Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2018
sec.44Documents to be kept on board ships fitted with treatment systems
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sec.44 Documents to be kept on board ships fitted with treatment systems
This section applies to a ship that— is operating in coastal waters; and is fitted with a treatment system. The ship’s owner and master must ensure the system documentation and system service manual (the relevant documents ) for the treatment system— are kept on board; and are readily available for inspection at all reasonable times. If the relevant documents are not kept and readily available for inspection as required under subsection (2) , the ship’s owner and master each commit an offence. Maximum penalty—350 penalty units. Also, the ship’s owner and master must ensure— written service records for the treatment system are kept; and the service records— are kept on board; and are readily available for inspection at all reasonable times. If the service records are not kept and readily available as required under subsection (4) , the ship’s owner and master each commit an offence. Maximum penalty—350 penalty units. In this section— service records , for a treatment system, means the following particulars about the maintenance or assessment of the treatment system required under section 43 — for maintenance of the treatment system— the name of the authorised service provider that performed the maintenance; and the date the maintenance was performed and details of any significant maintenance carried out on the treatment system; for an assessment of the treatment system— the name of the independent testing entity that performed the assessment; and the date and results of the assessment. (sec.44-ssec.1) This section applies to a ship that— is operating in coastal waters; and is fitted with a treatment system. (sec.44-ssec.2) The ship’s owner and master must ensure the system documentation and system service manual (the relevant documents ) for the treatment system— are kept on board; and are readily available for inspection at all reasonable times. (sec.44-ssec.3) If the relevant documents are not kept and readily available for inspection as required under subsection (2) , the ship’s owner and master each commit an offence. Maximum penalty—350 penalty units. (sec.44-ssec.4) Also, the ship’s owner and master must ensure— written service records for the treatment system are kept; and the service records— are kept on board; and are readily available for inspection at all reasonable times. (sec.44-ssec.5) If the service records are not kept and readily available as required under subsection (4) , the ship’s owner and master each commit an offence. Maximum penalty—350 penalty units. (sec.44-ssec.6) In this section— service records , for a treatment system, means the following particulars about the maintenance or assessment of the treatment system required under section 43 — for maintenance of the treatment system— the name of the authorised service provider that performed the maintenance; and the date the maintenance was performed and details of any significant maintenance carried out on the treatment system; for an assessment of the treatment system— the name of the independent testing entity that performed the assessment; and the date and results of the assessment.