1978 Protocol Relating to the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

Appendix I List of Changes when Applying the Specifications to New Crude Oil Tankers of 20,000 Tons Deadweight and Above

Paragraph number List of changes

4.2.5 This paragraph is not applicable.

4.2.10 Sub-paragraph (iii) is not applicable.

6.1 Replace by the following:

1. 
   Before departure on a ballast voyage:
   

1. 
   Approximately one quarter of the cargo tanks shall be crude oil washed for sludge control purposes on a rotational basis and in accordance with the procedures specified in the Operations and Equipment Manual. However, for these purposes, no tank need be crude oil washed more than once in every four months; and
   
2. 
   If it is considered that additional ballast in a cargo tank or tanks may be required during the ballast voyage under the conditions and provisions specified in Regulation 13(3) Annex I of the MARPOL Protocol, the tank or tanks which may be used for this ballast shall be crude oil washed in accordance with the procedures specified in the Operations and Equipment Manual.
   

2. 
   Ballast water shall not be put into cargo tanks that have not been crude oil washed. Water that is put into a tank which has been crude oil washed but not water rinsed shall be regarded as dirty ballast.
   
3. 
   Crude oil washing shall not be conducted between the final discharge and loading ports; that is to say no crude oil washing shall be undertaken during the ballast voyage.
   

6.3 Replace by the following:

3. 
   Filling of additional ballasting cargo tanks
   

Care shall be taken at the completion of crude oil washing of any cargo tank that might contain ballast to strip the tank as completely as possible. Where this ballast is filled through cargo lines and pumps, these must be drained and stripped of oil using the means required by paragraph 4.4.5.

6.4 The last two sentences are not applicable.

6.5 Replace by the following:

5. 
   Discharge of oily water effluents on ballast voyage
   

The discharge of additional ballast from cargo tanks and any other water effluent discharged during the ballast voyage shall comply with the requirements of Regulation 9 of Annex I of the MARPOL Protocol.

6.8 This paragraph is not applicable.

7.4 This paragraph is not applicable.