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struction on or after the date of entry into force of this Annex; or 
(b) the delivery of which is three years or more after the date of entry 
into force of this Annex. 
(2) “Existing ship” means a ship which is not a new ship. 
(3) “Sewage” means: 
(a) drainage and other wastes from any form of toilets, urinals, and WC 
scuppers; 
(b) drainage from medical premises (dispensary, sick bay, etc.) via wash 
basins, wash tubs and scuppers located in such premises; 
(c) drainage from spaces containing living animals; or 
(d) other waste waters when mixed with the drainages defined above. 
(4) “Holding tank” means a tank used for the collection and storage of sewage. 
(5) “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 international law except that, for the purposes of the present 
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’ Hast—thence to a point latitude 10°00’ South, 
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’ Hast, thence to a 
point latitude 15°00’ South, longitude 146°00’ East, thence to a point latitude 
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. 
Regulation 2 
APPLICATION 
The provisions of this Annex shall apply to: 
(a) (i) new ships of more than 200 tons gross tonnage; 
(ii) new ships of not more than 200 tons gross tonnage which are certified 
to carry more than 10 person; 
(iii) new ships which do not have a measured gross tonnage and are certified 
to carry more than 10 persons; and : 
(b) (i) existing ships of more than 200 tons gross tonnage, 10 years after the 
date of entry into force of this Annex ; 
(ii) existing ships of not more than 200 tons gross tonnage which are certified 
to carry more than 10 persons, 10 years after the date of entry into force of this 
Annex; and 
(iii) existing ships which do not have a measured gross tonnage and are 
certified to carry more than 10 persons, 10 years after the date of entry into 
force of this Annex. 
Regulation 3 
SURVEYS 
(1) Every ship which is required to comply with the provisions of this Annex 
and which is engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the juris- 
diction of other Parties to the Convention shall be subject to the surveys speci- 
ied below: 
(a) an initial survey before the ship is put in service or before the cer- 
tificate required under Regulation 4 of this Annex is issued for the first time, 
which shall include a survey of the ship which shall be such as to ensure: 
(i) when the ship is equipped with a sewage treatment plant the 
plant shall meet operational requirements based on standards and the 
test methods developed by the Organization ; 
(ii) when the ship is fitted with a system to comminute and dis- 
infect the sewage, such a system shall be of a type approved by the 
Administration ; 
(iii) when the ship is equipped with a holding tank the capacity of 
such tank shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration for the 
retention of all sewage having regard to the operation of the ship, the 
number of persons on board and other relevant factors. The holding 
tank shall have a means to indicate visually the amount of its contents ; 
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