5.7.4 Information and data required under regulation 25A for combination carriers have been supplied, to the ship in a written procedure approved by the Administration □"
2.4 The existing paragraph 5.8.4 is replaced by the following
"5.8.4 The ship is subject to regulation 13G and:
.1 is required to comply with regulation 13F not later than ... □
.2 is so arranged that the following tanks or spaces are not used for the carriage of oil ... □
.3 has been accepted in accordance with regulation 13G(7) and resolution MEPC.64(36) ... □
.4 is provided with the operational manual approved on in accordance with resolution MEPC.64(36). ... □"
III AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX II OF MARPOL 73/78
The following new regulation 16 is added after the existing regulation 15:
"Regulation 16
Shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances
(1) Every ship of 150 gross tonnage and above certified to carry noxious liquid substances in bulk shall carry on board a shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances approved by the Administration. This requirement shall apply to all such ships not later than 1 January 2003.
(2) Such a plan shall be in accordance with Guidelines* developed by the Organization and written in a working language or languages understood by the master and officers. The plan shall consist at least of:
(a) the procedure to be followed by the master or other persons having charge of the ship to report a noxious liquid substances pollution incident, as required in article 8 and Protocol I of the present Convention, based on the Guidelines developed by the Organization ** ;
(b) the list of authorities or persons to be contacted in the event of a noxious liquid substance pollution incident;
(c) a detailed description of the action to be taken immediately by persons on board to reduce or control the discharge of noxious liquid substances following the incident; and
* Refer to "Guidelines for the development of shipboard marine pollution emergency plans for oil and/or noxious liquid substances".
** Refer to General principles for ship reporting systems and ship reporting requirements, including Guidelines for reporting incidents involving dangerous goods, harmful substances and/or marine pollutants adopted by the Organization by resolution A.851(20).
(d) the procedures and point of contact on the ship for co-ordinating shipboard action with national and local authorities in combating the pollution.
(3) In the case of ships to which regulation 26 of Annex I of the Convention also apply, such a plan may be combined with the shipboard oil pollution emergency plan required under regulation 26 of Annex I of the Convention. In this case, the title of such a plan shall be "Shipboard marine pollution emergency plan"."
