The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018

means Annex II to the Convention;

means the day and month of each year which correspond to the date of expiry of a relevant NLS certificate;

means the period of six months beginning three months before each anniversary date;

means the sea area south of latitude 60oS, and “Arctic waters” has the meaning given in regulation 21.2 of Annex II;

means a person who makes an application for a survey required by these Regulations;

means the Secretary of State or any person authorised by the Secretary of State and includes in particular (if so authorised) Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd, the American Bureau of Shipping, Registro Italiano Navale and Nippon Kaiji Kyokat;

has the meaning given in regulation 21.2 of Annex II;

has the meaning given in regulation 29(1);

means— (a) any substance which has been categorised in accordance with the provisions of regulation 6 of Annex II and which is indicated in the Pollution Category column of chapter 17 or 18 of the IBC Code as falling within category Z;

means— (a) a United Kingdom NLS ship which has a valid relevant NLS certificate;

means a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of any liquid substance listed in Chapter 17 of the IBC Code, but does not include an offshore support vessel or a gas carrier;

means a State which has consented to be bound by the Convention;

means the areas of sea specified by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 2014 as waters 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;

means the direct replacement of equipment and fittings with equipment and fittings that conform with the relevant requirements which apply to that ship.

means the period of three months ending on the date of expiry of the certificate in question;

means a State other than the United Kingdom.

means a cargo ship— (a) for which a certificate certifying compliance with the IGC Code (an International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk) is in force;

means gross tonnage as determined in accordance with regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997;

includes a dock master, pier master and any person specifically appointed by a harbour authority (within the meaning of section 151(1) of the 1995 Act) for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of these Regulations;

means the International Maritime Organization;

has the meaning given in regulation 14(4).

means directly and without any intermediate form of containment in a tank forming an integral part of, or permanently located in, or on, a ship;

includes the provision of such communication by electronic mail, facsimile or similar means which are capable of producing a document containing the text of any communication.

means a period of six months beginning three months before the second or third anniversary date;

has the meaning given in regulation 30;

means a Notice described as such, issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (an executive agency of the Department for Transport), and includes a reference to any document amending or replacing that Notice which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time and is specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice;

means an international nautical mile of 1,852 metres;

means— (a) any substance which has been categorised in accordance with the provisions of regulation 6 of Annex II and which is indicated in the Pollution Category column of chapter 17 or 18 of the IBC Code as falling within category X, Y or Z;

means fixed or floating platforms including drilling rigs, floating production, storage and offloading facilities used for the offshore production and storage of oil or noxious liquid substances, and floating storage units used for the offshore storage of produced oil;

means— (a) a vessel which is primarily engaged in the transport of stores, materials and equipment to and from mobile offshore drilling units, fixed or floating platforms or other similar offshore installations;

means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, consisting of an introduction, parts I-A and II-A and parts I-B and II-B as adopted by IMO Resolutions MSC.385(94) and MEPC.264(68);

means the Antarctic area and Arctic waters and, for the purposes of this definition, the “Antarctic area” means the sea area south of latitude 60oS, and “Arctic waters” has the meaning given in regulation 21.2 of Annex II;

has the meaning given in regulation 28;

means— (a) a person who satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition defined in section 50 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 on a seven-year basis;

has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act).

means a certificate drawn up in English and comprising—

means— (a) the Certifying Authority responsible under regulation 15 or 16 for the issue of the relevant NLS certificate in connection with which a survey required by these Regulations is carried out;

includes any estuary or arm of the sea;

means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment and includes hydrofoil boats, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft and fixed or floating platforms;

has the meaning given in regulation 30(4);

means a voyage which— (a) does not exceed 1,000 nautical miles between the last port of call in the country in which the voyage begins and the last port of call in the voyage before beginning any return voyage;

means a survey carried out by a surveyor;

means a surveyor of ships, or any other person appointed by a Certifying Authority other than the Secretary of State to be a surveyor, and “survey” means a survey carried out by a surveyor;

means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973;

means the date on which a relevant NLS certificate would have expired but for any extension of its period of validity.

means the Guidelines for the Development of Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans For Oil and/or Noxious Liquid Substances in IMO Resolution MEPC.85(44), as adopted on 13th March 2000, and includes any amendment or replacement of those Guidelines which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time and which is specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice.

means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, as amended, and any reference to a Regulation in a numbered Chapter of the Annex to the STCW Convention is a reference to a Regulation contained in the numbered Chapter in Attachment 1 to the Final Act of the 2010 Manila Conference of Parties to the STCW Convention.

means an agreement between—

means an NLS ship which is a United Kingdom ship;

means a ship which— (a) is registered in the United Kingdom;