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57 Defence for discharge to secure safety or save life
57 Defence for discharge to secure safety or save life
Division 1 does not apply to the discharge of sewage from a large ship for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea.
Editor’s note.
See Reg 3.1.1 of Annex IV of MARPOL.
s 57: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[59] [60].