Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Amendments 2025. These amendments come into force on 1 December 2025.
Marine Protection Rules Part 170 - Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships
Current version of Part 170
This rule applies to:
- 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 170 defines the classes of garbage that may be discharged from ships and offshore installation outside the coastal marine area. It also incorporates requirements for shipboard garbage management plans, the maintenance of garbage record books and the display of placards indicating to crew and passengers the applicable garbage discharge requirements.
As with other MARPOL-based operational discharge requirements, the marine protection rules deal with such discharges outside the coastal marine area. Within the CMA (that is, within the 12 mile limit) these requirements are found in the Resource Management (Marine Pollution) Regulations 1998.
Part 170 gives effect to requirements found in Annex V of MARPOL 73/78.
History of Part 170
Amendment
The Maritime NZ Style Guide requires active voice, so the rewritten sentence is: Amendments to this part were made by the Marine Protection Rules (International Omnibus) 2020 on 31 March 2021.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments 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 2014, in 2015.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Part 170: Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships 2012, in 2013.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Various Amendments 2010.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Amendment Rules (Parts 120, 121A, 121B, 123A, 170 and 200) in 2009.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Amendment Rules (Parts 120, 121A, 123A, 132 and 170) in 2006.
New part comes into force
Part 170 entered into force on 20 August 1998.Timeline
New part signed
Part 170 was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 28 June 1998.