Part 200 provides rules for offshore installations to prevent pollution of the marine environment by substances used or produced in offshore mineral exploration and exploitation. This part is concerned with discharges of oil, other harmful substances and garbage. It requires operators to develop a discharge management plan — a form of environmental management plan — which must be approved for all offshore installations and promotes the application of “best practicable option” to prevent or minimise adverse effects on the environment arising from discharges.
The rules provide, where appropriate, for different requirements for installations in the territorial sea (which are subject to the Resource Management Act 1991) from the requirements for offshore installations within the exclusive economic zone or beyond the exclusive economic zone but above the continental shelf of New Zealand.
Part 200 gives effect to applicable provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973/78 (MARPOL) and the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation 1990 (OPRC).
every offshore installation operating within:
Marine Protection Rules Part 200: Offshore Installations – Discharges [PDF: 100Kb, 27 pages]
Maritime New Zealand advisory circular on Part 200-2, 2010 [PDF: 172Kb, 24 pages]
Amendment to Part 200, 2011 [PDF: 97Kb, 27 pages]
Amendment to Part 200, 2010 [PDF: 254Kb, 58 pages]
Amendment to Part 200, 2009 [PDF: 327Kb, 50 pages]
Implementation arrangements for Part 200 2010 [PDF: 18Kb, 1 page]
Original rule, 2006 [PDF: 308Kb, 39 pages]
Part 200 came into force on 14 December 2006, superseding Part 124.
Part 200 2010 came into force on 1 April 2010, superseding the 2006 rules. The 2006 rules continue to apply to some existing offshore installations under transitional arrangements for an interim period.
This part was most recently amended by Marine Protection Various Amendments 2010, in 2011.
