Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2018
sec.6Conditions for discharges of oil other than from machinery space bilges
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sec.6 Conditions for discharges of oil other than from machinery space bilges
A discharge of oil from an oil tanker, other than a discharge mentioned in section 7 , is exempt from the operation of the discharge offences if the following conditions are complied with— the oil tanker is more than 50n miles from the nearest land; the oil tanker is proceeding en route; the instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content is not more than 30L/n mile; the total quantity of oil discharged into coastal waters is not more than the total quantity allowed under the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 (Cwlth) , section 9 for the oil tanker; the oil tanker has in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system and a slop tank arrangement as required under a Commonwealth shipping law.
- (a) the oil tanker is more than 50n miles from the nearest land;
- (b) the oil tanker is proceeding en route;
- (c) the instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content is not more than 30L/n mile;
- (d) the total quantity of oil discharged into coastal waters is not more than the total quantity allowed under the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 (Cwlth) , section 9 for the oil tanker;
- (e) the oil tanker has in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system and a slop tank arrangement as required under a Commonwealth shipping law.