For the purposes of this Annex:
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Anniversary
date means the day and the month of each year which will correspond
to the date of expiry of the International Pollution Prevention Certificate
for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk.
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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.
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Ballast water
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, Y or Z, has been thoroughly cleaned and the residues
resulting there from have been discharged and the tank emptied in
accordance with the appropriate requirements of this Annex.
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 present Convention, and which is completely separated
from the cargo and oil fuel system.
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Chemical Codes
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, provided
that such amendments are adopted and brought into force in accordance
with the provisions of article 16 of the present Convention concerning
amendment procedures applicable to an appendix to an Annex.
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, provided that such amendments are adopted and
brought into force in accordance with the provisions of article 16
of the present Convention concerning amendment procedures applicable
to an appendix to an Annex.
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Depth of water means
the charted depth.
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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.
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Liquid substances are
those having a vapour pressure not exceeding 0.28 MPa absolute at
a temperature of 37.8°C.
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Manual means
Procedures and Arrangements Manual in accordance with the model given
in appendix 6 of this Annex.
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Nearest land. The
term “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 present
Convention “from the nearest land” off the north-eastern
coast of Australia shall mean from the line drawn from a point on
the coast of Australia in:
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latitude
11°00' S, longitude 142°08' E
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to a point
in latitude 10°35' S, longitude 141°55' E,
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thence to a
point latitude 10°00' S, longitude 142°00' E,
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thence to a
point latitude 9°10' S, longitude 143°52' E,
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thence to a
point latitude 9°00' S, longitude 144°30' E,
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thence to a
point latitude 10°41' S, longitude 145°00' E,
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thence to a
point latitude 13°00' S, longitude 145°00' E,
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thence to a
point latitude 15°00' S, longitude 146°00' E,
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thence to a
point latitude 17°30' S, longitude 147°00' E,
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thence to a
point latitude 21°00' S, longitude 152°55' E,
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thence to a
point latitude 24°30' S, longitude 154°00' E,
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thence to a
point on the coast of Australia
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in latitude
24°42' S, longitude 153°15' E.
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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, Y or Z.
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Residue means
any noxious liquid substance which remains for disposal.
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Residue/water
mixture means residue to which water has been added for any
purpose (e.g. tank cleaning, ballasting, bilge slops).
14.1
Ship
constructed means a ship the keel of which is laid or which
is at a similar stage of construction. 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. This conversion provision shall not apply to the modification
of a ship, which complies with all of the following conditions:
14.2
Similar
stage of construction means the stage at which:
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.1 construction identifiable with a specific ship
begins; and
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.2 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.
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Solidifying/non-solidifying
15.1
Solidifying
Substance means a noxious liquid substance which:
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.1 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
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.2 in the case of a substances 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.
15.2
Non-solidifying
Substance means a noxious liquid substance, which is not a
Solidifying Substance.
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Tanker
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16.1
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;
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16.2
NLS tanker means a ship constructed
or adapted to carry a cargo of Noxious Liquid Substances in bulk and
includes an “oil tanker” as defined in Annex I of the present Convention when certified
to carry a cargo or part cargo of Noxious Liquid Substances in bulk.
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Viscosity
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High-Viscosity Substance means
a noxious liquid substance in Category X or Y with a viscosity equal
to or greater than 50 mPa.s at the unloading temperature.
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Low-Viscosity Substance means
a noxious liquid substance, which is not a High-Viscosity Substance.
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Audit means a systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit
evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria
are fulfilled.
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Audit Scheme means the IMO Member State Audit Scheme established by the
Organization and taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote.
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Code for Implementation means the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code)
adopted by the Organization by resolution A.1070(28).
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Audit Standard means the Code for Implementation.
22
Electronic Record Book means a device or system, approved by the Administration,
used to electronically record the required entries for discharges, transfers and other
operations as required under this Annex in lieu of a hard copy record book.
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Persistent floater means a slick forming substance with the following properties:
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- Density: ≤ sea water (1025 kg/m3 at 20°C);
- Vapour pressure: ≤ 0.3 kPa;
- Solubility: ≤ 0.1% (for liquids) ≤ 10% (for solids); and
- Kinematic viscosity: > 10 cSt at 20°C.