B. Discharges in special areas
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B. Discharges in special areas

  3 Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of this regulation, any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture from the cargo area of an oil tanker shall be prohibited while in a special area footnote.

  4 The provisions of paragraph 3 of this regulation shall not apply to the discharge of clean or segregated ballast.

  5 Nothing in this regulation shall prohibit a ship on a voyage only part of which is in a special area from discharging outside the special area in accordance with paragraph 1 of this regulation.


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