Regulations for the prevention of pollution by oil

All vessels over 400 gross register tons (GRT) shall comply with the International Regulations for Prevention of Pollution at Sea (MARPOL 73/78). An International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be on board all vessels. MADE by the Attorney General this 7th day of November, 1991. (GLENN D. GODFREY) Attorney General _____________ Merchant Ships (Registration) 52 FIRST SCHEDULE [Regulation 9 (6)] TABLE LENGTH OF VESSEL WEIGHT WEIGHT (M/FT ) KG/LBS* KG/LBS** 6/20-10/33 5110 14/30 10/20 - 12/39 7/10 18/40 12/39 - 14/46 10/22 23/50 14/46 - 16/52 16/35 27/60 16/52 - 18/59 20/45 34/75 18/59 - 20/66 25/56 43/95 20/66 - and over 32/70 57/125 * For voyages within 20 miles from the nearest shore. * For voyages over 20 miles. LENGTH OF LENGTH OF LENGTH OF LENGTH OF VESSEL(M) ROPE(M) ROPE(MM) CHAIN (MM) 6.0 -8.0 40 13 6.5 8.0-10.0 50 13 8.0 10.0-12.0 60 15 10.0 12.0-14.0 70 16 11.0 14.0 - and over 80 18 13.0 NOTE: The masts, the standing and running rigging, and the sail arrangements of sailing vessels are left to the judgement of the owner, builders and designers and do not constitute part of these Regulations. Merchant Ships (Registration) 53 SECOND SCHEDULE [Regulation 11(4)] (Fire Extinguishers) SPACE MINIMUM NUMBER OF EXTINGUISHER Galley 1 Radio room 1 Navigation bridge 1 Steering gear 1 Accommodation spaces 1 per deck NOTE: Where fixed CO fire extinguishing method is used, the number of lbs. of CO shall be based on the gross volume in ft. of the space divided by the appropriate factor noted in the Table. TABLE OVER NOT OVER FACTOR 500 15 500 1.600 16 1.600 4.500 18 4.500 50.000 20 50.000 22 NOTE: Where bilges are open or communicating, the total number of open or communicating bilges shall be added to the volume of the space being protected. Merchant Ships (Registration) 54 THIRD SCHEDULE [Regulation 11(4)] (Portable Fire Extinguishers) TYPE OF BOAT NO. OF EXTINGUISHERS Outboard (open) 1 Outboard motor boats 2 Motor boats under 10M 2 Motor boats over 10M length but not over 15M 3 Motor boats 15M in length and over 4 Sailboats under 10M length 1 Sailboats 10M length and over but not over 15M 2 Sailboats 15M length and over 3 Merchant Ships (Registration) 55 FOURTH SCHEDULE [Regulation 12 (4)] (List of Items for vessels) Magnetic compass. Bearing compass. Fathometer or echo-sounding device. One pair of dividers for distance measuring on the chart. One pair binoculars. Parallel rulers. Table of life saving signals. Signaling lamp suitable for Morse Code signaling. A Belizean flag. In addition to the above, vessels that are sailing more than 30 miles from the nearest shore, shall be equipped with the following approved type of instruments: A radio direction finder (RDF). A suitable type of radar. _____________