ANNEX 3
CONSIDERATION OF FOOTNOTES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REVISED TEXT
OF
ANNEX II TO MARPOL 73/78
FN Agreement
1 Definitions to be semi-alphabetized, keeping related
definitions together
2 It was agreed to defer making a decision until the
distribution of products between the chosen Pollution
Categories can be seen.
3 Noted
4 The following new text was agreed: "that each cargo
tank is certified for the carriage of a restricted number of
substances which are comparable and can be carried
alternately in the same tank without any intermediate
cleaning.
5 Countries were invited to offer contributions to NL for the
redrafting of the language
6 Noted
7 Noted
8 It was agreed to consider this footnote later and,
meanwhile to incorporate it in the action plan.
9 NL offered to draft several scenarios with the aim to
visualize reordering. This would include a draft for a
3-Category scenario.
10 It was agreed to delete the expression "to the most
possible extent" and incorporate "before any
prewash for substances in Category A, the value of the
residual quantity should be determined based on the stripping
performance according to appendix V.
11 It was agreed to keep the present text.
12 It was agreed to delete this paragraph.
13 It was agreed to keep both paragraphs 9.1 and 9.2.
14 The transfer to regulation 19 of the reference to shore
reception facilities was agreed. The inclusion of the present
text of regulation 5, paragraph 13 in new regulation 19 was
agreed.
15 See decision for footnote 14.
16 It was agreed to delete the text
17 It was agreed that the reference to MEPC Circ.305 should
be made in the P&A manual and no reference to this Circ.
should be made in Annex II.
18 It was agreed to change all references to (mandatory)
washing to Prewash.
19 It was agreed to defer any decision until the views of the
Annex I Drafting Group are known.
20 It was agreed that the text of paragraph 7 should be made
into a footnote to go in the cargo record book.
21 It was agreed:
1-that all parts related to the surveyors duty were
transferred to regulation 17;
2-not to duplicate, in paragraph 3, the conditions under
which an exemption may be granted;and
2-to keep the possibility of a mandatory endorsement in the
cargo record book for the prewash of Category B and C NLS
under consideration,
22 It was agreed to delete this paragraph.
23 It was agreed to amend the text of paragraph 4 to read:
"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 this annex, or has granted an exemption for a
prewash, then that surveyor shall make an appropriate entry
in the Cargo Record Book"
24 Noted
25 It was agreed to keep regulation 18 as part of the text of
Annex II.
26 It was agreed to amend the expressions, as identified in
appendix 3 of BLG 3/6, into "certified to carry"
with the exception of those expressions identified on p39 of
that document.
27 Noted
28 Noted
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