Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION OF OIL POLLUTION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 2

Applications and exemptions

(1) Unless expressly provided otherwise, these Regulations apply to-

   (a)  Hong Kong ships; and

   (b)  other ships while they are within the waters of Hong Kong.

(2) These Regulations do not apply to any warship, naval auxiliary or other
ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on
government non-commercial service.

(3) Any new type of ship whose constructional features are such as to render
the application of any of the provisions of regulation 10 to 30 of these
Regulations relating to construction and equipment unreasonable or
impracticable may be exempted by the Director from those provisions, provided
that the construction and equipment of that ship provides equivalent
protection against pollution by oil, having regard to the service for which it
is intended. Particulars of any such exemption granted by the Director shall
be indicated in the IOPP or HKOPP  Certificate referred to in regulation 7.

(4) In ships, other than oil tankers, fitted with cargo spaces which are
constructed and used to carry oil in bulk of an aggregate capacity of 200
cubic metres or more, the requirements of regulations 10, 12, 13, 15(1), (2)
and (3), 16, 24, 26 and 28(4) for oil tankers shall also apply to the
construction and operation of these spaces, except that where such aggregate
capacity is less than 1000 cubic metres it shall be sufficient to comply with
the requirements of regulation 15(4) as if they applied to the ship in lieu of
those of regulation 15(1), (2) and (3).

(5) The Director may grant exemptions from all or any of the provisions of
these Regulations (as may be specified in the exemption) for classes of cases
or individual cases on such terms (if any) as he may so specify and may,
subject to giving reasonable notice, alter or cancel any such exemption.