Environmental Compliance Flashcards
What does MARPOL mean?
Maritime Pollution Regulations
Name all of the inside special areas
- Ship Underway
- Oil content in effluent with dilution doesn’t exceed 15ppm
- Oily water separation filter with discharge monitoring, and control system is in operation
Name all of the Outside Special Areas
- Ship Underway
- Oil content in effluent with dilution doesn’t exceed 15ppm
- Oily mixture processed through approved oil Filtration system
Where is discharge never allowed
Antarctic
Name all the special area examples
- Baltic Sea
- NW European Waters
- Mediterranean Sea
- Black Sea
- Gulf
- Gulf of Aden
- Caribbean
- Oman Area of Arabian Sea
- South African Waters
What are the 4 most common Contamination sources?
- Bilges
- Oil Systems
- Fuel Systems
- CPP Systems
What are safe Systems of work for?
To ensure minimum oil enters the bilge
Name the 6 safe Systems of work
- Keep Machinery spaces spotless
- Moniter lub oil ready use tanks, and investigate losses
- No surfactants used
- AFFF only used in real risk situations
- Eductors manned during operation
- Maximise use of shoreside facilities when alongside
Actions following a spill
Etme fully aware of procedure for spills,
Routines are to be adhered to
OOD or OOW informed immediately
Where does black water come from?
Medical Compartments
WC’s
Urinals
WC Scuppers
Discharge requirements for within 4NM
IMO approved Sewege Treatment Plant in operation
Discharge requirements for between 4NM and 12NM
IMO approved system to comminute and disinfect sewege
Discharge requirements for over 12NM
No Treatment Necessary
Grey Water examples
Bathrooms
Galleys
Dishwashers
Laundries
Sinks
Grey Water discharge regulations
No regulations apart from when in ports or alongside
