45Restrictions on transfer operations at night

45 Restrictions on transfer operations at night (1) A ship's owner and a ship's master must ensure that a transfer operation in relation to the ship is not conducted between sunset and sunrise unless an authorised officer: (a) has been given notice of the operation; and (b) has given written approval for it. (2) Despite subsection (1), an authorised officer may give a general approval under subsection (1) for transfer operations to be carried out at a place where transfers are frequently and regularly carried out.

Marine Pollution Act 1999 29 (3) The approval may: (a) be given for a period stated in the notice; and (b) be subject to the conditions the authorised officer thinks fit. (4) If an approval is given under this section in relation to a ship, the ship's owner and the ship's master must ensure that a transfer operation in relation to the ship is conducted in accordance with the conditions of the approval.