Marine Pollution (Control and Civil Liability) Act, 1981 (Act No. 6 of 1981)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Prevention and Combating of Pollution of the Sea by Oil

Chapter V : Transfer of Oil from a Ship or Tanker to Another Ship of Tanker

14. Application for the transfer of oil
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(1)An application for the transfer of oil from a ship or tanker to another ship or tanker within the prohibited area shall be addressed to the Minister through the intercession of the Director-General and must be lodged with the principal officer at the port nearest to where the transfer operation is to take place.

 

(2)An application referred to in subregulation (1) shall be in writing and shall contain the following particulars:
(a)The reasons for the transfer operation and a description of the damage, if any, or the ship or tanker;
(b)the name of the laden ship and the receiver ship, their respective ports of registry, their official numbers, their gross register tons and drafts. The names of their owners and the type and quantity of oil to be transferred;
(c)the intended place and date and the estimated duration of the transfer operation;
(d)the names and addresses of the agents or representatives in the Republic who will act on behalf of the owner, the cargo owner and the charterer of the laden ship and the receiver ship;
(e)the name of the Club with which the laden ship and the receiver ship are entered and the name and address, in the port nearest to the place of transfer, of the representatives of such Club.