S.I. No. 217/2008 - Sea Pollution (Control of Pollution By Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2008

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART 1 General

Regulation

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PART 2 Categorisation of noxious liquid substances

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PART 3 Surveys and certification

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PART 4 Design, construction, arrangement and equipment

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PART 5 Operational discharges of residues of noxious liquid substances

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PART 6 Measures of control by port states

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PART 7 Prevention of pollution arising from an incident involving noxious liquid substances

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PART 8 Reception facilities

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PART 9 Revocations

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SCHEDULE 1 Guidelines for the categorisation of noxious liquid substances

SCHEDULE 2 Form of cargo record book for ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk

SCHEDULE 3 Form of international pollution prevention certificate for the carriage of noxious liquid substances in bulk

SCHEDULE 4 Standard format for the procedures and arrangements manual

SCHEDULE 5 Assessment of residue quantities in cargo tanks, pumps and associated piping

SCHEDULE 6 Prewash procedures

SCHEDULE 7 Ventilation procedures

S.I. No. 217 of 2008

SEA POLLUTION (CONTROL OF POLLUTION BY NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK) REGULATIONS 2008.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st July, 2008.

I, NOEL DEMPSEY, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 10 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 15 and 17 of the Sea Pollution Act 1991 (No. 27 of 1991) and for the purpose of giving effect to the MARPOL Convention, Annex II, hereby make the following Regulations:

PART 1 GENERAL

Citation and commencement

• (2) These Regulations come into operation on day after they are made.

Interpretation

“the Act” means the Sea Pollution Act 1991 ;

“anniversary date” means the day and the month of each year that corresponds to the date of expiry of the International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk;

“associated piping” means the pipeline from the suction point in a cargo tank to the shore connection used for unloading the cargo and includes all ship’s piping, pumps and filters which are in open connection with the cargo unloading line;

“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 amended by the Organization, but only if such amendments are adopted and brought into force in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the MARPOL Convention concerning amendment procedures applicable to an appendix to the MARPOL Convention;

“Category X”, “Category Y” and “Category Z”, in relation to noxious liquid substances, shall be read with reference to Regulation 6 and Schedule 1;

“chemical tanker” means a ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product listed in chapter 17 of the International Bulk Chemical Code;

“clean ballast” means ballast water carried in a tank which, since it was last used to carry a cargo containing a substance in Category X, Category Y or Category Z, has been thoroughly cleaned and the residues resulting therefrom have been discharged and the tank emptied in accordance with the appropriate requirements of Annex II to the MARPOL Convention;

“depth of water” means the charted depth;

“en route” means that the ship is under way at sea on a course or courses, including deviation from the shortest direct route, which as far as practicable for navigational purposes, will cause any discharge to be spread over as great an area of the sea as is reasonable and practicable;

“Gas Carrier Code” means the International Gas Carrier Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk as adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization by resolution MSC.5(48), as may be amended by the Organization, provided that such amendments are adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 concerning the amendment procedures applicable to the annex to that Convention other than chapter I;

“high-viscosity substance” means a noxious liquid substance in Category X or Category Y with a viscosity equal to or greater than 50 mPa.s at the unloading temperature;

“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 amended by the Organization, but only if such amendments are adopted and brought into force in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the MARPOL Convention concerning amendment procedures applicable to an appendix to an Annex to the MARPOL Convention;

“IPPC Certificate” means an International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk;

“liquid substances” are those having a vapour pressure not exceeding 0.28 MPa absolute at a temperature of 37.8°C;

“low-viscosity substance” means a noxious liquid substance, which is not a high-viscosity substance;

“Manual” means Procedures and Arrangements Manual in accordance with the standard format for that Manual as set out in Schedule 4;

“Marine Notice” means a Notice described as such, issued by the Minister for Transport and which may be amended or replaced from time to time;

“MARPOL Convention” means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the Protocol thereto, 1978;

“Minister” means the Minister for Transport;

“nearest land”, in relation to “from the nearest land”, means from the baseline from which the territorial sea in question is established in accordance with international law, except that, for the purposes of the MARPOL Convention “from the nearest land” off the north-eastern coast of Australia means from the line drawn from a point on the coast of Australia in—

latitude 11°00 S, longitude 142°08 E

to a point in latitude 10°35 S, longitude 141°55 E,

thence to a point latitude 10°00 S, longitude 142°00 E,

thence to a point latitude 9°10 S, longitude 143°52 E,

thence to a point latitude 9°00 S, longitude 144°30 E,

thence to a point latitude 10°41 S, longitude 145°00 E,

thence to a point latitude 13°00 S, longitude 145°00 E,

thence to a point latitude 15°00 S, longitude 146°00 E,

thence to a point latitude 17°30 S, longitude 147°00 E,

thence to a point latitude 21°00 S, longitude 152°55 E,

thence to a point latitude 24°30 S, longitude 154°00 E,

thence to a point on the coast of Australia

in latitude 24°42 S, longitude 153°15 E;

“NLS tanker” means a ship constructed or adapted to carry a cargo of noxious liquid substances in bulk and includes an oil tanker within the meaning given in Annex I of the MARPOL Convention when certified to carry a cargo or part cargo of Noxious Liquid Substances in bulk;

“non-solidifying substance” means a noxious liquid substance, which is not a solidifying substance;

“noxious liquid substance” means any substance indicated in the Pollution Category column of chapter 17 or 18 of the International Bulk Chemical Code or provisionally assessed under the provisions of Regulation 6(3) as falling into Category X, Category Y or Category Z;

“Organization” means the International Maritime Organization;

“Other Substances”, in relation to noxious liquid substances, shall be read with reference to Regulation 6 and Schedule 1;

“Party” means a State which has ratified the MARPOL Convention;

“PPM” means ml/m 3 ;

“prewash”, in relation to procedures, means the prewash procedures as specified in Schedule 6, which Schedule includes matters referred to in Addendum B (as unamended in respect of ships built before 1 July 1994 and as amended in any other case) of Appendix 4 of Annex II of the MARPOL Convention;

“qualified person” means a surveyor of ships or a recognised organisation;

“recognised organisation” means an organisation recognised by the Commission of the European Communities under Article 4 of Council Directive 94/57/EC ¹ , as amended, and by the Minister under European Communities (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 301 of 2003 );

“residue” means any noxious liquid substance which remains for disposal;

“residue/water mixture” means residue to which water has been added for any purpose including tank cleaning, ballasting and bilge slops;

“segregated ballast” means ballast water introduced into a tank permanently allocated to the carriage of ballast or cargoes other than oil or noxious liquid substances as variously defined in the Annexes of the MARPOL Convention, and which is completely separated from the cargo and oil fuel system;

“ship constructed” means a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction and includes a ship to which paragraph (2) relates;

“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;

“solidifying substance” means a noxious liquid substance which—

• (a) in the case of a substance with a melting point of less than 15°C, is at a temperature of less than 5°C above its melting point at the time of unloading, or

• (b) in the case of a substance with a melting point of equal to or greater than 15°C, is at a temperature of less than 10°C above its melting point at the time of unloading;

“surveyor” means a surveyor of ships or other competent person appointed under section 20 of the Act for the purposes of section 17 of the Act.

• (2) 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, but this does 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.

Application

• (2) Where a cargo subject to the provisions of Annex I of the MARPOL Convention is carried in a cargo space of an NLS tanker, the appropriate requirements of Annex I of the MARPOL Convention shall also apply.

• (3) The discharge of bilge or ballast water or other residues or mixtures containing only substances referred to as “Other Substances” shall not be subject to any requirements of the Regulations.

Exemptions

• (a) where an amendment to MARPOL Annex II and the International Bulk Chemical Code and Bulk Chemical Code involves changes to the structure or equipment and fittings due to the upgrading of the requirements for the carriage of certain substances, the Minister may modify, or delay for a specified period, the application of such an amendment to ships constructed before the date of entry into force of that amendment, if the immediate application of such an amendment is considered unreasonable or impracticable; any such relaxation shall be determined by the Minister with respect to each substance;

• (b) where the Minister allows a relaxation of the application of an amendment under this Regulation, he or she shall cause to be submitted to the Organization a report giving details of the ship, or ships concerned, the cargoes certified to carry, the trade in which each ship is engaged and the justification for the relaxation, for circulation to the Parties to the MARPOL Convention for their information and appropriate action, if any, and reflect the exemption on the IPPC Certificate as referred to in Regulation 7 or Regulation 9;

• (c) notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the Minister may exempt ships from the carriage requirements under Regulation 11 for ships certified to carry individually identified vegetable oils identified by the relevant footnote in chapter 17 of the International Bulk Chemical Code, but only if the ship complies with the following conditions:

• (i) subject to the other provisions of this Regulation, the NLS tanker shall meet all requirements for ship type 3 as identified in the International Bulk Chemical Code except for cargo tank location;

• (ii) the cargo tanks shall be located at the following distances inboard:

• (I) wing tanks or spaces shall be arranged such that cargo tanks are located inboard of the moulded line of the side shell plating nowhere less than 760 mm;

• (II) double bottom tanks or spaces shall be arranged such that the distance between the bottom of the cargo tanks and the moulded line of the bottom shell plating measured at right angles to the bottom shell plating is not less than B/15 (m) or 2.0 m at the centreline, whichever is the lesser. The minimum distance shall be 1.0 metre;

and the entire cargo tank length shall be protected by ballast tanks or spaces other than tanks that carry oil;

• (iii) the relevant IPPC Certificate shall indicate the exemption granted.

• (2) Subject to paragraph (3), Regulation 12(1) does not apply to a ship constructed before 1 July 1986 which is engaged in restricted voyages as determined by the Minister between—

• (a) ports or terminals within the State, or

• (b) ports or terminals of other Parties to the MARPOL Convention with their agreement.

• (3) Paragraph (2) only applies to a ship constructed before 1 July 1986 if—

• (a) each time a tank containing Category X, Category Y or Category Z substances or mixtures is to be washed or ballasted, the tank is washed in accordance with a prewash procedure (approved by a qualified person) in compliance with Schedule 6 of these Regulations, and the tank washings are discharged to a reception facility,

• (b) subsequent washings or ballast water are discharged to a reception facility or at sea in accordance with other provisions of these Regulations,

• (c) the adequacy of the reception facilities at the ports or terminals referred to in paragraph (2) is, for the purpose of this paragraph, approved by the Minister and the relevant administrations of other Parties to the MARPOL Convention within which such ports or terminals are situated, and

• (d) the IPPC Certificate required under these Regulations is endorsed to the effect that the ship is solely engaged in such restricted voyages,

and for the purposes of this paragraph, in the case of ships engaged in voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the MARPOL Convention, the Minister shall cause to have made a communication to the Organization, for circulation to the Parties to the Convention, particulars of the exemption, for their information and appropriate action, if any.

• (4) For a ship whose constructional and operational features are such that ballasting of cargo tanks is not required and cargo tank washing is only required for repair or dry-docking, the Minister may allow exemption from Regulation 12, but only if all of the following conditions are complied with:

• (a) the design, construction and equipment of the ship are approved by a qualified person, having regard to the service for which it is intended;

• (b) any effluent from tank washings which may be carried out before a repair or dry-docking is discharged to a reception facility, the adequacy of which is ascertained by the Minister;

• (c) the IPPC Certificate required under these Regulations indicates—

• (i) that each cargo tank is certified for the carriage of a restricted number of substances which are comparable and can be carried alternately in the same tank without intermediate cleaning, and

• (ii) the particulars of the exemption;

• (d) the ship carries a Manual approved by a qualified person;

and for the purposes of this paragraph, in the case of ships engaged in voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the MARPOL Convention, the Minister shall cause to have made a communication to the Organization, for circulation to the Parties to the Convention, particulars of the exemption, for their information and appropriate action, if any.

Equivalents

• (2) Any reference in these Regulations to standards and guidelines developed by the Organization, shall include a reference to any document amending those standards and guidelines which is considered by the Minister to be relevant from time to time and is specified in a Marine Notice.

• (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the construction and equipment of liquefied gas carriers certified to carry noxious liquid substances listed in the applicable Gas Carrier Code, shall be deemed to be equivalent to the construction and equipment requirements contained in Regulations 11 and 12, but only if the gas carrier meets all following conditions:

• (a) hold a Certificate of Fitness in accordance with the appropriate Gas Carrier Code for ships certified to carry liquefied gases in bulk;

• (b) hold an IPPC Certificate, in which it is certified that the gas carrier may carry only those noxious liquid substances identified and listed in the appropriate Gas Carrier Code;

• (c) be provided with segregated ballast arrangements;

• (d) be provided with pumping and piping arrangements, which, to the satisfaction of a qualified person, ensure that the quantity of cargo residue remaining in the tank and its associated piping after unloading does not exceed the applicable quantity of residue as required by paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of Regulation 12;

• (e) be provided with a Manual, approved by a qualified person, ensuring that no operational mixing of cargo residues and water will occur and that no cargo residues will remain in the tank after applying the ventilation procedures prescribed in the Manual.

PART 2 CATEGORISATION OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES

Categorisation and listing of noxious liquid substances

Category X: noxious liquid substances which, if discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations, are deemed to present a major hazard to either marine resources or human health and, therefore, justify the prohibition of the discharge into the marine environment;

Category Y: noxious liquid substances which, if discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations, are deemed to present a hazard to either marine resources or human health or cause harm to amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea and therefore justify a limitation on the quality and quantity of the discharge into the marine environment;

Category Z: noxious liquid substances which, if discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations, are deemed to present a minor hazard to either marine resources or human health and therefore justify less stringent restrictions on the quality and quantity of the discharge into the marine environment;

Other Substances: substances indicated as OS (Other Substances) in the pollution category column of chapter 18 of the International Bulk Chemical Code which have been evaluated and found to fall outside Category X, Category Y or Category Z as provided for by this paragraph because they are considered to present no harm to marine resources, human health, amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea when discharged into the sea from tank cleaning or deballasting operations.

• (2) Guidelines for use in the categorisation of noxious liquid substances are set out in Schedule 1.

• (3)
• (a) Any proposed operation to carry a liquid substance in bulk, which has not been categorised under paragraph (1), shall not proceed until full agreement has been reached between the relevant Governments of Parties to the MARPOL Convention regarding the establishment of a provisional assessment on the basis of the guidelines referred to in paragraph (2).

• (b) Where the State is either the producing or the shipping country initiating the agreement, then arrangements shall be made, as soon as possible but, not later than 30 days after the agreement has been reached, to notify the Organization and provide details of the substance and the provisional assessment for annual circulation to other Parties for their information.

PART 3 SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATION

Survey and certification of chemical tankers

Surveys

• (i) an initial survey before the ship is put in service or before the IPPC Certificate required under Regulation 9 is issued for the first time, which shall include a complete survey of its structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material in so far as the ship is covered by these Regulations; this survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the applicable requirements of these Regulations;

• (ii) a renewal survey at intervals specified by a qualified person, but not exceeding 5 years, except where paragraph (2), (5), (6) or (7) of Regulation 10 applies; the renewal survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with applicable requirements of these Regulations;

• (iii) an intermediate survey within 3 months before or after the second anniversary date or within 3 months before or after the third anniversary date of the IPPC Certificate which shall take the place of one of the annual surveys specified in paragraph 1(d); the intermediate survey shall be such as to ensure that the equipment and associated pump and piping systems fully comply with the applicable requirements of these Regulations and are in good working order; such intermediate surveys shall be endorsed on the IPPC Certificate;

• (iv) an annual survey within 3 months before or after each anniversary date of the IPPC Certificate including a general inspection of the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and material referred to in paragraph 1(a) to ensure that they have been maintained in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Regulation and that they remain satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended; such annual surveys shall be endorsed on the IPPC Certificate.

• (b) An additional survey either general or partial, according to the circumstances, shall be made after a repair resulting from investigations prescribed in paragraph (3) or whenever any important repairs or renewals are made. The survey shall be such as to ensure that the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all respects satisfactory and that the ship complies in all respects with the requirements of these Regulations.

• (2)
• (a) Surveys of ships as regards the enforcement of these Regulations shall be carried out by a qualified person.

• (b) A qualified person, when conducting surveys under paragraph (2)(a), shall be empowered to—

• (i) require repairs to a ship, and

• (ii) carry out surveys, if requested by the appropriate authorities of a port State.

• (c) Where the qualified person is a recognised organisation, any function under these Regulations (including the carrying out of a survey) may be performed only in respect of a ship flying the flag of the State.

• (d) Where a qualified person determines that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the IPPC Certificate, or is such that the ship is not fit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment, then the qualified person shall immediately ensure that corrective action is taken and in due course notify the Minister. If such corrective action is not taken, the Minister shall be notified immediately by the qualified person and the IPPC Certificate shall be withdrawn by the Minister. If the ship is in a port of another Party, the appropriate authorities of that Party shall also be notified immediately.

• (3)
• (a) The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintained to conform with these Regulations so as to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.

• (b) After any survey of the ship required under paragraph (1) has been completed, no change shall be made in the structure, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements or material covered by the survey, without the sanction of a qualified person, except the direct replacement of such equipment and fittings.

• (c) Whenever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect is discovered which substantially affects the integrity of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its equipment covered by these Regulations, the master or owner of the ship shall report at the earliest opportunity to the Minister and the qualified person responsible for issuing the relevant IPPC Certificate, who shall cause investigations to be initiated to determine whether a survey under this Regulation is necessary. If the ship is in a port of another Party, the master or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriate authorities of the port State. The qualified person concerned shall ascertain that such report has been made.

• (4) The Minister shall, upon receipt of an application for survey and on payment of such fee (if any) as may be prescribed by him or her under section 17 of the Act, cause the ship to be surveyed by a surveyor of ships.

Issue or endorsement of IPPC Certificate

• (2)
• (a) On receipt of a declaration of survey carried out in accordance with Regulation 8 and on payment of such fee (if any) as may be prescribed, a person authorised by the Minister shall issue an IPPC Certificate to any ship intended to carry noxious liquid substances in bulk and which is engaged in voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties.

• (b) Alternatively, a recognised organisation authorised by the Minister for this purpose may issue an IPPC Certificate.

• (3) Every IPPC Certificate shall be issued or endorsed as appropriate by a qualified person.

• (4)
• (a) A ship which is entitled to fly the flag of the State may be surveyed by the Government of another Party at the request of the Minister and, if they are satisfied that the provisions of these Regulations are complied with, they shall issue or authorise the issue of an IPPC Certificate to the ship, and where appropriate, endorse or authorise the endorsement of that IPPC Certificate on the ship, in accordance with these Regulations.

• (b) A ship which is entitled to fly the flag of another Party may be surveyed by a surveyor of ships, at the request of the Government of that Party, and, if satisfied that the provisions of these Regulations are complied with, shall cause an IPPC Certificate to be issued to the ship and, where appropriate, endorse or authorise the endorsement of that Certificate on the ship in accordance with these Regulations.

• (5) The IPPC Certificate shall be in the form set out in Schedule 3.

Duration and validity of IPPC Certificate

• (2)
• (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1), when the renewal survey is completed within 3 months before the expiry date of the existing IPPC Certificate, the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate.

• (b) When the renewal survey is completed after the expiry date of the existing IPPC Certificate, the new IPPC Certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate.

• (c) When the renewal survey is completed more than 3 months before the expiry date of the existing IPPC Certificate, the new IPPC Certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of completion of the renewal survey.

• (3) If an IPPC Certificate is issued for a period of less than 5 years, a qualified person may extend the validity of the certificate beyond the expiry date to the maximum period specified in paragraph (1), but only if the surveys referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of Regulation 8(1)(a) applicable when an IPPC Certificate is issued for a period of 5 years are carried out as appropriate.

• (4) If a renewal survey has been completed and a new IPPC Certificate cannot be issued or placed on board the ship before the expiry date of the existing IPPC Certificate, a qualified person may endorse the existing IPPC Certificate and such a certificate shall be accepted as valid for a further period which shall not exceed 5 months from the expiry date.

• (5)
• (a) If a ship at the time when an IPPC Certificate expires is not in a port in which it is to be surveyed, the Minister may extend the period of validity of the certificate but this extension shall be granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to the port in which it is to be surveyed, and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so.

• (b) No IPPC Certificates shall be extended for a period longer than 3 months, and a ship to which an extension is granted shall not, on its arrival in the port in which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of such extension to leave that port without having a new IPPC Certificate.

• (c) When the renewal survey is completed, the new IPPC Certificate shall be valid to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate before the extension was granted.

• (6) An IPPC Certificate issued to a ship engaged on short voyages which has not been extended under paragraph (5) may be extended by the Minister for a period of grace of up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it. When the renewal survey is completed, the new IPPC Certificate shall be valid to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate before the extension was granted.

• (7) In special circumstances, as determined by the Minister, a new IPPC Certificate need not be dated from the date of expiry of the existing certificate as required by paragraph (2), (5) or (6). In these special circumstances, the new IPPC Certificate shall be valid to a date not exceeding 5 years from the date of completion of the renewal survey.

• (8) If an annual or intermediate survey is completed before the period specified in Regulation 8, then—

• (a) the anniversary date shown on the IPPC Certificate shall be amended by endorsement to a date which shall not be more than 3 months later than the date on which the survey was completed,

• (b) the subsequent annual or intermediate survey required by Regulation 8 shall be completed at the intervals prescribed by that Regulation using the new anniversary date, and

• (c) the expiry date may remain unchanged, but only if one or more annual or intermediate surveys, as appropriate, are carried out so that the maximum intervals between the surveys prescribed by Regulation 8 are not exceeded.

• (9) An IPPC Certificate issued under Regulation 9 shall cease to be valid in any of the following cases:

• (a) if the relevant surveys are not completed within the periods specified under Regulation 8(1);

• (b) if the certificate is not endorsed in accordance with clause (iii) or (iv) of Regulation 8(1)(a);

• (c) if the ship transfers to the flag of another State.

PART 4 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ARRANGEMENT AND EQUIPMENT

Design, construction, equipment and operations

• (a) the International Bulk Chemical Code when the chemical tanker is constructed on or after 1 July 1986;

• (b) the Bulk Chemical Code as referred to in paragraph 1.7.2 of that Code for—

• (i) ships for which the building contract is placed on or after 2 November 1973 but constructed before 1 July 1986, and which are engaged on voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties, and

• (ii) ships constructed on or after 1 July 1983 but before 1 July 1986, which are engaged solely on voyages between ports or terminals within the State;

• (c) the Bulk Chemical Code as referred to in paragraph 1.7.3 of that Code for—

• (i) ships for which the building contract is placed before 2 November 1973 and which are engaged on voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties, and

• (ii) ships constructed before 1 July 1983, which are solely engaged on, voyages between ports or terminals within the State.

• (2) Ships other than chemical tankers or liquefied gas carriers certified to carry noxious liquid substances in bulk identified in chapter 17 of the International Bulk Chemical Code, shall be subject to such measures as may be determined by the Minister.

Pumping, piping, unloading arrangements and slop tanks

• (2) Every ship constructed on or after 1 July 1986 but before 1 January 2007 shall be provided with a pumping and piping arrangement to ensure that each tank certified for the carriage of substances in Category X or Category Y does not retain a quantity of residue in excess of 100 litres in the tank and its associated piping and that each tank certified for the carriage of substances in Category Z does not retain a quantity of residue in excess of 300 litres in the tank and its associated piping. A performance test shall be carried out in accordance with Schedule 5.

• (3) Every ship constructed on or after 1 January 2007 shall be provided with a pumping and piping arrangement to ensure that each tank certified for the carriage of substances in Category X, Category Y or Category Z does not retain a quantity of residue in excess of 75 litres in the tank and its associated piping. A performance test shall be carried out in accordance with Schedule 5.

• (4) For a ship other than a chemical tanker constructed before 1 January 2007 which cannot meet the requirements for the pumping and piping arrangements for substances in Category Z referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) no quantity requirement shall apply. Compliance is deemed to be reached if the tank is emptied to the most practicable extent.

• (5) Pumping performance tests referred to in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall be approved by the qualified person. Pumping performance tests shall use water as the test medium.

• (6) Ships certified to carry substances of Category X, Category Y or Category Z shall have an underwater discharge outlet (or outlets).

• (7) For ships constructed before 1 January 2007 and certified to carry substances in Category Z an underwater discharge outlet as required under paragraph (6) is not mandatory.

• (8) The underwater discharge outlet or outlets shall be located within the cargo area in the vicinity of the turn of the bilge and shall be so arranged as to avoid the re-intake of residue/water mixtures by the ship’s seawater intakes.

• (9) The underwater discharge outlet arrangement shall be such that the residue/water mixture discharged into the sea will not pass through the ship’s boundary layer. For that purpose, when the discharge is made normal to the ship’s shell plating, the minimum diameter of the discharge outlet is governed by the following equation:

where:

d = minimum diameter of the discharge outlet (m)

Ld = distance from the forward perpendicular to the discharge outlet (m)

Qd = the maximum rate selected at which the ship may discharge a residue/water mixture through the outlet (m^3/h).

• (10) When the discharge is directed at an angle to the ship’s shell plating, the above relationship shall be modified by substituting for Qd the component of Qd which is normal to the ship’s shell plating.

• (11) Notwithstanding that these Regulations do not otherwise require the fitting of dedicated slop tanks, slop tanks may be needed for certain washing procedures. Cargo tanks may be used as slop tanks.

PART 5 OPERATIONAL DISCHARGES OF RESIDUES OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES

Control of discharges of residues of noxious liquid substances

Discharge provisions

• (2) Before any prewash or discharge procedure is carried out in accordance with Regulations 15 to 21, the relevant tank shall be emptied to the maximum extent in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the Manual.

• (3) The carriage of substances which have not been categorized, provisionally assessed or evaluated as referred to in Regulation 6 or of ballast water, tank washings or other mixtures containing such residues shall be prohibited along with any consequential discharge of such substances into the sea.

Discharge standards

• (a) the ship is proceeding en route at a speed of at least 7 knots in the case of self-propelled ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships which are not self-propelled;

• (b) the discharge is made below the waterline through the underwater discharge outlet or outlets not exceeding the maximum rate for which the underwater discharge outlet or outlets are designed; and

• (c) the discharge is made at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.

• (2) For ships constructed before 1 January 2007 the discharge into the sea of residues of substances in Category Z or of those provisionally assessed as such or ballast water, tank washings or other mixtures containing such substances below the waterline is not mandatory.

• (3) The Minister may waive the requirements of paragraph (1)(c) for substances in Category Z, regarding the distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land for ships solely engaged in voyages within the State. In addition, the Minister may waive the same requirement regarding the discharge distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land for a particular ship entitled to fly the flag of the State, when engaged in voyages within waters subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of one adjacent state after the establishment of an agreement, in writing, of a waiver between this State and the other state involved provided that no third party will be affected. Information on such agreement shall be communicated by a person authorised in that behalf by the Minister to the Organization within 30 days for further circulation to the Parties to the Convention for their information and appropriate action if any.

Ventilation of cargo residues

Prewash exemption

• (2) Exemption may only be considered if any of the following conditions are met:

• (a) the unloaded tank is to be reloaded with the same substance or another substance compatible with the previous one and that the tank will not be washed or ballasted prior to loading;

• (b) the unloaded tank is neither washed nor ballasted at sea; the prewash in accordance with the applicable provision of this Part shall be carried out at another port provided that it has been confirmed in writing that a reception facility at that port is available and is adequate for such a purpose;

• (c) the cargo residues will be removed by a ventilation procedure approved by the Minister in accordance with Schedule 7.

Use of cleaning agents or additives

• (2) When small amounts of cleaning additives (detergent products) are added to water in order to facilitate tank washing, no additives containing pollution Category X components shall be used except those components that are readily biodegradable and present in a total concentration of less than 10 per cent of the cleaning additive. No restrictions additional to those applicable to the tank due to the previous cargo shall apply.

Discharge of residues of Category X

• (2)
• (a) A tank from which a substance in Category X has been unloaded, shall be prewashed before the ship leaves the port of unloading.

• (b) The resulting residues shall be discharged to a reception facility until the concentration of the substance in the effluent to such facility, as indicated by analyses of samples of the effluent taken by the surveyor, is at or below 0.1 per cent by weight.

• (c) When the required concentration level has been achieved, remaining tank washings shall continue to be discharged to the reception facility until the tank is empty.

• (d) Appropriate entries of these operations shall be made in the Cargo Record Book and endorsed by the surveyor referred to in Regulation 25 (1).

• (3) Any water subsequently introduced into the tank may be discharged into the sea in accordance with the discharge standards in Regulation 15.

• (4) When the State is the receiving party, and where the Minister is satisfied that it is impracticable to measure the concentration of the substance in the effluent without causing undue delay to the ship, he, or she, may accept an alternative procedure as being equivalent to obtain the required concentration in paragraph (2), but only if:

• (a) the tank is prewashed in accordance with a procedure approved by the Minister in compliance with Schedule 6, and

• (b) appropriate entries shall be made in the Cargo Record Book and endorsed by the surveyor referred to in Regulation 25 (1).

Discharge of residues of Category Y and Category Z

• (2) With respect to the residue discharge procedures for substances in Category Y or Category Z the discharge standards set out in Regulation 15 shall apply.

• (3)
• (a) If the unloading of a substance of Category Y or Category Z is not carried out in accordance with the Manual, a prewash shall be carried out before the ship leaves the port of unloading, unless alternative measures are taken to the satisfaction of the surveyor referred to in Regulation 25 (1) of these Regulations to remove the cargo residues from the ship to quantities specified in these Regulations.

• (b) The resulting tank washings of the prewash shall be discharged to a reception facility at the port of unloading or another port with a suitable reception facility provided that it has been confirmed in writing that a reception facility at that port is available and is adequate for such a purpose.

• (4) The following shall apply for high-viscosity or solidifying substances in Category Y:

• (a) a prewash procedure as specified in Schedule 6 shall be applied,

• (b) the residue/water mixture generated during the prewash shall be discharged to a reception facility until the tank is empty, and

• (c) any water subsequently introduced into the tank may be discharged into the sea in accordance with the discharge standards in Regulation 15.

Operational requirements for ballasting and deballasting

• (2) Ballast introduced into a cargo tank which has been washed to such an extent that the ballast contains less than 1 ppm of the substance previously carried, may be discharged into the sea without regard to the discharge rate, ship’s speed and discharge outlet location, provided that the ship is not less than 12 miles from the nearest land and in water that is not less than 25 metres deep. The required degree of cleanliness has been achieved when a prewash as specified in Schedule 6 has been carried out and the tank has been subsequently washed with a complete cycle of the cleaning machine for ships built before 1 July 1994 or with a water quantity not less than that calculated with k=1.0.

• (3) The discharge into the sea of clean or segregated ballast shall not be subject to the requirements of these Regulations.

Discharges in Antarctic Area

• (2) In the Antarctic area any discharge into the sea of noxious liquid substances or mixtures containing such substances is prohibited.

Procedures and Arrangements Manual

• (2) The main purpose of the Manual is to identify for the ship’s officers, the physical arrangements and all the operational procedures with respect to cargo handling, tank cleaning, slops handling and cargo tank ballasting and deballasting which are to be followed in order to comply with the requirements of these Regulations.

Cargo record book

• (2) After completion of any operation specified in Schedule 2, the operation shall be promptly recorded in the Cargo Record Book.

• (3) In the event of an accidental discharge of a noxious liquid substance or a mixture containing such a substance or a discharge under the provisions of section 11 of the Act, an entry shall be made in the Cargo Record Book stating the circumstances of, and the reason for, the discharge.

• (4) Each entry shall be signed by the officer or officers in charge of the operation concerned and each page shall be signed by the master of the ship. The entries in the Cargo Record Book, for ships holding an IPPC Certificate or a certificate referred to in Regulation 7 shall be at least in English.

• (5) The Cargo Record Book shall be kept in such a place as to be readily available for inspection and, except in the case of unmanned ships under tow, shall be kept on board the ship. It shall be retained for a period of 3 years after the last entry has been made.

• (6) A Surveyor, or a duly authorised port state control officer of a Party, may inspect the Cargo Record Book on board any ship to which these Regulations apply while the ship is in a port, and may make a copy of any entry in that book and may require the master of the ship to certify that the copy is a true copy of such entry. Any copy so made which has been certified by the master of the ship as a true copy of an entry in the ship’s Cargo Record Book shall be made admissible in any judicial proceedings as evidence of the facts stated in the entry. The inspection of a Cargo Record Book and the taking of a certified copy by a surveyor, or a port state control officer, under this paragraph shall be performed as expeditiously as possible without causing the ship to be unduly delayed.

PART 6 MEASURES OF CONTROL BY PORT STATES

Measures of control

• (2) When a surveyor has verified that an operation has been carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Manual, or has granted an exemption for a prewash, then that surveyor shall make an appropriate entry in the Cargo Record Book.

• (3) The master of a ship certified to carry noxious liquid substances in bulk shall ensure that the provisions of Regulations 13 to 22, this Regulation and Regulation 26 have been complied with and that the Cargo Record Book is completed in accordance with Regulation 24 whenever operations as referred to in that Regulation take place.

• (4) A tank which has carried a Category X substance shall be prewashed in accordance with Regulation 19. The appropriate entries of these operations shall be made in the Cargo Record Book and endorsed by the surveyor referred to under paragraph (1).

• (5) Where the Minister, in cases where the receiving party is in the State, is satisfied that it is impracticable to measure the concentration of the substance in the effluent without causing undue delay to the ship, he, or she, may authorise an alternative procedure to be used as referred to in Regulation 19(4), but only if the surveyor referred to under paragraph (1) certifies in the Cargo Record Book that—

• (a) the tank, its pump and piping systems have been emptied,

• (b) the prewash has been carried out in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 6, and

• (c) the tank washing resulting from such prewash has been discharged to a reception facility and the tank is empty.

• (6) At the request of the ship’s master, the Minister, when the State is the receiving party, may exempt the ship from the requirements for a prewash referred to in the applicable provisions of Part 5 when one of the conditions of Regulation 17 is met.

• (7) An exemption referred to in paragraph (6) may only be granted by the Minister to a ship engaged in voyages to ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties. When such an exemption has been granted, the appropriate entry made in the Cargo Record Book shall be endorsed by the surveyor referred to in paragraph (1).

• (8) If the unloading is not carried out in accordance with the pumping conditions for the tank approved by the Minister and based on Schedule 5, alternative measures may be taken to the satisfaction of the surveyor referred to in paragraph (1) to remove the cargo residues from the ship to quantities specified in Regulation 12 as applicable. The appropriate entries shall be made in the Cargo Record Book.

Port State control on operational requirements

• (2) If, consequent on an inspection of a ship by a person as authorised under Regulation 25(1) and pursuant to the exercise of his or her functions under paragraph (1), he or she confirms that the master or crew are not familiar with the procedures referred to in that paragraph, the Minister shall take such steps (which he or she is hereby empowered to take) as will ensure that the ship shall not sail from the port until such time as the master or crew or, as the case may be, both the master and crew have become familiar with those procedures.

• (3) So much of the procedures specified in Article 5 of the MARPOL Convention as are appropriate shall apply, with any necessary modifications, for the purpose of this Regulation.

• (4) Nothing in this Regulation shall operate to derogate from the powers and duties of the Minister or any other person under the Act or any regulations made thereunder.

PART 7 PREVENTION OF POLLUTION ARISING FROM AN INCIDENT INVOLVING NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES

Shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances

• (2) The shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances shall be—

• (a) in accordance with Guidelines developed by the Organization entitled “Guidelines for the development of shipboard marine pollution emergency plans for oil and/or noxious liquid substances” and adopted by it by resolution MEPC 85/44 as amended by resolution MEPC 137/53, and

• (b) in English and one or more languages that are understood by the master and officers.

• (3) The shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances shall contain—

• (a) the procedure to be followed by the master to report an incident of pollution by noxious liquid substances, required by Article 8 and Protocol I of the MARPOL Convention, in accordance with the Guidelines developed by the Organization reporting requirements, including guidelines for reporting incidents involving dangerous goods and adopted by it by resolution A851 (20) as amended by resolution MEPC 138/53,

• (b) the list of authorities or persons to be contacted in the event of an incident of pollution by noxious liquid substances,

• (c) a detailed description of the action to be taken immediately by persons on board to reduce or control the discharge of noxious liquid substances following the incident, and,

• (d) the procedures and point of contact on the ship for co-ordinating shipboard action with national and local authorities in combating the pollution.

• (4) Where a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan required under Regulation 37 of the Sea Pollution (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 788 of 2007 ), applies to a ship and the shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances required under this Regulation also applies to the ship, then both plans may be combined, and, if they are so combined, shall be called the “shipboard marine pollution emergency plan".

PART 8 RECEPTION FACILITIES

Reception facilities and cargo unloading terminal arrangements

• (2) Ports and terminals involved in ships’ cargo handling shall have adequate facilities for the reception of residues and mixtures containing such residues of noxious liquid substances resulting from compliance with these Regulations, without undue delay for the ships involved.

• (3) Ports, having ship repair facilities and undertaking repairs to NLS tankers, shall provide facilities adequate for the reception of residues and mixtures containing noxious liquid substances for ships calling at that port.

• (4) The types of facilities provided for the purpose of paragraph (1) at each cargo loading and unloading port, terminal and ship repair port shall be to the satisfaction of the Minister.

• (5) Harbour authorities and persons having control of cargo unloading terminals shall provide arrangements to facilitate stripping of cargo tanks of ships unloading noxious liquid substances at these terminals. Cargo hoses and piping systems of the terminal, containing noxious liquid substances received from ships unloading these substances at the terminal, shall not be drained back to the ship.

PART 9 REVOCATIONS

Revocations

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 1 [Text of Appendix 1 to Annex II of the MARPOL Convention.]

GUIDELINES FOR THE CATEGORIZATION OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES ^*

Products are assigned to Pollution Categories based on an evaluation of their properties as reflected in the resultant GESAMP Hazard Profile as shown in the table below:

• Reference is made to MEPC.1/Circ. 512 on the Revised Guidelines for the provisional assessment of liquid substances transported in bulk.

Abbreviated legend to the revised GESAMP Hazard Evaluation Procedure

Abbreviated legend to the revised GESAMP Hazard Evaluation Procedure (continued)

• These columns are used to define Pollution Categories.

Regulation 24

SCHEDULE 2 [Text of Appendix 2 to Annex II of the MARPOL Convention.]

FORM OF CARGO RECORD BOOK FOR SHIPS CARRYING NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK

CARGO RECORD BOOK FOR SHIPS CARRYING NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK

Name of ship

Distinctive number or letters

IMO Number

Gross tonnage

Period fromto

Name of ship

Distinctive number or letters

PLAN VIEW OF CARGO AND SLOP TANKS

(to be completed on board)

INTRODUCTION

The following pages show a comprehensive list of items of cargo and ballast operations which are, when appropriate, to be recorded in the Cargo Record Book on a tank to tank basis in accordance with regulation 15.2 of Annex II of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), as amended. The items have been grouped into operational sections, each of which is denoted by a letter.

When making entries in the Cargo Record Book, the date, operational code and item number shall be inserted in the appropriate columns and the required particulars shall be recorded chronologically in the blank spaces.

Each completed operation shall be signed for and dated by the officer or officers in charge and, if applicable, by a surveyor authorized by the competent authority of the State in which the ship is unloading. Each completed page shall be countersigned by the master of the ship.

List of items to be recorded

Entries are required for operations involving all Categories of substances.

• (A) Loading of cargo

1 Place of loading.

2 Identify tank(s), name of substance(s) and Category(ies).

• (B) Internal transfer of cargo

3 Name and Category of cargo(es) transferred.

4 Identity of tanks:

.1 from:

.2 to:

5 Was (were) tank(s) in 4.1 emptied?

6 If not, quantity remaining in tank(s).

• (C) Unloading of cargo

7 Place of unloading.

8 Identity of tank(s) unloaded.

9 Was (were) tank(s) emptied?

.1 If yes, confirm that the procedure for emptying and stripping has been performed in accordance with the ship’s Procedures and Arrangements Manual (i.e. list, trim, stripping temperature).

.2 If not, quantity remaining in tank(s).

10 Does the ship’s Procedures and Arrangements Manual require a prewash with subsequent disposal to reception facilities?

11 Failure of pumping and/or stripping system:

.1 time and nature of failure;

.2 reasons for failure;

.3 time when system has been made operational.

• (D) Mandatory prewash in accordance with the ship’s Procedures and Arrangements Manual

12 Identify tank(s), substance(s) and Category(ies).

13 Washing method:

.1 number of cleaning machines per tank;

.2 duration of wash/washing cycles;

.3 hot/cold wash.

14 Prewash slops transferred to:

.1 reception facility in unloading port (identify port) * ;

.2 reception facility otherwise (identify port) ² .

• Ships’ masters should obtain from the operator of the reception facilities, which include barges and tank trucks, a receipt or certificate specifying the quantity of tank washings transferred, together with the time and date of the transfer. The receipt or certificate should be kept together with the cargo record book.

• (E) Cleaning of cargo tanks except mandatory prewash (other prewash operations, final wash, ventilation etc.)

15 State time, identify tank(s), substance(s) and Category(ies) and state:

.1 washing procedure used;

.2 cleaning agent(s) (identify agent(s) and quantities);

.3 ventilation procedure used (state number of fans used, duration of ventilation).

16 Tank washings transferred:

.1 into the sea;

.2 to reception facility (identify port)*;

.3 to slops collecting tank (identify tank).

• (F) Discharge into the sea of tank washings

17 Identify tank(s):

.1 Were tank washings discharged during cleaning of tank(s)? If so at what rate?

.2 Were tank washing(s) discharged from a slops collecting tank? If so, state quantity and rate of discharge.

18 Time pumping commenced and stopped.

19 Ship’s speed during discharge.

• (G) Ballasting of cargo tanks

20 Identity of tank(s) ballasted.

21 Time at start of ballasting.

• (H) Discharge of ballast water from cargo tanks

22 Identity of tank(s).

23 Discharge of ballast:

.1 into the sea;

.2 to reception facilities (identify port) ² .

• Ships’ masters should obtain from the operator of the reception facilities, which include barges and tank trucks, a receipt or certificate specifying the quantity of tank washings transferred, together with the time and date of the transfer. The receipt or certificate should be kept together with the cargo record book.

24 Time ballast discharge commenced and stopped.

25 Ship’s speed during discharge.

• (I) Accidental or other exceptional discharge

26 Time of occurrence.

27 Approximate quantity, substance(s) and Category(ies).

28 Circumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks.

• (J) Control by authorized surveyors

29 Identify port.

30 Identify tank(s), substance(s), Category(ies) discharged ashore.

31 Have tank(s), pump(s), and piping system(s) been emptied?

32 Has a prewash in accordance with the ship’s Procedures and Arrangements Manual been carried out?

33 Have tank washings resulting from the prewash been discharged ashore and is the tank empty?

34 An exemption has been granted from mandatory prewash.

35 Reasons for exemption.

36 Name and signature of authorized surveyor.

37 Organization, company, government agency for which surveyor works.

• (K) Additional operational procedures and remarks

Name of ship....................................................................................................................

Distinctive number or letters.................................................................................................

IMO Number....................................................................................................................

CARGO/BALLAST OPERATIONS

Signature of master..........................................................

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 3 [Text of Appendix 3 to Annex II of the MARPOL Convention.]

FORM OF INTERNATIONAL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK ³

• The NLS Certificate shall be at least in English, French or Spanish. Where entries in an official national language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly are also used, this shall prevail in case of a dispute or discrepancy.

INTERNATIONAL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK

Issued under the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, as amended (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) under the authority of the Government of:

(full designation of the country)

by

(full designation of the competent person or organization authorized under the provisions of the Convention)

Particulars of ship

Name of ship

Distinctive number or letters

IMO Number ⁴

† Refer to the IMO Ship Identification Number Scheme adopted by the Organization by resolution A.600(15).

Port of registry

Gross tonnage

THIS IS TO CERTIFY:

1 That the ship has been surveyed in accordance with regulation 8 of Annex II of the Convention.

2 That the survey showed that the structure, equipment, systems, fitting, arrangements and material of the ship and the condition thereof are in all respects satisfactory and that the ship complies with the applicable requirements of Annex II of the Convention.