Directive 2005/35/EC

means the shipowner or any other organisation or person, such as the manager or the bareboat charterer, which has assumed the responsibility for the operation of the ship from the shipowner.

means any release howsoever caused from a ship, as referred to in Article 2 of Marpol 73/78;

means any material removed from the washwater or the bleed-off water by a treatment system, discharge water that does not meet the discharge criterion, or other residue material removed from the exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) as a result of the operation of a compliance method for emissions reductions defined in Regulation 4 of Annex VI to Marpol 73/78, used as an alternative, in terms of emissions reductions, to the standards set out in Regulation 14 of Annex VI to Marpol 73/78, taking into account the guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO);

means any legal entity in possession of such status under applicable national law, other than States themselves, public bodies in the exercise of State authority, or public international organisations;

means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, including its 1978 and 1997 Protocols, in its up-to-date version;

means substances subject to regulation by Annex I (oil), Annex II (noxious liquid substances in bulk), Annex III (harmful substances carried by sea in packaged form), Annex IV (sewage from ships) and Annex V (garbage from ships) to Marpol 73/78 and Exhaust Gas Cleaning System residue;

means a seagoing vessel, irrespective of its flag, of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment and includes hydrofoil boats, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles and floating craft;

means any follow-up actions by competent authorities of an alert sent by CleanSeaNet to determine whether the alert in question corresponds to an illegal discharge.