Marine Pollution Regulation 2024
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13 Prescribed operations or occurrences
13 Prescribed operations or occurrences
For the Act, section 117(1), each of the following is a prescribed occurrence—
(a) discharging a noxious liquid substance from a ship into the sea to secure the safety of the ship or to save life at sea,
(b) discharging noxious liquid substance into the sea because of damage to the ship or its equipment,
(c) discharging noxious liquid substance into the sea to deal with a specific pollution incident,
(d) an operation required to be recorded in the ship’s cargo book by MARPOL, Annex II, Appendix II.
Note—
See Marine Order 93 (Marine pollution prevention — noxious liquid substances) 2014 of the Commonwealth, section 25.