sec.16Discharges of water involving category X substances

sec.16 Discharges of water involving category X substances

This section applies if— a ship’s tank has held a category X substance; and the category X substance has been unloaded at a port and any of the following procedures has been carried out— the approved tank washing procedure under section 17 ; an alternative tank washing procedure approved under section 18 ; a tank washing procedure, carried out at a port outside Queensland, in accordance with Annex II, regulation 13.6.1.3; a ventilation procedure approved for the ship, in accordance with Annex II, Appendix VII under Annex II, regulation 13.3. A discharge of water from the ship’s tank, taken on after the carrying out of a procedure mentioned in subsection (1) (b) and containing residue of the category X substance, is exempt from the operation of the discharge offence. However, for a procedure mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) , (ii) or (iii) , the discharge is exempt from the operation of the discharge offence only if the conditions stated in section 22 for the discharge are complied with. (sec.16-ssec.1) This section applies if— a ship’s tank has held a category X substance; and the category X substance has been unloaded at a port and any of the following procedures has been carried out— the approved tank washing procedure under section 17 ; an alternative tank washing procedure approved under section 18 ; a tank washing procedure, carried out at a port outside Queensland, in accordance with Annex II, regulation 13.6.1.3; a ventilation procedure approved for the ship, in accordance with Annex II, Appendix VII under Annex II, regulation 13.3. (sec.16-ssec.2) A discharge of water from the ship’s tank, taken on after the carrying out of a procedure mentioned in subsection (1) (b) and containing residue of the category X substance, is exempt from the operation of the discharge offence. (sec.16-ssec.3) However, for a procedure mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) , (ii) or (iii) , the discharge is exempt from the operation of the discharge offence only if the conditions stated in section 22 for the discharge are complied with.

• (a) a ship’s tank has held a category X substance; and
• (b) the category X substance has been unloaded at a port and any of the following procedures has been carried out— (i) the approved tank washing procedure under section 17 ; (ii) an alternative tank washing procedure approved under section 18 ; (iii) a tank washing procedure, carried out at a port outside Queensland, in accordance with Annex II, regulation 13.6.1.3; (iv) a ventilation procedure approved for the ship, in accordance with Annex II, Appendix VII under Annex II, regulation 13.3.
• (i) the approved tank washing procedure under section 17 ;
• (ii) an alternative tank washing procedure approved under section 18 ;
• (iii) a tank washing procedure, carried out at a port outside Queensland, in accordance with Annex II, regulation 13.6.1.3;