1 Unless expressly
provided otherwise, the provisions of this Annex shall apply to all
ships.
2 In ships
other than oil tankers fitted with cargo spaces which are constructed
and utilized to carry oil in bulk of an aggregate capacity of 200
cubic metres or more, the requirements of regulations 16, 26.4, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34 and 36 of this
Annex for oil tankers shall also apply to the construction and operation
of those spaces, except that where such aggregate capacity is less
than 1,000 cubic metres the requirements of regulation 34.6 of this Annex
may apply in lieu of regulations 29, 31 and 32.
3 Where a
cargo subject to the provisions of Annex
II of the present Convention is carried in a cargo space of
an oil tanker, the appropriate requirements of Annex
II of the present Convention shall also apply.
4 The requirements
of regulations 29, 31 and 32 of this Annex shall not apply
to oil tankers carrying asphalt or other products subject to the provisions
of this Annex, which through their physical properties inhibit effective
product/water separation and monitoring, for which the control of
discharge under regulation 34 of
this Annex shall be effected by the retention of residues on board
with discharge of all contaminated washings to reception facilities.
5 Subject to the provisions
of paragraph 6 of this regulation, regulations 18.6 to 18.8 of this Annex shall
not apply to an oil tanker delivered on or before 1 June 1982, as
defined in regulation 1.28.3,
solely engaged in specific trades between:
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.1 ports or terminals within a State Party to
the present Convention; or
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.2 ports or terminals of States Parties to the
present Convention, where:
6 The provisions
of paragraph 5 of this regulation shall only apply when the ports
or terminals where cargo is loaded on such voyages are provided with
reception facilities adequate for the reception and treatment of all
the ballast and tank washing water from oil tankers using them and
all the following conditions are complied with:
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.1 subject to the exceptions provided for in regulation 4 of this Annex, all ballast
water, including clean ballast water, and tank washing residues are
retained on board and transferred to the reception facilities and
the appropriate entry in the Oil Record Book Part II referred to in regulation 36 of this Annex is
endorsed by the competent Port State Authority;
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.2 agreement has been reached between the Administration
and the Governments of the Port States referred to in paragraphs 5.1
or 5.2 of this regulation concerning the use of an oil tanker delivered
on or before 1 June 1982, as defined in regulation 1.28.3, for a specific
trade;
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.3 the adequacy of the reception facilities in
accordance with the relevant provisions of this Annex at the ports
or terminals referred to above, for the purpose of this regulation,
is approved by the Governments of the States Parties to the present
Convention within which such ports or terminals are situated; and
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.4 the International Oil Pollution Prevention
Certificate is endorsed to the effect that the oil tanker is solely
engaged in such specific trade.