5.1 An exemption certificate should be issued
ONLY to a tanker that will be carrying a crude oil meeting the above
characteristics and associated with particular and concrete long-term
trade. The following needs to be considered by the Administration
prior to the issuance of an exemption certificate:
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.1 a proposal for a crude oil tanker to be built
without coated cargo tanks should be approved by the Administration
in each particular case;
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.2 the owner should provide evidence to the satisfaction
of the Administration that the crude oil tanker is purpose-built for
the benign crude oil trade for the duration of the tanker's commercial
life;
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.3 approval for exemption should be obtained from
the Administration prior to signing the building contract with the
shipbuilder and presented to the recognized organization;
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.4 the trading limitation and the particular benign
crude oil should be stated on the Exemption Certificate which is issued
in addition to the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate or Cargo
Ship Safety Certificate; and
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.5 in case the crude oil tanker ceases trading
in the approved benign crude oil trade, a new approval for exemption
should be obtained from the Administration for alternative benign
crude oil trade.
5.2 During the surveys required by SOLAS regulation I/10, the conditions under
which the exemption was granted have to be verified and, during inspection
of the exempted ship's cargo tanks, the condition of the tanks should
be taken into account when considering the continued validity of the
exemption certificate.
5.3 In case the crude oil tanker ceases to trade
in benign crude oil, the cargo tanks will need to be brought into
compliance with SOLAS regulation
II-1/3-11, adopted by resolution
MSC.291(87) and as may be amended, to be able to continue trading
in non-benign crude oil transport.