Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2018
sec.39Entries in sewage disposal record book
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sec.39 Entries in sewage disposal record book
If sewage in the ship’s sewage holding device is discharged, the ship’s master or other person in control of the discharge must make an appropriate entry under subsection (2) about the discharge in the ship’s sewage disposal record book. Maximum penalty—350 penalty units. The entry must— state the date, time, place and volume, in litres, of each discharge; and if the discharge is at sea—state the latitude and longitude of the place of the discharge; and be in English; and be signed by the ship’s master or other person in control of the discharge. When a page of the ship’s sewage disposal record book is completed, the ship’s master must sign the page without delay. Maximum penalty—350 penalty units. (sec.39-ssec.1) If sewage in the ship’s sewage holding device is discharged, the ship’s master or other person in control of the discharge must make an appropriate entry under subsection (2) about the discharge in the ship’s sewage disposal record book. Maximum penalty—350 penalty units. (sec.39-ssec.2) The entry must— state the date, time, place and volume, in litres, of each discharge; and if the discharge is at sea—state the latitude and longitude of the place of the discharge; and be in English; and be signed by the ship’s master or other person in control of the discharge. (sec.39-ssec.3) When a page of the ship’s sewage disposal record book is completed, the ship’s master must sign the page without delay. Maximum penalty—350 penalty units.
- (a) state the date, time, place and volume, in litres, of each discharge; and
- (b) if the discharge is at sea—state the latitude and longitude of the place of the discharge; and
- (c) be in English; and
- (d) be signed by the ship’s master or other person in control of the discharge.