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1 This regulation shall:
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apply to oil tankers of 600 tonnes deadweight
and above carrying heavy grade oil as cargo regardless of the
date of delivery; and |
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not apply to oil tankers covered by subparagraph
1 above which comply with regulations 19.3.1
and 19.3.2 or 19.4
or 19.5 of this Annex, except that the
requirement for minimum distances between the cargo tank boundaries
and the ship side and bottom plating need not be met in all
respects. In that event, the side protection distances shall
not be less than those specified in the International Bulk Chemical
Code for type 2 cargo tank location and the bottom protection
distances at centreline shall comply with regulation 18.15.2
of this Annex. |
2 For the purpose of this regulation heavy grade
oil means any of the following:
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crude oils having a density at 15°C higher than 900 kg/m3; |
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fuel oils* having either a density at 15°C
higher than 900 kg/m3 or a kinematic viscosity at
50°C higher than 180 mm2/s; or |
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bitumen, tar and their emulsions. |
3 An oil tanker to
which this regulation applies shall comply with the provisions of
paragraphs 4 to 8 of this regulation in addition to complying with
the applicable provisions of regulation 20.
4 Subject to the provisions
of paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of this regulation, an oil tanker to which
this regulation applies shall:
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if 5,000 tonnes deadweight and above, comply
with the requirements of regulation 19
of this Annex not later than 5 April 2005; or |
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if 5,000 tonnes deadweight and above, comply
with the requirements of regulation 19
of this Annex not later than 5 April 2005; or regulation 19.3.1
and complying with the requirement for distance w as
referred to in regulation 19.6.2, not
later than the anniversary of the date of delivery of the ship
in the year 2008. |
5 In the case of an
oil tanker of 5,000 tonnes deadweight and above, carrying heavy
grade oil as cargo fitted with only double bottoms or double sides
not used for the carriage of oil and extending to the entire cargo
tank length or double hull spaces which are not used for the carriage
of oil and extend to the entire cargo tank length, but which does
not fulfil conditions for being exempted from the provisions of
paragraph 1.2 of this regulation, the Administration may allow continued
operation of such a ship beyond the date specified in paragraph
4 of this regulation, provided that:
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the ship was in service on 4 December 2003; |
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the Administration is satisfied by verification
of the official records that the ship complied with the conditions
specified above; |
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the conditions of the ship specified above
remain unchanged; and |
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such continued operation does not go beyond
the date on which the ship reaches 25 years after the date of
its delivery. |
6.1 The Administration
may allow continued operation of an oil tanker of 5,000 tonnes deadweight
and above, carrying crude oil having a density at 15°C higher
than 900 kg/m3 but lower than 945 kg/m3, beyond
the date specified in paragraph 4.1 of this regulation, if satisfactory
results of the Condition Assessment Scheme referred to in regulation
20.6 warrant that, in the opinion of the
Administration, the ship is fit to continue such operation, having
regard to the size, age, operational area and structural conditions
of the ship and provided that the operation shall not go beyond
the date on which the ship reaches 25 years after the date of its
delivery.
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6.2 The Administration
may allow continued operation of an oil tanker of 600 tonnes deadweight
and above but less than 5,000 tonnes deadweight, carrying heavy
grade oil as cargo, beyond the date specified in paragraph 4.2 of
this regulation, if, in the opinion of the Administration, the ship
is fit to continue such operation, having regard to the size, age,
operational area and structural conditions of the ship, provided
that the operation shall not go beyond the date on which the ship
reaches 25 years after the date of its delivery.
7 The Administration
of a Party to the present Convention may exempt an oil tanker of
600 tonnes deadweight and above carrying heavy grade oil as cargo
from the provisions of this regulation if the oil tanker:
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either is engaged in voyages exclusively within
an area under its jurisdiction, or operates as a floating storage
unit of heavy grade oil located within an area under its jurisdiction;
or |
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either is engaged in voyages exclusively
within an area under the jurisdiction of another Party, or operates
as a floating storage unit of heavy grade oil located within
an area under the jurisdiction of another Party, provided that
the Party within whose jurisdiction the oil tanker will be operating
agrees to the operation of the oil tanker within an area under
its jurisdiction. |
8.1 The Administration
of a Party to the present Convention which allows, suspends, withdraws
or declines the application of paragraph 5, 6 or 7 of this regulation
to a ship entitled to fly its flag shall forthwith communicate to
the Organization for circulation to the Parties to the present Convention
particulars thereof, for their information and appropriate action,
if any.
8.2 Subject to the provisions of international
law, a Party to the present Convention shall be entitled to deny
entry of oil tankers operating in accordance with the provisions
of paragraph 5 or 6 of this regulation into the ports or offshore
terminals under its jurisdiction, or deny ship-to-ship transfer
of heavy grade oil in areas under its jurisdiction except when this
is necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or
saving life at sea. In such cases, that Party shall communicate
to the Organization for circulation to the Parties to the present
Convention particulars thereof for their information.
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