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(ii) additionally, the effluent shall not produce visible 

 floating solids in, nor cause discolouration of, the surround- 

 ing water ; or 

 (c) the ship is situated in the waters under the jurisdiction 

 of a State and is discharging sewage in accordance with such 

 less severe requirements as may be imposed by such State. 

 (2) When the sewage is mixed with wastes or waste water having 

 different discharge requirements, the mor§ severe requirements shall 

 apply. 



REGULATION- 9 



Exceptions 



Eegulation 8 of this Annex shall not apply to : 



(a) the discharge of sewage from a ship necessary .for the pur- 

 pose of securing the safety of a ship and those on board or saving 

 life at sea ; 



(b) the discharge of sewage resulting from damage to a ship 

 or its equipment if all reasonable precautions have been taken 

 before and after the occurrence of the damage, ,for the purpose 

 of preventing or minimizing the discharge. 



REGULATION" 10 



Reception Facilities 



(1) The Government of each Party to the Convention undertakes 

 to ensure the provision of facilities at ports and terminals for the 

 reception of sewage, without causing undue delay to ships, adequate 

 to meet the needs of the ships using them. 



(2) The Government of each Party shall notify the Organization 

 for transmission to the Contracting Governments concerned all cases 

 where the facilities provided under this Regulation are alleged to 

 be inadequate. 



EEGULATIOJiir 11 



Standard Discharge Connection 



To enable pipes of reception facilities to be connected with the ship's 

 discharge pipeline, both lines shall be fitted with standard discharge 

 connection in accordance with the following table : 



Standard Dimensions of Flanges foe Discharge Connections 



description dimension" 



Outside diameter. 210 mm. 



Inner diameter. According to pipe outside diame- 



ter. 



Bolt circle diameter. 170 mm. 



Slots in flange. 4 holes 18 mm. in diameter equi- 



distantly placed on a bolt circle 

 of the above diameter, slotted to 

 the flange periphery. The slot 

 width to be 18 mm. 



Flange thickness. 16 mm. 



Bolts and nuts : quantity and di- 4, each of 16 mm. in diameter and 

 ameter. of suitable leng-th. 



