S.L. 499.71 Art. 8Delivery of waste from ships.  S.L. 499.34.      S.L. 499.34.   S.L. 499.34.

(1) The Master of a ship calling at a port or terminal shall, before leaving the port or terminal, deliver all waste to an authorised port reception facility in accordance with the relevant discharge norms laid down in the MARPOL Convention.

(2) Upon delivery, the operator of the authorised port reception facility or of the port or terminal where the waste was delivered shall complete truthfully and accurately in full the waste delivery receipt form set out in the Third Schedule and shall issue and provide, without undue delay, such waste delivery receipt to the Master of the ship:

Provided that, the obligation to issue a waste delivery receipt shall not apply in small ports or terminals with unmanned facilities or are remotely located, subject that the Authority has notified the name and location of such ports and terminals electronically SafeSeaNet.

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

Regulations shall, before departure or as soon as the waste delivery receipt has been received, electronically report the information contained therein in SafeSeaNet; and in accordance with the provisions of the Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Regulations. THE DELIVERY OF WASTE FROM SHIPS

(4) The information from the waste delivery receipt shall be made available upon request to the Authority; and shall be available on board for at least two years, where relevant together with the Oil Record Book, Cargo Record Book, Garbage Record Book or the Garbage Management Plan.

(5) Notwithstanding sub-regulation (1), a ship may proceed to the next port of call without delivering the waste, if:

(a) the information provided in accordance with the Second and Third Schedules shows that there is sufficient dedicated storage capacity for all waste that has been accumulated thereon and which will be accumulated thereon during the intended voyage of the ship until the next port of call;

(b) the information available on board a ship falling outside the scope of the Vessel Traffic Monitoring and

Reporting Requirements Regulations shows that there is sufficient dedicated storage capacity for all waste that has been accumulated thereon and which will be accumulated thereon during the intended voyage of the ship until the next port of call; or

(c) the ship only calls at an anchorage area for less than 24 hours or under adverse weather conditions, unless such anchorage area has been excluded in accordance with the provisions of regulation 4(3).

The requirements of this sub-regulation shall apply without prejudice to more stringent requirements for ships adopted in accordance with international law.

(6) The Authority shall request the Master, operator or agent of the ship to deliver, before departure from the port or terminal, its waste if:

(a) it cannot be established, based on the information, including information electronically available in SafeSeaNet or in GISIS, that adequate port reception facilities are available at the next port of call; or

(b) the next port of call is unknown.