List the 6 Annexes of MARPOL in order?
Annex I - Regulations for the prevention of pollution by oil.
Annex II - Regulations for the control of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk.
Annex III - Regulations for the prevention of pollution by harmful substances carried by sea in packaged form.
Annex IV - Regulations for the prevention of pollution by sewage from ships.
Annex V - Regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships.
Annex VI - Regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships.
What 3 additional documents are required in Annex I?
- The International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPP);
- The Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP);
- The Oil Record Book (ORB).
List the 9 Special Areas.
1 the Mediterranean Sea area,
2 the Baltic Sea area,
3 the Black Sea area,
4 the Red Sea area,
5 the “Gulfs area”,
6 the Gulf of Aden area,
7 the Antarctic area,
8 the North-West European waters,
9 the Wider Caribbean Sea.
What’s is PSSA and what does it mean?
Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) is an area that needs special protection through action by IMO because of its significance for recognised ecological or socio-economic or scientific reasons and which may be vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities.
List the adopted PSSA’s
- The Great Barrier Reef, Australia (designated a PSSA in 1990)
- The Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago in Cuba (1997)
- Malpelo Island, Colombia (2002)
- The sea around the Florida Keys, United States (2002)
- The Wadden Sea, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands (2002)
- Paracas National Reserve, Peru (2003)
- Western European Waters (2004)
- Extension of the existing Great Barrier Reef PSSA to include the Torres Strait
(proposed by Australia and Papua New Guinea) (2005) - Canary Islands, Spain (2005)
- The Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador (2005)
- The Baltic Sea area, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland and Sweden (2005) - The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, United States (2007)
- The Strait of Bonifacio, France and Italy (2011)
What are the regulations for a vessel above 400gt discharging oil outside a special area?
- The ship is underway
- Discharged oil content is less than 15ppm
- Vessel has an oily water separator filtering system
What are the regulations for a vessel above 400gt discharging oil inside a special area?
- The ship is underway
- Discharged oil content is less than 15ppm
- Vessel has an oily water separator filtering system with an automatic 15ppm stopping device.
What should be included in the SOPEP plan?
- The procedure to be followed by the master or other persons having charge of the ship to report an oil pollution incident
- The list of authorities or persons to be contacted in the event of an oil pollution incident
- A detailed description of the action to be taken immediately by persons onboard to reduce or control the discharge of oil
- The procedure and point of contact on the ship for co-ordinating shipboard action with national and local authorities in combating the pollution
What does SOPEP stand for?
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
What does IOPPC Stand for and who requires it?
International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate
Tankers of 150gt which goes on international voyages.
Any vessel above 400gt which goes on international voyages.
Valid for 5 years subject to annual and intermediate surveys.
Explain how a single stage oily water separator works?
A coaelscer filter works by using a material with an extremely low coefficient of friction (PTFE) that allows oil droplets to be molecularly attracted to the filter and rise upwards when enough gather momentum. The water however will not adhere to the filter and falls (as it is more dense) to the bottom and run away as free water.
What are the 9 categories of entry into the Oil Record Book?
A Ballasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks
B Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from oil fuel tanks
C Collection and disposal of oil residues (sludge)
D Non-automatic discharge overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces
E Automatic discharge overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces
F Condition of oil discharge monitoring and control system
G Accidental or other exceptional discharges of oil
H Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil
I Additional operational procedures and general remarks
What are the requirements/ regulations for discharging sewage overload into the sea?
- Type approved and certified Sewage Treatment Plant
- Sewage certificate relating to the plants test results
- Treated sewage can be discharged 3 nautical miles from land
- Untreated sewage can be discharged 12 nautical miles from land
What is the maximum discharge rate for untreated sewage over 12 nautical miles?
3 cubes per hour
List the garbage regulations
- Placards shall be displayed to notify crew and passangers of the discharge requirements.
- Placards to be written in working language.
- Vessels above 100gt or 15 or more persons must have Garbage Management plan provided ships procedures.
- Vessels above 400gt or 15 or more persons must carry a Garbage Record book.
List the 9 Garbage Record Book Categories
A Plastics
B Food wastes
C Domestic Wastes
D Cooking Oil
E Incinerator ashes
F Operational wastes
G Cargo residues
H Animal Carcass(es)
I Fishing Gear
What is SOx Emissions?
The amount of Sulphur content of fuel. Reducing Sulphur content will result in lower particulate matter emissions. It is currently capped at 0.50%.
What is SECA?
SECA is SOx Emission Controlled Areas. This is areas where the Sulphur content is further reduced. These are capped at 0.10%.
Explain NOx regulations for new engines?
Diesel Engines are only allowed to produce a set amount of NOx emissions at certain RPMs.
They are split into Tier I, Tier II and Tier III. Tier I is for vessels built between Jan 2000 and Jan 2011. Tier II is Jan 2011 till Jan 2016. Tier III Jan 2016 onwards.
From Tier I to III there is an 80% reduction in NOx from the use of new equipment such as exhaust gas recirculation and Catalytic reduction. (HUGS and Xeamos)
What does SEEMP Stand for?
Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan
How often should SEEMP be reviewed?
6 months by the master and annually by the ISM DPA
What are the 5 categories of SEEMP?
- Fuel efficient operations
- Optimised ship handling
- Hull and propulsion
- Machinery and equipment
- Energy conservation and awareness
