1 The Administration
may allow any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted
in a ship as an alternative to that required by this Annex if such
fitting, material, appliance or apparatus is at least as effective
as that required by this Annex. This authority of the Administration
shall not extend to substitution of operational methods to effect
the control of discharge of oil as equivalent to those design and
construction features which are prescribed by regulations in this
Annex.
2 The Administration
which allows a fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted
in a ship as an alternative to that required by this Annex shall communicate
particulars thereof to the Organization for circulation to the Parties
to the Convention for their information and appropriate action, if
any.