Cargo residues of substances with a vapour pressure greater than 5 KPa at 20°C may be removed from a cargo tank by ventilation. Before residues of Noxious Liquid Substances are ventilated from a tank the safety hazards relating to cargo flammability and toxicity shall be...

Packages shall be adequate to minimize the hazard to the marine environment, having regard to their specific contents.

1.Transport information relating to the carriage of harmful substances shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the IMDG Code and shall be made available to the person or organization designated by the port State authority.2.Each ship carrying harmful substances shall have a special...

1.Jettisoning of harmful substances carried in packaged form shall be prohibited, except where necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship or saving life at sea.2.Subject to the provisions of the present Convention, appropriate measures based on the physical, chemical and biological...

Parties shall use the provisions of the Code for Implementation in the execution of their obligations and responsibilities contained in this Annex.

For the purpose of this Annex, substances, other than radioactive materials, identified by any one of the following criteria are harmful substances. Acute (short-term) aquatic hazardCategory: Acute 1 96 hr LC50 (for fish) ≤ 1 mg/l and/or 48 hr EC50 (for crustacea) ≤ 1 mg/l...

Every ship which, in accordance with regulation 2, is required to comply with the provisions of this Annex shall be subject to the surveys specified below: .1 An initial survey before the ship is put in service or before the Certificate required under regulation 5 of...

An international Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be issued, after an initial or renewal survey in accordance with the provisions of regulation 4 of this Annex to any ship which is engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties...