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section 23A of Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013.  Forms for reporting of marine incidents are available from AMSA's website at http://www.amsa.gov.au.
Division 6 Matters prescribed for the Pollution Prevention Act

20 Rate of discharge of untreated sewage
       (1)For paragraphs 26BC(4)(b), 26BCC(6)(d) and 26D(6)(c) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the discharge rate is:
(a) over any period up to 24 hours — not more than DRmax m3 per hour; and
(b) in any 1 hour during that period — not more than 1.2 × DRmax m3.
       (2)For subsection (1):
DRmax = 0.00926 × B × D × V
       where:
B = breadth in metres.
D = draft in metres.
V = the ship's average speed in knots over the period.
Note   The calculations in this section give effect to IMO Resolution MEPC.157(55).

21 Approval to discharge sewage
       (1)A person may apply to AMSA, in accordance with the application process set out in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013, for an approval mentioned in paragraph 26BCC(8)(d) of the Pollution Prevention Act.
       (2)An application must be accompanied by:
(a) an ISPP certificate that certifies that the ship is equipped with a sewage treatment plant that complies with the requirements in regulation 9 of Annex IV; and
(b) any other document requested by AMSA.
Note   For requirements giving effect to paragraph 1.1 and 2.1 of Regulation 9 of Annex IV — see paragraphs 7(a) and 8(a) of this Order.
       (3)For paragraph 26BCC(8)(d) of the Pollution Prevention Act, in deciding whether to approve an application, AMSA must consider the following matters:
(a) the ship type;
(b) the type of sewage treatment plant on board the ship;
(c) whether the ship will operate in an area of ice concentration exceeding 1/10 for more than 30 days;
(d) any other matter it considers relevant.
Note   For guidance about ice concentration — see item 4.2 in WMO Sea Ice Nomenclature (WMO-No. 259 Suppl. No. 5) published by the Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology on 7 October 2009.
       (4)An approval is subject to any condition imposed by AMSA.

22 Discharge of sewage by prescribed passenger ships in special areas
       For paragraphs 26D(6)(d), 26D(7)(c), 26D(8)(b) and 26D(9)(a) of the Pollution Prevention Act:
(a) a passenger ship is prescribed if it is:
 (i) a new passenger ship after 31 December 2015; or
 (ii) an existing passenger ship after 31 December 2017; and
(b) a prescribed day is the day fixed under paragraph 2 of regulation 13 of Annex IV.
Note   Section 26DAA of the Pollution Prevention Act provides that a prescribed officer may require the owner or master of a vessel to discharge sewage at a reception facility. See subsection 3(2) of the Act for the definition of prescribed