Marine order 91—Marine pollution prevention—oil

Last updated
1 July 2018

Marine Order 91 (Marine Pollution Prevention) 2014 provides information about preventing polluting oil from entering the marine environment. It sets out the requirements for regulated Australian vessels, domestic commercial vessels and Australian recreation vessels including:

• certificates required to be held by vessels
• reporting requirements
• operational requirements for transfer of oil between vessels
• when a vessel is not permitted to enter a port.

Read Marine Order 91 (Marine Pollution Prevention) 2014.

Related Information

• International conventions
• International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention)
• Unified interpretations of Annex I, IMO circular MEPC.1/Circ.754 (register)
• Guidelines for the development of shipboard oil pollution emergency plans, IMO resolution MEPC.54(32) as amended by MEPC.86(44)
• Revised specifications for the design, operation and control of crude oil washing systems, IMO resolution A.446(XI) amended by A.497(XII), A897(21)
• Standard format for the crude oil washing operation and equipment manual, IMO resolution MEPC.3(XII) amended by MEPC.81(43)
• Revised guidelines and specifications for oil discharge monitoring and control systems for oil tankers, IMO resolution MEPC.108(49) amended by MEPC.240(65)
• Guidelines and specifications for oil discharge monitoring and control systems for oil tankers, IMO Resolution A.496(XII)
• Recommendation on international performance and test specifications for oily-water separating equipment and oil content metres, IMO Resolution A.393(X) amended by MEPC.24(22)
• Revised guidelines and specifications for pollution prevention equipment for machinery space bilges of ships, IMO resolution MEPC.107(49)
• 2011 Guidelines and specifications for add-on equipment for upgrading resolution MEPC.60(33) – compliant oil filtering equipment, IMO resolution MEPC.205(62)