The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

Regulation 31A

11.  The following Part shall be inserted after Part 7 (regulation 31)—

“PART 7A PREVENTION OF POLLUTION ARISING FROM AN OIL POLLUTION INCIDENT

Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan

31A.— (1) Every oil tanker of 150 GRT and above and every ship (not being an oil tanker) of 400 GRT and above shall carry on board an approved shipboard oil pollution emergency plan; except that, if the ship was built before 4th April 1993, it shall not be required to carry such a plan until 5th April 1995.

(2) The plan shall be in accordance with the guidelines for the development of shipboard oil pollution emergency plans adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization on 6th March 1992 by Resolution MEPC 54(32); and the plan shall include at least—

(i) the procedure to be followed by the master or other persons having charge of the ship to report an oil pollution incident as required by the Merchant Shipping (Reporting of Pollution Incidents) Regulations 1987(1);

(ii) the list of persons (including national and local authorities) to be contacted in the event of an oil pollution incident;

(iii) a detailed description of the action to be taken immediately by persons on board to reduce or control the discharge of oil following an incident; and

(iv) the procedures and point of contact on the ship for co—ordinating shipboard action with national and local authorities in combating the pollution.”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/586.