S.I. No. 119/1980 - Oil Pollution of the Sea (Records) Regulations, 1980.

S.I. No. 119 of 1980.

OIL POLLUTION OF THE SEA (RECORDS) REGULATIONS, 1980.

I, ALBERT REYNOLDS, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 17 (1) and 17 (3) of the Oil Pollution of the Sea Act, 1956 (No. 25 of 1956) (as amended by section 13 of the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Amendment) Act, 1977 (No. 15 of 1977)), the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), and the Tourism and Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1980 ), hereby make the following Regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Records) Regulations, 1980, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1980.

2. (1) In these Regulations—

"the Act" means the Oil Pollution of the Sea Act, 1956 (No. 25 of 1956), as amended by the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Amendment) Act, 1977 (No. 15 of 1977);

"tanker" means a vessel the greater part of the cargo space of which is constructed or adapted for the carriage of liquid cargoes in bulk and which is either carrying a cargo of oil in bulk in that part of its cargo space or has on board oil residues from a cargo of oil in bulk previously carried;

"tons" means tons gross tonnage.

3. (1) The master of every tanker registered in the State shall carry on board ship an oil record book and shall record in it the following matters—

( a ) any of the following operations carried out on board or in connection with the ship—

(i) loading of oil cargo;

(ii) transfer of oil cargo during a voyage;

(iii) discharge of oil cargo;

(iv) ballasting of cargo tanks;

(v) cleaning of cargo tanks;

(vi) discharge of dirty ballast:

(vii) discharge of water from slop tanks;

(viii) disposal of oil residues;

(ix) discharge overboard of oily bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces (including pump rooms) whilst in port;

(x) the routine discharge at sea of oily bilge water;

( b ) any occasion on which oil or a mixture containing oil is discharged from the ship for the purpose of securing the safety of any vessel, of preventing damage to any vessel or cargo or of saving life;

( c ) any occasion on which oil or a mixture containing oil is found to be escaping (or to have escaped) from the ship as a result of damage to the ship or because of leakage.

(2) Entries made under this Regulation in an oil record book shall be made in the form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations and shall contain the particulars referred to in that form.

(3) ( a ) The requirement to keep a record imposed by paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall not apply to any discharge which is referred to in paragraph (1) (a) (x) of this Regulation and is a discharge of oily bilge water from machinery spaces (including pump rooms) if the discharge has been entered in the engine room log book or deck log book.

( b ) Any entry relating to the discharge of oily bilge water from machinery spaces (including pump rooms) whether made in the oil record book, the engine room log book or the deck log book, shall indicate whether the discharge was made through a separator, but where the pump making the discharge starts automatically and discharges at all times through a separator it will be sufficient compliance with this clause to enter on each relevant day the entry "Automatic discharge from bilges through a separator".

4. (1) The master of every ship (other than a tanker) which is registered in the State, is of 80 tons or more and uses oil fuel, shall carry on board ship an oil record book and shall record in it the following matters—

( a ) any of the following operations carried out on board or in connection with the ship—

(i) ballasting or cleaning of bunker fuel tanks;

(ii) discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from bunker fuel tanks;

(iii) disposal of oil residues;

(iv) discharge overboard of oily bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces including pump rooms in port;

(v) the routine discharge at sea of oily bilge water;

( b ) Any occasion on which oil or a mixture containing oil is discharged from the ship for the purpose of securing the safety of any vessel, of preventing damage to any vessel or cargo or of saving life;

( c ) any occasion on which oil or a mixture containing oil is found to be escaping (or to have escaped) from the ship as a result of damage to the ship, or because of leakage.

(2) Entries made under this Regulation in an oil record book shall be made in the form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations and shall contain the particulars referred to in that form.

(3) ( a ) The requirement to keep a record imposed by paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall not apply to any discharge which is referred to in paragraph (1) (a) (v) of this Regulation and is a discharge of oily bilge water from machinery spaces (including pump rooms) if the discharge has been entered in the engine room log book or deck log book.

5. A record prescribed by these Regulations shall be retained in the ship to which it relates for the duration of the relevant voyage and shall be surrendered by the master of the ship to the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office with the ship's Official Log Book.

6. The Oil Pollution of the Sea (Records) Regulations, 1957 ( S.I. No. 206 of 1957 ), and the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Records) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 124 of 1967 ), are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 3(2)

TANKERS

NAME OF SHIP

TOTAL CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY OF SHIP IN CUBIC METRES


(a) Loading of oil cargo
	1 Date and place of loading
	2 Types of oil loaded
	3 Identity of tank(s) loaded
(b) Transfer of oil cargo during voyage
	4 Date of Transfer
Identity of tank(s)		(i) From
		(ii) To
	6 Was (were) tank(s) in 5(i) emptied?
(c) Discharge of oil cargo
	7 Date and place of discharge
	8 Identity of tank(s) discharged
	9 Was (were) tank(s) emptied?
Signature of Officer or Officers in charge of the operations and date
Signature of Master and date
(d) Ballasting of cargo tanks
	10 Identity of tank(s) ballasted
	11 Date and position of ship at start of ballasting
(e) Cleaning of cargo tanks
	12 Identity of tank(s) cleaned
	13 Date and duration of cleaning
	14 Methods of cleaning (Hand hosing, machine washing or chemical cleaning. Where chemically cleaned the chemical concerned and amount used should be stated)
(f) Discharge of dirty ballast
	15 Identity of tank(s)
	16 Date and position of ship at start of discharge to sea
	17 Date and position of ship at finish of discharge to sea
	18 Ship's speed(s) during discharge
	19 Quantity discharged to sea
	20 Quantity of polluted water transferred to Slop tank(s) (Identify Slop tank(s))
	21 Date and port of discharge into shore reception facilities (if applicable)
Signature of Officer or Officers in charge of the operations and date
Signature of Master and date
(g) Discharge of water from slop tanks
	22 Identity of slop tank(s)
	23 Time of settling from last entry of residues, or
	24 Time of settling from last discharge
	25 Date, time and position of ship at start of discharge
	26 Sounding of total contents at start of discharge
	27 Sounding of interface at start of discharge
	28 Bulk quantity discharged and rate of discharge
	29 Final quantity discharged and rate of discharge
	30 Date, time and position of ship at end of discharge
	31 Ship's speed(s) during discharge
	32 Sounding of interface at end of discharge
Signature of Officer or Officers in charge of the operations and date
Signature of Master and date
(h) Disposal of Residues
	33 Identity of tank(s)
	34 Quantity disposed from each tank
	35 Method of disposal of residues:—
	( a ) Reception facilities
	( b ) Mixed with cargo
	( c ) Transferred to another ( other) tank(s) (identify tank(s))
	( d ) other method
	36 Date and port of disposal of residue
Signature of Officer or Officers in charge of the operations and date
Signature of Master and date
(i) Discharge of oily bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces (including pump rooms) whilst in port
	37 Port
	38 Duration of stay
	39 Quantity disposed
	40 Date and place of disposal
	41 Method of disposal (state whether a separator was used) *
( j ) Routine discharge at sea of oily bilge water from machinery spaces (including pump rooms) †
	42 Frequency of discharge and method of disposal (state whether or not a separator was used) ‡
Signature of Officer or Officers in charge of operations and date
Signature of Master and date
(k) Accidental or other exceptional discharges of oil
	43 Date and time of occurrence
	44 Place or position of ship at time of occurrence
	45 Approximate quantity and type of oil
	46 Circumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks
Signature of Officer or Officers reporting the occurrence
Signature of Master and date

* Where the pump starts automatically and discharges through a separator at all times it will be sufficient to enter each day "Automatic discharge from bilges through separator".

† In accordance with Regulation 3 (3) such discharges need not be entered in this book if entered in the engine room log book or deck log book.

‡ Where the pump starts automatically and discharges through a separator at all times it will be sufficient to enter each day "Automatic discharge from bilges through separator".

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 4(2)

SHIPS OTHER THAN TANKERS

NAME OF SHIP

(a) Ballasting or cleaning of bunker fuel tanks
	1 Identity of tank(s) ballasted
	2 Whether cleaned since last containing oil and, if not, type of oil previously carried
	3 Date and position of ship at start of cleaning
	4 Date and position of ship at start of ballasting
(b) Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from tanks referred to under(a)
	5 Identity of tank(s)
	6 Date and position of ship at start of discharge
	7 Date and position of ship at finish of discharge
	8 Ship's speed(s) during discharge
	9 Method of discharge (state whether separator used)
	10 Quantity discharged
Signature of Officer or Officers in Charge of the operations and date
Signature of Master and date
(c) Disposal of residues
	11 Quantity of residue retained on board
	12 Methods of disposal of residue:—
		(a) reception facilities
		(b) mixed with next bunkering
		(c) transferred to another (other) tank(s)
	13 Date and port of disposal of residue *
Signature of Officer or Officers in charge of the operations and date
Signature of Master and date
(d) Discharge of oily bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces whilst in port
	14 Port
	15 Duration of Stay
	16 Quantity disposed
	17 Date and place of disposal
	18 Method of disposal (state whether separator was used)†
(e) Routine discharge at sea of oily bilge water from machinery spaces *
	19 Frequency of discharge and method of disposal (state whether or not a separator was used)*†
Signature of Officer or Officers in Charge of the operations and date
Signature of Master and date

* In accordance with Regulation 4(3) such discharges need not be entered in this book if entered in the engine room log book or deck log book.

† Where the pump starts automatically and discharges through a separator at all times it will be sufficient to enter each day "Automatic discharge from bilges through separator".

( f ) Accidental or other exceptional discharge of oil
	20 Date and time of occurrence
	21 Place or position of ship at time of occurrence
	22 Approximate quantity and type of oil
	23 Circumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks
Signature of Officer or Officers reporting occurrence and date
Signature of Master and date

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 23rd day of April, 1980.

ALBERT REYNOLDS,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations apply to certain classes of Irish registered ships and require records to be kept on the matters relating to oil specified in Section 17 (1) of the Oil Pollution of the Sea Act, 1956 as amended by Section 13 of the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Amendment) Act, 1977 . They replace the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Records) Regulations 1957 as amended by the Oil Pollution of the Sea (Records) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967.