24Defence for smaller ships and oil tankers

24 Defence for smaller ships and oil tankers

24 Defence for smaller ships and oil tankers

Division 1 does not apply to the discharge of oil from a ship if—

(a) the ship has a gross tonnage of less than 400, and

(b) the ship is proceeding en route, and

(c) the ship has in operation equipment, of a kind that meets the requirements set out by the regulations referred to in section 9 (4) (c) (iii) of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 of the Commonwealth, that ensures that the oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts in 1,000,000 parts, and

(d) the mixture is not a strictly prohibited oily mixture, and

(e) in the case of a mixture containing oil discharged from an oil tanker—

(i) the mixture does not originate from the cargo pump room bilges of the ship, and

(ii) the mixture is not mixed with oil cargo residue.

Editor’s note.

See Regs 15.6 and 15.8 of Annex I of MARPOL.

s 24: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[19] [20].