Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03104:schedule:1:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03104
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 16/48)
Character Range: 237036–239881

this Regulation shall not apply to the discharge of clean or segregated ballast.
       (b) The provisions of sub-paragraph (2) (a) of this Regulation shall not apply to the discharge of processed bilge water from machinery spaces, provided that all the following conditions are satisfied:
         (i) the bilge water does not originate from cargo pump-room bilges;
         (ii) the bilge water is not mixed with oil cargo residues;
         (iii) the ship is proceeding en route;
         (iv) the oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million;
         (v) the ship has in operation oil filtering equipment complying with Regulation 16 (7) of this Annex; and
         (vi) the filtering system is equipped with a stopping device which will ensure that the discharge is automatically stopped when the oil content of the effluent exceeds 15 parts per million.
       (4) (a) No discharge into the sea shall contain chemicals or other substances in quantities or concentrations which are hazardous to the marine environment or chemicals or other substances introduced for the purpose of circumventing the conditions of discharge specified in this Regulation.
       (b) The oil residues which cannot be discharged into the sea in compliance with paragraph (2) or (3) of this Regulation shall be retained on board or discharged to reception facilities."

Regulation 13
Segregated Ballast Tanks, Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks and Crude Oil Washing
The existing text of paragraph (3) is replaced by the following:
"(3) In no case shall ballast water be carried in cargo tanks, except:
     (a) on those rare voyages when weather conditions are so severe that, in the opinion of the master, it is necessary to carry additional ballast water in cargo tanks for the safety of the ship;
     (b) in exceptional cases where the particular character of the operation of an oil tanker renders it necessary to carry ballast water in excess of the quantity required under paragraph (2) of this Regulation, provided that such operation of the oil tanker falls under the category of exceptional cases as established by the Organization.

SCHEDULE 3—continued

Such additional ballast water shall be processed and discharged in compliance with Regulation 9 of this Annex and in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 15 of this Annex and an entry shall be made in the Oil Record Book referred to in Regulation 20 of this Annex."

Regulation 13a

Requirements for Oil Tankers with Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks

Paragraph (4) (b) is deleted and paragraph (4) (a) is renumbered as (4).

Regulation 13b

Requirements for Crude Oil Washing

The following words are added to the end of paragraph (3):
"and as may be further amended."

Paragraph (5) (b) is deleted and paragraph (5) (a) is renumbered as (5).

Regulation