Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
7 Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
A ship's shipboard oil pollution emergency plan required under section 17 of the Act must be in the approved form and include the following particulars:
the procedure to be followed by the ship's master or other person having charge of the ship in notifying an incident involving the ship if a discharge of oil happens;
a list of the authorities or persons to be notified by persons on the ship if the incident happens;
a detailed description of the action to be taken immediately after the incident by persons on board the ship to reduce or control any discharge of oil from the ship resulting from the incident;
the procedures to be followed for coordinating with authorities or persons that have been contacted and the name of the person on board the ship through whom all communications are to be made.
(2) The ship's owner must submit the plan and an approval fee of 57 revenue units to the Chief Executive Officer for approval.
The Chief Executive Officer may approve the plan or refuse to approve it.
If the Chief Executive Officer refuses to approve the plan, he or she must advise the ship's owner of the reasons for refusing to approve it.
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