For the purposes of this Convention, unless expressly provided
otherwise:
(1) "Administration" means the Government of the
State under whose authority the ship is operating. With respect to
a ship entitled to fly a flag of a State, the Administration is the
Government of that State. With respect to fixed or floating platforms
engaged in exploration and exploitation of the sea-bed and subsoil
thereof adjacent to the coast over which the coastal State exercises
sovereign rights for the purposes of exploration and exploitation
of their natural resources, the Administration is the Government of
the coastal State concerned.
(2) "Anti-fouling system" means a coating, paint,
surface treatment, surface, or device that is used on a ship to control
or prevent attachment of unwanted organisms.
(3) "Committee" means the Marine Environment Protection
Committee of the Organization.
(4) "Gross tonnage" means the gross tonnage calculated
in accordance with the tonnage measurement regulations contained in Annex 1 to the International Convention on Tonnage
Measurement of Ships, 1969, or any successor Convention.
(5) "International voyage" means a voyage by a
ship entitled to fly the flag of one State to or from a port, shipyard,
or offshore terminal under the jurisdiction of another State.
(7) "Organization" means the International Maritime
Organization.
(8) "Secretary-General" means the Secretary-General
of the Organization.
(9) "Ship" means a vessel of any type whatsoever
operating in the marine environment and includes hydrofoil boats,
air-cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft, fixed or floating
platforms, floating storage units (FSUs) and floating production storage
and off-loading units (FPSOs).
(10) "Technical Group" is a body comprised of
representatives of the Parties, Members of the Organization, the United
Nations and its Specialized Agencies, intergovernmental organizations
having agreements with the Organization, and non-governmental organizations
in consultative status with the Organization, which should preferably
include representatives of institutions and laboratories that engage
in anti-fouling system analysis. These representatives shall have
expertise in environmental fate and effects, toxicological effects,
marine biology, human health, economic analysis, risk management,
international shipping, anti-fouling systems coating technology, or
other fields of expertise necessary to objectively review the technical
merits of a comprehensive proposal.