MARPOL Flashcards
What are the six Annexs of MARPOL
Oh No Here She Goes Again
- Prevention of portion by oil
- Prevention of pollution by noxious liquids substances in bulk
- Prevention of pollution by harmful substances in packaged form
- Prevention of pollution by sewage
- Prevention of pollution by garbage
6 prevention of Air Pollution
What is a special area
It is an area that due to oceanographic and ecological reasons it is particularly sensitive to the impact of pollution. These may include the following:
Environmentally sensitive
Lack of water movement
High traffic
Dense population
Special Areas Amex 1
Black Sea Red Sea Oman sea Mediterranean Southern South African Water Baltic Antarctic
To whom does MARPOL apply
MARPOL applies to all vessels over 400gt but excludes warships and State owned ships generally. The provision of MARPOL apply to all ships of whatever size but the requirements for documentation and records may not.
Vessels over 100gt in length must carry a ?
Garbage management Plan
When can oil be discharge over board?
NEVER
Except oil mixtures where
- Oily mixture is processed through oils filtering
- Ship is proceeding en route.
- oil content of the effluent must be less than 15ppm.
- Oily mixture is not mixed with Cargo pump-room bilges or in the case of oil tankers mixed with oil cargo residues.
In special areas
Only difference, Effluent must be passed through oily water separator that has alarm and auto shutoff at 15ppm.
What is require under MARPOL annex 3
All labels for hazardous chemicals must be filled in a coshh data sheet.
When can sewage be discharged?
In any area
With in 3nm of land
- passed through an flag approved sewage treatment plant
- No solids or visible effluent
3-12 miles
- comminuted, disinfected
- min 4kts, rate approved by admin
12+ miles
- raw sewage at flag approved rate while making way at 4kts
BALTIC NO DISCHARGE WITH IN 12nm
When can you throw garbage over
Outside special areas:
- Food comminuted to 25mm over 3nm
- unground over 12nm
- Cleaning agents contained in deck and external surfaces wash water
- Cargo Residues in and out of wash water 12nm
- Cleaning additives in cargo hold wash water
Special areas
- Comminuted food 12nm+ ground to 25mm
- No unground food
- Cleaning agents in deck and external surfaces wash water
- Cargo residue contained in wash water over 12nm.
- Cleaning agents contained in Cargo ways water 12nm
What are the Nox and Sox limitations
SOX
In special areas sulphur content of 0,1%
Outside special areas 3.5%
Nox (tier 1-3)
Tier one: all new vessels. Lowest emissions
Tier 3 old: not great
What is SECA
Sulphur emissions control area
5*W going east into Europe
What must be in a garbage management plan`
Method of collection Separation Storage Processing Disposal Equipment AND designation of responsible person in charge of garbage
What entries go into the garbage records book
Type of garbage
How discharged ie. Reception facility, overboard, incinerated, accidental or exceptional discharge
Date and time Position Categorize of garbage Amount To sea / to reception facility / incinerated Signature of officer
What are the requirements and documents to be carried by vessels over 400gt according to MARPOL annex 1.
REQUIREMENTS:
- No Ballast to be stored in Fuel tanks
- No fuel to be stored forward of collision bulk head
- Sludge tank if separating/filtering equipment fitted.
DOCUMENTS:
- Survey
- IOPP certificate
- Specified equipment
- Oil record book
- Operations Manual for Oily water separator.
- SOPEP plan.
What entries are to be made in the Oil Record Book.
- Ballasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks
- Discharge of dirty Ballast or cleaning water from fuel tanks
- Collection and disposal of oil residues
- Discharge overboard or disposal of bilge water which has accumulated in the machinery spaces.
- Bunkering of fuel and lubricating oil.
- In event of accidental discharge Statemnt to be made in ORB of circumstance and reason for discharge
- Failure of Oil filtering equipment
What is SEEMP
Shipboard energy efficiency Managment Plan
What is an EIAPP certificate and what requires them.
Engine INternational air pollution prevention certificate.
Any engine on any vessel which has a power output of more than 130KW must have a EIAPP certificate.
Contents of the SOPEP plan
- Preamble
- Reporting Requirements
- Steps to control discharge
- National and local co-ordination
- Additional INFO
- Plans and drawings (Tanks and Pipes)
- Drill Procedures
What is Marpol
Marine Pollution.
It is a convention developed by the IMO which aims at preventing pollution to the marine environment by ships both accidentally and by routine operation.
Bunkering checklist
Pre Bunker:
SMS Procedures
Determine Quantity
Available Capacity in Tanks
Prep:
Meeting - Risk assessment, Tool Box talk.
Procedure agreed upon with all parties (Pump rates ,
Duty persons (C/E, C/O, Eng, Bunker station watch, Supply facility)
Communications (bridge, ER, Bunker stations, Bunker facility)
Vessel secure (mooring lines and fenders)
Weather (rain, Predicted wind, Max wind threshold)
Hoses (condition, connections, drip trays, Length)
Valves
Scuppers and Absorbing materials
SOPEP
Doors and port holes
Fire extinguishers (bunker station, manifold)
No Smoking signs
During bunker: Bravo Flag Tank Soundings Confirmation of flow rates Confirmation of Quantities Insure local and int regulation complied with
Completion: Rate reduced to top off Drain off hoses Disconnection Samples received Logbooks (ORB, OLB, DLB, ERLB)
What is teh SOPEP plan
Ship Board Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
Purpose of the plan is to provide guidance and procedures and reporting information to masters and officers with regard to pollution emergencies and scenarios that are likely to result in pollution events.
Special Areas annex 4
Baltic
Special Areas annex 5
Mediterranean Baltic Black Red North Sea Antarctic Wider Caribbean region (gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea)
Special Areas annex 6
Baltic
North Sea
North America ECA
United stated Carribean sea ECA
List some particularly sensitive sea areas (PSSA)
The Great Barrier Reef Antarctic Malpelo Island The Galapagos Sea around Florida keys The Saba Bank Caribbean
what three pieces of equipment are required under Annex 4
One of the following:
Administration approved sewage treatment plant
Administration approved comminuting and disinfectant with a holding tank
Admin approved holding tank
What does Marpol annex 5 require vessels to carry
Vessels 400gt + or 15 person or more
Garbage Managment plan
Garbage record book
Garbage Placards
Vessels less than 400gt more than 100gt
Garbage placards (12m+)
Garbage Managment plan
Requirement for ORB, Bunker Notes and Samples to be kept on board
ORB 3 years
Bunker notes 3 years
Samples 12 months
How long garbage record book to be kept on board
2 years
What to be done with cooking oil
Stored and discharged ashore and entered into Garbage record book (D) with a receipt from reception facility.
What are the types of garbage
A: Plastics B: Food C: Domestic Waste D: Cooking Oil E: Incinerated Ashes F: Operational Wastes G: Animal; Carcassas H; Fishing gear I: E-Waste
