Regulation 16(2)(a) - Shipboard incineration
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Regulation 16(2)(a) - Shipboard incineration

Parent topic: MARPOL Annex VI

Regulation 16(2)(a) reads as follows:

 Except as provided in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, each incinerator installed on board a ship on or after 1 January 2000 shall meet the requirements contained in appendix IV to this annex. Each incinerator shall be approved by the Administration taking into account the standard specifications for shipboard incinerators developed by the Organizationfootnote.

Interpretation:

 For application of this regulation the term "installed on board a ship on or after 1 January 2000" should be interpreted as follows:

  • (a) For new ships, installations on board ships the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 January 2000.

  • (b) For existing ships, new installations with a contractual delivery date to the ship on or after 1 January 2000 or, in the absence of a contractual delivery date, the actual delivery of the equipment to the ship on or after 1 January 2000.

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