Merchant Shipping Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk and Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 3rd August 2021. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018 2 1 The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 3 (interpretation)— a in paragraph (1)— i for the definition of “BCH Code”, substitute— “BCH Code” has the same meaning as that given to “Bulk Chemical Code” in regulation 1 of Annex II ; ; ii after the definition of “discharge”, insert— “flag State”, in relation to a ship, means the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly; ; iii after the definition of “offshore support vessel”, insert— “OSV Chemical Code” means the Code for the Transport and Handling of Hazardous and Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore Support Vessels ; ; iv for the definition of “IBC Code”, substitute— “IBC Code” has the same meaning as that given to “International Bulk Chemical Code” in regulation 1 of Annex II ; ; v for the definition of “IGC Code”, substitute— “IGC Code” has the same meaning as that given to “International Gas Carrier Code” in regulation 11.1 of Chapter VII in the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 ; ; vi in the definition of “OSV Guidelines ”, omit “published by the IMO”; b in paragraph (2)(a), for paragraph (iv) substitute— iv in the case of an NLS ship which is an offshore support vessel constructed or adapted before 1st July 2018, in accordance with regulation 8.1 of Annex II and section 1.5 of the OSV Guidelines; iva in the case of an NLS ship which is an offshore support vessel constructed or adapted on or after 1st July 2018, in accordance with regulation 8.1 of Annex II and section 1.4 of the OSV Chemical Code; ; c in paragraph (3)(a), for paragraph (iv) substitute— iv as respects an NLS ship which is an offshore support vessel constructed or adapted before 1st July 2018, a Certificate of Fitness as set out in Appendix 2 to the OSV Guidelines issued and endorsed for a specified period in accordance with the requirements of the OSV Guidelines, together with a certificate as described in paragraph (iii); iva as respects an NLS ship which is an offshore support vessel constructed or adapted on or after 1st July 2018, a Certificate of Fitness as set out in Appendix 1 to the OSV Chemical Code issued and endorsed for a specified period in accordance with the requirements of the OSV Chemical Code, together with a certificate as described in paragraph (iii); ; d in paragraph (7)— i in the words before sub-paragraph (a), after “RO Code ” insert “, the OSV Chemical Code”; ii omit “and” after sub-paragraph (b); iii omit sub-paragraph (c). 3 In regulation 4 (ambulatory reference)— a in paragraphs (1) and (7), after “RO Code” insert “, the OSV Chemical Code”; b in paragraph (6), after “IGC Code” insert “, the OSV Chemical Code”. 4 In regulation 8(2) (relevant requirements), for sub-paragraphs (e) and (f) substitute— e as respects an NLS ship which is an offshore support vessel constructed or adapted before 1st July 2018, as set out in Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the OSV Guidelines; f as respects an NLS ship which is an offshore support vessel constructed or adapted on or after 1st July 2018, as set out in Chapters 2 to 14 and 18 of the OSV Chemical Code; and g as respects any other NLS ship, as set out in— i regulation 12.1, 12.2 or 12.3 of Annex II; and ii Appendix 5 to Annex II. . 5 In regulation 24(2) (control of discharges of noxious liquid substances from ships), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), after “certificated NLS ship” insert “, except from a certificated NLS ship which is an offshore support vessel,”. 6 In regulation 29 (cargo record book)— a for paragraph (1), substitute— 1 Every NLS ship must be provided with a Cargo Record Book in— a the format specified in regulation 15.1 of Annex II (cargo record book); or b the form specified in Appendix 2 to Annex II (form of cargo record book). ; b in paragraph (5), after “page of” insert “, or group of electronic entries in,”. 7 In regulation 30(5) (marine pollution emergency plan), for “published by the IMO as” substitute “in IMO”. Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 3 1 The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 20 (oil record book)— a for paragraph (3), substitute— 3 The Oil Record Books referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) must be in— a the format specified in— i regulation 17.1 of Annex I (oil record book, part I (machinery space operations)); or ii regulation 36.1 of Annex I (oil record book, part II (cargo/ballast operations)); or b the form specified in Appendix III to Annex I (form of oil record book). ; b in paragraph (8), after “page” insert “or group of electronic entries”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Robert Courts Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 5th July 2021