Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations

Marginal note:Shipboard incinerators

• 115 (1) This section applies in respect of a shipboard incinerator that is installed

  • (a) after December 31, 1999

    • (i) on a Canadian vessel that does not engage only on voyages in waters under Canadian jurisdiction, or

    • (ii) on a foreign vessel; or

  • (b) after May 2, 2007 on a Canadian vessel that engages only on voyages in waters under Canadian jurisdiction.

• Marginal note:Regulation 16.6.1 of Annex VI to MARPOL

  (2) The authorized representative of a vessel must ensure that every shipboard incinerator installed on the vessel meets the requirements of regulation 16.6.1 of Annex VI to MARPOL.

• Marginal note:Operating personnel

  (3) The authorized representative of a vessel must ensure that the personnel responsible for the operation of a shipboard incinerator are trained and capable of implementing the guidance provided in the manufacturer’s operating manual.

• Marginal note:Monitoring

  (4) The master of a vessel must ensure that

  • (a) the combustion flue gas outlet temperature of a shipboard incinerator is monitored at all times; and

  • (b) waste or other matter is not fed into a continuous-feed shipboard incinerator when the temperature is below 850°C.

• Marginal note:Batch-loaded shipboard incinerators

  (5) The authorized representative of a vessel on which a batch-loaded shipboard incinerator is installed must ensure that it is designed so that the temperature in the combustion chamber reaches 600°C within five minutes after start-up and stabilizes at not less than 850°C.