MARPOL 73/78

• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 thereto.

• Technical regulations in six Annexes: I. OilII. Noxious Liquid Substances in BulkIII. Harmful Substances in Packaged FormIV. Sewage from ShipsV. Garbage from ShipsVI. Air Pollution from Ships

Special Areas ANNEX 1

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

(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 North Sea area;

(7) the Antarctic area (south of 60°S); and

(8) the Wider Caribbean Region (including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea).

Special Areas Annex IV

OUTSIDE SPECIAL AREAS

(1)The ship must be proceeding en route;

(2) the oily mixture must be processed through oil filtering equipment;

3) the oil content of the effluent without dilution must not exceed 15 parts per million;

(4) the oily mixture must not originate from cargo pump room bilges on oil tankers; and

(5) the oily mixture, in case of oil tankers, must not be mixed with oil cargo residues

(6) Monitoring system

INSIDE SPECIAL AREAS

The oil filtering equipment must have an alarm to indicate when the 15 ppm level cannot be maintained, and an automatic stopping arrangement to activate in this case.

MS BILGES

TANKER CARGO RESIDUESAll of the following conditions must be satisfied:

(1) the tanker must not be within a special area;

(2) the tanker must be more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest land;

(3) the tanker must be proceeding en route;

(4) the instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content must not exceed 30 litres per nautical mile

; (5) the total quantity of oil discharged into the sea must not exceed, 1/30,000 of the total quantity of the particular cargo of which the residue formed a part; and

(6) the tanker must have in operation an oil discharge monitoring and control system and a slop tank arrangement.

See orb

ORBWhen making entries, the date, operational code and item number shall be inserted in the appropriate columns and the required particulars shall be recorded chronologically

(A) BALLASTING OR CLEANING OF OIL FUEL TANKS1. Identity of tank(s) ballasted.

2. Whether cleaned since they last contained oil and, if not, type of oil previously carried.

3. Cleaning process- .1 Position of ship and time at the start and completion of cleaning;

. 2 Identity of tank(s) in which one or another method has been employed

. 3 Identity of tank(s) into which cleaning water was transferred.

4. Ballasting- .1 Position of ship and time at start and end of ballasting;. 2 Quantity of ballast if tanks are not cleaned;

Date Code(letter)

Item(number)

Record of operations/signature of officer in charge

Signature of Master ........................

NAME OF SHIP .................................................................................................................OFFICIAL NUMBER .........................................................................................................

MACHINERY SPACE OPERATIONS

PERMISSABLE DISCHARGEWhen a discharge is made:

(1) to secure the safety of the ship or for saving life; or

(2) which results from damage to the ship or its equipment (provided all reasonable precautions are taken after the occurrence of the damage or discovery of the discharge to prevent or minimise the discharge, and neither the owner nor master acted either with intent to cause damage, or recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result); or

(3) where the substance or mixture discharged is approved by the MCA for use in combating specific pollution incidents and the discharge is made with MCA approval or, if the discharge is to be made in non-UK waters, with the approval of the local State.

The SEEMP is a management tool to assist shipowners in managing the energy efficiency of their ships and is designed to provide the framework, against which, a shipowner can develop best practice and energy efficient operations.

The SEEMP is a ‘live’ document, containing energy improvement measures identified by the ship owner, that will be kept onboard each ship.

The document will be reviewed regularly to establish the relevance and impact of each measure on ship and fleet operations. Each SEEMP will be ship specific but should be linked to a broader corporate energy management policy of the shipowner.

In some cases, the SEEMP may form part of the ship’s Safety Management System (SMS)

SOPEPTable of Contents

Preface• Distribution List• Introduction• Record of Changes• Record of Examination • Vessel Particulars• Summary Action Flow Chart• Summary Reporting Chart• Glossary

Preamble• Purpose of the Plan• Vessel Operation Overview• Response Priorities• Linkage to Other Plans

• Locations of the Plan

• Plan Revision/Updating Procedures

Reporting Requirements• When to Report• Actual Discharge• Probable Discharge

Information Required• Whom to Contact Internal

Notification• Coastal Notification • Notification of Response Contractors

Steps to Control Discharge• Operational Spills • Initial Actions• Damage to Vessel• Pipeline/Hose Leakage during

Bunkering• Tank Overflow during Bunkering• Hull Leakage during Bunkering• Spills Resulting from Casualties