The Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 1987 No. 551

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

   2. 2. Application

3. PART II DISCHARGE AND WASHING OF TANKS

   1. 3. Category A substances—discharge

   2. 4. Category A—tank washing in all areas

   3. 5. Category A residual mixtures—discharge

   4. 6. Category B and C substances—discharge

   5. 7. Category B and C—unloading in all areas

   6. 8. Category B and C—tank washing outside Special Areas

   7. 9. Category B—tank washing in Special Areas

   8. 10. Category C—tank washing in Special Areas

   9. 11. Category B and C residual mixtures—discharge

   10. 12. Category D substances—discharge

   11. 13. Category D residual mixtures—discharge

   12. 14. Unassessed liquid substances—discharge

   13. 15. Clean and segregated ballast and non-polluting liquid substances—discharge

   14. 16. Emergency discharges

   15. 17. Exemption—Categories A, B and C

   16. 18. Oil-like substances

4. PART III DOCUMENTS

   1. 19. Procedures and Arrangements Manual

   2. 20. Cargo Record Book

5. PART IV CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT

   1. 21. Pumping arrangements

   2. 22. Equipment and arrangements

6. PART V SURVEYS AND RELATED MATTERS

   1. 23. Survey requirements

   2. 24. Issue of INLS Certificate

   3. 25. Maintenance of condition after survey

   4. 26. Equivalents

   5. 27. Exemptions

7. PART VI OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

   1. 28. Prohibition on uncertificated carriage

   2. 29. Penalties

   3. 30. Detention

8. Signature

9. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      LIST OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES CARRIED IN BULK

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      LIST OF NON-POLLUTING LIQUID SUBSTANCES CARRIED IN BULK

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      OIL-LIKE SUBSTANCES

      1. Category C Substances

      2. Category D Substances

10. Explanatory Note