Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986)

Schedule

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Protocol of 1978

Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Annexes : Regulations

Annex II : Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk

Regulation 14 : Carriage and Discharge of Oil-like Substances

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Notwithstanding the provisions of other Regulations of this Annex, noxious liquid substances referred to in Appendix II of this Annex as falling under Category C or D and identified by the Organization as oil-like substances under the criteria developed by the Organization, may be carried on an oil tanker as defined in Annex I of the Convention and discharged in accordance with the provisions of Annex I of the present Convention, provided that all of the following conditions are complied with:

(a)The ship complies with the provisions of Annex 1 of the present Convention as applicable to product carriers as defined in that Annex;
(b)the ship carries an International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate and its Supplement B and the Certificate is endorsed to indicate that the ship may carry oil-like substances in conformity with this Regulation and the endorsement includes a list of oil-like substances the ship is allowed to carry;
(c)in the case of Category C substances the ship complies with the ship type 3 damage stability requirements of:
(i)the International Bulk Chemical Code in the case of a ship constructed on or after 1 July 1986; or
(ii)the Bulk Chemical Code, as applicable under Regulation 13 of this Annex, in the case of a ship constructed before 1 July 1986; and
(d)the oil content meter in the oil discharge monitoring and control system of the ship is approved by the Administration for use in monitoring the oil-like substances to be carried.