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Provisions of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Marine Environmental Pollution from Ships and Related Operational Activities
(September 15, 2026 Ministry of Transport Order 2026 No. 17 is effective from November 1, 2026)
Article 1 In order to prevent and control ships and their related operating activities from polluting the marine environment, these regulations are formulated in accordance with the Ecological Environment Code of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Marine Environment Pollution by Ships, and international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China.
Article 2 These regulations shall apply to the prevention and control of pollution by ships and their related operating activities in the waters under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China.
The relevant operating activities mentioned in these regulations refer to activities such as ship loading and unloading, transfer, clearing, tank washing, supply and receipt of oil, supply and receipt of fuel other than fuel, repair and maintenance, salvage, water dismantling, packaging of hazardous pollution goods, tank filling, pollution removal, and other above- and underwater ship construction operations.
Article 3 The competent transportation department of the State Council shall be responsible for the prevention and control of marine environment pollution by ships and their related operating activities nationwide.
The national maritime administration agency is responsible for supervising and managing the prevention and control of pollution to the marine environment by ships and related operations across the country.
Maritime management agencies at all levels are specifically responsible for supervising and managing the prevention and control of pollution to the marine environment by ships and their related operating activities within their respective jurisdictions, according to their responsibilities and authorities.
Article 4 The materials, structure, and anti-pollution equipment and equipment of the ship shall comply with the national ship inspection regulations on preventing and controlling ship pollution of the marine environment and the requirements of international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China, and shall pass the inspection.
Article 5 Ships shall obtain and hold corresponding certificates and documents for the prevention and control of ship pollution of the marine environment in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, regulations of the transportation department of the State Council and the requirements of international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China.
The national maritime administration agency shall publish to the public the certificates and document catalog specified in paragraph 1 of this article, and update them in a timely manner.
Article 6 Certificates for the prevention and control of ship pollution of the marine environment held by Chinese ships shall be issued by the national maritime administration agency or an agency recognized by it; certificates and documents held by foreign ships for the prevention and control of ship pollution of the marine environment shall comply with the requirements of international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China.
Article 7 Crew members shall have corresponding professional knowledge and skills in preventing and controlling ship pollution of the marine environment, and shall participate in corresponding training and examinations in accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations, and rules, and hold valid certificates of competency and corresponding training certificates.
Units engaged in relevant operating activities shall organize professional training on operating skills, equipment use, operating procedures, safety protection and emergency response for their own workers, to ensure that workers have relevant professional knowledge and skills in safety and pollution prevention and control.
Article 8 Ports, docks, loading and unloading stations and units engaged in ship repair and repair operations shall be equipped with corresponding pollution monitoring facilities and pollutant receiving facilities in accordance with relevant national standards.
Ports, docks, loading and unloading stations and other units engaged in ship repair, salvage, water dismantling and other related operations shall be equipped with corresponding pollution prevention and control equipment and equipment in accordance with relevant national standards.
Article 9 Ships engaged in the following operating activities shall abide by relevant laws, regulations, standards and relevant operating procedures, implement safety and pollution prevention measures, and report the type of operation, operation time, operation location, operation unit and ship name and other information to the maritime administration agency before operation; if the operation information changes, a supplementary report shall be made in a timely manner:
(1) Carry out outboard shoveling, painting operations or use of incinerators in coastal ports;
(2) Washing, clearing, purging and discharging garbage, domestic sewage, residual oil, oily sewage, sewage containing toxic and harmful substances and other pollutants and ballast water in the port waters;
(3) Washing the deck contaminated with pollutants, toxic and harmful substances;
(4) Carry out water dismantling, salvage, repair and other above-water and underwater ship construction operations;
(5) Carry out supply and receipt of oil for ships and supply and receipt of fuel other than fuel oil.
When carrying out the operation activities in items (2) and (5) of the preceding paragraph, the number of operations and other information shall be reported in a timely manner after the operation.
Article 10 If the operator is engaged in cargo hold cleaning of oil tankers with a deadweight of more than 30,000 tons, bargeing of bulk liquid pollution-hazardous goods with more than 10,000 tons of water, salvage of sunken ships, dismantling of oil tankers on water, and other operations that have a greater risk of pollution, the operator shall conduct a feasibility study on the operation plan and accept inspections by the maritime management agency during the operation.
Article 11 If any unit or individual discovers that a ship and its related operations have caused or may cause pollution to the marine environment, they shall immediately report it to the nearest maritime administration agency.
Article 12 The discharge of ship garbage, domestic sewage, oily sewage, sewage containing toxic and harmful substances, exhaust gas and other pollutants, waste, ballast water and sediments and other harmful substances by ships sailing, berthing, and operating in the waters under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China shall comply with laws, administrative regulations, relevant standards, and the provisions of international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China.
Ships sailing, berthing, and operating within ship pollutant emission control areas must also comply with relevant control requirements for ship pollutant emissions. Ships must use low-sulfur fuel or take alternative measures such as shore power, clean energy, and exhaust gas after-treatment devices to meet ship atmospheric emission control requirements.
Article 13 Vessels shall not discharge pollutants into legally delineated marine nature reserves, coastal scenic spots, important fishing waters and other sea areas that require special protection.
When a sea area requiring special protection as specified in paragraph 1 of this article is established in accordance with the law, ship pollutant receiving facilities and emergency equipment shall be set up in appropriate areas.
Article 14 Ships shall discharge pollutants that do not meet the emission requirements stipulated in Article 12 and are prohibited from being discharged into the sea by law into port receiving facilities with corresponding receiving capabilities or entrust a ship pollutant receiving unit with corresponding receiving capabilities to receive them.
If a ship entrusts a ship pollutant receiving unit to carry out pollutant receiving operations, the ship operator shall clearly designate the entrusted ship pollutant receiving unit before the operation.
Article 15 When a ship pollutant receiving unit conducts ship garbage, residual oil, oily sewage, sewage containing toxic and harmful substances and other pollutants, it shall report the operation time, operation location, operation unit, operation ship, type and quantity of pollutants, as well as the intended disposal method and destination to the maritime administration agency before the operation. If the reception and treatment situation changes, a supplementary report shall be made in a timely manner.
If a port establishes a joint bill system for the supervision of the reception, transshipment, and disposal of ship pollutants, the ship and the ship pollutant receiving unit shall report the reception, transshipment, and disposal of ship pollutants to the relevant competent authorities in accordance with the requirements of the joint bill system.
Article 16 Units engaged in ship pollutant receiving operations shall implement safety and pollution prevention management systems. When conducting pollutant receiving operations, they shall prepare an operation plan, comply with relevant national standards and procedures, and adopt effective anti-pollution measures to prevent pollutant spillage.
Article 17 The ship pollutant receiving unit shall, after the pollutant receiving operation is completed, issue a pollutant receiving document to the ship, which shall be signed and confirmed by both parties and retained for at least 2 years. The pollutant receiving document shall indicate the name of the operating unit, the names of the ships of both operating parties, the time and place of the start and end of the operation, as well as the type and quantity of pollutants, etc.
Ships should keep pollutant receipt documents in the corresponding record books.
Article 18 Ships that discharge and operate pollutants, ballast water, sediments, bulk liquid pollution-hazardous goods, oil and other fuels other than fuel shall carry out monitoring and control in accordance with regulations, fill in the corresponding record books in a standardized manner, and record truthfully. In accordance with laws, administrative regulations, the provisions of the transportation department of the State Council, and the requirements of international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China, there is no need to equip a record book. Relevant circumstances should be truthfully recorded in the voyage log or engine log on the day of operation.
The ship shall keep the completed ship garbage record book on the ship for 2 years; the completed oily sewage and sewage containing toxic and harmful substances record books shall be kept on the ship for 3 years; the completed ballast water record book shall be kept on the ship for 2 years, and after the expiration, the ship's owning company shall retain it for 3 years.
Article 19 The ship pollutant receiving unit shall hand over the received pollutants to the pollutant treatment unit with national qualifications for processing, and report the reception and treatment of ship pollutants to the maritime administration agency for record every month.
Article 20 The reception and processing of ship pollutants containing toxic and harmful substances or other dangerous components shall comply with the relevant national hazardous waste management regulations. Pollutants generated from ships in epidemic areas shall be quarantined and processed by the relevant quarantine departments before they can be received and processed.
Article 21 Ships should be equipped with garbage storage containers that are covered, non-leakable and non-spillable, or the garbage should be bagged.
Ships should collect and store garbage in categories, and garbage containing toxic and harmful substances or other dangerous components should be stored separately.
If a ship discharges garbage containing toxic and harmful substances or other dangerous components into a port reception facility or entrusts a ship pollutant receiving unit to receive it, it shall explain to the other party the name, nature and quantity of the substances contained in such garbage.
Article 22 Ships shall be equipped with treatment devices or storage containers commensurate with the amount of domestic sewage produced in accordance with relevant national regulations and the requirements of international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China.
Chapter 4 Ships carrying hazardous polluting goods and related operations
Article 23 The term "polluting hazardous goods" as mentioned in these regulations refers to goods that directly or indirectly enter the water body and will damage the quality of the water body and the quality of the environment, thus causing damage to biological resources, endangering human health and other harmful effects.
The national maritime administration agency should publish the list of hazardous polluting goods to the public and update it in a timely manner as necessary.
Article 24 When a ship carrying pollution-hazardous goods enters or leaves a port, the carrier or agent shall go through the formalities of declaring the ship's suitability for transport with the maritime administration agency 24 hours before entering or leaving the port (if the voyage is less than 24 hours, when leaving the previous port); the owner or agent of the cargo shall go through the formalities of declaring the ship's suitability for transport with the maritime administration agency before declaring the ship's suitability for load.
Only after the declaration of cargo fitness for transport and the declaration of ship fitness for loading have been reviewed and approved by the maritime administration agency, the ship can enter or exit the port or perform loading and unloading operations.
Article 25 The characteristics, packaging, documents, markings, quantity limits of the pollution-hazardous goods delivered for transportation, as well as the risk prevention and emergency measures taken for the goods, shall comply with the relevant national standards and regulations, as well as the requirements of the international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China; if they are subject to legal approval by the relevant national competent authorities before being transported, the approval of the relevant competent authorities is also required.
The conditions for ships to carry goods that are hazardous to pollution shall be implemented in accordance with the "Regulations on Maritime Administrative Licensing Conditions of the People's Republic of China" regarding the conditions for ships to carry goods that are hazardous to pollution.
Article 26 The owner or agent of the goods shall submit the following materials to the maritime administration agency when going through the formalities for declaration of cargo fitness for transport:
(1) Goods transportability declaration form, including basic information such as the owner or agent of the goods and the name, type, and characteristics of the goods;
(2) If an agent handles the declaration procedures for cargo fitness for transport, a valid authorization certificate issued by the owner of the cargo shall be provided;
(3) Corresponding safety technical instructions for goods with hazardous pollution, safety operation precautions, prevention and emergency measures and other relevant materials;
(4) Goods with hazardous pollution that need to be approved by the relevant national competent authorities in accordance with the law before being transported must hold valid approval documents;
(5) When delivering and transporting the following pollution-hazardous goods, the following materials must also be submitted:
1. When transporting goods with hazardous packaging contamination, the inspection certificate for packaging and intermediate bulk containers or the inspection certificate for pressure vessels shall be provided;
2. If movable tanks are used to load goods with hazardous pollution, the tank inspection certificate must be provided;
3. When transporting goods with hazardous radioactive contamination, relevant materials specified in the "Regulations on the Safety Management of the Transport of Radioactive Materials" and the "International Maritime Dangerous Goods Regulations" should be submitted;
4. If inhibitors or stabilizers are added to the goods, the name, quantity, temperature, validity period, and measures to be taken when the validity period is exceeded must be submitted;
5. If the pollution-hazardous goods carried are limited or exempted dangerous goods, a certificate of limited or exempted dangerous goods must be submitted;
6. Those carrying goods with unknown pollution hazards shall submit a pollution hazard assessment report that complies with the provisions of Article 30.
Article 27 When the carrier or agent goes through the formalities for declaration of ship fitness for load, the carrier or agent shall submit the following materials to the maritime administration agency:
(1) Declaration form for ships carrying pollution-hazardous goods, including relevant information about the carrier or agent and basic information such as the name, type, and characteristics of the goods;
(3) If an agent handles the vessel's suitability declaration formalities, a valid authorization certificate issued by the carrier shall be provided;
(4) Oil pollution prevention certificate, ship fitness certificate, ship oil pollution damage civil liability insurance or other financial guarantee certificates;
(5) If an accident occurs to a ship carrying pollutant-hazardous goods during transportation, the cause of the accident, the control measures taken, the current situation, and other relevant information should be briefly stated in the ship's declaration form for carrying pollutant-hazardous goods, and a detailed report should be submitted after arrival at the port;
(6) A manifest, manifest or stowage plan showing the actual loading conditions;
(7) The port, wharf, and loading and unloading station where loading and unloading operations are planned.
Ships with fixed ships, routes, and cargo types may go through formalities for declaration of regular ship fitness for load within a period of not more than one month. When going through formalities for declaration of regular ship fitness for load, in addition to the materials specified in paragraph 1 of this article, relevant materials that can prove that fixed ships transport goods with fixed pollution hazards on fixed routes must also be submitted.
Article 28 After receiving the declaration of cargo fitness for transport and the declaration of ship fitness for load, the maritime administration agency shall make a decision on approval or disapproval within 24 hours based on the conditions specified in Article 25; when handling a regular declaration of fitness for load on ships, it shall make a decision on approval or disapproval within 5 working days.
Article 29 The owner or agent of goods delivering goods with hazardous pollution to a ship shall take effective pollution prevention and control measures to ensure that the packaging and marking specifications, proportions, color, durability, etc. of the goods comply with the relevant national safety and pollution prevention and control requirements, and the official name, serial number, quantity, category, nature, precautions, prevention and emergency measures, etc. of the goods shall be truthfully indicated on the transport document.
The shipper shall not carry contamination-hazardous goods among the general goods being consigned or falsely declare contamination-hazardous goods as ordinary goods.
Article 30 The owner or agent of the goods who delivers goods with unknown pollution hazards to be carried by a ship shall entrust a technical institution with corresponding qualifications to evaluate the nature of the pollution hazards of the goods and the technical conditions of the ship for carriage.
Article 31 Empty containers and transport components that have carried contaminant hazardous goods must be thoroughly cleaned and the hazards eliminated. Only after obtaining a clean certificate issued by a testing agency with national qualifications can they be delivered to ships for transportation as ordinary cargo. Before being thoroughly cleaned and the hazards eliminated, they shall be transported in accordance with the requirements of the originally loaded goods.
Article 32 If the maritime administration agency believes that the goods delivered to the ship should be declared as pollution-hazardous goods but are not declared, or if the declared content does not meet the actual situation, it may, with the approval of the person in charge of the maritime administration agency, conduct inspection by unpacking or other methods.
When the maritime administration agency conducts unpacking inspection, the owner or agent of the goods shall be present and be responsible for moving the goods, unpacking and resealing the packaging of the goods. When the maritime administration agency deems it necessary, it may conduct unpacking inspection, re-inspection or take samples of the goods. Relevant units and individuals shall cooperate.
Article 33 If a ship does not meet the requirements for carrying pollution-hazardous goods, it shall not carry pollution-hazardous goods, and docks and loading and unloading stations shall not carry out loading and unloading operations for it.
If it is discovered that a ship and its related operating activities may cause pollution hazards to the marine environment, docks, loading and unloading stations, and ships shall immediately take corresponding emergency measures and report to the maritime administration agency.
Article 34 Docks and loading and unloading stations engaged in loading and unloading of pollution-hazardous goods shall comply with relevant standards for safe loading and unloading and pollutant treatment, and submit relevant materials on safe loading and unloading and pollutant treatment capabilities to the maritime administration agency. The maritime administration agency shall announce to the public the docks and loading and unloading stations with corresponding safe loading and unloading and pollutant treatment capabilities.
Ships carrying pollution-hazardous goods shall carry out loading and unloading operations at docks and loading and unloading stations with corresponding safe loading and unloading and pollutant treatment capabilities announced by the maritime administration agency.
Article 35 Ships carrying bulk liquid pollution-hazardous cargoes for barge operations or ships carrying bulk liquid liquid pollution-hazardous cargoes for tank washing, clearing, purging, and replacement shall comply with national maritime traffic safety and management regulations and technical specifications for preventing and controlling ship pollution of the marine environment. They shall choose waters with good conditions such as slow flow, wind shelter, water depth, and bottom quality, and stay away from densely populated areas, areas with dense ship navigation, waterways, important civilian targets or facilities, and military waters. Develop safety and pollution prevention measures and emergency plans and ensure their effective implementation.
Article 36 For ships carrying out barge operations of bulk liquid pollution-hazardous goods, the carrier, cargo owner or agent shall submit the following application materials to the maritime administration agency:
(1) Application for ship operation, including basic information such as operating ship information, contact person, contact information, operating time, operating location, type and quantity of transfers;
(2) Ship operation plan, planned monitoring and pollution prevention measures;
(4) Analysis report on navigation safety and pollution risks in ship operating waters;
(5) A pollution removal operation agreement signed with a pollution removal operation unit with corresponding capabilities.
The maritime administration agency shall, from the date of accepting the application, make a decision on approval or disapproval within 24 hours for ships operating on a single voyage; for ships operating on multiple voyages in specific waters, make a decision on approval or disapproval within 2 working days; if a decision cannot be made within 2 working days, it may be extended for 5 working days with the approval of the person in charge of the maritime administration agency.
Article 37 Units engaged in the supply of ship oil and other fuels other than fuel oil shall register with the maritime administration agency and submit the following registration materials:
(2) Documents on safety and pollution prevention and control systems, emergency plans, lists of emergency equipment and supplies, pressure test certificates for oil delivery hoses, test certificates for fuel delivery hoses other than fuel, and the training status of operators;
(3) If oil supply or other fuel supply operations other than fuel oil are carried out through ships, relevant ship certificates, on-board pollution emergency plans, ship oil pollution liability insurance certificates and crew competency certificates must also be submitted;
(4) Fuel quality commitment letter; ship’s fuel supply and receipt operation qualification certificate that should be obtained according to law.
If the contents of the filing materials change, they should be updated in a timely manner to the maritime administration agency.
Article 38 When conducting oil supply and receipt operations for ships, both parties to the operation shall adopt management measures for oil supply and receipt operations that meet the requirements for safety and pollution prevention and control, and shall also comply with the following provisions:
1. Check the pipelines and valves, make preparations, block the deck drainage holes, and close the relevant sea valves;
2. Check the relevant equipment for oil operations to make sure it is in good condition;
3. Set up oil collection containers in places where spills may occur;
4. Both parties, supplying and receiving oil, agree on contact signals with the receiving party as the main party, and both parties should implement them effectively.
(2) During the operation, there must be enough personnel on duty, and the personnel on duty must stick to their posts, strictly implement the operating procedures, control the progress of the operation, and prevent oil running and leakage;
(3) When stopping operations, relevant valves must be effectively closed;
(4) When dismantling the oil hose, the hose must be effectively sealed with a blind plate in advance, or other effective measures must be taken to prevent the oil stored in the hose from flowing back into the sea.
When supplying and receiving fuels other than ship fuel, both parties shall abide by relevant regulations on safety and pollution prevention, mandatory standards and operating procedures.
Maritime administration agencies shall supervise and inspect the supply and receipt of oil to ships and the supply and receipt of fuels other than fuel oil. If any operations are found to be inconsistent with safety and pollution prevention and control requirements, they shall be stopped.
Article 39 The ship's fuel supply unit shall truthfully fill out and provide the fuel supply and receipt document to the ship. The fuel supply and receipt document shall specify the ship's name, ship identification number or International Maritime Organization number, operating time, location, name, address and contact information of the fuel supplier, as well as fuel type, quantity, density and sulfur content. Ships and fuel supply units shall keep the fuel supply and receipt document for 3 years.
The ship's fuel supply unit shall also provide fuel oil samples to the ship, and the ship and the fuel supply unit shall properly store the fuel oil samples for 1 year.
The ship fuel supply unit shall ensure that the quality of the fuel supplied meets the relevant standards and shall submit the supplied fuel to a testing unit with national qualifications for testing. The fuel quality test report shall be retained on the operating ship for reference.
Article 40 Ships shall report the type and quantity of fuel consumed on the previous voyage, the power of main engines, auxiliary engines and boilers, as well as transportation activity data and other information to the maritime administration agency in accordance with regulations before leaving the port.
If a ship switches to low-sulfur fuel oil in accordance with the requirements of the ship pollutant emission control area or takes alternative measures such as the use of shore power, clean energy, exhaust gas after-treatment devices, etc. to meet the ship's atmospheric emission control requirements, it shall be truthfully recorded in accordance with regulations.
Article 41 When a ship carries out the following operations, and the operation volume exceeds 300 tons, anti-pollution measures including the deployment of oil booms shall be taken, and the transfer operation shall be the responsibility of the transfer operation operator:
(1) Loading, unloading and transfer operations of bulk persistent oil, except ship fuel supply operations;
(2) Loading, unloading and transfer operations of bulk toxic liquid substances with a specific gravity less than 1 (relative to water) and a solubility less than 0.1%;
If it is not suitable to deploy oil booms due to natural conditions and other reasons, effective alternative measures should be taken.
Article 42 When ships carrying pollution-hazardous goods enter and exit ports and pass through bridge areas, traffic control areas, dense navigation areas and areas with restricted navigation conditions, or when ships carrying highly toxic, explosive or radioactive goods enter or leave ports, they must comply with the special regulations of the maritime administration agency and take necessary safety and pollution prevention and control measures.
Article 43 If a ship carries goods that emit toxic and harmful gases or dust substances, it shall take sealing or other protective measures. For goods with hazardous pollution that require closed operations, measures shall be taken to recover toxic and harmful gases during transportation and operation.
Chapter 5 Ship dismantling, salvage, repair and other above- and underwater ship construction operations
Article 44 It is prohibited to carry out ship dismantling operations by beaching.
Article 45 Those who carry out ship dismantling, salvage, repair and other above-water and underwater ship construction operations must abide by relevant operating procedures and take necessary safety and pollution prevention measures.
Article 46 Before carrying out ship dismantling and ship oil tank repair operations, the operating unit shall effectively dispose of the residues and waste on the ship, discharge the oil stored in the fuel tank and cargo oil tank, carry out tank washing, clearing, explosion testing and other work, and obtain the ship pollutant acceptance document and a valid explosion testing certificate in accordance with regulations.
If the oil stored in the ship's fuel tanks and cargo oil tanks needs to be delivered for storage through transfer, the requirements of these regulations for the transfer operation of bulk liquid pollution-hazardous cargoes shall be complied with.
Ship repair and maintenance units shall establish a management system for the prevention and control of marine environment pollution by ships, and take necessary protective measures to prevent marine environment pollution during ship repair and construction.
Article 47 When ship repair and repair operations are carried out in a dock, the ship repair unit shall clean up the pollutants in the dock and confirm that it will not cause water pollution before sinking the floating dock or opening the dock door.
Article 48 After water dismantling, salvage, repair or other above-water and underwater ship construction operations, pollutants shall be removed in a timely manner, and the removal and treatment of pollutants generated during the entire operation shall be reported to the maritime administration agency. The maritime administration agency may conduct on-site verification as appropriate.
Article 49 A ship that dumps waste shall report the type and quantity of waste, dumping area, and dumping time to the maritime administration agency at the port of departure.
Article 50 If the maritime administration agency discovers that a ship or relevant operating unit has violated these regulations, it shall order it to make corrections; if it refuses to make corrections, the maritime administration agency may, in accordance with laws and administrative regulations, order it to stop operations, force it to unload, prohibit the ship from entering or exiting the port, berthing, or stopping in transit, or order it to stop sailing, change course, leave the country, or sail to a designated place.
Article 51 If a ship violates these regulations and its materials, structure, and anti-pollution equipment and equipment do not meet the requirements of Article 4 of these regulations, the maritime administration agency shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than RMB 10,000 but not more than RMB 100,000. If it refuses to make corrections, the ship shall be ordered to temporarily stop sailing.
Article 52 If a ship violates the provisions of Article 9 and Article 40 of these regulations and fails to report relevant situations to the maritime administration agency in accordance with regulations, the maritime administration agency shall give a warning; if the circumstances are serious, a fine of not more than 20,000 yuan shall be imposed.
Article 53 If a ship violates these regulations and does not hold a certificate or document for preventing ship pollution of the marine environment, the maritime administration agency shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than RMB 10,000 but not more than RMB 100,000. If it refuses to make corrections, the ship shall be ordered to temporarily stop sailing.
Article 54 If a ship violates these regulations and illegally discharges ship garbage, domestic sewage, oily sewage, sewage containing toxic and harmful substances, exhaust gas and other pollutants, waste and other harmful substances into the sea, the maritime administration agency shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 300,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, it shall be fined not less than 300,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan.
Anyone who violates these regulations and discharges non-compliant ship ballast water and sediment into the ocean shall be ordered to make corrections by the maritime administration agency and fined not less than RMB 20,000 but not more than RMB 100,000.
Article 55 If a ship violates the provisions of Article 18 of these Regulations and conducts discharges and operations involving ship pollutants, ballast water and sediments, and fails to monitor and supervise in accordance with regulations, or fails to record and preserve truthfully, the maritime administration agency shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan.
Article 56 In violation of these regulations, if a ship pollutant receiving unit conducts ship garbage, residual oil, oily sewage, or sewage containing toxic and harmful substances, and fails to prepare an operation plan, abide by relevant operating procedures, and take necessary anti-pollution measures, the maritime administration agency shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan; if it causes marine environmental pollution, it shall be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 250,000 yuan.
Article 57 Anyone who violates these regulations and falls under any of the following circumstances shall be ordered to make corrections by the maritime administration agency and shall be fined not more than 20,000 yuan:
(1) The unit receiving ship pollutants fails to report the reception of ship pollutants to the maritime administration agency in accordance with regulations, or fails to issue a pollutant reception document to the ship in accordance with regulations;
(2) The ship pollutant receiving unit fails to report the reception and treatment of ship pollutants to the maritime administration agency for record in accordance with regulations.
Article 58 In violation of these regulations, if a ship carries pollution-hazardous goods into or out of a port or for loading and unloading operations without the approval of the maritime safety administration agency, the maritime safety administration agency shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan; if a ship carries out bulk liquid pollution-hazardous cargo transfer operations without the approval of the maritime safety administration agency, the maritime safety administration agency shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan.
Article 59 Anyone who violates these regulations and falls under the circumstances of Item (1) below shall be ordered to make corrections by the Maritime Safety Administration and shall be fined not less than RMB 50,000 but not more than RMB 100,000. Those who shall be subject to the circumstances of Items (2), (4), (5) and (6) below shall be ordered to make corrections by the Maritime Administration and shall be fined not less than RMB 20,000 but not more than RMB 100,000. Those who shall be fined not less than RMB 20,000 and not more than RMB 100,000 shall be fined by the Maritime Administration. The maritime administration agency shall order corrections and impose a fine of not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan:
(1) The shipper failed to truthfully inform the carrier of the official name of the consigned goods with hazardous pollution, the hazardous nature of the pollution and the protective measures that should be taken;
(2) The documents, packaging, markings, quantity restrictions, risk prevention and emergency measures for the contamination-hazardous goods delivered by the shipper to the carrier do not comply with the relevant regulations for the goods delivered;
(3) The shipper carries contamination-hazardous goods among the consigned ordinary goods or misrepresents the contaminating-hazardous goods as ordinary goods;
(4) Vessels carrying hazardous pollution goods do not meet the requirements for carrying hazardous pollution goods;
(5) Ships carrying pollution-hazardous goods do not carry out loading and unloading operations at docks or loading and unloading stations with corresponding safe loading and unloading and pollutant treatment capabilities;
(6) The owner or agent of the goods fails to conduct a pollution hazard assessment on goods with unknown pollution hazards in accordance with regulations.
Article 60 Anyone who violates these regulations and falls under any of the following circumstances shall be ordered to make corrections by the maritime administration agency and shall be fined not less than RMB 2,000 but not more than RMB 10,000:
(1) The ship fails to keep the pollutant receipt document in accordance with regulations;
(2) The ship fuel supply unit fails to truthfully fill in the fuel supply and receipt document;
(3) The ship's fuel supply unit fails to provide the ship with fuel supply and receipt documents and fuel samples in accordance with regulations;
(4) Ships and ship fuel supply units fail to keep fuel supply and receipt documents and fuel oil samples in accordance with regulations.
If a ship fuel supply unit fails to engage in supply and receipt operations in accordance with relevant safety and pollution prevention regulations, or if the ship fuel provided exceeds the standard, the maritime administration agency shall require rectification and notify the relevant competent authorities.
Article 61 If a ship that dumps waste leaves the port without reporting it in violation of these regulations, the maritime administration agency shall order it to make corrections. The owner, operator or manager of the illegal ship shall be fined not less than RMB 3,000 but not more than RMB 30,000, and the captain, responsible crew member or other responsible personnel shall be fined not less than RMB 500 but not more than RMB 5,000. The ship may be detained if necessary.
Article 62 If a ship that violates these regulations and enters a ship pollutant discharge control area does not meet the relevant control requirements for ship pollutant discharge, the maritime administration agency shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than 30,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, it shall be fined not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 300,000 yuan.
Article 63 Anyone who violates these regulations by carrying out ship dismantling, refitting old ships, salvaging and other above- and underwater ship construction operations, causing marine environmental pollution damage, shall be ordered to make corrections by the maritime administration agency and fined not less than RMB 50,000 but not more than RMB 200,000.
Article 64 This provision does not apply to the prevention and control of marine environment pollution by military ships and fishing vessels outside the port waters under the jurisdiction of the transportation department of the State Council.
Article 65 These regulations will come into effect on November 1, 2026. The "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Marine Environment Pollution by Ships and Related Operations" issued by the Ministry of Transport on November 16, 2010 (Ministry of Transport Order 2010 No. 7), and the "Decision on Amending the "Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Marine Environment Pollution by Ships and Related Operations of the People's Republic of China" issued on August 31, 2013" (Ministry of Transport Order No. 12, 2013), December 24, 2013, "Decision on Amending the Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Marine Environment Pollution by Ships and Related Operations" (Ministry of Transport Order 2013 No. 17), December 13, 2016 "Decision on Amending the Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Marine Environment Pollution by Ships and Related Operations" (Ministry of Transport Order 2016) No. 83), the "Decision on Amending the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Pollution to the Marine Environment by Ships and Related Operational Activities" issued on May 23, 2017 (Ministry of Transport Order No. 15, 2017) is repealed at the same time.