# The Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1994, Regulation 6: Report in the event of an incident


(1) The master of a ship involved in an incident involving:
(a) an actual or probable discharge of oil, or a noxious liquid substance carried in bulk resulting or likely to result from damage to the ship or its equipment, or made or likely to be made for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life; or
(b) an actual or probable discharge of packaged goods from the ship; or
(c) an actual discharge during the operation of the ship of oil or a noxious liquid substance in excess of the quantity or instantaneous rate permitted under the relevant provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1983 or of the Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 1987,
shall report the particulars of such an incident without delay and in accordance with the requirements of regulations 7 and 9.
(2) In the event of a report from such a ship being incomplete or unobtainable, the operator shall make or complete the report required by paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3245/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-reporting-requirements-for-ships-carrying-dangerous-or-polluting-goods-regulations-1994/regulation-6
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