117Entries in relation to prescribed operations or occurrences

117 Entries in relation to prescribed operations or occurrences

117 Entries in relation to prescribed operations or occurrences

(1) The master of a ship in relation to which an operation or occurrence prescribed by the regulations occurs—

(a) must make appropriate entries in the English language in the ship’s oil record book without delay, on the date of the event, or

(b) must cause appropriate entries to be made without delay in the English language in the ship’s oil record book on the date of the event.

Maximum penalty—$22,000.

(2) The master of the ship must ensure that any entry made in relation to an operation or occurrence prescribed by the regulations is signed by the officer or other person in charge of the operation on the date of the operation or occurrence.

Maximum penalty—$22,000.

(3) In this section—

appropriate entry means an entry prescribed by the regulations.

Editor’s note.

See Regs 17.4 and 36.5 of Annex I of MARPOL.

s 117: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[129] [130].