Competent Person (In relation to Enclosed Space)
A person with sufficient theoretical knowledge and practical experience to make an informed assessment of the likelihood of a dangerous atmosphere being present or subsequently arising in the space including measurements of the atmosphere.
Enclosed Space
An enclosed space is one that:
-Is not designed for continuous worker occupancy.
-With limited openings for entry and exit.
-With inadequite ventilation.
Example - Duct keel/DB tanks/Battery locker/
Risk
Risk is the product of 2 elements.
-The likelihood that harm or danger may occur.
-The potential severity of the harm or damage.
Based on the above, the risk of an injury or harm from doing a task/encountering a hazard may be found to be low, medium, high or very high.
Risk= Probability X Severity
Authorised Officer (In relation to enclosed space)
An Authorised Officer is a person authorised to permit entry into an enclosed space and with sufficient knowledge of control and elimination of hazard and of the procedures to be established and complued with on board, to be able to ensure that the space is safe for entry.
Working At Height
Anyone working in a location where there is a risk of falling may be regarded as working at height. In addition to work on ladders, staging and scaffolding, this includes undertaking work inside a tank, near an opening such as a hatch, or on a fixed stairway.
Adjacent Connected Space
An adjacent connected space means:
-A normally unventilated space,
-Which is not used for cargo,
-But which may share the same atmospheric characteristics with the enclosed space.
Example - Cargo Space Accessway.
Hazard
A hazard is a source of potential injury, harm or damage. It may come from many sources, such as situations, the environment or a human element.
Example - Slips, trips and falls.
Attendant (In relation to enclosed Space)
An attendant is a person who is suitably trained within the safety manegement system (SMS), maintains a watch over those entering the enclosed space, maintains communications with those inside the space and initiates the emergency procedures in the event of an incident occuring.
MARPOL
International Convention of the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.
E-Waste
E-waste means electrical and electrical equioment used for the normaloperation of the ship or in the accomodation spaces, including all components, subassemblies and consumables, which are part of the equipment at the time of discarding, with the presence of material potentially hazardous to human health and/or the environment.
Special Area
A special area is a sea area where for recognised technical reasons in relation to its oceanographic and ecological condition and to the particular character of it traffic, the adpotion of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution is required.
Domestic Waste
Domestic Waste means all types of wastes not covered by other Annexes that are generated in the accomodation soaces onboard the ship.
Domestic watse does not include grey water.
En-Route
En-route means that the ship is underway on a course or courses, including devitation from thr shortest direst route, which as far as practicable for navigational purposes, will cause any discharge to be spread over as great an area pf the sea as is reasonable and practicable.
Garbage
Garbage means all kinds of food wastes, domestic wastes and operational watses, all plastics, cargo residues, incinerator ashes, cooking oil, fishing gear and animal carcasses generated during the normal operation of the ship and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically except those substances which are defined or listed in other Annexes in MARPOL.
ISM code - Major non-conformity
Means an identifiable deviation that poses a serious threat to the safety of personnel pr the ship or a serious risk to the environment that requires immediate corrective action or the lack of effective and systematic implementation of requirement of ISM code
Observation
a statement of fact made during a safety management audit and substantiated by objective evidence.
Non-Conformity
an observed situation where objective evidence indicates the non-fulfilment of a specified requirement
Major non-conformity
an identifiable deviation that poses a serious threat to the safety of personnel or the ship or a serious risk to the environment that requires immediate corrective action or the lack of effective and systematic implementation of a requirement of this Code.
Explain the term ‘Emission Control Area’
An Emission Control Area (ECA) is a designated sea area where much stricter controls are placed on ship emissions to protect the environment and public health.
