Log Books Flashcards
List all the log books 3000GT
• Official log book.
• Oil Records Book.
• Deck log book.
• Engine room log book.
• Bridge order books.
• Compass log book.
• Radar log book.
• GMDSS Radio log book.
• Medical log book.
• Visitors log book / Ship security records.
• Key log book.
OLB
The Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books) Regulations 1981
Make it a requirement for all United Kingdom ships to carry and keep an Official Log Book Except:
• fishing vessels,
• ships less than 25 GT, and
• pleasure vessels.
Official Log Book (OLB) has guidance notes on the front cover that should be read along with these guidance notes.
It is essential that all the relevant entries are fully completed. For example, the absence of proper entries could prejudice the position of the Master in the event of an accident. It is an
offence to fail to keep the Official Log Book or to make incorrect entries.
Oil Record Book Pt.1
Oil Record Book Pt.1
Oil tanker of 150 GT and every ship of 400 GT shall be provided with an Oil Record Book Part I (Machinery space operations).
The ORB Part I shall be completed on each occasion whenever machinery space operations takes place in the ship:
- Ballasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks;
- Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from oil fuel tanks;
- Collection and disposal of oil residues (sludge and other oil residues);
- Discharge overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces;
- Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil.
In the event of such discharge of oil or oily mixture as is referred to in regulation 4 of this Annex or in the event of accidental or other exceptional discharge of oil not excepted by that regulation, a statement shall be made in the Oil Record Book Part I of the circumstances of, and the reasons for, the discharge.
Each operation described in paragraph 2 of this regulation shall be fully recorded without delay in the Oil Record Book Part I, so that all entries in the book appropriate to that operation are completed. Each completed operation shall be signed by the officer or officers in charge of the operations concerned and each completed page shall be signed by the Master of ship. Any failure of the oil filtering equipment shall be recorded in the Oil Record Book Part I. The Oil Record Book Part I shall be kept in such a place as to be readily available for inspection at all reasonable times. MARPOL If any ship fails to carry such an oil record book as it is required to carry under this section the owner or Master shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale – which is £5000 today.
SOPEP Manual
Marpol Regulation 37 - Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
Every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above shall carry on board a shipboard oil pollution emergency plan approved by the Administration.
Such a plan shall be prepared based on guidelines developed by the Organization and written in the working language of the Master and officers.
The plan shall consist at least of:
- The procedure to report an oil pollution incident,
- The list of authorities or persons to be contacted in the event of an oil pollution incident;
- Action to be taken immediately by persons on board to reduce or control the discharge of oil following the incident;
- The procedures and point of contact on the ship for coordinating shipboard action with national and local authorities in combating the pollution.
Garbage Log Book
Garbage Log Book
Every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above and every ship which is certified to carry 15 persons shall be provided with a Garbage Record Book.
MARPOL ANNEX V
The 2008 Regulations specify what the contents of a Garbage Record Book are to be and requires the form of the Book to be as set out in this MSN. Schedule 4 of this notice details the form of the Garbage Record Book and includes an example page for such a record book.
Copies of the Garbage Record Book can be obtained from The Stationery Office.
Garbage Management Plan
Every ship of 100gt and above, and every ship certified to carry 15 persons or more must carry a Garbage Management Plan.
The 2008 Regulations state that the Garbage Management Plan must be in accordance with
the guidelines developed by the IMO and set out in this MSN. Schedule 3 of this notice sets
out these guidelines.
International Energy Efficiency Certificate
All ships of 400GT and above and engaged in international voyages will require an International Energy Efficiency (IEE) Certificate.
It is valid throughout the life of the ship.
Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan
The SEEMP is the element of the revised Annex VI that establishes a mechanism for operators to improve the energy efficiency of ships during their operations.
All ships over 400GT engaged in international voyages are required to keep a vessel specific SEEMP on board developed in line with the IMO guidelines.
The SEEMP is intended to be a living document that considers how a vessels energy efficiency can be maintained and improved throughout the vessels operating life.
The SEEMP itself does not require administration approval but the development of a SEEMP
is a minimum requirement for the issue of the IEE Certificate.
EIAPP Cert. / NOx Tech. Files (for each engine >130KW built after 1st January 2000)
Ship of over 400 GT shall have an EIAPP Certificate.
Diesel engine with a power output of more than 130kW
Valid throughout engines life and shall be available on board the ship at all times.
The EIAPP cert certifies:
That a marine diesel engine has been surveyed on Control of Emission of Nitrogen Oxides.
That the pre-certification survey shows that the engine, its components, adjustable features, and Technical File, prior to the engine’s installation and/or service on board a ship, fully comply with the applicable regulation 13 of Annex VI of MARPOL.
The certificate contains a table with the following headings
- Engine.
- Manufacturer.
- Model number.
- Serial number.
- Test cycle(s).
- Rated power (kW) and speed (RPM).
- Engine approval number.
GMDSS Radio Log Book
Vessels over 300gt (not pleasure yachts)
A record shall be kept:
* The Master shall inspect and sign each day’s entries in the GMDSS Radio Log.
* The GMDSS Radio Log shall be available for inspection by officers authorised by the
Secretary of State to make such inspection.
- Regulation 9 of the Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books) Regulations 1981(20)
shall apply to the GMDSS Radio Log as it applies to the official log book.
The Log Book will contain: - A summary of communications relating to distress, urgency and safety traffic and the time such communications occurred.
- A record of important incidents connected with radio service and the time such incidents occurred; and
- Where appropriate, the position of the ship at least once a day.
- A summary of communications relating to distress traffic in which the fishing vessel has participated, and the times at which such communications occurred, shall be recorded in the Si
Stability Booklet
Every cargo ship of 24 m and over shall be inclined on completion and the elements of their stability determined.
The Master shall be supplied with a Stability Booklet containing such information as is necessary to enable him, by rapid and simple procedures, to obtain accurate guidance as to the ship under varying conditions of loading.
Solas II-I Regulation 5-1
Stability information to be supplied to the Master:
The Master shall be supplied with such information satisfactory to the Administration as is necessary to enable him by rapid and simple processes to obtain accurate guidance as to the stability of the ship under varying conditions of service. A copy of the stability information shall be furnished to the Administration.
The information should include:
* curves or tables of minimum operational metacentric height (GM) versus draught.
* Instructions concerning the operation of cross-flooding arrangements; and
* all other data and aids which might be necessary to maintain the required intact
stability and stability after damage.
SOLAS
Stability Documents
A vessel shall be provided with a stability information booklet for the Master, that shall be approved by the Administration.
The content, form and presentation of information contained in the stability information booklet shall be based on
LYC
the model booklet for the vessel type (motor or sailing) published by/for the
Administration.
See MCA website
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COSWOP
It is a statutory requirement that seafarers are provided with the information necessary to ensure their health and safety. The MCA considers that on UK ships this means that all those with specific responsibilities for safety should have immediate access to this Code, and that it should be readily available to all seafarers on board, e.g. a copy should be kept in the mess room. It should be provided in appropriate formats (e.g. electronic and hard copy) in sufficient quantity to ensure easy access. The Code should be supplemented by safety manuals, work instructions and other guidance issued by shipping companies for their particular ships, as appropriate.
Non-UK ships are not subject to all UK health and safety regulations, although failure to meet international standards of safety enshrined in those regulations may result in enforcement action while the ship is in UK waters.
All ships of 500 gross tonnage (GT) and over are required to operate a safety management system in compliance with the ISM Code. The ISM Code provides for safety management on board the ships to which it applies. The safety management system may not in itself cover all aspects of seafarer safety and health as required by the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006), e.g. with respect to disease prevention. However, a shipowner may develop that system to do so.
Compliance with the ISM Code complements existing health and safety regulations and use of the guidance in this Code. For example:
* The ISM Code requires that the Company’s safety management system should ‘ensure that applicable codes, guidelines and standards recommended by the flag state administration (for a UK exam, MCA) are taken into account. This Code is one such ‘applicable code’, and an ISM audit may consider how the guidance it contains has been implemented.
* The ISM Code requires that the ‘safety management objectives of the Company should, inter alia (among other things), … establish safeguards against all identified risks …’. This Code will assist the Company in identifying risks and establishing safe practices to safeguard against them.
* The ISM Code requires the Company to ‘define and document the responsibility, authority and interrelation of all personnel who manage, perform and verify work relating to and affecting safety and pollution prevention’. This Code gives advice on the roles of those with particular safety responsibilities, and highlights work areas where specific responsibilities should be allocated to a competent person.
Manoeuvring Booklet
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency recommends that manoeuvring information in the form of a pilot card, wheelhouse poster and manoeuvring booklet should be provided.
The pilot card, to be filled in by the Master, is intended to provide information to the pilot on boarding the ship. This information should describe the current condition of the ship, with regard to its loading, propulsion and manoeuvring equipment, and other relevant equipment.
The wheelhouse poster should be permanently displayed in the wheelhouse. It should contain
general particulars and detailed information describing the manoeuvring characteristics of the
ship and be of such a size to ensure ease of use.
Crew Certificates
Certificates for Masters, officers or ratings shall be issued to those candidates who, to the satisfaction of the Administration, meet the requirements for service, age, medical fitness, training, qualifications and examinations in accordance with the provisions of the STCW Code.
Formats of certificates are given in section A 1/2 of the STCW Code.
Certificates must be kept available in their original form on board the ships on which the holder is serving.
Training Manuals
Solas requires both a Fire and LSA Training manual Training manual and on-board training aids Regulation 35
This regulation applies to all ships.
A training manual shall be provided in each crew mess room and recreation room or in each crew cabin.
The training manual, which may comprise several volumes, shall contain instructions and information, in easily understood terms illustrated wherever possible, on the life-saving appliances provided in the ship and on the best methods of survival. Any part of such information may be provided in the form of audio-visual aids in lieu of the manual. The following shall be explained in detail:
* Donning of lifejackets, immersion suits and anti-exposure suits, as appropriate;
* Muster at the assigned stations;
* Boarding, launching, and clearing the survival craft and rescue boats, including,
where applicable, use of marine evacuation systems;
* Method of launching from within the survival craft;
* Release from launching appliances;
* Methods and use of devices for protection in launching areas, where appropriate;
* Illumination in launching areas;
* Use of all survival equipment;
* Use of all detection equipment;
* With the assistance of illustrations, the use of radio life-saving appliances;
* Use of drogues;
* Use of engine and accessories;
* Recovery of survival craft and rescue boats including stowage and securing;
* Hazards of exposure and the need for warm clothing;
* Best use of the survival craft facilities in order to survive;
* Methods of retrieval, including the use of helicopter rescue gear (slings, baskets,
stretchers);
* Breeches-buoy and shore life-saving apparatus and ship’s line-throwing apparatus;
* All other functions contained in the muster list and emergency instructions; and
* Instructions for emergency repair of the life-saving appliances.
The training manual shall be written in the working language of the ship.
This is then enforced on a UK flagged vessel via LYC Annex C
