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32.—(1) Offshore installations, when engaged in the exploration, exploitation and associated offshore processing of sea bed mineral resources, shall comply with the requirements of these Regulations applicable to ships of 400 GT and above other than oil tankers, notwithstanding that the installations are not proceeding on a voyage, except that—
(a)they shall be equipped as far as practicable with the systems and tanks required by regulations 14 and 25(1) and (2);
(b)they shall keep a record of all operations involving oil or oily mixture discharges, in an approved form.
(2) Unless the discharge is one specified in regulation 11, an offshore installation when so engaged shall not discharge into the sea any oil or oily mixture with an oil content of 15ppm or more.
(3) For the purpose of this regulation—
(a)“offshore installation” means any mobile or fixed drilling or production platform or any other platform used in connection with the exploration, exploitation or associated offshore processing of sea bed mineral resources;
(b)“oil or oily mixtures” means discharge associated with platform drainage and does not include production or displacement water discharge.
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