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PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) ACT 1983 - SECT 26FEI

Flushing fuel oil service system

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is the master of an Australian ship; and

  (b)   the ship enters an emission control area; and

  (c)   separate fuel oils are used on board the ship; and

  (d)   at least one of the fuel oils has a sulphur content of not more than the prescribed limit; and

  (e)   at least one of the fuel oils has a sulphur content of more than that limit; and

  (f)   insufficient time is allowed for the ship's fuel oil service system to be fully flushed of fuel oil with a sulphur content of more than that limit before the ship enters the emission control area.

Penalty:   200 penalty units.

  (2)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is the master of an Australian ship; and

  (b)   the ship enters an emission control area; and

  (c)   separate fuel oils are used on board the ship; and

  (d)   at least one of the fuel oils has a sulphur content of not more than the prescribed limit; and

  (e)   at least one of the fuel oils has a sulphur content of more than that limit; and

  (f)   when the ship enters the emission control area, the ship does not carry a written procedure showing how the ship's fuel oil service system is to be fully flushed of fuel oil with a sulphur content of more than that limit before the ship enters the emission control area.

Penalty:   200 penalty units.



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