Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604:clause:1_18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 18
Character Range: 55106–57203

18  General environmental protection during fishing
18.1  A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing must not use a plastic packaging band to secure a bait box.
18.2  A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing that does not have an on‑board incinerator that is a closed system must not use a plastic packaging band for any purpose.
18.3  A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing that has an on‑board incinerator that is a closed system:
 (a) must cut a plastic packaging band that has been removed from a package into strips not more than 30cm long; and
 (b) must burn the strips in the on‑board incinerator as soon as possible; and
 (c) must store any plastic residue on the boat until it reaches port; and
 (d) must not discard plastic residue at sea.
18.4  A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing south of 60° S:
 (a) must not dump or discharge:
 (i) oil or fuel products; or
 (ii) oily residues;
  into the sea unless it is permitted under Annex I of MARPOL 73/78; and
 (b) must not dump or discharge food wastes that are not capable of passing through a screen with openings no greater than 25 mm; and
 (c) must not dump or discharge sewage:
 (i) within 12 nautical miles of land or an ice shelf; or
 (ii) while the boat is travelling at a speed of less than 4 knots; and
 (d) must not dump or discharge:
 (i) garbage; or
 (ii) poultry or poultry parts (including egg shells); or
 (iii) offal; or
 (iv) incineration ash; or
 (v) discard.
18.5  A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing south of 60° S:
 (a) must not bring live poultry or other living birds into the area; and
 (b) must remove from the area any dressed poultry that has not been consumed.
18.6  A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing south of 60° S may return fish or any other benthic organism to the sea if it is:
 (a) alive; and
 (b) likely to survive if returned to the sea.
18.7  In this clause:
discard means a fish or other benthic organism that is:
 (a) dead; or
 (b) alive, but unlikely to survive if returned to the sea.