MARPOL 73/78 – ANNEX II -

APPLICATION
This annex applies to any ship certified to carry
noxious liquid substances in bulk.

This annex also applies to NLS Tankers

carrying cargoes to which provisions of Annex I
apply.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• For the purpose of this Annex:
• Anniversary date means the day and the
month of each year which will correspond to
the date of expiry of the International
Pollution Prevention Certificate for the
carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in
Bulk.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Associated piping means the pipeline from
the suction point in a cargo tank to the
shore connection used for unloading the
cargo and includes all ship’s piping, pumps
and filters which are in open connection with
the cargo unloading line.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Ballast Water:
– Clean ballast means ballast water carried in a
tank which, since it was last used to carry a
cargo containing a substance in category X, Y
or Z, has been thoroughly cleaned and the
residues resulting there from have been
discharged and the tank emptied in accordance
with the appropriate requirements of this Annex.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
– Segregated ballast means ballast water
introduced into a tank permanently allocated to
the carriage of ballast or cargoes other than oil
or Noxious Liquid Substances as variously
defined in the Annexes of the present
convention, and which is completely separated
from the cargo and oil fuel system.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Chemical Codes:
– Bulk chemical code means the code for the
construction and equipment of ships carrying
dangerous chemicals in bulk adopted by the Marine
Environment Protection Committee of the IMO by
resolution MEPS.20(22), as amended by the IMO,
provided that such amendments are adopted and
brought into force in accordance with the provisions
of article 16 of the present convention concerning
amendment procedures applicable to an appendix
to an Annex.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
– International Bulk Chemical Code means the
International code for the construction and
equipment of ships carrying dangerous
chemicals in bulk adopted by the MEPC of the
IMO by resolution MEPC.19(22), as amended by
the organization, provided that such
amendments are adopted and bought into force
in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of
the present convention concerning amendment
procedures applicable to an appendix to an
Annex
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Depth of water means the charted depth.

• Enroute means that the ship is under way at

sea on a course or courses, including
deviation from the shortest direct route,
which as far as practicable for navigational
purposes, will cause any discharge to be
spread over as great an area of the sea as
is reasonable and practicable.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Liquid substances are those having a
vapour pressure not exceeding 0.28Mpa
absolute at temperature of 37.8OC.

• Manual means Procedures and

Arrangements Manual in accordance with
the model given in appendix 6 of this
Annex.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• NEAREST LAND: The term from the
nearest land means from the baseline
from which the territorial sea of the
territory in question is established in
accordance with international law, except
that, for the purpose of the present
convention “from the nearest land” off the
north eastern coast of Australia shall mean
from a line drawn from a point on the coast
of Australia in;
ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Noxious Liquid Substance means any
substance indicated in the Pollution
Category column of chapter 17 or 18 of the
International Bulk Chemical Code or
provisionally assessed under the provisions
of regulations 6.3 as falling into category X,
Y or Z.

• PPM means ml/m3

 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Residue means any noxious liquid
substance which remains for disposal.

• Residue/water mixture means residue to

which water has been added for any
purpose (e.g. tank cleaning, ballasting,
bilge slops).
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Ship Construction
– Ship constructed means a ship the keel of which
is laid or which is at a similar stage of
construction. A ship converted to a chemical
tanker, irrespective of the date of construction,
shall be treated as a chemical tanker constructed
on the date on which such conversion
commenced. This conversion provision shall not
apply to the modification of a ship, which
complies with all of the following conditions:
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• The ship is constructed before 1st july 1986; and
• The ship is certified under the BCC to carry only
those products identified by the Code as
substances with pollution hazards only.
– Similar stage of construction means the stage
at which:
• Construction identifiable with a specific ship begins;
and
• Assembly of that ship has commenced comprising
at least 50 tons or one % of the estimated mass of
all structural material, whichever is less.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Solidifying/Non-Solidifying
– Solidifying substance means a noxious liquid
substance which:
• In the case of a substance with a melting point of
less than 15O C which is at a temperature of less
than 5O C above its melting point at the time of
unloading; or
• In the case of a substance with at melting point of
equal to or greater than 15O C which is at a
temperature of less than 10O C above its melting
point at the time of unloading.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Non-solidifying substance means a
noxious liquid substance, which is not a
solidifying substance.

• Tanker:
– Chemical tanker means a ship constructed or
adapted for the carriage in bulk of any liquid
product listed in chapter 17 of the International
Bulk Chemical Code;
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
– NLS Tanker means a ship constructed or
adapted to carry a cargo of Noxious Liquid
Substance in bulk and includes an “oil tanker”
as defined in Annex I of the present
convention when certified to carry a cargo or
part cargo of NLS in bulk.
 ANNEX II (DEFINITIONS)
• Viscosity:
– High Viscosity substance means a NLS in
category X or Y with a viscosity equal to or
greater than 50 mpa,s at the unloading
temperature.
– Low Viscosity substance means a NLS, which
is not a High viscosity substance.
 ANNEX II (APPLICATION)
• Unless otherwise provided the provisions
of this Annex shall apply to all ships
certified to carry NLS in bulk
• Where a cargo subject to the provisions of
Annex I of the present Convention is
carried in a cargo space of an NLS tanker,
the appropriate requirements of Annex I of
the present convention shall also apply.
 ANNEX II (EXCEPTIONS)
• The discharge requirements of the Annex
and chapter 2 of part II-A of the Polar
Code shall not apply to the discharge into
the sea of NLS or mixtures containing
such substances when such a discharge:
– Is necessary for the purpose of securing the
safety of a ship or saving life at sea; or
 ANNEX II (EXCEPTIONS)
– Results from damage to ship or its equipment;
• Provided that all reasonable precautions
have been taken after the occurrence of the
damage or discovery of the discharge for
the purpose of preventing or minimizing the
discharge; and
• Except if the owner or the master acted
either with intent to cause damage, or
recklessly and with knowledge that damage
would probably result: or
 ANNEX II (EXCEPTIONS)
– Is approved by the administration, when being
used for the purpose of combating specific
pollution incidents in order to minimize the
damage from pollution. Any such discharge
shall be subject to the approval of any
government in whose jurisdiction it is
contemplated the discharge will occur.
 ANNEX II
(Categorization of NLS)
• For the purpose of the regulations of this
Annex, NLS shall be divided into four
categories as follows:
– Category X: NLS which, if discharged into the
sea from tank cleaning or deballasting
operations, are deemed to present a MAJOR
HAZARD to either marine resources or human
health and therefore justify the prohibition of
the discharge into the marine environment.
 ANNEX II
(Categorization of NLS)
– Category Y: NLS which, if discharged into the
sea from tank cleaning or deballasting
operations, are deemed to present a HAZARD
to either marine resources or human health or
cause harm to amenities or other legitimate
uses of the sea and therefore justify a
limitations on the quality and quantity of the
discharge into the marine environment;
 ANNEX II
(Categorization of NLS)
– Category Z: NLS which, if discharged into the
sea from tank cleaning or daballasting
operations, are deemed to present a MINOR
HAZARD to either marine resources or human
health and therefore justify less stringent
restrictions on the quality and quantity of the
discharge into the marine environment;
 ANNEX II
(Categorization of NLS)
– Other Substances: Substances indicated as OS
(Other substances) in the pollution category
column of chapter 18 of the International Bulk
Chemical Code which have been evaluated and
found to fall outside category X, Y or Z as
defined in regulation 6.1 of this Annex because
they are, at present, considered to present no
harm to marine resources, human health,
amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea
when discharged into the sea from tank cleaning
of deballasting operations.
 ANNEX II
(Categorization of NLS)
– The discharge of bilge or ballast water other
residues or mixtures containing only
substances referred to as “Other Substances”
shall not be subject to any requirements of the
Annex.
 ANNEX II
(Categorization of NLS)
• Where it is proposed to carry a liquid substance
in bulk which has not been categorized under
paragraph 1 of this regulation, the Governments
of parties to the convention involved in the
proposed operation shall establish and agree
on a provisional assessment for the proposed
operation on the basis of the guidelines referred
to in paragraph 2 of this regulation, until full
agreement among the Governments involved
has been reached, the substance shall not be
carried.
 ANNEX II
(Categorization of NLS)
• As soon as possible, but not later than 30 days
after the agreement has been reached, the
Government of the producing or shipping
country, initiating the agreement concerned,
shall notify the IMO and provide details of the
substance and the provisional assessment for
annual circulation to all parties for their
information. The IMO shall maintain a register
of all such substances and their provisional
assessment until such time as the substances
are formally included in the IBC code.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
• Survey and Certification of Chemical Tankers:
• Notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 8, 9,
and 10 of this Annex, chemical tankers which
have been surveyed and certified by the States
parties to the present convention in accordance
with the provisions of the IBC code or the Bulk
Chemical Code, as applicable, shall be deemed
to have complied with the provisions of the said
regulations, and the certification issued under that
code shall have the same force and receive the
same recognition as the certificate issued under
regulation 9 of this Annex.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
• Surveys: Ships carrying NLS in bulk shall be
subject to the surveys specified below:
– An initial survey before the ship is put in service or
before the certificate required under regulation 9 of
this Annex is issued for the first time, and which
shall include a complete survey of its structure,
equipment, systems, fittings, arrangements and
material in so far as the ship is covered by this
Annex. This survey shall be such as to ensure that
the structure, equipment, systems, fittings,
arrangements and material fully comply with the
applicable requirements of this Annex.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
– A renewal survey at intervals specified by the
Administration, but not exceeding 5 years,
except where regulation 10.2, 10.5, 10.6 and
10.7 of this Annex is applicable. The renewal
survey shall be such as to ensure that the
structure, equipment, systems, fittings,
arrangements and material fully comply with
applicable requirements of this Annex.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
– An intermediate survey within 3 months before or
after the second anniversary date or within 3
months before or after the third anniversary date
of the certificate which shall take place of one of
the annual surveys specified in paragraph 1.4 of
this regulation. The intermediate survey shall be
such as to ensure that equipment and associated
pump and piping systems fully comply with the
applicable requirements of this Annex and are in
good working order. Such intermediate surveys
shall be endorsed on the certificate issued under
regulation 9 of this Annex.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
– An annual survey within 3 months before or after
each anniversary date of the certificate including
a general inspection of the structure, equipment,
systems, fittings, arrangements and material
referred to in paragraph 1.1 of this regulation to
ensure that they have been maintained in
accordance with paragraph 3 of this regulation
and that they remain satisfactory for the service
for which the ship is intended. Such annual
surveys shall be endorsed on the certificate
issued under regulation 9 of this Annex.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
– An additional survey either general or partial,
according to the circumstances, shall be
made after a repair resulting from
investigations prescribed in paragraph 3 of
this regulation, or whenever any important
repairs or renewals have been effectively
made, that the material and workmanship of
such repairs or renewals are in all respects
satisfactory and that the ship complies in all
respects with the requirements of this Annex.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
• Issue or endorsement of certificate:
• An IPP certificate for the carriage of NLS in
bulk shall be issued, after an initial or
renewal survey in accordance with the
provisions of regulation 8 of this Annex, to
any ship intended to carry NLS in bulk and
which is engaged in voyages to ports or
terminals under the jurisdiction of other
parties to the convention.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
• Such certificate shall be issued or endorsed
either by the administration or by any
person or organization duly authorized by
it. In every case, the Administration
assumes full responsibility for the
Certificate.
• NO IPP Certificate to be issued to a ship,
which is entitled to fly the flag of a state
which is not a party.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
• Duration and Validity of Certificate:
• An IPP certificate for the carriage of NLS
in bulk shall be issued for a period
specified by the Administration which shall
not exceed 5 years.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
• Notwithstanding the requirements of
paragraph 1 of this regulation, when the
renewal survey is completed within 3
months before the expiry date of the
existing certificate, the new certificate shall
be valid from the date of completion of the
renewal survey to a date not exceeding 5
years from the date of expiry of the
existing certificate.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
• When the renewal survey is completed
after the expiry date of the existing
certificate, the new certificate shall be valid
from the date of completion of the renewal
survey to a date not exceeding 5 years
from the date of expiry of the existing
certificate.
 ANNEX II (SURVEY AND
CERTIFICATION)
• When the renewal survey is completed
more than 3 months before the expiry date
of the existing certificate, the new
certificate shall be valid from the date of
completion of the renewal survey to a date
not exceeding 5 years from the date of
completion of the renewal survey.
 ANNEX II (OPERATIONAL
DISCHARGE OF RESIDUES OF NLS)
• Control of discharges of residues of NLS:
• Subject to the provisions of regulation 3 of
this Annex the control of discharges of
residues of NLS or ballast water, tank
washings or other mixtures containing
such substances shall be in compliance
with the following requirements:
 ANNEX II (OPERATIONAL
DISCHARGE OF RESIDUES OF NLS)
• Discharge Provisions:
– The discharge into the sea of residues of
substances assigned to category X, Y or Z or
of those provisionally assessed as such or
ballast water, tank washings or other mixtures
containing such substances shall be
prohibited unless such discharges are made
in full compliance with the applicable
operational requirements contained in this
Annex.
ANNEX II (OPERATIONAL DISCHARGE
OF RESIDUES OF NLS)
– Before any prewash or discharge procedure is
carried out in accordance with this regulation, the
relevant tank shall be emptied to the maximum
extent in accordance with the procedures
prescribed in the Manual.
– The carriage of substance which has not been
categorized, provisionally assessed or evaluated
as referred to in regulation 6 of this Annex or of
ballast water, tank washings or other mixtures
containing such residues shall be prohibited along
with any consequential discharge of such
substances into the sea.
 ANNEX II (OPERATIONAL
DISCHARGE OF RESIDUES OF NLS)
• Discharge Standards:
• Where the provisions of this regulation
allow the discharge into the sea of residues
of substances in category X, Y, or Z or of
those provisionally assessed as such or
ballast water, tank washings or other
mixtures containing such substances the
following discharge standards shall apply:
 ANNEX II (OPERATIONAL
DISCHARGE OF RESIDUES OF NLS)
– The ship is proceeding enroute to a speed of
at least 7 knots in the case of self propelled
ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships
which are not self propelled;

– The discharge is made below the waterline

through the underwater discharge outlet/s not
exceeding the maximum rate for which the
underwater discharge outlet/s is/are designed;
and
 ANNEX II (OPERATIONAL
DISCHARGE OF RESIDUES OF NLS)
– The discharge is made at a distance of not
less than 12 NM from the nearest land in a
depth of water not less than 25 metres.
 ANNEX II (OPERATIONAL
DISCHARGE OF RESIDUES OF NLS)
• Ventilation of Cargo Residues:
• Ventilation procedures approved by the
Administration may be used to remove cargo
residues from a tank. Such procedures shall
be in accordance with appendix 7 of this
Annex. Any water subsequently introduced
into the tank shall be regarded as clean and
shall not be subject to the discharge
requirements in this Annex.
 ANNEX II (OPERATIONAL
DISCHARGE OF RESIDUES OF NLS)
• Exemption for a prewash:
• On request of the ship’s master an
exemption for a prewash may be granted by
the Government of the receiving party,
where it is satisfied that:
– The unloading tank is to be reloaded with the
same substance or another substance
compatible with the previous one and that the
tank will not be washed or ballasted prior to
loading; or
 ANNEX II (OPERATIONAL
DISCHARGE OF RESIDUES OF NLS)
– The unloaded tank is neither washed nor
ballasted at sea. The prewash in accordance
with the applicable paragraph of this regulation
shall be carried out at another port provided that
it has been confirmed in writing that reception
facility at that port is available and is adequate
for such a purpose; or
– The cargo residues will be removed by a
ventilation procedure approved by the
Administration in accordance with the appendix
7 of this Annex.
 Discharge of residues of
Category X
• Subject to the provision of paragraph 1,
the following provisions shall apply:
– A tank from which a substance in category X
has been unloaded, shall be prewashed
before the ship leaves the port of unloading.
The resulting residues shall be discharged to
a reception facility until the concentration of
the substance in the effluent to such facility,
 Discharge of residues of
Category X
– as indicated by analyses of samples of the
effluent taken by the surveyor, is at or below
0.1% by weight, when the required
concentration level has been achieved,
remaining tank washing shall continue to be
discharged to the reception facility until the
tank is empty. Appropriate entries of these
operations shall be made in the cargo record
book and endorsed by the surveyor referred
to in regulation 16.1.
 Discharge of residues of
Category X
– Any water subsequently introduced into the tank
may be discharged into the sea in accordance
with the discharge standards in regulation 13.2.
– Where the Government of the receiving party is
satisfied that it is impracticable to measure the
concentration of the substance in the effluent
without causing undue delay to the ship, that
party may accept an alternative procedure as
being equivalent to obtain concentration in
regulation 13.6.1.1 provided that:
Discharge of residues of
Category X
• The tank is prewashed in accordance with
a procedure approved by the
Administration in compliance with appendix
6 of this Annex; and
• Appropriate entries shall be made in the
Cargo Record Book and endorsed by the
surveyor referred to in regulation 16.1.
 Discharge of residues of
Category Y & Z
• Subject to the provision of paragraph 1,
the following provisions shall apply:
– With respect to the residue discharge
procedures for substances in category Y or Z
the discharge standards in regulation 13.2
shall apply.
Discharge of residues of Category Y & Z
– If the unloading of a substance of category Y or Z
is not carried out in accordance with the manual, a
prewash shall be carried out before the ship leaves
the port of unloading, unless alternative measures
are taken to the satisfaction of the surveyor
referred to in regulation 16.1 of the Annex to
remove the cargo residues from the ship to
quantities specified in this Annex. The resulting
tank washings of the prewash shall be discharged
to a reception facility at the port of unloading or
another port with a suitable reception facility
provided that it has been confirmed in writing that a
reception facility at that port is available and is
adequate for such a purpose.
 Discharge of residues of Category
Y&Z
• For High viscosity or solidifying substances
in category Y the following shall apply:
– A prewash procedure as specified in appendix 6
shall be applied;
– The residue/water mixture generated during the
prewash shall be discharged to a reception
facility until the tank is empty; and
– Any water subsequently introduced into tank
may be discharged into the sea in accordance
with the discharge standards in regulation 13.2.
 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR BALLASTING & DEBALLASTING
• After unloading, and, if required, after a prewash, a
cargo tank may be ballasted. Procedure for the
discharge of such ballast are set out in regulation
13.2.
• Ballast introduced into a cargo tank which has
been washed to such an extent that the ballast
contains less than 1 ppm of the substance
previously carried, may be discharged into the sea
without regard to the discharge rate, ship’s speed
and discharge outlet location, provided that the
ship is not less than 12NM from the nearest land
and in water that is not less than 25m deep.
Discharge in the Antarctic Area
• Any discharge into the sea of NLS or
mixtures containing such substances is
prohibited.
 Procedure and Arrangements
Manual
• Every ship certified to carry substances of
category X, Y or Z shall have on board a
Manual approved by the Administration. The
Manual shall have a standard format in
compliance with appendix 4 to this Annex. In
the case of a ship engaged in international
voyages on which the language used is not
English, French or Spanish, the text shall
include a translation into one of these
languages.
 Procedure and Arrangements
Manual
• The main purpose of the Manual is to
identify for the ship’s officers the physical
arrangements and all the operational
procedures with respect to cargo handling,
tank cleaning, slops handling and cargo
tank ballasting and deballasting which
must be followed in order to comply with
the requirements of this Annex.
 CARGO RECORD BOOK
• Every ship to which this Annex applies shall
be provided with a Cargo Record Book,
whether as part of the ship’s official log
book or otherwise, in the form specified in
appendix 2 to this Annex.
• After completion of any operation specified
in appendix 2 to this Annex, the operation
shall be promptly recorded in the Cargo
Record Book.
 CARGO RECORD BOOK
• In the event of an accidental discharge of
a NLS or a mixture containing such a
substance or a discharge under the
provisions of regulation 3 of this Annex, an
entry shall be made in the CRB stating the
circumstances of, and the reason for, the
discharge.
 CARGO RECORD BOOK
• Each entry shall be signed by the officer or
officers in charge of operation concerned and
each page shall be signed by the master of the
ship. The entries in the CRB, for ships holding
an IPP Certificate for the carriage of NLS in
Bulk, or a certificate referred to in regulation 7
of this Annex shall be at least in English,
French or Spanish. Where entries in an Official
language of the state whose flag the ship is
entitled to fly are also used, this shall prevail in
case of a dispute or discrepancy.
 CARGO RECORD BOOK
• The CRB shall be readily available for
inspection.
• Certified copy by the master shall be
admissible in the court as true copy
instead of causing undue delay to the ship
for the purpose of inspection of the original
CRB.
 PSC ON OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
• A ship when in a port of another party is
subject to inspection by officers duly
authorized by such party concerning
operational requirements under this
Annex, where there are clear grounds for
believing that the master or crew are not
familiar with essential shipboard
procedures relating to the prevention of
pollution by NLS.
 PSC ON OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
• In the circumstances given in paragraph
9.1 (above) of this regulation, the party
shall take such steps as will ensure that
the ship shall not sail until the situation has
been brought to order in accordance with
the requirements of this Annex.
 SMPEP
• SMPEP for NLS
• Every ship of 150 GRT and above certified to
carry NLS in bulk shall carry on board a
SMPEP for NLS approved by the
Administration.
• Such a plan shall be based on the
Guidelines developed by the IMO and written
in a working language or languages
understood by the master and officers.
 SMPEP
• The plan shall consist at least of:
– The procedure to be followed by the master or
other person having charge of the ship to
report a NLS pollution incident, as required in
article 8 and protocol 1 of the present
convention, based on guidelines developed by
IMO;
– The list of authorities or persons to be
contacted in the event of a NLS pollution
incident;
 SMPEP
– A detailed description of the action to be
taken immediately by person on board to
reduce or control the discharge of NLS
following the incident; and
– The procedure and point of contact on the
ship for coordinating shipboard action with
national and local authorities in combating the
pollution.
 SMPEP
• In the case of ships to which regulation 37
of Annex I of the convention also applies,
such a plan may be combined with the
SOPEP required under regulation 37 of
Annex I of the convention. In this case, the
title of such a plan shall be SMPEP.
 RECEPTION FACILITIES
• Reception facilities and cargo unloading
terminals arrangements:
• The Government of each party to the
Convention undertakes to ensure the
provision of reception facilities according
to the needs of ships using its ports,
terminals or repair ports as follows:
 RECEPTION FACILITIES
– Ports and terminals involved in ships’ cargo
handling shall have adequate facilities for the
reception of residues and mixtures containing
such residues of NLS resulting from
compliance with this Annex, without undue
delay for the ships involved.
– Ship repair ports undertaking repairs of NLS
Tankers shall provide facilities adequate for
the reception of residues and mixtures
containing NLS for ships calling at that port.
 RECEPTION FACILITIES
• The Government of each party shall
determine the types of facilities provided
for the purpose of paragraph 1 of this
regulation at each cargo loading and
unloading port, terminal and ship repair
port in its territories and notify the IMO
thereof.
 RECEPTION FACILITIES
• The Governments of Parties to the convention,
the coastlines of which border on any given
special area, shall collectively agree and
establish a date by which time the requirement
of paragraph 1 of this regulation will be fulfilled
and from which the requirements of the
applicable paragraphs of regulation 13 in
respect of that area shall take effect and notify
the IMO of the date so established at least Six
months in advance of that date. The IMO shall
then promptly notify all parties of that date.
 RECEPTION FACILITIES
• The Government of each party to the
Convention shall undertake to ensure that
cargo unloading terminals shall provide
arrangements to facilitate stripping of cargo
tanks of ships unloading NLS at these
terminals. Cargo hoses and piping systems
of the terminal, containing NLS received
from ships unloading these substances at
the terminal, shall not be drained back to the
ship.
 RECEPTION FACILITIES
• Each party shall notify the IMO, for
transmission to the parties concerned, of
any case where facilities required under
paragraph 1 or arrangements required
under paragraph 3 of this regulation are
alleged to be inadequate.
 PREWASH PROCEDURES
• For ships build before 1 July 1994
• A prewash procedure is required in order
to meet certain Annex II requirements.
This appendix explains how these
prewash procedures shall be performed.
 PREWASH PROCEDURES
• PREWASH Procedure for Non-solidifying
Substances:
– Tanks shall be washed by means of a rotatory
water jet, operated at sufficiently high water
pressure. In the case of Category X
substances cleaning machines shall be
operated in such locations that all tank
surfaces are washed. In the case of Category
Y substances only one location need be used.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– During washing the amount of water in the
tank shall be minimized by continuously
pumping out the slops and promoting flow to
the suction point (positive list and trim).
– If this condition cannot be met the washing
procedure shall be repeated three times, with
thorough stripping of the tank between
washings.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– Those substances which have a viscosity equal or
greater than 50 mpa.s at 20O C shall be washed
with hot water (temperature at least 60O C), unless
the properties of such substances make the
washing less effective.
– The number of cycles of cleaning machine used
shall not be less than that specified in table 6-1. A
cleaning machine cycle is defined as the period
between the two consecutive identical orientations
of the tank cleaning machine (rotation through
360O C).
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– After washing, the tank cleaning machine/s
shall be kept operating long enough to flush the
pipeline, pump and filter, and discharge to
shore reception facilities shall be continued until
the tank is empty.
• Prewash procedure for Solidifying
Substances:
– Tanks shall be washed as soon as possible
after unloading. If possible tanks shall be
heated prior to washing.
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– Residues in hatches and manholes shall
preferably be removed prior to the prewash.
– Tanks shall be washed by means of a rotatory
water jet operated at sufficiently high water
pressure and in locations to ensure that all
surfaces are washed.
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– During washing the amount of water in the tank
shall be minimized by pumping out slops
continuously and promoting flow to the suction
point (positive list and trim).
– If this condition cannot be met, the washing
procedure shall be repeated three times with
thorough stripping of the tank between
washings.
– Tanks shall be washed with hot water
(temperature at least 60O C) unless the
properties of such substances make the
washing less effective.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– The number of cycles of the cleaning machine
used shall not be less than that specified in table
6-1. A cleaning machine cycle is defined as the
period between two consecutive identical
orientations of the machine (rotation through
360O ).
– After washing, the cleaning machine/s shall be
kept operating long enough to flush the pipeline,
pump and filter, and discharge to shore reception
facilities shall be continued until the tank is empty.
 PREWASH PROCEDURES
• For ships build on or after 1 July 1994 and
recommendatory for ships built before 1
July 1994:
• A prewash procedure is required in order to
meet certain Annex II requirements. This
appendix explains how these prewash
procedures shall be performed and how the
minimum volumes of washing media to be
used shall be determined.
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• Smaller volumes of washing media may be
used based on actual verification testing to
the satisfaction of the Administration.
Where reduced volumes are approved an
entry to that effect must be recorded in the
Manual.
• If the medium other than water is used for
the prewash, the provisions regulation
13.5.1 apply.
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• PREWASH procedures for Non-Solidifying
Substances without recycling.
– Tanks shall be washed be means of a rotatory
jet/s, operated at sufficiently high water
pressure. In the case of Category X
substances cleaning machine shall be
operated in such locations that all tank
surfaces are washed. In the case of Category
Y substances only one location need be used.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– During washing the amount of liquid in the tank
shall be minimized by continuously pumping out
slops and promoting flow to the suction point.
– If this condition cannot be met, the washing
procedure shall be repeated three time, with
thorough stripping of the tank between washings.
– Those substances which have a viscosity equal to
or greater than 50 mpa.s at 20O C shall be washed
with hot water (temperature at least 60O C), unless
the properties of such substances make the
washing less effective.
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– The quantities of wash water used shall be
not less than those specified in paragraph 20
or determined according to paragraph 21.
– After prewashing the tanks and lines shall be
thoroughly stripped.
– Tanks shall be washed as soon as possible
after unloading. If possible, tanks should be
heated prior to washing.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– Residues in hatches and manholes should
preferably be removed prior to the prewash.
– Tanks shall be washed by means of rotatory
jet/s operated at sufficiently high water
pressure and in locations to ensure that all
tanks surfaces are washed.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– During washing the amount of liquid in the tank shall
be minimized by pumping out slops continuously
and promoting flow to the suction point.
– If this condition cannot be met, the washing
procedure shall be repeated three times with
thorough stripping of the tank between washings.
– Tanks shall be washed with hot water (temperature
at least 60O C), unless the properties of such
substances make the washing less effective.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– The quantities of wash water used shall not
be less than those specified in paragraph 20
or determined according to paragraph 21.
– After prewashing the tanks and lines shall be
thoroughly stripped.
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• PREWASH procedures with recycling of
the washing medium:
– Washing with a recycled washing medium may
be adopted for the purpose of washing more
than one cargo tank. In determining the
quantity, due regard must be given to the
expected amount of residues in the tanks and
properties of the washing medium and whether
any initial rinse or flushing is employed.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– Unless sufficient data are provided, the
calculated end concentration of cargo
residues in the washing medium shall not
exceed 5% based on nominal stripping
quantities.
– The recycled washing medium shall only be
used for washing tanks having contained the
same or similar substance.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– A quantity of washing medium sufficient to
allow continuous washing shall be added to
the tank or tanks to be washed.
– All tank surfaces shall be washed by means
of a rotatory jet/s operated at sufficiently high
pressure. The recycling of the washing
medium may either be within the tank to be
washed or via another tank, e.g. a slop tank.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– The washing shall be continued until the
accumulated throughput is not less than that
corresponding to the relevant quantities given in
paragraph 20 or determined according to
paragraph 21.
– Solidifying substances and substances with
viscosity equal or greater than 50 mpa.s at 20O C
shall be washed with hot water (temperature at
least 60O C) when water is used as the washing
medium, unless the properties of such substances
make the washing less effective.
PREWASH PROCEDURES
– After completing the tank washing with
recycling to the extent specified in paragraph
17, the washing medium shall be discharged
and the tank thoroughly stripped. Thereafter,
the tank shall be subjected to a rinse, using
clean washing medium, with continuous
drainage and discharged to a reception
facility. The rinse shall as a minimum cover
the tank bottom and be sufficient to flush the
pipelines, pump and filter.
VENTILATION PROCEDURES
• Cargo residues of substances with a
vapour pressure greater than 5 Kpa at 20O
C may be removed from a cargo tank by
ventilation.
• Before residues of NLS are ventilated from
a tank the safety hazards relating to cargo
flammability and toxicity shall be
considered.
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• With regard to safety aspects, the
operational requirements for openings in
cargo tanks in SOLAS 74, as amended,
the International Bulk Chemical Code, the
Bulk Chemical Code, and the ventilation
procedure in the International Chamber of
Shipping (ICS) Tanker Safety Guide
(chemicals) should be consulted.
VENTILATION PROCEDURES
• Port authorities may also have regulations
on cargo tank ventilation.
• The procedures for ventilation of cargo
residues from a tank are as follows:
– The pipeline shall be drained and further cleared
of liquid by means of ventilation equipment;
– The list and trim shall be adjusted to the
minimum levels possible so that evaporation of
residues in the tanks is enhanced;
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– Ventilation equipment producing an airjet
which can reach the tank bottom shall be
used.
– Ventilation equipment shall be placed in the
tank opening closest to the tank sump or
suction point;
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– Ventilation equipment shall, when practicable,
be positioned so that the airjet is directed at
the tank sump or suction point and
impingement of the airjet on tank structural
members is to be avoided as much as
possible; and
– Ventilation shall continue until no visible
remains of liquid can be observed in the tank.
This shall be verified by a visual examination
or an equivalent method.