Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986)

Schedule

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Protocol of 1978

Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Annexes : Regulations

Annex II : Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk

Regulation 1 : Definitions for the purposes of this Annex

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(1)	Chemical tanker means a ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry a cargo of noxious liquid substances in bulk and includes an "oil tanker" as defined in Annex I of the present Convention when carrying a cargo or part cargo of noxious liquid substances in bulk.

(2)

Clean ballast means ballast carried in a tank which, since it was last used to carry a cargo containing a substance in Category A, B, C or D has been thoroughly cleaned and the residues resulting therefrom have been discharged and the tank emptied in accordance with the appropriate requirements of this Annex.

(3)

Segregated ballast means ballast water introduced into a tank 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, and which is completely separated from the cargo and oil fuel system.

(4)	Nearest land is as defined in Regulation 1 (9) of Annex I of the present Convention.

(5)	Liquid substances are those having a vapour pressure not exceeding 2,8 kg/cm2 at a temperature of 37,8 °C.

(6)	Noxious liquid substance means any substance referred to in Appendix II to this Annex or provisionally assessed under the provisions of Regulation 3 (4) as falling into Category A, B, C or D.

(7)	Special area means a sea area where for recognized technical reasons in relation to its oceanographic and ecological condition and to its peculiar transportation traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by noxious liquid substances is required.

Special areas shall be:

(a)	The Baltic Sea Area;

(b)	The Black Sea Area; and

(c)	The Antarctic Area.

(8)	Baltic Sea Area is as defined in Regulation 10(1)(b) of Annex I of the present Convention.

(9)	Black Sea Area is as defined in Regulation 10(1)(c) of Annex I of the present Convention.

(9A)	Antarctic Area means the sea area south of latitude 60°S.

(10)

International Bulk Chemical Code means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization by resolution MEPC 19 (22), as may be amended by the Organization, provided that such amendments are adopted and brought into force in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the present Convention concerning amendment procedures applicable to an Appendix to an Annex.

(11)

Bulk Chemical Code means the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization by resolution MEPC 20 (22), as may be amended by the Organization, provided that such amendments are adopted and brought into force in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the present Convention concerning amendment procedures applicable to an Appendix to an Annex.

(12)

Ship constructed means a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction. A ship converted to a chemical tanker, irrespective of the date of construction, shall be treated as a chemical tanker constructed on the date on which such conversion commenced. This conversion provision shall not apply to the modification of a ship which complies with all of the following conditions:

(a)	the ship is constructed before 1 July 1986; and

(b)	the ship is certified under the Bulk Chemical Code to carry only those products identified by the Code as substances with pollution hazards only.

(13)	Similar stage of construction means the stage at which:

(a)	construction identifiable with a specific ship begins; and

(b)	assembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 tons or one per cent of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less.