1、 SUPPLEMENT relating to the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL, 1954 AS AMENDED IN 1962 AND 1969 Amendments adopted in 1971 concerning the protection of the Great Barrier Reef and tank arrangements and limitation of tank size IMO London, 1981 I First published
2、 in 1981 by the INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR Printed by the International Maritime Organization, London 14 16 18 20 19 17 15 .; ISBN 92-801-1 119-1 I IMOPUBLICATION I Sales number: IMO-504E Copyright 0 IMO 1981 NOTE: The name of the Organization as it appea
3、rs in this publication was changed to “INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION by virtue of amendments to the Organizations Convention which entered into force on 22 May 1982. FOREWORD This publication contains amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil,
4、 1954, concerning the protection of the Great Barrier Reef (resolution A.232(VII), and the tank arrangements and limitation of tank size (resolution A.246(VII), adopted by the seventh session of the IMCO Assembly on 12 October and 15 October 197 1 respectively. In accordance with Article XVI(4) of t
5、he Convention, the amendments will come into force twelve months after the date on which they are accepted by two thirds of the Contracting Governments. As at 1 April 1981 these conditions had not been met. The original text of the Convention, which was done by the International Conference on Pollut
6、ion of the Sea by Oil in London on 12 May 1954, entered into force on 26 July 1958. The Convention was modified by amendments adopted by the International Conference on Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1962; these amendments entered into force on 18 May and 28 June 1967. The Conven- tion w
7、as further modified by amendments adopted by the sixth session of the IMCO Assembly on 21 October 1969 (resolution A.l75(VI); these amendments entered into force on 20 January 1978. 3 CONTENTS Page Foreword . 3 Resolution A.232(VII) Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Po
8、llution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 (as amended in 1969), concerning the protection of the Great Barrier Reef . 5 Resolution A.246(VII) Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 concerning tank arrangements and limitation of tanksize 7 4 AMENDMENT
9、S TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL, 1954 (AS AMENDED IN 1969), CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF (Resolution A.232( VII) adopted on 12 October 1971) THE ASSEMBLY, NOTING Article 16(i) of the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Mari-
10、 RECOGNIZING the Great Barrier Reef, which consists of a continuous chain of cays and live coral reefs extending for a distance of some 1250 miles from latitude 9” South to latitude 24” South and up to 145 nautical miles from the Australian coast, as an area of unique scientific importance and of ex
11、traordinary international significance, particularly in the field of tourism, NOTING the deep concern expressed by the Government of Australia that the Great Barrier Reef should be maintained and preserved in its natural state free from pollution in any form particularly that caused by discharges fr
12、om ships of oil or oily mixtures even in limited quantities, RECALLING the definition of the term “from the nearest land” as set out in Annex A(l) of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, and restated in the amended text of Article I of the Convention
13、as adopted by the Assembly in resolution A.l75(VI) on 21 October 1969, NOTING FURTHER that Article XVI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, provides for procedures for amendment involving participation by the Organization, time Consultative Organiz
14、ation concerning the functions of the Assembly, HAVING CONSIDERED the particular amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended in 1969 by resolution A.l75(VI), forming the subject of a recommendation by the Maritime Safety Committee at
15、 its twenty-third session in accordance with Article XVI of that Convention with a view to protecting the area known as the Great Barrier Reef from the effects of pollution by oil, ADOPTS the following amendments to the Articles of the Convention (as (a) the replacement of the definition of “nearest
16、 land” in Article I by a new definition; (b) the replacement of subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of Article 111 by a new subparagraph, REQUESTS the Secretary-General of the Organization, in conformity with Article XVI(2)(a), to communicate certified copies of this resolution to all Con- tracting G
17、overnments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollu- tion of the Sea by Oil, 1954, together with copies to all Members of the Organiza- tion, amended in 1969), the texts of which are at Annex to this resolution: 5 INVITES all Governments concerned to accept the amendment at the ea
18、rliest possible date after formal entry into force of the amendments to the Convention adopted on 21 October 1969 by resolution A.l75(VI), INVITES FURTHER Governments which have implemented, on a national basis, the amendments to the Convention adopted by the Assembly on 21 October 1969 to give effe
19、ct also to the attached provisions for the protection of the Great Barrier Reef. ANNEX AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL, 1954 (as amended in 1969) Article I The existing text of the definition of Nearest Land in Article I (as amended in 196
20、9) is replaced by the following: Nearest land. The term from the nearest land means from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory in question is established in accordance with the Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 1958, except that, for the purpose
21、s of this Convention from the nearest land off the north-eastern coast of Australia shall mean from a line drawn from a point on the coast of Australia in latitude 11“ south, longitude 142“ 08 east to a point in latitude 10“ 35 south, longitude 141“ 55 east - thence to a point latitude 10“ 00 south,
22、 longitude 142“ 00 east thence to a point latitude 9“ 10 south, longitude 143“ 52 east thence to a point latitude 9“ 00 south, longitude 144“ 30 east thence to a point latitude 13“ 00 south, longitude 144“ 00 east thence to a point latitude 15“ 00 south, longitude 146“ 00 east thence to a point lati
23、tude 18“ 00 south, longitude 147“ 00 east thence to a point latitude 21“ 00 south, longitude 153“ 00 east thence to a point on the coast of Australia in latitude 24“ 42 south, longitude 153“ 15 east. Article 111 The existing text of sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of Article I11 (as amended in 1
24、969) is replaced by the following: (iv) the discharge is made as far as practicable from the nearest land. 6 AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL, 1954 CONCERNING TANK ARRANGEMENTS AND LIMITATION OF TANK SIZE (Resolution A.246( VII) adopted on
25、15 October 1971) THE ASSEMBLY, NOTING Article 16(i) of the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Mari- time Consultative Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly, BEING CONSCIOUS of the responsibility of the Organization for taking effective measures for the prevention and control of pol
26、lution of the marine environment which may arise from maritirhe activities, REALIZING that notwithstanding the adoption by the Organization of various measures for preventing collisions and strandings of ships, it is not possible to eliminate entirely accidents which may lead to release of oil, but
27、desiring to minimize ensuing damage to the environment, RECOGNIZING that construction of oil tankers of large size withoct accompanying control of size or internal arrangement of cargo tanks leads to the possibility, in the event of a single accident, of serious environmental pollution, HAVING EXAMI
28、NED the Recommendations relating to tank arrangements and to the limitation of tank size prepared by the Maritime Safety Committee at its twenty-third session, I CONSIDERING that the universal implementation of such requirements can best be achieved by amending the International Convention for the P
29、revention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, NOTING that Article XVI of the International Convention for the Preven- tion of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, provides for procedures of amendment involving participation by the Organization, ADOPTS the following amendments to the Articles and Ann
30、exes to that Con- (a) (b) REQUESTS the Secretary-General of the Organization, in conformity with subparagraph (2)(a) of Article XVI, to comnunicate, for consideration arid accept- ance, certified copies of this resolution and its Annexes, to all Contracting Govern- ments to the International Convent
31、ion for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, together with copies to all Members of the Organization, INVITES all Governments concerned to accept the amendments at the vention, the texts of which are attached to this resolution: the addition of a new Article VI bis, and the addition
32、of a new Annex C, earliest possible date, and 7 DETERMINES in accordance with paragraph (5) of Article XVI that these amendments are of such an important nature that any Contracting Government which makes a declaration under paragraph (4) of Article XVI and which does not accept the amendments withi
33、n a period of 12 months after the amendments come into force, shall, upon the expiry of this period, cease to be a Party to the present Convention. ANNEX I Add new Article VI bis as follows: Article VI bis (1) Every tanker to which the present Convention applies and for which the building contract i
34、s placed on or after the date of coming into force of this Article shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of Annex C. In addition, every tanker to which the present Convention applies and tor which the building contract is placed, or in the absence of a building contract the keel of
35、which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction, before the date of coming into force of this Article shall be required, within two years after that date, to comply with the provisions of Annex C, where such a tanker falls into either of the following categories: (a) a tanker, the deliv
36、ery of which is after I January 1977; or (6) a tanker to which both the following conditions apply: (i) delivery is not later than 1 January 1977; and (ii) the building contract is placed after 1 January 1972, or in cases where no building contract has previously been placed the keel is laid, or the
37、 tanker is at a similar stage of construction, after 30 June 1972. (2) A tanker required under paragraph (I) of this Article to be constructed in accordance with Annex C and so constructed shall carry on board a dertificate issued or authorized by the responsible Contracting Government attesting suc
38、h compliance. A tanker which under paragraph (1) of this Article is not required to be constructed in accordance with Annex C shall carry on board a certificate to that effect issued or authorized by the responsible Contracting Government, or if the tanker does comply with Annex C although not requi
39、red to do so, it may carry on board a certificate issued or authorized by the responsible Con- tracting Government attesting such compliance. A Contracting Government shall not permit such tankers under its flag to trade unless the appropriate certificate has been issued. (3) Certificates issued und
40、er the authority of a Contracting Government shall be accepted by the other Contracting Governments for all purposes covered by the present Convention. They shall be regarded by the other Contracting Governments as having the same force as certificates issued by them. 8 (4) If a Contracting Governme
41、nt has clear grounds for believing that a tanker required under paragraph (1) of this Article to be constructed in accordance with Annex C entering ports in its territory or using off-shore terminals under its control does not in fact comply with Annex C, such Contracting Government may request cons
42、ultation with the Government with which the tanker is regis- tered. If, after such consultation or otherwise, the Contracting Government is satisfied that the tanker does not comply with Annex C, such Contracting Government may for this reason deny such a tanker access to portsin its territorial wat
43、ers or to off-shore terminals under its control until such time as the Contracting Government is satisfied that the tanker does comply. Add new Annex C as follows: ANNEX C“ REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TANK ARRANGEMENTS AND TO THE LIMITATION OF TANK SIZE 1. Assumed extent of damage In the following para
44、graphs three dimensions of the extent of damage of a parallelepiped due to both collision and stranding are assumed. In the case of stranding, two conditions are set forth to be applied individually to the stated portions of the ship. These values represent the maximum assumed damage in such acciden
45、ts and are to be used to determine by trial ai all conceivable loca- tions the worst combination of compartments which would be breached by such an accident. I. 1 Collision Longitudinal extent (1,) Transverse extent (t,) inboard from the ships side at right angles to the centreline at the level of t
46、he load line Vertical extent (v,) I -L$ or 14.5 metres, whichever is less or I I .5 metres, whichever is less B - from the base line upwards without limit * When these amendments enter into force, the Annex Form of OU Record Book) wiN become Annex A and this Annex will become Annex B. 9 1.2 Strandin
47、g For 0.3L from the forward perpen- the ship dicular of the ship Any other part of L Longitudinal extent (a,) - 5 metres Transverse extent (ts) - or 10.0 metres, 5 metres 10 B whichever is less B - or 6 metres, whichever is 15 less, for any part of the ship Vertical extent (v,) from the base line wh
48、ere: L, B in metres and perpendicular are as defined in Regulation 3 of the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966. 2. Hypothetical oil outjow from tanks assumed to be breached as a result of the The hypothetical oil outflow ill the case of collision (Oc) and stranding (Os) shall be calculated
49、 by the following formulae with respect to compartments breached by each assumed location of damage as defined in Section 1. accident 2.1 Collision . Oc = CWi+CKiCi (1) Os = 4 (CZiWi+cZiCj) * (2) 2.2 Stranding . where: Wi = volume of a wing tank in cubic metres breached by the damage assumed in Section 1 ; Wi for a clean ballast tank may be taken equal to zero, Ci = volume of a centre tank in cubic metres breached by the damage assumed in Section 1 ; Ci for a clean ballast tank may be taken equal to zero, K.- I- b
