However, a person may dump into a sea any waste/discharge effluent into a coastal without a permit if such person can show -
- that adverse weather conditions necessitated the dumping or incineration at sea in order to secure the safety of human life or of the vessel, aircraft, platform or structure in question; or
- that there was a danger to human life or a real threat to the vessel, aircraft, platform or structure in question, that there appeared to be no reasonable alternative to dumping or incineration at sea, and that it is probable that the adverse effects arising from the dumping or incineration at sea were less than would otherwise have occurred; and
- that in either case, the dumping or incineration at sea was conducted in a manner that minimised any actual or potential adverse effects and was reported to the Department without delay.
