Marpol

Question 1

What 2 years were Marpol established?

Answer 1

1973 & 1978

Question 2

6 annexes?

Answer 2

Oh No Here She Goes Again

“Regulations for the prevention of pollution from….”

1. Oil
2. Noxious Liquid
3. Harmful substances in Packaged form
4. Sewage
5. Garbage
6. Air

Question 3

Under Annex 1 Vessels over 400gt are required to carry for oil:

3

Answer 3

Oil record book

Oil pollution prevention certificate

Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan

Question 4

Oil discharges INSIDE & OUTSIDE special areas:

3 + 1

Answer 4

OUTSIDE:

Ship must be proceeding on route

Must pass through filtration

Less 15ppm

INSIDE:

Same as outside but pumping arrangement must STOP AUTOMATICALLY if over 15ppm

Question 5

When is an exception when oil MAY be pumped overboard?

Answer 5

Emergencies

(Eg Rather pump 1 cube of oil rather than sink and lose 20 cubes into the sea)

Question 6

Function of SOPEP;

Answer 6

Shipboard Oil Prevention Emergency Plan

Onboard guidance for management of oil pollution onboard.

Guide on:
What to do
How to do it
Who to contact

Question 7

Define what a “special area” is:

Answer 7

Areas because of their

Technical
Oceanographic
Ecological
Traffic density

Special mandatory methods of Pollution Prevention is required.

Seas such as the Med has small openings so pullution doesn’t clear efficiently.

Question 8

2 criteria for ships to comply with Annex 4 sewage?

Answer 8

New ships over 400gt

Nee ships less 400gt carrying 15 people

Question 9

Annex 4 reg. 5:

What is the certificate & validity period of sewage?

Answer 9

ISPPC

Int. Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate

5 year validity

Question 10

Annex 4 Sewage discharge:

Answer 10

3nm from land if macerated / disinfected - 12nm if not

Ship must be underway and on route

No less than 4 kts

No floaties or discolouration of water

Vessel must have an ADMINISTRATION APPROVED treatment plant (test results must be documented in ISPPC)

Question 11

Annex 5 Garbage applies to ____ :

Answer 11

All ships

Question 12

List 4 special areas:

Answer 12

Seas (North, Black, Red, Med, Baltic)

Gulf area

Antarctic area

Caribbean

Question 13

Discharge provisions:

(Table)

What items are PROHIBITED?

Carcasses?

What can be discharged from an offshore platform?

Answer 13

Prohibited:
Plastics, incinerator ash, fishing gear

Carcasses can be thrown overboard if they are cargo & die onboard - far as possible from land.

Offshore platform: Ground food waste if 12nm offshore

Question 14

Outside special areas:

Answer 14

Comminuted food waste 3nm

Food waste 12nm

Cargo residue 12nm

Cleaning agents 12nm

Question 15

Within special areas:

Answer 15

Food waste comminuted 12nm

Cargo residues 12nm

Cleaning agents in external wash water

Question 16

Garbage:
Ships over 12m,
over 100gt / more 15 people required to carry:

Answer 16

Over 12m : Show garbage management placards

Over 100gt /15 persons: Garbage management plan & Garbage Record Book

Question 17

What can be found in a garbage record book?

Answer 17

Collection, storage & disposal of garbage.

Designate persons onboard.

Question 18

Annex 6 Air:
Certificate required to be carried by ships over 400gt?

Answer 18

IAPPC

Int. Air Pollution Prevention Certificate

Question 19

MSN 1819: Merchant Shipping prevention of air pollution.

Specify what it says regarding diesel engines?

Answer 19

Diesel engines over 130kW issued Engine Int. Air Pollution Prevention Certificate if it complies with the Nitrogen Oxide technical code

Question 20

Sulphur oxide % content inside and outside of ECA:

Answer 20

ECA: 0.1%

Outside ECA: 0.5%

Question 21

ECA:
List 4

Answer 21

Emissions Control Area

Baltic Sea
North Sea
North American & Caribbean
Mediterranean

Question 22

SEEMP
Certificate:
What it does:

Answer 22

Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan

Al ships over 400gt:
Int. Energy Efficiency Certificate

Improve energy efficiency - LED, passage plan for fuel efficiency etc