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56Defence for discharge caused by damage to ship or equipment
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56 Defence for discharge caused by damage to ship or equipment
56 Defence for discharge caused by damage to ship or equipment
Division 1 does not apply to the discharge of sewage from a large ship if—
(a) the sewage escaped from the ship in consequence of unavoidable damage to the ship or its equipment, and
(b) all reasonable precautions were taken before and after the occurrence of the damage for the purpose of preventing or minimising the escape of the sewage.
Editor’s note.
See Reg 3.1.2 of Annex IV of MARPOL.
s 56: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[57] [58].