Marine Protection Rules Part 122: Marine Protection Products - Oil

Part 122 specifies the shipboard equipment and arrangements required for preventing pollution of the sea by oil. This includes oil filtering equipment, oil discharge monitoring and control systems, crude oil washing (oil tankers) and tanks for storage of oil residue (sludge) and oily bilge water.

Part 122 gives effect to standards found in Regulations 3.5, 12, 13, 14, 18.8.3, 30-33 and 34.6 of Annex I of MARPOL.

Part 122 of the marine protection rules applies to:

• oil tankers of 150 tons gross tonnage or more
• other ships of 400 tons gross tonnage or more
• New Zealand ships, warships and other ships of the New Zealand Defence Force.

Download Part 122

Marine Protection Rules Part 122: Marine Protection Products - Oil [PDF: 79Kb, 17 pages]

Part 122 supporting documents – any amendments, proposed amendments and advice

Amendment to Part 122, 2010/2011 [PDF: 86Kb, 27 pages]

Amendment to Part 122, 2010 [PDF: 95Kb, 16 pages]

Amendment to Part 122, 2008 [PDF: 485Kb, 49 pages]

Original rule, 1998 [PDF: 1.95Mb, 23 pages]

History of Part 122

Part 122 came into force on 20 August 1998.

This part was amended by Marine Protection Amendment Rules (Parts 120, 121A, 122, 123A and 123B) in 2008.

This part was further amended by Marine Protection Amendment Rules 122 in 2010.

This part was most recently amended by Marine Protection Various Amendments 2010, with in force dates for 1 October 2010 and 1 January 2011.