Notwithstanding the provisions of other Regulations of this Annex, noxious liquid substances referred to 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:
(a) |
The ship complies with the provisions of Annex 1 of the present Convention as applicable to product carriers as defined in that Annex; |
(b) |
the 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; |
(c) |
in the case of Category C substances the ship complies with the ship type 3 damage stability requirements of: |
(i) |
the International Bulk Chemical Code in the case of a ship constructed on or after 1 July 1986; or |
(ii) |
the Bulk Chemical Code, as applicable under Regulation 13 of this Annex, in the case of a ship constructed before 1 July 1986; and |
(d) |
the 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. |