controlled watersmeans the areas of sea specified by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1996 as areas within which the jurisdiction and rights of the United Kingdom are exercisable in accordance with Part XII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the protection and preservation of the marine environment;
noxious liquid substanceshas the meaning given to it in MARPOL Annex II;”
oilmeans any oil, oily mixture, oil fuel or crude oil as these terms are defined in MARPOL Annex I;”
permitted levelmeans the quantity or instantaneous rate permitted under the relevant provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996 or the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous or Noxious Substances in Bulk) Regulations 1996 as the case may be;”
pollution eventmeans a discharge, or threat of discharge, of polluting goods into the sea;”
specified watersmeans the territorial waters of the United Kingdom, except in relation to pollution events when it shall mean the territorial waters of the United Kingdom and controlled waters.”
the 1995 Regulationsmeans the Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995;
the 2004 Regulationsmeans the Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting) Requirements Regulations 2004.
traditional shipmeans an historical ship or a replica of an historical ship operated according to traditional principles of seamanship and technique, and for the purposes of this definition, a replica of an historical ship includes such replica designed to encourage and promote traditional skills and seamanship.”