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Pollution Prevention Act, the prescribed form for a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan is the format mentioned in the Guidelines for the Development of Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans, adopted by IMO as Resolution MEPC.54(32), as amended from time to time.
       (2) A shipboard oil pollution emergency plan must be approved by an issuing body.

26 Ship-to-ship operations plan — transfer of oil cargo between oil tankers
        For subparagraph 11B(2)(a)(i) and paragraph 11D(2)(a) of the Pollution Prevention Act, a ship-to-ship operations plan must be in a form that includes:
(a) information about the following matters:
 (i) particulars of the vessel;
 (ii) conditions that apply to the vessel;
 (iii) methods of communication;
 (iv) equipment to be used;
 (v) procedures for safety and emergencies;
 (vi) operational preparations before manoeuvring;
 (vii) performance of cargo transfer operations;
 (viii) manoeuvring and unmooring;
 (ix) reporting procedures; and
(b) the following documents:
 (i) vessel interest contact lists;
 (ii) checklists;
 (iii) general arrangement plan;
 (iv) cargo tank arrangement plan and capacities;
 (v) cargo handling system plan;
 (vi) anchor handling and mooring arrangement plan;
 (vii) records of STS operations.
       (2) A ship-to-ship operations plan must be approved by an issuing body.

27 Qualification requirements — transfer of oil cargo between oil tankers
        For paragraph 11C(1)(f) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the person with overall advisory control of a transfer must have the following qualifications:
(a) a management level deck certificate of competency;
(b) an oil tanker endorsement on the certificate of competency;
(c) completion of training as required by regulation V/1-1 of the STCW Convention;
(d) completion of a ship-handling course approved by AMSA.
Note   Details of approved courses are available on AMSA's website at www.amsa.gov.au.

28 Transfer of oil cargo involving a foreign ship — prescribed operation
    For subsection 32(1) of the Pollution Prevention Act:
(a) the transfer of oil cargo with another oil tanker that has a gross tonnage of 150 or more is a prescribed operation; and
(b) sections 11D and 11E of the Act apply to a foreign ship, as if it were an Australian ship, when it is in:
 (i) a port in Australia; or
 (ii) the territorial sea of Australia; or
 (iii) the sea on the landward side of the territorial sea of Australia while on its way to or from a port in Australia.
Note    Sections 11B, 11C and 11F of the Pollution Prevention Act also apply to foreign ships — see sections 11B, 11C and 11F.

29 Ship-to-ship record — transfer of oil cargo between oil tankers
        For subsection 11E(3) of the Pollution Prevention Act, a ship-to-ship record must contain the following information:
(a) the name, flag, call sign and IMO number of the subject oil tanker;
(b) the date and