annex 1 and 2 definitions (cargo prelim)

Question 1

means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products
(other than those petrochemicals which are subject to the provisions of Annex I of the present Convention)
and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes the substances listed in appendix I to this Annex.

Answer 1

Oil

Question 2

means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth whether or not treated
to render it suitable for transportation

Answer 2

Crude oil

Question 3

means a mixture with any oil content.

Answer 3

Oily mixture

Question 4

means any oil used as fuel in connection with the propulsion and auxiliary machinery of the ship
in which such oil is carried.

Answer 4

Oil fuel

Question 5

means a ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces and
includes combination carriers, any “NLS tanker” as defined in Annex Il of the present Convention and any gas
carrier as defined in regulation II-1/3.20 of SOLAS 74 (as amended), when carrying a cargo or part cargo of oil
in bulk.

Answer 5

Oil tanker

Question 6

means an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil.

Answer 6

Crude oil tanker

Question 7

means an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil.

Answer 7

Product carrier

Question 8

means a ship designed to carry either oil or solid cargoes in bulk.

Answer 8

Combination carrier

Question 9

means a conversion of a ship:
which substantially alters the dimensions or carrying capacity of the ship; or
which changes the type of the ship; or

Answer 9

Major conversion:

Question 10

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 _ off the northeastern coast of Australia shall mean from a line
drawn from a point on the coast of Australia in:

Answer 10

“from the nearest land”

Question 11

means a sea area where for recognized 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.

Answer 11

Special area

Question 12

means the _ proper including the gulfs and seas
therein with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the 41° N
parallel and bounded to the west by the Straits of Gibraltar at the meridian of 005°36’ W;

Answer 12

Mediterranean Sea area

Question 13

means the _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;

Answer 13

Baltic Sea area

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Black Sea area

Question 15

means the _ proper including the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba bounded at the
south by the rhumb line between as si Ane (12°28’5 N, 043°19’.6 E) and Husn Murad (12°40’.4 N,
043°30’2 E);

Answer 15

Red Sea area

Question 16

means the sea area located north-west of the rhumb line between as al Hadd
(22°30’ N, 059°48’ E) and Ras al Fasteh (25°04’ N, 061°25’ E);

Answer 16

Gulfs area

Question 17

means that part of the _ between the Red Sea and the Arabian
Sea bounded to the west by the rhumb line between as 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 as Asir (11°50’ N,
051°16.9 E) and the as Fartak (15°35’ N, 052°13.8 E);

Answer 17

Gulf of Aden area

Question 18

means the sea area south of latitude 60° S;

Answer 18

Antarctic area

Question 19

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

Answer 19

North West European waters

Question 20

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
22°40’62 N: 062°25’29 E
21°47’40 N: 063°22’22 E
20°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°05.53 E
1643.71 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°27135 F
14°46.21 N: 054°08’56 E
15°20’74 N; 053°38.33 E
15°48.69 N: 053°32.07 E
16072’02 N* 052°14’82 F

Answer 20

Oman area of the Arabian Sea

Question 21

means the sea area enclosed by the following coordinates:
31°14’ S: 017°50’ F
31°30’ S; 017°12’ E
32°00’ S; 017°06’ E
32°32’ S; 016°52’ E
34°06’ S; 017°24’ E
36°58’ S; 020°54’ E
36°00’ S: 022°30’ E
35°14’ S; 022°54’ E
34°30’ S; 026°00’ E
33°48’ S: 027°25’ E
33°27’ S; 027°12’ E

Answer 21

Southern South African waters

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

Instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content

Question 23

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.

Answer 23

Tank

Question 24

means any tank adjacent to the side shell plating.

Answer 24

Wing tank

Question 25

means any tank inboard of a longitudinal bulkhead.

Answer 25

Centre tank

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Slop tank

Question 27

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 ppm shall be determinative that the ballast was clean, notwithstanding the presence of visible traces.

Answer 27

Clean ballast

Question 28

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.

Answer 28

Segregated ballast

Question 29

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.

Answer 29

Length (L)

Question 30

shall be taken at the forward and after ends of the length (L). The forward perpendicular shall coincide with the foreside of the stem on the waterline on which the length is measured.

Answer 30

Forward and after perpendiculars

Question 31

is at the middle of the length (L)

Answer 31

Amidships

Question 32

means the maximum breadth of the ship, measured amidships to the moulded line of the frame in a ship with a metal shell and to the outer surface of the hull in a ship with a shell of any other material. shall be measured in metres.

Answer 32

Breadth (B)

Question 33

means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a ship in water of a relative density of 1.025 at the load waterline corresponding to the assigned summer freeboard and the lightweight of the ship.

Answer 33

Deadweight (DW)

Question 34

means the displacement of a ship in tonnes without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and feed water in tanks, consumable stores, and passengers and crew and their effects.

Answer 34

Lightweight

Question 35

means the ratio of the volume within that space which is assumed to be occupied by water to the total volume of that space.

Answer 35

Permeability of a space

Question 36

shall be calculated in all cases to moulded lines.

Answer 36

Volumes and areas in a ship

Question 37

means the day and the month of each year, which will correspond to the date of expiry of the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate.

Answer 37

Anniversary date

Question 38

means parts of oil per million parts of water by volume.

Answer 38

Parts per million (ppm)

Question 39

means a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction.

Answer 39

Constructed

Question 40

means the residual waste oil products generated during the normal operation of a ship such as those resulting from the purification of fuel or lubricating oil for main or auxiliary machinery, separated waste oil from oil filtering equipment, waste oil collected in drip trays, and waste hydraulic and lubricating oils.

Answer 40

Oil residue (sludge)

Question 41

means a tank which holds oil residue (sludge) from which sludge may be disposed directly through the standard discharge connection or any other approved means of disposal.

Answer 41

Oil residue (sludge) tank

Question 42

means water which may be contaminated by oil resulting from things such as leakage or maintenance work in machinery spaces. Any liquid entering the bilge system including bilge wells, bilge piping, tank top or bilge holding tanks is considered oily bilge water.

Answer 42

Oily bilge water

Question 43

means a tank collecting oily bilge water prior to its discharge, transfer or disposal.

Answer 43

Oily bilge water holding tank

Question 44

means a systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled.

Answer 44

Audit

Question 45

means the IMO Member State Audit Scheme established by the Organization and taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization.

Answer 45

Audit Scheme

Question 46

means the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) adopted by the Organization by resolution A.1070(28).

Answer 46

Code for Implementation

Question 47

Audit Standard means the Code for Implementation.

Answer 47

Audit Standard

Question 48

means a device or system, approved by the Administration, used to electronically record the required entries for discharges, transfers and other operations as required under this Annex in lieu of a hard copy record book.

Answer 48

Electronic Record Book

Question 49

means a barge that: is not propelled by mechanical means; carries no oil (as defined in regulation 1.1 of this Annex); has no machinery fitted that may use oil or generate oil residue (sludge); has no oil fuel tank, lubricating oil tank, oily bilge water holding tank and oil residue (sludge) tank; and has neither persons nor living animals on board.

Answer 49

Unmanned non-self-propelled (UNSP) barge

Question 50

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

Answer 50

Anniversary date

Question 51

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.

Answer 51

Associated piping

Question 52

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 therefrom have been discharged and the tank emptied in accordance with the appropriate requirements of this Annex.

Answer 52

Clean ballast

Question 53

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.

Answer 53

Segregated ballast

Question 54

means the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization by resolution MEPC.20(22), as amended by the Organization, 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.

Answer 54

Bulk Chemical Code

Question 55

means the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization by resolution MEPC.19(22), as amended by the Organization, 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.

Answer 55

International Bulk Chemical Code

Question 56

means the charted depth.

Answer 56

Depth of water

Question 57

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.

Answer 57

En route

Question 58

are those having a vapour pressure not exceeding 0.28 MP absolute at a temperature of 37.8°C

Answer 58

Liquid substances

Question 59

means Procedures and Arrangements Manual in accordance with the model given in appendix IV of this Annex.

Answer 59

Manual

Question 60

means from the baseline from which the territorial sea in question is established in accordance with international law, except that, for the purposes of the present Convention "from the nearest land" off the northeastern coast of Australia shall mean from the line drawn from a point on the coast of Australia in: latitude 11°00' S, longitude 142°08' E to a point in latitude 10°35' S, longitude 141°55' E, thence to a point latitude 10°00' S, longitude 142°00' E, thence to a point latitude 09°10' S, longitude 143°52' E, thence to a point latitude 09°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, thence to a point latitude 17°30' S, longitude 147°00' E, thence to a point latitude 21°00' S, longitude 152°55' E, thence to a point latitude 24°30' S, longitude 154°00' E, thence to a point on the coast of Australia in latitude 24°42' S, longitude 153°15' E.

Answer 60

term "from the nearest land"

Question 61

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 regulation 6.3 as falling into category X, Y or Z

Answer 61

Noxious liquid substance

Question 62

means mL/m?.

Answer 62

ppm

Question 63

means any noxious liquid substance which remains for disposal.

Answer 63

Residue

Question 64

means residue to which water has been added for any purpose (e.g. tank cleaning, ballasting, bilge slops).

Answer 64

Residue/ water mixture

Question 65

means a ship the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction. 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: the ship is constructed before 1 July 1986; and the ship is certified under the Bulk Chemical Code to carry only those products identified by the Code as substances with pollution hazards only.

Answer 65

Ship constructed

Question 66

means the stage at which: construction identifiable with a specific ship begins; and assembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or one per cent of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less.

Answer 66

Similar stage of construction

Question 67

means a noxious liquid substance which: in the case of a substance with a melting point of less than 15°C, is at a temperature of less than 5°C above its melting point at the time of unloading; or in the case of a substance with a melting point of equal to or greater than 15°C, is at a temperature of less than 10°C above its melting point at the time of unloading.

Answer 67

Solidifying substance

Question 68

means a noxious liquid substance, which is not a solidifying substance

Answer 68

Non-solidifying substance

Question 69

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.

Answer 69

Chemical tanker

Question 70

means a ship constructed or adapted to carry a cargo of noxious liquid substances 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 noxious liquid substances in bulk.

Answer 70

NLS tanker

Question 71

means a noxious liquid substance in category X or Y with a viscosity equal to or greater than 50 mPa-s at the unloading temperature.

Answer 71

High-viscosity substance

Question 72

means a noxious liquid substance which is not a high-viscosity substance.

Answer 72

Low-viscosity substance

Question 73

means a systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled.

Answer 73

Audit

Question 74

means the IMO Member State Audit Scheme established by the Organization and taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization.

Answer 74

Audit Scheme

Question 75

means the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) adopted by the Organization by resolution A.1070(28).

Answer 75

Code for Implementation

Question 76

means the Code for Implementation.

Answer 76

Audit Standard

Question 77

means a device or system, approved by the Administration, used to electronically record the required entries for discharges, transfers and other operations as required under this Annex in lieu of a hard copy record book.

Answer 77

Electronic Record Book

Question 78

means a slick forming substance with the following properties: density: ≤ sea water (1025 kg/m' at 20°C); vapour pressure: < 0.3 kPa; solubility: ≤ 0.1% (for liquids) ≤ 10% (for solids); and kinematic viscosity: > 10 cSt at 20°C.

Answer 78

Persistent floater