5Trading ships visiting Lord Howe Island must have oil spill response plan—the Act, s 243(2)(c)

5 Trading ships visiting Lord Howe Island must have oil spill response plan—the Act, s 243(2)(c)

5 Trading ships visiting Lord Howe Island must have oil spill response plan—the Act, s 243(2)(c)

(1) This section applies to a ship—

(a) used wholly or primarily to carry cargo, and

(b) on a voyage—

(i) to or from Lord Howe Island, or

(ii) on which Lord Howe Island is a port of call.

(2) The master and owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence if the following are not carried on board the ship—

(a) an oil spill response plan written in English and approved by the Minister that provides for the following—

(i) the equipment, materials and substances that must be carried on board the ship to respond to an oil spill,

(ii) the way the equipment, materials and substances must be stowed and maintained,

(iii) the action to be taken by the master and crew of the ship if an oil spill occurs,

(iv) the training that must be completed by the master and crew,

(b) the equipment, materials and substances required by the oil spill response plan.

Maximum penalty—$11,000.

(3) The master and owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence if the master and crew of the ship have not been trained to apply the oil spill response plan.

Maximum penalty—$11,000.

(4) (Repealed)

(5) An oil spill response plan may be approved by the Minister, either generally or for a specified ship.

s 5: Am 2024 (604), Sch 1[1]–[4].