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ANNEX 1 – Prevention
of pollution by oil.
Regulation 9
Control of discharge of oil.
Tankers – discharge of
contaminated water (tank washings)
(a)
Not within
special area,
(b)
more than 50
nmiles from land,
(c)
en-route,
(d)
maximum 30
litre per nmile,
(e)
maximum 1/30,000th
of cargo quantity.
(f)
Oil
discharge monitoring and control system required.
All ships above 400 grt
(machinery space bilges)
(a)
Not within
special area,
(b)
en-route,
(c)
oil content (without
dilution) less than 15ppm,
(d)
approved oil
filtering equipment used.
(e)
Vessels
above 10,000 tonnes require alarm and automatic stopping device.
No chemicals or other
substances in concentrations hazardous to the marine environment
Special areas are:
North West European Waters,
Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Red
Sea, The Gulfs area, the Gulf of Aden, and the Antarctic. The Antarctic is
an extra special case and no discharges are permitted under any circumstances.
Regulation 10
–
Special areas‑machinery space bilges
Discharge from machinery space
bilges can be carried out within special areas provided that:
a)
The bilge
water does not originate from cargo pump room bilges
b)
The bilge
water is not mixed with oil cargo residues
c)
The ship is
en‑route
d)
The oil
content, without dilution, does not exceed 15 PPM
e)
The ship has
approved filtering equipment whose
discharge is automatically stopped when the oil content exceeds 15ppm.
Regulation 11
Regulations 9 and 10 shall not
apply to the discharge of oil or oily mixtures necessary for the purpose of
securing the safety of the ship or saving life at sea, provided all reasonable
precautions have been taken.
Regulation 20
Oil Record Book
All vessels
(a)
Ballasting
or cleaning of fuel tanks
(b)
Discharge of
above
(c)
Collection
and disposal/transfer of sludge
(d)
Discharge/transfer
of bilge
(e)
Failure of
monitoring system
(f)
Accidental
discharge of oil
(g)
Bunkering
fuel or bulk lub oil
Tankers – in addition to above
(a)
Loading,
transfer, discharge of cargo
(b)
Crude oil
washing
(c)
Ballasting,
deballasting
(d)
Discharge of
slop tank water
(e)
Disposal of
residues
(f)
Failure of
monitoring system
(g)
Accidental
discharge of oil
Regulation 26
SOPEP
Procedure for reporting oil
pollution incidents
List of authorities and persons
to be contacted
Onboard procedures to reduce or
control discharge of oil
Procedures for co-ordinating
shipboard action with local authorities
IOPP cert.
(a)
Ship
Particulars
(b)
Equipment
for control of oil discharge – including holding tanks
(c)
Means for
retention and disposal – including sludge tanks
(d)
Discharge
connections
(e)
SOPEP
(f)
Construction
(Tankers)
(g)
Retention of
Oil Onboard – monitoring equipment and slop tanks
(h)
Pumping
arrangements
Annex II – Control
of pollution by noxious liquids in bulk
Liquids classed A, B, C or D.
Class A being the most harmful to the marine
environment, D being the least.
Class A – no discharges allowed.
Class B, C, D
(a)
en-route, at least 7 knots
(b)
Maximum rate of discharge
i.
1 ppm for class B
ii.
10 ppm for class C
iii.
100,000 ppm class D
(c)
Maximum quantity
i.
1 m3 or 1/3000th
tank capacity for class B
ii.
3 m3 or 1/1000th
tank capacity for class C
(d)
Discharge below waterline
(e)
At least 12 nm from land
Special Areas
Class B tanks must be prewashed,
Maximum rate for B and C 1 ppm
Maximum quantity for B and C 1 m3 or 1/3000th
tank capacity
Special areas are – Baltic sea ,
Black sea and Antarctica .
Cargo record book required
Annex III – Control
of pollution by harmful substances in packaged form
Substances designated ‘Marine Pollutant’ in IMDG code.
Marking of packages, carriage of correct documents
including manifest
ANNEX IV - Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage
ANNEX IV - Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage
This annex is in force from
September 2003.
Applies to all ships above 200
grt., or carry more than 10 persons.
The sewage is comminuted and
disinfected using an approved system, AND the vessel is more than FOUR miles
off land to allow discharge; OR
Sewage can be discharged when
the vessel is more then TWELVE miles off land; OR
Sewage which is held in storage tanks can
be discharged into the sea provided that the discharge rate is moderate and the
ship is en-route at more than 4 knots; OR
The vessel has in operation an
approved sewage treatment plant which has been certified by the Administration,
where the effluent does not produce "visible floating solids, nor
discoloration"
The ship shall have an
International Sewage Prevention certificate:
Ships particulars
Sewage handling equipment
Discharge pipe with standard shore connection.
ANNEX V - Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage
1.
The disposal
into the sea of ALL
2.
The
discharge of dunnage, lining or packing materials which floats shall take place
over TWENTY FIVE miles away
3.
The
discharge of food wastes and all other garbage shall, take place over TWELVE
miles away. If the food is comminuted to less than 25mm then discharge may take
place within THREE miles away.
4.
IN A SPECIAL
AREA. (Mediterranean , Baltic, Black, Red, Gulf
areas, Antarctic, NORTH
SEA
a)
Disposal of
plastic, dunnage, lining material, etc. are prohibited
b)
Food waste can be discharged when less than
25mm, but over TWELVE miles away. (In the wider Caribbean
THREE miles)
RECORD
OF GARBAGE DISCHARGES
Ship's
Name:_____________________ Distinctive
No., or letters_______________ IMO
No.:________________
Garbage Categories:
1. Plastic.
2. Floating dunnage, lining or packing materials.
3. Ground paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles,
crockery, etc.
4. Paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc.
5. Food waste.
6. Incinerator ash.
NOTE: THE DISCHARGE OF ANY GARBAGE OTHER THAN FOOD WASTE IS
PROHIBITED IN SPECIAL AREAS. ONLY GARBAGE DISCHARGED INTO THE SEA MUST BE
CATEGORISED. GARBAGE OTHER THAN CATEGORY 1 DISCHARGED TO RECEPTION FACILITIES
NEED ONLY BE LISTED AS A TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT.
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ANNEX VI – Prevention of air pollution.
Now in force backdated to Jan 01 2000 .
1.
Ozone
depleting substances – deliberate emissions not allowed. HCFC’s (R12) not
allowed after 2020.
2.
Emission of
NOx - Design and equipment. All new
ships and engines, substantial modifications to existing engines.
3.
SOx – Max
fuel sulphur content 4.5%. In SOx control areas (Baltic Sea
at present) max sulphur content of fuel
in use is 1.5% OR an exhaust cleaning system is used.
4.
Volatile Organic
Compounds – designated terminals will have vapour collection systems as will
the vessels using them.
5.
Incinerators
– Must be of approved type.
Not
permitted - Cargo residues Annex I, II, III.
-
PCB’s
-
garbage
containing heavy metals
-
halogen
producing compounds
PVC incineration
requires IMO type approval
5.
Fuel quality
– shall not include any added substances which adversely affects the
performance of machinery; is harmful to personnel; adds to air pollution.
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