Marine Protection Rules Part 125: Shipboard Operations – Oil

Part 125 imposes operational constraints on the carriage of water ballast in oil fuel tanks and oil cargo tanks, and the discharge of oil contaminated waters into the sea. It also requires oil tankers to plan for any ship to ship transfer of oil cargoes.

Part 125 further prohibits the carriage in bulk as cargo or carriage and use as fuel of heavy oils on board ships below latitude 60°S.

Part 125 gives effect to standards found in Regulations 16, 18.3, 18.4, 35.2, 40, 41 and 43 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78.

Part 125 of the marine protection rules applies to:

• oil tankers of 150 tonnes gross tonnage or more
  
  
• other ships of 4000 tonnes gross tonnage or more
  
  
• ships of 150 tonnes gross tonnage or more, other than oil tankers, that have cargo spaces carrying oil with an aggregate capacity of 200 cubic metres or more
  
  
• New Zealand ships, warships and other ships of the New Zealand Defence Force
  
  
• foreign ships operating in areas of the sea under New Zealand jurisdiction.

Download Part 125

Marine Protection Rules Part 125: Shipboard Operations - Oil [PDF: 59Kb, 13 pages]

Part 125 supporting documents – any amendments, proposed amendments and advice

Amendment to Part 125, 2010/2011 [PDF: 86Kb, 27 pages]

Original rule, 1998 [PDF: 945Kb, 17 pages]

History of Part 125

Part 125 came into force on 20 August 1998.

This part was most recently amended by Marine Protection Various Amendments 2010, with inforce dates of 1 October 2010, 1 January 2011, 1 August 2011 (in respect of the Antartic heavy oil ban).