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dues and oily mixtures from all sliips. Such facilities shall 

 have adequate capacity to meet the needs of the ships using 

 them without causing undue delay, 



(ii) The Government of each Party having under its 

 jurisdiction entrances to seawater courses with low depth 

 contour which might require a reduction of draught by the 

 discharge of ballast undertakes to ensure the provision of the 

 facilities referred to in sub-paragraph (a) (i) of this para- 

 graph but with the proviso that ships required to discharge 

 slops or dirty ballast could be subject to some delay. 



(iii) During the period between the entry into force of the 

 present Convention (if earlier than 1 January 1977) and 

 1 January 1977 ships while navigating in the special areas 

 shall comply with the requirements of Regulation 9 of this 

 Annex. However the Governments of Parties the coastline 

 of which border any of the special areas under this sub- 

 paragraph may establish a date earlier than 1 January 1977 

 iDut after the date of entry into force of the present Conven- 

 tion, from which the requirements of this Regulation in 

 respect of the special areas in question shall take ejSfect : 



(1) if all the reception facilities required have been 

 provided by the date so established ; and 



(2) provided that the Parties concerned notify the 

 Organization of the date so established at least six months 

 in advance, for circulation to other parties. 



(iv) After 1 January 1977, or the elate established in ac- 

 cordance with sub-paragraph (a) (iii) of this paragraph if 

 earlier, each Party shall notify the Organization for trans- 

 mission to the Contracting Governments concerned of all 

 cases where the facilities are alleged to be inadequate. 

 (b) Red Sea area and "Gulf area". 



(i) The Government of each Party the coastline of which 

 borders on the special areas undertakes to ensure that as soon 

 as possible all oil loading terminals and repair ports within 

 these special areas are provided with facilities adequate for 

 the reception and treatment of all the dirty ballast and tank 

 washing water from tankers. In addition all ports within the 

 special area shall be provided with adequate reception facili- 

 ties for other residues and oily mixtures from all ships. Such 

 facilities shall have adequate capacity to meet the needs of 

 the ships using them without causing undue delay. 



(ii) The Government of each Party having under its juris- 

 diction entrances to seawater courses with low depth contour 

 w^hich might require a reduction of draught by the discharge 

 of ballast shall undertake to ensure the provision of the facili- 

 ties referred to in sub-paragraph (b) (i) of this paragraph 

 but with the proviso that ships required to discharge slops 

 or dirty ballast could be subject to some delay. 



(iii) Each Party concerned shall notify the Organization 

 of the measures taken pursuant to provisions of sub-para- 

 graph (b) (i) and (ii) of this paragraph. Upon receipt of 

 sufficient notifications the Organization shall establish a date 



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