MARPOL Flashcards
What Is MARPOL annex I?
Prevention of Pollution from Oil
What Is MARPOL annex II?
Prevention of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances carried in Bulk
What Is MARPOL annex III?
Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances in Packaged Form
What Is MARPOL annex IV?
Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships
What Is MARPOL annex V?
Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships
What Is MARPOL annex VI?
Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
What vessels does MARPOL annex I apply too?
All vessels over 400 GT
Oil Tankers over 150 GT
What vessels does MARPOL annex IV Apply too?
All vessels over 400 GT
Any ship that is certified to carry more than 15 persons.
What Vessels does MARPOL annex V apply too?
ALL Vessels
Vessels over 12M must display a placard stating what can be discharged and where.
Vessels over 100 GT or 15 Persons must have a Garbage Management Plan.
Vessels over 400 GT and carrying 15 persons must have Garbage Record Book.
What Vessels does MARPOL annex VI apply too?
All Vessels must abide by Sulphur Oxide regulations.
All engines over 130KW must abide by Nitrogen Oxide regulations.
All vessels over 400 GT that carry ozone depleting gasses must carry an Ozone Depleting Substance Record Book
All Vessels over 400 GT must carry a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP)and IEEC
What does oil mean in regards to MARPOL annex I?
Oil means Petroleum in any form, Including:
Crude Oil
Fuel Oil
Sludge Oil
Oil Refuse
Refine Petroleum Products.
What are the requirements for MARPOL annex 1?
Vessel must:
Control the discharge of oily bilge water from the machinery space.
Must maintain the operation of oily water discharge monitoring equipment.
Must keep and maintain an Oil Record Book. (ORB)
Must keep SOPEP kit and plan onboard.
What are the requirements for the discharge of oil outside of special areas?
Vessel must be proceeding en route
Oily Mixture can not be diluted
The effluent can not exceed 15ppm
The oily mixture is processed through type approved oil filtering equipment.
Oil mixture can originate form any bilge space.
Oily Mixture is not mixed with any Oil cargo residues.
Filtering equipment must alarm if discharge is above 15ppm.
What are the requirements for the discharge of oil inside of special areas?
Vessel must be proceeding en route.
The oily mixture can not be diluted.
The oily mixture is processed Through type approve oil filtering equipment.
The oily mixture does not originate from cargo room bilges.
Filtering equipment must alarm and auto stop if the output exceeds 15ppm.
What are the special areas for annex 1?
Arctic Area
Baltic Sea
Caribbean sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
Gulf Area
Golf of Aden
Oman Area
N.W European waters
Southern South African Waters.
What Must be recorded in the ORB?
A - Ballast or cleaning of fuel tanks
B- Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from oil tank in (A)
C-Collect, transfer and disposal of oil residues. (sludge oil)
D- Non-automatic starting of discharge overboard, transfer of bilge water which has accumulated in the machinery space.
E-Automatic starting of discharge overboard, transfer of bilge water which has accumulated in the machinery space.
F-Condition of oil filtering equipment
G-Accidental or otherwise exceptional discharge of oil
H- Bunkering of fuel or Lube oil
I-Additional operational procedures and remarks
Who must carry SOPEP?
All Vessels over 400 GT
Oil Tankers over 150 GT
What must a SOPEP include?
1- Identify the personnel responsible for implementing the plan.
2- Procedures for the immediate response to oil spills.
3- Communications procedures for the reporting of oil spills to the relevant authorities.
4- Description of equipment and resources available on board for oil spill response.
5- Training requirements for crew members involved in oil spill response.
6- Procedures for regular testing, maintenance and inspection of oil spill response equipment.
7- Procedures for reviewing and updating the SOPEP.
8- Complinace with applicable international and national regulations regarding oil pollution prevention.
With regards to MARPOL annex IV, what does sewage mean?
Sewage Means:
-Drainage and waste from any toilet or urinal
-Drainage from any Medical facility sink, wash basins/tubs and scuppers.
-Drainage from any space containing live stock.
-Other waste water when mixed with any of the above.
When can you discharge sewage under 3 miles?
-Must be through an approved Sewage Treatment Plant.
-Effluent shall not produce floating solids
-Effluent shall not cause discoloration of surrounding area.
When can you discharge sewage greater than 3 nautical miles?
-Vessel must use an approved comminuting and disinfecting system.
-Vessel must be underway, making 4 knots.
-can not all be discharged at one go.