circulation to other Parties and Member States of the Organization.\n\t(3)\tWhenever a Party receives a report under the provisions of the present Article, that Party shall relay the report without delay to—\n\t(a)\tthe Administration of the ship involved; and\n\t(b)\tany other State which may be affected.\n\t(4)\tEach Party to the Convention undertakes to issue instructions to its maritime inspection vessels and aircraft and to other appropriate services, to report to its authorities any incident referred to in Protocol I to the present Convention. That Party shall, if it considers it appropriate, report accordingly to the Organization and to any other party concerned.\nARTICLE 9\nOther Treaties and Interpretation\n\t(1)\tUpon its entry into force, the present Convention supersedes the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended, as between Parties to that Convention.\n\t(2)\tNothing in the present Convention shall prejudice the codification and development of the law of the sea by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea convened pursuant to Resolution 2750 C(XXV) of the General Assembly of the United Nations nor the present or future claims and legal views of any State concerning the law of the sea and the nature and extent of coastal and flag State jurisdiction.\n\t(3)\tThe term \"jurisdiction\" in the present Convention shall be construed in the light of international law in force at the time of application or interpretation of the present Convention.\nARTICLE 10\nSettlement of Disputes\nAny dispute between two or more Parties to the Convention concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention shall, if settlement by negotiation between the Parties involved has not been possible, and if these Parties do not otherwise agree, be submitted upon request of any of them to arbitration as set out in Protocol II to the present Convention.\nARTICLE 11\nCommunication of Information\n\t(1)\tThe Parties to the Convention undertake to communicate to the Organization—\n\t(a)\tthe text of laws, orders, decrees and regulations and other instruments which have been promulgated on the various matters within the scope of the present Convention;\n\t(b)\ta list of non-governmental agencies which are authorized to act on their behalf in matters relating to the design, construction and equipment of ships carrying harmful substances in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations;\n\t(c)\ta sufficient number of specimens of their certificates issued under the provisions of the Regulations;\n\t(d)\ta list of reception facilities including their location, capacity and available facilities and other characteristics;\n\t(e)\tofficial reports or summaries of official reports in so far as they show the results of the application of the present Convention; and\n\t(f)\tan annual statistical report, in a form standardized by the Organization, of penalties actually imposed for infringement of the present Convention.\n\t(2)\tThe Organization shall notify Parties of the receipt of any communications under the present Article and circulate to all Parties any information communicated to it under subparagraphs (1)(b) to (f) of the present Article.\nARTICLE 12\nCasualties to Ships\n\t(1)\tEach Administration undertakes to conduct an investigation of any casualty occurring to any of its ships subject to the provisions of the Regulations if such casualty has produced a major deleterious effect upon the marine environment.\n\t(2)\tEach Party to the Convention undertakes to supply the Organization with information concerning the findings of such investigation, when it judges that such information may assist in determining what changes in the present Convention might be desirable.\nARTICLE 13\nSignature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval and Accession\n\t(1)\tThe present Convention shall remain open for signature at the Headquarters of the Organization from 15 January 1974 until 31 December 1974 and shall thereafter remain open for accession. States may become Parties to the present Convention by—\n\t(a)\tsignature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; or\n\t(b)\tsignature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or\n\t(c)\taccession.\n\t(2)\tRatification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General of the Organization.\n\t(3)\tThe Secretary-General of the Organization shall inform all States which have signed the present Convention or acceded to it of any signature or of the deposit of any new instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession and the date of its deposit.\nARTICLE 14\nOptional Annexes\n\t(1)\tA State may at the time of signing, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the present Convention declare that it does not accept any one or all of Annexes III, IV and V (hereinafter referred to as \"Optional Annexes\") to the present Convention. Subject to the above, Parties to the Convention shall be bound by any Annex in its entirety.\n\t(2)\tA State which has declared that it is not bound by an Optional Annex may at any time accept such Annex by depositing with the Organization an instrument of the kind referred to in Article 13(2) of the present Convention.\n\t(3)\tA State which makes a declaration under paragraph (1) of the present Article in respect of an Optional Annex and which has not subsequently accepted that Annex in accordance with paragraph (2) of the present Article shall not be under any obligation nor entitled to claim any privileges under the present Convention in respect of matters related to such Annex and all references to Parties in the present Convention shall not include that State in so far as matters related to such Annex are concerned.\n\t(4)\tThe Organization shall inform the States which have signed or acceded to the present Convention of any declaration under the present Article as well as the receipt of any instrument deposited in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of the present Article.\nARTICLE 15\nEntry into Force\n\t(1)\tThe present Convention shall enter into force twelve months after the date on which not less than fifteen States, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant shipping, have become parties to it in accordance with Article 13 of the present Convention.\n\t(2)\tAn Optional Annex shall enter into force twelve months after the date on which the conditions stipulated in paragraph (1) of the present Article have been satisfied in relation to that Annex.\n\t(3)\tThe Organization shall inform the States which have signed the present Convention or acceded to it of the date on which it enters into force and of the date on which an Optional Annex enters into force in accordance with paragraph (2) of the present Article.\n\t(4)\tFor States which have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in respect of the present Convention or any Optional Annex after the requirements for entry into force thereof have been met but prior to the date of entry into force, the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall take effect on the date of entry into force of the Convention or such Annex or three months after the date of deposit of the instrument whichever is the later date.\n\t(5)\tFor States which have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the date on which the Convention or an Optional Annex entered into force, the Convention or the Optional Annex shall become effective three months after the date of deposit of the instrument.\n\t(6)\tAfter the date on which all the conditions required under Article 16 to bring an amendment to the present Convention or an Optional Annex into force have been fulfilled, any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited shall apply to the Convention or Annex as amended.\nARTICLE 16\nAmendments\n\t(1)\tThe present Convention may be amended by any of the procedures specified in the following paragraphs.\n\t(2)\tAmendments after consideration by the Organization:\n\t(a)\tAny amendment proposed by a Party to the Convention shall be submitted to the Organization and circulated by its Secretary-General to all Members of the Organization and all Parties at least six months prior to its consideration;\n\t(b)\tAny amendment proposed and circulated as above shall be submitted to an appropriate body by the Organization for consideration;\n\t(c)\tParties to the Convention, whether or not Members of the Organization, shall be entitled to participate in the proceedings of the appropriate body;\n\t(d)\tAmendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of only the Parties to the Convention present and voting;\n\t(e)\tIf adopted in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph, amendments shall be communicated by the Secretary-General of the Organization to all the Parties to the Convention for acceptance;\n\t(f)\tAn amendment shall be deemed to have been accepted in the following circumstances:\n\t(i)\tAn amendment to an Article of the Convention shall be deemed to have been accepted on the date on which it is accepted by two-thirds of the Parties, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet;\n\t(ii)\tAn amendment to an Annex to the Convention shall be deemed to have been accepted in accordance with the procedure specified in sub-paragraph (f)(iii) of this paragraph unless the appropriate body, at the time of its adoption, determines that the amendment shall be deemed to have been accepted on the date on which it is accepted by two-thirds of the Parties, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet. Nevertheless, at any time before the entry into force of an amendment to an Annex to the Convention, a Party may notify the Secretary-General of the Organization that its express approval will be necessary before the amendment enters into force for it. The latter shall bring such notification and the date of its receipt to the notice of Parties;\n\t(iii)\tAn amendment to an Appendix to an Annex to the Convention shall be deemed to have been accepted at the end of a period to be determined by the appropriate body at the time of its adoption, which period shall be not less than ten months, unless within that period an objection is communicated to the Organization by not less than one-third of the Parties or by Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet whichever condition is fulfilled;\n\t(iv)\tAn amendment to Protocol I to the Convention shall be subject to the same procedures as for the amendments to the Annexes to the Convention, as provided for in sub-paragraphs (f)(ii) or (f)(iii) of this paragraph;\n\t(v)\tAn amendment to Protocol II to the Convention shall be subject to the same procedures as for the amendments to an Article of the Convention, as provided for in sub-paragraph (f)(i) of this paragraph;\n\t(g)\tThe amendment shall enter into force under the following conditions:\n\t(i)\tIn the case of an amendment to an Article of the Convention, to Protocol II, or to Protocol I or to an Annex to the Convention not under the procedure specified in sub-paragraph (f)(iii) of this paragraph, the amendment accepted in conformity with the foregoing provisions shall enter into force six months after the date of its acceptance with respect to the Parties which have declared that they have accepted it;\n\t(ii)\tIn the case of an amendment to Protocol I, to an Appendix to an Annex or to an Annex to the Convention under the procedure specified in sub-paragraph (f)(iii) of this paragraph, the amendment deemed to have been accepted in accordance with the foregoing conditions shall enter into force six months after its acceptance for all the Parties with the exception of those which, before that date, have made a declaration that they do not accept it, or a declaration under sub-paragraph (f)(ii) of this paragraph, that their express approval is necessary.\n\t(3)\tAmendment by a Conference:\n\t(a)\tUpon the request of a Party, concurred in by at least one-third of the Parties, the Organization shall convene a Conference of Parties to the convention to consider amendments to the present Convention.\n\t(b)\tEvery amendment adopted by such a Conference by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting of the Parties shall be communicated by the Secretary-General of the Organization to all Contracting Parties for their acceptance.\n\t(c)\tUnless the Conference decides otherwise, the amendment shall be deemed to have been accepted and to have entered into force in accordance with the procedures specified for that purpose in sub-paragraphs (2)(f) and (g) of the present Article.\n\t(a)\tIn the case of an amendment to an Optional Annex, a reference in the present Article to a \"Party to the Convention\" shall be deemed to mean a reference to a Party bound by that Annex.\n\t(b)\tAny Party which has declined to accept an amendment to an Annex shall be treated as a non-Party only for the purpose of application of that Amendment.\n\t(5)\tThe adoption and entry into force of a new Annex shall be subject to the same procedures as for the adoption and entry into force of an amendment to an Article of the Convention.\n\t(6)\tUnless expressly provided otherwise, any amendment to the present Convention made under this Article, which relates to the structure of a ship, shall apply only to ships for which the building contract is placed, or in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, on or after the date on which the amendment comes into force.\n\t(7)\tAny amendment to a Protocol or to an Annex shall relate to the substance of that Protocol or Annex and shall be consistent with the Articles of the present Convention.\n\t(8)\tThe Secretary-General of the Organization shall inform all Parties of any amendments which enter into force under the present Article, together with the date on which each such amendment enters into force.\n\t(9)\tAny declaration of acceptance or of objection to an amendment under the present Article shall be notified in writing to the Secretary-General of the Organization. The latter shall bring such notification and the date of its receipt to the notice of the Parties to the Convention.\nARTICLE 17\nPromotion of Technical Co-operation\nThe Parties to the Convention shall promote, in consultation with the Organization and other international bodies, with assistance and co-ordination by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, support for those Parties which request technical assistance for—\n\t(a)\tthe training of scientific and technical personnel;\n\t(b)\tthe supply of necessary equipment and facilities for reception and monitoring;\n\t(c)\tthe facilitation of other measures and arrangements to prevent or mitigate pollution of the marine environment by ships; and\n\t(d)\tthe encouragement of research—\npreferably within the countries concerned, so furthering the aims and purposes of the present Convention.\nARTICLE 18\nDenunciation\n\t(1)\tThe present Convention or any Optional Annex may be denounced by any Parties to the Convention at any time after the expiry of five years from the date on which the Convention or such Annex enters into force for that Party.\n\t(2)\tDenunciation shall be effected by notification in writing to the Secretary-General of the Organization who shall inform all the other Parties of any such notification received and of the date of its receipt as well as the date on which such denunciation takes effect.\n\t(3)\tA denunciation shall take effect twelve months after receipt of the notification of denunciation by the Secretary-General of the Organization or after the expiry of any other longer period which may be indicated in the notification.\nARTICLE 19\nDeposit and Registration\n\t(1)\tThe present Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Organization who shall transmit certified true copies thereof to all States which have signed the present Convention or acceded to it.\n\t(2)\tAs soon as the present Convention enters into force, the text shall be transmitted by the Secretary-General of the Organization to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration and publication, in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.\nARTICLE 20\nLanguages\nThe present Convention is established in a single copy in the English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, each text being equally authentic. Official translations in the Arabic, German, Italian and Japanese languages shall be prepared and deposited with the signed original.\n\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned* being duly authorized by their respective Governments for that purpose have signed the present Convention.\nDONE AT LONDON this second day of November, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-three.\n* Signatures omitted.\nPROTOCOL I\nPROVISIONS CONCERNING REPORTS ON INCIDENTS INVOLVING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES\n(in accordance with Article 8 of the Convention)\nDuty to Report\n\t(1)\tThe Master of a ship involved in an incident referred to in Article III of this Protocol, or other person having charge of the ship, shall report the particulars of such incident without delay and to the fullest extent possible in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol.\n\t(2)\tIn the event of the ship referred to in paragraph (1) of the present Article being abandoned, or in the event of a report from such ship being incomplete or unobtainable, the owner, charterer, manager or operator of the ship, or their agents shall, to the fullest extent possible assume the obligations placed upon the Master under the provisions of this Protocol.\nMethods of Reporting\n\t(1)\tEach report shall be made by radio whenever possible, but in any case by the fastest channels available at the time the report is made. Reports made by radio shall be given the highest possible priority.\n\t(2)\tReports shall be directed to the appropriate officer or agency specified in paragraph (2)(a) of Article 8 of the Convention.\nWhen to make Reports\nThe report shall be made whenever an incident involves—\n\t(a)\ta discharge other than as permitted under the present Convention; or\n\t(b)\ta discharge permitted under the present Convention by virtue of the fact that—\n\t(i)\tit is for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; or\n\t(ii)\tit results from damage to the ship or its equipment; or\n\t(c)\ta discharge of a harmful substance for the purpose of combating a specific pollution incident or for purposes of legitimate scientific research into pollution abatement or control; or\n\t(d)\tthe probability of a discharge referred to in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the present Article.\nContents of Report\n\t(1)\tEach report shall contain in general—\n\t(a)\tthe identity of the ship;\n\t(b)\tthe time and date of the occurrence of the incident;\n\t(c)\tthe geographic position of the ship when the incident occurred;\n\t(d)\tthe wind and sea conditions prevailing at the time of the incident; and\n\t(e)\trelevant details respecting the condition of the ship.\n\t(2)\tEach report shall contain, in particular—\n\t(a)\ta clear indication or description of the harmful substances involved, including, if possible, the correct technical names of such substances (trade names should not be used in place of the correct technical names);\n\t(b)\ta statement or estimate of the quantities, concentrations and likely conditions of harmful substances discharged or likely to be discharged into the sea; and\n\t(c)\twhere relevant, a description of the packaging and identifying marks; and\n\t(d)\tif possible, the names of the consignor, consignee or manufacturer.\n\t(3)\tEach report shall clearly indicate whether the harmful substance discharged, or likely to be discharged is oil, a noxious liquid substance, a noxious solid substance or a noxious gaseous substance and whether such substance was or is carried in bulk or contained in packaged form, freight containers, portable tanks, or road and rail tank wagons.\n\t(4)\tEach report shall be supplemented as necessary by any other relevant information requested by a recipient of the report or which the person sending the report deems appropriate.\nSupplementary Report\nAny person who is obliged under the provisions of this Protocol to send a report shall, when possible—\n\t(a)\tsupplement the initial report, as necessary, with information concerning further developments; and\n\t(b)\tcomply as fully as possible with requests from affected States for additional information concerning the incident.\nPROTOCOL II\nARBITRATION\n(in accordance with Article 10 of the Convention)\nArbitration procedure, unless the Parties to the dispute decide otherwise, shall be in accordance with the rules set out in this Protocol.\n\t(1)\tAn Arbitration Tribunal shall be established upon the request of one Party to the Convention addressed to another in application of Article 10 of the present Convention. The request for arbitration shall consist of a statement of the case together with any supporting documents.\n\t(2)\tThe requesting Party shall inform the Secretary-General of the Organization of the fact that it has applied for the establishment of a Tribunal, of the names of the Parties to the dispute, and of the Articles of the Convention or Regulations over which there is in its opinion disagreement concerning their interpretation or application. The Secretary-General shall transmit this information to all Parties.\nThe Tribunal shall consist of three members: one Arbitrator nominated by each Party to the dispute and a third Arbitrator who shall be nominated by agreement between the two first named, and shall act as its Chairman.\n\t(1)\tIf, at the end of a period of sixty days from the nomination of the second Arbitrator, the Chairman of the Tribunal shall not have been nominated, the Secretary-General of the Organization upon request of either Party shall within a further period of sixty days proceed to such nomination, selecting him from a list of qualified persons previously drawn up by the Council of the Organization.\n\t(2)\tIf, within a period of sixty days from the date of the receipt of the request, one of the Parties shall not have nominated the member of the Tribunal for whose designation it is responsible, the other Party may directly inform the Secretary-General of the Organization who shall nominate the Chairman of the Tribunal within a period of sixty days, selecting him from the list prescribed in paragraph (1) of the present Article.\n\t(3)\tThe Chairman of the Tribunal shall, upon nomination, request the Party which has not provided an Arbitrator, to do so in the same manner and under the same conditions. If the Party does not make the required nomination, the Chairman of the Tribunal shall request the Secretary-General of the Organization to make the nomination in the form and conditions prescribed in the preceding paragraph.\n\t(4)\tThe Chairman of the Tribunal, if nominated under the provisions of the present Article, shall not be or have been a national of one of the Parties concerned, except with the consent of the other Party.\n\t(5)\tIn the case of the decease or default of an Arbitrator for whose nomination one of the Parties is responsible, the said Party shall nominate a replacement within a period of sixty days from the date of decease or default. Should the said Party not make the nomination, the arbitration shall proceed under the remaining Arbitrators. In case of the decease or default of the Chairman of the Tribunal, a replacement shall be nominated in accordance with the provisions of Article III above, or in the absence of agreement between the members of the Tribunal within a period of sixty days of the decease or default, according to the provisions of the present Article.\nThe Tribunal may hear and determine counter-claims arising directly out of the subject matter of the dispute.\nArticle VI\t\nEach Party shall be responsible for the remuneration of its Arbitrator and connected costs and for the costs entailed by the preparation of its own case. The remuneration of the Chairman of the Tribunal and of all general expenses incurred by the Arbitration shall be borne equally by the Parties. The Tribunal shall keep a record of all its expenses and shall furnish a final statement thereof.\nArticle VII\t\nAny Party to the Convention which has an interest of a legal nature and which may be affected by the decision in the case may, after giving written notice to the Parties which have originally initiated the procedure, join in the arbitration procedure with the consent of the Tribunal.\nArticle VIII\t\nAny Arbitration Tribunal established under the provisions of the present Protocol shall decide its own rules of procedure.\nArticle IX\t\n\t(1)\tDecisions of the Tribunal both as to its procedure and its place of meeting and as to any question laid before it, shall be taken by majority votes of its members; the absence or abstention of one of the members of the Tribunal for whose nomination the Parties were responsible, shall not constitute an impediment to the Tribunal reaching a decision. In cases of equal voting, the vote of the Chairman shall be decisive.\n\t(2)\tThe Parties shall facilitate the work of the Tribunal and in particular, in accordance with their legislation, and using all means at their disposal—\n\t(a)\tprovide the Tribunal with the necessary documents and information;\n\t(b)\tenable the Tribunal to enter their territory, to hear witnesses or experts, and to visit the scene.\n\t(3)\tAbsence or default of one Party shall not constitute an impediment to the procedure.\nArticle X\t\n\t(1)\tThe Tribunal shall render its award within a period of five months from the time it is established unless it decides, in the case of necessity, to extend the time limit for a further period not exceeding three months. The award of the Tribunal shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons. It shall be final and without appeal and shall be communicated to the Secretary-General of the Organization. The Parties shall immediately comply with the award.\n\t(2)\tAny controversy which may arise between the Parties as regards interpretation or execution of the award may be submitted by either Party for judgment to the Tribunal which made the award, or, if it is not available, to another Tribunal constituted for this purpose, in the same manner as the original Tribunal.\nCHAPTER I—GENERAL\nFor the purposes of this Annex—\n\t(1)\t\"Oil\" means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products (other than petrochemicals which are subject to the provisions of Annex II of the present Convention) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes the substances listed in Appendix I to this Annex.\n\t(2)\t\"Oily mixture\" means a mixture with any oil content.\n\t(3)\t\"Oil fuel\" means any oil used as fuel in connection with the propulsion and auxiliary machinery of the ship in which such oil is carried.\n\t(4)\t\"Oil tanker\" means a ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces and includes combination carriers and any \"chemical tanker\" as defined in Annex II of the present Convention when it is carrying a cargo or part cargo of oil in bulk.\n\t(5)\t\"Combination carrier\" means a ship designed to carry either oil or solid cargoes in bulk.\n\t(6)\t\"New ship\" means a ship—\n\t(a)\tfor which the building contract is placed after 31 December 1975; or\n\t(b)\tin the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction after 30 June 1976; or\n\t(c)\tthe delivery of which is after 31 December 1979; or\n\t(i)\tfor which the contract is placed after 31 December 1975; or\n\t(ii)\tin the absence of a contract, the construction work of which is begun after 30 June 1976; or\n\t(iii)\twhich is completed after 31 December 1979.\n\t(7)\t\"Existing ship\" means a ship which is not a new ship.\n\t(8)\t\"Major conversion\" means a conversion of an existing ship—\n\t(a)\twhich substantially alters the dimensions or carrying capacity of the ship; or\n\t(b)\twhich changes the type of the ship; or\n\t(c)\tthe intent of which in the opinion of the Administration is substantially to prolong its life; or\n\t(d)\twhich otherwise so alters the ship that if it were a new ship, it would become subject to relevant provisions of the present Convention not applicable to it as an existing ship.\n\t(9)\t\"Nearest land\". The term \"from the nearest land\" means from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory in question is established in accordance with international law, except that, for the purposes of the present Convention \"from the nearest land\" off the north eastern coast of Australia shall mean from a line drawn from a point on the coast of Australia in\nlatitude 11°00′ South, longitude 142°08′ East to a point in latitude 10°35′ South,\nlongitude 141°55′ East—thence to a point latitude 10°00′ South,\nlongitude 142°00′ East, thence to a point latitude 9°10′ South,\nlongitude 143°52′ East, thence to a point latitude 9°00′ South,\nlongitude 144°30′ East, thence to a point latitude 13°00′ South,\nlongitude 144°00′ East, thence to a point latitude 15°00′ South,\nlongitude 146°00′ East, thence to a point latitude 18°00′ South,\nlongitude 147°00′ East, thence to a point latitude 21°00′ South,\nlongitude 153°00′ East, thence to a point on the coast of Australia in latitude 24°42′ South, longitude 153°15′ East.\n\t(10)\t\"Special area\" means a sea area where for recognized technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by oil is required. Special areas shall include those listed in Regulation 10 of this Annex.\n\t(11)\t\"Instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content\" means the rate of discharge of oil in litres per hour at any instant divided by the speed of the ship in knots at the same instant.\n\t(12)\t\"Tank\" means an enclosed space which is formed by the permanent structure of a ship and which is designed for the carriage of liquid in bulk.\n\t(13)\t\"Wing tank\" means any tank adjacent to the side shell plating.\n\t(14)\t\"Centre tank\" means any tank inboard of a longitudinal bulkhead.\n\t(15)\t\"Slop tank\" means a tank specifically designated for the collection of tank drainings, tank washings and other oily mixtures.\n\t(16)\t\"Clean ballast\" means the ballast in a tank which since oil was last carried therein, has been so cleaned that effluent therefrom if it were discharged from a ship which is stationary into clean calm water on a clear day would not produce visible traces of oil on the surface of the water or on adjoining shorelines or cause a sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath the surface of the water or upon adjoining shorelines. If the ballast is discharged through an oil discharge monitoring and control system approved by the Administration, evidence based on such a system to the effect that the oil content of the effluent did not exceed 15 parts per million shall be determinative that the ballast was clean, notwithstanding the presence of visible traces.\n\t(17)\t\"Segregated ballast\" means the ballast water introduced into a tank which is completely separated from the cargo oil and oil fuel system and which is permanently allocated to the carriage of ballast or to the carriage of ballast or cargoes other than oil or noxious substances as variously defined in the Annexes of the present Convention.\n\t(18)\t\"Length\" (L) means 96 per cent of the total length on a waterline at 85 per cent of the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel, or the length from the foreside of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline, if that be greater. In ships designed with a rake of keel the waterline on which this length is measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline. The length (L) shall be measured in metres.\n\t(19)\t\"Forward and after perpendiculars\" shall be taken at the forward and after ends of the length (L). The forward perpendicular shall coincide with the foreside of the stem on the waterline on which the length is measured.\n\t(20)\t\"Amidships\" is at the middle of the length (L).\n\t(21)\t\"Breadth\" (B) means the maximum breadth of the ship, measured amidships to the moulded line of the frame in a ship with a metal shell and to the outer surface of the hull in a ship with a shell of any other material. The breadth (B) shall be measured in metres.\n\t(22)\t\"Deadweight\" (DW) means the difference in metric tons between the displacement of a ship in water of a specific gravity of 1.025 at the load waterline corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard and the lightweight of the ship.\n\t(23)\t\"Lightweight\" means the displacement of a ship in metric tons without cargo, oil fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and feedwater in tanks, consumable stores, passengers and their effects.\n\t(24)\t\"Permeability\" of a space means the ratio of the volume within that space which is assumed to be occupied by water to the total volume of that space.\n\t(25)\t\"Volumes\" and \"areas\" in a ship shall be calculated in all cases to moulded lines.\n\t(1)\tUnless expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of this Annex shall apply to all ships.\n\t(2)\tIn ships other than oil tankers fitted with cargo spaces which are constructed and utilized to carry oil in bulk of an aggregate capacity of 200 cubic metres or more, the requirements of Regulations 9, 10, 14, 15(1), (2) and (3), 18, 20 and 24(4) of this Annex for oil tankers shall also apply to the construction and operation of those spaces, except that where such aggregate capacity is less than 1 000 cubic metres the requirements of Regulation 15(4) of this Annex may apply in lieu of Regulation 15(1), (2) and (3).\n\t(3)\tWhere a cargo subject to the provisions of Annex II of the present Convention is carried in a cargo space of an oil tanker, the appropriate requirements of Annex II of the present Convention shall also apply.\n\t(a)\tAny hydrofoil, air-cushion vehicle and other new type of vessel (near-surface craft, submarine craft, etc.) whose constructional features are such as to render the application of any of the provisions of Chapters II and III of this Annex relating to construction and equipment unreasonable or impracticable may be exempted by the Administration from such provisions, provided that the construction and equipment of that ship provides equivalent protection against pollution by oil, having regard to the service for which it is intended.\n\t(b)\tParticulars of any such exemption granted by the Administration shall be indicated in the Certificate referred to in Regulation 5 of this Annex.\n\t(c)\tThe Administration which allows any such exemption shall, as soon as possible, but not more than ninety days thereafter, communicate to the Organization particulars of same and the reasons therefor, which the Organization shall circulate to the Parties to the Convention for their information and appropriate action, if any.\nEquivalents\n\t(1)\tThe Administration may allow any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship as an alternative to that required by this Annex if such fitting, material, appliance or apparatus is at least as effective as that required by this Annex. This authority of the Administration shall not extend to substitution of operational methods to effect the control of discharge of oil as equivalent to those design and construction features which are prescribed by Regulations in this Annex.\n\t(2)\tThe Administration which allows a fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, as an alternative to that required by this Annex shall communicate to the Organization for circulation to the Parties to the Convention particulars thereof, for their information and appropriate action, if any.\n\t(1)\tEvery oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above, and every other ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above shall be subject to the surveys specified below:\n\t(a)\tAn initial survey before the ship is put in service or before the Certificate required under Regulation 5 of this annex is issued for the first time, which shall include a complete survey of its structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material in so far as the ship is covered by this Annex. This survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex.\n\t(b)\tPeriodical surveys at intervals specified by the Administration, but not exceeding five years, which shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex. However, where the duration of the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973) is extended as specified in Regulation 8(3) or (4) of this Annex, the interval of the periodical survey may be extended correspondingly.\n\t(c)\tIntermediate surveys at intervals specified by the Administration but not exceeding thirty months, which shall be such as to ensure that the equipment and associated pump and piping systems, including oil discharge monitoring and control systems, oily-water separating equipment and oil filtering systems, fully comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex and are in good working order. Such intermediate surveys shall be endorsed on the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973) issued under Regulation 5 of this Annex.\n\t(2)\tThe Administration shall establish appropriate measures for ships which are not subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation in order to ensure that the applicable provisions of this Annex are complied with.\n\t(3)\tSurveys of the ship as regards enforcement of the provisions of this Annex shall be carried out by officers of the Administration. The Administration may, however, entrust the surveys either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it. In every case the Administration concerned fully guarantees the completeness and efficiency of the surveys.\n\t(4)\tAfter any survey of the ship under this Regulation has been completed, no significant change shall be made in the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements or material covered by the survey without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such equipment or fittings.\n\t(1)\tAn International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973) shall be issued, after survey in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 4 of this Annex, to any oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above and any other ships of 400 tons gross tonnage and above which are engaged in voyages to ports or off-shore terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention. In the case of existing ships this requirement shall apply twelve months after the date of entry into force of the present Convention.\n\t(2)\tSuch Certificate shall be issued either by the Administration or by any persons or organization duly authorized by it. In every case the Administration assumes full responsibility for the certificate.\nIssue of a Certificate by another Government\n\t(1)\tThe Government of a Party to the Convention may, at the request of the Administration, cause a ship to be surveyed and, if satisfied that the provisions of this Annex are complied with, shall issue or authorize the issue of an International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973) to the ship in accordance with this Annex.\n\t(2)\tA copy of the Certificate and a copy of the survey report shall be transmitted as soon as possible to the requesting Administration.\n\t(3)\tA Certificate so issued shall contain a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the Administration and it shall have the same force and receive the same recognition as the Certificate issued under Regulation 5 of this Annex.\n\t(4)\tNo International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973) shall be issued to a ship which is entitled to fly the flag of a State which is not a Party.\nForm of Certificate\nThe International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973) shall be drawn up in an official language of the issuing country in the form corresponding to the model given in Appendix II to this Annex. If the language used is neither English nor French, the text shall include a translation into one of these languages.\n\t(1)\tAn International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973) shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration, which shall not exceed five years from the date of issue, except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation.\n\t(2)\tIf a ship at the time when the Certificate expires is not in a port or off-shore terminal under the jurisdiction of the Party to the Convention whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, the Certificate may be extended by the Administration, but such extension shall be granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly or in which it is to be surveyed and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so.\n\t(3)\tNo Certificate shall be thus extended for a period longer than five months and a ship to which such extension is granted shall not on its arrival in the State whose flag it is entitled to fly or the port in which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of such extension to leave that port or State without having obtained a new Certificate.\n\t(4)\tA Certificate which has not been extended under the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Regulation may be extended by the Administration for a period of grace of up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it.\n\t(5)\tA Certificate shall cease to be valid if significant alterations have taken place in the construction, equipment, fittings, arrangements, or material required without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such equipment or fittings, or if intermediate surveys as specified by the Administration under Regulation 4(1)(c) of this Annex are not carried out.\n\t(6)\tA Certificate issued to a ship shall cease to be valid upon transfer of such a ship to the flag of another State, except as provided in paragraph (7) of this Regulation.\n\t(7)\tUpon transfer of a ship to the flag of another Party, the Certificate shall remain in force for a period not exceeding five months provided that it would not have expired before the end of that period, or until the Administration issues a replacement Certificate, whichever is earlier. As soon as possible after the transfer has taken place the Government of the Party whose flag the ship was formerly entitled to fly shall transmit to the Administration a copy of the Certificate carried by the ship before the transfer, and, if available, a copy of the relevant survey report.\nCHAPTER II—REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROL OF OPERATIONAL POLLUTION\nControl of Discharge of Oil\n\t(1)\tSubject to the provisions of Regulations 10 and 11 of this Annex and paragraph (2) of this Regulation, any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from ships to which this Annex applies shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(a)\tFor an oil tanker, except as provided for in sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph—\n\t(i)\tthe tanker is not within a special area;\n\t(ii)\tthe tanker is more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest land;\n\t(iii)\tthe tanker is proceeding en route;\n\t(iv)\tthe instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content does not exceed 60 litres per nautical mile;\n\t(v)\tthe total quantity of oil discharged into the sea does not exceed for existing tankers 1/15 000 of the total quantity of the particular cargo of which the residue formed a part, and for new tankers 1/30 000 of the total quantity of the particular cargo of which the residue formed a part; and\n\t(vi)\tthe tanker has in operation, except as provided for in Regulation 15(5) and (6) of this Annex, an oil discharge monitoring and control system and a slop tank arrangement as required by Regulation 15 of this Annex;\n\t(b)\tFrom a ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above other than an oil tanker and from machinery space bilges excluding cargo pump room bilges of an oil tanker unless mixed with oil cargo residue—\n\t(ii)\tthe ship is more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land;\n\t(iii)\tthe ship proceeding en route;\n\t(iv)\tthe oil content of the effluent is less than 100 parts per million; and\n\t(v)\tthe ship has in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system, oily-water separating equipment, oil filtering system or other installation as required by Regulation 16 of this Annex.\n\t(2)\tIn the case of a ship of less than 400 tons gross tonnage other than an oil tanker whilst outside the special area, the Administration shall ensure that it is equipped as far as practicable and reasonable with installations to ensure the storage of oil residues on board and their discharge to reception facilities or into the sea in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1)(b) of this Regulation.\n\t(3)\tWhenever visible traces of oil are observed on or below the surface of the water in the immediate vicinity of a ship or its wake, Governments of Parties to the Convention should, to the extent they are reasonably able to do so, promptly investigate the facts bearing on the issue of whether there has been a violation of the provisions of this Regulation or Regulation 10 of this Annex. The investigation should include, in particular, the wind and sea conditions, the track and speed of the ship, other possible sources of the visible traces in the vicinity, and any relevant oil discharge records.\n\t(4)\tThe provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall not apply to the discharge of clean or segregated ballast. The provisions of sub-paragraph (1)(b) of this Regulation shall not apply to the discharge of oily mixture which without dilution has an oil content not exceeding 15 parts per million.\n\t(5)\tNo discharge into the sea shall contain chemicals or other substances in quantities or concentrations which are hazardous to the marine environment or chemicals or other substances introduced for the purpose of circumventing the conditions of discharge specified in this Regulation.\n\t(6)\tThe oil residues which cannot be discharged into the sea in compliance with paragraphs (1), (2) and (4) of this Regulation shall be retained on board or discharged to reception facilities.\nMethods for the Prevention of Oil Pollution from Ships while operating in Special Areas\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of this Annex the special areas are the Mediterranean Sea area, the Baltic Sea area, the Black Sea area, the Red Sea area and the Gulfs area which are defined as follows:\n\t(a)\tThe Mediterranean Sea area means the Mediterranean Sea proper including the gulfs and seas therein with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the 41°N parallel and bounded to the west by the Straits of Gibraltar at the meridian of 5°36′W.\n\t(b)\tThe Baltic Sea area means the Baltic Sea proper with the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the entrance to the Baltic sea bounded by the parallel of the Skaw in the Skagerrak at 57°44.8′N.\n\t(c)\tThe Black Sea area means the Black Sea proper with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the parallel 41°N.\n\t(d)\tThe Red Sea area means the Red Sea proper including the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba bounded at the south by the rhumb line between Ras si Ane (12°8.5′N, 43°19.6′E) and Husn Murad (12°40.4′N, 43°30.2′E).\n\t(e)\tThe Gulfs area means the sea area located north west of the rhumb line between Ras al Hadd (22°30′N, 59°48′E) and Ras Al Fasteh (25°04′N, 61°25′E).\n\t(a)\tSubject to the provisions of Regulation 11 of this Annex, any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture from any oil tanker and any ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above other than an oil tanker shall be prohibited, while in a special area.\n\t(b)\tSuch ships while in a special area shall retain on board all oil drainage and sludge, dirty ballast and tank washing waters and discharge them only to reception facilities.\n\t(a)\tSubject to the provisions of Regulation 11 of this Annex, any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture from a ship of less than 400 tons gross tonnage, other than an oil tanker, shall be prohibited while in a special area, except when the oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million or alternatively when all of the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(i)\tThe ship is proceeding en route;\n\t(ii)\tThe oil content of the effluent is less than 100 parts per million; and\n\t(iii)\tThe discharge is made as far as practicable from the land, but in no case less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land.\n\t(b)\tNo discharge into the sea shall contain chemicals or other substances in quantities or concentrations which are hazardous to the marine environment or chemicals or other substances introduced for the purpose of circumventing the conditions of discharge specified in this Regulation.\n\t(c)\tThe oil residues which cannot be discharged into the sea in compliance with sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph shall be retained on board or discharged to reception facilities.\n\t(4)\tThe provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to the discharge of clean or segregated ballast.\n\t(5)\tNothing in this Regulation shall prohibit a ship on a voyage only part of which is in a special area from discharging outside the special area in accordance with Regulation 9 of this Annex.\n\t(6)\tWhenever visible traces of oil are observed on or below the surface of the water in the immediate vicinity of a ship or its wake, the Governments of Parties to the Convention should, to the extent they are reasonably able to do so, promptly investigate the facts bearing on the issue of whether there has been a violation of the provisions of this Regulation or Regulation 9 of this Annex. The investigation should include, in particular, the wind and sea conditions, the track and speed of the ship, other possible sources of the visible traces in the vicinity, and any relevant oil discharge records.\n\t(7)\tReception facilities within special areas:\n\t(a)\tMediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Baltic Sea areas:\n\t(i)\tThe Government of each Party to the Convention, the coastline of which borders on any given special area, undertakes to ensure that not later than 1 January 1977 all oil loading terminals and repair ports within the special area are provided with facilities adequate for the reception and treatment of all the dirty ballast and tank washing water from oil tankers. In addition all ports within the special area shall be provided with adequate reception facilities for other residues and oily mixtures from all ships. Such facilities shall have adequate capacity to meet the needs of the ships using them without causing undue delay.\n\t(ii)\tThe Government of each Party having under its jurisdiction entrances to seawater courses with low depth contour which might require a reduction of draught by the discharge of ballast undertakes to ensure the provision of the facilities referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i) of this paragraph but with the proviso that ships required to discharge slops or dirty ballast could be subject to some delay.\n\t(iii)\tDuring the period between the entry into force of the present Convention (if earlier than 1 January 1977) and 1 January 1977 ships while navigating in the special areas shall comply with the requirements of Regulation 9 of this Annex. However, the Governments of Parties the coastlines of which boarder on any of the special areas under this sub-paragraph may establish a date earlier than 1 January 1977 but after the date of entry into force of the present Convention, from which the requirements of this Regulation in respect of the special areas in question shall take effect—\n\t(1)\tif all the reception facilities required have been provided by the date so established; and\n\t(2)\tprovided that the Parties concerned notify the Organization of the date so established at least six months in advance, for circulation to other Parties.\n\t(iv)\tAfter 1 January 1977, or the date established in accordance with subparagraph (a)(iii) of this paragraph if earlier, each Party shall notify the Organization for transmission to the Contracting Governments concerned of all cases where the facilities are alleged to be inadequate.\n\t(b)\tRed Sea area and Gulfs area:\n\t(i)\tThe Government of each Party the coastline of which boarders on the special areas undertakes to ensure that as soon as possible all oil loading terminals and repair ports within these special areas are provided with facilities adequate for the reception and treatment of all the dirty ballast and tank washing water from tankers. In addition all ports within the special area shall be provided with adequate reception facilities for other residues and oily mixtures from all ships. Such facilities shall have adequate capacity to meet the needs of the ships using them without causing undue delay.\n\t(ii)\tThe Government of each Party having under its jurisdiction entrances to seawater courses with low depth contour which might require a reduction of draught by the discharge of ballast shall undertake to ensure the provision of the facilities referred to in sub‑paragraph (b)(i) of this paragraph but with the proviso that ships required to discharge slops or dirty ballast could be subject to some delay.\n\t(iii)\tEach Party concerned shall notify the Organization of the measures taken pursuant to provisions of sub‑paragraph (b)(i) and (ii) of this paragraph. Upon receipt of sufficient notifications the Organization shall establish a date from which the requirements of this Regulation in respect of the area in question shall take effect. The Organization shall notify all Parties of the date so established no less than twelve months in advance of that date.\n\t(iv)\tDuring the period between the entry into force of the present Convention and the date so established, ships while navigating in the special area shall comply with the requirements of Regulation 9 of this Annex.\n\t(v)\tAfter such date oil tankers loading in ports in these special areas where such facilities are not yet available shall also fully comply with the requirements of this Regulation. However, oil tankers entering these special areas for the purpose of loading shall make every effort to enter the area with only clean ballast on board.\n\t(vi)\tAfter the date on which the requirements for the special area in question take effect, each Party shall notify the Organization for transmission to the Parties concerned of all cases where the facilities are alleged to be inadequate.\n\t(vii)\tAt least the reception facilities as prescribed in Regulation 12 of this Annex shall be provided by 1 January 1977 or one year after the date of entry into force of the present Convention, whichever occurs later.\nRegulations 9 and 10 of this Annex shall not apply to—\n\t(a)\tthe discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; or\n\t(b)\tthe discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture resulting from damage to a ship or its equipment—\n\t(i)\tprovided that all reasonable precautions have been taken after the occurrence of the damage or discovery of the discharge for the purpose of preventing or minimizing the discharge; and\n\t(ii)\texcept if the owner or the Master acted either with intent to cause damage, or recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result; or\n\t(c)\tthe discharge into the sea of substances containing oil, approved by the Administration, when being used for the purpose of combating specific pollution incidents in order to minimize the damage from pollution. Any such discharge shall be subject to the approval of any Government in whose jurisdiction it is contemplated the discharge will occur.\nReception Facilities\n\t(1)\tSubject to the provisions of Regulation 10 of this Annex, the Government of each Party undertakes to ensure the provision at oil loading terminals, repair ports, and in other ports in which ships have oily residues to discharge, of facilities for the reception of such residues and oily mixtures as remain from oil tankers and other ships adequate to meet the needs of the ships using them without causing undue delay to ships.\n\t(2)\tReception facilities in accordance with paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall be provided in—\n\t(a)\tall ports and terminals in which crude oil is loaded into oil tankers where such tankers have immediately prior to arrival completed a ballast voyage of not more than 72 hours or not more than 1 200 nautical miles;\n\t(b)\tall ports and terminals in which oil other than crude oil in bulk is loaded at an average quantity of more than 1 000 metric tons per day;\n\t(c)\tall ports having ship repair yards or tank cleaning facilities;\n\t(d)\tall ports and terminals which handle ships provided with the sludge tank(s) required by Regulation 17 of this Annex;\n\t(e)\tall ports in respect of oily bilge waters and other residues, which cannot be discharged in accordance with Regulation 9 of this Annex; and\n\t(f)\tall loading ports for bulk cargoes in respect of oil residues from combination carriers which cannot be discharged in accordance with Regulation 9 of this Annex.\n\t(3)\tThe capacity for the reception facilities shall be as follows:\n\t(a)\tCrude oil loading terminals shall have sufficient reception facilities to receive oil and oily mixtures which cannot be discharged in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 9(1)(a) of this Annex from all oil tankers on voyages as described in paragraph (2)(a) of this Regulation.\n\t(b)\tLoading ports and terminals referred to in paragraph (2)(b) of this Regulation shall have sufficient reception facilities to receive oil and oily mixtures which cannot be discharged in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 9(1)(a) of this Annex from oil tankers which load oil other than crude oil in bulk.\n\t(c)\tAll ports having ship repair yards or tank cleaning facilities shall have sufficient reception facilities to receive all residues and oily mixtures which remain on board for disposal from ships prior to entering such yards or facilities.\n\t(d)\tAll facilities provided in ports and terminals under paragraph (2)(d) of this Regulation shall be sufficient to receive all residues retained according to Regulation 17 of this Annex from all ships that may reasonably be expected to call at such ports and terminals.\n\t(e)\tAll facilities provided in ports and terminals under this Regulation shall be sufficient to receive oily bilge waters and other residues which cannot be discharged in accordance with Regulation 9 of this Annex.\n\t(f)\tThe facilities provided in loading ports for bulk cargoes shall take into account the special problems of combination carriers as appropriate.\n\t(4)\tThe reception facilities prescribed in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall be made available no later than one year from the date of entry into force of the present Convention or by 1 January 1977, whichever occurs later.\n\t(5)\tEach Party shall notify the Organization for transmission to the Parties concerned of all cases where the facilities provided under this Regulation are alleged to be inadequate.\nSegregated Ballast Oil Tankers\n\t(1)\tEvery new oil tanker of 70 000 tons deadweight and above shall be provided with segregated ballast tanks and shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation.\n\t(2)\tThe capacity of the segregated ballast tanks shall be so determined that the ship may operate safely on ballast voyages without recourse to the use of oil tanks for water ballast except as provided for in paragraph (3) of this Regulation. In all cases, however, the capacity of segregated ballast tanks shall be at least such that in any ballast condition at any part of the voyage, including the conditions consisting of lightweight plus segregated ballast only, the ship's draughts and trim can meet each of the following requirements:\n\t(a)\tThe moulded draught amidships (dm) in metres (without taking into account any ship's deformation) shall not be less than:\n\n\t(b)\tThe draughts at the forward and after perpendiculars shall correspond to those determined by the draught amidships (dm), as specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, in association with the trim by the stern of not greater than 0.015L; and\n\t(c)\tIn any case the draught at the after perpendicular shall not be less than that which is necessary to obtain full immersion of the propeller(s).\n\t(3)\tIn no case shall ballast water be carried in oil tanks except in weather conditions so severe that, in the opinion of the Master, it is necessary to carry additional ballast water in oil tanks for the safety of the ship. Such additional ballast water shall be processed and discharged in compliance with Regulation 9 and in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 15 of this Annex, and entry shall be made in the Oil Record Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this Annex.\n\t(4)\tAny oil tanker which is not required to be provided with segregated ballast tanks in accordance with paragraph (1) of this Regulation may, however, be qualified as a segregated ballast tanker, provided that in the case of an oil tanker of 150 metres in length and above it fully complies with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation and in the case of an oil tanker of less than 150 metres in length the segregated ballast conditions shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration.\nRegulation 14\nSegregation of Oil and Water Ballast\n\t(1)\tExcept as provided in paragraph (2) of this Regulation, in new ships of 4 000 tons gross tonnage and above other than oil tankers, and in new oil tankers of 150 tons gross tonnage and above, no ballast water shall be carried in any oil fuel tank.\n\t(2)\tWhere abnormal conditions or the need to carry large quantities of oil fuel render it necessary to carry ballast water which is not a clean ballast in any oil fuel tank, such ballast water shall be discharged to reception facilities or into the sea in compliance with Regulation 9 using the equipment specified in Regulation 16(2) of this Annex, and an entry shall be made in the Oil Record Book to this effect.\n\t(3)\tAll other ships shall comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this Regulation as far as reasonable and practicable.\nRetention of Oil on Board\n\t(1)\tSubject to the provisions of paragraphs (5) and (6) of this Regulation, oil tankers of 150 tons gross tonnage and above shall be provided with arrangements in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation, provided that in the case of existing tankers the requirements for oil discharge monitoring and control systems and slop tank arrangements shall apply three years after the date of entry into force of the present Convention.\n\t(a)\tAdequate means shall be provided for cleaning the cargo tanks and transferring the dirty ballast residue and tank washings from the cargo tanks into a slop tank approved by the Administration. In existing oil tankers, any cargo tank may be designated as a slop tank.\n\t(b)\tIn this system arrangements shall be provided to transfer the oily waste into a slop tank or combination of slop tanks in such a way that any effluent discharged into the sea will be such as to comply with the provisions of Regulation 9 of this Annex.\n\t(c)\tThe arrangements of the slop tank or combination of slop tanks shall have a capacity necessary to retain the slops generated by tank washing, oil residues and dirty ballast residues but the total shall be not less than 3 per cent of the oil carrying capacity of the ship, except that, where segregated ballast tanks are provided in accordance with Regulation 13 of this Annex, or where arrangements such as eductors involving the use of water additional to the washing water are not fitted, the Administration may accept 2 per cent. New oil tankers over 70 000 tons deadweight shall be provided with at least two slop tanks.\n\t(d)\tSlop tanks shall be so designed particularly in respect of the position of inlets, outlets, baffles or weirs where fitted, so as to avoid excessive turbulence and entrainment of oil or emulsion with the water.\n\t(a)\tAn oil discharge monitoring and control system approved by the Administration shall be fitted. In considering the design of the oil content meter to be incorporated in the system, the Administration shall have regard to the specification recommended by the Organization.* The system shall be fitted with a recording device to provide a continuous record of the discharge in litres per nautical mile and total quantity discharged, or the oil content and rate of discharge. This record shall be identifiable as to time and date and shall be kept for at least three years. The oil discharge monitor and control system shall come into operation when there is any discharge of effluent into the sea and shall be such as will ensure that any discharge of oily mixture is automatically stopped when the instantaneous rate of discharge of oil exceeds that permitted by Regulation 9(1)(a) of this Annex. Any failure of this monitoring and control system shall stop the discharge and be noted in the Oil Record Book. A manually operated alternative method shall be provided and may be used in the event of such failure, but the defective unit shall be made operable before the oil tanker commences its next ballast voyage unless it is proceeding to a repair port. Existing oil tankers shall comply with all of the provisions specified above except that the stopping of the discharge may be performed manually and the rate of discharge may be estimated from the pump characteristic.\n* Reference is made to the recommendation on International Performance Specifications for Oily-Water Separating Equipment and Oil Content Meters adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.233 (VII).\n\t(b)\tEffective oil/water interface detectors approved by the Administration shall be provided for a rapid and accurate determination of the oil/water interface in slop tanks and shall be available for use in other tanks where the separation of oil and water is effected and from which it is intended to discharge effluent direct to the sea.\n\t(c)\tInstructions as to the operation of the system shall be in accordance with an operational manual approved by the Administration. They shall cover manual as well as automatic operations and shall be intended to ensure that at no time shall oil be discharged except in compliance with the conditions specified in Regulation 9 of this Annex.*\n* Reference is made to \"Clean Seas Guide for Oil Tankers\", published by the International Chamber of Shipping and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum.\n\t(4)\tThe requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall not apply to oil tankers of less than 150 tons gross tonnage, for which the control of discharge of oil under Regulation 9 of this Annex shall be effected by the retention of oil on board with subsequent discharge of all contaminated washings to reception facilities. The total quantity of oil and water used for washing and returned to a storage tank shall be recorded in the Oil Record Book. This total quantity shall be discharged to reception facilities unless adequate arrangements are made to ensure that any effluent which is allowed to be discharged into the sea is effectively monitored to ensure that the provisions of Regulation 9 of this Annex are complied with.\n\t(5)\tThe Administration may waive the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Regulation for any oil tanker which engages exclusively on voyages both of 72 hours or less in duration and within 50 miles from the nearest land, provided that the oil tanker is not required to hold and does not hold an International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973). Any such waiver shall be subject to the requirement that the oil tanker shall retain on board all oily mixtures for subsequent discharge to reception facilities and to the determination by the Administration that facilities available to receive such oily mixtures are adequate.\n\t(6)\tWhere in the view of the Organization equipment required by Regulation 9(1)(a)(vi) of this Annex and specified in sub-paragraph (3)(a) of this Regulation is not obtainable for the monitoring of discharge of light refined products (white oils), the Administration may waive compliance with such requirement, provided that discharge shall be permitted only in compliance with procedures established by the Organization which shall satisfy the conditions of Regulation 9(1) of this Annex except the obligation to have an oil discharge monitoring and control system in operation. The Organization shall review the availability of equipment at intervals not exceeding twelve months.\n\t(7)\tThe requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall not apply to oil tankers carrying asphalt, for which the control of discharge of asphalt under Regulation 9 of this Annex shall be effected by the retention of asphalt residues on board with discharge of all contaminated washings to reception facilities.\nRegulation 16\nOil Discharge Monitoring and Control System and Oily-Water Separating Equipment\n\t(1)\tAny ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above shall be fitted with an oily-water separating equipment or filtering system complying with the provisions of paragraph (6) of this Regulation. Any such ship which carries large quantities of oil fuel shall comply with paragraph (2) of this Regulation or paragraph (1) of Regulation 14.\n\t(2)\tAny ship of 10 000 tons gross tonnage and above shall be fitted—\n\t(a)\tin addition to the requirements of paragraph (1) of this Regulation with an oil discharge monitoring and control system complying with paragraph (5) of this Regulation; or\n\t(b)\tas an alterative to the requirements of paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph (2)(a) of this Regulation, with an oily-water separating equipment complying with paragraph (6) of this Regulation and an effective filtering system, complying with paragraph (7) of this Regulation.\n\t(3)\tThe Administration shall ensure that ships of less than 400 tons gross tonnage are equipped, as far as practicable, to retain on board oil or oily mixtures or discharge them in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 9(1)(b) of this Annex.\n\t(4)\tFor existing ships the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall apply three years after the date of entry into force of the present Convention.\n\t(5)\tAn oil discharge monitoring and control system shall be of a design approved by the Administration. In considering the design of the oil content meter to be incorporated into the system, the Administration shall have regard to the specification recommended by the Organization.* The system shall be fitted with a recording device to provide a continuous record of the oil content in parts per million. This record shall be identifiable as to time and date and shall be kept for at least three years. The monitoring and control system shall come into operation when there is any discharge of effluent into the sea and shall be such as will ensure that any discharge of oily mixture is automatically stopped when the oil content of effluent exceeds that permitted by Regulation 9(1)(b) of this Annex. Any failure of this monitoring and control system shall stop the discharge and be noted in the Oil Record Book. The defective unit shall be made operable before the ship commences its next voyage unless it is proceeding to a repair port. Existing ships shall comply with all of the provisions specified above except that the stopping of the discharge may be performed manually.\n\t(6)\tOily-water separating equipment or an oil filtering system shall be of a design approved by the Administration and shall be such as will ensure that any oily mixture discharged into the sea after passing through the separator or filtering systems shall have an oil content of not less than 100 parts per million. In considering the design of such equipment, the Administration shall have regard to the specification recommended by the Organization.*\n* Reference is made to the Recommendation on International Performance Specifications for Oily-Water Separating Equipment and Oil Content Meters adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.233 (VII).\n\t(7)\tThe oil filtering system referred to in paragraph (2)(b) of this Regulation shall be of a design approved by the Administration and shall be such that it will accept the discharge from the separating system and produce an effluent the oil content of which does not exceed 15 parts per million. It shall be provided with alarm arrangements to indicate when this level cannot be maintained.\nRegulation 17\nTanks for Oil Residues (Sludge)\n\t(1)\tEvery ship of 400 ton gross tonnage and above shall be provided with a tank or tanks of adequate capacity, having regard to the type of machinery and length of voyage, to receive the oily residues (sludges) which cannot be dealt with otherwise in accordance with the requirements of this Annex, such as those resulting from the purification of fuel and lubricating oils and oil leakages in the machinery spaces.\n\t(2)\tIn new ships, such tanks shall be designed and constructed so as facilitate their cleaning and the discharge of residues to reception facilities. Existing ships shall comply with this requirement as far as is reasonable and practicable.\n\t(1)\tIn every oil tanker, a discharge manifold for connection to reception facilities for the discharge of dirty ballast water or oil contaminated water shall be located on the open deck on both sides of the ship.\n\t(2)\tIn every oil tanker, pipelines for the discharge to the sea of effluent which may be permitted under Regulation 9 of this Annex shall be led to the open deck or to the ship's side above the waterline in the deepest ballast condition. Different piping arrangements to permit operation in the manner permitted in sub-paragraphs (4)(a) and (b) of this Regulation may be accepted.\n\t(3)\tIn new oil tankers means shall be provided for stopping the discharge of effluent into the sea from a position on upper deck or above located so that the manifold in use referred to in paragraph (1) of this Regulation and the effluent from the pipelines referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation may be visually observed. Means for stopping the discharge need not be provided at the observation position if a positive communication system such as telephone or radio system is provided between the observation position and the discharge control position.\n\t(4)\tAll discharges shall take place above the waterline except as follows:\n\t(a)\tSegregated ballast and clean ballast may be discharged below the waterline in ports or at off-shore terminals.\n\t(b)\tExisting ships which, without modification, are not capable of discharging segregated ballast above the waterline may discharge segregated ballast below the waterline provided that an examination of the tank immediately before the discharge has established that no contamination with oil has taken place.\nRegulation 19\nStandard Discharge Connection\nTo enable pipes of reception facilities to be connected with the ship's discharge pipeline for residues from machinery bilges, both lines shall be fitted with a standard discharge connection in accordance with the following table:\n\nSTANDARD DIMENSIONS OF FLANGES FOR DISCHARGE CONNECTIONS\nDescription\nDimension\nOutside diameter\n215 mm\nInner Diameter\nAccording to pipe outside diameter\nBolt circle diameter\n183 mm\nSlots in flange\n6 holes 22 mm in diameter equidistantly placed on a bolt circle of the above diameter, slotted to the flange periphery.\nThe slot width to be 22 mm\nFlange thickness\n20 mm\nBolts and nuts: quantity, diameter\n6, each of 20 mm in diameter and of suitable length\nThe flange is designed to accept pipes up to a maximum internal diameter of 125 mm and shall be of steel or other equivalent material having a flat face. This flange, together with a gasket of oilproof material, shall be suitable for a service pressure of 6 kg/cm2.\nOil Record Book\n\t(1)\tEvery oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above other than an oil tanker shall be provided with an Oil Record Book, whether as part of the ship's official log book or otherwise, in the form specified in Appendix III to this Annex.\n\t(2)\tThe Oil Record Book shall be completed on each occasion, on a tank-to-tank basis, whenever any of the following operations take place in the ship:\n\t(a)\tFor oil tankers—\n\t(i)\tloading of oil cargo;\n\t(ii)\tinternal transfer of oil cargo during voyage;\n\t(iii)\topening or closing before and after loading and unloading operations of valves or similar devices which inter-connect cargo tanks;\n\t(iv)\topening or closing of means of communication between cargo piping and seawater ballast piping;\n\t(v)\topening or closing of ships' side valves before, during and after loading and unloading operations;\n\t(vi)\tunloading of oil cargo;\n\t(vii)\tballasting of cargo tanks;\n\t(viii)\tcleaning of cargo tanks;\n\t(ix)\tdischarge of ballast except from segregated ballast tanks;\n\t(x)\tdischarge of water from slop tanks;\n\t(xi)\tdisposal of residues;\n\t(xii)\tdischarge overboard of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces whilst in port, and the routine discharge at sea of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces;\n\t(b)\tFor ships other than oil tankers—\n\t(i)\tballasting or cleaning of fuel oil tanks or oil cargo spaces;\n\t(ii)\tdischarge of ballast or cleaning water from tanks referred to under (i) of this sub-paragraph;\n\t(iii)\tdisposal of residues;\n\t(iv)\tdischarge overboard of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces whilst in port, and the routine discharge at sea of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces.\n\t(3)\tIn the event of such discharge of oil or oily mixture as is referred to in Regulation 11 of this Annex or in the event of accidental or other exceptional discharge of oil not excepted by that Regulation, a statement shall be made in the Oil Record Book of the circumstances of, and the reasons for, the discharge.\n\t(4)\tEach operation described in paragraph (2) of this Regulation shall be fully recorded without delay in the Oil Record Book so that all the entries in the book appropriate to that operation are completed. Each section of the book shall be signed by the officer or officers in charge of the operations concerned and shall be countersigned by the Master of the ship. The entries in the Oil Record Book shall be in an official language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, and, for ships holding an International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (1973), in English or French. The entries in an official national language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly shall prevail in case of a dispute or discrepancy.\n\t(5)\tThe Oil Record Book shall be kept in such a place as to be readily available for inspection at all reasonable times and, except in the case of unmanned ships under tow, shall be kept on board the ship. It shall be preserved for a period of three years after the last entry has been made.\n\t(6)\tThe competent authority of the Government of a Party to the Convention may inspect the Oil Record Book on board any ship to which this Annex applies while the ship is in its port or off-shore terminals and may make a copy of any entry in that book and may require the Master of the ship to certify that the copy is a true copy of such entry. Any copy so made which has been certified by the Master of the ship as a true copy of an entry in the ship's Oil Record Book shall be made admissible in any judicial proceedings as evidence of the facts stated in the entry. The inspection of an Oil Record Book and the taking of a certified copy by the competent authority under this paragraph shall be performed as expeditiously as possible without causing the ship to be unduly delayed.\nRegulation 21\nSpecial Requirements for Drilling Rigs and other Platforms\nFixed and floating drilling rigs when engaged in the exploration, exploitation and associated off-shore processing of sea-bed mineral resources and other platforms shall comply with the requirements of this Annex applicable to ships of 400 tons gross tonnage and above other than oil tankers, except that—\n\t(a)\tthey shall be equipped as far as practicable with the installations required in Regulations 16 and 17 of this Annex;\n\t(b)\tthey shall keep a record of all operations involving oil or oily mixture discharges, in a form approved by the Administration; and\n\t(c)\tin any special area and subject to the provisions of Regulation 11 of this Annex, the discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture shall be prohibited except when the oil content of the discharge without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million.\nCHAPTER III—REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMIZING OIL POLLUTION FROM OIL TANKERS DUE TO SIDE AND BOTTOM DAMAGES\nRegulation 22\nDamage Assumptions\n\t(1)\tFor the purpose of calculating hypothetical oil outflow from oil tankers, three dimensions of the extent of damage of a parallelepiped on the side and bottom of the ship are assumed as follows. In the case of bottom damages two conditions are set forth to be applied individually to the stated portions of the oil tanker.\n\t(a)\tSide damage\n\n(i)\nLongitudinal extent (lc):\n⅓L⅔ or 14.5 metres, whichever is less\n(ii)\nTransverse extent (tc):\n(inboard from the ship's side at right angles to the centreline at the level corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard)\nor 11.5 metres, whichever is less\nVertical extent (Vc):\nfrom the base line upwards without limit\n\t(b)\tBottom damage\n\nFor 0.3L from the forward perpendicular of the ship\nAny other part of the ship\n(i)\nLongitudinal extent (ls):\n\nor 5 metres, whichever is less\n(ii)\nTransverse extent (ts):\nor 10 metres, whichever is less but not less than 5 metres\n5 metres\nVertical extent from the base line (vs):\nor 6 metres, whichever is less\n\n\t(2)\tWherever the symbols given in this Regulation appear in this Chapter, they have the meaning as defined in this Regulation.\nRegulation 23\nHypothetical Outflow of Oil\n\t(1)\tThe hypothetical outflow of oil in the case of side damage (Oc) and bottom damage (Os) shall be calculated by the following formulae with respect to compartments breached by damage to all conceivable locations along the length of the ship to the extent as defined in Regulation 22 of this Annex.\n\t(a)\tfor side damages:\n\n(I)\n\t(b)\tfor bottom damages:\n\n(II)\nWi = volume of a wing tank in cubic metres assumed to be breached by the damages as specified in Regulation 22 of this Annex; Wi for a segregated ballast tank may be taken equal to zero,\nCi = volume of a centre tank in cubic metres assumed to be breached by the damage as specified in Regulation 22 of this Annex; Ci for a segregated ballast tank may be taken equal to zero,\nKi =  when bi is equal to or greater than tc, Ki shall be taken equal to zero,\nZi =  when hi is equal to or greater than vs, Zi shall be taken equal to zero,\nbi = width of wing tank in metres under consideration measured inboard from the ship's side at right angles to the centreline at the level corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard,\nhi = minimum depth of the double bottom in metres under consideration; where no double bottom is fitted hi shall be taken equal to zero.\nWhenever symbols given in this paragraph appear in this Chapter, they have the meaning as defined in this Regulation.\n\t(2)\tIf a void space or segregated ballast tank of a length less than lc as defined in Regulation 22 of this Annex is located between wing oil tanks, Oc in formula (I) may be calculated on the basis of volume Wi being the actual volume of one such tank (where they are of equal capacity) or the smaller of the two tanks (if they differ in capacity), adjacent to such space, multiplied by Si as defined below and taking for all other wing tanks involved in such a collision the value of the actual full volume.\n\nwhere\nli = length in metres of void space or segregated ballast tank under consideration.\n\t(a)\tCredit shall only be given in respect of double bottom tanks which are either empty or carrying clean water when cargo is carried in the tanks above.\n\t(b)\tWhere the double bottom does not extend for the full length and width of the tank involved, the double bottom is considered non-existent and the volume of the tanks above the area of the bottom damage shall be included in formula (II) even if the tank is not considered breached because of the installation of such a partial double bottom.\n\t(c)\tSuction wells may be neglected in the determination of the value hi provided such wells are not excessive in area and extend below the tank for a minimum distance and in no case more than half the height of the double bottom. If the depth of such a well exceeds half the height of the double bottom, hi shall be taken equal to the double bottom height minus the well height.\nPiping serving such wells if installed within the double bottom shall be fitted with valves or other closing arrangements located at the point of connection to the tank served to prevent oil outflow in the event of damage to the piping. Such piping shall be installed as high from the bottom shell as possible. These valves shall be kept closed at sea at any time when the tank contains oil cargo, except that they may be opened only for cargo transfer needed for the purpose of trimming of the ship.\n\t(4)\tIn the case where bottom damage simultaneously involves four centre tanks, the value of Os may be calculated according to the formula\n\n(III)\n\t(5)\tAn Administration may credit as reducing oil outflow in case of bottom damage, an installed cargo transfer system having an emergency high suction in each cargo oil tank, capable of transferring from a breached tank or tanks to segregated ballast tanks or to available cargo tankage if it can be assured that such tanks will have sufficient ullage. Credit for such a system would be governed by ability to transfer in two hours of operation oil equal to one half of the largest of the breached tanks involved and by availability of equivalent receiving capacity in ballast or cargo tanks. The credit shall be confined to permitting calculation of Os, according to formula (III). The pipes for such suctions shall be installed at least at a height not less than the vertical extent of the bottom damage vs. The Administration shall supply the Organization with the information concerning the arrangements accepted by it, for circulation to other Parties to the Convention.\nRegulation 24\nLimitation of Size and Arrangement of Cargo Tanks\n\t(1)\tEvery new oil tanker shall comply with the provisions of this Regulation. Every existing oil tanker shall be required, within two years after the date of entry into force of the present Convention, to comply with the provisions of this Regulation if such a tanker falls into either of the following categories:\n\t(a)\tA tanker, the delivery of which is after 1 January 1977; or\n\t(b)\tA tanker to which both the following conditions apply:\n\t(i)\tDelivery is not later than 1 January 1977; and\n\t(ii)\tThe building contract is placed after 1 January 1974, or in cases where no building contract has previously been placed, the keel is laid or the tanker is at a similar stage of construction after 30 June 1974.\n\t(2)\tCargo tanks of oil tankers shall be of such size and arrangements that the hypothetical outflow Oc or Os calculated in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 23 of this Annex anywhere in the length of the ship does not exceed 30 000 cubic metres or 4003√DW, whichever is the greater, but subject to a maximum of 40 000 cubic metres.\n\t(3)\tThe volume of any one wing cargo oil tank of an oil tanker shall not exceed seventy-five per cent of the limits of the hypothetical oil outflow referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation. The volume of any one centre cargo oil tank shall not exceed 50 000 cubic metres. However, in segregated ballast oil tankers as defined in Regulation 13 of this Annex, the permitted volume of a wing cargo oil tank situated between two segregated ballast tanks, each exceeding lc in length, may be increased to the maximum limit of hypothetical oil outflow provided that the width of the wing tanks exceeds tc.\n\t(4)\tThe length of each cargo tank shall not exceed 10 metres or one of the following values, whichever is the greater:\n\t(a)\tWhere no longitudinal bulkhead is provided—\n0.1L\n\t(b)\tWhere a longitudinal bulkhead is provided at the centreline only—\n0.15L\n\t(c)\tWhere two or more longitudinal bulkheads are provided—\n\t(i)\tfor wing tanks—\n0.2L\n\t(ii)\tfor centre tanks:\n\t(1)\tif  is equal to or greater than —\n0.2L\n\t(2)\tif  is less than —\n\t—\twhere no centreline longitudinal bulkhead is provided\n\n\t—\twhere a centreline longitudinal bulkhead is provided\n\n\t(5)\tIn order not to exceed the volume limits established by paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation and irrespective of the accepted type of cargo transfer system installed, when such system interconnects two or more cargo tanks, valves or other similar closing devices shall be provided for separating the tanks from each other. These valves or devices shall be closed when the tanker is at sea.\n\t(6)\tLines of piping which run through cargo tanks in a position less than tc from the ship's side or less than vc from the ship's bottom shall be fitted with valves or similar closing devices at the point at which they open into any cargo tank. These valves shall be kept closed at sea at any time when the tanks contain cargo oil, except that they may be opened only for cargo transfer needed for the purpose of trimming of the ship.\nRegulation 25\nSubdivision and Stability\n\t(1)\tEvery new oil tanker shall comply with the subdivision and damage stability criteria as specified in paragraph (3) of this Regulation, after the assumed side or bottom damage as specified in paragraph (2) of this Regulation, for any operating draught reflecting actual partial or full load conditions consistent with trim and strength of the ship as well as specific gravities of the cargo. Such damage shall be applied to all conceivable locations along the length of the ship as follows:\n\t(a)\tIn tankers of more than 225 metres in length, anywhere in the ship's length;\n\t(b)\tIn tankers of more than 150 metres, but not exceeding 225 metres in length, anywhere in the ship's length except involving either after or forward bulkhead bounding the machinery space located aft. The machinery space shall be treated as a single floodable compartment;\n\t(c)\tIn tankers not exceeding 150 metres in length, anywhere in the ship's length between adjacent transverse bulkheads with the exception of the machinery space. For tankers of 100 metres or less in length where all requirements of paragraph (3) of this Regulation cannot be fulfilled without materially impairing the operational qualities of the ship, Administrations may allow relaxations from these requirements.\nBallast conditions where the tanker is not carrying oil in cargo tanks excluding any oil residues, shall not be considered.\n\t(2)\tThe following provisions regarding the extent and the character of the assumed damage shall apply:\n\t(a)\tThe extent of side or bottom damage shall be as specified in Regulation 22 of this Annex, except that the longitudinal extent of bottom damage within 0.3L from the forward perpendicular shall be the same as for side damage, as specified in Regulation 22(1)(a)(i) of this Annex. If any damage of lesser extent results in a more severe condition such damage shall be assumed.\n\t(b)\tWhere the damage involving transverse bulkheads is envisaged as specified in sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) of this Regulation, transverse watertight bulkheads shall be spaced at least at a distance equal to the longitudinal extent of assumed damage specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph in order to be considered effective. Where transverse bulkheads are spaced at a lesser distance, one or more or these bulkheads within such extent of damage shall be assumed as non-existent for the purpose of determining flooded compartments.\n\t(c)\tWhere the damage between adjacent transverse watertight bulkheads is envisaged as specified in sub-paragraph (1)(c) of this Regulation, no main transverse bulkhead or a transverse bulkhead bounding side tanks or double bottom tanks shall be assumed damaged, unless—\n\t(i)\tthe spacing of the adjacent bulkheads is less than the longitudinal extent of assumed damage specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph; or\n\t(ii)\tthere is a step or a recess in a transverse bulkhead of more than 3.05 metres in length, located within the extent of penetration of assumed damage. The step formed by the after peak bulkhead and after peak tank top shall not be regarded as a step for the purpose of this Regulation.\n\t(d)\tIf pipes, ducts or tunnels are situated within the assumed extent of damage, arrangements shall be made so that progressive flooding cannot thereby extend to compartments other than those assumed to be floodable for each case of damage.\n\t(3)\tOil tankers shall be regarded as complying with the damage stability criteria if the following requirements are met:\n\t(a)\tThe final waterline, taking into account sinkage, heel and trim, shall be below the lower edge of any opening through which progressive flooding may take place. Such openings shall include air pipes and those which are closed by means of weathertight doors or hatch covers and may exclude those openings closed by means of watertight manhole covers and flush scuttles, small watertight cargo tank hatch covers which maintain the high integrity of the deck, remotely operated watertight sliding doors, and side scuttles of the non-opening type.\n\t(b)\tIn the final stage of flooding, the angle of heel due to unsymmetrical flooding shall not exceed 25 degrees, provided that this angle may be increased up to 30 degrees if no deck edge immersion occurs.\n\t(c)\tThe stability in the final stage of flooding shall be investigated and may be regarded as sufficient if the righting lever curve has at least a range of 20 degrees beyond the position of equilibrium in association with a maximum residual righting lever of a least 0.1 metre. The Administration shall give consideration to the potential hazard presented by protected or unprotected openings which may become temporarily immersed within the range or residual stability.\n\t(d)\tThe Administration shall be satisfied that the stability is sufficient during intermediate stages of flooding.\n\t(4)\tThe requirements of paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall be confirmed by calculations which take into consideration the design characteristics of the ship, the arrangements, configuration and contents of the damaged compartments; and the distribution, specific gravities and the free surface effect of liquids. The calculations shall be based on the following:\n\t(a)\tAccount shall be taken of any empty or partially filled tank, the specific gravity of cargoes carried, as well an any outflow of liquids from damaged compartments.\n\t(b)\tThe permeabilities are assumed as follows:\n\nSpaces\nPermeability\nAppropriated to stores\n0.60\nOccupied by accommodation\n0.95\nOccupied by machinery\n0.85\nVoids\n0.95\nIntended for consumable liquids\n0 or 0.95*\nIntended for other liquids\n0 to 0.95†\n\t*\tWhichever results in the more severe requirements.\n\t†\tThe permeability of partially filled compartments shall be consistent with the amount of liquid carried.\n\t(c)\tThe buoyancy of any superstructure directly above the side damage shall be disregarded. The unflooded parts of superstructures beyond the extent of damage, however, may be taken into consideration provided that they are separated from the damaged space by watertight bulkheads and the requirements of sub-paragraph (3)(a) of this Regulation in respect of these intact spaces are complied with. Hinged watertight doors may be acceptable in watertight bulkheads in the superstructure.\n\t(d)\tThe free surface effect shall be calculated at an angle of heel of 5 degrees for each individual compartment. The Administration may require or allow the free surface corrections to be calculated at an angle of heel greater than 5 degrees for partially filled tanks.\n\t(e)\tIn calculating the effect of free surfaces of consumable liquids it shall be assumed that, for each type of liquid at least one transverse pair or a single centreline tank has a free surface and the tank or combination of tanks to be taken into account shall be those where the effect of free surfaces is the greatest.\n\t(5)\tThe Master of every oil tanker and the person in charge of a non-self-propelled oil tanker to which this Annex applies shall be supplied in an approved form with—\n\t(a)\tinformation relative to loading and distribution of cargo necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation; and\n\t(b)\tdata on the ability of the ship to comply with damage stability criteria as determined by this Regulation, including the effect of relaxations that may have been allowed under sub-paragraph (1)(c) of this Regulation.\nAppendix I\nLIST OF OILS*\n\nAsphalt solutions\nGasoline Blending Stocks\nBlending Stocks\nAlkylates—fuel\nRoofers Flux\nReformates\nStraight Run Residue\nPolymer—fuel\nOils\nGasolines\nClarified\nCasinghead (natural)\nCrude Oil\nAutomotive\nMixtures containing crude oil\nAviation\nDiesel Oil\nStraight Run\nFuel Oil No. 4\nFuel Oil No. 1 (Kerosene)\nFuel Oil No. 5\nFuel Oil No. 1-D\nFuel Oil No. 6\nFuel Oil No. 2\nResidual Fuel Oil\nFuel Oil No. 2-D\nRoad Oil\n\nTransformer Oil\nJet Fuels\nAromatic Oil (excluding vegetable oil)\nJP-1 (Kerosene)\nLubricating Oils and Blending Stocks\nJP-3\nMineral Oil\nJP-4\nMotor Oil\nJP-5 (Kerosene, Heavy)\nPenetrating Oil\nTurbo Fuel\nSpindle Oil\nKerosene\nTurbine Oil\nMineral Spirit\nDistillates\nNaphtha\nStraight Run\nSolvent\nFlashed Feed Stocks\nPetroleum\nGas Oil\nHeartcut Distillate Oil\nCracked\n\n* The list of oils shall not necessarily be considered as comprehensive.\nINTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE (1973)\nIssued under the Provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, under the Authority of the Government of\n................................................................................................................................................\nby ................................................................................................................................................\n(full designation of the competent person or organization authorized under the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973)\n\nNumber or\nLetter\nGross Tonnage\n\nOil tanker, including combination carrier*\nAsphalt carrier*\nShip other than an oil tanker with cargo tanks coming under Regulation 2(2) of Annex I of the Convention*\nNew/existing ship*\nDate of building or major conversion contract ........................................................................\nDate on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of construction or on which major conversion was commenced ....................................................................................\nDate of delivery or completion of major conversion ............................................................\nPART A ALL SHIPS\nThe ship is equipped with:\nFor ships of 400 tons gross tonnage and above—\n\t(a)\toily-water separating equipment* (capable of producing the effluent with oil content not exceeding 100 parts per million); or\n\t(b)\tan oil filtering system* (capable of producing the effluent with oil content not exceeding 100 parts per million);\nFor ships of 10 000 tons gross tonnage and above—\n\t(c)\tan oil discharge monitoring and control system* (additional to (a) or (b) above); or\n\t(d)\toily-water separating equipment and an oil filtering system* (capable of producing the effluent with oil content not exceeding 15 parts per million) in lieu of (a) or (b) above.\nParticulars of requirements from which exemption is granted under Regulation 2(2) and 2(4)(a) of Annex I of the Convention:\n................................................................................................................................................\n................................................................................................................................................\nRemarks:\nPART B OIL TANKER1, 2\nDeadweight ........................ metric tons. Length of ship ........................ metres\nIt is certified that this ship is—\n\t(a)\trequired to be constructed according to and complies with3\n\t(b)\tnot required to be constructed according to3\n\t(c)\tnot required to be constructed according to, but complies with3\nthe requirements of Regulation 24 of Annex I of the Convention.\nThe capacity of segregated ballast tanks is ........................ cubic metres and complies with the requirements of Regulation 13 of Annex I of the Convention.\nThe segregated ballast is distributed as follows:\n\nTank\nQuantity\nTank\nQuantity\n\n* End of Part B\nThat the ship has been surveyed in accordance with Regulation 4 of Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, concerning the prevention of pollution by oil; and\nThat the survey shows that the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangement and material of the ship and the condition thereof are in all respects satisfactory and that the ship complies with the applicable requirements of Annex I of the Convention.\nThis Certificate is valid until ....................................................................................\nsubject to intermediate survey(s) at intervals of ........................................................................\nIssued at ....................................................................................................................................\n\n........................ 19 ............\n\t\t\n\nEndorsement for existing ships4\nThis is to certify that this ship has been so equipped as to comply with the requirements of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as relating to existing ships three years from the date of entry into force of the Convention.\n\nPlace of endorsement\t\n\nDate of endorsement\t\nIntermediate survey\nThis is to certify that at an intermediate survey required by Regulation 4(1)(c) of Annex I of the Convention, this ship and the condition thereof are found to comply with the relevant provisions of the Convention.\n\nDate\t\n\nDate\t\nUnder the provisions of Regulation 8(2) and (4) of Annex I of the Convention the validity of this Certificate is extended until............................................................\n\nDate\t\n\t1\tThis Part should be completed for oil tankers including combination carriers and asphalt carriers, and those entries which are applicable should be completed for ships other than oil tankers which are constructed and utilized to carry oil in bulk of an aggregate capacity of 200 cubic metres or above.\n\t2\tPart B need not be reproduced on a Certificate issued to any ship other than those referred to in footnote 1.\n\t3\tDelete as appropriate.\n\t4\tThis entry need not be reproduced on a Certificate other than the first Certificate issued to any ship.\nFORM OF OIL RECORD BOOK\nI—FOR OIL TANKERS1\nName of ship ....................................................................................\nTotal cargo carrying capacity of ship in cubic metres ....................................\nVoyage from ............ (date) ............ to ............(date) ............\n\t(a)\tLoading of oil cargo\n\n1.\nDate and place of loading\n\n2.\nTypes of oil loaded\n\n3.\nIdentity of tank(s) loaded\n\n4.\nClosing of applicable cargo tank valves and applicable line cut-off valves on completion of loading2\n\nThe undersigned certifies that in addition to the above, all sea valves, overboard discharge valves, cargo tank and pipeline connections and inter‑connections, were secured on completion of loading oil cargo.\n\n\t(b)\tInternal transfer of oil cargo during voyage\n\n5.\nDate of internal transfer\n6.\n(i)\nFrom\n\n(ii)\nTo\n\n7.\nWas(were) tank(s) in 6(i) emptied?\n\nThe undersigned certifies that in addition to the above, all sea valves, overboard discharge valves, cargo tank and pipeline connections and inter-connections, were secured on completion of internal transfer of oil cargo.\n\n\t(c)\tUnloading of oil cargo\n\n8.\nDate and place of unloading\n\n9.\nIdentity of tank(s) unloaded\n\n10.\nWas(were) tank(s) emptied?\n\n11.\nOpening of applicable cargo tank valves and applicable line cut-off valves prior to cargo unloading2\n\n12.\nClosing of applicable cargo tank valves and applicable line cut-off valves on completion of unloading2\n\nThe undersigned certifies that in addition to the above, all sea valves, overboard discharge valves, cargo tank and pipeline connections and inter‑connections, were secured on completion of unloading of oil cargo.\n\n\t(d)\tBallasting of cargo tanks\n\n13.\n\n14.\nDate and position of ship at start of ballasting\n\n15.\nIf valves connecting cargo lines and segregated ballast lines were used give time, date and position of ship when valves were (a) opened, and (b) closed\n\nThe undersigned certifies that in addition to the above all sea valves, overboard discharge valves, cargo tank and pipeline connections and inter-connections, were secured on the completion of ballasting.\n\n\t(e)\tCleaning of cargo tanks\n\n16.\nIdentity of tank(s) cleaned\n\n17.\nDate and duration of cleaning\n\n18.\nMethods of cleaning3\n\n\t(f)\tDischarge of dirty ballast\n\n19.\n\n20.\nDate and position of ship at start of discharge to sea\n\n21.\nDate and position of ship at finish of discharge to sea\n\n22.\n\n23.\nQuantity discharged to sea\n\n24.\nQuantity of polluted water transferred to slop tank(s) (identify slop tank(s))\n\n25.\nDate and port of discharge into shore reception facilities (if applicable)\n\n26.\n\n27.\n\n28.\n\n\t(g)\tDischarge of water from slop tanks\n\n29.\nIdentity of slop tank(s)\n\n30.\nTime of settling from last entry of residues, or\n\n31.\nTime of settling from last discharge\n\n32.\nDate, time and position of ship at start of discharge\n\n33.\nSounding of total contents at start of discharge\n\n34.\nSounding of oil/water interface at start of discharge\n\n35.\nBulk quantity discharged and rate of discharge\n\n36.\nFinal quantity discharged and rate of discharge\n\n37.\nDate, time and position of ship at end of discharge\n\n38.\n\n39.\nSounding of oil/water interface at end of discharge\n\n40.\n\n41.\n\n42.\n\n\t(h)\tDisposal of residues\n\n43.\n\n44.\nQuantity disposed from each tank\n\n45.\nMethod of disposal of residue:\n\t(b)\tMixed with cargo\n\t(c)\tTransferred to another (other) tank(s) (identify tank(s))\n\t(d)\tOther method (state which)\n\n46.\nDate and port of disposal of residue\n\n\t(i)\tDischarge of clean ballast contained in cargo tanks\n\n47.\nDate and position of ship at commencement of discharge of clean ballast\n\n48.\nIdentity of tank(s) discharged\n\n49.\nWas(were) the tank(s) empty on completion?\n\n50.\nPosition of vessel on completion if different from 47\n\n51.\n\n52.\n\n53.\n\n\t(j)\tDischarge overboard of bilge water containing oil which has accumulated in machinery spaces whilst in port4\n\n54.\nPort\n\n55.\nDuration of stay\n\n56.\nQuantity disposed\n\n57.\nDate and place of disposal\n\n58.\nMethod of disposal (state whether a separator was used)\n\n\t(k)\tAccidental or other exceptional discharges of oil\n\n59.\nDate and time of occurrence\n\n60.\nPlace or position of ship at time of occurrence\n\n61.\nApproximate quantity and type of oil\n\n62.\nCircumstances of discharge or escape, the reasons therefor and general remarks\n\n\t(l)\tHas the oil monitoring and control system been out of operation at any time when discharging overboard? If so, give time and date of failure and time and date of restoration and confirm that this was due to equipment failure and state reason if known ................................................................................................\n....................................................................................................................................\n....................................................................................................................................\n\n\t(m)\tAdditional operational procedures and general remarks ....................................\n....................................................................................................................................\n....................................................................................................................................\n....................................................................................................................................\nFor oil tankers of less than 150 tons gross tonnage operating in accordance with Regulation 15(4) of Annex I of the Convention, an appropriate oil record book should be developed by the Administration.\nFor asphalt carriers, a separate oil record book may be developed by the Administration utilizing sections (a), (b), (c), (e), (h), (j), (k) and (m) of this form of oil record book.\nII—FOR ALL SHIPS OTHER THAN OIL TANKERS\nName of ship ....................................................................................\nOperations from .................................... (date), to .................................... (date)\n\t(a)\tBallasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks\n\n1.\n\n2.\nWhether cleaned since they last contained oil and, if not, type of oil previously carried\n\n3.\nDate and position of ship at start of cleaning\n\n4.\nDate and position of ship at start of ballasting\n\n\t(b)\tDischarge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from tanks referred to under section (a)\n\n5.\n\n6.\nDate and position of ship at start of discharge\n\n7.\nDate and position of ship at finish of discharge\n\n8.\n\n9.\nMethod of discharge (state whether to reception facility or through installed equipment)\n\n10.\nQuantity discharged\n\n\t(c)\tDisposal of residues\n\n11.\nQuantity of residue retained on board\n\n12.\nMethods of disposal of residue:\n\t(b)\tMixed with next bunkering\n\t(c)\tTransferred to another (other) tank(s)\n\t(d)\tOther method (state which)\n\n13.\nDate and port of disposal of residue\n\n\t(d)\tDischarge overboard of bilge water containing oil which has accumulated in machinery spaces whilst in port4\n\n14.\nPort\n\n15.\nDuration of stay\n\n16.\nQuantity discharged\n\n17.\nDate and place of discharge\n\n18.\nMethod of discharge:\n\t(a)\tThrough oily-water separating equipment\n\t(b)\tThrough oil filtering system\n\t(c)\tThrough oily-water separating equipment and an oil filtering system\n\t(d)\tTo reception facilities\n\n\t(e)\tAccidental or other exceptional discharges of oil\n\n19.\nDate and time of occurrence\n\n20.\nPlace or position of ship at time of occurrence\n\n21.\nApproximate quantity and type of oil\n\n22.\nCircumstances of discharge or escape, the reasons therefor and general remarks\n\n\t(f)\tHas the required oil monitoring and control system been out of operation at any time when discharging overboard? If so, state time and date of failure and time and date of restoration, and confirm that this was due to equipment failure, and state reason if known.\n\n\t(g)\tNew ships of 4 000 tons gross tonnage and above: has dirty ballast been carried in oil fuel tanks?\nYes/No ............\nIf so, state which tanks were so ballasted and method of discharge of the dirty ballast ............................................................................................................\n....................................................................................................................................\n....................................................................................................................................\n\n\t(h)\tAdditional operational procedures and general remarks ....................................\n....................................................................................................................................\n....................................................................................................................................\n....................................................................................................................................\n\n\t1\tThis part should be completed for oil tankers including combination carriers and asphalt carriers, and those entries which are applicable shall be completed for ships other than oil tankers which are constructed and utilized to carry oil in bulk of an aggregate capacity of 200 cubic metres or above. This part need not be reproduced on an Oil Record Book issued to any ship other than those referred to above.\n\t2\tApplicable valves and similar devices are those referred to in Regulations 20(2)(a)(iii), 23 and 24 of Annex I of the Convention.\n\t3\tHand hosing, machine washing and/or chemical cleaning. Where chemically cleaned, the chemical concerned and the amount used should be stated.\n\t4\tWhere the pump starts automatically and discharges through a separator at all times it will be sufficient to enter each day \"Automatic discharge from bilges through a separator\".\nFor the purposes of this Annex—\n\t(1)\t\"Chemical tanker\" means a ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry a cargo of noxious liquid substances in bulk and includes an \"oil tanker\" as defined in Annex I of the Present Convention when carrying a cargo or part cargo of noxious liquid substances in bulk.\n\t(2)\t\"Clean ballast\" means ballast carried in a tank which, since it was last used to carry a cargo containing a substance in Category A, B, C or D has been thoroughly cleaned and the residues resulting therefrom have been discharged and the tank emptied in accordance with the appropriate requirements of this Annex.\n\t(3)\t\"Segregated ballast\" means ballast water introduced into a tank permanently allocated to the carriage of ballast or to the carriage of ballast or cargoes other than oil or noxious liquid substances as variously defined in the Annexes of the present Convention, and which is completely separated from the cargo and oil fuel system.\n\t(4)\t\"Nearest land\" is as defined in Regulation 1(9) of Annex I of the present Convention.\n\t(5)\t\"Liquid substances\" are those having a vapour pressure not exceeding 2.8 kp/cm2 at a temperature of 37.8°C.\n\t(6)\t\"Noxious liquid substance\" means any substance designated in Appendix II to this Annex or provisionally assessed under the provisions of Regulation 3(4) as falling into Category A, B, C or D.\n\t(7)\t\"Special area\" means a sea area where for recognized technical reasons in relation to its oceanographic and ecological condition and to its peculiar transportation traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by noxious liquid substances is required.\nSpecial areas shall be:\n\t(a)\tThe Baltic Sea Area; and\n\t(b)\tThe Black Sea Area.\n\t(8)\t\"Baltic Sea Area\" is as defined in Regulation 10(1)(b) of Annex I of the present Convention.\n\t(9)\t\"Black Sea Area\" is as defined in Regulation 10(1)(c) of Annex I of the present Convention.\n\t(1)\tUnless expressly provided otherwise the provisions of this Annex shall apply to all ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk.\n\t(2)\tWhere a cargo subject to the provisions of Annex I of the present Convention is carried in a cargo space of a chemical tanker, the appropriate requirements of Annex I of the present Convention shall also apply.\n\t(3)\tRegulation 13 of this Annex shall apply only to ships carrying substances which are categorized for discharge control purposes in Category A, B or C.\nCategorization and Listing of Noxious Liquid Substances\n\t(1)\tFor the purpose of the Regulations of this Annex, except Regulation 13, noxious liquid substances shall be divided into four categories as follows:\n\t(a)\tCategory A—Noxious liquid substances which if discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations would present a major hazard to either marine resources or human health or cause serious harm to amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea and therefore justify the application of stringent anti-pollution measures.\n\t(b)\tCategory B—Noxious liquid substances which if discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations would present a hazard to either marine resources or human health or cause harm to amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea and therefore justify the application of special anti-pollution measures.\n\t(c)\tCategory C—Noxious liquid substances which if discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations would present a minor hazard to either marine resources or human health or cause minor harm to amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea and therefore require special operational conditions.\n\t(d)\tCategory D—Noxious liquid substances which if discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations would present a recognizable hazard to either marine resources or human health or cause minimal harm to amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea and therefore require some attention in operational conditions.\n\t(2)\tGuidelines for use in the categorization of noxious liquid substances are given in Appendix I to this Annex.\n\t(3)\tThe list of noxious liquid substances carried in bulk and presently categorized which are subject to the provisions of this Annex is set out in Appendix II to this Annex.\n\t(4)\tWhere it is proposed to carry a liquid substance in bulk which has not been categorized under paragraph (1) of this Regulation or evaluated as referred to in Regulation 4(1) of this Annex, the Governments of Parties to the Convention involved in the proposed operation shall establish and agree on a provisional assessment for the proposed operation on the basis of the guidelines referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation. Until full agreement between the Governments involved has been reached, the substance shall be carried under the most severe conditions proposed. As soon as possible, but not later than ninety days after its first carriage, the Administration concerned shall notify the Organization and provide details of the substance and the provisional assessment for prompt circulation to all Parties for their information and consideration. The Government of each Party shall have a period of ninety days in which to forward its comments to the Organization, with a view to the assessment of the substance.\nOther Liquid Substances\n\t(1)\tThe substances listed in Appendix III to this Annex have been evaluated and found to fall outside the Categories A, B, C and D, as defined in Regulation 3(1) of this Annex because they are presently considered to present no harm to human health, marine resources, amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea, when discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations.\n\t(2)\tThe discharge of bilge or ballast water or other residues or mixtures containing only substances listed in Appendix III to this Annex shall not be subject to any requirement of this Annex.\n\t(3)\tThe discharge into the sea of clean ballast or segregated ballast shall not be subject to any requirement of this Annex.\nDischarge of Noxious Liquid Substances\n\tCategories A, B and C Substances outside Special Areas and Category D Substances in all Areas\nSubject to the provisions of Regulation 6 of this Annex,\n\t(1)\tThe discharge into the sea of substances in Category A as defined in Regulation 3(1)(a) of this Annex or of those provisionally assessed as such or ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances shall be prohibited. If tanks containing such substances or mixtures are to be washed, the resulting residues shall be discharged to a reception facility until the concentration of the substance in the effluent to such facility is at or below the residual concentration prescribed for that substance in column III of Appendix II to this Annex and until the tank is empty. Provided that the residue then remaining in the tank is subsequently diluted by the addition of a volume of water of not less than 5 per cent of the total volume of the tank, it may be discharged into the sea when all the following conditions are also satisfied:\n\t(a)\tThe ship is proceeding en route at a speed of at least 7 knots in the case of self-propelled ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships which are not self-propelled;\n\t(b)\tThe discharge is made below the waterline, taking into account the location of the seawater intakes; and\n\t(c)\tThe discharge is made at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(2)\tThe discharge into the sea of substances in Category B as defined in Regulation 3(1)(b) of this Annex or of those provisionally assessed as such, or ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(a)\tThe ship is proceeding en route at a speed of at least 7 knots in the case of self-propelled ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships which are not self-propelled;\n\t(b)\tThe procedures and arrangements for discharge are approved by the Administration. Such procedures and arrangements shall be based upon standards developed by the Organization and shall ensure that the concentration and rate of discharge of the effluent is such that the concentration of the substance in the wake astern of the ship does not exceed 1 part per million;\n\t(c)\tThe maximum quantity of cargo discharged from each tank and its associated piping system does not exceed the maximum quantity approved in accordance with the procedures referred to in sub‑paragraph (b) of this paragraph, which shall in no case exceed the greater of 1 cubic metre or 1/3 000 of the tank capacity in cubic metres;\n\t(e)\tThe discharge is made at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(3)\tThe discharge into the sea of substances in Category C as defined in Regulation 3(1)(c) of this Annex or of those provisionally assessed as such, or ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(a)\tThe ship is proceeding en route at a speed of at least 7 knots in the case of self-propelled ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships which are not self-propelled;\n\t(b)\tThe procedures and arrangements for discharge are approved by the Administration. Such procedures and arrangements shall be based upon standards developed by the Organization and shall ensure that the concentration and rate of discharge of the effluent is such that the concentration of the substance in the wake astern of the ship does not exceed 10 parts per million;\n\t(c)\tThe maximum quantity of cargo discharged from each tank and its associated piping system does not exceed the maximum quantity approved in accordance with the procedures referred to in sub‑paragraph (b) of this paragraph, which shall in no case exceed the greater of 3 cubic metres or 1/1 000 of the tank capacity in cubic metres;\n\t(e)\tThe discharge is made at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(4)\tThe discharge into the sea of substances in Category D as defined in Regulation 3(1)(d) of this Annex, or of those provisionally assessed as such, or ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(a)\tThe ship is proceeding en route at a speed of at least 7 knots in the case of self-propelled ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships which are not self-propelled;\n\t(b)\tSuch mixtures are of a concentration not greater than one part of the substance in ten parts of water; and\n\t(c)\tThe discharge is made at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land.\n\t(5)\tVentilation procedures approved by the Administration may be used to remove cargo residues from a tank. Such procedures shall be based upon standards developed by the Organization. If subsequent washing of the tank is necessary, the discharge into the sea of the resulting tank washings shall be made in accordance with paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this Regulation, whichever is applicable.\n\t(6)\tThe discharge into the sea of substances which have not been categorized, provisionally assessed, or evaluated as referred to in Regulation 4(1) of this Annex, or of ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances shall be prohibited.\n\tCategories A, B and C Substances within Special Areas\nSubject to the provisions of Regulation 6 of this Annex,\n\t(7)\tThe discharge into the sea of substances in Category A as defined in Regulation 3(1)(a) of this Annex, or of those provisionally assessed as such, or ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances shall be prohibited. If tanks containing such substances or mixtures are to be washed the resulting residues shall be discharged to a reception facility which the States bordering the special area shall provide in accordance with Regulation 7 of this Annex, until the concentration of the substance in the effluent to such facility is at or below the residual concentration prescribed for that substance in column IV of Appendix II to this Annex and until the tank is empty. Provided that the residue then remaining in the tank is subsequently diluted by the addition of a volume of water of not less than 5 per cent of the total volume of the tank, it may be discharged into the sea when all the following conditions are also satisfied:\n\t(a)\tThe ship is proceeding en route at a speed of at least 7 knots in the case of self-propelled ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships which are not self-propelled;\n\t(b)\tThe discharge is made below the waterline, taking into account the location of the seawater intakes; and\n\t(c)\tThe discharge is made at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(8)\tThe discharge into the sea of substances in Category B as defined in Regulation 3(1)(b) of this Annex or of those provisionally assessed as such, or ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(a)\tThe tank has been washed after unloading with a volume of water of not less than 0.5 per cent of the total volume of the tank, and the resulting residues have been discharged to a reception facility until the tank is empty;\n\t(b)\tThe ship is proceeding en route at a speed of at least 7 knots in the case of self-propelled ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships which are not self-propelled;\n\t(c)\tThe procedures and arrangements for discharge and washings are approved by the Administration. Such procedures and arrangements shall be based upon standards developed by the Organization and shall ensure that the concentration and rate of discharge of the effluent is such that the concentration of the substance in the wake astern of the ship does not exceed 1 part per million;\n\t(e)\tThe discharge is made at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(9)\tThe discharge into the sea of substances in Category C as defined in Regulation 3(1)(c) of this Annex or of those provisionally assessed as such, or ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(a)\tThe ship is proceeding en route at a speed of at least 7 knots in the case of self-propelled ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships which are not self-propelled;\n\t(b)\tThe procedures and arrangements for discharge are approved by the Administration. Such procedures and arrangements shall be based upon standards developed by the Organization and shall ensure that the concentration and rate of discharge of the effluent is such that the concentration of the substance in the wake astern of the ship does not exceed 1 part per million;\n\t(c)\tThe maximum quantity of cargo discharged from each tank and its associated piping system does not exceed the maximum quantity approved in accordance with the procedures referred to in sub‑paragraph (b) of this paragraph which shall in no case exceed the greater of 1 cubic metre or 1/3 000 of the tank capacity in cubic metres;\n\t(e)\tThe discharge is made at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.\n\t(10)\tVentilation procedures approved by the Administration may be used to remove cargo residues from a tank. Such procedures shall be based upon standards developed by the Organization. If subsequent washing of the tank is necessary, the discharge into the sea of the resulting tank washings shall be made in accordance with paragraph (7), (8) or (9) of this Regulation, whichever is applicable.\n\t(11)\tThe discharge into the sea of substances which have not been categorized, provisionally assessed or evaluated as referred to in Regulation 4(1) of this Annex, or of ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances shall be prohibited.\n\t(12)\tNothing in this Regulation shall prohibit a ship from retaining on board the residues from a Category B or C cargo and discharging such residues into the sea outside a special area in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3) of this Regulation, respectively.\n\t(13)\t—\n\t(a)\tThe Governments of Parties to the Convention, the coastlines of which border on any given special area, shall collectively agree and establish a date by which time the requirement of Regulation 7(1) of this Annex will be fulfilled and from which the requirements of paragraphs (7), (8), (9) and (10) of this Regulation in respect of that area shall take effect and notify the Organization of the date so established at least six months in advance of that date. The Organization shall then promptly notify all Parties of that date.\n\t(b)\tIf the date of entry into force of the present Convention is earlier than the date established in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall apply during the interim period.\nRegulation 5 of this Annex shall not apply to—\n\t(a)\tthe discharge into the sea of noxious liquid substances or mixtures containing such substances necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; or\n\t(b)\tthe discharge into the sea of noxious liquid substances or mixtures containing such substances resulting from damage to a ship or its equipment—\n\t(i)\tprovided that all reasonable precautions have been taken after the occurrence of the damage or discovery of the discharge for the purpose of preventing or minimizing the discharge, and\n\t(ii)\texcept if the owner or the Master acted either with intent to cause damage, or recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result; or\n\t(c)\tthe discharge into the sea of noxious liquid substances or mixtures containing such substances, approved by the Administration, when being used for the purpose of combating specific pollution incidents in order to minimize the damage from pollution. Any such discharge shall be subject to the approval of any Government in whose jurisdiction it is contemplated the discharge will occur.\nReception Facilities\n\t(1)\tThe Government of each Party to the Convention undertakes to ensure the provision of reception facilities according to the needs of ships using its ports, terminals or repair ports as follows:\n\t(a)\tCargo loading and unloading ports and terminals shall have facilities adequate for reception without undue delay to ships of such residues and mixtures containing noxious liquid substances as would remain for disposal from ships carrying them as a consequence of the application of this Annex; and\n\t(b)\tShip repair ports undertaking repairs to chemical tankers shall have facilities adequate for the reception of residues and mixtures containing noxious liquid substances.\n\t(2)\tThe Government of each Party shall determine the types of facilities provided for the purpose of paragraph (1) of this Regulation at each cargo loading and unloading port, terminal and ship repair port in its territories and notify the Organization thereof.\n\t(3)\tEach Party shall notify the Organization, for transmission to the Parties concerned, of any case where facilities required under paragraph (1) of this Regulation are alleged to be inadequate.\nMeasures of Control\n\t(1)\tThe Government of each Party to the Convention shall appoint or authorize surveyors for the purpose of implementing this Regulation.\n\tCategory A Substances in all Areas\n\t(a)\tIf a tank is partially unloaded or unloaded but not cleaned, an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(b)\tUntil that tank is cleaned every subsequent pumping or transfer operation carried out in connexion with that tank shall also be entered in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(3)\tIf the tank is to be washed—\n\t(a)\tthe effluent from the tank washing operation shall be discharged from the ship to a reception facility at least until the concentration of the substance in the discharge, as indicated by analyses of samples of the effluent taken by the surveyor, has fallen to the residual concentration specified for that substance in Appendix II to this Annex. When the required residual concentration has been achieved, remaining tank washings shall continue to be discharged to the reception facility until the tank is empty. Appropriate entries of these operations shall be made in the Cargo Record Book and certified by the surveyor; and\n\t(b)\tafter diluting the residue then remaining in the tank with at least 5 per cent of the tank capacity of water, this mixture may be discharged into the sea in accordance with the provisions of sub‑paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c) or 7(a), (b) and (c), whichever is applicable, of Regulation 5 of this Annex. Appropriate entries of these operations shall be made in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(4)\tWhere the Government of the receiving Party is satisfied that it is impracticable to measure the concentration of the substance in the effluent without causing undue delay to the ship, that Party may accept an alternative procedure as being equivalent to sub-paragraph (3)(a) provided that—\n\t(a)\ta precleaning procedure for that tank and that substance, based on standards developed by the Organization, is approved by the Administration and that Party is satisfied that such procedure will fulfil the requirements of paragraph (1) or (7), whichever is applicable, of Regulation 5 of this Annex with respect to the attainment of the prescribed residual concentrations;\n\t(b)\ta surveyor duly authorized by that Party shall certify in the Cargo Record Book that—\n\t(i)\tthe tank, its pump and piping system have been emptied, and that the quantity of cargo remaining in the tank is at or below the quantity on which the approved precleaning procedure referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) of this paragraph has been based;\n\t(ii)\tprecleaning has been carried out in accordance with the precleaning procedure approved by the Administration for that tank and that substance; and\n\t(iii)\tthe tank washings resulting from such precleaning have been discharged to a reception facility and the tank is empty;\n\t(c)\tthe discharge into the sea of any remaining residues shall be in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3)(b) of this Regulation and an appropriate entry is made in the Cargo Record Book.\n\tCategory B Substances outside Special Areas and Category C Substances in all Areas\n\t(5)\tSubject to such surveillance and approval by the authorized or appointed surveyor as may be deemed necessary by the Government of the Party, the Master of a ship shall, with respect to a Category B substance outside special areas or a Category C substance in all areas, ensure compliance with the following:\n\t(a)\tIf a tank is partially unloaded or unloaded but not cleaned, an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(b)\tIf the tank is to be cleaned at sea—\n\t(i)\tthe cargo piping system serving that tank shall be drained and an appropriate entry made in the Cargo Record Book;\n\t(ii)\tthe quantity of substance remaining in the tank shall not exceed the maximum quantity which may be discharged into the sea for that substance under Regulation 5(2)(c) of this Annex outside special areas in the case of Category B substances, or under Regulations 5(3)(c) and 5(9)(c) outside and within special areas respectively in the case of Category C substances. An appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book;\n\t(iii)\twhere it is intended to discharge the quantity of substance remaining into the sea the approved procedures shall be complied with, and the necessary dilution of the substance satisfactory for such a discharge shall be achieved. An appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book; or\n\t(iv)\twhere the tank washings are not discharged into the sea, if any internal transfer of tank washings takes place from that tank an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book; and\n\t(v)\tany subsequent discharge into the sea of such tank washings shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 5 of this Annex for the appropriate area and Category of substance involved.\n\t(c)\tIf the tank is to be cleaned in port—\n\t(i)\tthe tank washings shall be discharged to a reception facility and an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book; or\n\t(ii)\tthe tank washings shall be retained on board the ship and an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book indicating the location and disposition of the tank washings.\n\t(d)\tIf after unloading a Category C substance within a special area, any residues or tank washings are to be retained on board until the ship is outside the special area, the Master shall so indicate by an appropriate entry in the Cargo Record Book and in this case the procedures set out in Regulation 5(3) of this Annex shall be applicable.\n\tCategory B Substances within Special Areas\n\t(6)\tSubject to such surveillance and approval by the authorized or appointed surveyor as may be deemed necessary by the Government of the Party, the Master of a ship shall, with respect to a Category B substance within a special area, ensure compliance with the following:\n\t(a)\tIf a tank is partially unloaded or unloaded but not cleaned, an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(b)\tUntil that tank is cleaned every subsequent pumping or transfer operation carried out in connexion with that tank shall also be entered in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(c)\tIf the tank is to be washed, the effluent from the tank washing operation, which shall contain a volume of water not less than 0.5 per cent of the total volume of the tank, shall be discharged from the ship to a reception facility until the tank, its pump and piping system are empty. An appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(d)\tIf the tank is to be further cleaned and emptied at sea, the Master shall—\n\t(i)\tensure that the approved procedures referred to in Regulation 5(8)(c) of this Annex are complied with and that the appropriate entries are made in the Cargo Record Book; and\n\t(ii)\tensure that any discharge into the sea is made in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 5(8) of this Annex and an appropriate entry is made in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(e)\tIf after unloading a Category B substance within a special area, any residues or tank washings are to be retained on board until the ship is outside the special area, the Master shall so indicate by an appropriate entry in the Cargo Record Book and in this case the procedures set out in Regulation 5(2) of this Annex shall be applicable.\n\tCategory D Substances in all Areas\n\t(7)\tThe Master of a ship shall, with respect to a Category D substance, ensure compliance with the following:\n\t(a)\tIf a tank is partially unloaded or unloaded but not cleaned, an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(b)\tIf the tank is to be cleaned at sea—\n\t(i)\tthe cargo piping system serving that tank shall be drained and an appropriate entry made in the Cargo Record Book;\n\t(ii)\twhere it is intended to discharge the quantity of substance remaining into the sea, the necessary dilution of the substance satisfactory for such a discharge shall be achieved. An appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book; or\n\t(iii)\twhere the tank washings are not discharged into the sea, if any internal transfer of tank washings takes place from that tank an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book; and\n\t(iv)\tany subsequent discharge into the sea of such tank washings shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 5(4) of this Annex.\n\t(c)\tIf the tank is to be cleaned in port—\n\t(i)\tthe tank washings shall be discharged to a reception facility and an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book; or\n\t(ii)\tthe tank washings shall be retained on board the ship and an appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book indicating the location and disposition of the tank washings.\n\tDischarge from a Slop Tank\n\t(8)\tAny residues retained on board in a slop tank, including those from pump room bilges, which contain a Category A substance, or within a special area either a Category A or Category B substance, shall be discharged to a reception facility in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 5(1), (7) or (8) of this Annex, whichever is applicable. An appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(9)\tAny residues retained on board in a slop tank, including those from pump room bilges, which contain a quantity of a Category B substance outside a special area or a Category C substance in all areas in excess of the aggregate of the maximum quantities specified in Regulation 5(2)(c), (3)(c) or (9)(c) of this Annex, whichever is applicable, shall be discharged to a reception facility. An appropriate entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book.\nCargo Record Book\n\t(1)\tEvery ship to which this Annex applies shall be provided with a Cargo Record Book, whether as part of the ship's official log book or otherwise, in the form specified in Appendix IV to this Annex.\n\t(2)\tThe Cargo Record Book shall be completed, on a tank-to-tank basis, whenever any of the following operations with respect to a noxious liquid substance take place in the ship:\n\t(i)\tLoading of cargo;\n\t(ii)\tUnloading of cargo;\n\t(iii)\tTransfer of cargo;\n\t(iv)\tTransfer of cargo, cargo residues or mixtures containing cargo to a slop tank;\n\t(v)\tCleaning of cargo tanks;\n\t(vi)\tTransfer from slop tanks;\n\t(vii)\tBallasting of cargo tanks;\n\t(viii)\tTransfer of dirty ballast water;\n\t(ix)\tDischarge into the sea in accordance with Regulation 5 of this Annex.\n\t(3)\tIn the event of any discharge of the kind referred to in Article 8 of the present Convention and Regulation 6 of this Annex of any noxious liquid substance or mixture containing such substance, whether intentional or accidental, an entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book stating the circumstances of, and the reason for, the discharge.\n\t(4)\tWhen a surveyor appointed or authorized by the Government of the Party to the Convention to supervise any operations under this Annex has inspected a ship, then that surveyor shall make an appropriate entry in the Cargo Record Book.\n\t(5)\tEach operation referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall be fully recorded without delay in the Cargo Record Book so that all the entries in the book appropriate to that operation are completed. Each entry shall be signed by the officer or officers in charge of the operation concerned and, when the ship is manned, each page shall be signed by the Master of the ship. The entries in the Cargo Record Book shall be in an official language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, and, for ships holding an International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (1973), in English or French. The entries in an official national language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly shall prevail in case of a dispute or discrepancy.\n\t(6)\tThe Cargo Record Book shall be kept in such a place as to be readily available for inspection and, except in the case of unmanned ships under tow, shall be kept on board the ship. It shall be retained for a period of two years after the last entry has been made.\n\t(7)\tThe competent authority of the Government of a Party may inspect the Cargo Record Book on board any ship to which this Annex applies while the ship is in its port, and may make a copy of any entry in that book and may require the Master of the ship to certify that the copy is a true copy of such entry. Any copy so made which has been certified by the Master of the ship as a true copy of an entry in the ship's Cargo Record Book shall be made admissible in any judicial proceedings as evidence of the facts stated in the entry. The inspection of a Cargo Record Book and the taking of a certified copy by the competent authority under this paragraph shall be performed as expeditiously as possible without causing the ship to be unduly delayed.\n\t(1)\tShips which are subject to the provisions of this Annex and which carry noxious liquid substances in bulk shall be surveyed as follows:\n\t(a)\tAn initial survey before a ship is put into service or before the certificate required by Regulation 11 of this Annex is issued for the first time, which shall include a complete inspection of its structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material in so far as the ship is covered by this Annex. The survey shall be such as to ensure full compliance with the applicable requirements of this Annex.\n\t(b)\tPeriodical surveys at intervals specified by the Administration which shall not exceed five years and which shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex. However, where the duration of the International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (1973) is extended as specified in Regulation 12(2) or (4) of this Annex, the interval of the periodical survey may be extended correspondingly.\n\t(c)\tIntermediate surveys at intervals specified by the Administration which shall not exceed thirty months and which shall be such as to ensure that the equipment and associated pumps and piping systems, fully comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex and are in good working order. The survey shall be endorsed on the International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (1973) issued under Regulation 11 of this Annex.\n\t(2)\tSurveys of a ship with respect to the enforcement of the provisions of this Annex shall be carried out by officers of the Administration. The Administration may, however, entrust the surveys either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it. In every case the Administration concerned shall fully guarantee the completeness and efficiency of the surveys.\n\t(3)\tAfter any survey of a ship under this Regulation has been completed, no significant change shall be made in the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements of material, covered by the survey without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such equipment and fittings for the purpose of repair or maintenance.\n\t(1)\tAn International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (1973) shall be issued to any ship carrying noxious liquid substances which is engaged in voyages to ports or off-shore terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention after survey of such ship in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 10 of this Annex.\n\t(2)\tSuch Certificate shall be issued either by the Administration or by a person or organization duly authorized by it. In every case the Administration shall assume full responsibility for the Certificate.\n\t(a)\tThe Government of a Party may, at the request of the Administration, cause a ship to be surveyed and if satisfied that the provisions of this Annex are complied with shall issue or authorize the issue of a Certificate to the ship in accordance with this Annex.\n\t(b)\tA copy of the Certificate and a copy of the survey report shall be transmitted as soon as possible to the requesting Administration.\n\t(c)\tA Certificate so issued shall contain a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the Administration and shall have the same force and receive the same recognition as a Certificate issued under paragraph (1) of this Regulation.\n\t(d)\tNo International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (1973) shall be issued to any ship which is entitled to fly the flag of a State which is not a Party.\n\t(4)\tThe Certificate shall be drawn up in an official language of the issuing country in a form corresponding to the model given in Appendix V to this Annex. If the language used is neither English nor French, the text shall include a translation into one of these languages.\n\t(1)\tAn International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (1973) shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration, which shall not exceed five years from the date of issue, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (4) of this Regulation.\n\t(2)\tIf a ship at the time when the Certificate expires is not in a port or off-shore terminal under the jurisdiction of the Party to the Convention whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, the Certificate may be extended by the Administration, but such extension shall be granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly or in which it is to be surveyed and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so.\n\t(3)\tNo Certificate shall be thus extended for a period longer than five months and a ship to which such extension is granted shall not on its arrival in the State whose flag it is entitled to fly or to the port in which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of such extension to leave that port or State without having obtained a new Certificate.\n\t(4)\tA Certificate which has not been extended under the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Regulation may be extended by the Administration for a period of grace of up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it.\n\t(5)\tA Certificate shall cease to be valid if significant alterations have taken place in the structure, equipment, fittings, arrangements and material required by this Annex without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such equipment or fitting for the purpose of repair or maintenance or if intermediate surveys as specified by the Administration under Regulation 10(1)(c) of this Annex are not carried out.\n\t(6)\tA Certificate issued to a ship shall cease to be valid upon transfer of such a ship to the flag of another State, except as provided in paragraph (7) of this Regulation.\n\t(7)\tUpon transfer of a ship to the flag of another Party, the Certificate shall remain in force for a period not exceeding five months provided that it would not have expired before the end of that period, or until the Administration issues a replacement Certificate, whichever is earlier. As soon as possible after the transfer has taken place the Government of the Party whose flag the ship was formerly entitled to fly shall transmit to the Administration a copy of the Certificate carried by the ship before the transfer and, if available, a copy of the relevant survey report.\nRequirements for Minimizing Accidental Pollution\n\t(1)\tThe design, construction, equipment and operation of ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk which are subject to the provisions of this Annex shall be such as to minimize the uncontrolled discharge into the sea of such substances.\n\t(2)\tPursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation, the Government of each Party shall issue, or cause to be issued, detailed requirements on the design, construction, equipment and operation of such ships.\n\t(3)\tIn respect of chemical tankers, the requirements referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation shall contain at least all the provisions given in the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Assembly of the Organization in Resolution A.212 (VII) and as may be amended by the Organization, provided that the amendments to that Code are adopted and brought into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the present Convention for amendment procedures to an Appendix to an Annex.\nAppendix I\nGUIDELINES FOR THE CATEGORIZATION OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES\n\tCategory A\nSubstances which are bioaccumulated and liable to produce a hazard to aquatic life or human health; or which are highly toxic to aquatic life (as expressed by a Hazard Rating 4, defined by a TLm less than 1 ppm); and additionally certain substances which are moderately toxic to aquatic life (as expressed by a Hazard Rating 3, defined by a TLm of 1 or more, but less than 10 ppm) when particular weight is given to additional factors in the hazard profile or to special characteristics of the substance.\n\tCategory B\nSubstances which are bioaccumulated with a short retention of the order of one week or less; or which are liable to produce tainting of the sea food; or which are moderately toxic to aquatic life (as expressed by a Hazard Rating 3, defined by a TLm of 1 ppm or more, but less than 10 ppm); and additionally certain substances which are slightly toxic to aquatic life (as expressed by a Hazard Rating 2, defined by a TLm of 10 ppm or more, but less than 100 ppm) when particular weight is given to additional factors in the hazard profile or to special characteristics of the substance.\n\tCategory C\nSubstances which are slightly toxic to aquatic life (as expressed by a Hazard Rating 2, defined by a TLm of 10 or more, but less than 100 ppm); and additionally certain substances which are practically non-toxic to aquatic life (as expressed by a Hazard Rating 1, defined by a TLm of 100 ppm or more, but less than 1000 ppm) when particular weight is given to additional factors in the hazard profile or to special characteristics of the substance.\n\tCategory D\nSubstances which are practically non-toxic to aquatic life (as expressed by a Hazard Rating 1, defined by a TLm of 100 ppm or more, but less than 1000 ppm); or causing deposits blanketing the seafloor with a high biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); or highly hazardous to human health, with an LD50 of less than 5 mg/kg; or produce moderate reduction of amenities because of persistency, smell or poisonous or irritant characteristics, possibly interfering with use of beaches; or moderately hazardous to human health, with an LD50 of 5 mg/kg or more, but less than 50 mg/kg and produce slight reduction of amenities.\n\tOther Liquid Substances (for the purposes of Regulation 4 of this Annex)\nSubstances other than those categorized in Categories A, B, C and D above.\nLIST OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES CARRIED IN BULK\n\nUN\nNumber\nPollution\nCategory\nfor\noperational\ndischarge\nResidual concentration\n(per cent by weight)\n(Regulation\n3 of\n(Regulation\n5(1) of\n(Regulation 5(7) of\nI\nII\nIII\nOutside\nspecial\nareas\nIV\nWithin\nspecial\nareas\nAcetaldehyde\nC\n\nAcetic acid\nC\n\nAcetic anhydride\nC\n\nAcetone\nD\n\nAcetone cyanohydrin\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nAcetyl chloride\nC\n\nAcrolein\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nAcrylic acid*\n..\nC\n\nAcrylonitrile\nB\n\nAndiponitrile\n..\nD\n\nAlkylbenzene sulfonate\n(straight chain)\n..\nC\n\n(branched chain)\n\nB\n\nAllyl alcohol\nB\n\nAllyl chloride\nC\n\nAlum (15% solution)\n..\nD\n\nAminoethylethanolamine\n(Hydroxyethyl-ethylene-diamine)*\n..\nD\n\nAmmonia (28% aqueous)\nB\n\niso-Amyl acetate\nC\n\nn-Amyl acetate\nC\n\nn-Amyl alcohol\n..\nD\n\nAniline\nC\n\nBenzene\nC\n\nBenzyl alcohol\n..\nD\n\nBenzyl chloride\nB\n\nn-Butyl acetate\nD\n\nsec-Butyl acetate\nD\n\nn-Butyl acrylate\n..\nD\n\nButyl butyrate*\n..\nB\n\nButylene glycol(s)\n..\nD\n\nButyl methacrylate\n..\nD\n\nn-Butyraldehyde\nB\n\nButyric acid\n..\nB\n\nCalcium hydroxide (solution)\n..\nD\n\nCamphor oil\nB\n\nCarbon disulphide\nA\n0.01\nCarbon tetrachloride\nB\n\nCaustic potash (Potassium hydroxide)\nC\n\nChloroacetic acid\nC\n\nChloroform\nB\n\nChlorohydrins (crude)*\n..\nD\n\nChloroprene*\nC\n\nChlorosulphonic acid\nC\n\npara-Chlorotoluene\n..\nB\n\nCitric acid (10%-25%)\n..\nD\n\nCreosote\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCresols\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCresylic acid\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCrotonaldehyde\nB\n\nCumene\nC\n\nCyclohexane\nC\n\nCyclohexanol\n..\nD\n\nCyclohexanone\nD\n\nCyclohexylamine*\n..\nD\n\npara-Cymene (Isopropyltoluene)*\nD\n\nDecahydronaphthalene\nD\n\nDecane*\n..\nD\n\nDiacetone alcohol*\nD\n\nDibenzyl ether*\n..\nC\n\nDichlorobenzenes\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nDichloroethyl ether\nB\n\nDichloropropene—\nDichloropropane mixture (D.D. Soil fumigant)\nB\n\nDiethylamine\nC\n\nDiethylbenzene (mixed isomers)\nC\n\nDiethyl ether\nD\n\nDiethylenetriamine*\nC\n\nDiethylene glycol monoethyl ether\n..\nC\n\nDiethylketone (3-Pentanone)\nD\n\nDiisobutylene*\nD\n\nDiisobutyl ketone\nD\n\nDiisopropanolamine\n..\nC\n\nDiisopropylamine\nC\n\nDiisopropyl ether*\nD\n\nDimethylamine (40% aqueous)\nC\n\nDimethylethanolamine\n(2-Dimethylamino-ethanol)*\nC\n\nDimethylformamide\n..\nD\n\n1,4-Dioxane*\nC\n\nDiphenyl/Diphenyloxide, mixtures*\n..\nD\n\nDodecylbenzene\n..\nC\n\nEpichlorohydrin\nB\n\n2-Ethoxyethyl acetate*\nD\n\nEthyl acetate\nD\n\nEthyl acrylate\nD\n\nEthyl amyl ketone*\n..\nC\n\nEthylbenzene\nC\n\nEthyl cyclohexane\n..\nD\n\nEthylene chlorohydrin\n(2-Chloro-ethanol)\nD\n\nEthylene cyanohydrin*\n..\nD\n\nEthylenediamine\nC\n\nEthylene dibromide\nB\n\nEthylene dichloride\nB\n\nEthylene glycol monoethyl ether\n(Methyl cellosolve)\nD\n\n2-Ethylhexyl acrylate*\n..\nD\n\n2-Ethylhexyl alcohol\n..\nC\n\nEthyl lactate*\nD\n\n2-Ethyl 3-propyl-acrolein*\n..\nB\n\nFormaldehyde (37–50% solution)\nC\n\nFormic acid\nD\n\nFurfuryl alcohol\n..\nC\n\nHeptanoic acid*\n..\nD\n\nHexamethylenediamine*\nC\n\nHydrochloric acid\nD\n\nHydrofluoric acid (40% aqueous)\nB\n\nHydrogen peroxide (greater than 60%)\nC\n\nIsobutyl acrylate\n..\nD\n\nIsobutyl alcohol\nD\n\nIsobutyl methacrylate\n..\nD\n\nIsobutyraldehyde\nC\n\nIsooctane*\n..\nD\n\nIsopentane\n..\nD\n\nIsophorone\n..\nD\n\nIsopropylamine\nC\n\nIsopropyl cyclohexane\n..\nD\n\nIsoprene\nD\n\nLactic acid\n..\nD\n\nMesityl oxide*\nC\n\nMethyl acetate\nD\n\nMethyl acrylate\nC\n\nMethylamyl alcohol\n..\nD\n\nMethylene chloride\nB\n\n2-Methyl-5-Ethyl-pyridine*\n..\nB\n\nMethyl methacrylate\nD\n\n2-Methylpentene*\n..\nD\n\nalpha-Methylstyrene*\n..\nD\n\nMonochlorobenzene\nB\n\nMonoethanolamine\n..\nD\n\nMonoisopropanolamine\n..\nC\n\nMonomethyl ethanolamine\n..\nC\n\nMononitrobenzene\n..\nC\n\nMonoisopropylamine\n..\nC\n\nMorpholine*\nC\n\nNaphthalene (molten)\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nNaphthenic acids*\n..\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nNitric acid (90%)\n2031/\nC\n\n2-Nitropropane\n..\nD\n\northo-Nitrotoluene\nC\n\nNonyl alcohol*\n..\nC\n\nNonylphenol\n..\nC\n\nn-Octanol\n..\nC\n\nOleum\nC\n\nOxalic acid (10–25%)\n..\nD\n\nPentachloroethane\nB\n\nn-Pentane\nC\n\nPerchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethylene)\nB\n\nPhenol\nB\n\nPhosphoric acid\nD\n\nPhosphorus (elemental)\nA\n0.01\nPhthalic anhydride (molten)\n..\nC\n\nbeta-Propiolactone*\n..\nB\n\nPropionaldehyde\nD\n\nPropionic acid\nD\n\nPropionic anhydride\n..\nD\n\nn-Propyl acetate*\nC\n\nn-Propyl alcohol\nD\n\nn-Propylamine\nC\n\nPyridine\nB\n\nSilicon tetrachloride\nD\n\nSodium bichromate (solution)\n..\nC\n\nSodium hydroxide\nC\n\nSodium pentachlorophenate (solution)\n..\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nStyrene monomer\nC\n\nSulphuric acid\n1830/\n1831/\nC\n\nTallow\n..\nD\n\nTetraethyl lead\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nTetrahydrofuran\nD\n\nTetrahydronaphthalene\nC\n\nTetramethylbenzene\n..\nD\n\nTetramethyl lead\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nTitanium tetrachloride\nD\n\nToluene\nC\n\nToluene diisocyanate*\nB\n\nTrichloroethane\n..\nC\n\nTrichlorethylene\nB\n\nTriethanolamine\n..\nD\n\nTriethylamine\nC\n\nTrimethylbenzene*\n..\nC\n\nTritolyl phosphate (Tricresyl phosphate)*\n..\nB\n\nTurpentine (wood)\nB\n\nVinyl acetate\nC\n\nVinylidene chloride*\nB\n\nXylenes (mixed isomers)\nC\n\n* Asterisk indicates that the substance has been provisionally included in this list and that further data are necessary in order to complete the evaluation of its environmental hazards, particularly in relation to living resources.\nLIST OF OTHER LIQUID SUBSTANCES CARRIED IN BULK\n\nAcetonitrile (Methyl cyanide)\nOlive Oil\ntert-Amyl alcohol\nPolypropylene glycol\nn-Butyl-alcohol\niso-Propyl acetate\nButyrolactone\niso-Propyl alcohol\nCalcium chloride(solution)\nPropylene glycol\nCastor Oil\nPropylene oxide\nCitric juices\nPropylene tetramer\nCoconut oil\nPropylene trimer\nCod liver oil\nSorbitol\niso-Decyl alcohol\nSulphur (liquid)\nn-Decyl alcohol\nTridecanol\nDecyl octyl alcohol\nTriethylene glycol\nDibutyl ether\nTriethylenetetramine\nDiethanolamine\nTripropylene glycol\nDiethylene glycol\nWater\nDipentene\nWine\nDipropylene glycol\n\nEthyl alcohol\n\nEthylene glycol\n\nFatty alcohols (C12-C20)\n\nGlycerine\n\nn-Heptane\n\nHeptene (Mixed isomers)\n\nn-Hexane\n\nLigroin\n\nMethyl alcohol\n\nMethyamyl acetate\n\nMethylethyl ketone (2-butanone)\n\nMilk\n\nMolasses\n\nAppendix IV\nName of ship ....................................................................................................................................\nCargo carrying capacity of\neach tank in cubic metres ........................................................................................................................\nVoyage from ............................................................ to ............................................................\n\t(a)\tLoading of cargo\n\t1.\tDate and place of loading\n\t2.\tName and category of cargo(es) loaded\n\t3.\tIdentity of tank(s) loaded\n\t(b)\tTransfer of cargo\n\t4.\tDate of transfer\n\t5.\tIdentity of tank(s)\n\t(i)\tFrom\n\t(ii)\tTo\n\t6.\tWas (were) tank(s) in 5(i) emptied?\n\t7.\tIf not, quantity remaining\n\t(c)\tUnloading of cargo\n\t8.\tDate and place of unloading\n\t9.\tIdentity of tank(s) unloaded\n\t10.\tWas (were) tank(s) emptied?\n\t11.\tIf not, quantity remaining in tank(s)\n\t12.\tIs (are) tank(s) to be cleaned?\n\t13.\tAmount transferred to slop tank\n\t14.\tIdentity of slop tank\n\t(d)\tBallasting of cargo tanks\n\t15.\tIdentity of tank(s) ballasted\n\t16.\tDate and position of ship at start of ballasting\n\t(e)\tCleaning of cargo tanks\nCategory A substances\n\t17.\tIdentity of tank(s) cleaned\n\t18.\tDate and location of cleaning\n\t19.\tMethod(s) of cleaning\n\t20.\tLocation of reception facility used\n\t21.\tConcentration of effluent when discharge to reception facility stopped\n\t22.\tQuantity remaining in tank\n\t23.\tProcedure and amount of water introduced into tank in final cleaning\n\t24.\tLocation, date of discharge into sea\n\t25.\tProcedure and equipment used in discharge into the sea\nCategory B, C and D substances\n\t26.\tWashing procedure used\n\t27.\tQuantity of water used\n\t28.\tDate, location of discharge into sea\n\t29.\tProcedure and equipment used in discharge into the sea\n\t(f)\tTransfer of dirty ballast water\n\t30.\tIdentity of tank(s)\n\t31.\tDate and position of ship at start of discharge into sea\n\t32.\tDate and position of ship at finish of discharge into sea\n\t33.\tShip's speed(s) during discharge\n\t34.\tQuantity discharged into sea\n\t35.\tQuantity of polluted water transferred to slop tank(s) (identify slop tank(s))\n\t36.\tDate and port of discharge to shore reception facilities (if applicable)\n\t(g)\tTransfer from slop tank/disposal of residue\n\t37.\tIdentity of slop tank(s)\n\t38.\tQuantity disposed from each tank\n\t39.\tMethod of disposal of residue:\n\t(b)\tMixed with cargo\n\t(c)\tTransferred to another (other) tank(s) (identify tank(s))\n\t(d)\tOther method\n\t40.\tDate and port of disposal of residue\n\t(h)\tAccidental or other exceptional discharge\n\t41.\tDate and time of occurrence\n\t42.\tPlace or position of ship at time of occurrence\n\t43.\tApproximate quantity, name and category of substance\n\t44.\tCircumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks.\n............................................................ Signature of Master\nAppendix V\t\nINTERNATIONAL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK (1973)\n(Note: This Certificate shall be supplemented in the case of a chemical tanker by the certificate required pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 13(3) of Annex II of the Convention)\n(Official Seal)\nIssued under the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, under the authority of the Government.\nof ................................................................................................................................................\n(full official designation of the country)\nby ................................................................................................................................................\n(full official designation of the competent person or organization authorized under the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973)\n\nDistinctive Number or Letter\nGross Tonnage\n\n\t1.\tThat the ship has been surveyed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 10 of Annex II of the Convention.\n\t2.\tThat the survey showed that the design, construction and equipment of the ship are such as to minimize the uncontrolled discharge into the sea of noxious liquid substances.\n\t3.\tThat the following arrangements and procedures have been approved by the Administration in connection with the implementation of Regulation 5 of Annex II of the Convention:\n................................................................................................................................................\n(Continued on the annexed signed and dated sheet(s))\n................................................................................................................................................\nThis Certificate is valid until ................................................................................................\nsubject to intermediate survey(s) at intervals of ............................................................\nIssued at ....................................................................................................................................\n\n.................................... 19 ......\n\t\t\n\nIntermediate Surveys\nThis is to certify that at an intermediate survey required by Regulation 10(1)(c) of Annex II of the Convention, this ship and the condition thereof are found to comply with the relevant provisions of the Convention.\n\nDate\t\n\nDate\t\nUnder the provisions of Regulation 12(2) and (4) of Annex II of the Convention the validity of this Certificate is extended until ............................................................\n\nDate\t\nAnnex III\nREGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION BY HARMFUL SUBSTANCES CARRIED BY SEA IN PACKAGED FORM\n\t(1)\tUnless expressly provided otherwise, the regulations of this Annex apply to all ships carrying harmful substances in packaged form.\n\t(1.1)\tFor the purposes of this Annex, \"harmful substances\" are those substances which are identified as marine pollutants in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code).*\n\t(1.2)\tGuidelines for the identification of harmful substances in packaged form are given in the appendix to this Annex.\n\t(1.3)\tFor the purposes of this Annex, \"packaged form\" is defined as the forms of containment specified for harmful substances in the IMDG Code.\n\t(2)\tThe carriage of harmful substances is prohibited, except in accordance with the provisions of this Annex.\n\t(3)\tTo supplement the provisions of this Annex, the Government of each Party to the Convention shall issue, or cause to be issued, detailed requirements on packing, marking, labelling, documentation, stowage, quantity limitations and exceptions for preventing or minimising pollution of the marine environment by harmful substances.*\n\t(4)\tFor the purposes of this Annex, empty packagings which have been used previously for the carriage of harmful substances shall themselves be treated as harmful substances unless adequate precautions have been taken to ensure that they contain no residue that is harmful to the marine environment.\n\t(5)\tThe requirements of this Annex do not apply to ships stores and equipment.\n* Refer to IMDG Code adopted by Organisation by resolution A.716(17), as it has been or may be amended by the Maritime Safety Committee; see IMO sales publications IMO-200E and IMO-210E.\nPacking\nPackages shall be adequate to minimise the hazard to the marine environment, having regard to their specific contents.\nMarking and labelling\n\t(1)\tPackages containing a harmful substance shall be durably marked with the correct technical name (trade names alone shall not be used) and, further, shall be durably marked or labelled to indicate that the substance is a marine pollutant. Such identification shall be supplemented where possible by any other means, for example, by the use of the relevant United Nations number.\n\t(2)\tThe method of marking the correct technical name and of affixing labels on packages containing a harmful substance shall be such that this information will still be identifiable on packages surviving at least three months' immersion in the sea. In considering suitable marking and labelling, account shall be taken of the durability of the materials used and of the surface of the package.\n\t(3)\tPackages containing small quantities of harmful substances may be exempted from the marking requirements.*\n* Refer to the specific exemptions provided for in the IMDG Code; see IMO sales publications IMO-200E and IMO-210E.\nRegulation 4*\nDocumentation\n\t(1)\tIn all documents relating to the carriage of harmful substances by sea where such substances are named, the correct technical name of each such substance shall be used (trade names alone shall not be used) and the substance further identified by the addition of the words \"MARINE POLLUTANT\".\n\t(2)\tThe shipping documents supplied by the shipper shall include, or be accompanied by, a signed certificate or declaration that the shipment offered for carriage is properly packaged and marked, or labelled and in proper condition for carriage to minimise the hazard to the marine environment.\n\t(3)\tEach ship carrying harmful substances shall have a special list or manifest setting forth the harmful substances on board and the location thereof. A detailed stowage plan which sets out the location of the harmful substances on board may be used in place of such special list or manifest. Copies of such documents shall also be retained on shore by the owner of the ship or his representative until the harmful substances are unloaded. A copy of one of these documents shall be made available before departure to the person or organisation designated by the port State authority.\n\t(4)\tWhen the ship carries a special list or manifest or a detailed stowage plan, required for the carriage of dangerous goods by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, the documents required by this regulation may be combined with those for dangerous goods. Where documents are combined, a clear distinction shall be made between dangerous goods and harmful substances covered by this Annex.\n*Reference to \"documents\" in this regulation does not preclude the use of electronic data processing (EDP) and electronic data interchange (EDI) transmission techniques as an aid to paper documentation.\nStowage\nHarmful substances shall be properly stowed and secured so as to minimise the hazards to the marine environment without impairing the safety of the ship and persons on board.\nQuantity limitations\nCertain harmful substances may, for sound scientific and technical reasons, need to be prohibited for carriage or be limited as to the quantity which may be carried aboard any one ship. In limiting the quantity, due consideration shall be given to size, construction and equipment of the ship as well as packaging and the inherent nature of the substances.\n\t(1)\tJettisoning of harmful substances carried in packaged form shall be prohibited, except where necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship or saving life at sea.\n\t(2)\tSubject to the provisions of the present Convention, appropriate measures based on the physical, chemical and biological properties of harmful substances shall be taken to regulate the washing of leakages overboard provided that compliance with such measures would not impair the safety of the ship and persons on board.\nPort State control on operational requirements*\n\t(1)\tA ship when in a port of another party is subject to inspection by officers duly authorised by such Party concerning operational requirements under this Annex, where there are clear grounds for believing that the master or crew are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to the prevention of pollution by harmful substances.\n\t(2)\tIn the circumstances given in paragraph (1) of this regulation, the Party shall take such steps as will ensure that the ship shall not sail until the situation has been brought to order in accordance with the requirements of this Annex.\n\t(3)\tProcedures relating to the port State control prescribed in article 5 of the present Convention shall apply to this regulation.\n\t(4)\tNothing in this regulation shall be construed to limit the rights and obligations of a Party carrying out control over operational requirements specifically provided for in the present Convention.\n* Refer to the Procedures for port State control adopted by the Organisation by resolution A.787(19); see IMO sales publication IMO 550 E.\nAppendix\nGUIDELINES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN PACKAGED FORM\nFor the purposes of this Annex, substances identified by any one of the following criteria are harmful substances:\n\t—\tbioaccumulated to a significant extent and known to produce a hazard to aquatic life or to human health (Hazard Rating \"+\" in column A*); or\n\t—\tbioaccumulated with attendant risk to aquatic organisms or to human health with a short retention of the order of one week or less (Hazard Rating \"Z\" in column A*); or\n\t—\tliable to produce tainting of seafood (Hazard Rating \"T\" in column A*); or\n\t—\thighly toxic to aquatic life, defined by an LC50/96** hour less than 1 ppm (Hazard rating \"4\" in column B*).\n* Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/ WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP) which is circulated annually by the Organisation by means of BLG circulars to all IMO Member States.\n** The concentration of a substance which will, within the specified time (generally 96 hours) kill 50 per cent of the exposed group of test organisms. LC50 is often specified in milligrams per litre (mg/l) or (parts per million (ppm)).\nAnnex V\nREGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION BY GARBAGE FROM SHIPS\nFor the purposes of this Annex:\n\t(1)\tGarbage means all kinds of victual, domestic and operational waste excluding fresh fish and parts thereof, generated during the normal operation of the ship and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically except those substances which are defined or listed in other Annexes to the present Convention.\n\t(2)\tNearest land. The term \"from the nearest land\" means from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory in question is established in accordance with international law except that, for the purposes of the present Convention, \"from the nearest land\" off the north-eastern coast of Australia shall mean from a line drawn from a point on the coast of Australia in\nlatitude 11° 00′ S. longitude 142° 08′ E.\nto a point in latitude 10° 35′ S. longitude 141° 55′ E.\nthence to a point latitude 10° 00′ S. longitude 142° 00′ E.\nthence to a point latitude 9° 10′ S. longitude 143° 52′ E.\nthence to a point latitude 9° 00′ S. longitude 144° 30′ E.\nthence to a point latitude 13° 00′ S. longitude 144° 00′ E.\nthence to a point latitude 15° 00′ S. longitude 146° 00′ E.\nthence to a point latitude 18° 00′ S. longitude 147° 00′ E.\nthence to a point latitude 21° 00′ S. longitude 153° 00′ E.\nthence to a point on the coast of Australia\nin latitude 24° 42′ S. longitude 153° 15′ E.\n\t(3)\tSpecial area means a sea area where for recognised technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by garbage is required. Special areas shall include those listed in regulation 5 of this Annex.\nUnless expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of this Annex shall apply to all ships.\nDisposal of garbage outside special areas\n\t(1)\tSubject to the provisions of regulations 4, 5 and 6 of this Annex:\n\t(a)\tthe disposal into the sea of all plastics, including but not limited to synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic garbage bags, is prohibited;\n\t(b)\tthe disposal into the sea of the following garbage shall be made as far as practicable from the nearest land but in any case is prohibited if the distance from the nearest land is less than:\n\t(i)\t25 nautical miles for dunnage, lining and packing materials which will float;\n\t(ii)\t12 nautical miles for food wastes and all other garbage including paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery and similar refuse;\n\t(c)\tdisposal into the sea of garbage specified in subparagraph (b)(ii) of this regulation may be permitted when it has passed through a comminuter or grinder and made as far as practicable from the nearest land but in any case is prohibited if the distance from the nearest land is less than 3 nautical miles. Such comminuted or ground garbage shall be capable of passing through a screen with openings no greater than 25 mm.\n\t(2)\tWhen the garbage is mixed with other discharges having different disposal or discharge requirements the more stringent requirements shall apply.\nSpecial requirements for disposal of garbage\n\t(1)\tSubject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this regulation, the disposal of any materials regulated by this Annex is prohibited from fixed or floating platforms engaged in the exploration, exploitation and associated offshore processing of sea-bed mineral resources, and from all other ships when alongside or within 500 m of such platforms.\n\t(2)\tThe disposal into the sea of food wastes may be permitted when they have been passed through a comminuter or grinder from such fixed or floating platforms located more than 12 nautical miles from land and all other ships when alongside or within 500 m of such platforms. Such comminuted or ground food wastes shall be capable of passing through a screen with openings no greater than 25 mm.\nDisposal of garbage within special areas\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of this Annex the special areas are the Mediterranean Sea area, the Baltic Sea area, the Black Sea area, the Red Sea area, the \"Gulfs area\", the North Sea area, the Antarctic area and the Wider Caribbean Region, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, which are defined as follows:\n\t(a)\tThe Mediterranean Sea area means the Mediterranean Sea proper including the gulfs and seas therein with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the 41° N parallel and bounded to the west by the Straits of Gibraltar at the meridian 5° 36′ W.\n\t(b)\tThe Baltic Sea area means the Baltic Sea proper with the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of the Skaw in the Skagerrak at 57° 44.8′ N.\n\t(c)\tThe Black Sea area means the Black Sea proper with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the parallel 41° N.\n\t(d)\tThe Red Sea area means the Red Sea proper including the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba bounded at the south by the rhumb line between Ras si Ane (12° 8.5′ N, 43° 19.6′ E) and Husn Murad (12° 40.4′ N, 43° 30.2′ E).\n\t(e)\tThe Gulfs area means the sea area located north-west of the rhumb line between Ras al Hadd (22° 30′ N, 59° 48′ E) and Ras al Fasteh (25° 04′ N, 61° 25′ E).\n\t(f)\tThe North Sea area means the North Sea proper including seas therein with the boundary between:\n\t(i)\tthe North Sea southwards of latitude 62° N and eastwards of longitude 4° W;\n\t(ii)\tthe Skagerrak, the southern limit of which is determined east of the Skaw by latitude 57° 44.8′ N; and\n\t(iii)\tthe English Channel and its approaches eastwards of longitude 5° W and northwards of latitude 48° 30′ N.\n\t(g)\tThe Antarctic area means the sea area south of latitude 60° S.\n\t(h)\tThe Wider Caribbean Region, as defined in article 2, paragraph 1 of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena de Indias, 1983), means the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea proper including the bays and seas therein and that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the boundary constituted by the 30° N parallel from Florida eastward to 77° 30′ W meridian, thence a rhumb line to the intersection of 20 °N parallel and 59′ W meridian, thence a rhumb line to the intersection of 7° 20′ N parallel and 50° W meridian, thence a rhumb line drawn south-westerly to the eastern boundary of French Guiana.\n\t(2)\tSubject to the provisions of regulation 6 of this Annex:\n\t(a)\tdisposal into the sea of the following is prohibited:\n\t(i)\tall plastics, including but not limited to synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic garbage bags; and\n\t(ii)\tall other garbage, including paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, dunnage, lining and packing materials;\n\t(b)\texcept as provided in subparagraph (c) of this paragraph, disposal into the sea of food wastes shall be made as far as practicable from land, but in any case not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land;\n\t(c)\tdisposal into the Wider Caribbean Region of food wastes which have been passed through a comminuter or grinder shall be made as far as practicable from land, but in any case not less than 3 nautical miles from the nearest land. Such comminuted or ground food wastes shall be capable of passing through a screen with openings no greater than 25 mm.\n\t(3)\tWhen the garbage is mixed with other discharges having different disposal or discharge requirements the more stringent requirements shall apply.\n\t(4)\tReception facilities within special areas:\n\t(a)\tThe Government of each Party to the Convention, the coastline of which borders a special area, undertakes to ensure that as soon as possible in all ports within a special area adequate reception facilities are provided in accordance with regulation 7 of this Annex, taking into account the special needs of ships operating in these areas.\n\t(b)\tThe Government of each Party concerned shall notify the Organisation of the measures taken pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this regulation. Upon receipt of sufficient notifications the Organisation shall establish a date from which the requirements of this regulation in respect of the area in question shall take effect. The Organisation shall notify all Parties of the date so established no less than twelve months in advance of that date.\n\t(c)\tAfter the date so established, ships calling also at ports in these special areas where such facilities are not yet available, shall fully comply with the requirements of this regulation.\n\t(5)\tNotwithstanding paragraph 4 of this regulation, the following rules apply to the Antarctic area:\n\t(a)\tThe Government of each Party to the Convention at whose ports ships depart en route to or arrive from the Antarctic area undertakes to ensure that as soon as practicable adequate facilities are provided for the reception of all garbage from all ships, without causing undue delay, and according to the needs of the ships using them.\n\t(b)\tThe Government of each Party to the Convention shall ensure that all ships entitled to fly its flag, before entering the Antarctic area, have sufficient capacity on board for the retention of all garbage while operating in the area and have concluded arrangements to discharge such garbage at a reception facility after leaving the area.\nRegulations 3, 4 and 5 of this Annex shall not apply to:\n\t(a)\tthe disposal of garbage from a ship necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship and those on board or saving life at sea; or\n\t(b)\tthe escape of garbage resulting from damage to a ship or its equipment provided all reasonable precautions have been taken before and after the occurrence of the damage, for the purpose of preventing or minimising the escape; or\n\t(c)\tthe accidental loss of synthetic fishing nets, provided that all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent such loss.\nReception facilities\n\t(1)\tThe Government of each Party to the Convention undertakes to ensure the provision of facilities at ports and terminals for the reception of garbage, without causing undue delay to ships, and according to the needs of the ships using them.\n\t(2)\tThe Government of each Party shall notify the Organisation for transmission to the Parties concerned of all cases where the facilities provided under this regulation are alleged to be inadequate.\nPort State control on operational requirements*\n\t(1)\tA ship when in a port of another Party is subject to inspection by officers duly authorised by such Party concerning operational requirements under this Annex, where there are clear grounds for believing that the master or crew are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to the prevention of pollution by garbage.\n\t(2)\tIn the circumstances given in paragraph (1) of this regulation, the Party shall take such steps as will ensure that the ship shall not sail until the situation has been brought to order in accordance with the requirements of this Annex.\n\t(3)\tProcedures relating to the port State control prescribed in article 5 of the present Convention shall apply to this regulation.\n\t(4)\tNothing in this regulation shall be construed to limit the rights and obligations of a Party carrying out control over operational requirements specifically provided for in the present Convention.\n* Refer to the Procedures for port State control adopted by the Organisation by resolution A.787(19); see IMO sales publication IMO-650E.\nPlacards, garbage management plans and garbage record-keeping\n\t(1)\t—\n\t(a)\tEvery ship of 12 m or more in length overall shall display placards which notify the crew and passengers of the disposal requirements of regulations 3 and 5 of this Annex, as applicable.\n\t(b)\tThe placards shall be written in the official language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly and, for ships engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention, in English or French.\n\t(2)\tEvery ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above, and every ship which is certified to carry 15 persons or more, shall carry a garbage management plan which the crew shall follow. This plan shall provide written procedures for collecting, storing, processing and disposing of garbage, including the use of the equipment on board. It shall also designate the person in charge of carrying out the plan. Such a plan shall be in accordance with the guidelines developed by the Organisation* and written in the working language of the crew.\n\t(3)\tEvery ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above and every ship which is certified to carry 15 persons or more engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention and every fixed and floating platform engaged in exploration and exploitation of the sea-bed shall be provided with a Garbage Record Book. The Garbage Record Book, whether as a part of the ship's official log-book or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in the appendix to this Annex.\n\t(a)\teach discharge operation, or completed incineration, shall be recorded in the Garbage Record Book and signed for on the date of the incineration or discharge by the officer in charge. Each completed page of the Garbage Record Book shall be signed by the master of the ship. The entries in the Garbage Record Book shall be both in an official language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, and in English or French. The entries in an official national language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly shall prevail in case of a dispute or discrepancy;\n\t(b)\tthe entry for each incineration or discharge shall include date and time, position of the ship, description of the garbage and the estimated amount incinerated or discharged;\n\t(c)\tthe Garbage Record Book shall be kept on board the ship and in such a place as to be available for inspection in a reasonable time. This document shall be preserved for a period of two years after the last entry is made on the record;\n\t(d)\tin the event of discharge, escape or accidental loss referred to in regulation 6 of this Annex an entry shall be made in the Garbage Record Book of the circumstances of, and the reasons for, the loss.\n* Refer to the Guidelines for the development of garbage management plans adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organisation by resolution MEPC.70(38); see MEPC/Circ.317 and IMO sales publication IMO-656E.\n\t(4)\tThe Administration may waive the requirements for Garbage Record Books for:\n\t(a)\tany ship engaged on voyages of 1 hour or less in duration which is certified to carry 15 persons or more; or\n\t(b)\tfixed or floating platforms while engaged in exploration and exploitation of the sea-bed.\n\t(5)\tThe competent authority of the Government of a Party to the Convention may inspect the Garbage Record Book on board any ship to which this regulation applies while the ship is in its ports or offshore terminals and may make a copy of any entry in that book, and may require the master of the ship to certify that the copy is a true copy of such an entry. Any copy so made, which has been certified by the master of the ship as a true copy of an entry in the ship's Garbage Record Book, shall be admissible in any judicial proceedings as evidence of the facts stated in the entry. The inspection of a Garbage Record Book and the taking of a certified copy by the competent authority under this paragraph shall be performed as expeditiously as possible without causing the ship to be unduly delayed.\n\t(6)\tIn the case of ships built before 1 July 1997, this regulation shall apply as from 1 July 1998.\nAppendix\nForm of Garbage Record Book\nName of ship:____________________________________________________________\nDistinctive number or letters:________________________________________________\nIMO No.:__________________________________________________________________\nPeriod: From:______________________________ To: ______________________________\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Introduction","content":"\t1\tIntroduction\nIn accordance with regulation 9 of Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78), a record is to be kept of each discharge operation or completed incineration. This includes discharges at sea, to reception facilities, or to other ships.\n","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Garbage and garbage management","content":"\t2\tGarbage and garbage management\nGarbage includes all kinds of food, domestic and operational waste excluding fresh fish and parts thereof, generated during the normal operation of the vessel and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically except those substances which are defined or listed in other annexes to MARPOL 73/78 (such as oil, sewage or noxious liquid substances).\nThe Guidelines for the Implementation of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78* should also be referred to for relevant information.\n* Refer to the Guidelines for the Implementation of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78; see IMO sales publication IMO-656E.\n\t3\tDescription of the garbage\nThe garbage is to be grouped into categories for the purposes of this record book as follows:\n\t1\tPlastics\n\t2\tFloating dunnage, lining, or packing material\n\t3\tGround-down paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc.\n\t4\tPaper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc.\n\t5\tFood waste\n\t6\tIncinerator ash.\n\t4\tEntries in the Garbage Record Book\n\t4.1\tEntries in the Garbage Record Book shall be made on each of the following occasions:\n\t(a)\tWhen garbage is discharged into the sea:\n\t(i)\tDate and time of discharge\n\t(ii)\tPosition of the ship (latitude and longitude)\n\t(iii)\tCategory of garbage discharged\n\t(iv)\tEstimated amount discharged for each category in cubic metres\n\t(v)\tSignature of the officer in charge of the operation.\n\t(b)\tWhen garbage is discharged to reception facilities ashore or to other ships:\n\t(i)\tDate and time of discharge\n\t(ii)\tPort or facility, or name of ship\n\t(iii)\tCategory of garbage discharged\n\t(iv)\tEstimated amount discharged for each category in cubic metres\n\t(v)\tSignature of officer in charge of the operation.\n\t(c)\tWhen garbage is incinerated:\n\t(i)\tDate and time of start and stop of incineration\n\t(ii)\tPosition of the ship (latitude and longitude)\n\t(iii)\tEstimated amount incinerated in cubic metres\n\t(iv)\tSignature of the officer in charge of the operation.\n\t(d)\tAccidental or other exceptional discharges of garbage\n\t(i)\tTime of occurrence\n\t(ii)\tPort of position of the ship at time of occurrence\n\t(iii)\tEstimated amount and category of garbage\n\t(iv)\tCircumstances of disposal, escape or loss, the reason therefor and general remarks.\n\t4.2\tReceipts\nThe master should obtain from the operator of port reception facilities, or from the master of the ship receiving the garbage, a receipt or certificate specifying the estimated amount of garbage transferred. The receipts or certificates must be kept on board the ship with the Garbage Record Book for two years.\n\t4.3\tAmount of garbage\nThe amount of garbage on board should be estimated in cubic metres, if possible separately according to category. The Garbage Record Book contains many references to estimated amount of garbage. It is recognised that the accuracy of estimating amounts of garbage is left to interpretation. Volume estimates will differ before and after processing. Some processing procedures may not allow for a useable estimate of volume, e.g. the continuous processing of food waste. Such factors should be taken into consideration when making and interpreting entries made in a record.\n\nRECORD OF GARBAGE DISCHARGES\nShip's name:________________________ Distinctive No., or letters:________________________ IMO No.:________________________\nGarbage categories:\n1:\nPlastic.\n2:\nFloating dunnage, lining, or packing materials.\n3:\nGround paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc.\n4:\nPaper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc.\n5:\nFood waste.\n6:\nIncinerator ash.\nNOTE: THE DISCHARGE OF ANY GARBAGE OTHER THAN FOOD WASTE IS PROHIBITED IN SPECIAL AREAS. ONLY GARBAGE DISCHARGED INTO THE SEA MUST BE CATEGORISED. GARBAGE OTHER THAN CATEGORY 1 DISCHARGED TO RECEPTION FACILITIES NEED ONLY BE LISTED AS A TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT.\n\nDate/time\nPosition of the ship\nEstimated amount discharged into sea (m3)\nEstimated amount discharged to reception facilities or to other ship (m3)\nEstimated amount incinerated (m3)\nCertification/ Signature\n\nCAT.2\nCAT.3\nCAT.4\nCAT.5\nCAT.6\nCAT.1\nOther\n\nMaster's signature:________________________\nDate:________________________\nTHE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973\nTHE PARTIES TO THE PRESENT PROTOCOL,\nRECOGNIZING the significant contribution which can be made by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, to the protection of the marine environment from pollution from ships,\nRECOGNIZING ALSO the need to improve further the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships, particularly oil tankers,\nRECOGNIZING FURTHER the need for implementing the Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil contained in Annex I of that Convention as early and as widely as possible,\nACKNOWLEDGING HOWEVER the need to defer the application of Annex II of that Convention until certain technical problems have been satisfactorily resolved,\nCONSIDERING that these objectives may best be achieved by the conclusion of a Protocol relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973,\nHAVE AGREED as follows:\nGeneral Obligations\n\t1.\tThe Parties to the present Protocol undertake to give effect to the provisions of—\n\t(a)\tthe present Protocol and the Annex hereto which shall constitute an integral part of the present Protocol; and\n\t(b)\tthe International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as \"the Convention\"), subject to the modifications and additions set out in the present Protocol.\n\t2.\tThe provisions of the Convention and the present Protocol shall be read and interpreted together as one single instrument.\n\t3.\tEvery reference to the present Protocol constitutes at the same time a reference to the Annex hereto.\nImplementation of Annex II of the Convention\n\t1.\tNotwithstanding the provisions of Article 14(1) of the Convention, the Parties to the present Protocol agree that they shall not be bound by the provisions of Annex II of the Convention for a period of three years from the date of entry into force of the present Protocol or for such longer period as may be decided by a two-thirds majority of the Parties to the present Protocol in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (hereinafter referred to as \"the Committee\") of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (hereinafter referred to as \"the Organization\").\n\t2.\tDuring the period specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Parties to the present Protocol shall not be under any obligations nor entitled to claim any privileges under the Convention in respect of matters relating to Annex II of the Convention and all reference to Parties in the Convention shall not include the Parties to the present Protocol in so far as matters relating to that Annex are concerned.\nCommunication of Information\nThe text of Article II(1)(b) of the Convention is replaced by the following:\n\"a list of nominated surveyors or recognized organizations which are authorized to act on their behalf in the administration of matters relating to the design construction equipment and operation of ships carrying harmful substances in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations for circulation to the Parties for information of their officers. The Administration shall therefore notify the Organization of the specific responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to nominated surveyors or recognized organizations.\"\nSignature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval and Accession\n\t1.\tThe present Protocol shall be open for signature at the Headquarters of the Organization from 1 June 1978 to 31 May 1979 and shall thereafter remain open for accession. States may become Parties to the present Protocol by—\n\t(a)\tsignature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; or\n\t(b)\tsignature, subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or\n\t(c)\taccession.\n\t2.\tRatification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General of the Organization.\nEntry into Force\n\t1.\tThe present Protocol shall enter into force twelve months after the date on which not less than fifteen States, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant shipping, have become Parties to it in accordance with Article IV of the present Protocol.\n\t2.\tAny instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited after the date on which the present Protocol enters into force shall take effect three months after the date of deposit.\n\t3.\tAfter the date on which an amendment to the present Protocol is deemed to have been accepted in accordance with Article 16 of the Convention, any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited shall apply to the present Protocol as amended.\nArticle VI\nAmendments\nThe procedures set out in Article 16 of the Convention in respect of amendments to the Articles, an Annex and an Appendix to an Annex of the Convention shall apply respectively to amendments to the Articles, the Annex and an Appendix to the Annex of the present Protocol.\nArticle VII\nDenunciation\n\t1.\tThe present Protocol may be denounced by any Party to the present Protocol at any time after the expiry of five years from the date on which the Protocol enters into force for that Party.\n\t2.\tDenunciation shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of denunciation with the Secretary-General of the Organization.\n\t3.\tA denunciation shall take effect twelve months after receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General of the Organization or after the expiry of any other longer period which may be indicated in the notification.\nArticle VIII\nDepositary\n\t1.\tThe present Protocol shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Organization (hereinafter referred to as \"the Depositary\").\n\t2.\tThe Depositary shall—\n\t(a)\tinform all States which have signed the present Protocol or acceded thereto of—\n\t(i)\teach new signature or deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, together with the date thereof;\n\t(ii)\tthe date of entry into force of the present Protocol;\n\t(iii)\tthe deposit of any instrument of denunciation of the present Protocol together with the date on which it was received and the date on which the denunciation takes effect;\n\t(iv)\tany decision made in accordance with Article II(1) of the present Protocol;\n\t(b)\ttransmit certified true copies of the present Protocol to all States which have signed the present Protocol or acceded thereto.\n\t3.\tAs soon as the present Protocol enters into force, a certified true copy thereof shall be transmitted by the Depositary to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.\nArticle IX\nLanguages\nThe present Protocol is established in a single original in the English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, each text being equally authentic. Official translations in the Arabic, German, Italian and Japanese languages shall be prepared and deposited with the signed original.\n\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned being duly authorized by their respective Governments for that purpose have signed the present Protocol.\nDONE AT LONDON this seventeenth day of February one thousand nine hundred and seventy‑eight.\nMODIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973\nParagraphs (1) to (7)—No change\nThe existing text of paragraph (8) is replaced by the following:\n\t(8)\t—\n\t(a)\t\"Major conversion\" means a conversion of an existing ship—\n\t(i)\twhich substantially alters the dimensions or carrying capacity of the ship; or\n\t(ii)\twhich changes the type of the ship; or\n\t(iii)\tthe intent of which in the opinion of the Administration is substantially to prolong its life; or\n\t(iv)\twhich otherwise so alters the ship that, if it were a new ship, it would become subject to relevant provisions of the present Protocol not applicable to it as an existing ship.\n\t(b)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, conversion of an existing oil tanker of 20 000 tons deadweight and above to meet the requirements of Regulation 13 of this Annex shall not be deemed to constitute a major conversion for the purposes of this Annex.\nParagraphs (9) to (22)—No change\nThe existing text of paragraph (23) is replaced by the following:\n\t(23)\t\"Lightweight\" means the displacement of a ship in metric tons without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and feed water in tanks, consumable stores, and passengers and crew and their effects.\nParagraphs (24) and (25)—No change\nThe following paragraphs are added to the existing text:\n\t(26)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (6) of this Regulation, for the purposes of Regulations 13, 13B, 13E and 18(5) of this Annex, \"new oil tanker\" means an oil tanker—\n\t(a)\tfor which the building contract is placed after 1 June 1979; or\n\t(b)\tin the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction after 1 January 1980; or\n\t(c)\tthe delivery of which is after 1 June 1982; or\n\t(i)\tfor which the contract is placed after 1 June 1979; or\n\t(ii)\tin the absence of a contract, the construction work of which is begun after 1 January 1980; or\n\t(iii)\twhich is completed after 1 June 1982—\nexcept that, for oil tankers of 70 000 tons deadweight and above, the definition in paragraph (6) of this Regulation shall apply for the purposes of Regulation 13(1) of this Annex.\n\t(27)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (7) of this Regulation, for the purposes of Regulations 13, 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D and 18(6) of this Annex, \"existing oil tanker\" means an oil tanker which is not a new oil tanker as defined in paragraph (26) of this Regulation.\n\t(28)\t\"Crude oil\" means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation and includes—\n\t(a)\tcrude oil from which certain distillate fractions may have been removed; and\n\t(b)\tcrude oil to which certain distillate fractions may have been added.\n\t(29)\t\"Crude oil tanker\" means an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil.\n\t(30)\t\"Product carrier\" means an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil other crude oil.\nRegulations 2 and 3—No change\nThe existing text of Regulation 4 is replaced by the following:\nSurveys and Inspections\n\t(1)\tEvery oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above and every other ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above shall be subject to the surveys specified below:\n\t(a)\tAn initial survey before the ship is put in service or before the Certificate required under Regulation 5 of this Annex is issued for the first time, which shall include a complete survey of its structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material in so far as the ship is covered by this Annex. This survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex.\n\t(b)\tPeriodical surveys at intervals specified by the Administration, but not exceeding five years, which shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the requirements of this Annex.\n\t(c)\tA minimum of one intermediate survey during the period of validity of the Certificate which shall be such as to ensure that the equipment and associated pump and piping systems, including oil discharge monitoring and control systems, crude oil washing systems, oily-water separating equipment and oil filtering systems, fully comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex and are in good working order. In cases where only one such intermediate survey is carried out in any one Certificate validity period, it shall be held not before six months prior to, nor later than six months after the half-way date of the Certificate's period of validity. Such intermediate surveys shall be endorsed on the Certificate issued under Regulation 5 of this Annex.\n\t(2)\tThe Administration shall establish appropriate measures for ships which are not subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation in order to ensure that the applicable provisions of this Annex are complied with.\n\t(a)\tSurveys of ships as regards the enforcement of the provisions of this Annex shall be carried out by officers of the Administration. The Administration may, however, entrust the surveys either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it.\n\t(b)\tThe Administration shall institute arrangements for unscheduled inspections to be carried out during the period of validity of the Certificate. Such inspections shall ensure that the ship and its equipment remain in all respects satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended. These inspections may be carried out by their own inspection services, or by nominated surveyors or by recognized organizations, or by other Parties upon request of the Administration. Where the Administration, under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation, establishes mandatory annual surveys, the above unscheduled inspections shall not be obligatory.\n\t(c)\tAn administration nominating surveyors or recognizing organizations to conduct surveys and inspections as set forth in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph, shall as a minimum empower any nominated surveyor or recognized organization to—\n\t(i)\trequire repairs to a ship; and\n\t(ii)\tcarry out surveys and inspections if requested by the appropriate authorities of a Port State.\nThe Administration shall notify the Organization of the specific responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to the nominated surveyors or recognized organizations, for circulation to Parties to the present Protocol for the information of their officers.\n\t(d)\tWhen a nominated surveyor or recognized organization determines that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the Certificate or is such that the ship is not fit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment, such surveyor or organization shall immediately ensure that corrective action is taken and shall in due course notify the Administration. If such corrective action is not taken the Certificate should be withdrawn and the Administration shall be notified immediately; and if the ship is in a port of another Party, the appropriate authorities of the Port State shall also be notified immediately. When an officer of the Administration, a nominated surveyor or recognized organization has notified the appropriate authorities of the Port State, the Government of the Port State concerned shall give such officer, surveyor or organization any necessary assistance to carry out their obligations under this Regulation. When applicable, the Government of the Port State concerned shall take such steps as will ensure that the ship shall not sail until it can proceed to sea or leave the port for the purpose of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard available without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.\n\t(e)\tIn every case, the Administration concerned shall fully guarantee the completeness and efficiency of the survey and inspection and shall undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements to satisfy this obligation.\n\t(a)\tThe condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present Protocol to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.\n\t(b)\tAfter any survey of the ship under paragraph (1) of this Regulation has been completed, no change shall be made in the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements or material covered by the survey, without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such equipment and fittings.\n\t(c)\tWhenever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect is discovered which substantially affects the integrity of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its equipment covered by this Annex the master or owner of the ship shall report at the earliest opportunity to the Administration, the recognized organization or the nominated surveyor responsible for issuing the relevant Certificate, who shall cause investigations to be initiated to determine whether a survey as required by paragraph (1) of this Regulation is necessary. If the ship is in a port of another Party, the master or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriate authorities of the Port State and the nominated surveyor or recognized organization shall ascertain that such report has been made.\nRegulations 5, 6 and 7\t\nIn the existing text of these Regulations, delete all references to \"(1973)\" in relation to the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate.\nThe existing text of Regulation 8 is replaced by the following:\n\t(1)\tAn International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration, which shall not exceed five years from the date of issue, provided that in the case of an oil tanker operating with dedicated clean ballast tanks for a limited period specified in Regulation 13(9) of this Annex, the period of validity of the Certificate shall not exceed such specified period.\n\t(2)\tA Certificate shall cease to be valid if significant alterations have taken place in the construction, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements or material required without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such equipment or fittings, or if intermediate surveys as specified by the Administration under Regulation 4(1)(c) of this Annex are not carried out.\n\t(3)\tA Certificate issued to a ship shall also cease to be valid upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another State. A new Certificate shall only be issued when the Government issuing the new Certificate is fully satisfied that the ship in full compliance with the requirements of Regulation 4(4)(a) and (b) of this Annex. In the case of a transfer between Parties, if requested within three months after the transfer has taken place, the Government of the Party whose flag the ship was formerly entitled to fly shall transmit as soon as possible to the Administration a copy of the Certificate carried by the ship before the transfer and, if available, a copy of the relevant survey report.\nRegulations 9 to 12—No change\nThe existing text of Regulation 13 is replaced by the following Regulations:\nSegregated Ballast Tanks, Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks and Crude Oil Washing\nSubject to the provisions of Regulations 13C and 13D of this Annex, oil tankers shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation.\n\tNew oil tankers of 20 000 tons deadweight and above\n\t(1)\tEvery new crude oil tanker of 20 000 tons deadweight and above and every new product carrier of 30 000 tons deadweight and above shall be provided with segregated ballast tanks and shall comply with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), or paragraph (5) as appropriate, of this Regulation.\n\t(2)\tThe capacity of the segregated ballast tanks shall be so determined that the ship may operate safely on ballast voyages without recourse to the use of cargo tanks for water ballast except as provided for in paragraph (3) or (4) of this Regulation. In all cases, however, the capacity of segregated ballast tanks shall be at least such that, in any ballast condition at any part of the voyage, including the conditions consisting of lightweight plus segregated ballast only, the ship's draughts and trim can meet each of the following requirements:\n\t(a)\tThe moulded draught amidships (dm) in metres (without taking into account any ship's deformation) shall not be less than:\n\n\t(b)\tThe draughts at the forward and after perpendiculars shall correspond to those determined by the draught amidships (dm) as specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, in association with the trim by the stern of not greater than 0.015L; and\n\t(c)\tIn any case the draught at the after perpendicular shall not be less than that which is necessary to obtain full immersion of the propeller(s).\n\t(3)\tIn no case shall ballast water be carried in cargo tanks except on those rare voyages when weather conditions are so severe that, in the opinion of the master, it is necessary to carry additional ballast water in cargo tanks for the safety of the ship. Such additional ballast water shall be processed and discharged in compliance with Regulation 9 of this Annex and in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 15 of this Annex and entry shall be made in the Oil Record Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this Annex.\n\t(4)\tIn the case of new crude oil tankers, the additional ballast permitted in paragraph (3) of this Regulation shall be carried in cargo tanks only if such tanks have been crude oil washed in accordance with Regulation 13B of this Annex before departure from an oil unloading port or terminal.\n\t(5)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Regulation, the segregated ballast conditions for oil tankers less than 150 metres in length shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration.\n\t(6)\tEvery new crude oil tanker of 20 000 tons deadweight and above shall be fitted with a cargo tank cleaning system using crude oil washing. The Administration shall undertake to ensure that the system fully complies with the requirements of Regulation 13B of this Annex within one year after the tanker was first engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil or by the end of the third voyage carrying crude oil suitable for crude oil washing, whichever occurs later. Unless such oil tanker carriers crude oil which is not suitable for crude oil washing, the oil tanker shall operate the system in accordance with the requirements of that Regulation.\n\tExisting crude oil tankers of 40 000 tons deadweight and above\n\t(7)\tSubject to the provisions of paragraphs (8) and (9) of this Regulation every existing crude oil tanker of 40 000 tons deadweight and above shall be provided with segregated ballast tanks and shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation from the date of entry into force of the present Protocol.\n\t(8)\tExisting crude oil tankers referred to in paragraph (7) of this Regulation may, in lieu of being provided with segregated ballast tanks, operate with a cargo tank cleaning procedure using crude oil washing in accordance with Regulation 13B of this Annex unless the crude oil tanker is intended to carry crude oil which is not suitable for crude oil washing.\n\t(9)\tExisting crude oil tankers referred to in paragraph (7) or (8) of this Regulation may, in lieu of being provided with segregated ballast tanks or operating with a cargo tank cleaning procedure using crude oil washing, operate with dedicated clean ballast tanks in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13A of this Annex for the following period:\n\t(a)\tFor crude oil tankers of 70 000 tons deadweight and above, until two years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol; and\n\t(b)\tFor crude oil tankers of 40 000 tons deadweight and above but below 70 000 tons deadweight, until four years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol.\n\tExisting product carriers of 40 000 tons deadweight and above\n\t(10)\tFrom the date of entry into force of the present Protocol, every existing product carrier of 40 000 tons deadweight and above shall be provided with segregated ballast tanks and shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation, or, alternatively, operate with dedicated clean ballast tanks in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13A of this Annex.\n\tAn oil tanker qualified as a segregated ballast oil tanker\n\t(11)\tAny oil tanker which is not required to be provided with segregated ballast tanks in accordance with paragraph (1), (7) or (10) of this Regulation may, however, be qualified as a segregated ballast tanker, provided that it complies with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3), or paragraph (5) as appropriate, of this Regulation.\nRegulation 13A\nRequirements for Oil Tankers with Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks\n\t(1)\tAn oil tanker operating with dedicated clean ballast tanks in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13(9) or (10) of this Annex, shall have adequate tank capacity, dedicated solely to the carriage of clean ballast as defined in Regulation 1(16) of this Annex, to meet the requirements of Regulation 13(2) and (3) of this Annex.\n\t(2)\tThe arrangements and operational procedures for dedicated clean ballast tanks shall comply with the requirements established by the Administration. Such requirements shall contain at least all the provisions of the Specifications for Oil Tankers with Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks adopted by the International Conference on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1978, in Resolution 14 and as may be revised by the Organization.\n\t(3)\tAn oil tanker operating with dedicated clean ballast tanks shall be equipped with an oil content meter, approved by the Administration on the basis of specifications recommended by the Organization*, to enable supervision of the oil content in ballast water being discharged. The oil content meter shall be installed no later than at the first scheduled shipyard visit of the tanker following the entry into force of the present Protocol. Until such time as the oil content meter is installed, it shall immediately before discharge of ballast be established by examination of the ballast water from dedicated tanks that no contamination with oil has taken place.\n* Reference is made to the Recommendation on International Performance and Test Specifications for Oily-Water Separating Equipment and Oil Content Meters adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.393(X).\n\t(4)\tEvery oil tanker operating with dedicated clean ballast tanks shall be provided with—\n\t(a)\ta Dedicated Clean Ballast Tank Operation Manual detailing the system and specifying operational procedures. Such a manual shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration and shall contain all the information set out in the Specifications referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation. If an alteration affecting the dedicated clean ballast tank system is made, the Operation Manual shall be revised accordingly; and\n\t(b)\ta Supplement to the Oil Record Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this Annex as set out in Supplement 1 to Appendix III of this Annex. The Supplement shall be permanently attached to the Oil Record Book.\nRegulation 13B\nRequirements for Crude Oil Washing\n\t(1)\tEvery crude oil washing system required to be provided in accordance with Regulation 13(6) and (8) of this Annex shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation.\n\t(2)\tThe crude oil washing installation and associated equipment and arrangements shall comply with the requirements established by the Administration. Such requirements shall contain at least all the provisions of the Specifications for the Design, Operation and Control of Crude Oil Washing Systems adopted by the International Conference on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1978, in Resolution 15 and as may be revised by the Organization.\n\t(3)\tAn inert gas system shall be provided in every cargo tank and slop tank in accordance with the appropriate Regulations of Chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as modified and added to by the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.\n\t(4)\tWith respect to the ballasting of cargo tanks, sufficient cargo tanks shall be crude oil washed prior to each ballast voyage in order that, taking into account the tanker's trading pattern and expected weather conditions, ballast water is put only into cargo tanks which have been crude oil washed.\n\t(5)\tEvery oil tanker operating with crude oil washing system shall be provided with—\n\t(a)\tan Operations and Equipment Manual detailing the system and equipment and specifying operational procedures. Such a Manual shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration and shall contain all the information set out in the Specifications referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation. If an alteration affecting the crude oil washing system is made, the Operations and Equipment Manual shall be revised accordingly; and\n\t(b)\ta Supplement to the Oil Record Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this Annex as set out in Supplement 2 to Appendix III of this Annex. The Supplement shall be permanently attached to the Oil Record Book.\nRegulation 13C\nExisting Tankers Engaged in Specific Trades\n\t(1)\tSubject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation, Regulation 13(7) to (10) of this Annex shall not apply to an existing oil tanker solely engaged in specific trades between—\n\t(a)\tports or terminals within a State Party to the present Protocol; or\n\t(b)\tports or terminals of States Parties to the present Protocol, where—\n\t(i)\tthe voyage is entirely within a Special Area as defined in Regulation 10(1) of this Annex; or\n\t(ii)\tthe voyage is entirely within limits designated by the Organization.\n\t(2)\tThe provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall only apply when the ports or terminals where cargo is loaded on such voyages are provided with reception facilities adequate for the reception and treatment of all the ballast and tank washing water from oil tankers using them and all the following conditions are complied with:\n\t(a)\tSubject to the exceptions provided for in Regulation 11 of this Annex, all ballast water, including clean ballast water, and tank washing residues are retained on board and transferred to the reception facilities and the entry in the appropriate Sections of the Supplement to the Oil Record Book referred to in paragraph (3) of this Regulation is endorsed by the competent Port State authority;\n\t(b)\tAgreement has been reached between the Administration and the Governments of the Port States referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this Regulation concerning the use of an existing oil tanker for a specific trade;\n\t(c)\tThe adequacy of the reception facilities in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Annex at the ports or terminals referred to above, for the purpose of this Regulation, is approved by the Governments of the States Parties to the present Protocol within which such ports or terminals are situated; and\n\t(d)\tThe International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate is endorsed to the effect that the oil tanker is solely engaged in such specific trade.\n\t(3)\tEvery oil tanker engaged in a specific trade shall be provided with a Supplement to the Oil Record Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this Annex as set out in Supplement 3 to Appendix III of this Annex. The Supplement shall be permanently attached to the Oil Record Book.\nRegulation 13D\nExisting Oil Tankers Having Special Ballast Arrangements\n\t(1)\tWhere an existing oil tanker is so constructed or operates in such a manner that it complies at all times with the draught and trim requirements set out in Regulation 13(2) of this Annex without recourse to the use of ballast water, it shall be deemed to comply with the segregated ballast tank requirements referred to in Regulation 13(7) of this Annex, provided that all of the following conditions are complied with:\n\t(a)\tOperational procedures and ballast arrangements are approved by the Administration;\n\t(b)\tAgreement is reached between the Administration and the Governments of the Port States Parties to the present Protocol concerned when the draught and trim requirements are achieved through an operational procedure; and\n\t(c)\tThe International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate is endorsed to the effect that the oil tanker is operating with special ballast arrangements.\n\t(2)\tIn no case shall ballast water be carried in oil tanks except on those rare voyages when weather conditions are so severe that, in the opinion of the master, it is necessary to carry additional ballast water in cargo tanks for the safety of the ship. Such additional ballast water shall be processed and discharged in compliance with Regulation 9 of this Annex and in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 15 of this Annex, and entry shall be made in the Oil Record Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this Annex.\n\t(3)\tAn Administration which has endorsed a Certificate in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(c) of this Regulation shall communicate to the Organization the particulars thereof for circulation to the Parties to the present Protocol.\nRegulation 13E\nProtective Location of Segregated Ballast Spaces\n\t(1)\tIn every new crude oil tanker of 20 000 tons deadweight and above and every new product carrier of 30 000 tons deadweight and above, the segregated ballast tanks required to provide the capacity to comply with the requirements of Regulation 13 of this Annex which are located within the cargo tank length, shall be arranged in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation to provide a measure of protection against oil outflow in the event of grounding or collision.\n\t(2)\tSegregated ballast tanks and spaces other than oil tanks within the cargo tank length (Lt) shall be so arranged as to comply with the following requirement:\n\nPAc = the side shell area in square metres for each segregated ballast tank or space other than an oil tank based on projected moulded dimensions,\nPAs = the bottom shell area in square metres for each such tank or space based on projected moulded dimensions,\nLt = length in metres between the forward and after extremities of the cargo tanks,\nB = maximum breadth of the ship in metres as defined in Regulation 1(21) of this Annex,\nD = moulded depth in metres measured vertically from the top of the keel to the top of the freeboard deck beam at side amidships. In ships having rounded gunwales, the moulded depth shall be measured to the point of intersection of the moulded lines of the deck and side shell plating, the lines extending as though the gunwale were of angular design,\nJ = 0.45 for oil tankers of 20 000 tons deadweight 0.30 for oil tankers of 200 000 tons deadweight and above, subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Regulation.\nFor intermediate values of deadweight the value of \"J\" shall be determined by linear interpolation.\nWhenever symbols given in this paragraph appear in this Regulation, they have the meaning as defined in this paragraph.\n\t(3)\tFor tankers of 200 000 tons deadweight and above the value of \"J\" may be reduced as follows:\n\na = 0.25 for oil tankers of 200 000 tons deadweight\na = 0.40 for oil tankers of 300 000 tons deadweight\na = 0.50 for oil tankers of 420 000 tons deadweight and above,\nFor intermediate values of deadweight the value of \"a\" shall be determined by linear interpolation.\n0c = as defined in Regulation 23(1)(a) of this Annex,\n0s = as defined in Regulation 23(1)(b) of this Annex,\n0A = the allowable oil outflow as required by Regulation 24(2) of this Annex.\n\t(4)\tIn the determination of \"PAc\" and \"PAs\" for segregated ballast tanks and spaces other than oil tanks the following shall apply:\n\t(a)\tThe minimum width of each wing tank or space either of which extends for the full depth of the ship's side or from the deck to the top of the double bottom shall be not less than 2 metres. The width shall be measured inboard from the ship's side at right angles to the centre line. Where a lesser width is provided the wing tank or space shall not be taken into account when calculating the protecting area \"PAc\"; and\n\t(b)\tThe minimum vertical depth of each double bottom tank or space shall be B/15 or 2 metres, whichever is the lesser. Where a lesser depth is provided the bottom tank or space shall not be taken into account when calculating the protecting area \"PAs\".\nThe minimum width and depth of wing tanks and double bottom tanks shall be measured clear of the bilge area and, in the case of minimum width, shall be measured clear of any rounded gunwale area.\nRegulation 14—No change\nIn the existing text of this Regulation, delete reference to \"(1973)\" in relation to the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate\nRegulations 16 and 17—No change\nParagraphs (1) to (4)—No change\nThe following paragraphs are added to the existing text:\n\t(5)\tEvery new oil tanker required to be provided with segregated ballast tanks, or fitted with a crude oil washing system shall comply with the following requirements:\n\t(a)\tIt shall be equipped with oil piping so designed and installed such that oil retention in the lines is minimized; and\n\t(b)\tMeans shall be provided to drain all cargo pumps and all oil lines at the completion of cargo discharge, where necessary by connexion to a stripping device. The line and pump drainings shall be capable of being discharged both ashore and to a cargo tank or a slop tank. For discharge ashore a special small diameter line shall be provided for that purpose and connected outboard of the ship's manifold valves.\n\t(6)\tEvery existing crude oil carrier required to be provided with segregated ballast tanks, or fitted with a crude oil washing system or operated with dedicated clean ballast tanks, shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (5)(b) of this Regulation.\nRegulation 19—No change\nIn the existing text of this Regulation, delete reference to \"(1973)\" in relation to the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate\nRegulations 21 to 25—No change\nAppendix I—LIST OF OILS\nNo change\nAppendix II—FORM OF CERTIFICATE\nThe existing form of Certificate is replaced by the following form:\nINTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE\nIssued under the provisions of the Protocol 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, under the Authority of the Government of\n....................................................................................................................................\nby ....................................................................................................................................\n(full designation of the competent person or organization authorized under the provisions of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973)\n\nNumber or\nLetters\nPort of\nRegistry\nGross\nTonnage\n\nCrude oil tanker*\nProduct carrier*\nCrude oil/product carrier*\nShip other than an oil tanker with cargo tanks coming under Regulation 2(2) of Annex I of the Protocol*\nDate of building or major conversion contract ................................................\nDate on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of construction or on which major conversion was commenced ................................................\nDate of delivery or completion of major conversion ....................................\nPART A ALL SHIPS\nThe ship is equipped with:\nFor ships of 400 tons gross tonnage and above—\n\t(a)\toily-water separating equipment* (capable of producing effluent with an oil content not exceeding 100 parts per million);\n\t(b)\tan oil filtering system* (capable of producing effluent with an oil content not exceeding 100 parts per million);\nFor ships of 10 000 tons gross tonnage and above—\n\t(c)\tan oil discharge monitoring and control system* (additional to (a) or (b) above); or\n\t(d)\toily-water separating equipment and an oil filtering system* (capable of producing effluent with an oil content not exceeding 15 parts per million) in lieu of (a) or (b) above.\nParticulars of requirements from which exemption is granted under Regulation 2(2) and 2(4)(a) of Annex I of the Protocol:\n....................................................................................................................................\n....................................................................................................................................\nRemarks:\nEndorsement for existing ships**\nThis is to certify that this ship has now been so equipped as to comply with the requirements of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as relating to existing ships***\n\nDate\t\n\t*\tDelete as appropriate.\n\t**\tThis entry need not be reproduced on a certificate other than the first Certificate issued to any ship.\n\t***\tThe period after the entry into force of the Protocol within which oily-water separating equipment, oil discharge control systems, oil filtering systems and/or slop tank arrangements must be provided is set out in Regulations 13A(3), 15(1) and 16(4) of Annex I of the Protocol.\nPART B OIL TANKERS†\n\nCarrying\nCapacity\nof Ship\n(m3)\nDeadweight\nof Ship\n(metric tons)\nLength of\nShip\n(m)\n\nIt is certified that this ship is constructed and equipped, and must operate, in accordance with the following:\n\t1.\tThis ship is—\n\t(a)\trequired to be constructed according to and complies with**\n\t(b)\tnot required to be constructed according to**\n\t(c)\tnot required to be constructed according to, but complies with**\nthe requirements of Regulation 24 of Annex I of the Protocol.\n\t2.\tThis ship is:\n\t(a)\trequired to be constructed according to and complies with**\n\t(b)\tnot required to be constructed according to**\nthe requirements of Regulation 13E of Annex I of the Protocol.\n\t3.\tThis ship is—\n\t(a)\trequired to be provided with segregated ballast tanks according to, and complies with*\n\t(b)\tnot required to be provided with segregated ballast tanks according to*\n\t(c)\tnot required to be provided with segregated ballast tanks according to, but complies with*\n\t(d)\tin accordance with Regulation 13C or 13D of Annex I of the Protocol, and as specified in Part C of this Certificate, exempted from*\nthe requirements of Regulation 13 of Annex I of the Protocol\n\t(e)\tfitted with a cargo tank cleaning system using crude oil washing in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13B of Annex I of the Protocol, in lieu of being provided with segregated ballast tanks*\n\t(f)\tprovided with dedicated clean ballast tanks in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13A of Annex I of the Protocol, in lieu of being either provided with segregated ballast tanks or fitted with a cargo tank cleaning system using crude oil washing*\n\t4.\tThis ship is—\n\t(a)\trequired to be fitted with a cargo tank cleaning system using crude oil washing according to, and complies with*\n\t(b)\tnot required to be fitted with a cargo tank cleaning system using crude oil washing according to*\nthe requirements of Regulation 13(6) of Annex I of the Protocol.\nSegregated ballast tanks**\nThe segregated ballast tanks are distributed as follows:\n\nTank\nTank\n\nDedicated Clean Ballast Tanks**\nThis ship is operating with dedicated clean ballast tanks until ........................ (date) in accordance with the requirement of Regulation 13A of Annex I of the Protocol.\nThe dedicated clean ballast tanks are designated as follows:\n\nTank\nTank\n\nManual*\nThis is to certify that this ship has been supplied with—\n\t(a)\ta valid Dedicated Clean Ballast Tank Operation Manual in accordance with Regulation 13A of Annex I of the Protocol**\n\t(b)\ta valid Operations and Equipment Manual for Crude Oil Washing in accordance with Regulation 13B of Annex I of the Protocol**\nIdentification of the valid Manual ............................................................\n\nDate\t\nIdentification of the valid Manual ............................................................\n\nDate\t\n† This Part should be completed for oil tankers including combination carriers, and those entries which are applicable should be completed for ships other than oil tankers which are constructed and utilized to carry oil in bulk of an aggregate capacity of 200 cubic metres or above.\n* Delete if not applicable.\n** Delete as appropriate.\nPART C EXEMPTIONS*\nThis is to certify that this ship is—\n\t(a)\tsolely engaged in trade between ............................................................\nand ............................................................ in accordance with\nRegulation 13C of Annex I of the Protocol**; or\n\t(b)\toperating with special ballast arrangements in accordance with Regulation 13D of Annex I of the Protocol**\nand is therefore exempted from the requirements of Regulation 13 of Annex I of the Protocol.\n\nDate\t\n* Delete if not applicable.\n** Delete as appropriate.\nThat the ship has been surveyed in accordance with Regulation 4 of Annex I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, concerning the prevention of pollution by oil; and\nThat the survey shows that the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangement and material of the ship and the condition thereof are in all respects satisfactory and that the ship complies with the applicable requirements of Annex I of that Protocol.\nThis Certificate is valid until ........................................................................\nsubject to intermediate survey(s) at intervals of ................................................\nIssued at ............................................................................................................\n(Place of issue of Certificate)\n\n............ 19 ............\n\t\t\n\nIntermediate Survey\nThis is to certify that at an intermediate survey required by Regulation 4(1)(c) of Annex I of the Protocol 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, this ship and the condition thereof were found to comply with the relevant provisions of that Protocol.\n\nDate\t\n\nNext intermediate survey due\t\n\nDate\t\n\nNext intermediate survey\t\n\nDate\t\n\nNext intermediate survey due\t\n\nDate\t\nFORM OF OIL RECORD BOOK\nThe following forms of Supplements to the Oil Record Book are added to the existing form:\nSupplement 1\nFORM OF SUPPLEMENT TO OIL RECORD BOOK FOR OIL TANKERS OPERATED WITH DEDICATED CLEAN BALLAST TANKS*\n\t*\tThis Supplement should be attached to the Oil Record Book for oil tankers operating with dedicated clean ballast tanks in accordance with Regulation 13A of Annex I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973. Other information as required should be entered in the Oil Record Book.\nName of ship ................................................................................................\nDistinctive numbers or letters ........................................................................\nTotal cargo carrying capacity ............................................................ cubic metres\nTotal dedicated clean ballast capacity ................................................ cubic metres\nThe following tanks are designated as dedicated clean ballast tanks:\n\nTank\nTank\n\n\tNOTE:\n\t(A)\tBallasting of dedicated clean ballast tanks\n\n101.\n\n102.\nDate and position of ship when water intended for flushing, or port ballast was taken to dedicated clean ballast tank(s)\n\n103.\nDate and position of ship when pump(s) and lines were flushed to slop tank\n\n104.\nDate and position of ship when additional ballast water was taken to dedicated clean ballast tank(s)\n\n105.\nDate, time and position of ship when (a) valves to slop tank, (b) valves to cargo tanks, (c) other valves affecting the clean ballast system were closed\n\n106.\nQuantity of clean ballast taken on board\n\nThe undersigned certifies that, in addition to the above, all sea valves, cargo tank and pipeline connexions and connexions between tanks or inter-tank connexions, were secured on the completion of ballasting of dedicated clean ballast tanks.\n\n\t(B)\tDischarge of clean ballast\n\n107.\n\n108.\nDate, time and position of ship at start of discharge of clean ballast (a) to sea, or (b) into reception facility\n\n109.\nDate, time and position of ship upon completion of discharge to sea\n\n110.\nQuantity discharge (a) to sea, or (b) into reception facility\n\n111.\nWas the ballast water checked for oil contamination before discharge?\n\n112.\nWas the discharge monitored during discharge by an oil content meter?\n\n113.\nWas there any indication of oil contamination of the ballast water before or during discharge?\n\n114.\nDate and position of ship when pump and lines were flushed after loading\n\n115.\nDate, time and position of ship when (a) valves to slop tank, (b) valves to cargo tanks, (c) other valves affecting the clean ballast system were closed\n\n116.\nQuantity of polluted water transferred to slop tank(s). (Identify slop tank(s))\n\nThe undersigned certifies that, in addition to the above, all sea valves overboard discharge valves, cargo tank and pipeline connexions and connexions between tanks or inter-tank connexions, were secured on completion of discharge of clean ballast and that the pump(s) and pipes designated for clean ballast operations were properly cleaned upon completion of discharge of clean ballast.\n\nSupplement 2\nFORM OF SUPPLEMENT TO OIL RECORD BOOK FOR CRUDE OIL TANKERS OPERATING WITH A CARGO TANK CLEANING PROCEDURE USING CRUDE OIL WASHING*\n\t*\tThis Supplement should be attached to the Oil Record Book for crude oil tankers operating with a cargo tank cleaning procedure using crude oil washing in accordance with Regulation 13B of Annex I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and is intended to replace Section (e) of the Oil Record Book. Details of ballasting and deballasting and other information required should be entered in the Oil Record Book.\nName of ship ................................................................................................\nDistinctive number or letters ....................................................................................\nTotal cargo carrying capacity ............................................................ cubic metres\nVoyage from ................................................ to ............................................................\n\n( date)\n( date)\n\tNOTES:\nThe cargo tanks crude oil washed should be those laid down in the Operations and Equipment Manual required by Regulation 13B(5)(a) of the Protocol.\nA separate column should be used for each tank washed or water rinsed.\n\t(A)\tCrude oil washing\n\n201.\nDate when and port where crude oil washing was carried out or ship's position if carried out between two discharge ports\n\n202.\nIdentity of tank(s) washed (see Note 1)\n\n203.\nNumber of machines in use\n\n204.\nCommenced washing\n\t(a)\tdate and time\n\t(b)\tullage\n\n205.\nWashing pattern employed (see Note 2)\n\n206.\nWashing line pressure\n\n207.\nCompleted or stopped washing\n\t(a)\tdate and time\n\t(b)\tullage\n\n208.\nRemarks\n\nThe tanks were washed in accordance with programmes given in the Operations and Equipment Manual (see Note 3) and confirmed dry on completion.\n\n\tNote 1\tWhen an individual tank has more machines than can be operated simultaneously, as described in the Operations and Equipment Manual, then the section being crude oil washed should be identified, e.g. No. 2 centre, forward section.\n\tNote 2\tIn accordance with the Operations and Equipment Manual, enter whether single-stage or multi-stage method of washing is employed. If multi-stage method is used, give the vertical arc covered by the machines and the number of times that arc is covered for that particular stage of the programme.\n\tNote 3\tIf the programmes given in the Operations and Equipment Manual are not followed, then details must be given under Remarks.\n\t(B)\tWater rinsing or Flushing of tank bottoms\n\n209.\nDate and position of ship when rinsing or flushing was carried out\n\n210.\nIdentity of tank(s) and date\n\n211.\nVolume of water used\n\n212.\nTransferred to—\n\t(a)\treception facilities\n\t(b)\tslop tank(s) (identify slop tank(s))\n\nSupplement 3\nFORM OF SUPPLEMENT TO OIL RECORD BOOK FOR OIL TANKERS ENGAGED IN SPECIFIC TRADES*\n\t*\tThis Supplement should be attached to the Oil Record Book for oil tankers engaged in specific trades in accordance with Regulation 13C of Annex I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and is intended to replace Sections (d), (f), (g) and (i) of the Oil Record Books. Other information required should be entered in the Oil Record Book.\nName of ship ............................................................................................................\nDistinctive number or letters ....................................................................................\nTotal cargo carrying capacity ............................................................cubic metres\nTotal ballast water capacity\nrequired for compliance with\nRegulation 13(2) and (3) of\nAnnex I of the Protocol ........................................................................cubic metres\nVoyages from ................................................ to ................................................\n\n\tNOTE:\n\t(A)\tLoading of ballast water\n\n301.\n\n302.\nDate and position of ship when ballasted\n\n303.\nTotal quantity of ballast loaded in cubic metres\n\n304.\nMethod of calculating ballast quantity\n\n305.\nRemarks\n\n306.\n\n307.\n\n\t(B)\tRe-allocation of ballast water within the ship\n\n308.\nReason for re-allocation\n\n309.\n\n310.\n\n\t(C)\tBallast water discharge to reception facility\n\n311.\nDate and port(s) where ballast water was discharged\n\n312.\nName or designation of reception facility\n\n313.\nTotal quantity of ballast water discharged in cubic metres\n\n314.\nMethod of calculating ballast quantity\n\n315.\n\n316.\n\n317.\nDate, signature and stamp of port authority official\n\nNo change\nAMENDMENTS TO THE ANNEX OF THE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973\nTHE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,\nNOTING the functions which Article 16 of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the \"1973 Convention\") and resolution A.297 (VIII) confer on the Marine Environment Protection Committee for the consideration and adoption of amendments to the 1973 Convention,\nNOTING FURTHER Article VI of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the \"1978 Protocol\"),\nHAVING CONSIDERED at its twentieth session amendments to the 1978 Protocol proposed and circulated in accordance with Article 16(2)(a) of the 1973 Convention,\n\t1.\tADOPTS in accordance with Article 16(2)(d) of the 1973 Convention amendments to the Annex of the 1978 Protocol, the text of which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;\n\t2.\tDETERMINES in accordance with Article 16(2)(f)(iii) of the 1973 Convention that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 7 July 1985 unless prior to this date one third or more of the Parties or the Parties, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute fifty per cent or more of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have communicated to the Organization their objections to the amendments;\n\t3.\tINVITES the Parties to note that in accordance with Article 16(2)(g)(ii) of the 1973 Convention the amendments shall enter into force on 7 January 1986 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;\n\t4.\tREQUESTS the Secretary-General in conformity with Article 16(2)(e) of the 1973 Convention to transmit to all Parties to the 1978 Protocol certified copies of the present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the Annex;\n\t5.\tFURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit to the Members of the Organization which are not Parties to the 1978 Protocol copies of the resolution and its Annex.\nAMENDMENTS TO THE ANNEX OF THE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973\nThe existing texts of paragraphs (26) and (27) are replaced by the following:\n\t'(26)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (6) of this Regulation, for the purposes of Regulations 13, 13B, 13E and 18(4) of this Annex, \"new oil tanker\" means an oil tanker—\n\t(a)\tfor which the building contract is placed after 1 June 1979; or\n\t(b)\tin the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction after 1 January 1980; or\n\t(c)\tthe delivery of which is after 1 June 1982; or\n\t(i)\tfor which the contract is placed after 1 June 1979; or\n\t(ii)\tin the absence of a contract, the construction work of which is begun after 1 January 1980; or\n\t(iii)\twhich is completed after 1 June 1982—\nexcept that, for oil tankers of 70 000 tons deadweight and above, the definition in paragraph (6) of this Regulation shall apply for the purposes of Regulation 13(1) of this Annex.\n\t(27)\tNotwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (7) of this Regulation, for the purposes of Regulations 13, 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 18(5) and 18(6)(c) of this Annex, \"existing oil tanker\" means an oil tanker which is not a new oil tanker as defined in paragraph (26) of this Regulation.'.\nControl of Discharge of Oil\nThe existing text of sub-paragraph (1)(a)(vi) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(vi)\tthe tanker has in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system and a slop tank arrangement as required by Regulation 15 of this Annex.\".\nThe existing text of sub-paragraph (1)(b)(v) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(v)\tthe ship has in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system, oily-water separating equipment, oil filtering equipment or other installation as required by Regulation 16 of this Annex.\".\nThe existing text of paragraph (4) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(4)\tThe provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall not apply to the discharge of clean or segregated ballast or unprocessed oily mixtures which without dilution have an oil content not exceeding 15 parts per million and which do not originate from cargo pump‑room bilges and are not mixed with oil cargo residues. The provisions of sub-paragraph (1)(b) of this Regulation shall not apply to the discharge of the processed oily mixture, provided that all of the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(a)\tThe oily mixture does not originate from cargo pump-room bilges;\n\t(b)\tThe oily mixture is not mixed with oil cargo residues;\n\t(c)\tThe oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million; and\n\t(d)\tThe ship has in operation oil filtering equipment complying with Regulation 16(7) of this Annex.\".\nMethods for the Prevention of Oil Pollution from Ships while Operating in Special Areas\nThe existing texts of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) are replaced by the following:\n\t\"(2)\tSubject to the provisions of Regulation 11 of this Annex—\n\t(a)\tany discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture from any oil tanker and any ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above other than an oil tanker shall be prohibited while in a special area;\n\t(b)\tany discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture from a ship of less than 400 tons gross tonnage, other than an oil tanker, shall be prohibited while in a special area, except when the oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million or alternatively when all of the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(i)\tThe ship is proceeding en route;\n\t(ii)\tThe oil content of the effluent is less than 100 parts per million; and\n\t(iii)\tThe discharge is made as far as practicable from the land, but in no case less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land.\n\t(a)\tThe provisions of paragraph (2) of this Regulation shall not apply to the discharge of clean or segregated ballast.\n\t(b)\tThe provisions of sub-paragraph (2)(a) of this Regulation shall not apply to the discharge of processed bilge water from machinery spaces, provided that all the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(i)\tThe bilge water does not originate from cargo pump-room bilges;\n\t(ii)\tThe bilge water is not mixed with oil cargo residues;\n\t(iii)\tThe ship is proceeding en route;\n\t(iv)\tThe oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million;\n\t(v)\tThe ship has in operation oil filtering equipment complying with Regulation 16(7) of this Annex; and\n\t(vi)\tThe filtering system is equipped with a stopping device which will ensure that the discharge is automatically stopped when the oil content of the effluent exceeds 15 parts per million.\n\t(a)\tNo discharge into the sea shall contain chemicals or other substances in quantities or concentrations which are hazardous to the marine environment or chemicals or other substances introduced for the purpose of circumventing the conditions of discharge specified in this Regulation.\n\t(b)\tThe oil residues which cannot be discharged into the sea in compliance with paragraph (2) or (3) of this Regulation shall be retained on board or discharged to reception facilities.\nSegregated Ballast Tanks, Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks and Crude Oil Washing\nThe existing text of paragraph (3) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(3)\tIn no case shall ballast water be carried in cargo tanks, except—\n\t(a)\ton those rare voyages when weather conditions are so severe that, in the opinion of the master, it is necessary to carry additional ballast water in cargo tanks for the safety of the ship;\n\t(b)\tin exceptional cases where the particular character of the operation of an oil tanker renders it necessary to carry ballast water in excess of the quantity required under paragraph (2) of this Regulation, provided that such operation of the oil tanker falls under the category of exceptional cases as established by the Organization.\nSuch additional ballast water shall be processed and discharged in compliance with Regulation 9 of this Annex and in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 15 of this Annex and an entry shall be made in the Oil Record Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this Annex.\".\nRegulation 13A\nRequirements for Oil Tankers with Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks\nParagraph (4)(b) is deleted and paragraph (4)(a) is renumbered as (4).\nRegulation 13B\nRequirements for Crude Oil Washing\nThe following words are added to the end of paragraph (3):\n\"and as may be further amended.\".\nParagraph (5)(b) is deleted and paragraph (5)(a) is renumbered as (5).\nRegulation 13C\nExisting Tankers Engaged in Specific Trades\nThe first phrase of paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows:\n\t\"(1)\tSubject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Regulation, Regulation 13(7) to (10) of this Annex shall not apply to an existing oil tanker solely engaged in specific trades between:\".\nThe existing text of paragraph (2)(a) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(a)\tsubject to the exceptions provided for in Regulation 11 of this Annex, all ballast water, including clean ballast water, and tank washing residues are retained on board and transferred to the reception facilities and the appropriate entry in the Oil Record Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this Annex is endorsed by the competent Port State Authority;\".\nParagraph (3) is deleted.\nRegulation 14\t\nThe title of the Regulation is replaced by the following:\n\"Segregation of Oil and Water Ballast and Carriage of Oil in Forepeak Tanks\"\nThe following new paragraphs are added to the existing text:\n\t\"(4)\tIn a ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above, for which the building contract is placed after 1 January 1982 or, in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction after 1 July 1982, oil shall not be carried in a forepeak tank or a tank forward of the collision bulkhead.\n\t(5)\tAll ships other than those subject to paragraph (4) of this Regulation shall comply with the provisions of that paragraph, as far as is reasonable and practicable.\".\nRetention of Oil on board\nThe existing text of paragraph (2)(c) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(c)\tThe arrangements of the slop tank or combination of slop tanks shall have a capacity necessary to retain the slop generated by tank washings, oil residues and dirty ballast residues. The total capacity of the slop tank or tanks shall not be less than 3 per cent of the oil carrying capacity of the ships, except that the Administration may accept—\n\t(i)\t2 per cent for such oil tankers where the tank washing arrangements are such that once the slop tank or tanks are charged with washing water, this water is sufficient for tank washing and, where applicable, for providing the driving fluid for eductors, without the introduction of additional water into the system;\n\t(ii)\t2 per cent where segregated ballast tanks or dedicated clean ballast tanks are provided in accordance with Regulation 13 of this Annex, or where a cargo tank cleaning system using crude oil washing is fitted in accordance with Regulation 13B of this Annex. This capacity may be further reduced to 1.5 per cent for such oil tankers where the tank washing arrangements are such that once the slop tank or tanks are charged with washing water, this water is sufficient for tank washing and, where applicable, for providing the driving fluid for eductors, without the introduction of additional water into the system;\n\t(iii)\t1 per cent for combination carriers where oil cargo is only carried in tanks with smooth walls. This capacity may be further reduced to 0.8 per cent where the tank washing arrangements are such that once the slop tank or tanks are charged with washing water, this water is sufficient for tank washing and, where applicable, for providing the driving fluid for eductors, without the introduction of additional water into the system.\nNew oil tankers of 70 000 tons deadweight and above shall be provided with at least two slop tanks.\".\nThe last sentence of the existing text of paragraph (3)(a) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(a)\tThe oil discharge monitoring and control system shall be designed and installed in compliance with the Guidelines and Specifications for Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control Systems for Oil Tankers developed by the Organization.* Administrations may accept such specific arrangements as detailed in the Guidelines and Specifications.\".\nThe following footnote is added to paragraph (3)(a):\n\t\"*\tReference is made to the Guidelines and Specifications for Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control Systems for Oil Tankers adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.496 (XII).\".\nThe existing text of paragraph (5) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(5)\t—\n\t(a)\tThe Administration may waive the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Regulation for any oil tanker which engages exclusively on voyages both of 72 hours or less in duration and within 50 miles from the nearest land, provided that the oil tanker is engaged exclusively in trades between ports or terminals within a State Party to the present Convention. Any such waiver shall be subject to the requirement that the oil tankers shall retain on board all oily mixtures for subsequent discharge to reception facilities and to the determination by the Administration that facilities available to receive such oily mixtures are adequate.\n\t(b)\tThe Administration may waive the requirements of paragraph (3) of this Regulation for oil tankers other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph in cases where—\n\t(i)\tthe tanker is an existing oil tanker of 40 000 tons deadweight or above, as referred to in Regulation 13C(1) of this Annex, engaged in specific trades, and the conditions specified in Regulation 13C(2) are complied with; or\n\t(ii)\tthe tanker is engaged exclusively in one or more of the following categories of voyages:\n\t(1)\tVoyages within special areas; or\n\t(2)\tVoyages within 50 miles from the nearest land outside special areas where the tanker is engaged in—\n\t(aa)\ttrades between ports or terminals of a State Party to the present Convention; or\n\t(bb)\trestricted voyages as determined by the Administration, and of 72 hours or less in duration—\nprovided that all of the following conditions are complied with:\n\t(3)\tAll oily mixtures are retained on board for subsequent discharge to reception facilities;\n\t(4)\tFor voyages specified in sub‑paragraph (b)(ii)(2) of this paragraph, the Administration has determined that adequate reception facilities are available to receive such oily mixtures in those oil loading ports or terminals the tanker calls at;\n\t(5)\tThe International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate, when required, is endorsed to the effect that the ship is exclusively engaged in one or more of the categories of voyages specified in sub-paragraphs (b)(ii)(1) and (b)(ii)(2)(bb) of this paragraph; and\n\t(6)\tthe quantity, time, and port of the discharge are recorded in the Oil Record Book.\".\nThe existing text of paragraph (7) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(7)\tThe requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall not apply to oil tankers carrying asphalt or other products subject to the provisions of this Annex, which through their physical properties inhibit effective product/water separation and monitoring, for which the control of discharge under Regulation 9 of this Annex shall be effected by the retention of residues on board with discharge of all contaminated washings to reception facilities.\".\nRegulation 16\t\nThe existing text of Regulation 16 is replaced by the following:\n\"Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control System and Oily-Water Separating and Oil Filtering Equipment\n\t(1)\tAny ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above but less than 10 000 tons gross tonnage shall be fitted with oily-water separating equipment (100 ppm equipment) complying with paragraph (6) of this Regulation. Any such ship which carries large quantities of oil fuel shall comply with paragraph (2) of this Regulation or paragraph (1) of Regulation 14.\n\t(2)\tAny ship of 10 000 tons gross tonnage and above shall be fitted either—\n\t(a)\twith oily-water separating equipment (100 ppm equipment) complying with paragraph (6) of this Regulation and with an oil discharge monitoring and control system complying with paragraph (5) of this Regulation; or\n\t(b)\twith oil filtering equipment (15 ppm equipment) complying with paragraph (7) of this Regulation.\n\t(a)\tThe Administration may waive the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Regulation for any ship engaged exclusively on—\n\t(i)\tvoyages within special areas; or\n\t(ii)\tvoyages within 12 miles of the nearest land outside special areas, provided the ship is in—\n\t(1)\ttrade between ports or terminals within a State Party to the present Convention; or\n\t(2)\trestricted voyages as determined by the Administration—\nprovided that all of the following conditions are complied with:\n\t(iii)\tThe ship is fitted with a holding tank having a volume adequate, to the satisfaction of the Administration, for the total retention on board of the oily bilge water;\n\t(iv)\tAll oily bilge water is retained on board for subsequent discharge to reception facilities;\n\t(v)\tThe Administration has determined that adequate reception facilities are available to receive such oily bilge water in a sufficient number of ports or terminals the ship calls at;\n\t(vi)\tThe International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate, when required, is endorsed to the effect that the ship is exclusively engaged on the voyages specified in sub-paragraph (a)(i) or (a)(ii)(2) of this paragraph; and\n\t(vii)\tThe quantity, time, and port of the discharge are recorded in the Oil Record Book.\n\t(b)\tThe Administration shall ensure that ships of less than 400 tons gross tonnage are equipped, as far as practicable, to retain on board oil or oily mixtures or discharge them in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 9(1)(b) of this Annex.\n\t(4)\tFor existing ships the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall apply three years after the date of entry into force of the present Convention.\n\t(5)\tAn oil discharge monitoring and control system shall be of a design approved by the Administration. In considering the design of the oil content meter to be incorporated into the system, the Administration shall have regard to the specification recommended by the Organization.* The system shall be fitted with a recording device to provide a continuous record of the oil content in parts per million. This record shall be identifiable as to time and date and shall be kept for at least three years. The system shall come into operation when there is any discharge of effluent into the sea and shall be such as will ensure that any discharge of oily mixture is automatically stopped when the oil content of effluent exceeds that permitted by Regulation 9(1)(b) of this Annex. Any failure of the system shall stop the discharge and be noted in the Oil Record Book. The defective unit shall be made operable before the ship commences its next voyage unless it is proceeding to a repair port. Existing ships shall comply with all of the provisions specified above except that the stopping of the discharge may be performed manually.\n\t(6)\tOily-water separating equipment referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2)(a) of this Regulation shall be of a design approved by the Administration and shall be such as will ensure that any oily mixture discharged into the sea after passing through the system has an oil content of less than 100 parts per million. In considering the design of such equipment, the Administration shall have regard to the specification recommended by the Organization.*\n\t(7)\tOil filtering equipment referred to in paragraph (2)(b) of this Regulation shall be of a design approved by the Administration and shall be such as will ensure that any oily mixture discharged into the sea after passing through the system or systems has an oil content not exceeding 15 parts per million. It shall be provided with alarm arrangements to indicate when this level cannot be maintained. In considering the design of such equipment, the Administration shall have regard to the specification recommended by the Organization.* In the case of ships less than 10 000 tons gross tonnage, other than those carrying large quantities of oil fuel or those discharging bilge water under Regulation 10(3)(b), which are provided with oil filtering equipment in lieu of oily-water separating equipment, the requirements for the alarm arrangements shall be complied with as far as reasonable and practicable.\".\nThe following footnote is added to paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) of Regulation 16:\n\t\"*\tReference is made to the Recommendation on International Performance and Test Specifications for Oily-Water Separating Equipment and Oil Content Meters adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.393(X).\".\nThe existing text of Regulation 18 is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(1)\tIn every oil tanker, a discharge manifold for connexion to reception facilities for the discharge of dirty ballast water or oil contaminated water shall be located on the open deck on both sides of the ship.\n\t(2)\tIn every oil tanker, pipelines for the discharge to the sea of ballast water or oil contaminated water from cargo tank areas which may be permitted under Regulation 9 or Regulation 10 of this Annex shall be led to the open deck or to the ship's side above the waterline in the deepest ballast condition. Different piping arrangements to permit operation in the manner permitted in sub-paragraphs (6)(a) to (e) of this Regulation may be accepted.\n\t(3)\tIn new oil tankers means shall be provided for stopping the discharge into the sea of ballast water or oil contaminated water from cargo tank areas other than those discharges below the waterline permitted under paragraph (6) of this Regulation, from a position on the upper deck or above located so that the manifold in use referred to in paragraph (1) of this Regulation and the discharge to the sea from the pipelines referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation may be visually observed. Means for stopping the discharge need not be provided at the observation position if a positive communication system such as a telephone or radio system is provided between the observation position and the discharge control position.\n\t(4)\tEvery new oil tanker required to be provided with segregated ballast tanks or fitted with a crude oil washing system shall comply with the following requirements:\n\t(a)\tIt shall be equipped with oil piping so designed and installed that oil retention in the lines is minimized; and\n\t(b)\tMeans shall be provided to drain all cargo pumps and all oil lines at the completion of cargo discharge, where necessary by connexion to a stripping device. The line and pump drainings shall be capable of being discharged both ashore and to a cargo tank or a slop tank. For discharge ashore a special small diameter line shall be provided and shall be connected outboard of the ship's manifold valves.\n\t(5)\tEvery existing crude oil tanker required to be provided with segregated ballast tanks, or to be fitted with a crude oil washing system, or to operate with dedicated clean ballast tanks, shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (4)(b) of this Regulation.\n\t(6)\tOn every oil tanker the discharge of ballast water or oil contaminated water from cargo tank areas shall take place above the waterline, except as follows:\n\t(a)\tSegregated ballast and clean ballast may be discharged below the waterline—\n\t(i)\tin ports or at offshore terminals, or\n\t(ii)\tat sea by gravity,\nprovided that the surface of the ballast water has been examined immediately before the discharge to ensure that no contamination with oil has taken place.\n\t(b)\tExisting oil tankers which, without modification, are not capable of discharging segregated ballast above the waterline may discharge segregated ballast below the waterline at sea, provided that the surface of the ballast water has been examined immediately before the discharge to ensure that no contamination with oil has taken place.\n\t(c)\tExisting oil tankers operating with dedicated clean ballast tanks, which without modification are not capable of discharging ballast water from dedicated clean ballast tanks above the waterline, may discharge this ballast below the waterline provided that the discharge of the ballast water is supervised in accordance with Regulation 13A(3) of this Annex.\n\t(d)\tOn every oil tanker at sea, dirty ballast water or oil contaminated water from tanks in the cargo area, other than slop tanks, may be discharged by gravity below the waterline, provided that sufficient time has elapsed in order to allow oil/water separation to have taken place and the ballast water has been examined immediately before the discharge with an oil/water interface detector referred to in Regulation 15(3)(b) of this Annex, in order to ensure that the height of the interface is such that the discharge does not involve any increased risk of harm to the marine environment.\n\t(e)\tOn existing oil tankers at sea, dirty ballast water or oil contaminated water from cargo tank areas may be discharged below the waterline, subsequent to or in lieu of the discharge by the method referred to in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph, provided that—\n\t(i)\ta part of the flow of such water is led through permanent piping to a readily accessible location on the upper deck or above where it may be visually observed during the discharge operation; and\n\t(ii)\tsuch part flow arrangements comply with the requirements established by the Administration, which shall contain at least all the provisions of the Specifications for the Design, Installation and Operation of a Part Flow System for Control of Overboard Discharges adopted by the Organization.\".\nOil Record Book\nThe existing texts of paragraphs (1) and (2) are replaced by the following:\n\t\"(1)\tEvery oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above other than an oil tanker shall be provided with an Oil Record Book Part I (Machinery Space Operations). Every oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above shall also be provided with an Oil Record Book Part II (Cargo/Ballast Operations). The Oil Record Book(s), whether as a part of the ship's official log book or otherwise, shall be in the Form(s) specified in Appendix III to this Annex.\n\t(2)\tThe Oil Record Book shall be completed on each occasion, on a tank to tank basis if appropriate, whenever any of the following operations take place in the ship:\n\t(a)\tFor machinery space operations (all ships)—\n\t(i)\tballasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks;\n\t(ii)\tdischarge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from tanks referred to under (i) of the sub-paragraph;\n\t(iii)\tdisposal of oily residues (sludge);\n\t(iv)\tdischarge overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces.\n\t(b)\tFor cargo/ballast operations (oil tankers)—\n\t(i)\tloading of oil cargo;\n\t(ii)\tinternal transfer of oil cargo during voyage;\n\t(iii)\tunloading of oil cargo;\n\t(iv)\tballasting of cargo tanks and dedicated clean ballast tanks;\n\t(v)\tcleaning of cargo tanks including crude oil washing;\n\t(vi)\tdischarge of ballast except from segregated ballast tanks;\n\t(vii)\tdischarge of water from slop tanks;\n\t(viii)\tclosing of all applicable valves or similar devices after slop tank discharge operations;\n\t(ix)\tclosing of valves necessary for isolation of dedicated clean ballast tanks from cargo and stripping lines after slop tank discharge operations;\n\t(x)\tdisposal of residues.\".\nThe second sentence of paragraph (4) is replaced by the following:\n\"Each completed operation shall be signed by the officer or officers in charge of the operations concerned and each completed page shall be signed by the master of the ship.\".\nThe following new paragraph is added to the existing text:\n\t\"(7)\tFor oil tankers of less than 150 tons gross tonnage operating in accordance with Regulation 15(4) of this Annex an appropriate Oil Record Book should be developed by the Administration.\".\nRegulation 21\nSpecial Requirements for Drilling Rigs and other Platforms\nThe following new sub-paragraph is added to the existing text:\n\t\"(d)\tOutside special areas and more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and subject to the provisions of Regulation 11 of this Annex, the discharge from such drilling rigs and platforms when stationary into the sea of oil or oily mixtures shall be prohibited except when the oil content of the discharges without dilution does not exceed 100 parts per million unless there are appropriate national regulations which are more stringent, in which case the appropriate national regulations shall apply.\".\nRegulation 25\nSubdivision and Stability\nThe existing text of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) is replaced by the following and sub-paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) are renumbered as (d), (e) and (f):\n\t\"(a)\tSide damage\n\n(i)\nLongitudinal extent\n1/3 (L⅔) or 14.5 metres, whichever is less\n(ii)\nTransverse extent (Inboard from the ship's side at right angles to the centreline at the level of the summer load line)\nB/5 or 11.5 metres, whichever is less\nVertical extent\nFrom the moulded line of the bottom shell plating at centreline, upwards without limit\n\t(b)\tBottom damage\n\nFor 0.3L from the\nforward perpendicular\nof the ship\nAny other part of the ship\n(i)\nLongitudinal\nextent\n1/3(L⅔) or 14.5 metres,\nwhichever is less\n1/3(L⅔) or 5 metres, whichever is less\n(ii)\nTransverse\nextent\nB/6 or 10 metres,\nwhichever is less\nB/6 or 5 metres, whichever is less\nVertical extent\nB/15 or 6 metres, whichever is less, measured from the moulded line of the bottom shell plating at centreline\nB/15 or 6 metres, whichever is less, measured from the moulded line of the bottom shell plating at centreline\n\t(c)\tIf any damage of a lesser extent than the maximum extent of damage specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph would result in a more severe condition, such damage shall be considered.\".\nThe existing text of sub-paragraph (3)(c) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(c)\tThe stability in the final stage of flooding shall be investigated and may be regarded as sufficient if the righting lever curve has at least a range of 20 degrees beyond the position of equilibrium in association with a maximum residual righting lever of at least 0.1 metre within the 20 degrees range; the area under the curve within this range shall not be less than 0.0175 metre radians. Unprotected openings shall not be immersed within this range unless the space concerned is assumed to be flooded. Within this range, the immersion of any of the openings listed in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph and other openings capable of being closed weathertight may be permitted.\".\nThe following new sub-paragraph is added to the existing text of paragraph (3):\n\t\"(e)\tEqualization arrangements requiring mechanical aids such as valves or cross-levelling pipes, if fitted, shall not be considered for the purpose of reducing an angle of heel or attaining the minimum range of residual stability to meet the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph and sufficient residual stability shall be maintained during all stages were equalization is used. Spaces which are linked by ducts of a large cross-sectional area may be considered to be common.\"\nThe existing text of paragraph (4)(b) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(b)\tThe permeabilities assumed for spaces flooded as a result of damage shall be as follows:\n\nSpaces\nPermeabilities\nAppropriated to stores\n0.60\nOccupied by accommodation\n0.95\nOccupied by machinery\n0.85\nVoids\n0.95\nIntended for consumable liquids\n0 to 0.95*\nIntended for other liquids\n0 to 0.95*\n\t*\tThe permeability of partially filled compartments shall be consistent with the amount of liquid carried in the compartment. Whenever damage penetrates a tank containing liquids, it shall be assumed that the contents are completely lost from that compartment and replaced by salt water up to the level of the final plane of equilibrium.\".\nThe first phrase of paragraph (5) is amended to read—\n\t\"(5)\tThe Master of every new oil tanker and the person in charge of a new non-self-propelled oil tanker to which this Annex applies shall be supplied in an approved form with:\".\nThe existing form of Certificate is replaced by the following forms:\n\"FORMS OF CERTIFICATE AND SUPPLEMENTS\nINTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE\n(Note: This Certificate shall be supplemented by a Record of Construction and Equipment)\nIssued under the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (hereinafter referred to as \"the Convention\") under the authority of the Government of:\n....................................................................................................................................\nby ........................................................................................................................\n(full designation of the competent person or organization authorized under the provisions of the Convention)\n\nnumber or\nletters\nPort of\nregistry\nGross\ntonnage\n\nOil tanker*\nShip other than an oil tanker with cargo tanks coming under Regulation 2(2) of Annex I of the Convention*\n\t1.\tThat the ship has been surveyed in accordance with Regulation 4 of Annex I of the Convention; and\n\t2.\tThat the survey shows that the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangement and material of the ship and the condition thereof are in all respects satisfactory and that the ship complies with the applicable requirements of Annex I of the Convention.\nThis Certificate is valid until ........................................................................\nsubject to surveys in accordance with Regulation 4 of Annex I of the Convention.\n\nIssued at\t\n\n(Place of issue of Certificate)\n\n.................................... 19 ......\n\t\t\n(Date of issue)\nENDORSEMENT FOR ANNUAL AND INTERMEDIATE SURVEYS\nTHIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a survey required by Regulation 4 of Annex I of the Convention the ship was found to comply with the relevant provisions of the Convention:\n\nDate\t\n\nDate\t\n\nDate\t\n\nDate\t\nFORM A\nSUPPLEMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE\n(IOPP CERTIFICATE)\nRECORD OF CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPS OTHER THAN OIL TANKERS\nIn respect of the provisions of Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (hereinafter referred to as \"the Convention\")\n\nNotes:\n\t1.\tThis form is to be used for the third type of ships as categorized in the IOPP Certificate, i.e. \"ships other than any of the above\". For oil tankers and ships other than oil tankers with cargo tanks coming under Regulation 2(2) of Annex I of the convention, Form B shall be used.\n\t2.\tThis Record shall be permanently attached to the IOPP Certificate. The IOPP Certificate shall be available on board the ship at all times.\n\t3.\tIf the language of the original Record is neither English nor French, the text shall include a translation into one of these languages.\n\t4.\tEntries in boxes shall be made by inserting either a cross (x) for the answers \"yes\" and \"applicable\" or a dash (—) for the answers \"no\" and \"not applicable\" as appropriate.\n\t5.\tRegulations mentioned in this Record refer to Regulations of Annex I of the Convention and resolutions refer to those adopted by the International Maritime Organization.\n\nPARTICULARS OF SHIP\n\n1.1\n\n1.2\n\n1.3\nPort of registry\n\n1.4\n\n1.5\nDate of build:\n\n1.5.1\nDate of building contract\n\n1.5.2\nDate on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of construction\n\n1.5.3\nDate of delivery\n\n1.6\nMajor conversion (if applicable):\n\n1.6.1\nDate of conversion contract\n\n1.6.2\nDate on which conversion was commenced\n\n1.6.3\nDate of completion of conversion\n\n1.7\nStatus of ship:\n\n1.7.1\nNew ship in accordance with Regulation 1(6)\n□\n\n1.7.2\nExisting ship in accordance with Regulation 1(7)\n□\n\n1.7.3\nThe ship has been accepted by the Administration as an \"existing ship\" under Regulation 1(7) due to unforeseen delay in delivery\n□\nEQUIPMENT FOR THE CONTROL OF OIL DISCHARGE FROM MACHINERY SPACE BILGES AND OIL FUEL TANKS (Regulations 10 and 16)\n\n2.1\nCarriage of ballast water in oil fuel tanks:\n\n2.1.1\nThe ship may under normal conditions carry ballast water in oil fuel tanks\n□\n\n2.1.2\nThe ship does not under normal conditions carry ballast water in oil fuel tanks\n□\n\n2.2\nType of separating/filtering equipment fitted:\n\n2.2.1\nEquipment capable of producing effluent with oil content less than 100 ppm;\n□\n\n2.2.2\nEquipment capable of producing effluent with oil content not exceeding 15 ppm\n□\n\n2.3\nType of control system:\n\n2.3.1\nDischarge monitoring and control system (Regulation 16(5))\n\n.1\nwith automatic stopping device\n□\n\n.2\nwith manual stopping device\n□\n\n2.3.2\n15 ppm alarm (Regulation 16(7))\n□\n\n2.3.3\nAutomatic stopping device for discharges in special areas (Regulation 10(3)(b)(vi))\n□\n\n2.3.4\nOil content meter (resolution A.444 (XI))\n\n.1\nwith recording device\n□\n\n.2\nwithout recording device\n□\n\n2.4\nApproval standards:\n\n2.4.1\nThe separating/filtering equipment:\n\n.1\nhas been approved in accordance with resolution A.393 (X)\n□\n\n.2\nhas been approved in accordance with resolution A.233 (VII)\n□\n\n.3\nhas been approved in accordance with national standards not based upon resolution A.393 (X) or A.233 (VII)\n□\n\n.4\nhas not been approved\n□\n\n2.4.2\nThe process unit has been approved in accordance with resolution A.444 (XI)\n□\n\n2.4.3\nThe oil content meter has been approved in accordance with resolution A.393 (X)\n□\n\n2.5\nMaximum throughput of the system is ......m3/h\n\n2.6\nApplication:\n\n2.6.1\nThe ship is not required to be fitted with the above equipment until ...... 19 ......* in accordance with Regulation 16(4)\n□\nTANKS FOR OIL RESIDUES (SLUDGE) (Regulation 17)\n\n3.1\nThe ship is provided with oil residue (sludge) tanks with the total capacity of ...... m3\n□\n\n3.2\nMeans for the disposal of oil residue in addition to the provision of sludge tanks\n□\nSTANDARD DISCHARGE CONNECTION (Regulation 19)\n\n4.1\nThe ship is provided with a pipeline for the discharge of residues from machinery bilges to reception facilities, fitted with a standard discharge connection in accordance with Regulation 19\n□\nEXEMPTION\n\n5.1\nExemptions have been granted by the Administration from the requirements of Chapter II of Annex I of the Convention in accordance with Regulation 2(4)(a) on those items listed under paragraph(s) ................................................................................................ ........................................................................ of this Record.\nEQUIVALENTS (Regulation 3)\n\n6.1\nEquivalents have been approved by the Administration for certain requirements of Annex I on those items listed under paragraph(s) ................................................................................................ .................................................................................... of this Record.\nTHIS IS TO CERTIFY that this Record is correct in all respects.\nIssued at ........................................................................................................................\n(Place of issue of the Record)\n\n........................ 19 ......\n\t\t\n\n(Signature of duly authorized officer issuing the Record)\nFORM B\nSUPPLEMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE\n(IOPP CERTIFICATE)\nRECORD OF CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT FOR OIL TANKERS\nin respect of the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (hereinafter referred to as \"the Convention\")\n\nNotes:\n\t1.\tThis form is to be used for the first two types of ships as categorized in the IOPP Certificate, i.e. oil tankers and ships other than oil tankers with cargo tanks coming under Regulation 2(2) of Annex I of the Convention. For the third type of ships as categorized in the IOPP Certificate, Form A shall be used.\n\t2.\tThis Record shall be permanently attached to the IOPP Certificate. The IOPP Certificate shall be available on board the ship at all times.\n\t3.\tIf the language of the original Record is neither English nor French, the text shall include a translation into one of these languages.\n\t4.\tEntries in boxes shall be made by inserting either a cross (x) for the answers \"yes\" and \"applicable\" or a dash (—) for the answers \"no\" and \"not applicable\" as appropriate.\n\t5.\tRegulations mentioned in this Record refer to Regulations of Annex I of the Convention and resolutions refer to those adopted by the International Maritime Organization.\n\nPARTICULARS OF SHIP\n\n1.1\n\n1.2\n\n1.3\nPort of registry\n\n1.4\n\n1.5\nCarrying capacity of ship ............ (m3)\n\n1.6\nDeadweight of ship ............ (metric tons) (Regulation 1(22))\n\n1.7\nLength of ship ............ (m) (Regulation 1(18))\n\n1.8\nDate of build:\n\n1.8.1\nDate of building contract\n\n1.8.2\nDate on which keel was laid or ship was at a similar stage of construction\n\n1.8.3\nDate of delivery\n\n1.9\nMajor conversion (if applicable):\n\n1.9.1\nDate of conversion contract\n\n1.9.2\nDate on which conversion was commenced\n\n1.9.3\nDate of completion of conversion\n\n1.10\nStatus of ship:\n\n1.10.1\nNew ship in accordance with Regulation 1(6)\n□\n\n1.10.2\nExisting ship in accordance with Regulation 1(7)\n□\n\n1.10.3\nNew oil tanker in accordance with Regulation 1(26)\n□\n\n1.10.4\nExisting oil tanker in accordance with Regulation 1(27)\n□\n\n1.10.5\nThe ship has been accepted by the Administration as an \"existing ship\" under Regulation 1(7) due to unforeseen delay in delivery\n□\n\n1.10.6\nThe ship has been accepted by the Administration as an \"existing oil tanker\" under Regulation 1(27) due to unforeseen delay in delivery\n□\n\n1.10.7\nThe ship is not required to comply with the provisions of Regulation 24 due to the unforeseen delay in delivery\n□\n\n1.11\n\n1.11.1\nCrude oil tanker\n□\n\n1.11.2\nProduct carrier\n□\n\n1.11.3\nCrude oil/product carrier\n□\n\n1.11.4\nCombination carrier\n□\n\n1.11.5\nShip, other than an oil tanker, with cargo tanks coming under Regulation 2(2) of Annex I of the Convention\n□\n\n1.11.6\nOil tanker dedicated to the carriage of products referred to in Regulation 15(7)\n□\n\n1.11.7\nThe ship, being designated as a \"crude oil tanker\" operating with COW, is also designated as a \"product carrier\" operating with CBT, for which a separate IOPP Certificate has also been issued\n□\n\n1.11.8\nThe ship, being designated as a \"product carrier\" operating with CBT, is also designated as a \"crude oil tanker\" operating with COW, for which a separate IOPP Certificate has also been issued\n□\n\n1.11.9\nChemical tanker carrying oil\n□\nEQUIPMENT FOR THE CONTROL OF OIL DISCHARGE FROM MACHINERY SPACE BILGES AND OIL FUEL TANKS (Regulations 10 and 16)\n\n2.1\nCarriage of ballast water in oil fuel tanks\n\n2.1.1\nThe ship may under normal conditions carry ballast water in oil fuel tanks\n□\n\n2.1.2\nThe ship does not under normal conditions carry ballast water in oil fuel tanks\n□\n\n2.2\nType of separating/filtering equipment fitted:\n\n2.2.1\nEquipment capable of producing effluent with oil content less than 100 ppm\n□\n\n2.2.2\nEquipment capable of producing effluent with oil content not exceeding 15 ppm\n□\n\n2.3\nType of control system\n\n2.3.1\nDischarge monitoring and control system (Regulation 16(5))\n\n.1\nwith automatic stopping device\n□\n\n.2\nwith manual stopping device\n□\n\n2.3.2\n15 ppm alarm (Regulation 16(7))\n□\n\n2.3.3\nAutomatic stopping device for discharges in special areas (Regulation 10(3)(b)(vi))\n□\n\n2.3.4\nOil content meter (resolution A.444 (XI))\n\n.1\nwith recording device\n□\n\n.2\nwithout recording device\n□\n\n2.4\nApproval standards:\n\n2.4.1\nThe separating/filtering system:\n\n.1\nhas been approved in accordance with resolution A.393 (X)\n□\n\n.2\nhas been approved in accordance with resolution A.233 (VII)\n□\n\n.3\nhas been approved in accordance with national standards not based upon resolution A.393 (X) or A.233 (VII)\n□\n\n.4\nhas not been approved\n□\n\n2.4.2\nThe process unit has been approved in accordance with resolution A.444 (XI)\n□\n\n2.4.3\nThe oil content meter has been approved in accordance with resolution A.393 (X)\n□\n\n2.5\nMaximum throughput of the system is ...... m3/h\n\n2.6\nApplication:\n\n2.6.1\nThe ship is not required to be fitted with the above equipment until ...... 19 ...... * in accordance with Regulation 16(4)\n□\nTANKS FOR OIL RESIDUES (SLUDGE) (Regulation 17)\n\n3.1\nThe ship is provided with oil residue (sludge) tanks with the total capacity of ...... m3\n□\n\n3.2\nMeans for the disposal of oil residue in addition to the provision of sludge tanks\n□\nSTANDARD DISCHARGE CONNECTION (Regulation 19)\n\n4.1\nThe ship is provided with a pipeline for the discharge of residues from machinery bilges to reception facilities, fitted with a standard discharge connection in compliance with Regulation 19\n□\nCONSTRUCTION (Regulations 13, 24 and 25)\n\n5.1\nIn accordance with the requirements of Regulation 13, the ship is\n\n5.1.1\nRequired to be provided with SBT, PL and COW\n□\n\n5.1.2\nRequired to be provided with SBT and PL\n□\n\n5.1.3\nRequired to be provided with SBT\n□\n\n5.1.4\nRequired to be provided with SBT, CBT or COW\n□\n\n5.1.5\nRequired to be provided with SBT or CBT\n□\n\n5.1.6\nNot required to comply with the requirements of Regulation 13\n□\n\n5.2\nSegregated ballast tanks (SBT)\n\n5.2.1\nThe ship is provided with SBT in compliance with Regulation 13\n□\n\n5.2.2\nThe ship is provided with SBT which are arranged in protective locations (PL) in compliance with Regulation 13E\n□\n\n5.2.3\nSBT are distributed as follows:\n\nTank\nTank\n\nTotal\n\n5.3\nDedicated clean ballast tanks (CBT)\n\n5.3.1\nThe ship is provided with CBT in compliance with Regulation 13A, and may operate:\n\n.1\nas a product carrier\n□\n\n.2\nas a crude oil tanker until ...... 19 ...... *\n□\n* Insert the date two years or four years after the date of entry into force of the Convention as appropriate.\n\n5.3.2\nCBT are distributed as follows:\n\nTank\nTank\n\nTotal\n\n5.3.3\nThe ship has been supplied with a valid Dedicated Clean Ballast Tank Operation Manual, which is dated\n□\n\n5.3.4\nThe ship has common piping and pumping arrangements for ballasting the CBT and handling cargo oil\n□\n\n5.3.5\nThe ship has separate independent piping and pumping arrangements for ballasting the CBT\n□\n\n5.4\nCrude oil washing (COW)\n\n5.4.1\nThe ship is equipped with a COW system in compliance with Regulation 13B\n□\n\n5.4.2\nThe ship is equipped with a COW system in compliance with Regulation 13B except that the effectiveness of the system has not been confirmed in accordance with Regulation 13(6) and paragraph 4.2.10 of the Revised COW Specifications (resolution A.446 (XI))\n□\n\n5.4.3\nThe ship has been supplied with a valid Crude Oil Washing Operations and Equipment Manual, which is dated\n□\n\n5.4.4\nThe ship is not required to be but is equipped with COW in compliance with the safety aspects of Revised COW Specifications (resolution A.446 (XI))\n□\n\n5.5\nExemption from Regulation 13:\n\n5.5.1\nThe ship is solely engaged in trade between ...... in accordance with Regulation 13C is therefore exempted from the requirements of Regulation 13\n□\n\n5.5.2\nThe ship is operating with special ballast arrangements in accordance with Regulation 13D and is therefore exempted from the requirements of Regulation 13\n□\n\n5.6\nLimitation of size and arrangements of cargo tanks (Regulation 24)\n\n5.6.1\nThe ship is required to be constructed according to, and complies with, the requirements of Regulation 24\n□\n\n5.6.2\nThe ship is required to be constructed according to, and complies with, the requirements of Regulation 24(4) (see Regulation 2(2))\n□\n\n5.7\nSubdivision and stability (Regulation 25)\n\n5.7.1\nThe ship is required to be constructed according to, and complies with, the requirements of Regulation 25\n□\n\n5.7.2\nInformation and data required under Regulation 25(5) in an approved form have been supplied to the ship\n□\nRETENTION OF OIL ON BOARD (Regulation 15)\n\n6.1\nOil discharge monitoring and control system\n\n6.1.1\nThe ship comes under category ............ oil tanker as defined in resolution A.496 (XII)\n□\n\n6.1.2\nThe system comprises:\n\n.1\ncontrol unit\n□\n\n.2\ncomputing unit\n□\n\n.3\ncalculating unit\n□\n\n6.1.3\nThe system is:\n\n.1\nfitted with a starting interlock\n□\n\n.2\nfitted with automatic stopping device\n□\n\n6.1.4\nThe oil content meter is approved under the terms of resolution A.393 (X) suitable for:\n\n.1\ncrude oil\n□\n\n.2\nblack products\n□\n\n.3\nwhite products\n□\n\n6.1.5\nThe ship has been supplied with an operations manual for the oil discharge monitoring and control system\n□\n\n6.1.6\nThe ship is not required to be fitted with an oil discharge monitoring and control system, until ...... 19 ...... * in accordance with Regulation 15(1)\n□\n\n6.2\nSlop tanks\n\n6.2.1\nThe ship is provided with ...... dedicated slop tank(s) with the total capacity of ......m3 which is ...... % of the oil carrying capacity, in accordance with:\n\n.1\nRegulation 15(2)(c)\n□\n\n.2\nRegulation 15(2)(c)(i)\n□\n\n.3\nRegulation 15(2)(c)(ii)\n□\n\n.4\nRegulation 15(2)(c)(iii)\n□\n\n6.2.2\nCargo tanks have been designated as slop tanks\n□\n\n6.2.3\nThe ship is not required to be provided with slop tank arrangements until ...... 19 ...... * in accordance with Regulation 15(1)\n□\n\n6.3\nOil/water interface detectors\n\n6.3.1\nThe ship is provided with oil/water interface detectors approved under the terms of resolution MEPC.5 (XIII)\n□\n\n6.4\nExemptions from Regulation 15\n\n6.4.1\nThe ship is exempted from the requirements of Regulation 15(1), (2) and (3) in accordance with Regulation 15(7)\n□\n\n6.4.2\nThe ship is exempted from the requirements of Regulation 15(1), (2) and (3) in accordance with Regulation 2(2)\n□\nPUMPING, PIPING AND DISCHARGE ARRANGEMENTS (Regulation 18)\n\n7.1\nThe overboard discharge outlets for segregated ballast are located:\n\n7.1.1\n□\n\n7.1.2\n□\n\n7.2\nThe overboard discharge outlets, other than the discharge manifold, for clean ballast are located:**\n\n7.2.1\n□\n\n7.2.2\n□\n\n7.3\nThe overboard discharge outlets, other than the discharge manifold, for dirty ballast are located:**\n\n7.3.1\n□\n\n7.3.2\nbelow the waterline in conjunction with the part flow arrangements in compliance with Regulation 18(6)(e)\n□\n\n7.3.3\n□\n\n7.4\nDischarge of oil from cargo pumps and oil lines (Regulation 18(4) and (5)):\n\n7.4.1\nMeans to drain all cargo pumps and oil lines at the completion of cargo discharge:\n\n.1\ndrainings capable of being discharged to a cargo tank or slop tank\n□\n\n.2\nfor discharge ashore a special small diameter line is provided\n□\n** Only those outlets which can be monitored are to be indicated.\nEQUIVALENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHEMICAL TANKERS CARRYING OIL\n\n8.1\nAs equivalent arrangements for the carriage of oil by a chemical tanker, the ship is fitted with the following equipment in lieu of slop tanks (paragraph 6.2 above) and oil/water interface detectors (paragraph 6.3 above):\n\n8.1.1\noily-water separating equipment capable of producing effluent with oil content less than 100 ppm, with the capacity of ...... m3/h\n□\n\n8.1.2\na holding tank with the capacity of ...... m3\n□\n\n8.1.3\na tank for collecting tank washings which is:\n\n.1\na dedicated tank\n□\n\n.2\na cargo tank designated as a collecting tank\n□\n\n8.1.4\na permanently installed transfer pump for overboard discharge of effluent containing oil through the oily-water separating equipment\n□\n\n8.2\nThe oily-water separating equipment has been approved under the terms of resolution A.393(X) and is suitable for the full range of Annex I products\n□\n\n8.3\nThe ship holds a valid Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk\n□\nEXEMPTION\n\n9.1\nExemptions have been granted by the Administration from the requirements of Chapters II and III of Annex I of the Convention in accordance with Regulation 2(4)(a) on those items listed under paragraph(s) ...... of this Record.\nEQUIVALENTS (Regulation 3)\n\n10.1\nEquivalents have been approved by the Administration for certain requirements of Annex I on those items listed under paragraph(s) ............................................................ of this Record.\nTHIS IS TO CERTIFY that this Record is correct in all respects.\nIssued at ........................................................................................................................\n(Place of issue of the Record)\n\n........................ 19 ......\n\t\t\n\n(Signature of duly authorized officer issuing the Record)\nThe existing Forms of Oil Record Books and Supplements are replaced by the following forms:\n\"FORMS OF OIL RECORD BOOKS\nPart I—Machinery space operations\n(All ships)\nName of ship:\nDistinctive number or letters:\nGross tonnage:\nPeriod from:                     to:                    \nOil Record Book Part I shall be provided to every oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above, other than oil tankers, to record relevant machinery space operations. For oil tankers, Oil Record Book Part II shall also be provided to record relevant cargo/ballast operations.\nThe following pages of this section show a comprehensive list of items of machinery space operations which are, when appropriate, to be recorded in the Oil Record Book in accordance with Regulation 20 of Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78). The items have been grouped into operational sections, each of which is denoted by a letter code.\nWhen making entries in the Oil Record Book, the date, operational code and item number shall be inserted in the appropriate columns and the required particulars shall be recorded chronologically in the blank spaces.\nEach completed operation shall be signed for and dated by the officer or officers in charge. Each completed page shall be signed by the master of the ship.\n\t(A)\tBALLASTING OR CLEANING OF OIL FUEL TANKS\n\t1.\tIdentity of tank(s) ballasted.\n\t2.\tWhether cleaned since they last contained oil and, if not type of oil previously carried.\n\t3.\tPosition of ship at start of cleaning.\n\t4.\tPosition of ship at start of ballasting.\n\t(B)\tDISCHARGE OF DIRTY BALLAST OR CLEANING WATER FROM OIL FUEL TANKS REFERRED TO UNDER SECTION (A)\n\t5.\tIdentity of tank(s).\n\t6.\tPosition of ship at start of discharge.\n\t7.\tPosition of ship on completion of discharge.\n\t8.\tShip's speed(s) during discharge.\n\t9.\tMethod of discharge:\n\t.2\tThrough 15 ppm equipment;\n\t.3\tTo reception facilities.\n\t10.\tQuantity discharged.\n\t(C)\tDISPOSAL OF OIL RESIDUES (SLUDGE)\n\t11.\tQuantity of residue retained on board for disposal.\n\t12.\tMethods of disposal of residue:\n\t.1\tTo reception facilities (identify port);\n\t.2\tMixed with bunkers;\n\t.3\tTransferred to another (other) tank(s) (identify tank(s));\n\t.4\tOther method (state which).\n\t(D)\tNON-AUTOMATIC DISCHARGE OVERBOARD OR DISPOSAL OTHERWISE OF BILGE WATER WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED IN MACHINERY SPACES\n\t13.\tQuantity discharged.\n\t14.\tTime of discharge.\n\t15.\tMethod of discharge or disposal:\n\t.2\tThrough 15 ppm equipment;\n\t.3\tTo reception facilities (identity port);\n\t.4\tTo slop or collecting tank (identify tank).\n\t(E)\tAUTOMATIC DISCHARGE OVERBOARD OR DISPOSAL OTHERWISE OF BILGE WATER WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED IN MACHINERY SPACES\n\t16.\tTime when the system has been put into automatic mode of operation for discharge overboard.\n\t17.\tTime when the system has been put into automatic mode of operation for transfer of bilge water to collecting (slop) tank (identify tank).\n\t18.\tTime when the system has been put to manual operation.\n\t19.\tMethod of discharge overboard:\n\t.2\tThrough 15 ppm equipment.\n\t(F)\tCONDITION OF OIL DISCHARGE MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM\n\t20.\tTime of system failure.\n\t21.\tTime when system has been made operational.\n\t22.\tReasons for failure.\n\t(G)\tACCIDENTAL OR OTHER EXCEPTIONAL DISCHARGES OF OIL\n\t23.\tTime of occurrence.\n\t24.\tPlace or position of ship at time of occurrence.\n\t25.\tApproximate quantity and type of oil.\n\t26.\tCircumstances of discharge or escape, the reasons therefore and general remarks.\n\t(H)\tADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND GENERAL REMARKS.\nNAME OF SHIP:....................................................................................\nDISTINCTIVE NUMBER OR LETTERS:............................................................\nCARGO/BALLAST OPERATIONS (OIL TANKERS)*/MACHINERY SPACE OPERATIONS (ALL SHIPS)*\n\nDate\nCode\nItem\nRecord of operations/signature of officer in charge\n\nSignature of Master ....................................\nEvery oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above shall be provided with Oil Record Book Part II to record relevant cargo/ballast operations. Such a tanker shall also be provided with Oil Record Book Part I to record relevant machinery space operations.\nPart II—Cargo/ballast operations\n(Oil tankers)\nName of ship:\nDistinctive number or letters:\nGross tonnage:\nPeriod from:      to:     \nNAME OF SHIP:............................................................................................................\nDISTINCTIVE NUMBER OR LETTERS:............................................................\nThe following pages of this section show a comprehensive list of items of cargo and ballast operations which are, when appropriate, to be recorded in the Oil Record Book in accordance with Regulation 20 of Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78). The items have been grouped into operational sections, each of which is denoted by a letter code.\nWhen making entries in the Oil Record Book, the date, operational code and item number shall be inserted in the appropriate columns and the required particulars shall be recorded chronologically in the blank spaces.\nEach completed operation shall be signed for and dated by the officer or officers in charge. Each completed page shall be countersigned by the Master of the ship. In respect of the oil tankers engaged in specific trades in accordance with Regulation 13C of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78, appropriate entry in the Oil Record Book shall be endorsed by the competent Port State authority.*\n\t*\tThis sentence should only be inserted for the Oil Record Book of a tanker engaged in a specific trade.\n\t(A)\tLOADING OF OIL CARGO\n\t1.\tPlace of loading.\n\t2.\tType of oil loaded and identity of tank(s).\n\t3.\tTotal quantity of oil loaded.\n\t(B)\tINTERNAL TRANSFER OF OIL CARGO DURING VOYAGE\n\t4.\tIdentity of tank(s):\n\t.1\tFrom:\n\t.2\tTo:\n\t5.\tWas (were) tank(s) in 4 (1) emptied?\n\t(C)\tUNLOADING OF OIL CARGO\n\t6.\tPlace of unloading.\n\t7.\tIdentity of tank(s) unloaded.\n\t8.\tWas (were) tank(s) emptied?\n\t(D)\tCRUDE OIL WASHING (COW TANKERS ONLY)(To be completed for each tank being crude oil washed)\n\t9.\tPort where crude oil washing was carried out or ship's position if carried out between two discharge ports.\n\t10.\tIdentity of tank(s) washed.1\n\t11.\tNumber of machines in use.\n\t12.\tTime of start of washing.\n\t13.\tWashing pattern employed.2\n\t14.\tWashing line pressure.\n\t15.\tTime completed or stopped washing.\n\t16.\tState method of establishing that tank(s) was (were) dry.\n\t17.\tRemarks.3\n\t(E)\tBALLASTING OF CARGO TANKS\n\t18.\tIdentity of tank(s) ballasted.\n\t19.\tPosition of ship at start of ballasting.\n\t(F)\tBALLASTING OF DEDICATED CLEAN BALLAST TANKS (CBT TANKERS ONLY)\n\t20.\tIdentity of tank(s) ballasted.\n\t21.\tPosition of ship when water intended for flushing, or port ballast was taken to dedicated clean ballast tank(s).\n\t22.\tPosition of ship when pump(s) and lines were flushed to slop tank.\n\t23.\tQuantity of oily water resulting from line flushing transferred to slop tanks (identify slop tank(s)).\n\t24.\tPosition of ship when additional ballast water was taken to dedicated clean ballast tank(s).\n\t25.\tTime and position of ship when valves separating the dedicated clean ballast tanks from cargo and stripping lines were closed.\n\t26.\tQuantity of clean ballast taken on board.\n\t(G)\tCLEANING OF CARGO TANKS\n\t27.\tIdentity of tank(s) cleaned.\n\t28.\tPort or ship's position.\n\t29.\tDuration of cleaning.\n\t30.\tMethod of cleaning.4\n\t31.\tTank washings transferred to:\n\t.1\tReception facilities;\n\t.2\tSlop tank(s) or cargo tank(s) designated as slop tank(s) (identify tank(s)).\n\t(H)\tDISCHARGE OF DIRTY BALLAST\n\t32.\tIdentity of tank(s).\n\t33.\tPosition of ship at start of discharge into the sea.\n\t34.\tPosition of ship on completion of discharge into the sea.\n\t35.\tQuantity discharged into the sea.\n\t36.\tShip's speed(s) during discharge.\n\t37.\tWas the discharge monitoring and control system in operation during the discharge?\n\t38.\tWas a regular check kept on the effluent and the surface of the water in the locality of the discharge?\n\t39.\tQuantity of oily water transferred to slop tank(s) (identify slop tank(s)).\n\t40.\tDischarged to shore reception facilities (identify port if applicable).\n\t(I)\tDISCHARGE OF WATER FROM SLOP TANKS INTO THE SEA\n\t41.\tIdentity of slop tanks.\n\t42.\tTime of settling from last entry of residues, or\n\t43.\tTime of settling from last discharge.\n\t44.\tTime and position of ship at start of discharge.\n\t45.\tUllage of total contents at start of discharge.\n\t46.\tUllage of oil/water interface at start of discharge.\n\t47.\tBulk quantity discharged and rate of discharge.\n\t48.\tFinal quantity discharged and rate of discharge.\n\t49.\tTime and position of ship on completion of discharge.\n\t50.\tWas the discharge monitoring and control system in operation during the discharge?\n\t51.\tUllage of oil/water interface on completion of discharge.\n\t52.\tShip's speed(s) during discharge.\n\t53.\tWas a regular check kept on the effluent and the surface of the water in the locality of the discharge?\n\t54.\tConfirm that all applicable valves in the ship's piping system have been closed on completion of discharge from the slop tanks.\n\t(J)\tDISPOSAL OF RESIDUES AND OILY MIXTURES NOT OTHERWISE DEALT WITH\n\t55.\tIdentity of tank(s).\n\t56.\tQuantity disposed of from each tank.\n\t57.\tMethod of disposal:\n\t.1\tTo reception facilities (identify port);\n\t.2\tMixed with cargo;\n\t.3\tTransferred to another tank(s) (identify tank(s));\n\t.4\tOther method (state which).\n\t(K)\tDISCHARGE OF CLEAN BALLAST CONTAINED IN CARGO TANKS\n\t58.\tPosition of ship at start of discharge of clean ballast.\n\t59.\tIdentity of tank(s) discharged.\n\t60.\tWas (were) the tank(s) empty on completion?\n\t61.\tPosition of ship on completion if different from 58.\n\t62.\tWas a regular check kept on the effluent and the surface of the water in the locality of the discharge?\n\t(L)\tDISCHARGE OF BALLAST FROM DEDICATED CLEAN BALLAST TANKS (CBT TANKERS ONLY)\n\t63.\tIdentity of tank(s) discharged.\n\t64.\tTime and position of ship at start of discharge of clean ballast into the sea.\n\t65.\tTime and position of ship on completion of discharge into the sea.\n\t66.\tQuantity discharged:\n\t.1\tInto the sea; or\n\t.2\tTo reception facility (identify port).\n\t67.\tWas there any indication of oil contamination of the ballast water before or during discharge into the sea?\n\t68.\tWas the discharge monitored by an oil content meter?\n\t69.\tTime and position of ship when valves separating dedicated clean ballast tanks from the cargo and stripping lines were closed on completion of deballasting.\n\t(M)\tCONDITION OF OIL DISCHARGE MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM\n\t70.\tTime of system failure.\n\t71.\tTime when system has been made operational.\n\t72.\tReasons for failure.\n\t(N)\tACCIDENTAL OR OTHER EXCEPTIONAL DISCHARGES OF OIL\n\t73.\tTime of occurrence.\n\t74.\tPort or ship's position at time of occurrence.\n\t75.\tApproximate quantity and type of oil.\n\t76.\tCircumstances of discharge or escape, the reasons therefor and general remarks.\n\t(O)\tADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND GENERAL REMARKS\n\tTANKERS ENGAGED IN SPECIFIC TRADES\n\t(P)\tLOADING OF BALLAST WATER\n\t77.\tIdentity of tank(s) ballasted.\n\t78.\tPosition of ship when ballasted.\n\t79.\tTotal quantity of ballast loaded in cubic metres.\n\t80.\tRemarks.\n\t(Q)\tRE-ALLOCATION OF BALLAST WATER WITHIN THE SHIP\n\t81.\tReasons for re-allocation.\n\t(R)\tBALLAST WATER DISCHARGE TO RECEPTION FACILITY\n\t82.\tPort(s) where ballast water was discharged.\n\t83.\tName or designation of reception facility.\n\t84.\tTotal quantity of ballast water discharged in cubic metres.\n\t85.\tDate, signature and stamp of port authority official.\n\t1\tWhen an individual tank has more machines than can be operated simultaneously, as described in the Operations and Equipment Manual, then the section being crude oil washed should be identified, e.g. No. 2 centre, forward section.\n\t2\tIn accordance with the Operations and Equipment Manual, enter whether single-stage or multi-stage method of washing is employed. If multi-stage method is used, give the vertical arc covered by the machines and the number of times that arc is covered for that particular stage of the programme.\n\t3\tIf the programmes given in the Operations and Equipment Manual are not followed, then the reasons must be given under Remarks.\n\t4\tHand hosing, machine washing and/or chemical cleaning. Where chemically cleaned, the chemical concerned and amount used should be stated.\nNAME OF SHIP:............................................................................................................\nDISTINCTIVE NUMBER OR LETTERS: ............................................................\nCARGO/BALLAST OPERATIONS (OIL TANKERS)*/MACHINERY SPACE\nOPERATIONS (ALL SHIPS)*\n\nDate\nCode\nItem\nRecord of operations/signature of officer in charge\n\nSignature of Master ................................................\n* Delete as appropriate\nADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ANNEX OF THE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973 (RELATING TO ANNEX II OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973 AS MODIFIED BY THE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING THERETO)\nadopted on 5 December 1985\nTHE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,\nRECALLING Article 38(a) of the Convention of the International Maritime Organization concerning the function of the Committee conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,\nNOTING Article 16 of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the \"1973 Convention\") and Article VI of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the 1973 Convention (hereinafter referred to as the \"1978 Protocol\") which together specify the amendment procedure of the 1978 Protocol and confers upon the appropriate body of the Organization the function of considering and adopting amendments to the 1973 Convention, as modified by the 1978 Protocol (MARPOL 73/78),\nHAVING CONSIDERED at its twenty-second session amendments to the 1978 Protocol proposed and circulated in accordance with article 16(2)(a) of the 1973 Convention,\n\t1.\tADOPTS in accordance with article 16(2)(d) of the 1973 Convention amendments to the Annex of the 1978 Protocol (relating to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78), the text of which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;\n\t2.\tDETERMINES in accordance with article 16(2)(f)(iii) of the 1973 Convention that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 5 October 1986 unless prior to this date one third or more of the Parties or the Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute fifty per cent or more of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have communicated to the Organization their objections to the amendments;\n\t3.\tINVITES the Parties to note that in accordance with article 16(2)(g)(ii) of the 1973 Convention the amendments shall enter into force on 6 April 1987 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;\n\t4.\tREQUESTS the Secretary-General in conformity with article 16(2)(e) of the 1973 Convention to transmit to all Parties to the 1978 Protocol certified copies of the present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the Annex;\n\t5.\tFURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit to the Members of the Organization which are not Parties to the 1978 Protocol copies of the resolution and its Annex.\nAMENDMENTS TO THE ANNEX OF THE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973\nThe following new paragraphs (10) to (14) are added to the existing text:\n\t\"(10)\t'International Bulk Chemical Code' means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization by resolution MEPC 19(22), as may be amended by the Organization, provided that such amendments are adopted and brought into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the present Convention concerning amendment procedures applicable to an Appendix to an Annex.\n\t(11)\t'Bulk Chemical Code' means the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization by resolution MEPC 20(22), as may be amended by the Organization, provided that such amendments are adopted and brought into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the present Convention concerning amendment procedures applicable to an Appendix to an Annex.\n\t(12)\t'Ship constructed' means a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction. A ship converted to a chemical tanker, irrespective of the date of construction, shall be treated as a chemical tanker constructed on the date on which such conversion commenced. This conversion provision shall not apply to the modification of a ship which complies with all of the following conditions:\n\t(a)\tthe ship is constructed before 1 July 1986; and\n\t(b)\tthe ship is certified under the Bulk Chemical Code to carry only those products identified by the Code as substances with pollution hazards only.\n\t(13)\t'Similar stage of construction' means the stage at which:\n\t(a)\tconstruction identifiable with a specific ship begins; and\n\t(b)\tassembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 tons or one per cent of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less.\nThe following new paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) are added to the existing text:\n\t\"(4)\tFor ships constructed before 1 July 1986, the provisions of Regulation 5 of this Annex in respect of the requirement to discharge below the waterline and maximum concentration in the wake astern of the ship shall apply as from 1 January 1988.\n\t(5)\tThe Administration may allow any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship as an alternative to that required by this Annex if such fitting, material, appliance or apparatus is at least as effective as that required by this Annex. This authority of the Administration shall not extend to the substitution of operational methods to effect the control of discharge of noxious liquid substances as equivalent to those design and construction features which are prescribed by Regulations in this Annex.\n\t(6)\tThe Administration which allows a fitting, material, appliance or apparatus as alternative to that required by this Annex, under paragraph (5) of this Regulation, shall communicate to the Organization for circulation to the Parties to the Convention, particulars thereof, for their information and appropriate action, if any.\"\nCategorization and Listing of Noxious Liquid Substances\nIn paragraph (1) of the existing text, the phrase \"except Regulation 13\", is deleted.\nDischarge of Noxious Liquid Substances\nIn paragraph (1) of the existing text of the last sentence before sub-paragraph (a) is replaced by: \"Any water subsequently added to the tank may be discharged into the sea when all the following conditions are satisfied:\"\nIn paragraph (5) of the existing text of the third sentence is replaced by: \"Any water subsequently introduced into the tank shall be regarded as clean and shall not be subject to paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this Regulation.\"\nIn paragraph (7) of the existing text of the last sentence before sub-paragraph (a) is replaced by: \"Any water subsequently added to the tank may be discharged into the sea when all the following conditions are satisfied:\"\nIn paragraph (8) the existing text of paragraph (a) is replaced by:\n\t\"(a)\tthe tank has been prewashed in accordance with the procedure approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization and the resulting tank washings have been discharged to a reception facility.\"\nIn paragraph (10) the third sentence of the existing text is replaced by: \"Any water subsequently introduced into the tank shall be regarded as clean and shall not be subject to paragraph (7), (8) or (9) of this Regulation.\"\nThe following new Regulation 5A is added to the existing text:\n\"Regulation 5A\nPumping, Piping and Unloading Arrangements\n\t(1)\tEvery ship constructed on or after 1 July 1986 shall be provided with pumping and piping arrangements to ensure, through testing under favourable pumping conditions, that each tank designated for the carriage of a Category B substance does not retain a quantity of residue in excess of 0.1 cubic metres in the tank's associated piping and in the immediate vicinity of that tank's suction point.\n\t(a)\tSubject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, every ship constructed before 1 July 1986 shall be provided with pumping and piping arrangements to ensure, through testing under favourable pumping conditions, that each tank designated for the carriage of a Category B substance does not retain a quantity of residue in excess of 0.3 cubic metres in the tank's associated piping and in the immediate vicinity of that tank's suction point.\n\t(b)\tUntil 2 October 1994 ships referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph if not in compliance with the requirements of that sub-paragraph shall, as a minimum, be provided with pumping and piping arrangements to ensure, through testing under favourable pumping conditions and surface residue assessment, that each tank designated for the carriage of a Category B substance does not retain a quantity of residue in excess of 1 cubic metre or 1/3000 of the tank capacity in cubic metres, whichever is greater, in that tank and the associated piping.\n\t(3)\tEvery ship constructed on or after 1 July 1986 shall be provided with pumping and piping arrangements to ensure, through testing under favourable pumping conditions, that each tank designated for the carriage of a Category C substance does not retain a quantity of residue in excess of 0.3 cubic metres in the tank's associated piping and in the immediate vicinity of that tank's suction point.\n\t(a)\tSubject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, every ship constructed before 1 July 1986 shall be provided with pumping and piping arrangements to ensure, through testing under favourable pumping conditions, that each tank designated for the carriage of a Category C substance does not retain a quantity of residue in excess of 0.9 cubic metres in the tank's associated piping and in the immediate vicinity of that tank's suction point.\n\t(b)\tUntil 2 October 1994 the ships referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph if not in compliance with the requirements of that sub-paragraph shall as a minimum, be provided with pumping and piping arrangements to ensure, through testing under favourable pumping conditions and surface residue assessment, that each tank designated for the carriage of a Category C substance does not retain a quantity of residue in excess of 3 cubic metres or 1/1000 of the tank capacity in cubic metres, whichever is greater, in that tank and the associated piping.\n\t(5)\tPumping conditions referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation shall be approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization. Pumping efficiency tests referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation shall use water as the test medium and shall be approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization. The residues on cargo tank surfaces, referred to in paragraphs (2)(b) and (4)(b) of this Regulation shall be determined based on standards developed by the Organization.\n\t(6)\t—\n\t(a)\tSubject to the provision of sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (4) of this Regulation need not apply to a ship constructed before 1 July 1986 which is engaged in restricted voyages as determined by the Administration between:\n\t(i)\tports or terminals within a State Party to the present Convention; or\n\t(ii)\tports or terminals of States Parties to the present Convention.\n\t(b)\tThe provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph shall only apply to a ship constructed before 1 July 1986 if:\n\t(i)\teach time a tank containing Category B or C substances or mixtures is to be washed or ballasted, the tank is washed in accordance with a prewash procedure approved by the Administration and based on Standards developed by the Organization and the tank washings are discharged to a reception facility;\n\t(ii)\tsubsequent washings or ballast water are discharged to a reception facility or at sea in accordance with other provisions of this Annex;\n\t(iii)\tthe adequacy of the reception facilities at the ports or terminals referred to above, for the purpose of this paragraph, is approved by the Governments of the States Parties to the present Convention within which such ports or terminals are situated;\n\t(iv)\tin the case of ships engaged in voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other States Parties to the present Convention, the Administration communicates to the Organization, for circulation to the Parties to the Convention, particulars of the exemption, for their information and appropriate action, if any; and\n\t(v)\tthe Certificate required under this Annex is endorsed to the effect that the ship is solely engaged in such restricted voyages.\n\t(7)\tFor a ship whose constructional and operational features are such that ballasting of cargo tanks is not required and cargo tank washing is only required for repair or drydocking, the Administration may allow exemption from the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this Regulation, provided that all of the following conditions are complied with:\n\t(a)\tthe design, construction and equipment of the ship are approved by the Administration, having regard to the service for which it is intended;\n\t(b)\tany effluent from tank washings which may be carried out before a repair or drydocking is discharged to a reception facility, the adequacy of which is ascertained by the Administration;\n\t(c)\tthe Certificate required under this Annex indicates:\n\t(i)\tthat each cargo tank is certified for the carriage of only one named substance; and\n\t(ii)\tthe particulars of the exemption;\n\t(d)\tthe ship carries a suitable operational manual approved by the Administration; and\n\t(e)\tin the case of ships engaged in voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other States Parties to the present convention, the Administration communicates to the Organization, for circulation to the Parties to the Convention, particulars of the exemption, for their information and appropriate action, if any.\"\nThe existing title of this Regulation is replaced by \"Reception Facilities and Cargo Unloading Terminal Arrangements\"\nThe following new paragraph (3) is added to the existing text:\n\t\"(3)\tThe Government of each Party to the Convention shall undertake to ensure that cargo unloading terminals shall provide arrangements to facilitate stripping of cargo tanks of ships unloading noxious liquid substances at these terminals. Cargo hoses and piping systems of the terminal, containing noxious liquid substances received from ships unloading these substances at the terminal, shall not be drained back to the ship.\"\nThe existing text of paragraph (3) is renumbered as (4) and replaced by the following:\n\t\"(4)\tEach Party shall notify the Organization, for transmission to the Parties concerned, of any case where facilities required under paragraph (1) or arrangements required under paragraph (3) of this Regulation are alleged to be inadequate.\"\nThe existing text of Regulation 8 is replaced by the following:\n\"Regulation 8\nMeasures of Control\n\t(1)\t—\n\t(a)\tThe Government of each party to the Convention shall appoint or authorize surveyors for the purpose of implementing this Regulation. The surveyors shall execute control in accordance with control procedures developed by the Organization.\n\t(b)\tThe master of a ship carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk shall ensure that the provisions of Regulation 5 and this Regulation have been complied with and that the Cargo Record Book is completed in accordance with Regulation 9 of this Annex whenever operations as referred to in that Regulation take place.\n\t(c)\tAn exemption referred to in paragraph (2)(b), (5)(b), (6)(c) or (7)(c) of this Regulation may only be granted by the Government of the receiving Party to a ship engaged in voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other States Parties to the present Convention. When such an exemption has been granted, the appropriate entry made in the Cargo Record Book shall be endorsed by the surveyor referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph.\n\tCategory A substances in all areas\n\t(2)\tWith respect to Category A substances the following provisions shall apply in all areas:\n\t(a)\tA tank which has been unloaded shall, subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, be washed in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (3) or (4) of this Regulation before the ship leaves the port of unloading.\n\t(b)\tAt the request of the ship's master, the Government of the receiving Party may exempt the ship from the requirements referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, where it is satisfied that:\n\t(i)\tthe tank unloaded is to be reloaded with the same substance or another substance compatible with the previous one and that the tank will not be washed or ballasted prior to loading; or\n\t(ii)\tthe tank unloaded is neither washed nor ballasted at sea and the provisions of paragraph (3) or (4) of this Regulation are complied with at another port provided that it has been confirmed in writing that a reception facility at that port is available and is adequate for such a purpose; or\n\t(iii)\tthe cargo residues will be removed by a ventilation procedure approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization.\n\t(3)\tIf the tank is to be washed in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(a) of this Regulation, the effluent from the tank washing operation shall be discharged to a reception facility at least until the concentration of the substance in the discharge, as indicated by analyses of samples of the effluent taken by the surveyor, has fallen to the residual concentration specified for that substance in Appendix II to this Annex. When the required residual concentration has been achieved, remaining tank washings shall continue to be discharged to the reception facility until the tank is empty. Appropriate entries of these operations shall be made in the Cargo Record Book and endorsed by the surveyor referred to under paragraph (1)(a) of this Regulation.\n\t(4)\tWhere the Government of the receiving party is satisfied that it is impracticable to measure the concentration of the substance in the effluent without causing undue delay to the ship, that Party may accept an alternative procedure as being equivalent to paragraph (3) of this Regulation provided that:\n\t(a)\tThe tank is prewashed in accordance with a procedure approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization; and\n\t(b)\tThe surveyor referred to under paragraph (1)(a) certifies in the Cargo Record Book that:\n\t(i)\tthe tank, its pump and piping systems have been emptied; and\n\t(ii)\tthe prewash has been carried out in accordance with the prewash procedure approved by the Administration for that tank and that substance; and\n\t(iii)\tthe tank washings resulting from such prewash have been discharged to a reception facility and the tank is empty.\n\tCategory B and C substances outside Special Areas\n\t(5)\tWith respect to Category B and C substances, the following provisions shall apply outside Special Areas:\n\t(a)\tA tank which has been unloaded shall, subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, be prewashed before the ship leaves the port of unloading, whenever;\n\t(i)\tthe substance unloaded is identified in the standards developed by the Organization as resulting in a residue quantity exceeding the maximum quantity which may be discharged into the sea under Regulation 5(2) or (3) of this Annex in case of Category B or C substances respectively; or\n\t(ii)\tthe unloading is not carried out in accordance with the pumping conditions for the tank approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization as referred to under Regulation 5A(5) of this Annex, unless alternative measures are taken to the satisfaction of the surveyor referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this Regulation, to remove the cargo residues from the ship to quantities specified in Regulation 5A of this Annex as applicable.\nThe prewash procedure used shall be approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization and the resulting tank washings shall be discharged to a reception facility at the port of unloading.\n\t(b)\tAt the request of the ship's master, the Government of the receiving party may exempt the ship from the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, where it is satisfied that:\n\t(i)\tthe tank unloaded is to be reloaded with the same substance or another substance compatible with the previous one and that the tank will not be washed nor ballasted prior to loading; or\n\t(ii)\tthe tank unloaded is neither washed nor ballasted at sea and the tank is prewashed in accordance with a procedure approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization and resulting tank washings are discharged to a reception facility at another port, provided that it has been confirmed in writing that a reception facility at that port is available and adequate for such a purpose; or\n\t(iii)\tthe cargo residues will be removed by a ventilation procedure approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization.\n\tCategory B substances within Special Areas\n\t(6)\tWith respect of Category B substances, the following provisions shall apply within Special Areas:\n\t(a)\tA tank which has been unloaded shall, subject to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), be prewashed before the ship leaves the port of unloading. The prewash procedure used shall be approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization and the resulting tank washings shall be discharged to a reception facility at the port of unloading.\n\t(b)\tThe requirements of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph do not apply when all the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(i)\tthe Category B substance unloaded is identified in the standards developed by the Organization as resulting in a residue quantity not exceeding the maximum quantity which may be discharged into the sea outside Special Areas under Regulation 5(2) of this Annex, and the residues are retained on board for subsequent discharge into the sea outside the Special Area in compliance with Regulation 5(2) of this Annex; and\n\t(ii)\tthe unloading is carried out in accordance with the pumping conditions for the tank approved by the Administration based on standards developed by the Organization as referred to under Regulation 5A(5) of this Annex, or failing to comply with the approved pumping conditions, alternative measures are taken to the satisfaction of the surveyor referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this Regulation, to remove the cargo residues from the ship to quantities specified in Regulation 5A of this Annex as applicable.\n\t(c)\tAt the request of the ship's master, the Government of the receiving party may exempt the ship from the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, where it is satisfied that:\n\t(i)\tthe tank unloaded is to be reloaded with the same substance or another substance compatible with the previous one and that the tank will not be washed or ballasted prior to loading; or\n\t(ii)\tthe tank unloaded is neither washed nor ballasted at sea and the tank is prewashed in accordance with a procedure approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization and resulting tank washings are discharged to a reception facility at another port, provided that it has been confirmed in writing that a reception facility at that port is available and adequate for such a purpose; or\n\t(iii)\tthe cargo residues will be removed by a ventilation procedure approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization.\n\tCategory C substances within Special Areas\n\t(7)\tWith respect to Category C substances, the following provisions shall apply within Special Areas:\n\t(a)\tA tank which has been unloaded shall, subject to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of this paragraph, be prewashed before the ship leaves the port of unloading, whenever:\n\t(i)\tthe Category C substance unloaded is identified in the standards developed by the Organization as resulting in a residue quantity exceeding the maximum quantity which may be discharged into the sea under Regulation 5(9) of this Annex; or\n\t(ii)\tthe unloading is not carried out in accordance with the pumping conditions for the tank approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization as referred to under Regulation 5A(5) of this Annex, unless alternative measures are taken to the satisfaction of the surveyor referred to in paragraph 1(a) of this Regulation, to remove the cargo residues from the ship to quantities specified in Regulation 5A of this Annex as applicable.\nThe prewash procedure used shall be approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization and the resulting tank washings shall be discharged to a reception facility at the port of unloading.\n\t(b)\tThe requirements of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph do not apply when all the following conditions are satisfied:\n\t(i)\tthe Category C substance unloaded is identified in the standards developed by the Organization as resulting in a residue quantity not exceeding the maximum quantity which may be discharged into the sea outside Special Areas under Regulation 5(3) of this Annex, and the residues are retained on board for subsequent discharge into the sea outside the Special Area in compliance with Regulation 5(3) of this Annex; and\n\t(ii)\tthe unloading is carried out in accordance with the pumping conditions for the tank approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization as referred to under Regulation 5A(5) of this Annex, or failing to comply with the approved pumping conditions, alternative measures are taken to the satisfaction of the surveyor referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this Regulation, to remove the cargo residues from the ship to quantities specified in Regulation 5A of this Annex as applicable.\n\t(c)\tAt the request of the ship's master, the Government of the receiving party may exempt the ship from the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, where it is satisfied that:\n\t(i)\tthe tank unloaded is to be reloaded with the same substance or another substance compatible with the previous one and that the tank will not be washed or ballasted prior to loading; or\n\t(ii)\tthe tank unloaded is neither washed nor ballasted at sea and the tank is prewashed in accordance with a procedure approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization and resulting tank washings are discharged to a reception facility at another port, provided that it has been confirmed in writing that a reception facility at that port is available and adequate for such a purpose; or\n\t(iii)\tthe cargo residues will be removed by a ventilation procedure approved by the Administration and based on standards developed by the Organization.\n\tCategory D substances in all areas\n\t(8)\tWith respect to Category D substances, a tank which has been unloaded shall either be washed and the resulting tank washings shall be discharged to a reception facility, or the remaining residues in the tank shall be diluted and discharged into the sea in accordance with Regulation 5(4) of this Annex.\n\tDischarge from a slop tank\n\t(9)\tAny residues retained on board in a slop tank, including those from cargo pump room bilges, which contain a Category A substance, or within a special area either a Category A or a Category B substance, shall be discharged to a reception facility in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 5(1), (7) or (8) of this Annex, whichever is applicable.\"\nCargo Record Book\nThe existing text of sub-paragraph (2)(i) to (ix) is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(i)\tloading cargo;\n\t(ii)\tinternal transfer of cargo;\n\t(iii)\tunloading of cargo;\n\t(iv)\tcleaning of cargo tanks;\n\t(v)\tballasting of cargo tanks;\n\t(vi)\tdischarge of ballast from cargo tanks;\n\t(vii)\tdisposal of residues to reception facilities;\n\t(viii)\tdischarge into the sea or removal by ventilation of residues in accordance with Regulation 5 of this Annex.\"\nIn the existing text of paragraph (3), reference to \"Article 7\" is replaced by \"Article 8\". In the second sentence of the existing text of paragraph (5), the words \"when the ship is manned\" are deleted.\nIn the third sentence of the existing text of paragraph (5), \"(1973)\" is deleted and the words \"or a Certificate referred to in Regulation 12A of this Annex\" are inserted.\nIn the second sentence of the existing text of paragraph (6), the word \"two\" is replaced by the word \"three\".\nThe existing texts of Regulations 10 to 12 is replaced by the following:\n\"Regulation 10\n\t(1)\tShips carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk shall be subject to the surveys specified below:\n\t(a)\tAn initial survey before the ship is put in service or before the Certificate required under Regulation 11 of this Annex is issued for the first time, and which shall include a complete survey of its structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material in so far as the ship is covered by this Annex. This survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and materials fully comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex.\n\t(b)\tPeriodical surveys at intervals specified by the Administration, but not exceeding five years, and which shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the requirements of this Annex.\n\t(c)\tA minimum of one intermediate survey during the period of validity of the Certificate and which shall be such as to ensure that the equipment and associated pump and piping systems fully comply with the applicable requirements of this Annex and are in good working order. In cases where only one such intermediate survey is carried out in any one Certificate validity period, it shall be held not before six months prior to, nor later than six months after the halfway date of the Certificate's period of validity. Such intermediate surveys shall be endorsed on the Certificate issued under Regulation 11 of this Annex.\n\t(d)\tAn annual survey within 3 months before or after the day and the month of the date of issue of the Certificate and which shall include a general examination to ensure that the structure, fittings, arrangements and materials remain in all respects satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended. Such annual surveys shall be endorsed on the Certificate issued under Regulation 11 of this Annex.\n\t(a)\tSurveys of ships as regards the enforcement of the provisions of this Annex shall be carried out by officers of the Administration. The Administration may, however, entrust the surveys either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it.\n\t(b)\tAn Administration nominating surveyors or recognizing organizations to conduct surveys and inspections as set forth in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, shall as a minimum empower any nominated surveyor or recognized organization to:\n\t(i)\trequire repairs to a ship; and\n\t(ii)\tcarry out surveys and inspections if requested by the appropriate authorities of a port State.\nThe Administration shall notify the Organization of the specific responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to the nominated surveyors or recognized organizations, for circulation to Parties to the present Convention for the information of their officers.\n\t(c)\tWhen a nominated surveyor or recognized organization determines that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the Certificate, or is such that the ship is not fit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment, such surveyor or organization shall immediately ensure that corrective action is taken and shall in due course notify the Administration. If such corrective action is not taken the Certificate should be withdrawn and the Administration shall be notified immediately; and if the ship is in a port of another Party, the appropriate authorities of the port State shall also be notified immediately. When an officer of the Administration, a nominated surveyor or recognized organization has notified the appropriate authorities of the port State, the Government of the port State concerned shall give such officer, surveyor, or organization any necessary assistance to carry out their obligations under this Regulation. When applicable, the Government of the port State concerned shall take such steps as will ensure that the ship shall not sail until it can proceed to sea or leave the port for the purpose of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard available without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.\n\t(d)\tIn every case, the Administration concerned shall fully guarantee the completeness and efficiency of the survey and inspection and shall undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements to satisfy this obligation.\n\t(a)\tThe condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with the provisions of the present Convention to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.\n\t(b)\tAfter any survey of the ship under paragraph (1) of this Regulation has been completed, no change shall be made in the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements or material covered by the survey, without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such equipment and fittings.\n\t(c)\tWhenever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect is discovered which substantially affects the integrity of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its equipment covered by this Annex, the master or owner of the ship shall report at the earliest opportunity to the Administration, the recognized organization or the nominated surveyor responsible for issuing the relevant Certificate, who shall cause investigations to be initiated to determine whether a survey as required by paragraph (1) of this Regulation is necessary. If the ship is in a port of another Party, the master or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriate authorities of the port State and the nominated surveyor or recognized organization shall ascertain that such report has been made.\n\t(1)\tAn International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk shall be issued, after survey in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 10 of this Annex, to any ship carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk and which is engaged in voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention.\n\t(2)\tSuch Certificate shall be issued either by the Administration or by any person or organization duly authorized by it. In every case, the Administration assumes full responsibility for the Certificate.\n\t(a)\tThe Government of a Party to the Convention may, at the request of the Administration, cause a ship to be surveyed and, if satisfied that the provisions of this Annex are complied with, shall issue or authorize the issue of an International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk to the ship in accordance with this Annex.\n\t(b)\tA copy of the Certificate and a copy of the survey report shall be transmitted as soon as possible to the requesting Administration.\n\t(c)\tA Certificate so issued shall contain a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the Administration and it shall have the same force and receive the same recognition as the Certificate issued under paragraph (1) of this Regulation.\n\t(d)\tNo International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk shall be issued to a ship which is entitled to fly the flag of a State which is not a Party.\n\t(4)\tThe International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk shall be drawn up in an official language of the issuing country in the form corresponding to the model given in Appendix V to this Annex. If the language used is neither English nor French, the text shall include a translation into one of these languages.\n\t(1)\tAn International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration, which shall not exceed five years from the date of issue.\n\t(2)\tA Certificate shall cease to be valid if significant alterations have taken place in the construction, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements or material required without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement of such equipment or fittings, or if intermediate or annual surveys as specified by the Administration under Regulation 10(1)(c) or (d) of this Annex are not carried out.\n\t(3)\tA Certificate issued to a ship shall also cease to be valid upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another State. A new Certificate shall be issued only when the Government issuing the new Certificate is fully satisfied that the ship is in full compliance with the requirements of Regulation 10(3)(a) and (b) of this Annex. In the case of a transfer between Parties, if requested within three months after the transfer has taken place, the Government of the Party whose flag the ship was formerly entitled to fly shall transmit as soon as possible to the Administration a copy of the Certificate carried by the ship before the transfer and, if available, a copy of the relevant survey report.\"\nThe following new Regulation 12A is added to the existing text:\n\"Regulation 12A\nSurvey and Certification of Chemical Tankers\nNotwithstanding the provisions of Regulations 10, 11 and 12 of this Annex, chemical tankers which have been surveyed and certified by States Parties to the present Convention in accordance with the provisions of the International Bulk Chemical Code or the Bulk Chemical Code, as applicable, shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of the said Regulations, and the Certificate issued under that Code shall have the same force and receive the same recognition as the Certificate issued under Regulation 11 of this Annex.\"\nRequirements for Minimizing Accidental Pollution\nThe existing text of Regulation 13 is replaced by the following:\n\t\"(1)\tThe design, construction, equipment and operation of ships carrying noxious liquid substances of Category A, B or C in bulk, shall be such as to minimize the uncontrolled discharge into the sea of such substances.\n\t(2)\tChemical tankers constructed on or after 1 July 1986 shall comply with the requirements of the International Bulk Chemical Code.\n\t(3)\tChemical tankers constructed before 1 July 1986 shall comply with the following requirements:\n\t(a)\tThe following chemical tankers shall comply with the requirements of the Bulk Chemical Code as applicable to ships referred to in 1.7.2 of that Code:\n\t(i)\tships for which the building contract is placed on or after 2 November 1973 and which are engaged on voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other States Parties to the Convention; and\n\t(ii)\tships constructed on or after 1 July 1983 which are engaged solely on voyages between ports or terminals within the State the flag of which the ship is entitled to fly;\n\t(b)\tThe following chemical tankers shall comply with the requirements of the Bulk Chemical Code as applicable to ships referred to in 1.7.3 of that Code:\n\t(i)\tships for which the building contract is placed before 2 November 1973 and which are engaged on voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other States Parties to the Convention; and\n\t(ii)\tships constructed before 1 July 1983 which are engaged on voyages between ports or terminals within the State the flag of which the ship is entitled to fly, except that for ships of less than 1,600 tons gross tonnage compliance with the Code in respect of construction and equipment shall take effect not later than 1 July 1994.\n\t(4)\tIn respect of ships other than chemical tankers carrying noxious liquid substances of Category A, B or C in bulk, the Administration shall establish appropriate measures based on the Guidelines developed by the Organization in order to ensure that the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regulation are complied with.\"\nThe following new Regulation 14 is added to the existing text:\n\"Regulation 14\nCarriage and Discharge of Oil-like Substances\nNotwithstanding the provisions of other Regulations of this Annex, noxious liquid substances designated in Appendix II of this Annex as falling under Category C or D and identified by the Organization as oil-like substances under the criteria developed by the Organization, may be carried on an oil tanker as defined in Annex I of the Convention and discharged in accordance with the provisions of Annex I of the present Convention, provided that all of the following conditions are complied with:\n\t(a)\tthe ship complies with the provisions of Annex I of the present Convention as applicable to product carriers as defined in that Annex;\n\t(b)\tthis ship carries an International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate and its Supplement B and the Certificate is endorsed to indicate that the ship may carry oil-like substances in conformity with this Regulation and the endorsement includes a list of oil-like substances the ship is allowed to carry;\n\t(c)\tin the case of Category C substances the ship complies with the ship type 3 damage stability requirements of:\n\t(i)\tthe International Bulk Chemical Code in the case of a ship constructed on or after 1 July 1986; or\n\t(ii)\tthe Bulk Chemical Code, as applicable under Regulation 13 of this Annex, in the case of a ship constructed before 1 July 1986; and\n\t(d)\tthe oil content meter in the oil discharge monitoring and control system of the ship is approved by the Administration for use in monitoring the oil-like substances to be carried.\"\nLIST OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES CARRIED IN BULK\nExisting list is replaced by the following:\n\nUN Number\nPollution Category for operational discharge\nResidual concentration\n(per cent by weight)\n(Regulation 3 of Annex II)\n(Regulation 5(1) of Annex II)\n(Regulation 5(7) of Annex II)\nI\nII\nIII\nOutside special areas\nIV\nWithin special areas\nAcetaldehyde\t\nC\n\nAcetic acid\t\n2789*\nC\n\n2790*\n\nAcetic anhydride\t\nC\n\nAcetone cyanohydrin\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nAcetophenone\t\n\nD\n\nAcetyl chloride\t\nC\n\nAcrylamide solution (50% or less)\nD\n\nAcrylic acid\t\nD\n\nAcrylonitrile\t\nB\n\nAdiponitrile\t\nD\n\nPollution Category in brackets indicates that the substance has been provisionally included in this list and that further data are necessary in order to complete the evaluation of its environmental hazards, particularly in relation to living resources. Until the hazard evaluation is completed the Pollution Category assigned shall be used.\n* UN Number 2789 refers to more than 80% solution and 2790 between 10% and 80% solution.\n\nI\nII\nIII\nIV\nAlcohols, C4, C5, C6, mixtures\t\n\nD\n\nAlcohols, C5, C6 as individual alcohols\t\n\nD\n\nAlcohols C7, C8, C9 as individuals and mixtures\t\n\nC\n\nAlcohols C10, C11, C12 as individuals and mixtures\t\n\nB\n\nAlcohol ethoxylate (higher secondary)\t\n\nD\n\nAlcohol (C13/C15) poly (3–11) ethoxylates\t\n\nB\n\nAlkyl acrylate vinyl pyridine copolymer in toluene\t\n\n(C)\n\nAlkylamine mixtures\t\n\nC\n\nAlkyl (C9-C17) benzene mixtures (straight or branched chain)\t\n\nD\n\nAlkyl benzene sulphonate (branched chain)\t\n\nB\n\nAlkyl benzene sulphonate (straight chain)\t\n\nC\n\nAlkyl benzene sulphonic acid\t\nC\n\nAllyl alcohol\t\nB\n\nAllyl chloride\t\nB\n\n2-(2-Aminoethoxy)ethanol\t\nD\n\nAminoethylethanolamine\t\n\n(D)\n\nN-Aminoethylpiperazine\t\nD\n\nAmmonia aqueous (28% or less)\t\n2672*\nC\n\n* UN number refers to 10–35%\n\nAmmonium nitrate solution (93% or less)\t\nD\n\nAmmonium sulphate solution\t\n\nD\n\nAmmonium sulphide solution (45% or less)\t\nB\n\nAmyl acetate, commercial\t\nC\n\nn-Amyl acetate\t\nC\n\nsec-Amyl acetate\t\nC\n\nn-Amyl alcohol\t\nD\n\nsec-Amyl alcohol\t\nD\n\nAmyl alcohol, primary\t\nD\n\nAniline\t\nC\n\nBenzaldehyde\t\n\nC\n\nBenzene and mixtures having 10% benzene or more\t\n1114*\nC\n\nBenzene sulphonyl chloride\t\nD\n\nBenzyl acetate\t\n\nC\n\nBenzyl alcohol\t\n\nC\n\nBenzyl chloride\t\nB\n\nButene oligomer\t\n\nD\n\nn-Butyl acetate\t\nC\n\nsec-Butyl acetate\t\nD\n\nn-Butyl acrylate\t\nD\n\nButylamine (all isomers)\t\n1125 (normal) 1214 (iso)\nC\n\n* UN number 1114 applies to Benzene\n\nButyl benzyl phthalate\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nn-Butyl butyrate\t\n\n(B)\n\nButyl/Decyl/Cetyl/Eiocosyl methacrylate mixture\t\n\nD\n\nButylene glycol\t\n\nD\n\n1, 2-Butylene oxide\t\nC\n\nn-Butyl ether\t\nC\n\nButyl lactate\t\n\nD\n\nButyl methacrylate\t\nD\n\nn-Butyraldehyde\t\nB\n\nButyric acid\t\nB\n\ngamma-Butyrolactone\t\n\nD\n\nCalcium alkyl salicylate\t\n\nD\n\nCalcium chloride solution\t\n\nD\n\nCalcium hydroxide solution\t\n\nD\n\nCalcium hypochlorite solution\t\n\nB\n\nCalcium naphthenate in mineral oil\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCamphor oil\t\nB\n\nCaprolactam\t\n\nD\n\nCarbolic oil\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCarbon disulphide\t\nA\n0.01\nCarbon tetrachloride\t\nB\n\nCashew nut shell oil (untreated)\t\n\nD\n\nCastor oil\t\n\nD\n\nChloroacetic acid\t\nC\n\nChloroacetone\t\nC\n\nChlorobenzene\t\nB\n\nChloroform\t\nB\n\n1-Chloroheptane\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nChlorohydrins, crude\t\n\n(D)\n\no-Chloronitrobenzene\t\nB\n\n2-Chloropropionic acid\t\n(C)\n\n3-Chloropropionic acid\t\n\n(C)\n\nCholorosulphonic acid\t\nC\n\nm-Chlorotoluene\t\nB\n\no-Chlorotoluene\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\np-Chlorotoluene\t\nB\n\nChlorotoluene (mixed isomers)\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCholine chloride solution\t\n\nD\n\nCitric acid\t\n\nD\n\nCoal tar naphtha solvent\t\n\nB\n\nCobalt naphtenate in solvent naphtha\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCoconut oil\t\n\nD\n\nCoconut oil, fatty acid methyl ester\t\n\nD\n\nCod liver oil\t\n\nD\n\nCorn oil\t\n\nD\n\nCotton seed oil\t\n\nD\n\nCreosote (coal tar)\t\n\n(C)\n\nCreosote (wood)\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCresol (mixed isomers)\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCresyl diphenyl phosphate\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCresylic acid\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nCrotonaldehyde\t\nB\n\nCycloheptane\t\nD\n\nCyclohexane\t\nC\n\nCyclohexane/Cyclohexanol mixture\t\n\nC\n\nCyclohexanol\t\n\nC\n\nCyclohexanone\t\nD\n\nCyclohexylamine\t\nC\n\np-Cymene\t\nC\n\nDecahydronaphthalene\t\n(D)\n\nn-Decaldehyde\t\n\nB\n\nDecane\t\n\n(D)\n\nDecene\t\n\nB\n\nDecyl acrylate\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nDecyl alcohol (all isomers)\t\n\nB\n\nDiacetone alcohol\t\nD\n\nDialkyl (C7-C9) phthalates\t\n\n(D)\n\nDialkyl (C9-C13) phthalates\t\n\nD\n\nDibenzyl ether\t\n\n(C)\n\nDibutylamine\t\n\nC\n\nDibutyl phthalate\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nm-Dichlorobenzene\t\n\nB\n\no-Dichlorobenzene\t\nB\n\n1,1-Dichloroethane\t\nB\n\n1,2-Dichloroethylene\t\n(D)\n\nDichloroethyl ether\t\nB\n\n1,6-Dichlorohexane\t\n\nB\n\n2,2-Dichloroisopropyl ether\t\nC\n\nDichloromethane\t\nD\n\n2,4-Dichlorophenol\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\n2,4-Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid\t\n\n(A)\n0.1\n0.05\n2,4-Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid, diethanolamine salt solution\t\n\n(A)\n0.1\n0.05\n2,4-Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid, dimethylamine salt (70% or less) solution\t\n\n(A)\n0.1\n0.05\n2,4-Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid, triiso-propanolamine salt solution\t\n\n(A)\n0.1\n0.05\n1,1-Dichloropropane\t\n\nB\n\n1,2-Dichloropropane\t\nB\n\n1,3-Dichloropropane\t\n\nB\n\n1,3-Dichloropropene\t\nB\n\nDichloropropene/Dichloropropane mixtures\t\n\nB\n\n2,2-Dichloropropionic acid\t\n\nD\n\nDichloropropyl ether\t\n\n(B)\n\nDiethylamine\t\nC\n\nDiethylaminoethanol\t\nC\n\nDiethylbenzene\t\nC\n\nDiethyl carbonate\t\nD\n\nDiethylene glycol dibutyl ether\t\n\nD\n\nDiethylene glycol butyl ether acetate\t\n\n(D)\n\nDiethylene glycol ethyl ether acetate\t\n\n(D)\n\nDiethylene glycol methyl ether\t\n\nC\n\nDiethylene glycol methyl ether acetate\t\n\n(D)\n\nDiethylenetriamine\t\n(D)\n\nDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipate\t\n\nD\n\nDi(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid\t\nC\n\nDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate\t\n\nD\n\nDiethyl malonate\t\n\nC\n\nDiethyl phthalate\t\n\nC\n\nDiethyl sulphate\t\n(B)\n\nDiglycidyl ether of Bisphenol A\t\n\nB\n\n1, 4-Dihydro-9, 10-dihydroxy anthracene, disodium salt solution\t\n\nD\n\nDiisobutylamine\t\n(C)\n\nDiisobutylene\t\nB\n\nDiisobutyl ketone\t\nD\n\nDiisobutyl phthalate\t\n\nB\n\nDissodecyl phthalate\t\n\nD\n\nDiisononyl adipate\t\n\n(D)\n\nDiisononyl phthalate\t\n\nD\n\nDiisopropanolamine\t\n\nC\n\nDiisopropylamine\t\nC\n\nDiisopropylbenzene (all isomers)\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nDiisopropyl naphthalene\t\n\nD\n\nDimethyl acetamide\t\n\n(B)\n\nDimethylamine solution (45% or less)\t\nC\n\nDimethylamine solution (greater than 45% but not greater than 55%)\t\nC\n\nDimethylamine solution (greater than 55% but not greater than 65%)\t\nC\n\nN,N-Dimethylcyclohexylamine\t\nC\n\nDimethylethanolamine\t\nD\n\nDimethylformamide\t\nD\n\nDimethyl phthalate\t\n\nC\n\nDinitrotoluene (molten)\t\nB\n\nDinonyl phthalate\t\n\nD\n\n1,4-Dioxane\t\nD\n\nDipentene\t\nC\n\nDiphenyl/Diphenyl oxide mixtures\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nDiphenyl ether\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nDiphenylmethane diisolcyanate\t\n(B)\n\nDiphenyl oxide/Diphenyl phenyl ether mixture\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nDi-n-propylamine\t\nC\n\nDipropylene glycol methyl ether\t\n\n(D)\n\nDitridecyl phthalate\t\n\nD\n\nDiundecyl phthalate\t\n\nD\n\nDivinyl acetylene\t\n\n(D)\n\nDodecane\t\n\n(D)\n\nDodecene (all isomers)\t\n\nB\n\nDodecyl alcohol\t\n\nB\n\nDodecylbenzene\t\n\nC\n\nDodecyl diphenyl oxide disulphonate solution\t\n\nB\n\nDodecylphenol\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nEpichlorohydrin\t\nC\n\nEthanolamine\t\nD\n\n2-Ethoxyethanol\t\nD\n\n2-Ethoxyethyl acetate\t\nC\n\nEthyl acetate\t\nD\n\nEthyl acetoacetate\t\n\n(D)\n\nEthyl acrylate\t\nB\n\nEthylamine\t\nC\n\nEthylamine solutions (72% or less)\t\nC\n\nEthyl amyl ketone\t\nC\n\nEthylbenzene\t\nC\n\nN-Ethylbutylamine\t\n\n(C)\n\nEthylcyclohexane\t\n\nD\n\nN-Ethylcyclohexylamine\t\n\nD\n\nEthylene chlorohydrin\t\nC\n\nEthylene cyanohydrin\t\n\n(D)\n\nEthylenediamine\t\nC\n\nEthylenediamine, tetraacetic acid, tetrasodium salt solution\t\n\nD\n\nEthylene dibromide\t\nB\n\nEthylene dichloride\t\nB\n\nEthylene glycol\t\n\nD\n\nEthylene glycol methyl butyl ether\t\n\nD\n\nEthylene glycol acetate\t\n\n(D)\n\nEthylene glycol butyl ether acetate\t\n\nD\n\nEthylene glycol methyl ether\t\nD\n\nEthylene glycol methyl ether acetate\t\nD\n\nEthylene glycol phenyl ether\t\n\nD\n\nEthylene glycol phenyl ether/ Diethylene glycol phenyl ether mixture\t\n\nD\n\nEthylene oxide/Propylene oxide mixtures with an ethylene oxide content of not more than 30% by weight\t\nD\n\n2-Ethylhexanoic acid\t\n\nD\n\n2-Ethylhexyl acrylate\t\n\nD\n\n2-Ethylhexylamine\t\nB\n\nEthylidene norbornene\t\n\nB\n\nEthyl lactate\t\nD\n\nEthyl methacrylate\t\n(D)\n\no-Ethyl phenol\t\n\n(A)\n0.1\n0.05\n2-Ethyl-3-propylacrolein\t\n\nB\n\nEthyltoluene\t\n\n(B)\n\nFatty alcohols (C12-C20)\t\n\nB\n\nFerric chloride solution\t\nC\n\nFerric hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine triacetic acid, trisodium salt solution\t\n\nD\n\nFish oil\t\n\nD\n\nFormaldehyde solutions (45% or less)\t\nC\n\nFormamide\t\n\nD\n\nFormic acid\t\nD\n\nFumaric adduct of rosin, water dispersion\t\n\nB\n\nFurfural\t\nC\n\nFufuryl alcohol\t\nC\n\nGlutaraldehyde solutions (50% or less)\t\n\nD\n\nGlycidyl ester of C10 tryalkyl acetic acid\t\n\nB\n\nGround nut oil\t\n\nD\n\nHeptanoic acid\t\n\n(D)\n\nHeptanol (all isomers)\t\n\nC\n\nHeptene (mixed isomers)\t\n\nC\n\nHeptyl acetate\t\n\n(B)\n\nHexahydrocymene\t\n\n(C)\n\nHexamethylenediamine solution\t\nC\n\nHexamethylenediamine adipate (50% in water)\t\n\nD\n\nHexemethyleneimine\t\nC\n\n1-Hexanol\t\nD\n\n1-Hexene\t\nC\n\nHexyl acetate\t\nB\n\nHydrochloric acid\t\nD\n\nHydrogen peroxide solutions (over 60% but not over 70%)\t\nC\n\nHydrogen peroxide solutions (over 8% but not over 60%)\t\nC\n\n2-Hydroxyethyl acrylate\t\n\nB\n\nN-(Hydroxyethyl) ethylene diamine triacetic acid, trisodium salt solution\t\n\nD\n\nIron chloride, copper chloride mixture\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nIsoamyl acetate\t\nC\n\nIsoamyl alcohol\t\nD\n\nIsobutyl acetate\t\nC\n\nIsobutyl acrylate\t\nD\n\nIsobutyl formate\t\nD\n\nIsobutyl formate/Isobutanol mixtures\t\n\n(C)\n\nIsobutyl methacrylate\t\nD\n\nIsobutyraldehyde\t\nC\n\nIsodecaldehyde\t\n\nC\n\nIsodecyl acrylate\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nIsononanoic acid\t\n\nD\n\nIsooctane\t\n(D)\n\nIsopentane\t\nD\n\nIsophorone\t\n\nD\n\nIsophorone diamine\t\nD\n\nIsophorone diisocyanate\t\nB\n\nIsoprene\t\nC\n\nIsopropanolamine\t\n\nC\n\nIsopropylamine\t\nC\n\nIsopropylbenzene\t\nB\n\nIsopropyl cyclohexane\t\n\nD\n\nIsopropyl ether\t\nD\n\nIsovaleraldehyde\t\nC\n\nLactic acid\t\n\nD\n\nLactonitrile solution (80% or less)\t\n\nB\n\nLatex (ammonia inhibited)\t\n\nD\n\nLinseed oil\t\n\nD\n\nMaleic anhydride\t\nD\n\nMercaptobenzothiazol, sodium salt solution\t\n\n(B)\n\nMesityl oxide\t\nD\n\nMethacrylic acid\t\nD\n\nMethacrylic resin in 1, 2-Dichloroethane solution\t\n\n(D)\n\nMethacrylonitrile\t\n\n(B)\n\nMethanethiol\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\n3-Methoxybutyl acetate\t\nD\n\nMethyl acrylate\t\nC\n\nMethylamine solutions (42% or less)\t\nC\n\nMethylamyl acetate\t\n(C)\n\nMethylamyl alcohol\t\n(C)\n\nMethyl amyl ketone\t\n(C)\n\nMethyl benzoate\t\nB\n\nMethyl tert-butyl ether\t\nD\n\n2-Methyl butyraldehyde\t\n\n(C)\n\n4,4'-Methylene dianiline and its higher molecular weight polymers/ o-Dichlorobenzene mixtures\t\n\nB\n\nMethylethanolamine\t\n\nC\n\n2-Methyl-6-ethylaniline\t\n\nC\n\nMethyl ethyl ketone\t\nD\n\n2-Methyl-5-ethyl pyridine\t\n(B)\n\nMethyl formate\t\nD\n\nMethyl isobutyl ketone\t\nD\n\nMethyl methacrylate\t\nD\n\nalpha-Methylnaphthalene\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nbeta-Methylnaphthalene\t\n\n(A)\n0.1\n0.05\nMethyl naphthalene\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\n2-Methyl-1-penetene\t\nC\n\nMethylpropyl ketone\t\nD\n\n2-Methylpyridine\t\nB\n\n4-Methylpyridine\t\nB\n\nN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone\t\n\nB\n\nMethyl salicylate\t\n\n(B)\n\nalpha-Methylstyrene\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nMorpholine\t\nD\n\nMotor fuel anti-knock compounds\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nNaphthalene (molten)\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nNaphthenic acids\t\n\n(A)\n\nNeodecanoic acid\t\n\n(B)\n\nNitrating acid (mixture of sulphuric and nitric acids)\t\n(C)\n\nNitric acid (less than 70%)\t\nC\n\nNitric acid (70% and over)\t\nC\n\nNitrilotriacetic acid, trisodium salt solution\t\n\nD\n\nNitrobenzene\t\nB\n\nNitroethane\t\n(D)\n\nNitromethane\t\n(D)\n\no-Nitrophenol (molten)\t\nB\n\n1- or 2-Nitropropane\t\nD\n\nNitropropane (60%)/\nNitroethane (40%) mixture\t\nD\n\nNitrotoluenes\t\nC\n\nNonane\t\n(D)\n\nNonanoic acid\t\n\nD\n\nNonene\t\n\nB\n\nNonyl alcohol\t\n\nA\n\nNonylphenol\t\n\nC\n0.1A\n0.05\nNonylphenol poly (4–12) ethoxylates\t\n\nB\n\n9, 12-Octadecadienoic acid (Linoleic acid)\t\n\nD\n\n9, 12, 15-Octadecatrienoic acid (Linolenic acid)\t\n\nD\n\nOctane\t\n(D)\n\nOctanol (all isomers)\t\n\nC\n\nOctene (all isomers)\t\n\nB\n\nn-Octyl acetate\t\n\n(D)\n\nOctyl decyl phthalate\t\n\nD\n\nOlefins, straight chain, mixtures\t\n\nB\n\nOlefins (C6-C8 mixtures)\t\n\nB\n\nalpha-Olefins (C6-C18 mixtures)\t\n\nB\n\nOleic acid\t\n\n(D)\n\nOleum\t\nC\n\nOlive oil\t\n\nD\n\nOxalic acid (10–25%)\t\n\nD\n\nPalm nut oil\t\n\nD\n\nPalm oil\t\n\nD\n\nPalm oil, methyl ester\t\n\nD\n\nPalm stearin\t\n\nD\n\nn-Paraffins (C10-C20)\t\n\n(D)\n\nParaldehyde\t\nC\n\nPentachloroethane\t\nB\n\n1, 3-Pentadiene\t\n\nC\n\nPentaethylenehexamine/ Tetraethylenepentamine mixture\t\n\nD\n\nn-Pentane\t\nC\n\n1-Pentanol\t\nD\n\n2-Pentanol\t\n(D)\n\n3-Pentanol\t\n(D)\n\nPentene (all isomers)\t\n\nC\n\nPerchloroethylene\t\nB\n\nPhenol\t\nB\n\n1-Phenyl-1-xylyl ethane\t\n\nC\n\nPhosphoric acid\t\nD\n\nPhosphorus, yellow or white\t\nA\n0.01\nPhosphorus oxychloride\t\nD\n\nPhosphorus trichloride\t\nD\n\nPhthalic anhydride\t\nC\n\nPinene\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nPolyalkylene glycol butyl ether\t\n\n(D)\n\nPolyethylene polyamines\t\n(C)\n\nPolymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate\t\nD\n\nPolypropylene glycols\t\n\nD\n\nPotassium hydroxide solution\t\nC\n\nPotassium silicate solution\t\n\n(D)\n\nn-Propanolamine\t\n\nC\n\nbeta-Propiolactone\t\n\nD\n\nPropionaldehyde\t\nD\n\nPropionic acid\t\nD\n\nPropionic anhydride\t\nC\n\nPropionitrile\t\nC\n\nn-Propyl acetate\t\nD\n\nn-Propyl alcohol\t\nD\n\nn-Propylamine\t\nC\n\nn-Propyl benzene\t\n(C)\n\nn-Propyl chloride\t\nB\n\nPropylene dimer\t\n\n(C)\n\nPropylene glycol ethyl ether\t\n\n(D)\n\nPropylene glycol methyl ether\t\n\n(D)\n\nPropylene oxide\t\nD\n\nPropylene trimer\t\nB\n\nPyridine\t\nB\n\nRape seed oil\t\n\nD\n\nRice bran oil\t\n\nD\n\nRosin\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nRosin soap\n(disproportionated) solution\t\n\nB\n\nSafflower oil\t\n\nD\n\nSesame oil\t\n\nD\n\nSilicon tetrachloride\t\nD\n\nSodium aluminate solution\t\nC\n\nSodium borohydride (15% or less)/ Sodium hydroxide solution\t\n\nC\n\nSodium dichromate solution (70% or less)\t\n\nB\n\nSodium hydrogen sulphite solution\t\nD\n\nSodium hydrosulphide solution (45% or less)\t\nB\n\nSodium hydrosulphide/ Ammonium sulphide solution\t\n\nB\n\nSodium hydroxide solution\t\nD\n\nSodium hypochlorite solution (15% or less)\t\nB\n\nSodium nitrate solution\t\nB\n\nSodium silicate solution\t\n\nD\n\nSodium sulphide solution\t\nB\n\nSodium sulphite solution\t\n\n(C)\n\nSoya bean oil\t\n\nD\n\nSperm oil\t\n\nD\n\nStyrene monomer\t\nB\n\nSulphuric acid\t\nC\n\nSulphuric acid, spent\t\nC\n\nSulphurous acid\t\n(C)\n\nSunflower oil\t\n\nD\n\nTall oil, crude and distilled\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nTall oil fatty acid (resin acids less than 20%)\t\n\n(C)\n\nTall oil soap (disproportionated) solution\t\n\nB\n\nTallow\t\n\nD\n\nTannic acid\t\n\nC\n\nTetrachloroethane\t\nB\n\nTetraethylenepentamine\t\nD\n\nTetrahydrofuran\t\nD\n\nTetrahydronaphthalene\t\n\nC\n\n1,2,3,5-Tetramethyl benzene\t\n\n(C)\n\nTitanium tetracholoride\t\nD\n\nToluene\t\nC\n\nToluenediamine\t\nC\n\nToluene diisocyanate\t\nC\n\no-Toluidine\t\nC\n\nTributyl phosphate\t\n\nB\n\n1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene\t\nB\n\n1,1,1-Trichloroethane\t\nB\n\n1,1,2-Trichloroethane\t\n\nB\n\nTrichloroethylene\t\nB\n\n1,2,3-Trichloropropane\t\n\nB\n\n1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane\t\n\nC\n\nTricresyl phosphate (containing less than 1% ortho-isomer)\t\n\nA\n\nTricresyl phosphate (containing 1% or more ortho-isomer)\t\n2574*\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nTriethanolamine\t\n\nD\n\nTriethylamine\t\nC\n\nTriethylbenzene\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nTriethylene glycol methyl ether\t\n\n(D)\n\nTriethylenetetramine\t\nD\n\nTriethyl phosphate\t\n\nD\n\nTriisopropanolamine\t\n\nD\n\nTrimethylacetic acid\t\n\nD\n\nTrimethylamine\t\n\nC\n\n1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene\t\n\n(B)\n\n1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene\t\n\nB\n\n1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene\t\n(B)\n\nTrimethylhexamethylene diamine (2,2,4- and 2,4,4-isomers)\t\nD\n\nTrimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate (2,2,4- and 2,4,4- isomers)\t\nB\n\nTrimethylol propane polyethoxylate\t\n\nD\n\n2,2,4-Trimethyl-1, 3- pentanediol-1-iso-butyrate\t\n\nC\n\nTripropylene glycol methyl ether\t\n\n(D)\n\nTrixylyl phosphate\t\n\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nTung oil\t\n\nD\n\nTurpentine\t\nB\n\nUndecane\t\n(D)\n\n1-Undecene\t\n\nB\n\nUndecyl alcohol\t\n\nB\n\nUrea, Ammonium nitrate solution\t\n\nD\n\nUrea, Ammonium phosphate solution\t\n\nD\n\nUrea, Ammonium nitrate solution (containing aqua Ammonia)\t\n\nC\n\nn-Valeraldehyde\t\nD\n\nVinyl acetate\t\nC\n\nVinyl ethyl ether\t\nC\n\nVinylidene chloride\t\nB\n\nVinyl neodecanoate\t\n\nC\n\nVinyl toluene\t\nA\n0.1\n0.05\nWhite spirit, low (15–20%) aromatic\t\n(B)\n\nXylene\t\nC\n\nXylenol\t\nB\n\n* UN number 2574 applies to Tricresyl phosphate containing more than 3% ortho-isomer.\nLIST OF OTHER LIQUID SUBSTANCES\nExisting list is replaced by the following:\n\nUN Number\nAcetone\t\nAcetonitrile\t\nAlcohols, C1, C2, C3 as individuals and mixtures\n\nAlcohols, C4\n\nAlcohols, C13 and above as individuals and mixtures\n\nAlum (15% solution)\n\ntert-Amyl alcohol\t\nn-Butyl alcohol\t\nsec-Butyl alcohol\t\ntert-Butyl alcohol\t\nButyl stearate\n\nCalcium bromide solution\n\nCetyl/Eicosyl methacrylate mixture\n\nCitric juice\n\nDextrose solution\n\nDibutyl sebacate\n\nDicyclopentadiene\t\nDiethanolamine\n\nDiethylene glycol\n\nDiethylene glycol diethyl ether\n\nDiethylene glycol butyl ether\n\nDiethylene glycol ethyl ether\n\nDiethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, pentasodium salt solution\n\nDiethyl ether\t\nDiethyl ketone\t\nDiheptyl phthalate\n\nDihexyl phthalate\n\nDiisooctyl phthalate\n\nDioctyl phthalate\n\nDipropylene glycol\n\nDodecyl methacrylate\n\nDodecyl/Pentadecyl methacrylate mixture\n\nEthyl alcohol\t\nEthylene carbonate\n\nEthylene glycol butyl ether\t\nEthylene glycol tertiary butyl ether\n\nEthylene-vinylacetate copolymer (emulsion)\n\nGlycerin\n\nGlycine sodium salt solution\n\n1-Heptadecene\n\nn-Heptane\t\n1-Hexadecene\n\nn-Hexane\t\nHexylene glycol\n\nIsobutyl alcohol\t\nIsopropyl acetate\t\nIsopropyl alcohol\t\nLard\n\nLatex (Carboxylated styrene/butadiene copolymer)\t\n\nLignin sulphonic acid, salt (low COD) solution\t\n\nMagnesium chloride solution\t\n\nMagnesium hydroxide slurry\t\n\n3-Methoxy-1-butanol\t\n\nMethyl acetate\t\nMethyl alcohol\t\n2-Methyl-2-hydroxy-3-butyne\t\n\n3-Methyl-3-methoxy butanol\t\n\n3-Methyl-3-methoxy butyl acetate\t\n\n2-methylpentane*\t\nMilk\t\n\nMolasses\t\n\n1-Octadecanol\t\n\nOlefins (C13 and above, all isomers)\t\n\nParaffin wax\t\n\n1-Pentadecene\t\n\nPetroleum spirit\t\nPolyaluminium chloride solution\t\n\nPolybutene\t\n\nPolyethylene glycols\t\n\nPolyethylene glycol dimethyl ether\t\n\nPolypropolene glycol methyl ether\t\n\nPolysiloxane\t\n\n1,2-Propylene glycol\t\n\nPropylene tetramer\t\nSodium alumino silicate slurry\t\n\nSodium chlorate solution (50% or less)\t\nSodium salicylate\t\n\nSorbitol\t\n\nSulpholane*\t\n\nSulphur (molten)\t\n1-Tetradecanol\t\n\nTetradecene\t\n\nTridecanol\t\n\nTridecene\t\n\nTriethylene glycol\t\n\nTriethylene glycol butyl ether\t\n\nTriisobutylene\t\nTripropylene butyl glycol\t\n\nUrea solution\t\n\nUrea resin solution\t\n\nVegetable protein solution (hydrolyzed)\t\n\nWine\n\n* Asterisk indicates that the substance has been provisionally included in this list and that further data are necessary in order to complete the evaluation of its environmental hazards, particularly in relation to living resources.\nAppendix IV\nThe existing Appendix IV is replaced by the following:\n\"Appendix IV\nFORM OF CARGO RECORD BOOK\n\n:\n\n:\n\n:\n\nPeriod from:\n\nto:\nEvery ship carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk shall be provided with a Cargo Record Book to record relevant cargo/ballast operations.\nNAME OF SHIP:........................................................................................................................\nDISTINCTIVE NUMBER OR LETTERS: ........................................................................\nPLAN VIEW OF CARGO AND SLOP TANKS\n(to be completed on board)\n\nThe following pages show a comprehensive list of items of cargo and ballast operations which are, when appropriate, to be recorded in the Cargo Record Book on tank-to-tank basis in accordance with paragraph 2 of Regulation 9 of Annex II of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, as amended. The items have been grouped into operational sections, each of which is denoted by a letter.\nWhen making entries in the Cargo Record Book, the date, operational code and item number shall be inserted in the appropriate columns and the required particulars shall be recorded chronologically in the blank spaces.\nEach completed operation shall be signed for and dated by the officer or officers in charge and, if applicable, by a surveyor authorized by the competent authority of the State in which the ship is unloading. Each completed page shall be countersigned by the master of the ship.\nEntries in the Cargo Record Book are required only for operations involving Categories A, B, C and D substances.\nEntries are required only for operations involving Categories A, B, C and D substances.\n\t(A)\tLOADING OF CARGO\n\t1.\tPlace of loading\n\t2.\tIdentify tank(s), name of substance(s) and category(ies).\n\t(B)\tINTERNAL TRANSFER OF CARGO\n\t3.\tName and category of cargo(es) transferred.\n\t4.\tIdentity of tanks.\n\t.1\tFrom:\n\t.2\tTo:\n\t5.\tWas (were) tank(s) in 4.1 emptied?\n\t6.\tIf not, quantity remaining in tank(s).\n\t(C)\tUNLOADING OF CARGO\n\t7.\tPlace of unloading\n\t8.\tIdentity of tank(s) unloaded.\n\t9.\tWas (were) tank(s) emptied?\n\t.1\tIf yes, confirm that the procedure for emptying and stripping has been performed in accordance with the ship's Procedures and Arrangements Manual (i.e., list, trim, stripping temperature).\n\t.2\tIf not, quantity remaining in tank(s).\n\t10.\tDoes the ship's Procedures and Arrangements Manual require a prewash with subsequent disposal to reception facilities?\n\t11.\tFailure of pumping and/or stripping system.\n\t.1\tTime and nature of failure.\n\t.2\tReasons for failure.\n\t.3\tTime when system has been made operational.\n\t(D)\tMANDATORY PREWASH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SHIP'S PROCEDURES AND ARRANGEMENTS MANUAL\n\t12.\tIdentify tank(s), substance(s) and category(ies).\n\t13.\tWashing method:\n\t.1\tNumber of washing machines per tank.\n\t.2\tDuration of was/washing cycles.\n\t.3\tHot/cold wash.\n\t14.\tPrewash slops transferred to:\n\t.1\tReception facility in unloading port (identify port).\n\t.2\tReception facility otherwise (identify port).\n\t(E)\tCLEANING OF CARGO TANKS EXCEPT MANDATORY PREWASH (OTHER PREWASH OPERATIONS, FINAL WASH, VENTILATION ETC.)\n\t15.\tState time, identify tank(s), substance(s) and category(ies) and state:\n\t.1\tWashing procedure used.\n\t.2\tCleaning agent(s) (identify agent(s) and quantities).\n\t.3\tDilution of cargo residues with water, state how much water used (only Category D substances).\n\t.4\tVentilation procedure used (state number of fans used, duration of ventilation).\n\t16.\tTank washings transferred:\n\t.1\tInto the sea.\n\t.2\tTo reception facility (identify port).\n\t.3\tTo slops collecting tank (identify tank).\n\t(F)\tDISCHARGE INTO THE SEA OF TANK WASHINGS\n\t17.\tIdentify tank(s).\n\t.1\tWere tank washings discharged during cleaning of tank(s), if so at what rate?\n\t.2\tWere tank washing(s) discharged from a slops collecting tank? If so, state quantity and rate of discharge.\n\t18.\tTime commenced and stopped pumping.\n\t19.\tShip's speed during discharge.\n\t(G)\tBALLASTING OF CARGO TANKS\n\t20.\tIdentity of tank(s) ballasted.\n\t21.\tTime at start of ballasting.\n\t(H)\tDISCHARGE OF BALLAST WATER FROM CARGO TANKS\n\t22.\tIdentity of tank(s).\n\t23.\tDischarge of ballast:\n\t.1\tInto the sea.\n\t.2\tTo reception facilities (identify port).\n\t24.\tTime commenced and stopped ballast discharge.\n\t25.\tShip's speed during discharge.\n\t(I)\tACCIDENTAL OR OTHER EXCEPTIONAL DISCHARGE\n\t26.\tTime of occurrence.\n\t27.\tApproximate quantity, substance(s) and category(ies).\n\t28.\tCircumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks.\n\t(J)\tCONTROL BY AUTHORIZED SURVEYORS\n\t29.\tIdentify port.\n\t30.\tIdentify tank(s), substance(s), category(ies) discharged ashore.\n\t31.\tHave tank(s), pump(s), and piping system(s) been emptied?\n\t32.\tHas a prewash in accordance with the ship's Procedures and Arrangements Manual been carried out?\n\t33.\tHave tank washings resulting from the prewash been discharged ashore and is the tank empty?\n\t34.\tAn exemption has been granted from mandatory prewash.\n\t35.\tReasons for exemption.\n\t36.\tName and signature of authorized surveyor.\n\t37.\tOrganization, company, government agency for which surveyor works.\n\t(K)\tADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND REMARKS\nNAME OF SHIP: ........................................................................................................................\nDISTINCTIVE NUMBER\nOR LETTERS: ........................................................................................................................\nCARGO/BALLAST OPERATIONS\n\nDate\nCode\nItem\nRecord of operations/signature of officer in charge/name of and signature of authorized surveyor\n\nSignature of Master ............................................................\nAppendix V\nThe existing form of the Certificate is replaced by the following:\n\"INTERNATIONAL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK\nIssued under the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto as amended (hereinafter referred to as \"the Convention\") under the authority of the Government of\n....................................................................................................................................\n(full official designation of the country)\nby ....................................................................................................................................\n(full official designation of the competent person or organization authorized under the provisions of the Convention)\n\n\t1.\tThat the ship has been surveyed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 10 of Annex II of the Convention.\n\t2.\tThat the survey showed that the structure, equipment, systems, fitting, arrangements and material of the ship and the condition thereof are in all respects satisfactory and that the ship complies with the applicable requirements of Annex II of the Convention.\n\t3.\tThat the ship has been provided with a manual in accordance with the standards for procedures and arrangements as called for by Regulation 5, 5A and 8 of Annex II of the Convention, and that the arrangements and equipment of the ship prescribed in the manual are in all respects satisfactory and comply with the applicable requirements of the said Standards.\n\t4.\tThat the ship is suitable for the carriage in bulk of the following noxious liquid substances, provided that all relevant operational provisions of Annex II of the Convention are observed.\n\nNoxious liquid substances\nConditions of carriage\n(tank numbers etc.)\n\n* Continued on additional signed and dated sheets\nThis certificate is valid, until ....................................................................................\nsubject to surveys in accordance with Regulation 10 of Annex II of the Convention\nIssued at ............................................................................................................\n\n........................ 19\n\t\t\n(Date of issue)\n* Delete as necessary\nENDORSEMENT FOR ANNUAL AND INTERMEDIATE SURVEYS\nTHIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a survey required by Regulation 10 of Annex II of the Convention the ship was found to comply with the relevant provisions of the Convention:\n\n* Delete as appropriate\nLegislative history\nFormerly\nPollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1987\nNotes\n\t•\tThis version is comprised of the following:\n24.11.2003 (Reprint No 7)\n\t•\tPlease note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.\n\t•\tEarlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal Act and amendments\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nTitle\nAssent\nCommencement\nPollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1987\n7.5.1987\n1.12.1990 (Gazette 1.11.1990 p1338)\nStatutes Amendment (Water Resources) Act 1991\n28.3.1991\n15.7.1991 (Gazette 11.7.1991 p244)\nPollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1991\n28.11.1991\n3.2.1992 (Gazette 9.1.1992 p2)\nPollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances (Consistency with Commonwealth) Amendment Act 1994\n24.11.1994\n1.1.1995 (Gazette 15.12.1994 p2129) except s 6—2.10.1995 (Gazette 21.9.1995 p782)\nPollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1998\n10.9.1998\n10.9.2000 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915)\nProtection of Marine Waters (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2001\n3.8.2001\n6.12.2001 (Gazette 29.11.2001 p5190)\nStatute Law Revision Act 2003\n23.10.2003\nSch 1—24.11.2003 (Gazette 13.11.2003 p4048)\nProvisions amended\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nLong title\namended by 65/1998 s 3\nPt 1\n\ns 1\namended by 65/1998 s 4\ns 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\ns 3\n\ns 3(1)\n\nharbor master\ndeleted by 72/1994 s 3(a)\ninspector\namended by 72/1994 s 3(b)\nport manager\ninserted by 72/1994 s 3(c)\nState waters\namended by 7/1991 s 5\n15.7.1991\nthe 1973 Convention\namended by 65/1998 s 5(a)\nthe 1978 Protocol\namended by 65/1998 s 5(b)\ns 6\n\ns 6(2)\namended by 72/1994 s 4(a)\ns 6(3)\namended by 72/1994 s 4(b)\nPt 2\n\ns 8\n\ns 8(1)\namended by 59/1991 s 4(a), (b)\n\ns 8(2)\namended by 33/2001 s 3(a)\ns 8(3)\nsubstituted by 33/2001 s 3(b)\ns 8(4)\namended by 59/1991 s 4(c) \n\n(i) deleted by 59/1991 s 4(d)\n\namended by 72/1994 s 5(a)—(f)\n\n(f) deleted by 72/1994 s 5(e)\n\ns 8(4a)\ninserted by 72/1994 s 5(g)\n\ns 9\n\ns 9(1)\namended by 59/1991 s 5\n\ns 10\namended by 59/1991 s 6\n\ndeleted by 65/1998 s 6\ns 10A\ninserted by 72/1994 s 6\n2.10.1995\ns 10A(2)\n\nprescribed incident\nsubstituted by 65/1998 s 7(a)\ns 10A(4)\namended by 65/1998 s 7(b)\ns 10A(5)\ndeleted by 65/1998 s 7(c)\ns 10A(7)\ns 11\n\ns 11(4)\namended by 59/1991 s 7(a), (b)\n\ns 11(5)\namended by 59/1991 s 7(c)\n\ns 11(7)\namended by 59/1991 s 7(d)\n\ns 12\namended by 59/1991 s 8\n\ns 13\n\ns 13(2)\namended by 59/1991 s 9\n\nPt 3\n\ns 18\n\ns 18(1)\namended by 59/1991 s 10\n\ns 18(2)\namended by 33/2001 s 4(a)\ns 18(3)\nsubstituted by 33/2001 s 4(b)\ns 20\namended by 59/1991 s 11\n\ndeleted by 65/1998 s 8\ns 21\n\ns 21(4)\namended by 59/1991 s 12(a), (b)\n\ns 21(5)\namended by 59/1991 s 12(c)\n\ns 21(8)\namended by 59/1991 s 12(d)\n\ns 22\namended by 59/1991 s 13\n\ns 23\n\ns 23(2)\namended by 59/1991 s 14(a), (b)\n\ns 23(4)\namended by 59/1991 s 14(c), (d)\n\nPt 3AA\ninserted by 65/1998 s 9\nPt 3AAB\ninserted by 65/1998 s 9\nPt 3A\ninserted by 59/1991 s 15\ns 24E\n\ns 24E(1)\ns 24E(2)\n\nsubstituted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)\ns 24F\n\ns 24F(2)\ns 24G\n\ns 24G(2), (3) and (6)\ns 24K\n\ns 24K(1)\ns 24K(3)\n\nsubstituted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)\ns 24L\n\ns 24L(2)\ns 24M\n\ns 24M(1) and (4)\ns 25\n\nagent\ngarbage\ninserted by 65/1998 s 10(a)\nharmful substance\ninserted by 65/1998 s 10(a)\npackaged form\ninserted by 65/1998 s 10(b)\nPt 4\n\nPt 4 Div 1A\ninserted by 65/1998 s 11\ns 25A\n\ns 25A(10)\n\nprescribed incident\namended by 33/2001 s 5\nPt 4 Div 2\n\ns 26\n\ns 26(1)\namended by 59/1991 s 16(a)\n\ns 26(2)\namended by 59/1991 s 16(b)\n\namended by 33/2001 s 6\ns 27\n\ns 27(1)\namended by 59/1991 s 17(a)\n\ns 27(2)\namended by 59/1991 s 17(b)\n\ns 27(3)\namended by 59/1991 s 17(c)\n\nPt 4 Div 3\n\ns 28\n\ns 28(1)\namended by 65/1998 s 12\ns 28(3)\namended by 59/1991 s 18\n\ns 28A\ninserted by 33/2001 s 7\ns 29\n\ns 29(2)\namended by 65/1998 s 13(a), (b)\ns 29(4)\namended by 65/1998 s 13(c)\ns 29(6)\namended by 65/1998 s 13(d)\ns 30\n\ns 30(3)\namended by 59/1991 s 19\n\ns 32A\ninserted by 59/1991 s 20\ns 32A(1)\namended by 65/1998 s 14(a), (b)\ns 32A(2)\n\nappropriate person\namended by 65/1998 s 14(a), (c)\nPt 4 Div 4\n\ns 33\n\ns 33(1)\namended by 65/1998 s 15(a), (b)\ns 33(2)\namended by 65/1998 s 15(c), (d)\ns 33(3)\nsubstituted by 59/1991 s 21\n\ns 33(3a)\ninserted by 59/1991 s 21\n\ns 34\n\ns 34(4)\namended by 59/1991 s 22\n\ns 35\n\ns 35(1)\namended by 72/1994 s 7(a)\ns 35(2)\nsubstituted by 72/1994 s 7(b)\ns 35(3)\ndeleted by 72/1994 s 7(b)\ns 35(4)\namended by 59/1991 s 23\n\ns 39\n\ns 39(2)\nsubstituted by 72/1994 s 8(a)\ns 39(6)\ninserted by 72/1994 s 8(b)\ns 40\ns 40 redesignated as s 40(1) by 33/2001 s 8\ns 40(2)—(4)\ninserted by 33/2001 s 8\ns 41\n\ns 41(1)\namended by 59/1991 s 24\ns 43\n\ns 43(1)\nsubstituted by 33/2001 s 9(a)\ns 43(3)\ninserted by 33/2001 s 9(b)\nSch 1\namended by 65/1998 s 16 (Sch 1)\nHistorical versions\nReprint No 1—15.11.1991\n\nReprint No 2—3.2.1992\n\nReprint No 3—1.1.995\n\nReprint No 4—2.10.1995\n\nReprint No 5—10.9.2000\n\nReprint No 6—6.12.2001\n\n","sortOrder":10}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"completionTokens":656},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":9,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears consistent with its original 1987 purpose of implementing MARPOL Convention obligations for South Australian waters. The structure covering oil, noxious liquids, packaged substances, garbage, and ship construction reflects the Convention's annexes. No significant scope creep is evident — the various parts align with the stated objects in the long title."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple nested exception schemes with 10+ sub-paragraphs in key prohibitions (e.g., section 8(4) has 10 separate discharge exceptions)","Extensive cross-referencing to international Convention annexes (Annex I, II, III, V) and Commonwealth Navigation Act","47+ defined terms in interpretation sections, many referring to external instruments","Category-based regulatory system (A/B/C/D) for noxious substances with different rules per category","Temporal cut-off provisions with multiple date triggers (e.g., 'delivered before 6 July 1993' in section 8(4)(e))","Incorporation of entire international treaty schedules (Schedules 1-4 reproduce MARPOL Convention text)","Delegated legislation framework allowing Minister to make orders under regulations (section 24C, 24I)","Dual penalty structures distinguishing natural persons from body corporates throughout"],"plain_english_summary":"This South Australian law protects the state's marine waters from pollution by ships. It covers four main types of pollution: **oil**, **noxious liquid chemicals**, **packaged harmful substances**, and **garbage**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Bans most discharges** of these substances into South Australian waters, with heavy penalties for ship owners and masters who break the rules (up to $200,000 for individuals, $1 million for companies)\n- **Sets strict conditions** for when small amounts of pollution can legally be discharged — for example, oil only if ships are far from land, moving at speed, and using approved equipment\n- **Requires ships to keep detailed records** of any pollution-related activities in \"oil record books\" and \"cargo record books\"\n- **Mandates emergency plans** on board ships to deal with pollution incidents\n- **Requires construction certificates** for tankers and chemical ships to prove they're built to prevent spills\n- **Gives the Minister powers** to respond to spills — including directing ships to stop operations, remove pollution, and recover costs from polluters\n- **Requires reporting** of any pollution incidents immediately\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Ship owners, masters, and operators in South Australian waters\n- Port managers and inspectors who enforce the rules\n- Oil terminals and repair facilities that must provide reception facilities for waste\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe law implements Australia's obligations under the **MARPOL Convention** (the main international treaty on ship pollution) and replaces an older 1961 law. It aims to prevent environmental damage to South Australia's coastal waters, marine life, and fisheries from shipping activities. The detailed technical rules reflect the complexity of modern shipping — different standards apply depending on ship size, cargo type, location, and equipment fitted."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether the scope changed from original intent — no legislative text was available for analysis. The page returned a website error, not the legislation itself."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned a 404 Page Not Found error","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual Act","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law","The Act title suggests it would ordinarily score higher (likely 6-7) due to international treaty obligations, technical maritime standards, and regulatory enforcement provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"## ⚠️ Content Unavailable\n\nThe actual text of the **Protection of Marine Waters (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1987** (South Australia) could not be retrieved. The link provided returned a **\"Page Not Found\"** error from the South Australian legislation website, likely due to a broken or outdated hyperlink following a website update in March 2026.\n\n### What we can tell you generally:\nBased on the title alone, this Act would typically deal with:\n- **Preventing ships from polluting South Australian marine waters** (e.g. oceans, harbours, coastal areas)\n- Implementing obligations under **MARPOL** (an international treaty — the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships)\n- Setting rules about what ships can and cannot discharge into the water (e.g. oil, sewage, garbage, chemicals)\n- Penalties for vessels that breach pollution rules in SA waters\n\n### Who it would affect:\n- **Ship operators and crew** operating in South Australian waters\n- **Port authorities** and harbour masters\n- **Environmental regulators** enforcing marine pollution laws\n- **Recreational boaters** potentially covered by certain provisions\n\n### ⚠️ Important Note:\nNo reliable legal analysis can be provided without access to the actual legislative text. To access this Act, visit [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) and search directly for the Act title."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":9,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. This Act substantially expanded scope beyond the earlier, narrower oil-focused statute it repealed (Prevention of Pollution of Waters by Oil Act 1961 — repeal saved in section 44). The modern Act implements the full MARPOL regime: it covers not just oil but noxious liquid substances, harmful packaged substances and garbage (Parts 2, 3, 3AA, 3AAB), imposes technical ship‑construction and survey/certification requirements (Part 3A, sections 24D–24M), and adds administrative powers for prevention, emergency response, cost recovery and detention (sections 28–31). It also delegates extensive rule-making to regulations and orders that incorporate IMO technical codes and Commonwealth rules by reference (sections 24C, 24N, 41–43 and Schedules 1–4). Practically, the statute moved from a narrow anti‑oil pollution law to a comprehensive statutory implementation of international maritime pollution controls, increasing compliance, certification and infrastructure obligations across the shipping and port sectors."},"complexity_factors":["Very large statute length with multiple Parts, Divisions and Schedules (Parts 1–4, Schedules 1–4) incorporating MARPOL Annexes","High number of defined terms and cross-references to international instruments (1973 Convention, 1978 Protocol) and to Commonwealth Navigation Act regulations (see section 3 and Schedules)","Multiple conditional exceptions and layered defences for discharges (see section 8(2),(4) and section 18(2),(4)–(13))","Four-category technical classification for noxious liquids (Categories A–D) with different operational rules and residual concentrations (Part 3 and Annex material)","Extensive delegated powers: regulations and ministerial orders to give effect to complex technical Regulations (sections 24C, 24I, 24N, 41–43)","Significant administrative regime: record-keeping (oil/cargo/garbage books), incident reporting, shipboard plans and retention periods (sections 10A, 11–13, 21–23, 24AAC, 25A, 13)","Complex survey/certification regime tied to periodic and intermediate surveys, multiple certificate types and surveyor roles (sections 24D–24M; Schedule material)","Mixed enforcement architecture — criminal penalties, civil recovery, detention, administrative directions and cost-recovery mechanisms (sections 8, 18, 28–31, 29)","Technical standards adopted by reference and updated by regulations, requiring regulated parties to track subordinate instruments and IMO codes (sections 41–43 and Schedules)","Nested penalties and variable maxima depending on offender type (natural person v corporate) and offence (multiple sections provide different maxima and imprisonment options)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does (mechanically)\n\n- Sets criminal and civil rules about releasing oil, noxious liquids, harmful packaged substances and garbage from ships into South Australian State waters. (See Part 2, Part 3, Part 3AA, Part 3AAB.)\n\n- Establishes record-keeping, reporting and on-board planning obligations for ships: oil record books, cargo record books, garbage record books, shipboard oil pollution emergency plans and mandatory incident reporting. (See sections 10A, 11–13, 21–23, 24AAC–24AAD, 25A.)\n\n- Creates construction, survey and certification requirements for certain vessels (ship construction certificates, chemical tanker construction certificates, International Pollution Prevention Certificates) and requires periodic surveys and carriage of certificates before voyages. (See Division 2 and 3 of Part 3A: sections 24C–24M, 24D, 24J, 24G, 24M.)\n\n- Implements the international MARPOL regime (the 1973 Convention and 1978 Protocol) by adopting its Annexes and technical rules into state law (Schedules 1–4 and many cross-references throughout the Act). (See section 3 and Schedules.)\n\n- Gives inspectors broad powers to board, inspect, take samples, require records and detain ships, vehicles or apparatus; provides ministers powers to direct removal/containment and to recover costs of clean-up; and permits detention of vessels where costs are unpaid. (See sections 28–31, 33, 30.)\n\n- Establishes maximum penalties for offences (ranging from summary fines to large corporate fines and, in some cases, imprisonment) and makes certain administrative failures offences (e.g. failing to keep or produce records, or failing to report incidents). (See sections 8, 9, 11, 24AAD, 36.)\n\n- Allows the Minister and Governor to make regulations and orders to give effect to MARPOL technical rules, to set fees, to exempt classes of ships or persons, and to adopt external instruments (IMO codes, Commonwealth regulations) by reference. (See sections 24C, 24I, 24N, 41–43.)\n\n\nWho is affected\n\n- Ship owners and masters: commercial traders, Australian fishing vessels and pleasure vessels above size thresholds must carry certificates, equipment and record books, and face criminal/civil liability for prohibited discharges (sections 8, 18, 24G, 24M, 11, 21). \n\n- Port authorities, terminal operators and reception‑facility operators: obligations to provide reception facilities and standards, and potential charge-fixing powers (sections 34, 41(c), Regulation references in Schedules).\n\n- Persons responsible for vehicles/apparatus or land-based facilities that discharge oil: liable under similar offence and reporting provisions (sections 26–27).\n\n- The Crown and its servants: Act generally binds the Crown but limits prosecution of States/Commonwealth (section 4). Inspectors and Crown agents acting in good faith are immune from liability (section 40).\n\n\nWhy it matters (official purpose and how that works in practice)\n\n- The Act gives legal force in State law to the international MARPOL rules aimed at preventing ship-source pollution: it translates international discharge limits, technical equipment standards, record-keeping and certification regimes into enforceable obligations (Schedules 1–4; Parts 2, 3, 3AA, 3AAB, 3A). The declared object in the Convention is to prevent pollution by oil and other harmful substances; the Act implements that by creating offences, inspection powers, and mechanisms for prevention and clean-up (see section 8, section 28). \n\n- Operationally the law changes behaviour by imposing monitoring and paperwork duties (oil/cargo/garbage record books, shipboard emergency plans), capital investment in equipment (oily-water separators, oil content meters, slop tanks, construction standards), ongoing survey and certification costs (periodic surveys and certificates), and by attaching large fines and possible detention to non‑compliance. Those things make releasing pollutants legally risky and economically costly, which is the instrument the Act uses to reduce discharges (see sections 11, 15–16 in Schedule material adopted; sections 24D/24J, 24F/24L surveys; penalties in sections 8, 18, 24AAB, 24AAD). \n\n\nTesting the purpose-claim against costs, incentives and trade-offs\n\n- Who pays: shipowners, masters and operators bear most direct costs — capital fit-out (equipment and ship construction compliance), recurring survey and certification fees, record-keeping labour, and potential clean-up/recovery liabilities and fines (sections 24D, 24F, 24G, 29). Port and terminal operators may face infrastructure costs to provide reception facilities (section 34). Where the Minister acts to remove pollution, the State can recover costs from the relevant person (section 29). \n\n- Who decides: the Minister, Governor and prescribed officers exercise much regulatory and operational discretion — they approve procedures, set fees, make regulations/orders to give technical effect to MARPOL rules, direct clean-up measures and detain ships pending payment (sections 24C, 24N, 28–31, 41–43). Inspectors and surveyors have on-the-spot powers (section 33; Schedule survey regimes). \n\n- Behavioural effects and market impacts: the law increases operating costs for affected ships (equipment, surveys, compliance staff). That tends to raise the price of maritime services and may disadvantage smaller operators unless exemptions apply (the Act contains exemptions and class-based relief powers — section 24G(4), section 41(h)). It also creates demand for inspection, certification and reception services, concentrating benefits for firms that supply technical equipment, certification services and port reception infrastructure (sections 24D, 34, and Schedules adopting technical standards). \n\n- Compliance burden and administration: the statute is rules-heavy and technical; compliance requires knowledge of MARPOL standards, keeping detailed time-stamped records, following approved procedures, and interacting with inspectors and surveyors. The Act delegates detailed rule-making to regulations and Ministerial orders, so much of the operational detail sits in subordinate instruments (sections 24C, 24I, 24N, 41–43). That delegation concentrates discretion in the executive and requires regulated parties to track both primary and secondary instruments. \n\n- Trade-offs and implementation risk: the Act favours a command-and-control approach tied to international technical standards — effective if appropriately resourced, but enforcement depends on inspector capacity, port facilities, and clear technical standards being kept up to date (schedules adopt IMO standards). Risk areas include variable enforcement, the administrative cost of surveys and record monitoring, and potential delays (but the Act instructs inspectors not to unduly delay ships — s33(4)). \n\n- Opportunity costs: resources spent on compliance, certification and reception facilities are not available for other investments by shipowners or ports. The Act partly offsets that by permitting cost recovery from polluters (sections 29–31) and by allowing exemptions where burdens are excessive (section 41(h), regulation-making powers). \n\n\nPractical red flags and concentrated effects to watch (source-based)\n\n- Concentrated benefits: firms that sell IMO-compliant equipment, surveyors/recognised organisations, and operators of reception facilities receive direct commercial opportunities from the regime (sections 24D/24J, 24N, 34; Schedules adopting technical standards).\n\n- Diffuse costs: many small ship operators, fishing operators and pleasure craft owners may face compliance costs that are spread across many consumers via higher prices (see who the Act applies to in section 11, 24A and definitions). \n\n- Rent and discretion risks: the Act gives broad powers to the Minister and inspectors to make rules, grant exemptions and direct action (sections 24C, 24N, 28). That embeds implementation risk — outcomes will track the capacity, priorities and rule-making choices of the executive.\n\n- Enforcement mechanics: the Act permits civil recovery of clean-up costs, detention of vessels until charges secured, and criminal penalties — a mix of sticks and recoveries intended to deter discharges but that also can impose immediate liquidity strains on operators (sections 29–31, 30, 8, 18). \n\n\nKey sections to consult quickly\n\n- Prohibition and penalties for oil discharges: section 8. \n- Prohibition for noxious liquid substances: section 18 and the categorisation rules in Part 3 and Schedules adopting Annex II. \n- Packaged harmful substances and garbage rules: sections 24AAB and 24AAD. \n- Incident reporting and plan obligations: sections 10A and 25A. \n- Ministerial emergency powers, clean-up and cost recovery: sections 28–31. \n- Inspector powers and evidentiary rules: sections 33, 38–39. \n- Regulation-making and incorporation of international instruments: sections 41–43 and Schedules 1–4.\n\n\nPlain-language takeaway\n\nThis Act converts international shipping pollution rules (MARPOL) into South Australian law. It does so by (1) criminalising unauthorised discharges, (2) requiring on-board plans, records and certificates, (3) empowering inspectors and ministers to prevent and clean up pollution and recover costs, and (4) delegating detailed technical rule‑making to regulations and international instruments. That approach strengthens enforcement levers against shipborne pollution but imposes measurable equipment, administrative and certification costs on shipowners, ports and terminal operators and concentrates commercial opportunity in technical and reception-service suppliers. (See sections cited above and Schedules.)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/protection-of-marine-waters-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-act-1987","history":"/api/acts/protection-of-marine-waters-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-act-1987/history","analysis":"/api/acts/protection-of-marine-waters-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-act-1987/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/protection-of-marine-waters-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-act-1987/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/protection-of-marine-waters-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-act-1987/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/protection-of-marine-waters-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-act-1987/documents"}}