1 Paragraphs 2 and 4 of this regulation shall
apply to ships of not less than 500 gross tonnage:
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.1 for which the building contract is placed on
or after 1 July 2008; or
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.2 in the absence of a building contract, the
keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction
on or after 1 January 2009; or
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.3 the delivery of which is on or after 1 July
2012.
2 All dedicated seawater ballast tanks arranged
in ships and double-side skin spaces arranged in bulk carriers of
150 m in length and upwards shall be coated during construction in
accordance with the Performance standard for protective coatings for
dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and double-side
skin spaces of bulk carriers, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee
by resolution MSC.215(82), as may
be amended by the Organization, provided that such amendments are
adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance with the
provisions of article VIII of
the present Convention concerning the amendment procedures applicable
to the Annex other than chapter I.
3 All dedicated seawater ballast tanks arranged
in oil tankers and bulk carriers constructed on or after 1 July 1998,
for which paragraph 2 is not applicable, shall comply with the requirements
of regulation II-1/3-2 adopted
by resolution MSC.47(66).
4 Maintenance of the protective coating system
shall be included in the overall ship's maintenance scheme. The effectiveness
of the protective coating system shall be verified during the life
of a ship by the Administration or an organization recognized by the
Administration, based on the guidelines developed by the Organization.footnote