S.L. 499.12 Art. 4Application of regulations.

These regulations apply to:

(a) any ship carrying dangerous cargoes, or the residues or slops of such cargoes;

(b) any ship having previously carried such cargoes and which has not been certified gas free;

(c) any ship engaging in cargo handling operations, or handling of slops or residues of such cargoes;

(d) any ship undergoing inerting, tank cleaning, gas-freeing or purging operations;

(e) any bunker barge and bunker receiving ship;

(f) any road tanker being within any port area for the purpose of supplying bunkers to ships;

(g) any terminal and marine facility;

(h) any ship carrying or engaging in cargo handling operations on dangerous cargoes in packaged form;

(i) any ship carrying or engaging in cargo handling operations on solid bulk dangerous cargoes;

(j) all cargo interests: Provided that regulations 12 and 22 shall not apply to -

(i) warships, naval auxiliaries and other ships owned or operated by a Member State and used for non-commercial public service;

(ii) fishing vessels, traditional ships and recreational craft with a length of less than 45 metres;

(iii) bunkers on ships below 1,000 gross tonnage and ships’ stores and equipment for use on board all ships.