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No. S 805

Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act

(CHAPTER 243)

Prevention of Pollution of the Sea
(Oil) (Amendment)
Regulations 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12 and 34 of the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 1 October 2020.

Amendment of regulation 5

2. Regulation 5(3) of the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) Regulations 2006 (G.N. No. S 685/2006) is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “regulations 14.3, 14.5.3.1,” and substituting the words “regulations 1.39, 14.3, 14.5.3.1, 17.1,”; and
(b)	by inserting, immediately after “35.1,”, “36.1,”.

Amendment of First Schedule

3. The First Schedule to the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) Regulations 2006 is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph 38 of regulation 1, the following paragraph:

“39 Electronic Record Book means a device or system, approved by the Administration, used to electronically record the required entries for discharges, transfers and other operations as required under this Annex in lieu of a hard copy record book.”;

(b)

by deleting paragraph 1 of regulation 17 and substituting the following paragraph:

“1 Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above other than an oil tanker shall be provided with an Oil Record Book Part I (Machinery Space Operations). The Oil Record Book, whether as a part of the ship’s official logbook, as an electronic record book which shall be approved by the Administration taking into account the Guidelines developed by the Organization^*, or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in appendix III to this Annex.

* Refer to the Guidelines for the use of electronic record books under MARPOL, adopted by resolution MEPC.312(74).”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “each completed page” in paragraph 4 of regulation 17, the words “or group of electronic entries”;

(d)

by deleting paragraph 1 of regulation 36 and substituting the following paragraph:

“1 Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above shall be provided with an Oil Record Book Part II (Cargo/Ballast Operations). The Oil Record Book Part II, whether as a part of the ship’s official logbook, as an electronic record book which shall be approved by the Administration taking into account the Guidelines developed by the Organization^*, or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in appendix III to this Annex.

* Refer to the Guidelines for the use of electronic record books under MARPOL, adopted by resolution MEPC.312(74).”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “each completed page” in paragraph 5 of regulation 36, the words “or group of electronic entries”.

[G.N. Nos. S 393/2007; S 26/2008; S 466/2008; S 792/2010; S 399/2011; S 469/2013; S 867/2014; S 800/2015; S 79/2016; S 666/2016; S 112/2018]

Made on 1 September 2020.

NIAM CHIANG MENG

Chairman,
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

[MPA 46/06.C03/NWT; AG/LEGIS/SL/243/2020/1 Vol. 1]