For the purposes of these guidelines:
2.1 "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 seabed 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.
2.2 "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.
2.3 "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.
2.4 "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.
2.5 "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.
2.6 "Length" means the length as defined in the International Convention on
Load Lines, 1966, as modified by the Protocol of 1988 relating
thereto, or any successor Convention.
2.7 "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).