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[接上页] "separating equipment" (离析设备) means either separators or filters, or any combination of them, which are designed to produce effluent containing not more than 100 ppm of oil; "ship" (船、船舶) means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment including waters navigable by sea-going vessels and includes submersible craft, floating craft and a structure which is a fixed or floating platform but excludes hovercraft; "slop tank" (污水舱) means a tank specifically designed for the collection of tank drainings, tank washings and other oily mixtures; "special area" (特殊区域) means a sea area where, for recognized technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic, the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by oil is required, and shall include those areas listed in regulation 16; "surveyor" (验船师) means a surveyor appointed by the Certifying Authority or the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour; (L.N. 106 of 2002) "tank" (液舱) means an enclosed space which is formed by the permanent structure of a ship and which is designed for the carriage of liquid in bulk; "type 2 cargo tank" (第2型货油舱) means a cargo tank in a type 2 ship as defined in the IBC Code; (L.N. 641 of 1994) "volume" (容积) in relation to a ship shall be calculated in all cases to moulded lines; "wing tank" (翼液舱) means any tank adjacent to the side shell plating. (37 of 1990 s. 12; L. N. 177 of 1991; 23 of 1998 s. 2)_________________________________________________________________________________ Note: (a) Cmnd. 7347. (b) Cmnd. 2511. Cap 413A reg 2 Applications and exemptions Expanded Cross Reference: 10, 11, 12 , 13 , 14 , 15, 16 , 17 , 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (1) Unless expressly provided otherwise, these Regulations apply to- (a) Hong Kong ships; and (b) other ships while they are within the waters of Hong Kong.(2) These Regulations do not apply to any warship, naval auxiliary or other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service. (3) Any new type of ship whose constructional features are such as to render the application of any of the provisions of regulation 10 to 30 of these Regulations relating to construction and equipment unreasonable or impracticable may be exempted by the Director from those provisions, provided that the construction and equipment of that ship provides equivalent protection against pollution by oil, having regard to the service for which it is intended. Particulars of any such exemption granted by the Director shall be indicated in the IOPP or HKOPP Certificate referred to in regulation 7. (4) In ships, other than oil tankers, fitted with cargo spaces which are constructed and used to carry oil in bulk of an aggregate capacity of 200 cubic metres or more, the requirements of regulations 10, 12, 13, 15(1), (2) and (3), 16, 24, 26 and 28(4) for oil tankers shall also apply to the construction and operation of these spaces, except that where such aggregate capacity is less than 1000 cubic metres it shall be sufficient to comply with the requirements of regulation 15(4) as if they applied to the ship in lieu of those of regulation 15(1), (2) and (3). (5) The Director may grant exemptions from all or any of the provisions of these Regulations (as may be specified in the exemption) for classes of cases or individual cases on such terms (if any) as he may so specify and may, subject to giving reasonable notice, alter or cancel any such exemption. Cap 413A reg 3 Equivalents The Director may permit any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship as an alternative to that required by these Regulations if such fitting, material, appliance or apparatus is at least as effective as that required by these Regulations, but shall not permit the substitution of operational methods to control the discharge of oil as being equivalent to those design and construction features which are prescribed by these Regulations. Cap 413A reg 4 Surveys before issue of an IOPP or HKOPP Certificate PART II SURVEYS, CERTIFICATES AND OIL RECORD BOOK (1) The owner of every Hong Kong oil tanker of 150 GRT and above and every other Hong Kong ship of 400 GRT and above, shall cause the same to be surveyed before the ship is put into service or before an IOPP Certificate or HKOPP Certificate in respect of the ship is issued for the first time, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding five years by a surveyor. Any application for a survey shall be accompanied by calculations in accordance with Part V of these Regulations and such information relating to the ship as the Certifying Authority may require for the purposes of the survey. (2) A Certifying Authority shall upon receipt of an application for survey and any fee payable on such application cause the ship to be surveyed by a surveyor. |