Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION OF OIL POLLUTION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 30

Requirements for offshore installations

PART VI

OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

(1) Offshore installations, when engaged in the exploration, exploitation and
associated offshore processing of sea bed mineral resources, shall comply with
the requirements of these Regulations applicable to ships of 400 GRT and above
other than oil tankers, notwithstanding that the installations are not
proceeding on a voyage, except that-

   (a)  they shall be equipped as far as practicable with the installations
        required by regulations 14 and 25(1) and (2) of these Regulations;

   (b)  they shall keep a record of all operations involving oil or
        oily mixture discharges, in an approved form.

(2) Subject to regulation 11, any offshore installation when so engaged shall
not discharge into any part of the sea any oil or oily  mixtures except when
the oil content of the discharge without dilution does not exceed 15 ppm.
(L.N. 641 of 1994)

(3) For the purpose of this regulation-

        (a)	"offshore installation" (離岸設置) means any mobile or fixed 
drilling or production platform or any other platform used in connection with
the exploration, exploitation or associated offshore processing of sea bed
mineral resources;

        (b)	"oil or oily mixtures" (油類或油性混合物) means discharge associated 
with platform drainage and does not include production or displacement water
discharge.

"offshore installation" (離岸設置)

"oil or oily mixtures" (油類或油性混合物)