1 The Government of
each Party to the Convention shall appoint or authorize surveyors
for the purpose of implementing this regulation. The surveyors shall
execute control in accordance with control procedures developed by
the Organization.footnote
2 When a surveyor
appointed or authorized by the Government of the Party to the Convention
has verified that an operation has been carried out in accordance
with the requirements of the Manual, or has granted an exemption for
a prewash, then that surveyor shall make an appropriate entry in the
Cargo Record Book.
3 The master of a ship certified to carry Noxious Liquid
Substances in bulk shall ensure that the provisions of regulation 13
and of this regulation, and chapter 2 of part II-A of the Polar Code
when the ship is operating in Arctic waters, have been complied with and that the Cargo
Record Book is completed in accordance with regulation 15
whenever operations as referred to in that regulation take place.
4 A tank which has
carried a Category X substance shall be prewashed in accordance with regulation 13.6. The appropriate
entries of these operations shall be made in the Cargo Record Book
and endorsed by the surveyor referred to under paragraph 1 of this
regulation.
5 Where the Government
of the receiving party is satisfied that it is impracticable to measure
the concentration of the substance in the effluent without causing
undue delay to the ship, that Party may accept the alternative procedure
referred to in regulation 13.6.3 provided
that the surveyor referred to under paragraph 1 of this regulation
certifies in the Cargo Record Book that:
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.1 the tank, its pump and piping systems have
been emptied; and
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.2 the prewash has been carried out in accordance
with the provisions of appendix 6 of
this Annex; and
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.3 the tank washing resulting from such prewash
have been discharged to a reception facility and the tank is empty.
6 At the request of
the ship’s master, the Government of the receiving Party may
exempt the ship from the requirements for a prewash referred to in
the applicable paragraphs of regulation
13, when one of the conditions of regulation 13.4 is met.
7 An exemption referred
to in paragraph 6 of this regulation may only be granted by the Government
of the receiving Party to a ship engaged in voyages to ports or terminals
under the jurisdiction of other States Parties to the present Convention.
When such an exemption has been granted, the appropriate entry made
in the Cargo Record Book shall be endorsed by the surveyor referred
to in paragraph 1 of this regulation.
8 If the unloading
is not carried out in accordance with the pumping conditions for the
tank approved by the Administrations and based on appendix 5 of this Annex, alternative
measures may be taken to the satisfaction of the surveyor referred
to in paragraph 1 of this regulation to remove the cargo residues
from the ship to quantities specified in regulation 12 as applicable. The appropriate entries shall
be made in the Cargo Record Book.
9
Port
State control on operational requirements
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9.1 A ship when
in a port 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 with essential shipboard procedures relating
to the prevention of pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances.
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9.2 In the circumstances
given in paragraph 9.1 of this regulation, the Party shall take such
steps as will ensure that the ship shall not sail until the situation
has been brought to order in accordance with the requirements of this
Annex.
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9.3 Procedures relating
to the port State control prescribed in article 5 of the present Convention
shall apply to this regulation.
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9.4 Nothing in this
regulation shall be construed to limit the rights and obligations
of a Party carrying out control over operational requirements specifically
provided for in the present Convention.