1 Paragraph 3 shall apply to crude oil tankersfootnote, as defined in regulation
1 of Annex I to the International Convention for the Prevention
of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978
relating thereto, of 5,000 tonnes deadweight and above:
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.1 for which the building contract is placed on
or after 1 January 2013; or
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.2 in the absence of a building contract, the
keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction
on or after 1 July 2013; or
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.3 the delivery of which is on or after 1 January
2016.
2 Paragraph 3 shall not apply to combination carriers
or chemical tankers as defined in regulations 1 of Annexes I and II,
respectively, to the International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating
thereto. For the purpose of this regulation, chemical tankers also
include chemical tankers certified to carry oil.
3 All cargo oil tanks of crude oil tankers shall
be:
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.1 coated during the construction of the ship
in accordance with the Performance standard for protective coatings
for cargo oil tanks of crude oil tankers, adopted by the Maritime
Safety Committee by resolution MSC.288(87),
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 present Convention concerning
the amendment procedures applicable to the Annex other than chapter
I; or
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.2 protected by alternative means of corrosion
protection or utilization of corrosion resistance material to maintain
required structural integrity for 25 years in accordance with the
Performance standard for alternative means of corrosion protection
for cargo oil tanks of crude oil tankers, adopted by the Maritime
Safety Committee by resolution MSC.289(87),
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 present Convention concerning
the amendment procedures applicable to the Annex other than chapter
I.
4 The Administration may exempt a crude oil tanker
from the requirements of paragraph 3 to allow the use of novel prototype
alternatives to the coating system specified in paragraph 3.1, for
testing, provided they are subject to suitable controls, regular assessment
and acknowledgement of the need for immediate remedial action if the
system fails or is shown to be failing. Such exemption shall be recorded
on an exemption certificate.
5 The Administration may exempt a crude oil tanker
from the requirements of paragraph 3 if the ship is built to be engaged
solely in the carriage of cargoes and cargo handling operations not
causing corrosionfootnote. Such exemption
and conditions for which it is granted shall be recorded on an exemption
certificate.