20.3 Applicability
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20.3 Applicability

  20.3.1 The requirements of this chapter are applicable to the transboundary movement of liquid chemical wastes in bulk by seagoing ships and shall be considered in conjunction with all other requirements of this Code.

  20.3.2 The requirements of this chapter do not apply to:

  • .1 wastes derived from shipboard operations which are covered by the requirements of MARPOL 73/78; and

  • .2 substances, solutions or mixtures containing or contaminated with radioactive materials which are subject to the applicable requirements for radioactive materials.


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