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 III : Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form

Appendix : Guidelines for the Identification of Harmful Substances in Packaged Form
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For the purposes of this Annex, substances identified by any one of the following criteria are harmful substances:

-bioaccumulated to a significant extent and known to produce a hazard to aquatic life or to human health (Hazard Rating '+' in column A1); or
-bioaccumulated with attendant risk to aquatic organisms or to human health with a short retention of the order of one week or less (Hazard Rating 'Z' in column A28)2; or
-liable to produce tainting of seafood (Hazard Rating 'T' in column A3); or
-highly toxic to aquatic life, defined by a LC50/964 hour less than 1 ppm (Hazard Rating '4' in column B5).

 

                                                                                   

1Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), which is circulated annually by the Organization by means of BCH circulars to all IMO Member States.
2Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), which is circulated annually by the Organization by means of BCH circulars to all IMO Member States.
3Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), which is circulated annually by the Organization by means of BCH circulars to all IMO Member States.
4The concentration of a substance which will, within the specified time (generally 96 hours), kill 50% of the exposed group of test organisms. LC50 is often specified in mg/l (parts per million (ppm)).
5Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), which is circulated annually by the Organization by means of BCH circulars to all IMO Member States.