C. Requirements for ships of less than 400 gross tonnage in all areas except the Antarctic area and Arctic waters
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C. Requirements for ships of less than 400 gross tonnage in all areas except the Antarctic area and Arctic waters

  6 In the case of a ship of less than 400 gross tonnage, oil and all oily mixtures shall either be retained on board for subsequent discharge to reception facilities or discharged into the sea in accordance with the following provisions:

  • .1 the ship is proceeding en route;

  • .2 the ship has in operation equipment of a design approved by the Administration that ensures that the oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million;

  • .3 the oily mixture does not originate from cargo pump room bilges on oil tankers; and

  • .4 the oily mixture, in case of oil tankers, is not mixed with oil cargo residues.

Parent topic: Regulation 15 - Control of discharge of oil
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