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longitude 141°55' East— 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' East, 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. 



(3) "Special area" means a sea area where for recognized technical 

 reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and 

 to the particular character of its traffic the adoption of special manda- 

 tory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by garbage is re- 

 quired. Special areas shal include those listed in Regulation 5 of this 

 Annex. 



REGULATIOlS" 2 



Application 



The provisions of this Annex shall apply to all ships. 



REGULATION 3 



Disposal of Garbage Outside Special Areas 



(1) Subject to the provisions of Regulations 4, 5 and 6 of this 

 Annex : 



(a) the disposal into the sea of all plastics, including but not 

 limited to synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic gar- 

 bage bags is prohibited ; 



(b) the disposal into the sea of the following garbage shall be 

 made as far as practicable from the nearest land but in any case 

 is prohibited if the distance from the nearest land is less than: 



^ (i) 25 nautical miles for dunnage, lining and packing mate- 

 rials which will float ; 

 \ (ii) 12 nautical miles for food wastes and all other garbage 



including paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery 

 and similar refuse ; 



(c) disposal into the sea of garbage specified in sub-paragraph 

 (b) (ii) of this Regulation may be permitted when it is passed 

 through a comminuter or grinder and made as far as practicable 

 from the nearest land but in any case is prohibited if the distance 

 from the nearest land is less than 3 nautical miles. Such com- 

 minuted or ground garbage shall be capable of passing through 

 a screen with openings no greater than 25 millimetres. 



(2) When the garbage is mixed with other discharges having dif- 

 ferent disposal or discharge requirements the more severe require- 

 ments shall appJy. 



REGULATION 4 



Disposals from Drilling Rigs 



(1) Fixed or floating platforms engaged in the exploration, ex- 

 ploitation and associated offshore processing of sea-bed mineral re- 

 sources, and all other ships when alongside such platforms or within 

 500 metres of such platforms, are forbidden to dispose of any mate- 



