Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03104:schedule:1:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03104
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 20/48)
Character Range: 247348–250243

than 10,000 tons gross tonnage shall be fitted with oily-water separating equipment (100 ppm equipment) complying with paragraph (6) of this Regulation. Any such ship which carries large quantities of oil fuel shall comply with paragraph (2) of this Regulation or paragraph (1) of Regulation 14.
(2) Any ship of 10,000 tons gross tonnage and above shall be fitted either:
     (a) with oily-water separating equipment (100 ppm equipment) complying with paragraph (6) of this Regulation and with an oil discharge monitoring and control system complying with paragraph (5) of this Regulation; or
     (b) with oil filtering equipment (15 ppm equipment) complying with paragraph (7) of this Regulation.

SCHEDULE 3—continued

(3) (a) The Administration may waive the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Regulation for any ship engaged exclusively on:
         (i) voyages within special areas; or
         (ii) voyages within 12 miles of the nearest land outside special areas, provided the ship is in:
             (1) trade between ports or terminals within a State Party to the present Convention; or
             (2) restricted voyages as determined by the Administration;
         provided that all of the following conditions are complied with:
         (iii) the ship is fitted with a holding tank having a volume adequate, to the satisfaction of the Administration, for the total retention on board of the oily bilge water;
         (iv) all oily bilge water is retained on board for subsequent discharge to reception facilities;
         (v) the Administration has determined that adequate reception facilities are available to receive such oily bilge water in a sufficient number of ports or terminals the ship calls at;
         (vi) the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate, when required, is endorsed to the effect that the ship is exclusively engaged on the voyages specified in sub-paragraph (a) (i) or (a) (ii) (2) of this paragraph; and
         (vii) the quantity, time, and port of the discharge are recorded in the Oil Record Book.
     (b) The Administration shall ensure that ships of less than 400 tons gross tonnage are equipped, as far as practicable, to retain on board oil or oily mixtures or discharge them in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 9 (1) (b) of this Annex.
(4) For existing ships the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall apply three years after the date of entry into force of the present Convention.
(5) An oil discharge monitoring and control system shall be of a design approved by the Administration. In considering the design of the oil content meter to be incorporated into the system, the Administration shall have regard to the specification recommended by the Organization.* The system shall be fitted with a recording device to provide a continuous record of the oil content in