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REGULATION 5 — EXCEPTIONS 



Regulation 4 of this Annex shall not apply to : 



(a) the discharge of sewage from a ship necessary for the purpose of securing 

 the safety of a ship and its personnel or saving life at sea ; " 



(h) the escai>e of sewage resulting from damage to a ship or its equipment if 

 all i-easonable precautions have been taken for the purpose of preventing or 

 minimizing the escape. 



EEGULATION 6 — RECEPTION FACILITIES 



Bach Contracting Government shall take appropriate steps to ensure that 

 ports shall be provided with facilities adequate for the reception, without causing 

 undue delay to ships, of any sewage that remains on board the ship for disposal. 



REGULATION 7 STANDARD SHORE CONNECTION 



To enable pipes of shore and floating reception facilities to be connected with 

 the ship's pipe discharge line, if provided, both lines shall be fitted with a 

 standard shore connection in accordance with the following table : 



[table to be developed] " 



" Some delegations preferred a broader exception and proposed the addition of the 

 following "or of avoiding damage to a ship or its cargo". 



" It was noted that the French delegation had indicated that the Table of dimensions 

 was being prepared and would be available prior to the Conference. 



