Schedule 1 — Discharge of persistent floaters

Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

1  Subsection 15(1)

Insert:

regulated persistent floater means a persistent floater with:

                     (a)  a viscosity equal to or greater than 50 mPa·s at 20°C; or

                     (b)  a melting point equal to or greater than 0°C.

2  Subsection 21(4)

Omit “subsection (12)”, substitute “subsections (12) and (13)”.

3  Subparagraph 21(4)(a)(ii)

Omit “regulations made for the purposes of section 26”, substitute “the prewash procedure specified in Appendix VI to Annex II”.

4  Subsection 21(4)

Omit “following conditions are satisfied:”, substitute “conditions in subsection (9A) are satisfied.”.

5  Paragraphs 21(4)(d), (e) and (f)

Repeal the paragraphs (not including the note).

6  Subsection 21(5)

Omit “subsection (12)”, substitute “subsections (12), (13) and (13A)”.

7  Subparagraph 21(5)(a)(iv)

Omit “regulations made for the purposes of section 26”, substitute “the prewash procedure specified in Appendix VI to Annex II”.

8  Subsection 21(5)

Omit “following conditions are satisfied:”, substitute “conditions in subsection (9A) are satisfied.”.

9  Paragraphs 21(5)(d), (e) and (f)

Repeal the paragraphs (not including the note).

10  After subsection 21(5)

Insert:

Regulated persistent floaters in Category Y

          (5A)  Subject to subsections (12) and (13), if:

                     (a)  the tank of a ship that held:

                              (i)  a regulated persistent floater in Category Y; or

                             (ii)  a mixture containing a regulated persistent floater in Category Y;

                            has been:

                            (iii)  emptied to the maximum extent in accordance with procedures in the Procedures and Arrangements Manual; and

                            (iv)  washed in accordance with the prewash procedure specified in Appendix VI to Annex II; and

                     (b)  the resulting residues in the tank have been discharged to a reception facility at the port of unloading until the tank is empty; and

                     (c)  the residue then remaining in the tank has been subsequently diluted with water;

subsection (1B) does not apply to the discharge from the ship of the water containing that residue, into the North West European waters, the Baltic Sea area, the Western European waters or the Norwegian Sea, if the conditions in subsection (9A) are satisfied.

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (5A) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).

11  Subsection 21(6)

Omit “subsection (12)”, substitute “subsections (12), (13) and (13A)”.

12  Subsection 21(6)

Omit “following conditions are satisfied:”, substitute “conditions in subsection (9A) are satisfied.”.

13  Paragraphs 21(6)(c), (d) and (e)

Repeal the paragraphs (not including the note).

14  Subsection 21(7)

Omit “subsection (12)”, substitute “subsections (12) and (13)”.

15  Subsection 21(8)

Omit “subsection (12)”, substitute “subsections (12) and (13)”.

16  Subsection 21(8)

Omit “following conditions are satisfied:”, substitute “conditions in subsection (9A) are satisfied.”.

17  Paragraphs 21(8)(d) to (g)

Repeal the paragraphs (not including the note).

18  Subsection 21(9)

Omit “paragraph (8)(f)”, substitute “paragraph (9A)(c) in relation to the discharge into the sea of residue referred to in subsection (8)”.

19  After subsection 21(9)

Insert:

Conditions for the discharge of residue into the sea

          (9A)  For the purposes of subsections (4), (5), (5A), (6) and (8), the following conditions must be satisfied in relation to the discharge of any residue into the sea:

                     (a)  the discharge is made when the ship is proceeding en route at a speed of:

                              (i)  at least 7 knots, if the ship is self-propelled; or

                             (ii)  at least 4 knots, if the ship is not self-propelled;

                     (b)  the discharge is made below the ship’s waterline through the ship’s underwater discharge outlets at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate for which each underwater discharge outlet is designed;

                     (c)  the discharge is made when the ship is at least 12 nautical miles from the nearest land;

                     (d)  the discharge is made when the ship is in water at least 25 metres deep.

20  After subsection 21(13)

Insert:

Subsections (5) and (6) do not apply to discharges of regulated persistent floaters in certain waters

        (13A)  Subsections (5) and (6) do not apply to the discharge from a ship of water containing residues from tanks that held regulated persistent floaters, or mixtures containing regulated persistent floaters, in the North West European waters, the Baltic Sea area, the Western European waters or the Norwegian Sea.

21  Subsection 22(10) (paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of prescribed incident )

After “(5)”, insert “, (5A)”.