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Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2015 (B.R. No. 45 of 2015).

Country/Territory
Bermuda (UK)
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Fisheries, Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Emissions Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment Marine pollution Fishing vessel Certification
Geographical area
Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

These Regulations, made by the Minister responsible for Maritime Administration, in exercise of the power conferred by section 122 of the Merchant Shipping Act 2002, provide for the control of air pollution emissions from: (a) Bermuda ships; (b) other ships while they are within Bermuda waters. In part they also apply to platforms. The Regulations require an appropriate certificate (a Bermuda Air Pollution Prevention Certificate or an International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate in the sense of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973) to be issued for ships to which these Regulations apply and concern issue of certificates by Bermudan authorities and issue of certificates by foreign authorities. They also provide for standards and rules for the emissions (Nitrogen oxides, Sulphur oxides, volatile organic compounds), shipboard incineration and the use of fuels. The deliberate emission of an ozone-depleting substance from a ship is prohibited.

Full text
English
Website
www.bermudalaws.bm

References - Legislation

Implements

Merchant Shipping Act, 2002.

Legislation | Bermuda (UK) | 2002 (2009)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Fishing vessel, Registration, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Navigation, Waste disposal, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Amendment Regulations 2019 (B.R. No. 15 of 2019).

Legislation | Bermuda (UK) | 2014

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Standards, Protection of environment, Marine pollution, Fishing vessel, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX