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.
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