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For the purposes of this Annex:
1 Oil means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products (other than those 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.
SEE INTERPRETATIONS 1.1 AND 1.2
2 Crude oil means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation and includes:
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crude oil from which certain distillate fractions may have been removed; and |
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crude oil to which certain distillate fractions may have been added. |
3 Oily mixture means a mixture with any oil content.
4 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.
5 Oil tanker means a ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces and includes combination carriers, any "NLS tanker" as defined in Annex II of the present Convention and any gas carrier as defined in regulation 3.20 of chapter II-1 of SOLAS 74 (as amended), when carrying a cargo or part cargo of oil in bulk.
SEE INTERPRETATION 1.3
6 Crude oil tanker means an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil.
7 Product carrier means an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil.
8 Combination carrier means a ship designed to carry either oil or solid cargoes in bulk.
9 Major conversion:
SEE INTERPRETATIONS 2.1 TO 2.6
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means a conversion of a ship: |
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.1.1 |
which substantially alters the dimensions or carrying
capacity of the ship; or |
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.1.2 |
which changes the type of the ship; or |
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.1.3 |
the intent of which in the opinion of the Administration is
substantially to prolong its life; or |
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.1.4 |
which 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. |
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Notwithstanding the provisions of this definition: |
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.2.1 |
conversion of an oil tanker of 20,000 tonnes deadweight
and above delivered on or before 1 June 1982, as defined
in regulation 1.28.3, to meet the requirements of
regulation 18 of this Annex shall not be deemed to
constitute a major conversion for the purpose of this
Annex; and |
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.2.2 |
conversion of an oil tanker delivered before 6 July 1996, as
defined in regulation 1.28.5, to meet the requirements of
regulation 19 or 20 of this Annex shall not be deemed to
constitute a major conversion for the purpose of this
Annex. |
10 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 northeastern
coast of Australia shall mean from a line drawn from a point on the
coast of Australia in:
latitude 11°00' S, longitude 142°08' E
to a point in latitude 10°35' S, longitude 141°55' E,
thence to a point latitude 10°00' S, longitude 142°00' E,
thence to a point latitude 09°10' S, longitude 143°52' E,
thence to a point latitude 09°00' S, longitude 144°30' E,
thence to a point latitude 10°41' S, longitude 145°00' E,
thence to a point latitude 13°00' S, longitude 145°00' E,
thence to a point latitude 15°00' S, longitude 146°00' E,
thence to a point latitude 17°30' S, longitude 147°00' E,
thence to a point latitude 21°00' S, longitude 152°55' E,
thence to a point latitude 24°30' S, longitude 154°00' E,
thence to a point on the coast of Australia
in latitude 24°42' S, longitude 153°15' E.
11 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.
For the purposes of this Annex, the special areas are defined as follows:
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the 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 005°36' W; |
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the 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; |
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the Black Sea area means the Black Sea proper with the boundary
between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea constituted
by the parallel 418 N; |
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the 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°28'.5 N, 043°19'.6 E) and Husn Murad
(12°40'.4 N, 043°30'.2 E); |
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the Gulfs area means the sea area located north-west of the
rhumb line between Ras al Hadd (22°30' N, 059°48' E) and Ras
al Fasteh (25°04' N, 061°25' E); |
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the Gulf of Aden area means that part of the Gulf of Aden between
the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea bounded to the west by the
rhumb line between Ras si Ane (12°28'.5 N, 043°19'.6 E) and
Husn Murad (12°40'.4 N, 043°30'.2 E) and to the east by the
rhumb line between Ras Asir (11°50' N, 051°16'.9 E) and the
Ras Fartak (15°35' N, 052°13'.8 E); |
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the Antarctic area means the sea area south of latitude 60° S; and |
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the North West European waters include the North Sea and its
approaches, the Irish Sea and its approaches, the Celtic Sea, the
English Channel and its approaches and part of the North East
Atlantic immediately to the west of Ireland. The area is bounded
by lines joining the following points:
48°27' N on the French coast
48°27' N; 006°25' W
49°52' N; 007°44' W
50°30' N; 012° W
56°30' N; 012° W
62° N; 003° W
62° N on the Norwegian coast
57°44'.8 N on the Danish and Swedish coasts |
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the Oman area of the Arabian Sea means the sea area enclosed by
the following co-ordinates:
22°30'.00 N; 059°48'.00 E
23°47'.27 N; 060°35'.73 E
22°40'.62 N; 062°25'.29 E
21°47'.40 N; 063°22'.22 E
20°30'.37 N; 062°52'.41 E
19°45'.90 N; 062°25'.97 E
18°49'.92 N; 062°02'.94 E
17°44'.36 N; 061°05'.53 E
16°43'.71 N; 060°25'.62 E
16°03'.90 N; 059°32'.24 E
15°15'.20 N; 058°58'.52 E
14°36'.93 N; 058°10'.23 E
14°18'.93 N; 057°27'.03 E
14°11'.53 N; 056°53'.75 E
13°53'.80 N; 056°19'.24 E
13°45'.86 N; 055°54'.53 E
14°27'.38 N; 054°51'.42 E
14°40'.10 N; 054°27'.35 E
14°46'.21 N; 054°08'.56 E
15°20'.74 N; 053°38'.33 E
15°48'.69 N; 053°32'.07 E
16°23'.02 N; 053°14'.82 E
16°39'.06 N; 053°06'.52 E |
12 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.
13 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.
14 Wing tank means any tank adjacent to the side shell plating.
15 Centre tank means any tank inboard of a longitudinal bulkhead.
16 Slop tank means a tank specifically designated for the collection of tank
drainings, tank washings and other oily mixtures.
17 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.
18 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 liquid substances as variously defined in
the Annexes of the present Convention.
SEE INTERPRETATIONS 3.1 AND 3.2
19 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.
20 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.
21 Amidships is at the middle of the length (L).
22 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.
23 Deadweight (DW) means the difference in tonnes between the
displacement of a ship in water of a relative density of 1.025 at the load
waterline corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard and the
lightweight of the ship.
24 Lightweight means the displacement of a ship in tonnes without cargo,
fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and feed water in tanks,
consumable stores, and passengers and crew and their effects.
25 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.
26 Volumes and areas in a ship shall be calculated in all cases to moulded
lines.
27 Anniversary date means the day and the month of each year, which will
correspond to the date of expiry of the International Oil Pollution
Prevention Certificate.
28.1 Ship delivered on or before 31 December 1979 means a ship:
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for which the building contract is placed on or before 31
December 1975; or |
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in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or
which is at a similar stage of construction on or before 30 June
1976; or |
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the delivery of which is on or before 31 December 1979; or |
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which has undergone a major conversion: |
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for which the contract is placed on or before 31 December
1975; or |
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.4.2 |
in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun on or before 30 June 1976; or |
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.4.3 |
which is completed on or before 31 December 1979. |
SEE INTERPRETATIONS 4.1 AND 4.2
28.2 Ship delivered after 31 December 1979 means a ship:
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for which the building contract is placed after 31 December
1975; or |
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in 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 |
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the delivery of which is after 31 December 1979; or |
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which has undergone a major conversion: |
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for which the contract is placed after 31 December 1975;
or |
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.4.2 |
in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun after 30 June 1976; or |
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.4.3 |
which is completed after 31 December 1979. |
28.3 Oil tanker delivered on or before 1 June 1982 means an oil tanker:
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for which the building contract is placed on or before 1 June
1979; or |
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in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or
which is at a similar stage of construction on or before 1 January
1980; or |
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the delivery of which is on or before 1 June 1982; or |
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which has undergone a major conversion: |
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for which the contract is placed on or before 1 June 1979;
or |
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.4.2 |
in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun on or before 1 January 1980; or |
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.4.3 |
which is completed on or before 1 June 1982 |
28.4 Oil tanker delivered after 1 June 1982 means an oil tanker:
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for which the building contract is placed after 1 June 1979; or |
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in 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 |
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the delivery of which is after 1 June 1982; or |
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which has undergone a major conversion: |
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for which the contract is placed after 1 June 1979; or |
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.4.2 |
in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun after 1 January 1980; or |
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.4.3 |
which is completed after 1 June 1982. |
28.5 Oil tanker delivered before 6 July 1996 means an oil tanker:
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for which the building contract is placed before 6 July 1993; or |
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in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or
which is at a similar stage of construction before 6 January 1994;
or |
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the delivery of which is before 6 July 1996; or |
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which has undergone a major conversion: |
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for which the contract is placed before 6 July 1993; or |
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.4.2 |
in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun before 6 January 1994; or |
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.4.3 |
which is completed before 6 July 1996. |
28.6 Oil tanker delivered on or after 6 July 1996 means an oil tanker:
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for which the building contract is placed on or after 6 July 1993;
or |
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in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or
which is at a similar stage of construction on or after 6 January
1994; or |
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the delivery of which is on or after 6 July 1996; or |
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which has undergone a major conversion: |
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for which the contract is placed on or after 6 July 1993; or |
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.4.2 |
in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun on or after 6 January 1994; or |
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.4.3 |
which is completed on or after 6 July 1996. |
28.7 Oil tanker delivered on or after 1 February 2002 means an oil tanker:
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for which the building contract is placed on or after 1 February
1999; or |
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in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or
which is at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 August
1999; or |
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the delivery of which is on or after 1 February 2002; or |
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which has undergone a major conversion: |
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for which the contract is placed on or after 1 February
1999; or |
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in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun on or after 1 August 1999; or |
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which is completed on or after 1 February 2002. |
28.8 Oil tanker delivered on or after 1 January 2010 means an oil tanker:
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for which the building contract is placed on or after 1 January
2007; or |
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in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or
which is at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 July 2007;
or |
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the delivery of which is on or after 1 January 2010; or |
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which has undergone a major conversion: |
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for which the contract is placed on or after 1 January 2007;
or |
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.4.2 |
in the absence of a contract, the construction work of
which is begun on or after 1 July 2007; or |
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.4.3 |
which is completed on or after 1 January 2010. |
29 Parts per million (ppm) means parts of oil per million parts of water by
volume.
30 Constructed means a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a
similar stage of construction.
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