prop · G303167 · 1979-12-31 00:00:00 — (c) AnAdministration nominating surveyors or recognizing organizations to conductsurveys and inspections as set forth in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of thisparagraph, shall as a minimum empower any nominated surveyor or recognizedorganization to: (i) require repairs to a ship; and (ii) carry out surveys and inspections if requested bythe appropriate authorities of a . shall notify the Organization of thespecific responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to thenominated surveyors or recognized organizations, for circulation to Parties tothe present Protocol for the information of their officers. 1979/80: 167 150 (d) When a nominated surveyor or recognized organizationdetermines that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspondsubstantially with the particulars of the Certificate or is such tnat the shipis not fit to proceed to sea without presenting an unreasonable threat of harmto the environment, such surveyor or organisation shall immediatelyensure that corrective action is taken and shall in due course notifj' theAdministration. If such corrective action is not taken the Certificate shouldbe withdrawn and the Administration shall be notified immediately; and if theship is in a port of another Party, the appropriate authorities of the PortState shall also be notified immediately. When an officer of theAdministration, a nominated surveyor or recognized organization has notifiedthe appropriate autliorities of the , the Government of the PortState concemed shall give such officer, surveyor or organization any necessaryassistance to carry out their obligations under this Regulation. Wnenapplicable, the Government of the concemed shall take such steps aswill ensure that the ship shall not sail until it can proceed to sea or leavethe port for the purpose of proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yardavailable without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marineenvironment. (e) In every case, the Administration concemed shallfully guarantee the completeness and efficiency of the survey and inspectionand shall undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements to satisfy this obligation. (ti) (a) The condition of the ship and its equipment shall be maintainedto conform with the provisions of the present Protocol to ensure that the shipin all respects vill remain fit to proceed to sea without presenting anunreasonable threat of harm to the environment. (b) After any survey of the ship under paragraph (1) ofthis Regulation has been completed, no change shall be made in the structure,equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements or material coverod by the survey,without the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replaceraent ofsuch equipment and fittings. Prop.1979/80: 167 151 (c) Whenever on accident occurs to a ship or a defect isdiscovered which substantially affects the integrity of the ship or theefficiency or completeness of its equipment covered by this the orowner of the ship shall report at the earliest opportunity to theAdministration, the recognized organization or the nominated surveyorresponsible for issuing the relevant Certificate, who shall causeinvestigations to be initiated to determine whether a survey as required byparagraph (l) of this Regulation is necessary. If the ship is in a port ofanother Party, the or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriateauthorities of the and the nominated surveyor or recognizedorganization shall ascertain that such report has been made. Regulations 5, 6 and 7 In the existing text of these Regulations, delete allreferences to "(1973)" in relation to the PollutionPrevention Certificate. Regulation 8 Duration of Certificate The existing text ofRegulation 8 is replaced by the following: (1) Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be issued for a periodspecified by the Administration, which shall not exceed five years from thedate of issue, provided that in the case of an oil tanker operating withdedicated clean ballast tanks for a limited period specified in Regulation13(9) of this , the period of validity of the Certificate shall not exceedsuch specified period. (2) A Certificateshall cease to be valid if significant alterations have taken place in theconstruction, equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements or material requiredwithout the sanction of the Administration, except the direct replacement ofsuch equipment or fittings, or if intermediate surveys as specified by theAdministration imder Regulation lt(l)(c) of this are not carried out. Prop.1979/80: 167 152 (3) A Certificate issued to a ship shall also cease to bevalid upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another State. A newCertificate shall orJ.y be issued when the Government issuing the newCertificate is fully satisfied that the ship is in full compliance with therequirements of Regulation l4(i*)(a) and (b) of this . In the case of atransfer between Parties, if requested within three months after the transferhas token place, the (jovernment of the Party whose flag the ship was formerlyentitled to fly shall transmit as soon as possible to the Administration a copyof the Certificate carried by the ship before the transfer and, if available, acopy of the relevant survey report. Regulations 9 to 12 - No change The existing text of Regulation 13 is replaced by thefollowing Regulations: Segregated Ballast Tanks. Subject to the provisions of Regulations 13C and 13D ofthis , oil tankers shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation. New oil tankers of 20,000 tons deadweight and above (1) new crude oil tanker of 20,000 tons deadweightand above and every new product of 30,000 tons deadweight and above shall be provided with segregated ballast tanks and shall comply with paragraphs (2), (3) and (1*), or paragraph (5) as appropriate, of this Regulation. (2) Tne capacity of the segregated ballast tanks shallbe so determined that the ship may operate safely on ballast voyages without recourse to the use of cargo tanks for water ballast except as provided for in paragraph (3) or (U) ofthis Regulation. In all cases, however, the capacity of segregated ballast tanks shall be at least such that, in any ballast condition at any part of the voyage, induding the conditions consisting of lightweight plus segregated ballast only, the ship's draughts and trim can meet each of the foUov/ing requirements: 1979/80: 167 153 (a) the moulded draught amidships (dm) in metres(without taking into account any ship's deformation) shall not be less than: dm = 2.0 + 0.02L; (b) the draughts atthe forward and after perpendiculars shall correspond to those determined bythe draught amidships (dm) as specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph,in association with the trim by the stern of not greater than 0.015L; and (c) in any case thedraught at the after perpendicular shall not be less than that which isnecessary to obtain full immersion of the propeller(s). (3) In no case shall ballast water be carried in cargotanks except on those rare voyages when weather conditions are so severe that,in the opinion of the , it is necessary to carry additional ballast waterin cargo tanks for the safety of the ship. Such additional ballast water shallbe processed and discharged in compliance with Regulation 9 of this andin accordance with the requirements of Regulation 15 cf this Ajinex and entryshall be made in referred to in Regulation 20 of thisAnnex. (Ii) In the case of new crude oil tankers, the additionalballast permitted in paragraph (3) of this Regulation shall be carried in cargotanks only if such tanks have been crude oil washed in accordance withRegulation 13B of this before departure from an oil unioading port orterminal. (5) Notwithstandingthe provisions of paragraph (2) of this Regulation, the segregated hallastconditions for oil tankers less than 150 metres in lenh shall be to thesatisfaction of the Administration. (6) new crudeoil tanker of 20,000 tons deadweight and above shall be fitted with a cargotank deaning system using crude oil washing. shall undertaketo ensure that the system fully complies with the requirements of Regulation13B of this within one year after the tanker was first engaged in thetrade of carrying crude oil or by the end of the third voyage carrying crudeoil suitable for crude oil washing, whichever occurs later. Uniess such oiltanker crude oil which is not suitable for crude oil washing, the oiltanker shall operate the system in accordance with the requirements of thatRegulation. 1979/80:167 154 Existing crude cii tankers of UoQOO tons deadweight andabove (7) Subject to theprovisions of paragraphs (8) and (9) of this Regulation every existing crudeoil tanker of ho,000 tons deadweight and above shall be provided withsegregated ballast tanks and shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs(2) and (3) of this Regulation from the date of entry into force of the presentProtocol. (8) Existing crudeoil tankers referred to in paragraph (T) of this Regulation may, in lieu ofbeing provided with segregated ballast tanks, operate with a cargo tank deaningprocedure using crude oil washing in accordance with Regulation 13B ofthis uniess the crude oil tanker is intended to carry crude oil which isnot suitable for crude oil washing. (9) Existing crudeoil tankers referred to in paragraph (7) or (8) of this Regulation may, in lieuof being provided with segregated ballast tanks or operating with a cargo tankdeaning procedure using crude oil washing, operate with dedicated clean ballasttanks in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13A of this for thefollowing period: (a) for crude oiltankers of 70,000 tons deadweight and above, until two years after the date ofentry into force of the present Protocol; and (b) for crude oiltankers of 1*0,000 tons deadweight and above but below 70,000 tons deadweight,until four years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol. Existing product of lO.OOO tons deadweight andabove (10) From the date of entry into force of the presentProtocol, every existing product of 1*0,000 tons deadweight and above shall be provided with segregated ballast tanks and shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation, or, alternatively, operate with dedicated clean ballast tanks in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13A of this . An oil tanker qualified as a segregated ballast oil tanker (11) oil tanker which is not required to be providedwith segregated ballast tanks in accordance with paragraph (1), (7) or (10) of this Regulation may, however, be qualified as a segregated Prop.1979/80: 167 155 ballast tanker, provided that it complies with therequirements of paragraphs (2) and (3), or paragraph (5) as appropriate, ofthis Regulation. Regulation 13A Requirements for Oil Tankers with DedicatedClean Ballast Tanks (1) An oil tanker operating with dedicated clean ballasttanks in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13(9) or (10) of this , shall have adequate tank capacity, dedicated solely to the carriage of clean ballast as defined in Regulation l(l6) of this , to meet the recuirements of Regulation 13(2) and (3) of this . (2) Thearrangements and operational procedures for dedicated clean ballast tanks shallcomply with the requirements established by the Administration. Suchrequirements snäll contain at least all theprovisions of the Specifications for Oil Tankers with Dedicated Clean BallastTanks adopted by the International Conference on Tanker Safety and PollutionPrevention, 1978, in Resolution II4 and as may be revised by the Organization. (3) An oil tankeroperating with dedicated clean ballast tanks shall be equipped with an oilcontent meter, approved by the Administration on the basis of specificationsrecommended by the Organization*, to enable supervision of the oil content inballast water being discharged. The oil content meter shall be installed nolater than at the first scheduled visit of the tanker following theentry into force of the present Protocol. Until such time as the oil contentmeter is installed, it shall immediately before discharge of ballast beestablished by examination of the ballast water from dedicated tanks that nocontamination with oil has taken place. (h) oil tanker operating with dedicated clean ballast tanks shall beprovided with: Reference is made to the Recommendation on InternationalPerformance and Test Specifications for Meters adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.393{X). 1979/80: 167 156 (a) a Dedicated Clean Ballast Tank Operation Manualdetailing the system and specifying operational proceduree. Such a Manual shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration and shall contain all the information set out in the Specifications referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation. If an alteration affecting the dedicated clean ballast tank system is made, the shall be revised accordingly; and (b) a Supplement to referred toin Regulation 20 of this as set out in Supplement 1 to Appendix III of this . The Supplement shall be permanently attached to . Regulation 13B Requirements for jashing (1) crude oil washing system required to beprovided in accordance with Regulation 13(6) and (8) of this comply with the requirements of this Regulation. (2) The crude oilwashing installation and associated equipnent and arrangements shall complywith the requirements established by the Administration. Such requirementsshall contain at least all the provisions of the Specifications for the Design,Operation and Control of adopted by the InternationalConference on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1978, in Resolution 15ond as may be revised by the Organization. (3) An inert gassystem shall be provided in every cargo tank and Elop tsmk in accordance withthe appropriate Regulations of Chapter II-2 of the International Convention forthe Safety of Life at Sea, 1971*, as modified and added to by the Protocol of1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea,1971*. (1*) With respect to the bollasting of cargo tanks,sufficient cargo tanks shall be crude oil washed prior to each ballast voyagein order that, taking into account the tanker's trading pattern and expectedweather conditions, ballast water is put only into cargo tanks which have beencrude oil washed. 1979/80: 167 157 (5) oil tanker operating with crude oil washingsystems shall be provided with: (a) an Operations anä detailing the system and equipmentand specifying operational procedures. Such a Manual shall be to thesatisfaction of the Administration and shall contain all the information setout in the Specifications referred to in paragraph (?) of this Regulation. Ifan alteration affecting the crude oil washing system is made, the shall be revised accordingly; and (b) a Supplement tothe Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this as set out inSupplement 2 to Appendix III of this . The Supplement shall bepermanently attached to . Regulation i 3C Existing Tankers Engaged in SpecificTrades (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (?) ar.d (3)of this Regulation, Regulation 13(7) to (10) of this not apply to an existing oil tanker solely engaged in specific trades between; (a) ports orterminals within a State Party to the present Protocol; or (b) ports orterminals of States Parties to the present Protocol, where: (i) the voyage is entirely within a Special Area asdefined in Regulation 10(l) of this ; or (ii) the voyage is entirely within other limits designatedby the Organisation. (2) The provisions of paragraph (l) of this Regulationshall only apply when the ports or terminals wnere cargo is loaded on such voyages are provided with reception facilities adequate for the reception and treatment of all the ballast and tank washing water from oil tankers using them and all the following conditions are complied with: Prop.1979/80: 167 isx (a) subject to theexceptions provided for in Regulation 11 of this , all ballast water,induding clean ballast water, and tank washing residues are retained on boardand transferred to the reception facilities and the entry in the appropriateSections of the Supplement to referred to in paragraph (3)of this Regulation is endorsed by the competent authority; (b) agreement hasbeen reached between the Administration and the Governments of the to in subparagraph (l)(a) or (b) of this Regulation conceming the useof an existing oil tanker for a specific trade; (c) the adequacy ofthe reception facilities in accordance with the relevant provisions of thisAnnex at the ports or terminals referred to above, for the purpose of thisRegulation, is approved by the Governments of the States Parties to the presentProtocol within which such ports or terminals are situated; and (d) the Pollution PreventionCertificate is endorsed to the effect that the oil tanker is solely engaged in such specific trade. (3) oil tanker engaged in a specific trade shall beprovided with a Supplement to referred to in Regulation 20of this as set out in Supplement 3 to Appendix III of this . TheSupplement shall be permanently attached to . Tankers Having Special Ballast Arrangements (1) Where an existing oil tanker is so constructed oroperates in such a that it complies at all times with the draught andtrim requirements set out in Regulation 13(2) of this without recourse tothe use of ballast water, it shall be deemed to comply with the segregatedballast tank requirements referred to in Regulation 13(7) of this ,provided that all of the following conditions are complied with: 1979/80: 167 159 (a) operationalprocedures and ballast arrangements are approved by the Administration; (b) agreement isreached between the Administration and the Governments of the to the present Protocol concemed when tne draught and trim requirementsare achieved through an operational procedure; and (c) theInternational Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate is endorsed to the effectthat the oii tanker is operating with special ballast arrangements. (2) In no caseshall ballast water be carried in oil tanks except or those rare voyages whenweather conditions are sc severe that, ir, t-,: opinionof the , it is necessary to carry additional ballart water in cargo tanksfor the safety of the ship. Such additional ballast water shall be processedand discharged in compliance with Regulation 9 of this and in accordancewith the requirements cf Regulation 15 of this , and entry shall be madein referred to in Regulation 20 of this . (3) AnAdministration which has endorsed a Certificate in accordance with sub-paragraph(l)(c) of this Regulation shall communicate to tr:.-Organization theparticulars thereof for circulation to the Partie.--. tr the present Protocol. Protective Location of Segregated Ballast Spaces (1) In every new crude oil tanker of 20,000 tonsdeadweight and above and every new product of 30,000 tons deadweightand above, tlio segregated ballast tanks required to provide the capacity tocomply with the requirements of Regulation 13 of this which are locatedwithin the cargo tank length, shall be arranged in accordanr-' with therequirements of paragraphs (2), (3) and C*) of this Regulation to provide ameasure of protection against oil outflow in the event of grounding orcollision. Prop.1979/80: 167 160 (2) Segregated ballast tanks and spaces other than oiltanks within the cargo tank length (L ) shall be so arranged as to comply withthe following requirement: 2PA + 2PA > J[l,(b + 2D)] c s "- t ' where: PA " the side shell area in square metres foreach segregated ballast tank or space other than an oil tankbased on projected moulded dimensions, PA = the bottom shell area in square metres for each suchtank or space based on projected moulded dimensions, t = length in metres between the forward and afterextremities of the cargo tanks, B = maximiom breadth of the ship in metres as defined inRegulation 1(21) of this , D = moulded depth in metres measured vertically from thetop of the keel to the top of the freeboard deck beam at side amidships. Inships having rounded gunwales, the moulded depth shall be measured to the pointof intersection of the moulded lines of the deck and side shell plating, thelines extending as though the gunwale were of angular design, J =0.1*5 for oil tankers of 20,000 tons deadweight 0.30 for oil tankers of 200,000 tons deadweight and above,subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Regulation. For intermediate values of deadweight the value of"J" shall be determined by linear interpolation. Whenever symbols given in this paragraph appear in thisRegulation, they have the meaning as defined in this paragraph. 1979/80: 167 (3) For tankers of 200,000 tons deadweight and above the value of "J" may be reduced as follows: or 0.2 whicnever is greater where: a = 0.25 for oil tankers of 200,000 tons deadweight a =0.1*0 for oil tankers of 300,000 tons deadweight a =0.50 for oil tankers of 1*20,000 tons deadweightand above. For intermediate values of deadweight the value of"a" shall be determined by linear interpolation. O = as defined in Regulation 23(l)(a) of this , c O = as defined in Regulation 23(l)(h) of this , O = the allowable oil outflow as required byRegulation 2l*(2) of this . (1*) In the determinatlon of "PA " and "PA " for segregated ballast tanks andspaces other than oil tanks the following shall apply: (a) the minimiBii width of each wing tank or spaceeither of which extends for the full depth of the ship'E side or from the deck to the top of the double bottom shall be not less than 2 metres. The width shall be measured inboard from the ship'E side at right to the centre line. Wherea lesser width is provided the wing tank or space shall not he taken intoaccount when calculating the protecting area "PA "; and (b) the minimum vertical depth of each double bottomtank or space shall be B/15 or 2 metres, whichever is the lesser. Where a lesser depth is provided the bottom tank or rpacc shall not be taken into account when calculating the protecting area "PA ". The minimum width and depth of wing tanks and doublebottom tanks shall be measured clear of the bilge area and, in the case ofminimum width, shall be measured clear of any rounded gunwale area. 11 Riks da.ven 1979180. 1979/80: 167 162 Regulation ll* - No change In the existing text of this RegiHation. delete referenceto "19 f 3)" in relation to the PollutionPrevention Certificate. Regulations l6 and 17 - No change Piping and Discharge Arrangements of Oil Tankers Paragraphs (1) to (1*) - No change The following paragraphs are added to the existing text: (5) new oil tanker required to be provided withsegregated ballast tanks, or fitted with a crude oil washing system shal cocply with the following requirements: (a) it shall beequipped with oil piping so designed and installed such that oil retention inthe lines is minimized; and (b) means shall beprovided to drain all cargo pumps ond all oil lines at the completion of cargodischarge, where necessary by connexion to a stripping device. The line andpump drainings shall be capable of being discharged both ashore and to a cargotank or a slop tank. For discharge ashore a special small diameter line shallbe provided for that purpose and connected outboard of the ship's manifoldvailves. (6) existing crude oil required to beprovided with segregated ballast tanks, or fitted with a crude oil washing system or operated with dedicated clean ballast tanks, shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (5)(b) of this Regulation. Regulation 19 - No change 1979/80:167 163 In the existing text of this Regulation. delete referenceto "(1973)" in relation to the Pollution PreventionCertificate. Regulations 21 to 25 - No change Appendix I - LIST OF OII£ No change Appendix II -FORM OF CERTIFICATE The existing form of Certificate is replaced by thefollowing form: 1979/80: 167 INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE