135Requirement to carry garbage record book on board ship

135 Requirement to carry garbage record book on board ship

135 Requirement to carry garbage record book on board ship

(1) The master and the owner of a prescribed ship are each guilty of an offence if the ship does not carry a garbage record book that complies with this Division.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—$5,500, or

(b) in the case of a corporation—$22,000.

(2) However, the master and the owner of a ship do not commit an offence—

(a) if the ship is the subject of a waiver in accordance with section 137, or

(b) if the ship is a recreational vessel with a gross tonnage of less than 400 that is not on an overseas voyage.

(3) In this section—

prescribed ship means a ship—

(a) that has a gross tonnage of 400 or more, or

(b) that is certified to carry 15 persons or more.

Editor’s note.

See Reg 10.3 of Annex V of MARPOL.

s 135: Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[56] [57], 1.2[161] [162].