1 This chapter applies to all ships to which this Annex
applies, operating in polar waters.
2 Unless expressly provided otherwise, any ship covered by
paragraph 1 of this regulation shall comply with the environment-related provisions of
the introduction and with chapter 5 of part II-A of the Polar Code, in addition to any
other applicable requirements of this Annex.
3 In applying chapter 5 of part II-A of the Polar Code,
consideration should be given to the additional guidance in part II-B of the Polar Code.