S.L. 499.71 Art. 7Advance waste  notification. S.L. 499.34.     S.L. 499.34.

(1) The Master, operator or agent of a ship falling within the scope of the Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting

Requirements Regulations, bound for a port or terminal, shall complete truthfully and accurately in full the advance waste notification form in the Second Schedule and notify that information to the Authority:

(a) at least 24 hours prior to arrival, if the port of call is known; or

(b) as soon as the port of call is known, if this information is available less than 24 hours prior to arrival; or

(c) at the latest upon departure from the previous port, if the duration of the voyage is less than 24 hours.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Master, operator or the agent of a ship to communicate also such information to the port or terminal operator at which the ship will be calling and to request for the authorised port reception facility.

(3) The information referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be made available upon request to the Authority; and shall be available on board, preferably in electronic form, at least until the next port of call.

(4) The advance waste notification and reporting formality obligation required in accordance with the provisions of these regulations shall be reported electronically in SafeSeaNet; and shall be subject to the provisions of the Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Regulations.

(5) The Authority shall ensure that the information that is notified and reported in terms of this regulation is examined and shared with the relevant enforcement authorities without delay.