13.1 Oil tankers must be designated on the Supplement
Form B to the IOPP Certificate as either “crude oil tanker”,
“product carrier” or “crude oil/product carrier”.
Furthermore, the requirements contained in regulation 19 differ for different
age categories of “crude oil tankers” and “product
carriers”, and compliance with these provisions is recorded
on the IOPP Certificate. Oil trades in which different types of oil
tankers are allowed to be engaged are as follows:
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.1
Crude oil/product carrier is allowed
to carry either crude oil or product oil, or both simultaneously;
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.2
Crude oil tanker is allowed to
carry crude oil but is prohibited from carrying product oil; and
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.3
Product carrier is allowed to
carry product oil but is prohibited from carrying crude oil.
13.2 In determining the designation of the type
of oil tanker on the IOPP Certificate based on the compliance with
the provisions for SBT, PL, CBT and COW, the following standards should
apply.
13.3
Oil tankers delivered after 1 June
1982 as defined in regulation
1.28.4 of less than 20,000 tonnes deadweight
13.3.1 These oil tankers may be designated as
“crude oil/product carriers”.
13.4
Oil tankers delivered after 1 June
1982 as defined in regulation
1.28.4 of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and above
13.4.1 Oil tankers satisfying the requirements
for SBT + PL + COW may be designated as “crude oil/product carrier”.
13.4.2 Oil tankers satisfying the requirements
for SBT + PL but not COW should be designated as “product carrier”.
13.4.3 Oil tankers of 20,000 tonnes deadweight
and above but less than 30,000 tonnes deadweight not carrying crude
oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo, not fitted
with SBT + PL, should be designated as “product carrier”.
13.5
Oil tankers delivered on or before
1 June 1982 as defined in regulation
1.28.3 but delivered after 31 December 1979 as defined in regulation 1.28.2 of 70,000 tonnes
deadweight and above
13.5.1 The oil tankers satisfying the requirements
for SBT may be designated as “crude oil/product carrier”.
13.6
Oil tankers delivered on or before
1 June 1982 as defined in regulation
1.28.3 of less than 40,000 tonnes deadweight
13.6.1 These oil tankers may be designated as
“crude oil/product carrier”.
13.7
Oil tankers delivered on or before
1 June 1982 as defined in regulation
1.28.3 of 40,000 tonnes deadweight and above
13.7.1 Oil tankers satisfying the requirements
for SBT should be designated as “crude oil/product carrier”.
13.7.2 Oil tankers satisfying the requirements
for COW only should be designated as “crude oil tanker”.
13.7.3 Oil tankers satisfying the requirements
for CBT should be designated as “product carrier”.