PART 8Polar Code
Application of the Polar CodeI135
1
This regulation applies to all ships operating in polar waters.
2
The owner or master of a ship to which this regulation applies must ensure the ship complies with—
a
the environment-related provisions of the Introduction; and
b
Chapter 1 of part II-A,
of the Polar Code.
3
In ensuring compliance with paragraph (2)(b) consideration must be given to the guidance in part II-B of the Polar Code.
4
For the purposes of this regulation “polar waters” means the Antarctic area or Arctic waters.