MARPOL

Question 1

What is the name MARPOL short for ?

Answer 1

International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ship

Question 2

What are the 3 key dates for MARPOL?

Answer 2

• Written on the 17 of February 1973 ( did not come into force then).
• Then in 1978 a new Protocol came out.
• The convention got put into force on the 2 Octobre 1983.

Question 3

What are the 6 annexes of MARPOL?

Answer 3

• Annex 1 : International Regulation Of The Prevention Of Pollution By Oil
• Annex 2 : International Regulation Of the Control Of Pollution By Noxious Liquid Substances Carried In Bulk
• Annex 3 : International Regulation Of The Prevention Of Pollution By Harmfull Substances Carried in Bulk By Sea In Package Form, or in freight container, portable tanks or road and rail tank wagons.
• Annex 4 : International Regulations For The Prevention Of Pollution By Sewage From Ships.
• Annex 5 : International Regulation For The Prevention Of Pollution By Garbage From Ships
• Annex 6 : International Regulation For The Prevenention Of Air Pollution By Emissions From Ships. SOx, NOx and Freons.

Question 4

Draw the Simplified Overview Of the simplified Table For Annex 5

Answer 4

Question 5

What is Regulation 37 of MARPOL

Answer 5

It is that oil tankers of 150 gt and all ships of 400 gt and above carry a SOPEP kit

Question 6

What is the short for SOPEP ?

Answer 6

Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan

Question 7

What is contained in the Felix SOPEP?

Answer 7

• General information about the Ship
• General information abpiutnthe owner of the ship
• Steps and Procedure to contain the discharge of oil into the sea.
• It contains the inventory of the SOPEP material for pollution prevention.