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[接上页] Cap 413A reg 11 General exceptions PART III REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROL OF OPERATIONAL POLLUTION- CONTROL OF DISCHARGE OF OIL The provisions of regulations 12, 13 and 16 shall not apply to- (a) any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture which is necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea; or (b) any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture which results from damage to a ship or its equipment- (i) provided that all reasonable precautions were taken after the occurrence of the damage or discovery of the discharge for the purpose of preventing or minimizing the discharge; and (ii) unless the owner or the master acted either with intent to cause damage, or recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result; or(c) any approved discharge into the sea of substances containing oil, when being used for the purpose of combating specific pollution incidents in order to minimize the damage from pollution. Any such discharge shall be subject to the approval of any Government in whose jurisdiction it is contemplated the discharge will occur. Cap 413A reg 12 Ships other than oil tankers and machinery space bilges of oil tankers (1) Subject to regulation 11 this regulation applies to- (a) (i) Hong Kong ships other than oil tankers; and (ii) Hong Kong oil tankers in relation to discharges from their machinery space bilges (unless mixed with oil cargo residue) but excluding cargo pump room bilges, wherever they may be and to-(b) (i) other ships other than oil tankers; and (ii) other oil tankers in relation to discharges from their machinery space bilges (unless mixed with oil cargo residue) but excluding cargo pump room bilges, when they are within the waters of Hong Kong.(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this regulation a ship to which this regulation applies shall not discharge oil or oily mixture into any part of the sea unless all the following conditions are satisfied- (a) the ship is proceeding on a voyage; (b) the ship is not within a special area; (c) the oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 ppm; and (L.N. 641 of 1994) (d) the ship has in operation equipment as required by regulation 14. (L.N. 641 of 1994) (e) (Repealed L.N. 641 of 1994)(3) In the case of an existing ship referred to in regulation 14(4), not fitted with equipment as required by regulation 14(1) or (2), the provisions of paragraph (2) will not apply until 6 July 1998 or the date on which the ship is fitted with such equipment, whichever is the earlier. Until this date any discharge from machinery space bilges into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from such a ship shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied- (a) the oily mixture does not originate from the cargo pump-room bilges; (b) the oily mixture is not mixed with oil cargo resides; (c) the ship is not within a special area; (d) the ship is more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land; (e) the ship is proceeding en route; (f) the oil content of the effluent is less than 100 parts per million; and (g) the ship has in operation oily-water separating equipment of a design approved as being in accordance with the specification set out in Schedule 3. (L.N. 641 of 1994)(4) No discharge into the sea shall contain chemicals or other substances in quantities or concentrations which are hazardous to the marine environment or chemicals or other substances introduced for the purpose of circumventing the conditions of discharge prescribed by this regulation. (5) Insofar as any oil or oily mixture has not been unloaded as cargo and may not be discharged into the sea in compliance with paragraph (2), it shall be retained on board and shall only be discharged into reception facilities. (L.N. 641 of 1994) Cap 413A reg 13 Oil tankers (1) Subject to regulation 11 this regulation applies to- (a) every Hong Kong oil tanker; and (b) every other oil tanker when it is within the waters of Hong Kong.(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this regulation an oil tanker to which this regulation applies shall not discharge any oil or oily mixture (except those for which provision is made in regulation 12) into any part of the sea unless all the following conditions are satisfied- (a) the tanker is proceeding on a voyage; (b) the tanker is not within a special area; (c) the tanker is more than 50 miles from the nearest land; (d) the instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content does not exceed 30 litres per mile; (L.N. 641 of 1994) (e) the total quantity of oil discharged into the sea does not exceed 1/30000 of the total quantity of the particular cargo of which the residue formed a part, or, in the case of existing tankers, the total quantity of oil discharged does not exceed 1/15000 of the total quantity of the particular cargo of which the residue formed a part; and (f) the tanker has in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system and a slop tank arrangement as required by regulation 15.(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to the discharge of- |