An International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration which shall not exceed five years..1 Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph 1 of this regulation, when the renewal survey is completed within three months before the expiry date of the...

1.Subject to the provisions of regulations 5, 6, and 7 of this Annex, discharge of the following garbage into the sea outside special areas shall only be permitted while the ship is en route and as far as practicable from the nearest land, but in...

1.A ship when in a port or an offshore terminal of another Party is subject to inspection by officers duly authorized by such Party concerning operational requirements under this Annex, where there are clear grounds for believing that the master or crew are not familiar...

General 1.Regulations of this Annex shall not apply to: .1.any emission necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; or .2.any emission resulting from damage to a ship or its equipment: .2.1.provided that all reasonable precautions have...

1.The Administration of a Party may allow any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship or other procedures, alternative fuel oils, or compliance methods used as an alternative to that required by this Annex if such fitting, material, appliance or apparatus...

1.Every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above and every fixed and floating drilling rig and other platforms shall, to ensure compliance with the requirements of chapter 3, be subject to the surveys specified below: .1.An initial survey before the ship is put into service...

1.Parties shall co-operate in the detection of violations and the enforcement of the provisions of this Annex, using all appropriate and practicable measures of detection and environmental monitoring, adequate procedures for reporting and accumulation of evidence. 2.A ship to which this Annex applies may, in...

Application 1.1This regulation shall apply to: .1.each marine diesel engine with a power output of more than 130 kW installed on a ship; and .2.each marine diesel engine with a power output of more than 130 kW which undergoes a major conversion on or after...

General Requirements 1.The sulphur content of fuel oil used or carried for use on board a ship shall not exceed 0.50% m/m. 2.The worldwide average sulphur content of residual fuel oil supplied for use on board ships shall be monitored taking into account guidelines developed...