Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
26FEIFlushing fuel oil service system
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26FEI Flushing fuel oil service system
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is the master of an Australian ship; and (b) the ship enters an emission control area; and (c) separate fuel oils are used on board the ship; and (d) at least one of the fuel oils has a sulphur content of not more than the prescribed limit; and (e) at least one of the fuel oils has a sulphur content of more than that limit; and (f) insufficient time is allowed for the ship’s fuel oil service system to be fully flushed of fuel oil with a sulphur content of more than that limit before the ship enters the emission control area.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
(2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is the master of an Australian ship; and (b) the ship enters an emission control area; and (c) separate fuel oils are used on board the ship; and (d) at least one of the fuel oils has a sulphur content of not more than the prescribed limit; and (e) at least one of the fuel oils has a sulphur content of more than that limit; and (f) when the ship enters the emission control area, the ship does not carry a written procedure showing how the ship’s fuel oil service system is to be fully flushed of fuel oil with a sulphur content of more than that limit before the ship enters the emission control area.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.