for the purposes of Annex I of the MARPOL Convention and this Part means the—

• (a)Mediterranean Sea area comprising the Mediterranean Sea proper including the gulfs and sea therein with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the 41° N parallel and bounded to the west by the Straits of Gibraltar at the meridian of 5° 36’ W;
• (b)Baltic Sea area comprising the Baltic Sea proper with the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of the Skaw in the Skagerrak at 57° 44.8’ N;
• (c)Black Sea area comprising the Black Sea proper with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the parallel 41° N;
• (d)Red Sea area means the Red Sea proper including the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba bounded at the south by the rhumb line between Ras si Ane (12° 28.5’ N, 43° 19.6’ E) and Husn Murad (12° 40.4’ N, 43° 30.2’ E);
• (e)Gulfs area means the sea area located north-west of the rhumb line between Ras al Hadd (22° 30’N, 59° 48’E) and Ras Al Fasteh (25° 04’ N, 61° 25’ E);
• (f)Gulf of Aden area means that part of the Gulf of Aden between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea bounded to the west by the rhumb line between Ras si Ane (12° 28.5’ N, 43° 19.6’ E) and Husn Murad (12° 40.4’N, 43° 30.2’E) and to the east by the rhumb line between Ras Asir (11° 50’N, 51° 16.9’E) and Ras Fartak (15° 35’ N, 52° 13.8’ E);
• (g)Antarctic comprising the area south of latitude 60° S;
• (h)North West European Waters comprising the area bound by lines joining the following points—
  • (i)48°27’ N on the French coast;
  • (ii)48°27’ N, 06°25’ W;
  • (iii)49°52’ N, 07°44’W;
  • (iv)50°30’ N, 12° W;
  • (v)56°30’ N, 12° W;
  • (vi)62°N, 03° W;
  • (vii)62°N on the Norwegian coast; and
  • (viii)57°44.8’ N on the Danish and Swedish coasts;
• (i)Oman area of the Arabian Sea comprising the sea area enclosed by the following Coordinates—

  22° 30.00’ N; 059° 48.00’ E 23° 47.27’ N; 060° 35.73’ E 22° 40.62’ N; 062° 25.29’ E 21° 47.40’ N; 063° 22.22’ E 20° 30.37’ N; 062° 52.41’ E 19° 45.90’ N; 062° 25.97’ E 18° 49.92’ N; 062° 02.94’ E 17° 44.36’ N; 061° 05.53’ E 16° 43.71’ N; 060° 25.62’ E 16° 03.90’ N; 059° 32.24’ E 15° 15.20’ N; 058° 58.52’ E; 14° 36.93’ N; 058° 10.23’ E 14° 18.93’ N; 057° 27.03’ E 14° 11.53’ N; 056° 53.75’ E 13° 53.80’ N; 056° 19.24’ E 13° 45.86’ N; 055° 54.53’ E 14° 27.38’ N; 054° 51.42’ E; 14° 40.10’ N; 054° 27.35’E 14° 46.21’ N; 054° 08.56’ E 15° 20.74’ N; 053° 38.33’ E 15° 48.69’ N; 053° 32.07’ E; 16° 23.02’ N; 053° 14.82’ E 16° 39.06’ N; 053° 06.52’ E”; and

• (j)Southern South African waters comprising the sea area enclosed by the following coordinates—

  31° 14′ S; 017° 50′ E 31° 30′ S; 017° 12′ E 32° 00′ S; 017° 06′ E 32° 32′ S; 016° 52′ E 34° 06′ S; 017° 24′ E 36° 58′ S; 020° 54′ E 36° 00′ S; 022° 30′ E 35° 14′ S; 022° 54′ E 34° 30′ S; 026° 00′ E 33° 48′ S; 027° 25′ E 33° 27′ S; 027° 12′ E”;

for the purpose of Annex IV of the MARPOL Convention and this Part means—

• (a)the Baltic Sea area comprising the Baltic Sea proper with the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of the Skaw in the Skagerrak at 57° 44.8’ N; and
• (b)any other area designated by the IMO in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified for the designation of special areas with respect to the prevention of pollution by sewage from ships;

for the purpose of Annex V of the MARPOL Convention and this Part means—

• (a)the Mediterranean Sea area comprising the Mediterranean Sea proper including the gulfs and sea therein with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the 41° N parallel and bounded to the west by the Straits of Gibraltar at the meridian of 5° 36’ W;
• (b)the Baltic Sea area comprising the Baltic Sea proper with the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of the Skaw in the Skagerrak at 57° 44.8’ N;
• (c)the Black Sea area comprising the Black Sea proper with the boundary between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the parallel 41° N;
• (d)for the Red Sea area, the Red Sea proper including the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba bounded at the south by the rhumb line between Ras si Ane (12° 28.5’ N, 43° 19.6’ E) and Husn Murad (12° 40.4’ N, 43° 30.2’ E);
• (e)for the Gulfs area, the sea area located north-west of the rhumb line between Ras al Hadd (22° 30’N, 59° 48’E) and Ras Al Fasteh (25° 04’ N, 61° 25’ E);
• (f)for North Sea area, the North Sea proper including seas therein with the boundary between—
  • the North Sea southwards of latitude 62° N and eastwards of longitude 4° W;
  • the Skagerrak, the southern limit of which is determined east of the Skaw by latitude 57°44.8’ N; and
  • the English Channel and its approaches eastwards of longitude 5° W and northwards of latitude 48° 30’ N;
• (g)for the Antarctic, the area comprising the area south of latitude 60° S; and
• (h)the Wider Caribbean Region comprising the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea proper including the bays and seas therein and that portion of the Atlantic Ocean with the boundary constituted by the 30° N parallel from Florida eastward to 77°30’ W meridian, from there to a rhumb line to the intersection of 20° N parallel and 59° W meridian, from there to a rhumb line to the intersection of 7°20’ N parallel and 50° W meridian, and from there to a rhumb line drawn south-westerly to the eastern boundary of French Guiana; and

means specifications adopted by the International Maritime Organization by resolution A.446(XI) and amended by resolution A.497(XII) and further amended by resolution A.897(21).