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6 January 1993, unless prior to this date one third or more of the Parties, or the Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute fifty per cent or more of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have communicated to the Organization their objections to the amendments;

3.     INVITES the Parties to note that, in accordance with article 16(2)(g)(ii) of the 1973 Convention, the amendments shall enter into force on 6 July 1993 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;

4.     REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity with article 16(2)(e) of the 1973 Convention, to transmit to all Parties to MARPOL 73/78 certified copies of the present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the Annex;

5.     FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit copies of the resolution and its Annex to the Members of the Organization which are not Parties to MAROL 73/78.

ANNEX

AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX I OF MARPOL 73/78

 The regulations of Annex I are amended as follows:

1 Regulation 9

    .1 The existing text of paragraph (1)(a)(iv) is replaced by the following:

      "(iv) The instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content does not exceed 30 litres per nautical mile".

  .2 The existing text of paragraph (1)(b) is replaced by the following:

       "(b) from a ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above other than an oil tanker and from machinery space bilges excluding cargo pump-room bilges of an oil tanker unless mixed with oil cargo residue:

        (i) the ship is not within a special area;

       (ii) the ship is proceeding en route:

          (iii) the oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million; and

          (iv) the ship has in operation equipment as required by regulation 16 of this Annex."

    .3 Paragraph (4) is amended by deleting the entire second sentence, including subitems (a) - (d).

  .4 A new paragraph (7) is added as follows:

SCHEDULE—continued

       "(7) In the case of a ship, referred to in regulation 16(6) of this Annex, not fitted with equipment as required by regulation 16(1) or 16(2) of this Annex, the provisions of paragraph 1(b) of this regulation will not apply until 6 July 1998 or the date on which the ship is fitted with such equipment, whichever is the earlier. Until this date any discharge from machinery space bilges into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from such a ship shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied:

             (a) the oily mixture does not originate from the cargo pump-room bilges;

       (b)    the oily mixture is not mixed with oil cargo residues;

       (c)    the ship is not within a special area;

         (d)    the ship is more than 12 nautical