MARPOL Flashcards
What are the Special Areas or Annex II of MARPOL?
Annex II – Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances
- Black Sea
- Baltic Sea
- Antarctic Sea
What are the Special Areas for Annex V of MARPOL?
Annex V – Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships
- Mediterranean Sea
- Baltic Sea
- Black Sea
- Red Sea
- ‘Gulfs’ Area
- North Sea
- Antarctic Area
- Wider Caribbean including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
What are the Special Areas for Annex I of MARPOL?
Annex I – Prevention of Pollution by Oil
- Mediterranean Sea
- Baltic Sea
- Black Sea
- ‘Gulfs’ Area
- Gulf of Aden
- Antarctic Area
- NW European Waters
- Red Sea
- Oman Area of the Arabian Sea
- The Southern South African Waters
What are the Special Areas for Annex VI of MARPOL?
Annex VI – Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
- North American Area
- United States Caribbean Sea Area
Sulphur Oxides
- The Baltic Sea
- The North Sea
- The North American Sea Area
- The United States Caribbean Sea Area
What are the regulations for the control of sewage from ships?
MARPOL Annex IV
All vessels over 400gt or vessels under 400gt carrying more than 15 passengers are required to have one of the following:
• A sewage treatment plant
• A sewage comminuting and disinfecting system for the temporary stowage when the ship is less than 3 miles from land
• A sewage holding tank
Discharge
Sewage from a comminuted and disinfected sewage system can be discharge no less than 3 miles from the nearest land, or;
Untreated sewage can be discharged no less than 12 miles from the nearest land, providing the vessel is en route at not less than 4 knots and not origination from animals, or;
The vessel has an approved sewage treatment plant.
In all cases there shall be no visible solids of cause discoloration of the surrounding water.
What are the regulations for the control of pollution by oil?
MARPOL Annex I
The regulations govern the discharges of oil from all ships. The apply to all Special Areas and all Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA).
The discharge of oil or oily mixtures is prohibited except when the stringent conditions are satisfied.
The UK domestic legislation to implement this Annex is the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution)(Amendment) Regulation 2005
Every oil tanker over 150gt and every other vessel over 400gt are required to carry a Shipboard Oil Pollution Prevention Plan approved by their flag state.
What are the regulations for the control of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk?
MARPOL Annex II
The regulations apply to all ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk and contain provisions to reduce operational and accidental pollution. They require ships to be fitted with equipment to reduce the amount of residues in the ship’s cargo tanks to the minimum when unloading.
What are the categories for noxious liquid substances?
MARPOL Annex II – Categories
Substances that, if discharged into the sea from tank-cleaning or deballasting operations, are deemed to present a…
Category X – major hazard
Category Y – hazard
Category Z – minor hazard
Other Substances – no harm
…to marine resources, human health, or amenities.
What are the regulations for the control of pollution by harmful substances in packaged form?
MARPOL Annex III
Annex III contains the regulations that include requirements on packaging, marking, labelling, documentation, stowage and quantity limitations. Details of the regulations are found in the IMDG Code.
What are the new garbage regulations and when did they come into force?
The new garbage regulations on ships came into force on the 1st March 2018.
- New format garbage record book
a. ) Part 1 – All garbage other than cargo residues for all ships
b. ) Part 2 – Cargo residues only applicable to ships carrying solid bulk cargoes - New garbage category i – E waster
- Revised garbage discharge placard onboard
- Declaration by shipper as to whether or not bulk cargo is harmful to the environment (HME)
- Record for exceptional discharge and accidental loss
