For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
1."MARPOL 73/78" shall mean the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto together with the amendments thereto, in force on 18 February 2002;
2."revised Regulation 13G of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78" shall mean the amendments to Regulation 13G of Annex I to MARPOL 73/78 and to the Supplement to the IOPP Certificate, as adopted by Resolution MEPC 94(46) of 27 April 2001 which enters into force on 1 September 2002;
3."oil tanker" shall mean an oil tanker as defined in Regulation 1(4) of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
4."deadweight" shall mean deadweight as defined in Regulation 1(22) of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
5."new oil tanker" shall mean a new oil tanker as defined in Regulation 1(26) of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
6."category (1) oil tanker" shall mean an oil tanker of 20000 tons deadweight and above carrying crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo, and of 30000 tons deadweight and above carrying oil other than the above, which does not comply with the requirements for new oil tankers as defined in Regulation 1(26) of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
7."category (2) oil tanker" shall mean an oil tanker of 20000 tons deadweight and above carrying crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo, and of 30000 tons deadweight and above carrying oil other than the above, which complies with the requirements for new oil tankers as defined in Regulation 1(26) of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
8."category (3) oil tanker" shall mean an oil tanker of 5000 tons deadweight and above but less than that specified in definitions 6 and 7;
9."single hull oil tanker" shall mean an oil tanker not meeting the double hull or equivalent design requirements of Regulation 13F of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
10."double hull oil tanker" shall mean an oil tanker meeting the double hull or equivalent design requirements of Regulation 13F of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
11."age" shall mean the age of the ship, expressed in number of years after the date of its delivery;
12."heavy diesel oil" shall mean diesel oil as defined in revised Regulation 13G of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;
13."fuel oil" shall mean heavy distillates or residues from crude oil or blends of such materials as defined in revised Regulation 13G of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78.