Restrictions on transfer operations at night
45 Restrictions on transfer operations at night
(1) A ship's owner and a ship's master must ensure that a transfer operation in relation to the ship is not conducted between sunset and sunrise unless an authorised officer:
has been given notice of the operation; and
has given written approval for it.
Penalty: environmental offence level 2.
(2) Despite subsection (1), an authorised officer may give a general approval under subsection (1) for transfer operations to be carried out at a place where transfers are frequently and regularly carried out.
The approval may:
be given for a period stated in the notice; and
be subject to the conditions the authorised officer thinks fit.
(4) If an approval is given under this section in relation to a ship, the ship's owner and the ship's master must ensure that a transfer operation in relation to the ship is conducted in accordance with the conditions of the approval.
Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units.
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