SAFETY / SECURITY REGULATIONS ... - Port Of Fujairah

7Please follow the Regulation of S.T.S at “S” Area at Fujairah OffshoreAnchorage Area. Your cooperation is requested to keep Fujairah watersclean from all types of pollution and to have safe marine operation.B. Ballast Water Managementi. Prohibition on Pumping out tank Wash (Oily mixture)And Dirty Ballast Water into SeaTime to time the coast of Fujairah up to Dibba is suffering from oilpollutions resulting from the dirty ballast water and oil mixtures pumpedinto sea by some irresponsible masters.According to the UAE Federal Law No. (24) of 1999 for the Protection andDevelopment of the Environment please note the following,ii.Port of Fujairah do not accept tanker to leave anchorage area tohigh seas for tank wash and back.Port of Fujairah do not accept last port of call of a vessel to benamed as "HIGH SEAS".All tank wash should be delivered to slop collecting companies.Tankers are prohibited from discharging any polluting substancefrom tank wash or ballast water into the Water Environment unlesssafety measures been taken to safeguard water environmentaccording to MARPOL requirements.Please note that the Water Environment extend up to 200 N.M fromthe shoreline.Exchange of Ballast water at F.O.A.A and in Port of Fujairah isprohibited.Special Area for the Gulf – MARPOL 73/78 Annex I &VThe Special Area has been designated in the Gulf on 01/08/2008.The discharge requirement in the Special Area is as per regulations 15& 34 of MARPOL Annex I and regulation 5 of MARPOL Annex V.Please find below the summary of discharge requirements,Disposal of Garbage from Ships according to MARPOL. Thisapplies to all ships regardless of size.It is prohibited to discharge any garbage into sea inside theSpecial Area except food wastes when the ship is more than 12nautical miles from the nearest land. This applies to all shipsand offshore platforms regardless of size.Contd..8/-