Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments on 13 December 2019.
Marine Protection Rules Part 190 - Mandatory Ships Routeing
Current version of Part 190
This rule applies to:
- in the case of the Poor Knights ATBA, every ship of more than 45 metres length overall except: a fishing ship engaged in a fishing operation; or a barge under tow provided its cargo does not include oil or any other harmful liquid substance as defined in Annex I and Annex II of MARPOL.
- in the case of the Three Kings Island ATBA, every ship of 500 tons gross tonnage or more.
- a fishing ship engaged in a fishing operation;, or
- a barge under tow provided its cargo does not include oil or any other harmful liquid substance as defined in Annex I and Annex II of MARPOL.
Part 190 gives effect to the avoidance of two areas.
- the marine area lying between Bream Head and Cape Brett, including the Poor Knights Islands; and
- the sea area adjacent to the Three Kings Islands.
The rules instruct the owners, the charterers and masters of ships to avoid the defined areas.
‘Areas to be avoided’ is one of the mandatory ships’ routeing measures adopted by the International Maritime organisation (IMO) to protect sensitive marine environments from the risks, principally of marine oil spills, posed by shipping operations.
History of Part 190
Amendment
This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments 2015.
New part comes into force
Part 190 entered into force on 30 December 2004.Timeline
New part signed
Part 190 was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 17 November 2004.