S.L. 200.2 Art. 3Permittedperiodof emission of dark smoke.

(1) Emissions of dark smoke from a chimney of a vessel for not longer than the period specified in the second column of the

Schedule in respect of the class of case specified in the first column of the said Schedule shall be left out of account for the purposes of article 3 of the Act: Provided that -

(a) continuous emissions of dark smoke caused otherwise than by the soot blowing of a water tube boiler shall not exceed four minutes, and

(b) in no case shall black smoke be emitted for more than two minutes in the aggregate in any period of thirty minutes: Provided further that without the permission of the authorised officer, no soot shall be blown whilst a vessel is within any harbour or bay in Malta, which permission shall not be granted if -

(a) it would have been practicable to carry out that operation before approaching land;

(b) it would be practicable to delay that operation until after leaving land; or

(c) an alternative method of removing soot could be employed.

(2) In this regulation "black smoke" means smoke which, if compared in the appropriate manner with a chart of the type known at the date of enactment of the Act as the Ringelmann Chart, would appear to be as dark as or darker than shade 4 on the chart.

(3) For the purposes of the said schedule a vessel is not under way when it is at anchor or made fast to the shore or bottom, and a vessel which is aground shall be deemed to be under way. SCHEDULE

(Regulation 3) First Column Second Column Class of case Permitted Period