Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations — 1
tion Prevention Equipment for Machinery Space Bilges of Ships , the Annex to IMO Resolution MEPC.107(49). ( résolution MEPC.107(49) ) Resolution MEPC.184(59) means the Annex to the 2009 Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems , IMO Resolution MEPC.184(59). ( résolution MEPC.184(59) ) Section I waters means fishing zone 1, fishing zone 2, fishing zone 3 and (a) for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 2, any other portion of the internal waters of Canada that is not in arctic waters; and (b) for the purposes of Divisions 4, 5 and 7 of Part 2, any other portion of the internal waters of Canada that is not in a shipping safety control zone. ( eaux de la section I ) Section II waters means waters under Canadian jurisdiction that are not in (a) fishing zone 1, fishing zone 2, fishing zone 3 or any other portion of the internal waters of Canada; or (b) arctic waters. ( eaux de la section II ) segregated ballast means ballast water that is introduced into a tank that is completely separated from the cargo-oil system and oil-fuel system and permanently allocated to the carriage of ballast or to the carriage of ballast and cargoes other than oil, noxious liquid substances or substances listed in Schedule 1. ( ballast séparé ) sewage means (a) human body wastes and wastes from other living animals; (b) drainage and other wastes from toilets and other receptacles intended to receive or retain human body wastes; (c) drainage from medical premises such as a dispensary or a sick bay via wash basins, wash tubs and scuppers located in such premises; (d) drainage from spaces containing living animals; and (e) other drainage or wastes when mixed with the drainage or other wastes referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d). ( eaux usées ) shipboard incinerator means a shipboard facility designed for the primary purpose of incineration on board a vessel of wastes or other matter generated during the normal operation of the vessel. ( incinérateur de bord ) shipping safety control zone has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act . ( zone de contrôle de la sécurité de la navigation ) sludge oil means sludge from the fuel oil or lubricating oil separators, waste lubricating oil from main or auxiliary machinery, and waste oil from bilge water separators, oil filtering equipment or drip trays. ( boues d’hydrocarbures ) smoke means any solid, liquid, gas or combination of them produced by the combustion of fuel, and includes particulate matter. ( fumée ) Standard Methods means the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater , jointly published by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation. ( Standard Methods ) transfer operation means (a) for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 2, (i) the loading of oil or an oily mixture in bulk to a vessel from a handling facility or another vessel, or (ii) the unloading of oil or an oily mixture in bulk from a vessel to a handling facility or another vessel; and (b) for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 2, (i) the loading of a noxious liquid substance or dangerous chemical in bulk to a vessel from a handling facility or another vessel, or (ii) the unloading of a noxious liquid substance or dangerous chemical in bulk from a vessel to a handling facility or another vessel. ( opération de transbordement ) waters under Canadian jurisdiction means (a) Canadian waters; and (b) waters in the exclusive economic zone of Canada. ( eaux de compétence canadienne ) Date vessel is constructed (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a vessel is constructed on the earlier of (a) the day on which its keel is laid, and (b) the day on which a similar stage of construction is reached. Authorized representative (3) For the purposes of these Regulations, a reference to the authorized representative of a pleasure craft that is not a Canadian vessel is to be read as a reference to the operator of the pleasure