(1) The master and the owner of a prescribed ship are each guilty of an offence if the ship does not carry a garbage record book that complies with this Division.: Maximum penalty--(a) in the case of an individual--$5,500, or(b) in the case of a corporation--$22,000.
(2) However, the master and the owner of a ship do not commit an offence--(a) if the ship is the subject of a waiver in accordance with section 137, or(b) if the ship is a recreational vessel with a gross tonnage of less than 400 that is not on an overseas voyage.
(3) In this section--
"prescribed ship" means a ship--(a) that has a gross tonnage of 400 or more, or(b) that is certified to carry 15 persons or more.
Editor's note : See Reg 10.3 of Annex V of MARPOL.