Pollution of the Sea by Oil Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1977 No. 185

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL ACT 1960.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Pollution of the Sea by Oil Act 1960.

Dated this thirteenth day of October, 1977.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

PETER NIXON

Minister of State for Transport.

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Amendments of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil Regulations

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 20 January 1978.

Prevention of the entry of oil into the bilges of a ship.

1. Regulation 5 of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “ ships registered in Australia ” and substituting the words “ Australian ships ”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) the words “ Five hundred pounds ” and substituting the figures “ $5,000 ”.

Oil record book.

1. Regulation 6 of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “ ship registered in Australia ” and substituting the words “ Australian ship ”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “ the Second Schedule to these Regulations ” and substituting the words “ the Schedule ”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the words “ registered in Australia ”;

(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the words “ Five hundred pounds ” and substituting the figures “ $5,000 ”;

(e) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (4) the words “ the Second Schedule to these Regulations ” and substituting the words “ the Schedule ”;

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* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 October 1977.

Statutory Rules 1962, No. 90 as amended by Statutory Rules 1964, No. 108; 1965, No. 183; 1967, No. 82; 1974, No. 85; and 1975, No. 116.

(f) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (4) the word “ that ” and substituting the word “ the ”; and

(g) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) the words “ Five hundred pounds ” and substituting the figures “ $5,000 ”.

False entries in oil record book.

1. Regulation 7 of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ Five hundred pounds ” and substituting the figures “ $5,000 ”.

Oil record book retained for 2 years.

1. Regulation 8 of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulations (2) and (3) the words “ Five hundred pounds ” and substituting the figures “ $5,000 ”.

Schedule.

1. The Second Schedule to the Pollution of the Sea by Oil Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:—

SCHEDULE

Regulation 6

Form 1

OIL RECORD BOOK FOR TANKERS

Name of ship................................................................................................

Total cargo carrying capacity of ship in cubic metres........................................................................

(a) Loading of oil cargo

1. Date and place of loading

2. Types of oil loaded

3. Identity of tank(s) loaded

(b) Transfer of oil cargo during voyage

4. Date of transfer
5. Identity of tank(s)	i	From
	ii	To
6. Was(were) tank(s) in 5 (i) emptied?

Schedule—continued

Form 1—continued

(c) Discharge of oil cargo

7. Date and place of discharge

8. Identity of tank(s) discharged

9. Was (were) tank(s) emptied?

(d) Ballasting of cargo tanks

10. Identity of tank(s) ballasted

11. Date and position of ship at start of ballasting

(e) Cleaning of cargo tanks

12. Identity of tank(s) cleaned

13. Date and duration of cleaning

14. Methods of cleaning*

(f) Discharge of dirty ballast

15. Identity of tank(s)

16. Date and position of ship at start of discharge to sea

17, Date and position of ship at finish of discharge to sea

18. Ship’s speed(s) during discharge

19. Quantity discharged to sea

20. Quantity of polluted water transferred to slop tank(s) (identify slop tank(s))

21. Date and port of discharge into shore reception facilities (if applicable)

* Hand hosing, machine washing or chemical cleaning. Where chemically cleaned, the chemical concerned and the amount used should be stated.

Schedule—continued

FORM 1—continued

(g) Discharge of water from slop tanks

22. Identity of slop tank((s)

23. Time of settling from last entry of residues, or

24. Time of settling from last discharge

25. Date, time and position of ship at start of discharge

26. Sounding of total contents at start of discharge

27. Sounding of interface at start of discharge

28. Bulk quantity discharged and rate of discharge

29. Final quantity discharged and rate of discharge

30. Date, time and position of ship at end of discharge

31. Ship’s speed(s) during discharge

32. Sounding of interface at end of discharge

(h) Disposal of residues

33. Identity of tank(s)

34. Quantity disposed from each tank

35.   Method of disposal of residue:

(a)   Reception facilities

(b)   Mixed with cargo

(c) Transferred to another (other) tank(s) (identify tank(s))

(d)   Other method

36. Date and port of disposal of residue

(i) Discharge overboard of bilge water containing oil which has accumulated in machinery spaces (including pump rooms) whilst in port*

37. Port

38. Duration of stay

39. Quantity disposed

40. Date and place of disposal

41. Method of disposal (state whether a separator was used)

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* The routine discharge at sea of bilge water containing any oil machinery spaces including pump room bilges need not be entered in the oil record book but, if not, it must be entered in the appropriate log book, stating whether or not the discharge was made through a separator. Where the pump starts automatically and discharges through a separator at all times it will be sufficient to enter each day “ Automatic discharge from bilges through separator ”.

Schedule—continued

Form 1—continued

(i) Accidental or other exceptional discharges of oil

42. Date and time of occurrence

43. Place or position of ship at time of occurrence

44. Approximate quantity and type of oil

45. Circumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks

....................................................................................................... Signature of Officer or Officers in

charge of operation concerned

....................................................................................................... Signature of Master

Form 2

OIL RECORD BOOK FOR SHIPS OTHER THAN TANKERS

Name of ship...................................................................

(a) Ballasting or cleaning of bunker fuel tanks

1. Identity of tank(s) ballasted

2. Whether cleaned since they last contained oil and, if not, type of oil previously carried

3. Date and position of ship at start of cleaning

4. Date and position of ship at start of ballasting

(b) Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from tanks referred to under (a)

5. Identity of tank(s)

6. Date and position of ship at start of discharge

7. Date and position of ship at finish of discharge

8. Ship’s speed(s) during discharge

9. Method of discharge (state whether separator used)

10. Quantity discharged

(c) Disposal of residues

11. Quantity of residue retained on board

12.   Methods of disposal of residue:

(a)   reception facilities

(b)   mixed with next bunkering

(c) transferred to another (other) tank(s)

13. Date and port of disposal of residue

Schedule—continued

Form 2—continued

(d) Discharge overboard of bilge water containing oil which has accumulated in machinery spaces whilst in port*

14. Port

15. Duration of stay

16. Quantity disposed

17. Date and place of disposal

18. Method of disposal (state whether separator was used)

(e) Accidental or other exceptional discharges of oil

19. Date and time of occurrence

20. Place or position of ship at time of occurrence

21. Approximate quantity and type of oil

22. Circumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks

....................................................................................................... Signature of Officer or Officers in

charge of operations concerned

....................................................................................................... Signature of Master

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* The routine discharge at sea of bilge water containing any oil from machinery spaces need not be entered in the oil record book but, if not, it must be entered in the appropriate log book, stating whether or not the discharge was made  through a separator. Where the pump starts automatically and discharges through a separator at all times it will be sufficient to enter each day “Automatically discharge from bilges through a separator”.