This Directive shall apply to:

1. 1.

   all bulk carriers, irrespective of their flag, calling at a terminal for the loading or unloading of solid bulk cargoes; and

2. 2.

   all terminals in the Member States visited by bulk carriers falling under the scope of this Directive.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation VI/7 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, this Directive shall not apply to facilities that only in exceptional circumstances are used for loading and unloading dry cargo in bulk into or from bulk carriers, and shall not apply in cases where the loading or unloading is carried out solely with the equipment of the bulk carrier concerned.