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1 Unless expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of this Annex
shall apply to all ships.
2 In 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 16, 26.4, 29, 30, 31,
32, 34 and 36 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 34.6 of this Annex may apply in lieu of regulations 29, 31 and 32.
3 Where 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.
4 The requirements of regulations 29, 31 and 32 of this Annex 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 34 of this Annex shall be effected by the
retention of residues on board with discharge of all contaminated washings
to reception facilities.
SEE INTERPRETATIONS 6.1 TO 6.5
5 Subject to the provisions of paragraph 6 of this regulation, regulations
18.6 to 18.8 of this Annex shall not apply to an oil tanker delivered on or
before 1 June 1982, as defined in regulation 1.28.3, solely engaged in
specific trades between:
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ports or terminals within a State Party to the present
Convention; or |
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ports or terminals of States Parties to the present Convention,
where: |
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the voyage is entirely within a Special Area; or |
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the voyage is entirely within other limits designated by the
Organization. |
6 The provisions of paragraph 5 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:
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subject to the exceptions provided for in regulation 4 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 Part II referred to in regulation 36 of this Annex is
endorsed by the competent Port State Authority; |
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agreement has been reached between the Administration and
the Governments of the Port States referred to in paragraphs 5.1
or 5.2 of this regulation concerning the use of an oil tanker
delivered on or before 1 June 1982, as defined in regulation 1.28.3, for a specific trade; |
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the 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
Convention within which such ports or terminals are situated;
and |
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the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate is
endorsed to the effect that the oil tanker is solely engaged in
such specific trade. |
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