OWS, Pollution and Legislation Flashcards
6, purposes of ORB
Bunkering accidental pollution ballast of dirty ballast or cleaning of fuel oil tanks discharge discharge of treated oily water condition of ows collecting transfer and disposal of oil
action to be taken in the event of a oil spill
record in ORB stop operation inform authorities inform master/cheif engineer start sopep plan source of spillage record time and location
how the bilge water overboard discharge is monitored
it is monitored by the ppm monitor on the oily water separator, a ppm above 15 will automatically shutdown the separator and stop the discharge
conditions to be compline with when discharging in special areas
must be underway
15 ppm max
bilge water must not be from cargo pump
oily water is passed through oil filtering equipment meeting requirement for auto stop alarm
describe a Bilge system that complies with the current legislation
it must have a ppm monitor on the ows that shuts down the ows automatically when the ppm is too high.
four engine room records that are kept
oil record book
ballast record book
chief engineers standing orders
log book
why are the four engine room documents important
they are important to show who is responsible for any pollution, to show trends of where any problems may have started. can help solve any problems they need to be kept for any investigations that take place.
International pollution convention that regulates the prevention of oil pollution at sea
MARPOL 73/78
what is a legal document that is required to comply with the marpol convention
Oil Record Book ORB
explain sopep
it is a plan put it place to clean up any accidental oil pollution caused by your vessel
purpose of a ORB
to show the officer responsible for transfers, discharges and pollution, to show the date and time for investigation purposes complies with marpol
precautions to take against spillage during bunkering operations
fire extinguisher drip trays and save alls no smoking sign sopep kit breif all personnel involved communication emergency stops scupper plugs ppe water tank levels check lines are correct get an oil sample sound all fuel tank
entries to be made in orb when discharging water at sea
time date location officer in charge any complications amount discharged speed ppm
three type of notice issued by the MCA
MSN merchant shipping notices
MGN marine guidence notices
MIN marine information notices
how do you know if MCA publications have been cancelled
check the official website
MSN merchant shipping notices
the law, mandatory, has to be complied with
MGN Marine guidence notices
these are just give for guidence and to follow for best practice
MIN marine information notices
these are just temporary limited less important information
function of imo
to prevent loss of life, pollution, injury, damage to the marine environment, and keep safety at sea
function of the ismc
poor standards agreement error poor ship management prevent injury prevent loss of life prevent damage to marking environment safety at sea
function of solas
minimum standards for construction, equipment and operation of ships compatible with their safety
4 engine room records found in the engine room
- log book
- orb
- Work and rest hours
- cheifs standing orders
- alarm log
- daily tank soundings
- oil data sheet
- ptw’s
- fuel record book
- machinery running hours
- pms record book
- egc record book
- garbage record book
When is it not permissible to discharge bilgewater Overboard even via an oily water separator
- in port
2. special areas
Who should sign an oily Record Book
The oily record Book should be signed and by the responsible officer and then countersigned by the master
