MARPOL ANNEX 1
ANNEX I REGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION BY OIL
CHAPTER 6 RECEPTION FACILITIES
Regulation 38 Reception facilities
A. Reception facilities outside special areas
1 The Government of each Party to the present Convention undertakes to ensure the provision at oil loading terminals, repair ports, and in other ports in which ships have oily
residues to discharge, of facilities for the reception of such residues and oily mixtures as remain from oil tankers and other ships adequate* to meet the needs of the ships using
them without causing undue delay to ships.
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* See resolution MEPC.83(44) "Guidelines for ensuring the adequacy of port waste reception facilities".
2 Reception facilities in accordance with paragraph 1 of this regulation shall be provided in:
.1 all ports and terminals in which crude oil is loaded into oil tankers where such tankers have immediately prior to arrival completed a ballast voyage of not more than 72
hours or not more than 1,200 nautical miles;
.2 all ports and terminals in which oil other than crude oil in bulk is loaded at an average quantity of more than 1,000 tonnes per day;
.3 all ports having ship repair yards or tank cleaning facilities;
.4 all ports and terminals which handle ships provided with the oil residue (sludge) tank(s) required by regulation 12 of this Annex;
.5 all ports in respect of oily bilge waters and other residues that cannot be discharged in accordance with regulations 15 and 34 of this Annex; and
6 all loading ports for bulk cargoes in respect of oil residues from combination carriers which cannot be discharged in accordance with regulation 34 of this Annex.
3 The capacity for the reception facilities shall be as follows:
.1 Crude oil loading terminals shall have sufficient reception facilities to receive oil and oily mixtures which cannot be discharged in accordance with the provisions of
regulation 34.1 of this Annex from all oil tankers on voyages as described in paragraph 2.1 of this regulation.
regulation 34.1 of this Annex from all oil tankers on voyages as described in paragraph 2.1 of this regulation.
.2 Loading ports and terminals referred to in paragraph 2.2 of this regulation shall have sufficient reception facilities to receive oil and oily mixtures which cannot be
discharged in accordance with the provisions of regulation 34.1 of this Annex from oil tankers which load oil other than crude oil in bulk.
.3 All ports having ship repair yards or tank cleaning facilities shall have sufficient reception facilities to receive all residues and oily mixtures which remain on board for
disposal from ships prior to entering such yards or facilities.
.4 All facilities provided in ports and terminals under paragraph 2.4 of this regulation shall be sufficient to receive all residues retained according to regulation 12 of this
Annex from all ships that may reasonably be expected to call at such ports and terminals.
.5 All facilities provided in ports and terminals under this regulation shall be sufficient to receive oily bilge waters and other residues which cannot be discharged in
accordance with regulation 15 of this Annex.
.6 The facilities provided in loading ports for bulk cargoes shall take into account the special problems of combination carriers as appropriate.
B. Reception facilities within special areas
4 The Government of each Party to the present Convention the coastline of which borders on any given special area shall ensure that all oil loading terminals and repair ports
within the special area are provided with facilities adequate for the reception and treatment of all the dirty ballast and tank washing water from oil tankers. In addition all ports
within the special area shall be provided with adequate* reception facilities for other residues and oily mixtures from all ships. Such facilities shall have adequate capacity to meet
the needs of the ships using them without causing undue delay.
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* See resolution MEPC.83(44) "Guidelines for ensuring the adequacy of port waste reception facilities".
5 The Government of each Party to the present Convention having under its jurisdiction entrances to seawater courses with low depth contour which might require a reduction
of draught by the discharge of ballast shall ensure the provision of the facilities referred to in paragraph 4 of this regulation but with the proviso that ships required to discharge
slops or dirty ballast could be subject to some delay.
6 With regard to the Red Sea area, Gulfs area, Gulf of Aden area and Oman area of the Arabian Sea:
.1 Each Party concerned shall notify the Organization of the measures taken pursuant to provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5 of this regulation. Upon receipt of sufficient
notifications the Organization shall establish a date from which the discharge requirements of regulations 15 and 34 of this Annex in respect of the area in question
shall take effect. The Organization shall notify all Parties of the date so established no less than twelve months in advance of that date.
.2 During the period between the entry into force of the present Convention and the date so established, ships while navigating in the special area shall comply with the
requirements of regulations 15 and 34 of this Annex as regards discharges outside special areas.
.3 After such date oil tankers loading in ports in these special areas where such facilities are not yet available shall also fully comply with the requirements of regulations
15 and 34 of this Annex as regards discharges within special areas. However, oil tankers entering these special areas for the purpose of loading shall make every effort
to enter the area with only clean ballast on board.
.4 After the date on which the requirements for the special area in question take effect, each Party shall notify the Organization for transmission to the Parties concerned
of all cases where the facilities are alleged to be inadequate.
.5 At least the reception facilities as prescribed in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this regulation shall be provided one year after the date of entry into force of the present
Convention.
Convention.
7 Notwithstanding paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of this regulation, the following rules apply to the Antarctic area:
.1 The Government of each Party to the present Convention at whose ports ships depart en route to or arrive from the Antarctic area undertakes to ensure that as soon
as practicable adequate facilities are provided for the reception of all oil residue (sludge), dirty ballast, tank washing water, and other oily residues and mixtures from
all ships, without causing undue delay, and according to the needs of the ships using them.
.2 The Government of each Party to the present Convention shall ensure that all ships entitled to fly its flag, before entering the Antarctic area, are fitted with a tank or
tanks of sufficient capacity on board for the retention of all sludge, dirty ballast, tank washing water and other oily residues and mixtures while operating in the area
and have concluded arrangements to discharge such oily residues at a reception facility after leaving the area.
C. General requirements
8 Each Party shall notify the Organization for transmission to the Parties concerned of all cases where the facilities provided under this regulation are alleged to be inadequate.
IMO-Vega Guide
See MEPC.1/Circ.671 Guide to good practice for port reception facility providers and users.
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See MEPC.1/Circ.541 Reception facilities for oil residues from the cargo areas of oil tankers.
The following unified interpretation to this regulation was originally issued as Annex 3 in the report from MEPC 52 on October 2004:
55 Adequate reception facilities for substances regulated by regulation 2.4
Unloading ports receiving substances regulated by regulation 2.4 (which include inter alia high-density oils) should have adequate facilities dedicated for such products,
allowing the entire tank-cleaning operation to be carried out in the port, and should have adequate reception facilities for the proper discharge and reception of cargo
residues and solvent necessary for the cleaning operation in accordance with paragraph 6.2 of the Unified Interpretations.
IMO-Vega Note
2 & 7
Paragraphs 2 & 7 were amended by res. MEPC.187(59) Annex 1, as inserted above, adopted 2009-07-17 and applicable from 2011-01-01:
The word “sludge” was replaced by the words “oil residue (sludge)”.
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This regulation was amended by Res. MEPC.164(56), adopted 2007-07-13, applicable from 2008-12-01. Regulation 38.2.5 was replaced. Previous text:
" .5 all ports in respect of oily bilge waters and other residues, which cannot be discharged in accordance with regulation 15 of this Annex; and "
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Annex I was revised by Res. MEPC.117(52), adopted 2004-10-15 and applicable from 2007-01-01.
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CHAPTER 6 RECEPTION FACILITIES
Regulation 38 Reception facilities
A. Reception facilities outside special areas
1 The Government of each Party to the present Convention undertakes to ensure the provision at oil loading terminals, repair ports, and in other ports in which ships have oily
residues to discharge, of facilities for the reception of such residues and oily mixtures as remain from oil tankers and other ships adequate* to meet the needs of the ships using
them without causing undue delay to ships.
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* See resolution MEPC.83(44) "Guidelines for ensuring the adequacy of port waste reception facilities".
2 Reception facilities in accordance with paragraph 1 of this regulation shall be provided in:
.1 all ports and terminals in which crude oil is loaded into oil tankers where such tankers have immediately prior to arrival completed a ballast voyage of not more than 72
hours or not more than 1,200 nautical miles;
.2 all ports and terminals in which oil other than crude oil in bulk is loaded at an average quantity of more than 1,000 tonnes per day;
.3 all ports having ship repair yards or tank cleaning facilities;
.4 all ports and terminals which handle ships provided with the oil residue (sludge) tank(s) required by regulation 12 of this Annex;
.5 all ports in respect of oily bilge waters and other residues that cannot be discharged in accordance with regulations 15 and 34 of this Annex; and
6 all loading ports for bulk cargoes in respect of oil residues from combination carriers which cannot be discharged in accordance with regulation 34 of this Annex.
3 The capacity for the reception facilities shall be as follows:
.1 Crude oil loading terminals shall have sufficient reception facilities to receive oil and oily mixtures which cannot be discharged in accordance with the provisions of
regulation 34.1 of this Annex from all oil tankers on voyages as described in paragraph 2.1 of this regulation.
regulation 34.1 of this Annex from all oil tankers on voyages as described in paragraph 2.1 of this regulation.
.2 Loading ports and terminals referred to in paragraph 2.2 of this regulation shall have sufficient reception facilities to receive oil and oily mixtures which cannot be
discharged in accordance with the provisions of regulation 34.1 of this Annex from oil tankers which load oil other than crude oil in bulk.
.3 All ports having ship repair yards or tank cleaning facilities shall have sufficient reception facilities to receive all residues and oily mixtures which remain on board for
disposal from ships prior to entering such yards or facilities.
.4 All facilities provided in ports and terminals under paragraph 2.4 of this regulation shall be sufficient to receive all residues retained according to regulation 12 of this
Annex from all ships that may reasonably be expected to call at such ports and terminals.
.5 All facilities provided in ports and terminals under this regulation shall be sufficient to receive oily bilge waters and other residues which cannot be discharged in
accordance with regulation 15 of this Annex.
.6 The facilities provided in loading ports for bulk cargoes shall take into account the special problems of combination carriers as appropriate.
B. Reception facilities within special areas
4 The Government of each Party to the present Convention the coastline of which borders on any given special area shall ensure that all oil loading terminals and repair ports
within the special area are provided with facilities adequate for the reception and treatment of all the dirty ballast and tank washing water from oil tankers. In addition all ports
within the special area shall be provided with adequate* reception facilities for other residues and oily mixtures from all ships. Such facilities shall have adequate capacity to meet
the needs of the ships using them without causing undue delay.
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* See resolution MEPC.83(44) "Guidelines for ensuring the adequacy of port waste reception facilities".
5 The Government of each Party to the present Convention having under its jurisdiction entrances to seawater courses with low depth contour which might require a reduction
of draught by the discharge of ballast shall ensure the provision of the facilities referred to in paragraph 4 of this regulation but with the proviso that ships required to discharge
slops or dirty ballast could be subject to some delay.
6 With regard to the Red Sea area, Gulfs area, Gulf of Aden area and Oman area of the Arabian Sea:
.1 Each Party concerned shall notify the Organization of the measures taken pursuant to provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5 of this regulation. Upon receipt of sufficient
notifications the Organization shall establish a date from which the discharge requirements of regulations 15 and 34 of this Annex in respect of the area in question
shall take effect. The Organization shall notify all Parties of the date so established no less than twelve months in advance of that date.
.2 During the period between the entry into force of the present Convention and the date so established, ships while navigating in the special area shall comply with the
requirements of regulations 15 and 34 of this Annex as regards discharges outside special areas.
.3 After such date oil tankers loading in ports in these special areas where such facilities are not yet available shall also fully comply with the requirements of regulations
15 and 34 of this Annex as regards discharges within special areas. However, oil tankers entering these special areas for the purpose of loading shall make every effort
to enter the area with only clean ballast on board.
.4 After the date on which the requirements for the special area in question take effect, each Party shall notify the Organization for transmission to the Parties concerned
of all cases where the facilities are alleged to be inadequate.
.5 At least the reception facilities as prescribed in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this regulation shall be provided one year after the date of entry into force of the present
Convention.
Convention.
7 Notwithstanding paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of this regulation, the following rules apply to the Antarctic area:
.1 The Government of each Party to the present Convention at whose ports ships depart en route to or arrive from the Antarctic area undertakes to ensure that as soon
as practicable adequate facilities are provided for the reception of all oil residue (sludge), dirty ballast, tank washing water, and other oily residues and mixtures from
all ships, without causing undue delay, and according to the needs of the ships using them.
.2 The Government of each Party to the present Convention shall ensure that all ships entitled to fly its flag, before entering the Antarctic area, are fitted with a tank or
tanks of sufficient capacity on board for the retention of all sludge, dirty ballast, tank washing water and other oily residues and mixtures while operating in the area
and have concluded arrangements to discharge such oily residues at a reception facility after leaving the area.
C. General requirements
8 Each Party shall notify the Organization for transmission to the Parties concerned of all cases where the facilities provided under this regulation are alleged to be inadequate.
IMO-Vega Guide
See MEPC.1/Circ.671 Guide to good practice for port reception facility providers and users.
* * *
See MEPC.1/Circ.541 Reception facilities for oil residues from the cargo areas of oil tankers.
The following unified interpretation to this regulation was originally issued as Annex 3 in the report from MEPC 52 on October 2004:
55 Adequate reception facilities for substances regulated by regulation 2.4
Unloading ports receiving substances regulated by regulation 2.4 (which include inter alia high-density oils) should have adequate facilities dedicated for such products,
allowing the entire tank-cleaning operation to be carried out in the port, and should have adequate reception facilities for the proper discharge and reception of cargo
residues and solvent necessary for the cleaning operation in accordance with paragraph 6.2 of the Unified Interpretations.
IMO-Vega Note
2 & 7
Paragraphs 2 & 7 were amended by res. MEPC.187(59) Annex 1, as inserted above, adopted 2009-07-17 and applicable from 2011-01-01:
The word “sludge” was replaced by the words “oil residue (sludge)”.
* * *
This regulation was amended by Res. MEPC.164(56), adopted 2007-07-13, applicable from 2008-12-01. Regulation 38.2.5 was replaced. Previous text:
" .5 all ports in respect of oily bilge waters and other residues, which cannot be discharged in accordance with regulation 15 of this Annex; and "
* * *
Annex I was revised by Res. MEPC.117(52), adopted 2004-10-15 and applicable from 2007-01-01.
Document id: MAR04138ABA
© International Maritime Organization and Det Norske Veritas AS. All rights reserved
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