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1. The incineration system for every proposed marine incineration facility shall be subject to the surveys specified below. In accordance with Article VII (1) of the Convention, the Contracting Party which proposes to issue an incineration permit shall ensure that the surveys of the marine incineration facility to be used have been completed and the incineration system complies with the provisions of these Regulations. If the initial survey is carried out under the direction of a Contracting Party a special permit, which specifies the testing requirements, shall be issued by the Party. The results of each survey shall be recorded in a survey report.
(a) An initial survey shall be carried out in order to ensure that during the incineration of waste and other matter combustion and destruction efficiencies are in excess of 99.9 per cent.
(b) As a part of the initial survey the State under whose direction the survey is being carried out shall: (i) approve the siting, type and manner of use of temperature measuring devices;
(ii) approve the gas sampling system including probe locations, analytical devices, and the manner of recording;
(iii) ensure that approved devices have been installed to automatically shut off the feed of waste to the incinerator if the temperature drops below approved minimum temperatures;
(iv) ensure that there are no means of disposing of wastes or other matter from the marine incineration facility except by means of the incinerator during normal operations;
(v) approve the devices by which feed rates of waste and fuel are controlled and recorded;
(vi) confirm the performance of the incineration system by testing under intensive stack monitoring, including the measurements of O2, CO, CO2, halogenated organic content, and total hydrocarbon content using wastes typical of those expected to be incinerated.
(i) approve the siting, type and manner of use of temperature measuring devices;
(ii) approve the gas sampling system including probe locations, analytical devices, and the manner of recording;
(iii) ensure that approved devices have been installed to automatically shut off the feed of waste to the incinerator if the temperature drops below approved minimum temperatures;
(iv) ensure that there are no means of disposing of wastes or other matter from the marine incineration facility except by means of the incinerator during normal operations;
(v) approve the devices by which feed rates of waste and fuel are controlled and recorded;
(vi) confirm the performance of the incineration system by testing under intensive stack monitoring, including the measurements of O2, CO, CO2, halogenated organic content, and total hydrocarbon content using wastes typical of those expected to be incinerated.
(c) The incineration system shall be surveyed at least every two years to ensure that the incinerator continues to comply with these Regulations. The scope of the biennial survey shall be based upon an evaluation of operating data and maintenance records for the previous two years.
2. Following the satisfactory completion of a survey, a form of approval shall be issued by a Contracting Party if the incineration system is found to be in compliance with these Regulations. A copy of the survey report shall be attached to the form of approval. A form of approval issued by a Contracting Party shall be recognized by other Contracting Parties unless there are clear grounds for believing that the incineration system is not in compliance with these Regulations. A copy of each form of approval and survey report shall be submitted to the Organization.
3. After any survey has been completed, no significant changes which could affect the performance of the incineration system shall be made without approval of the Contracting Party which has issued the form of approval.