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tankers shall also apply to the construction and operation of those 

 spaces, except that where such aggregate capacity is less than 1,000 

 cubic metres the requirements of Regulation 15(4) of this Annex may 

 apply in lieu of Regulation 15(1), (2) and (3). 



(3) Where a cargo subject to the provisions of Annex II of the 

 present Convention is carried in a cargo space of an oil tanker, the 

 appropriate requirements of Annex II of the present Convention shall 

 also apply. 



(4) (a) Any hydrofoil, air-cushion vehicle and other new type of 

 vessel (near-surface craft, submarine craft, etc.) whose constructional 

 features are such as to render the application of any of the provisions 

 of Chapters II and III of this Annex relating to construction and 

 equipment unreasonable or impracticable may be exempted by the 

 Administration from such 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. 



(b) Particulars of any such exemption granted by the Adminis- 

 tration shall be indicated in the Certificate referred to in Regula- 

 tion 5 of this Annex. 



(c) The Administration which allows any such exemption 

 small, as soon as possible, but not more than ninety days there- 

 after, communicate to the Organization particulars of same and 

 the reasons therefor, which the Organization shall circulate to the 

 Parties to the Convention for their information and appropriate 

 action, if any. 



REGULATION 3 



Equivalents 



(1) The Administration may allow any fitting, material, appliance 

 or apparatus to be fitted in a ship as an alternative to that required by 

 this Annex if such fitting, material, appliance or apparatus is at least 

 as effective as that required by this Annex. This authority of the Ad- 

 ministration shall not extend to substitution of operational methods 

 to effect the control of discharge of oil as equivalent to those design 

 and construction features which are prescribed by Regulations in this 

 Annex. 



(2) The Administration which allows a fitting, material, appliance 

 or apparatus, as an alternative to that required by this Annex shall 

 communicate to the Organization for circulation to the Parties to the 

 Convention particulars thereof, for their information and appropriate 

 action, if any. 



REGULATION 4 



Surveys 



(1) Every oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above, and every 

 other ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above shall be subject to the 

 surveys specified below : 



(a) An initial survey before the ship is put in service or before 

 the certificate required under Regulation 5 of this Annex is issued 

 for the first time, which shall include a complete survey of its 

 structure, equipment, fittings arrangements and material insofar 

 as the ship is covered by this Annex. 



This survey shall be such as to ensure that the structure, equip- 

 ment, fittings, arrangements and material fully comply with the 

 applicable requirements of this Annex. 



