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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 III : Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form

Appendix : Guidelines for the Identification of Harmful Substances in Packaged Form

 

For the purposes of this Annex, substances identified by any one of the following criteria are harmful substances:

- bioaccumulated to a significant extent and known to produce a hazard to aquatic life or to human health (Hazard Rating '+' in column A1); or
- bioaccumulated with attendant risk to aquatic organisms or to human health with a short retention of the order of one week or less (Hazard Rating 'Z' in column A28)2; or
- liable to produce tainting of seafood (Hazard Rating 'T' in column A3); or
- highly toxic to aquatic life, defined by a LC50/964 hour less than 1 ppm (Hazard Rating '4' in column B5).

 

                                                                                   

1 Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), which is circulated annually by the Organization by means of BCH circulars to all IMO Member States.
2 Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), which is circulated annually by the Organization by means of BCH circulars to all IMO Member States.
3 Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), which is circulated annually by the Organization by means of BCH circulars to all IMO Member States.
4 The concentration of a substance which will, within the specified time (generally 96 hours), kill 50% of the exposed group of test organisms. LC50 is often specified in mg/l (parts per million (ppm)).
5 Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), which is circulated annually by the Organization by means of BCH circulars to all IMO Member States.