- Laws of Fiji

[MAT 42,620] Ships that do not have to carry oil filtering equipment124

124

(1) The owner of a stationary ship is not required to comply with regulation 123 if the ship is fitted with an oily bilge water holding tank, which the Chief Executive Officer is satisfied is large enough to hold all of the ship’s oily bilge water and all oily bilge water is stored on board or discharged to reception facilities.

(2) The owner is not required to comply with regulation 123 if the ship is—

(a)engaged exclusively on voyages within special areas; or
(b)a high speed craft engaged on—
- (i)a scheduled service with a turn-around time not exceeding 24 hours; or
- (ii)relocation voyages on which no passengers or cargo is carried on condition that—
  - (A)the ship is fitted with an oily bilge water holding tank, which the Chief Executive Officer is satisfied is, large enough to hold all of the ship’s oily bilge water;
  - (B)all oily bilge water is stored on board or discharged to reception facilities;
  - (C)adequate reception facilities, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer, are available to receive such oily bilge water in a sufficient number of ports or terminals the ship calls at;
  - (D)the ship’s IOPP Certificate, is endorsed to the effect that the ship is a highspeed craft; and
  - (E)when oil is discharged, the quantity of oil and the time and port of discharge are recorded in Part I of the ship’s Oil Record Book.