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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms set out below have the following meaning:

1. Terms concerning waste in generalGeneral terms

(a) “waste occurring generated on board”: substances or articles defined in (b) to (f) below, of which the person in charge disposes or of which he/she intends or is required to dispose;

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“wastes generated from the operation of the vessel”: wastes and waste water generated on board from the operation and maintenance of the vessel; this includes oily and greasy wastes and other wastes generated from the operation of the vessel;

(c) “oily and greasy waste occurring

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from the operation of the

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vessel”:

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used oil, bilge water and other oily and greasy waste such as

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used grease, used filters, used rags, containers and

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receptacles for such

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wastes;

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“used oil”: used oil or other non-reusable

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oil from engines, gears and hydraulic equipment;

(e) “bilge water”: oily water from the engine room bilges, peak, cofferdams, double-hull spaces or side compartments;

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“used grease”: used grease collected from run off from greasers, bearings and greasing facilities and other non-reusable grease;

(g) “other

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wastes occurring

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from the operation of the vessel”: domestic waste water, household refuse, sludge, slops and other special

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wastes within the meaning of paragraph 2 below;

(h) “cargo related

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wastes”: waste and waste water occurring on board the vessel and deriving from the cargo; residual cargo

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and handling residues as defined in

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i)

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– (

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j)  below are not included in this category;

(i)

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2. Cargo terms

(a) “exclusive transport operations”: successive transport operations during which the same cargo or another cargo, the carriage of which does not require the prior cleaning of holds or tanks, is carried in the vessel’s hold or cargo tank;

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“residual cargo”: liquid cargo remaining in the cargo tanks or in the

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cargo piping after unloading

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without the use of a stripping system in accordance with the ADN

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, as well as dry cargo remaining in the holds after unloading before manual or mechanical sweepers or suction facilities are used;

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j) “handling residues”: cargo which falls on the vessel outside the hold during handling;

(e) “swept hold”: hold from which the cargo has been removed using means of cleaning such as manual or mechanical sweepers, but without the use of suction or washing apparatus and containing only cargo residues;

(f) “stripped tank”: tank from which cargo remnants have been removed using a stripping system in accordance with ADN and containing only cargo residues;

(g) “vacuum cleaned hold”: a hold from which cargo remnants have been removed using a suction technique and containing considerably fewer cargo residues than a swept hold;

(h) “swilled out hold or tank”: a hold or tank which following swilling out is suitable for any category of cargo;

(i) “discharge of remnants”: removal of cargo remnants from the holds and from the tanks and pipes using suitable means (e.g. manual or motorized sweepers, suction facility, stripping system) enabling the standard of “swept” or “vacuumed” clean for the hold or “stripped” clean for the cargo tank to be achieved along with the removal of handling residues, packagings and means of stowage;

(j) “swilling out”: removal of cargo residues from swept or vacuumed holds using steam or water;

(k) “swilling out water”: water from the swilling out of swept or vacuumed holds or stripped tanks; it also includes ballast water or rainwater from these holds or tanks.

3. Terms concerning other types of waste

(a) “domestic waste water”: waste water from galleys, messes, bathrooms and laundries and human waste water;

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k) “reception facility”: a vessel or a facility on land approved by the competent authorities for the collection of waste occurring on board.

2. Other terms

(a) “household refuse”: on board organic and inorganic household waste and food remains

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generated from the operation of the vessel, except for the components of the other types of waste defined in

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article 10.01 above

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;

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b) “sludge”: residues occurring on board the vessel during the operation of an on board sewage plant;

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c) “slops”:

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a mixture of cargo residues with swilling out water, rust or mud, whether or not suitable for pumping;

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d) “other special waste”: waste

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generated from the operation of the vessel other than oily and greasy waste and other than the waste covered by (a) to (

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c) above.