Marine Protection Rules Part 142B
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What Part 142B applies to
This rule applies:
- all New Zealand ships, warships and other ships of the New Zealand Defence Force
- all foreign ships under New Zealand jurisdiction that carry noxious liquid substances in bulk.
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Overview of Part 142B
Part 142B is concerned with the standardised recording of shipboard operations involving noxious liquid substances and their discharge, and the provision of shipboard manuals to guide crew involved in operations involving such substances.
Part 142B gives effect to Regulations 14 and 15 of Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 and, in respect of manuals, the internationally-agreed interpretation that the Annex’s discharge and certification provisions require each ship to have a Procedures and Arrangements manual.
Materials incorporated by reference in Maritime Rules Part 142B
This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 20 May 1998 and came into force on 20 August 1998.
Documents (Record Books and Manuals) – Noxious Liquid Substances
- International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code), the environment-related provisions in the Introduction and all of Part II-A, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO by Resolution MEPC.264(68)
Getting copies of material incorporated by reference
Some materials can be accessed and viewed free online, other material is subject to copyright and can either be purchased from the original source or viewed as an electronic copy at Maritime New Zealand.