Marine Protection Rules Part 141 - Ship Design, Construction, Equipment and Operation – noxious liquid substances in bulk

What Part 141 applies to

This rule applies to:

• New Zealand ships, warships and other ships of the New Zealand Defence Force
• ships carrying chemical cargoes in bulk
• foreign ships carrying bulk chemical cargoes operating in areas of the sea under New Zealand’s jurisdiction.

Overview of Part 141

Part 141 incorporates the construction, equipment and operational standards for ships certified to carry noxious liquid substances in bulk found in the International Maritime Organisation’s International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk.

Part 141 gives effect to Regulations 11 and 12 of Annex II of MARPOL 73/78.

Materials incorporated by reference in Part 141

The Minister of Transport signed this rule on 20 May 1998, coming into effect on 20 August 1998.

Ship Design, Construction, Equipment and Operation – Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk

• 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

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