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from which the requirements of this Regulation in respect of 

 the area in question shall take effect. The Organization shall 

 notify all Parties of the date so established no less than twelve 

 months in advance of that date. 



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

 present Convention and the date so established, ships while 

 navigating in the special area shall comply with the require- 

 ments of Regulation 9 of this Annex. 



(v) After such date oil tankers loading in ports in these 

 special areas where such facilities are not yet available shall 

 also fully comply with the requirements of this Regulation. 

 However, oil tankers entering these special areas for the 

 purpose of loading shall make every effort to enter the area 

 with only clean ballast on board. 



(vi) After the date on which the requirements for the 

 special area in question take effect, each Party shall notify 

 the Organization for transmission to the Parties concerned of 

 all cases where the facilities are alleged to be inadequate. 



(vii) At least the reception facilities as prescribed in Regu- 

 lation 12 of this Annex shall be pi-ovided by 1 January 1977 

 or one year after the date of entry into force of the present 

 Convention, whichever occurs later. 



REGULATION 11 



Exception 



Regulations 9 and 10 of this Annex shall not apply to : 



(a) the discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture necessary 

 for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at 

 sea; or 



(b) the discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture resulting 

 from damage to a ship or its equipment ; 



(i) provided that all reasonable precautions have been 

 taken after the occurrence of the damage or discovery of 

 the discharge for the purpose of preventing or minimizing 

 the discharge ; and 



(ii) except if the owner or the Master acted either with 

 intent to cause damage, or recklessly and with knowledge that 

 damage would probably result ; or 



(c) the discharge into the sea of substances containing oil, 

 approved by the Administration, when being used for the purpose 

 of combating specific pollution incidents in order to minimize the 

 damage from pollution. Any such discharge shall be subject to 

 the approval of any Government in whose jurisdiction it is con- 

 templated the discharge will occur. 



REGULATION 12 



Reception Facilities 



(1) Subject to the provisions of Regulation 10 of this Annex, the 

 Government of each Party undertakes to ensure the provision at oil 

 loading terminals, repair ports, and in other ports in which ships 

 have oily residues to discharge, of facilities for the reception of such 

 residues and oily mixtures as remain from oil tankers and other ships 



