MARPOL

Question 1

Annexes of MARPOL

Answer 1

• Oil.
• Noxious liquid substances carried in bulk.
• Harmful substances carried in packaged form.
• Sewage from ships.
• Garbage from ships.
• Air pollution from ships.

Question 2

How do we comply with Annex 1

Answer 2

• IOPPC
• SOPEP Plan >400GT
• Oil Record Book
  
  • Ballasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks
  • Discharge of dirty ballast water from oil fuel tanks
  • Collection, transfer or dispoal of oil residues
  • Non-automatic starting of discharges overboard, transfer or disposal which has accumulated in machinery spaces
  • Automatic starting of discharges overbord, transger or disposal which has accumulated in machinery spaces
  • Condition of oil filtering equipment
  • Accidental or other exceptional discharges of oil
  • Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil
  • Additional remarks

Question 3

Requirements for discharging oil overboard

Answer 3

• Ship must be enroute
• Processed through an approved oil filtering system
• Content of the effluent does not exceed 15 parts per million

In special areas:
- Ship must be enroute
- Processed through an approved oil filtering system which has arrangements for an automatic stop if the effluent exceeds 15 parts per million
- Discharge in Antarctic is strictly prohibited

Question 4

Bunkering checklist

Answer 4

• Risk assessment carried out
• Procedures in the SMS are followed
• Local and international regualtions are complied with
• Scupper plugs are fitted
• Bunkering hoses in good condition, correctly connected and drip trays in place
• Valves correctly set
• Communication procedures agreed upon
• Maximum pumping rate agreed
• Responsible person from both parties identified
• Correct signage displayed (no smoking), Bravo flag up
• Vessel securely moored
• SOPEP equipment on standby
• Frequent soundings taken throughout the operation
• Oil Record Book, Official Logbook and Deck logbook completed immediately after bunkering

Question 5

Contents of the SOPEP plan

Answer 5

General information about ship
- General arrangement
- Location and size of tanks
- Drawings of pipelines
- Location of valves
- Inventory and location of SOPEP equipment

Reporting requirements:
- When to report: all probable and actual spills
- How to report: By quickest means to coast radio station, ship reporting scheme, RCC etc
- Who to report: nearest coastal state, owner, P&I Insurer, MAIB, Flag, Class, DPA
- What to report: initial report, follow ups, type of spill, weather, slick movement etc

Actions to control discharge:
- Action plan for SOPEP team including a list of duties for each member
- Navigation measures: course/speed, list/trim, anchoring, setting aground, weather/swell/tide forecasting
- Seamanship measures: risk assessment, damage stability, ship to ship transfers, fire fighting etc
- Record keeping

Question 6

Special areas for oil

Answer 6

• Mediterranean Sea
• Baltic Sea
• Black Sea
• Red Sea
• Gulfs Area
• Gulf of Aden
• Antarctic Area
• North West European Waters
• Oman Area of the Arabian Sea
• Southern South African Waters

Question 7

Special areas for sewage

Answer 7

Baltic Sea

Question 8

Special areas for garbage

Answer 8

• Mediterranean Sea
• Baltic Sea
• Black Sea
• Red Sea
• Gulfs Area
• North Sea
• Antarctic Area
• Caribbean

Question 9

Special areas for emissions (Emission Control Areas)

Answer 9

• Baltic Sea (SOx & NOx)
• North Sea (SOx & NOx)
• North American ECA (SOx and PM, NOx)
• United States Caribbean Sea ECA (SOx and PM, NOx)

Question 10

When can you discharge sewage into the sea?

Answer 10

• Must be comminuted and disinfected using a system approved by the administration
• At a distance >3nm from land
• If not comminuted and disinfected, >12nm from land
• Holding tanks discharged at a moderate at a speed >4 knots
• Shall not produce visible floating solids or discolouration

Question 11

Compliance with Annex V - Garbage

Answer 11

• All ships irrespective of size
• Placards for ships >12m in size
• Gabage management plan and record book >100GT or carry 15 or more persons

Question 12

What is contained in the garbage management plan

Answer 12

• Procedures for collecting, processing, storing and disposing of garbage, including the equipment onboard. It should be easy to follow and nominate the person responsible for implementing the plan.

Question 13

Compliance VI - Air Pollution

Answer 13

• IAPPC including NOx Technical Files
• EIAPPC for every diesel engine onboard

Question 14

Sulphur Oxides regulations

Answer 14

• Emission control areas require fuel coming onboard is of the appropriate SOx content
• Outside of an ECA = 0.5%
• Inside an ECA = 0.1%

Question 15

Bilge alarm goes off, what are your actions?

Answer 15

• Determine where the water is coming from. If small leak and has oil:
• Run the oily water separator, discharging freshwater over the side, oil to sludge tank
• Raise a non conformity
• Inform DPA, Flag, Class and Port state
• Return to shore to have repaired

If large leak:
- Seek permission from shore
- Record in ORB and OLB

Question 16

Oil Record Book

Answer 16

• Oil tankers >150GT and all ships >400GT
• Failure to carry or incorrect entries can lead to fines/imprisonment

Shall be completed and signed by master after the following operations take place:
- Ballasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks
- Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from oil fuel tanks (D)
- Collection and disposal of oil residues (sludge and other oil residues) (C)
- Discharge overboard or disposal otherwise of bilge water which has accumulated in machinery spaces
- Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil (H)
- Any failure of the oil filtering equipment (in OLB also)
- Accidental discharge of oil

Question 17

MARPOL Certs & Docs

Answer 17

IOPPC
- Tankers >150GT or commercially registered vessels >400GT
- Class
- Valid for 5 years
- Annual/intermediate/renewal

ISPPC
- 400GT or >15 persons onboard
- Class
- 5 years
- Annual/renewal

IAPPC
- 400GT
- Class
- 5 Years
- Annual/intermediate/renewal

EIAPPC
- Engines >130kw installed on vessels >400GT accompanied by NOx technical files

International Antifouling Convention Cert
- 400GT
- Class
- No expiry
- Resurveyed when more than 25% of antifoul has been changed

SEEMP
- 400GT, Permanent

Bunkers Convention Cert
- 1000GT
- Flag
- 1 year or duration of insurance

Oil Record Book
- Oil tankers >150GT and all ships >400GT

SOPEP Plan
- Oil tankers >150GT and all ships >400GT

Garbage record book/plan
- 100GT or >15 persons