S.I. No. 393/2017 - Sea Pollution (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Pollution (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 September 2017.

2. The Sea Pollution (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2008 (

S.I. No. 217 of 2008

) are amended by the substitution of the material in the Schedule for Schedule 1 to those Regulations.

SCHEDULE

“SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 6

[Text of Appendix I to Annex II of the MARPOL Convention as amended by Resolution MEPC.270(69) adopted on 22 April 2016 by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization]

GUIDELINES FOR THE CATEGORIZATION OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES *

Products are assigned to Pollution Categories based on an evaluation of their properties as reflected in the resultant GESAMP Hazard Profile as shown in the table below

Rule

A1 Bio— accumulation

A2 Bio— degradation

B1 Acute toxicity

B2 Chronic toxicity

D3 Long-term health effects

E2 Effects on marine wild life and on benthic habitats

Cat

1

>

5

2

>

4

4

3

NR

4

X

4

>

4

NR

CMRTNI

5

4

6

3

7

2

8

>

4

NR

Not 0

9

>

1

Y

10

Fp, F or S If not Inorganic

11

CMRTNI

12

Any product not meeting the criteria of rules 1 to 11 and 13

Z

13

All products identified as

<

2 in column A1; R in column A2; blank in column D3; not Fp, F or S (if not organic) in column E2; and 0 (zero) in all other columns of the GESAMP Hazard Profile

OS

*Reference is made to MEPC. 1/Circ. 512 on the Revised Guidelines for the provisional assessment of liquid sub-stances transported in bulk.

Abbreviated legend to the revised GESAMP Hazard Evaluation Procedure

Columns A & B Aquatic environment

A

B

Bioaccumulation and biodegradation

Aquatic toxicity

Rating

A1 Bioaccumulation

A2 Biodegradation

B1 Acute toxicity

B2 Chronic toxicity

log

P

ow

BCF

LC/EC/IC50 (mg/l)

NOEC (mg/l)

0

<1 or >ca. 7

no measurable BCF

R

readily biodegradable

>1000

>1

1

>

1 – <2

>

1 – <10

NR

not readily biodegradable

>100 –

<

1000

>0.1 –

<

1

2

>

2 – <3

>

10 – <100

>10 –

<

100

>0.01 –

<

0.1

3

>

3 – <4

>

100 – <500

>1 –

<

10

>0.001 –

<

0.01

4

>

4 – <5

>

500 – <4000

>0.1 –

<

1

<

0.001

5

>

5 –

>4000

>0.01 –

<

0.1

6

<

0.01

Abbreviated legend to the revised GESAMP Hazard Evaluation Procedure

(

continued

)

Columns C & D Human health (toxic effects to mammals)

C

D

Acute mammalian toxicity

Irritation, corrosion and long-term health effects

Rating

C1

Oral toxicity LD50/ATE (mg/kg)

C2

Dermal toxicity LD50/ATE(mg/kg)

C3

Inhalation toxicity LC50/ATE (mg/l)

D1

Skin irritation & corrosion

D2

Eye irritation & corrosion

D3

Long-term healtheffects

0

>2000

>2000

>20

not irritating

not irritating

C

– Carcinogenic

1

>300 –

<

2000

>1000 –

<

2000

>10 –

<

20

mildly irritating

mildly irritating

M –

Mutagenic

2

>50 –

<

300

>200 –

<

1000

>2 –

<

10

irritating

irritating

R –

Reprotoxic

Ss

– Sensitising to skin

3

>5 –

<

50

>50 –

<

200

>0.5 –

<

2

severely irritating or corrosive

3A

Corr. (

<

4hr)

3B

Corr. (

<

1hr)

3C

Corr. (

<

3min)

severely irritating

Sr

– Sensitising to respiratory system

A

- Aspiration hazard

T

– Target Organ Toxicity

N

– Neurotoxic

I

–Immunotoxic

4

<

5

<

50

<

0.5

Column E Interference with other uses of the sea

E1

E2

E3

Tainting

Physical effects on wildlife & benthic habitats

Numerical rating

Interference with Coastal Amenities

NT

not tainting (tested)

Fp

Persistent Floater

0

no interference

no warning

T

tainting test positive

F

Floater

1

slightly objectionable

warning, no closure of amenity

S

Sinking substances

2

moderately objectionable

possible closure of amenity

3

highly objectionable

closure of amenity

”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 August 2017.

SHANE ROSS,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations substitute an amended Schedule 1 to the Sea Pollution (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2008 (

S.I. No. 217 of 2008

) which give effect to Annex II of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78).

These Regulations effectively implement amendments, contained in Resolution MEPC.270(69) adopted on 22 April 2016 by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization, regarding the revised GESAMP Hazard Evaluation Procedure in Appendix I to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

5

th September

, 2017.

I, SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 10, 12, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of the

Sea Pollution Act 1991

(No. 27 of 1991) and the Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (

S.I. No. 842 of 2005

) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (

S.I. No. 141 of 2011

)), and for the purposes of giving effect to the MARPOL Convention, to Annex II, hereby make the following regulations