SEE INTERPRETATION 55
A Reception facilities
outside special areas
1 The Government of each
Party to the present Convention 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.
2 Reception facilities in
accordance with paragraph 1 of this regulation shall be provided
in:
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all 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 1200 nautical miles; |
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all ports and terminals in which oil other
than crude oil in bulk is loaded at an average quantity of more
than 1000 tonnes per day; |
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all ports having ship repair yards or tank
cleaning facilities; |
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all ports and terminals which handle ships
provided with the sludge tank(s) required by regulation 12
of this Annex; |
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all ports in respect of oily bilge waters
and other residues which cannot be discharged in accordance
with regulation 15 of this Annex; and |
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all loading ports for bulk cargoes in respect
of oil residues from combination carriers which cannot be discharged
in accordance with regulation 34 of this
Annex. |
3 The capacity for the reception
facilities shall be as follows:
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Crude 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
34.1 of this Annex from all oil tankers
on voyages as described in paragraph 2.1 of this regulation. |
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Loading ports and terminals referred to in
paragraph 2.2 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 34.1
of this Annex from oil tankers which load oil other than crude
oil in bulk. |
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All 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. |
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All facilities provided in ports and terminals
under paragraph 2.4 of this regulation shall be sufficient to
receive all residues retained according to regulation 12
of this Annex from all ships that may reasonably be expected
to call at such ports and terminals. |
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All 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 15 of this Annex. |
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The facilities provided in loading ports for
bulk cargoes shall take into account the special problems of
combination carriers as appropriate. |
B Reception facilities
within special areas
4 The Government of
each Party to the present Convention the coastline of which borders
on any given special area shall ensure that 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.
5 The Government of
each Party to the present Convention 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
ensure the provision of the facilities referred to in paragraph
4 of this regulation but with the proviso that ships required to
discharge slops or dirty ballast could be subject to some delay.
6 With regard to the Red Sea area,
Gulfs area, Gulf of Aden area and Oman area of the Arabian Sea:
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Each Party concerned shall notify the Organization
of the measures taken pursuant to provisions of paragraphs 4
and 5 of this regulation. Upon receipt of sufficient notifications,
the Organization shall establish a date from which the discharge
requirements of regulations 15 and 34
of this Annex 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. |
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During 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 regulations 15 and 34
of this Annex as regards discharges outside special areas. |
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After 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 regulations
15 and 34 of this
Annex as regards discharges within special areas. 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. |
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After 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. |
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At least the reception facilities as prescribed
in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this regulation shall be provided
one year after the date of entry into force of the present Convention. |
7 Notwithstanding
paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of this regulation, the following rules apply
to the Antarctic area:
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The Government of each Party to the present
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 sludge, dirty ballast, tank washing water, and other
oily residues and mixtures from all ships, without causing undue
delay, and according to the needs of the ships using them. Annex
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The Government of each Party to the present
Convention shall ensure that all ships entitled to fly its flag,
before entering the Antarctic area, are fitted with a tank or
tanks of sufficient capacity on board for the retention of all
sludge, dirty ballast, tank washing water and other oily residues
and mixtures while operating in the area and have concluded
arrangements to discharge such oily residues at a reception
facility after leaving the area. |
C General requirements
8 Each 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.
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