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
