Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Amendments 2025. These amendments come into force on 1 December 2025.
Marine Protection Rules Part 125 - Shipboard Operations – Oil
Current version of Part 125
This rule applies to:
- oil tankers of 150 tonnes gross tonnage or more
- other ships of 4000 tonnes gross tonnage or more
- ships of 150 tonnes gross tonnage or more, other than oil tankers, that have cargo spaces carrying oil with an aggregate capacity of 200 cubic metres or more
- New Zealand ships, warships and other ships of the New Zealand Defence Force
- foreign ships operating in areas of the sea under New Zealand jurisdiction.
Part 125 imposes operational constraints on the carriage of water ballast in oil fuel tanks and oil cargo tanks, and the discharge of oil contaminated waters into the sea. It also requires oil tankers to plan for any ship to ship transfer of oil cargoes.
Part 125 further prohibits the carriage in bulk as cargo or carriage and use as fuel of heavy oils onboard ships below latitude 60°S.
Part 125 gives effect to standards found in Regulations 16, 18.3, 18.4, 35.2, 40, 41 and 43 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78.
History of Part 125
Amendment
Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments amended this Part on 13 December 2019.
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 Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments 2015.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments 2014, in 2015.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Various Amendments 2010, with inforce dates of 1 October 2010, 1 January 2011, 1 August 2011 (in respect of the Antartic heavy oil ban).
New part comes into force
Part 125 entered into force on 20 August 1998.Timeline
New part signed
Part 125 was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 20 May 1998.