Regulation 4 Application

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to—

(a)

all terminals in the United Kingdom or in United Kingdom waters visited by bulk carriers;

(b)

all bulk carriers which are United Kingdom ships and which call at a terminal to which these Regulations apply; and

(c)

all other bulk carriers which call at a terminal to which these Regulations apply, while they are within United Kingdom waters.

(2)

These Regulations do not apply—

(a)

to terminals which only in exceptional circumstances are used for loading or unloading dry cargo in bulk into or from bulk carriers, or

(b)

in cases where the loading or unloading is carried out solely with the equipment of the bulk carrier concerned.