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148(54) Revised Guidelines for the transport of vegetable oils in deeptanks or in independent tanks specially designed for the carriage of such vegetable oils in general dry cargo ships
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REVISED GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSPORT OF VEGETABLE OILS IN DEEPTANKS OR IN INDEPENDENT TANKS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE CARRIAGE OF SUCH VEGETABLE OILS IN GENERAL DRY CARGO SHIPS

 

 

THE MARINE ENVIRONMENTPROTECTION COMMITTEE,

 

RECALLINGarticle38(a)oftheConventionontheInternationalMaritimeOrganization concerningthefunctionoftheCommitteeconferreduponitbyinternationalconventionsforthe prevention and controlofmarinepollution,

 

RECALLINGALSOresolutionMEPC.118(52)bywhichitadoptedtherevisedAnnexII

oftheInternationalConventionforthePreventionofPollutionfromShips,1973,asmodifiedby the Protocol of 1978 relatingthereto (hereinafter referred to as `MARPOL 73/78’),

 

RECALLINGFURTHERresolutionMEPC.119(52)bywhichitadoptedamendmentsto

the  International  Code  for  the  Construction  and  Equipment  of  Ships  Carrying  Dangerous

Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code),

 

CONSIDERING  that  the  Maritime  Safety  Committee,  at  its  seventy-second  session, considered  and  approved  the  proposed  amendments  to  the  IBC  Code  with  a  view  to  adoption under  the  provisions  of  the  International  Convention  for  the  Safety  of  Life  at  Sea,  1974 (1974 SOLAS Convention),

 

RECOGNIZINGthecurrentpracticesforthetransportofvegetableoilsindeeptanksin general dry cargo ships,

 

RECOGNIZING  ALSO  the  current  practices  of  the  transport  of  vegetable  oils  in independenttanksspeciallydesignedtocarrythesevegetableoilsonboardofgeneraldrycargo ships,

 

NOTINGtheneedforthecontinuationofthecurrentmodeoftransportofthesevegetable oils   on   specifically   identified   trades,   where   the   lack   of   availability   of   NLS   tankers is demonstrated,

 

BEINGCONVINCEDthatadequateprecautionisneededtoprovidetheprotectionofthe marine environment at the level as required by Annex II of MARPOL 73/78, as amended,

 

1.         ADOPTS  the  revised  Guidelines  for  the  transport  of  vegetable  oils  in  deeptanks  or  in independenttanksspeciallydesignedforthecarriageofsuchvegetableoilsingeneraldrycargo ships, the text of which is set out in the Annex to this resolution;

 

2.         INVITESthePartiestonotethattherevisedGuidelinessupersedetheGuidelinesadopted

by resolution MEPC.120(52) on 15 October 2004; and

 

3.         INVITES  ALSO  the  Parties  to  note  that  the  revised  Guidelines  shall  take  effect on 1 January 2007.

 

 

 

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1 Preamble

 

1.1       The Guidelines have been developed to allow general dry cargo ships, which are currently certifiedtocarryvegetableoilinbulk,tocontinuetocarrythesevegetableoilsonspecifictrades. These Guidelines only apply under the following conditions:

 

.1         the  vegetable  oils  are  carried  in  deeptanks  or  independent  tanks  in  general  dry cargo   ships   specifically   designed   for   the   carriage   of   such   oils   under   an NLS Certificate issued before 1 January 2007;

 

.2         the  products  allowed  to  be  carried  are  restricted  to  those  unmodified  vegetable oils  (primarily  triglycerides)  which  are  listed  in  the  IBC  Code,  identified  by  a footnote (k) in columne ; and

 

.3         the   ship    complies    with   all    discharge   requirements    under   Annex   II   to

MARPOL 73/78.

 

1.2       The  Guidelines  have  been  developed  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  set  forth  in regulation  11.2  of  Annex  II  to  MARPOL  73/78  and  in  recognition  of  the  need  for  standards, which  provide  an  alternative  to  the  International  Code  for  the  Construction  and  Equipment  of Ship Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk.

 

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2 Carriage in deeptanks

 

2.1       AnAdministrationmaygrantarelaxationforthecarriagerequirements,asrequiredby theIBCCode,whenvegetableoilsarecarriedindeeptanksingeneraldrycargoshipsbetween Statesfor whichitisdemonstratedthat,asaresultoftheirgeographicallocation,thetransportof vegetable oils  from  the  exporting  State  to  the  receiving  State  would  not  be  viable  using  NLS tankersasrequiredbyAnnexIItoMARPOL73/78.   Thisrelaxationshallbeendorsedonthe ship's Certificate. Such relaxation shall be communicated to the IMO by the Administration.

 

2.2       Everygeneraldrycargoship,fallingunderparagraph2ofthe Guidelines,shallbesubject to  Annex  II  to  MARPOL  73/78  regarding  the  discharge  requirements  and  the  carriage  of  a Manualandshallbecertifiedtocarryvegetableoilsbymeansoftheissueofacertificateunder regulation 10.1 of that Annex.

 

2.3       Beforegrantingarelaxation,theAdministrationshallreceiveaconfirmationinwriting that  both  the  Government  of  the  country  of  loading  and  the  Government  of  the  country  of unloading concur with the proposed relaxation.  These confirmationsshall be retained on board.

 

 

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3 Carriage in independent tanks

  

 

3.1       AnAdministrationmaygrantarelaxationforthecarriagerequirementsasrequiredbythe IBC  Code  when  vegetable  oils  are  carried  in  independent  tanks  in  general  dry  cargo  ships speciallydesignedforthecarriageofthesevegetableoils.   Thisrelaxationshallbeendorsedon the ship's Certificate.  Such relaxation shall be communicated to the IMO by the Administration.

 

3.2       The following criteria on construction and trade for such relaxation shall apply:

 

.1         the independent tanks shall be situated at least 760 mmfrom the shell plating; and

 

.2         such carriage of vegetable oils shall be restrictedto specifically identified trades.

 

3.3       Everygeneraldrycargoshipfallingunderparagraph3oftheGuidelinesshallbesubject to  Annex  II  to  MARPOL  73/78  regarding  the  discharge  requirements  and  the  carriage  of  a Manualandshallbecertifiedtocarryvegetableoilsbymeansoftheissueofacertificateunder regulation 10.1 of that Annex.

 

3.4       Beforegrantingarelaxation,theAdministrationshallreceiveaconfirmationinwriting that  both  the  Government  of  the  country  of  loading  and  the  Government  of  the  country  of unloading concur with the proposed relaxation.  These confirmationsshall be retained on board.

 

 

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