1 Unless expressly
provided otherwise this regulation shall:
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.1 apply to oil tankers of 5,000 tonnes deadweight
and above, which are delivered before 6 July 1996, as defined in regulation 1.28.5 of this Annex;
and
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.2 not apply to oil tankers complying with regulation 19 and regulation 28 in respect of paragraph 28.7, which are
delivered before 6 July 1996, as defined in regulation 1.28.5 of this Annex; and
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.3 not apply to oil tankers covered by subparagraph
1 above which comply with regulation 19.3.1 and 19.3.2 or 19.4 or 19.5 of this Annex, except that
the requirement for minimum distances between the cargo tank boundaries
and the ship side and bottom plating need not be met in all respects.
In that event, the side protection distances shall not be less than
those specified in the International Bulk Chemical Code for type 2
cargo tank location and the bottom protection distances at centreline
shall comply with regulation
18.15.2 of this Annex.
2 For the purpose
of this regulation:
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.1 "Heavy diesel oil" means diesel oil other than
those distillates of which more than 50 per cent by volume distils
at a temperature not exceeding 340ºC when tested by the method
acceptable to the Organization. footnote
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.2 "Fuel oil" means heavy distillates or residues
from crude oil or blends of such materials intended for use as a fuel
for the production of heat or power of a quality equivalent to the
specification acceptable to the Organization. footnote
3 For the purpose
of this regulation, oil tankers are divided into the following categories:
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.1 "Category 1 oil tanker" means an oil tanker
of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and above carrying crude oil, fuel oil,
heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo, and of 30,000 tonnes
deadweight and above carrying oil other than the above, which does
not comply with the requirements for oil tankers delivered after 1
June 1982, as defined in regulation
1.28.4 of this Annex;
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.2 "Category 2 oil tanker" means an oil tanker
of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and above carrying crude oil, fuel oil,
heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo, and of 30,000 tonnes
deadweight and above carrying oil other than the above, which complies
with the requirements for oil tankers delivered after 1 June 1982,
as defined in regulation 1.28.4 of
this Annex; and
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.3 "Category 3 oil tanker" means an oil tanker
of 5,000 tonnes deadweight and above but less than that specified
in subparagraph 1 or 2 of this paragraph.
4 An oil tanker to which this regulation applies shall
comply with the requirements of paragraphs 2 to 5, 7 and 8 of regulation 19 and regulation 28 in respect of paragraph 28.7 of this Annex not
later than 5 April 2005 or the anniversary of the date of delivery of the ship on the
date or in the year specified in the following table:
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Category of oil tanker
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Date or year
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| Category
1
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5 April
2005 for ships delivered on 5 April 1982 or earlier
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2005 for
ships delivered after 5 April 1982
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| Category
2 and
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5 April
2005 for ships delivered on 5 April 1977 or earlier
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| Category
3
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2005 for
ships delivered after 5 April 1977 but before 1 January 1978
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2006 for
ships delivered in 1978 and 1979
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2007 for
ships delivered in 1980 and 1981
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2008 for
ships delivered in 1982
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2009 for
ships delivered in 1983
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2010 for
ships delivered in 1984 or later
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5 Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraph 4 of this regulation, in the case of a
Category 2 or 3 oil tanker fitted with only double bottoms or double
sides not used for the carriage of oil and extending to the entire
cargo tank length or double hull spaces which are not used for the
carriage of oil and extend to the entire cargo tank length, but which
does not fulfil conditions for being exempted from the provisions
of paragraph 1.3 of this regulation, the Administration may allow
continued operation of such a ship beyond the date specified in paragraph
4 of this regulation, provided that:
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.1 the ship was in service on 1 July 2001;
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.2 the Administration is satisfied by verification
of the official records that the ship complied with the conditions
specified above;
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.3 the conditions of the ship specified above
remain unchanged; and
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.4 such continued operation does not go beyond
the date on which the ship reaches 25 years after the date of its
delivery.
6 A Category 2 or
3 oil tanker of 15 years and over after the date of its delivery shall
comply with the Condition Assessment Scheme adopted by the Marine
Environment Protection Committee by resolution
MEPC.94(46), as amended, provided that such amendments shall
be adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance with
the provisions of article 16 of
the present Convention relating to amendment procedures applicable
to an appendix to an Annex.
7 The Administration
may allow continued operation of a Category 2 or 3 oil tanker beyond
the date specified in paragraph 4 of this regulation, if satisfactory
results of the Condition Assessment Scheme warrant that, in the opinion
of the Administration, the ship is fit to continue such operation,
provided that the operation shall not go beyond the anniversary of
the date of delivery of the ship in 2015 or the date on which the
ship reaches 25 years after the date of its delivery, whichever is
the earlier date.
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8.1 The Administration of a Party to the present
Convention which allows the application of paragraph 5 of this regulation,
or allows, suspends, withdraws or declines the application of paragraph
7 of this regulation, to a ship entitled to fly its flag shall forthwith
communicate to the Organization for circulation to the Parties to
the present Convention particulars thereof, for their information
and appropriate action, if any.
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.2 A Party to the present Convention shall be
entitled to deny entry into the ports or offshore terminals under
its jurisdiction of oil tankers operating in accordance with the provisions
of:
In
such cases, that Party shall communicate to the Organization for circulation
to the Parties to the present Convention particulars thereof for their
information.