For the purpose of the CAS, unless expressly provided otherwise:
3.1
“MARPOL 73/78”
means the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention
for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended.
3.2
“Regulation” means
the regulations contained in Annex I of
MARPOL 73/78.
3.3
“Recognised Organization (RO)” means
an organization recognized by the Administration to perform the surveys
in accordance with the provisions of regulation
6.3 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78*.
3.4
“Administration” means
the Government of the State as defined in Article
2(5) of MARPOL 73/78.
3.5
“Category 2 oil tanker” means
an oil tanker of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and above carrying crude
oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo, and of
30,000 tonnes deadweight and above carrying oil other than the above,
which complies with the requirements for new oil tankers as defined
in regulation 1.28.4 of Annex
I of MARPOL 73/78.
3.6
“Category 3 oil tanker” means
an oil tanker of 5,000 tonnes deadweight and above but less than that
specified in regulation 20.3.1
or 20.3.2 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78.
3.7
“Company” means the
owner of the ship or any other organization or person such as the
manager or the bareboat charterer, who has assumed the responsibility
for the operation of the ship from the owner of the ship and who,
on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over all duties
and responsibilities imposed by the International
Safety Management (ISM) Code.
3.8
“Substantial corrosion” means
an extent of corrosion such that the assessment of the corrosion pattern
indicates wastage in excess of 75% of the allowable margins, but within
acceptable limits.
3.9
“GOOD condition” means
a coating condition with only minor spot rusting.
3.10
“Thickness Measurement (TM) Firm” means a qualified company certified by a RO in accordance
with the principles stipulated in annex
7 to Annex B to resolution A.744(18), as amended.
3.11
“Critical Structural Areas” are
locations which have been identified from calculations to require
monitoring or from the service history of the subject ship or from
similar or sister ships to be sensitive to cracking, buckling or corrosion
which would impair the structural integrity of the ship.
3.12
“Suspect Areas” are
locations showing substantial corrosion and/or are considered by the
attending surveyor to be prone to rapid wastage.
3.13
“Organization” means
the International Maritime Organization.