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Formal Consolidation | 1990 RevEd
Duty to report
2. The circumstances in which a report under section 15 of the Act is required are as follows:
(a)
an actual or probable discharge of oil, or a noxious liquid substance carried in bulk resulting or likely to result from damage to the ship or its equipment, or made or likely to be made for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea;
(b)
an actual or probable discharge of a marine pollutant in packaged form from the ship; or
(c)
an actual discharge during the operation of the ship of oil or noxious liquid substance in excess of the quantity or instantaneous rate permitted under the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) Regulations [Rg 1.] or the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations. [Rg 2.]
Informal Consolidation | Amended S 391/1997
Duty to report
2. A report under section 15 of the Act shall be made when an incident involves the following:
(a)
a discharge above the permitted level or probable discharge of oil or of noxious liquid substances for whatever reason including those for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship or for saving life at sea;
(b)
a discharge or probable discharge of harmful substances in packaged form, including those in freight containers, portable tanks, road and rail vehicles and shipborne barges;
(c)
damage, failure or breakdown of a ship of 15 metres in length or above which —
(i)
affects the safety of the ship; including but not limited to collision, grounding, fire, explosion, structural failure, flooding and cargo shifting; or
(ii)
results to impairment of the safety of navigation; including but not limited to, failure or breakdown of steering gear, propulsion plant, electrical generating system and essential shipborne navigational aids; or
(d)
a discharge during the operation of the ship of oil or noxious liquid substances in excess of the quantity or instantaneous rate permitted under the Convention.