Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2154

      The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1996 No. 2154

MERCHANT SHIPPING

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996

Made 19th August 1996
Laid before Parliament 27th August 1996
Coming into force 17th September 1996


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I—
GENERAL
1.  Citation, commencement, interpretation and revocation
2.  Application and exemptions
3.  Equivalents
PART II—
SURVEYS, CERTIFICATES AND OIL RECORD BOOK
4.  Surveys before issue of a Certificate
5.  Annual survey
6.  Intermediate survey
7.  Issue and duration of a Certificate
8.  Responsibilities of owner and master
9.  Procedure to be adopted when corrective action is necessary
10.  Oil Record Book
PART III—
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROL OF OPERATIONAL POLLUTION— CONTROL OF DISCHARGE OF OIL
11.  General exceptions
12.  Ships other than oil tankers and machinery space bilges of oil tankers
13.  Oil tankers
14.  Oil filtering equipment and oil discharge monitoring and control system
15.  Retention of oil on board
16.  Methods for the prevention of oil pollution from ships operating in special areas
PART IV—
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SEGREGATION OF CARGO
17.  Interpretation of Part IV
18.  General application
19.  Protective location of segregated ballast spaces
20.  Requirements for oil tankers with dedicated clean ballast tanks
21.  Requirements for crude oil washing
22.  Existing oil tankers engaged in specific trades
23.  Existing oil tankers having special ballast arrangements
24.  Segregation of oil and water ballast and carriage of oil in fore peak tanks
25.  Tanks for oil residues (sludge)
26.  Pumping, piping and discharge arrangements of oil tankers
PART V—
REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMISING OIL POLLUTION FROM OIL TANKERS DUE TO SIDE AND BOTTOM DAMAGE
27.  Interpretation
28.  Limitation of size and arrangement of cargo tanks
29.  Subdivision and stability
PART VI—
IMPROVED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUC TION OF OIL TANKERS AGAINST OIL POLLUTION IN THE EVENT OF COLLISION OR STRANDING
30.  New oil tankers (Building contracts after 5th July 1993)
31.  Existing oil tankers (Building contracts before 6th July 1993)
PART VII—
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
32.  Requirements for offshore installations
PART VIII—
PREVENTION OF POLLUTION ARISING FROM AN OIL POL LUTION ACCIDENT
33.  Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
PART IX—
POWERS TO INSPECT, DENY ENTRY, DETENTION AND PENALTIES
34.  Power to inspect
35.  Power to deny entry or detain
36.  Penalties
37.  Enforcement and application of fines
PART X—
PROCEEDING FOR POLLUTION OFFENCES COMMITTED OUTSIDE UK WATERS
38.  Restriction on jurisdiction over offences outside United Kingdom limits
39.  Suspensions of proceedings at flag state request
40.  Supplementary

 

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