OWS, Pollution and Legislation

Question 1

6, purposes of ORB

Answer 1

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

Question 2

action to be taken in the event of a oil spill

Answer 2

record in ORB
stop operation
inform authorities
inform master/cheif engineer
start sopep plan 
source of spillage 
record time and location

Question 3

how the bilge water overboard discharge is monitored

Answer 3

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

Question 4

conditions to be compline with when discharging in special areas

Answer 4

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

Question 5

describe a Bilge system that complies with the current legislation

Answer 5

it must have a ppm monitor on the ows that shuts down the ows automatically when the ppm is too high.

Question 6

four engine room records that are kept

Answer 6

oil record book
ballast record book
chief engineers standing orders
log book

Question 7

why are the four engine room documents important

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

International pollution convention that regulates the prevention of oil pollution at sea

Answer 8

MARPOL 73/78

Question 9

what is a legal document that is required to comply with the marpol convention

Answer 9

Oil Record Book ORB

Question 10

explain sopep

Answer 10

it is a plan put it place to clean up any accidental oil pollution caused by your vessel

Question 11

purpose of a ORB

Answer 11

to show the officer responsible for transfers, discharges and pollution, to show the date and time for investigation purposes complies with marpol

Question 12

precautions to take against spillage during bunkering operations

Answer 12

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

Question 13

entries to be made in orb when discharging water at sea

Answer 13

time
date 
location
officer in charge
any complications
amount discharged
speed
ppm

Question 14

three type of notice issued by the MCA

Answer 14

MSN merchant shipping notices
MGN marine guidence notices
MIN marine information notices

Question 15

how do you know if MCA publications have been cancelled

Answer 15

check the official website

Question 16

MSN merchant shipping notices

Answer 16

the law, mandatory, has to be complied with

Question 17

MGN Marine guidence notices

Answer 17

these are just give for guidence and to follow for best practice

Question 18

MIN marine information notices

Answer 18

these are just temporary limited less important information

Question 19

function of imo

Answer 19

to prevent loss of life, pollution, injury, damage to the marine environment, and keep safety at sea

Question 20

function of the ismc

Answer 20

poor standards
agreement error
poor ship management
prevent injury
prevent loss of life
prevent damage to marking environment
safety at sea

Question 21

function of solas

Answer 21

minimum standards for construction, equipment and operation of ships compatible with their safety

Question 22

4 engine room records found in the engine room

Answer 22

1. log book
2. orb
3. Work and rest hours
4. cheifs standing orders
5. alarm log
6. daily tank soundings
7. oil data sheet
8. ptw’s
9. fuel record book
10. machinery running hours
11. pms record book
12. egc record book
13. garbage record book

Question 23

When is it not permissible to discharge bilgewater Overboard even via an oily water separator

Answer 23

1. in port

2. special areas

Question 24

Who should sign an oily Record Book

Answer 24

The oily record Book should be signed and by the responsible officer and then countersigned by the master