Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments on 13 December 2019.
Marine Protection Rules Part 120 - Discharge of oil
Current version of Part 120
This rule applies to:
- New Zealand ships, warships and other ships of the New Zealand Defence Force operating outside the New Zealand coastal marine area and within the internationally recognised “special areas”
- foreign ships operating within areas of the sea under New Zealand jurisdiction.
Part 120 sets out the permitted operational discharges of oil from ships into the sea and provides for reporting of non-operational discharges to the appropriate coastal authorities. The permitted discharges differ according to whether the oil is the residue of a cargo carried by an oil tanker or is drainage from the machinery space of a ship (oily bilge water). The Part incorporates an inclusive list of the various categories of mineral hydrocarbon falling within the definition of oil.
Part 120 gives effect to standards found in Regulations 4, 15 and 34 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 and to that instrument's Protocol I.
History of Part 120
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments (Changes Related to Conventions) 2017, in February 2018.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Part 132 - New Zealand Oil Spill Control Agents 2015, in 2016.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Amendment Rules 2009.
Amendment
This part was amended by Marine Protection Rules (Parts 120, 121A, 122, 123A and 123B) in 2008.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Amendment Rules (Part 120, 121A, 123A, 132 and 170) in 2006.
New Part comes into force
Part 120 entered into force on 20 August 1998.
New Part signed
Part 120 was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 20 May 1998.