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Major conversion:

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means a conversion of a ship:

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which substantially alters the dimensions or carrying capacity of the ship; or

.2 which changes the type of the ship; or

.3 the intent of which in the opinion of the Administration is substantially to prolong its life; or

.4 which otherwise so alters the ship that, if it were a new ship, it would become subject to relevant provisions of the present

Convention not applicable to it as an existing ship .

. 2 Notwithstanding the provisions of this definition:

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conversion of an oil tanker of 20,000 tons deadweight and above delivered on or before 1st June 1982, as defined in regulation 1.28.3, to meet the requirements of regulation 18 of this Annex shall not be deemed to constitute a major conversion for the purposes of this

Annex; and

.2 conversion of an oil tanker delivered before 6th July 1996, as defined in regulation 1.28.5, to meet the requirements of regulation 19 or 20

of this Annex shall not be deemed to constitute a major conversion for the purpose of this Annex.

10 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 purposes 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:

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latitude 11° 00' S, longitude 142° 08' E, to a point in latitude 10° 35' S, longitude 141 o 55' E, thence to a point latitude 10° 00' S, longitude 142° 00' E, thence to a point latitude go 10' S, longitude 143° 52' E, thence to a point latitude go 00' S, longitude 144° 30' E, thence to a point latitude 10° 41' S, longitude 145° 00' E, thence to a point latitude 13° 00' S, longitude 145° 00' E, thence to a point latitude 15° 00' S, longitude 146° 00' E,

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE thence to a point latitude 17° 30' S, longitude 147° 00'

thence to a point latitude 21° 00' S, longitude 152° 55' E, thence to a point latitude 24° 30' S, longitude 154° 00'

thence to a point on the coast of Australia in latitude 24° 42' S, longitude 153° 15' E.

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Special area means a sea area where for recognised technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by oil is required.

For the purposes of this Annex, the special areas are defined as follows:

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the Mediterranean Sea area means the Mediterranean Sea proper including the gulfs and seas therein with the boundary between the

Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the 41 o N parallel and bounded to the west by the Straits of Gibraltar at the meridian of 005 o 36'W;

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the Baltic Sea area means the Baltic Sea proper with the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of the Skaw in the Skagerrak at 57° 44.8' N;

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the Black Sea area means the Black Sea proper with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the parallel 41° N;

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the Red Sea area means the Red Sea proper including the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba bounded at the south by the rhumb line between Ras si Ane

(12° 28.5' N, 043° 19.6' E) and Husn Murad (12° 40.4' N, 043° 30.2' E);

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the Gulfs area means the sea area located north-west of the rhumb line between Ras al Hadd (22° 30' N, 059° 48' E) and Ras AI Fasteh

(25° 04' N, 061 o 25' E);

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the Gulf of Aden area means that part of the Gulf of Aden between the

Red Sea and the Arabian Sea bounded to the west by the rhumb line between Ras si Ane (12° 28.5' N, 043° 19.6' E) and Husn Murad

(12° 40.4' N, 043° 30.2' E) and to the east by the rhumb line between

Ras Asir [11 o 50' N1 051 o 16.9' E) and the Ras Fartak (15° 35' N, 052°

13.8' E);

. 7 the Antarctic area means the sea area south of latitude 60° S; and 2666

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.8 the North West European waters include the North Sea and its approaches, the Irish Sea and its approaches, the Celtic Sea, the English Channel and its approaches and part of the North East Atlantic immediately to the west of Ireland. The area is bounded by lines joining the following points:

48 o 27' N on the French coast 48° 27' N; 006° 25' W

49° 52' N; 007° 44' W

50° 30' N; 012° W

56° 30' N; 012° W

62° N; 003° W

62 o N on the Norwegian coast 57° 44.8' N on the Danish and Swedish coasts

.9 the Oman area of the Arabian Sea means the sea area enclosed by the following coordinates:

22° 30.00' N; 059° 48.00' E

23° 47.27' N; 060° 35.73' E zzo 40.62' N; 062° 25.29' E

21 o 47.40' N; 063° 22.22' E zoo 30.37' N; 062° 52.41' E

19° 45.90' N; 062° 25.97' E

18° 49.92' N; 062° 02.94' E

17° 44.36' N; 061 o 05.53' E

16° 43.71' N; 060° 25.62' E

16° 03.90' N; 059° 32.24' E

15° 15.20' N; 058° 58.52' E

14° 36.93' N; 058° 10.23' E

14° 18.93' N; 057° 27.03' E

14° 11.53' N; 056° 53.75' E

13° 53.80' N; 056° 19.24' E

13° 45.86' N; 055° 54.53' E

14° 27.38' N; 054° 51.42' E

14° 40.10' N; 054° 27.35' E

14° 46.21' N; 054° 08.56' E

15° 20.74' N; 053° 38.33' E

15° 48.69' N; 053° 32.07' E

16° 23.02' N; 053° 14.82' E

16° 39.0'6 N; 053° 06.52' E

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Instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content means the rate of discharge of oil in litres per hour at any instant divided by the speed of the ship in knots at the same instant.

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Tank means an enclosed space which is formed by the permanent structure of a ship and which is designed for the carriage of liquid in bulk.

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Wing tank means any tank adjacent to the side shell plating.

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Centre tank means any tank inboard of a longitudinal bulkhead.

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Slop tank means a tank specifically designated for the collection of tank drainings, tank washings and other oily mixtures.

17 Clean ballast means the ballast in a tank which, since oil was last carried therein, has been so cleaned that effluent therefrom if it were discharged from a ship which is stationary into clean calm water on a clear day would not produce visible traces of oil on the surface of the water or on adjoining shorelines or cause a sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath the surface of the water or upon adjoining shorelines. If the ballast is discharged through an oil discharge monitoring and control system approved by the Administration, evidence based on such a system to the effect that the oil content of the effluent did not exceed 15 parts per million shall be determinative that the ballast was clean, notwithstanding the presence of visible traces.

18 Segregated ballast means the ballast water introduced into a tank which is completely separated from the cargo oil and oil fuel system and which is permanently allocated to the carriage of ballast or to the carriage of ballast or cargoes other than oil or noxious liquid substances as variously defined in the

Annexes of the present Convention.

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Length (LJ means 96% of the total length on a waterline at 85% of the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel, or the length from the foreside of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline, if that be greater. In ships designed with a rake of keel the waterline on which this length is measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline. The length (L) shall be measured in metres.

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