ANNEX
AMENDMENTS TO ANNEXES I AND II OF MARPOL 73/78
I AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX I OF MARPOL 73/78
Amendments to regulation 13G
1 The existing text of paragraph (1)(a) is replaced by the following
"(1) This regulation shall:
(a) apply to
(i) oil tankers of 20,000 tons deadweight and above carrying crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo; and
(ii) oil tankers of 30,000 tons deadweight and above other than those referred to in subparagraph (i),
which are contracted, the keels of which are laid, or which are delivered before the dates specified in regulation 13F(1) of this Annex; and"
2 The existing text of paragraph (2) is replaced by the following
"(2) The requirements of this regulation shall take effect as from 6 July 1995, except that the requirements of paragraph (1)(a) applicable to oil tankers of 20,000 tons deadweight and above but less than 30,000 tons deadweight carrying fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo shall take effect as from 1 January 2003."
3 The following new paragraph (2bis) is inserted after paragraph (2)
"(2bis) For the purpose of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation:
(a) "Heavy diesel oil" means marine diesel oil, other than those distillates of which more than 50 per cent by volume distils at a temperature not exceeding 340℃ when tested by the method acceptable to the Organization.*
(b) "Fuel oil" means heavy distillates or residues from crude oil or blends of such materials intended for use as a fuel for the production of heat or power of a quality equivalent to the specification acceptable to the Organization.**"
* Refer to the American Society for Testing and Materials' Standard Test Method (Designation D86).
** Refer to the American Society for Testing and Materials' Specification for Number Four Fuel Oil (Designation D396) or heavier.
