S.I. No. 376/2009 - European Communities (Port Reception Facilities For Ship-generated Waste and Cargo Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

1. This information may be used for Port State Control and other inspection purposes.

2. Member States will determine which bodies will receive copies of this notification.

3. This form is to be completed unless the ship is covered by an exemption in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2000/59/EC.

I confirm that

(a) the above details are accurate and correct, and

(b) there is sufficient dedicated onboard capacity to store all waste generated between notification and the next port at which waste will be delivered.

Date

Time

Signature ”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

17 September 2009.

NOEL DEMPSEY,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The purpose of these Regulations is to reduce the discharge of sewage into the sea, especially illegal discharges, from ships using ports in the Community, by improving the availability and use of port reception facilities, thereby enhancing the protection of the marine environment.

1 OJ No. L329, 14.12.2007, p.33.

4. Estimated time of departure (ETD)

5. Previous port of call

6. Next port of call

7. Last port and date when ship-generated waste was delivered

8. Are you delivering

all

some

none

(*)

of your waste into the waste reception facilities?

(*) Tick appropriate box.

9. Type and amount of waste and residues to be delivered and/or remaining on board, and percentage of maximum storage capacity

Note: If delivering all waste, complete second column as appropriate.

If delivering some or no waste, complete all columns.

Type

Waste to be delivered m 3

Maximum dedicated storage capacity m 3

Amount of waste retained on boardm 3

Port at which remaining waste will be delivered

Estimated amount of waste to be generated between notification and next port of call m 3

Waste oils

Sludge

Bilge water

Others (specify)

Garbage

Food waste

Plastic

Other

Sewage

(1)

Cargo-associated

waste

(2)

(specify)

Cargo residues

(2)

(specify)

(1)

Sewage may be discharged at sea in accordance with Regulation 11 of Annex IV ofMarpol 73/78. The corresponding boxes do not need to be completed if it is theintention to make an authorised discharge at sea.

(2)

May be estimates.

Notes

S.I. No. 376 of 2009

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (PORT RECEPTION FACILITIES FOR SHIP-GENERATED WASTE AND CARGO RESIDUES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2009

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

22

nd September

, 2009.

I, NOEL DEMPSEY, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act 1972

(No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Directive No. 2007/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2007 1

, hereby make the following regulations