For the purposes of this Annex:
1 "New ship" means a ship:
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.1 for which the building contract is placed,
or in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid,
or which is at a similar stage of construction, on or after the date
of entry into force of this Annex; or
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.2 the delivery of which is three years or more
after the date of entry into force of this Annex.
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2 "Existing ship" means a ship which is not a
new ship.
3 "Sewage" means:
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.1 drainage and other wastes from any form of
toilets and urinals;
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.2 drainage from medical premises (dispensary,
sick bay, etc.) via wash basins, wash tubs and scuppers located in
such premises;
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.3 drainage from spaces containing living animals;
or
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.4 other waste waters when mixed with the drainages
defined above.
4 "Holding tank" means a tank used for the collection
and storage of sewage.
5 "Nearest Land". The term "from the nearest land"
means from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory
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 a 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
6 Special area means a sea area where for recognized
technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the
particular character of its traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the
prevention of sea pollution by sewage is required.
The special areas are:
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.1 the Baltic Sea area as defined in regulation 1.11.2 of Annex I; and
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.2 any other sea area designated by the Organization
in accordance with criteria and procedures for designation of special
areas with respect to prevention of pollution by sewage from shipsfootnote.
7 "International voyage" means a voyage from a country to
which the present Convention applies to a port outside such country, or conversely.
8 "Person" means member of the crew and passengers.
9 A passenger means every person other than:
10 A passenger ship means a ship which carries more
than twelve passengers.
For the application of regulation 11.3,
a new passenger ship is a passenger ship:
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.1 for which the building contract is placed, or in
the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is in
similar stage of construction, on or after 1 June 2019; or
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.2 the delivery of which is on or after 1 June
2021.
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An existing passenger ship is a passenger ship which is not a
new passenger ship.
11 "Anniversary date" means the day and the month of each
year which will correspond to the date of expiry of the International Sewage Pollution
Prevention Certificate.
12
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.
13
Audit Scheme means the IMO Member State Audit Scheme established by the
Organization and taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote.
14
Code for Implementation means the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code)
adopted by the Organization by resolution A.1070(28).
15
Audit Standard means the Code for Implementation.
16
Unmanned non-self-propelled (UNSP) barge means a barge that:
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.1 is not propelled by mechanical means;
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.2 has neither persons nor living animals on board;
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.3 is not used for holding sewage during transport; and
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.4 has no arrangements that could produce sewage as defined in
regulation 1.3 of this Annex.