Environmental Compliance Flashcards
What is IMO?
International Maritime Organization.
What is MARPOL?
Maritime Pollution Regulations 1973/78.
What is the requirements of a ship to discharge oil overboard within 12nm?
Ship must be underway.
Oil must be under 15ppm
Must go through oily water separator with a monitor.
Name 6 special Areas?
NW European waters.
Med Sea
Black Sea
Gulf
Southern African waters
Carribean
4 mains sources of contamination from a ship?
Bilges
Fuel systems
Oil systems
CCP Systems
What is to be done if there is a MARPOL incident?
At Sea - OOD
In Harbour - OOW
How can oil leakage into bilge be minimized?
Keep machinery clean.
Monitor lube oil ready use tanks and investigate any losses.
No chemicals to be used, only wet wipes.
AFFF Only in real fire risk situations.
Eductors to be manned when in operation.
Make use of shore side facilities.
What is black water?
Sewage
What is grey water?
Waster from bathrooms, galleys, dishwashers, laundries, sinks.
What are BW discharge regulations at:
0-4 NM?
4-12NM?
12NM+?
0-4: Discharge allowed if an IMO approved STP is in operation.
4-12: Discharge allowed if an IMO approved system to commute and disinfect the sewage is in operation.
12+: No treatment necessary to discharge.
What is VPS and what does it consist of?
Vacuum Pumping System.
Consists of a “fitted for ship” set of diesel, electric driven pumps, manifolds & hoses, via which all black water and grey water discharges can be collected and pumped to available shore facility.
