The receipt or certificate should be kept together with the oil record book part i. Retain all oily water onboard until you can either repair the equipment or discharge the oily water to an approved reception facility. The first electronic oil record book approved by a major flag. It shall be preserved for a period of three years after the last entry has been made. The oil record book, whether as a part of the ships official log book or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in this annex. Portuguese shipping company pleads guilty to falsifying oil. Shipowners seeking for these to be endorsed and stamped by mpa should instead approach our ros directly for the endorsement and stamp on behalfmpas.
The protocol of 1978 relating to the 1973 international. In most modern ships, the oil from collecting spaces is drained away automatically. From april 2017 to august 2018, senior members of the vessels engineering team oversaw and participated in the bypass of the ships oil water separator utilizing a yellow. Oil record book for all ships machinery space operations. International convention for the prevention of pollution from. The document required to be carried on board ships by marpol 7378, annex i, reg. According to court documents and information presented in court, the defendants illegally dumped bilge waste.
Jun 20, 2019 the charges stem from the falsification of the oil record book onboard the mv achilleus, a malteseflagged oceangoing bulk carrier ship managed by defendant portline. This cargo record book can be part of ship s official log book or can be a separate book as per the format mentioned in appendix ii of marpol annex ii. All cargo vessels where marpol convention is applicable must have an oil record book. The oil record book part ii shall be completed on each occasion, on a tanktotank basis if appropriate, whenever any of the following cargoballast operations take place in the ship. What is the electronic oil record book for merchant navy.
False, missed or incorrect entries are considered a serious offense worldwide. Keeping oil record book on board cargo ships and how to. Sopep shipboard oil pollution emergency plan every oil tanker more than 150 gt and ship other than a tanker more than 400 gt shall carry and must have a sopep shipboard oil pollution emergency plan. As considering the size the vessels are small but it serves all types of ships duties such as it carries oil and serves as tanker, it carries passenger and serves duties of passenger ships under special purpose ships also it can.
Chief engineer guilty of falsifying ships oil record book. Promptly record the failure of the equipment in the applicable section of the oil record book. May 11, 2017 the receipt or certificate should be kept together with the oil record book part i. Keeping oil record book on board cargo ships and how to make. Ships garbage management under revised marpol annex v. Apr 18, 2017 oil record book is one of the most important document that chief officer has to maintain. Oil record book, part i machinery space operations all ships. Further, bma clarifies that the oil record book may not be removed from any bahamian ship and it is to be kept on board at all times, readily.
Oil record book the document required to be carried on board ships by marpol 7378, annex i, reg. Requires an entry in the oil record book part ii using code j. An electronic alternative to handwritten oil record book on board vessels of all sizes. Oil record book for ships new revised edition as of 1116. Certificates and documentation for all ships originals onboard international tonnage certificate 1969 international loadline certificate international loadline exemption certificate intact stability booklet damage control plans and booklets minimum safe manning document fire safety training manual fire control plan booklet onboard training and drill records fire safety operational. Oil record book part ii of the circumstances of, and the reasons for, the discharge. Marpol requirements on board ships by providing advice to crews on how to record the various operations in the oil record book by using the correct codes. Bunkering oil on board a ship bright hub engineering. Guidance for recording of operations in the oil record book part 1 machinery space operations all ships operations should be recorded in chronological order as they have been executed on board. The first part of the oil record book deals with machinery space operations for all ships.
The chief engineer shall confirm that the items mentioned in the iopp certificate and its supplement, tank capacity and arrangement shown in the finished drawings ga and cp, the contents of the oil record book, and the contents of the bilgesludge handling note for onboard work are in total accord. For oil tankers chief officer and for other ships chief. The management of shipgenerated waste onboard ships. Gard news 192, november 2008january 2009 us law oil record book violations. These are usually published generically by commercial publishers in the format given in the conventions. According to revised marpol annex v shipboard generated garbage is to be grouped into the following categories. Keeping oil record book on board cargo ships and how to make entry.
The oil record book, whether as a part of the ships official logbook or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in this annex. Confirm in oil record book bunkering checklist completed. The oil record book, whether as a part of the ships official logbook or. The liberian administration has permitted the use of electronic oil record book as an alternative substitute of the traditional paper orb and has issued marine notice pol012, 1116 copy attached providing implementation guidance on the use of electronic oil record book eorb as the official oil record book onboard liberian flagged vessels. Further investigation by the coast guard and the u. Pollution from ships apps which governs the accidental and operational discharge of oil from ships within us jurisdictional waters. Jun 21, 2019 the charges were caused because of the falsification of the oil record book onboard the mv achilleus, a malteseflagged oceangoing bulk carrier ship managed by defendant portline. In such cases an entry should be made in the garbage record book, or in the ship s official log book for ships of less than 400 gross tonnage. One is for the discharge of engine room bilges and the other is for the discharge of oil cargo wash from the slop tanks. Any failure of the oil discharge monitoring and control system shall be noted in the oil record book part ii. Panama approves digital oil record book system digital ship.
Additionally, for ships with ods containing systems or equipment and which are required to have an iapp certificate, an ods record book is to be maintained in which is recorded any related supply, recharging, repair, discharge or disposal operations. The charges were caused because of the falsification of the oil record book onboard the mv achilleus, a malteseflagged oceangoing bulk carrier ship managed by defendant portline. Matthaios fafalios, 64, a resident of greece, was convicted of knowingly falsifying the vessels oil record book, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering related to his service onboard the mv trident navigator and a subsequent. Summary of criminal prosecutions enforcement us epa.
Environmental protection agencys criminal investigation division revealed waste oil in the overboard piping of the mv new fortune and also uncovered evidence of false entries made in the vessels oil record book, a documen required by marpol, a treaty ratified and implemented by the. Government is available to the masters or operators of all u. This news provides a summary of the new regulations. Applicable for all ships, the following machinery space operations shall be recorded in the part 1 of the oil record book. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above, other than oil tanker, shall be provided with an oil record book, part i machinery space operations every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above shall also be provided with an oil record book.
The oil record book n1 for engine room for all vessels, in which every day and in a coded way are recorded all the main operations of bunkers and ecological pumping, incineration and discharge to shore plants with written certificate from the receiver. The charges stem from the falsification of the oil record book onboard the mv achilleus, a malteseflagged oceangoing bulk carrier ship managed by defendant portline. Annex i is the regulations for prevention of pollution by oil. I85 the management of shipgenerated waste on board ships list of abbreviations awts advanced wastewater treatment system cow crude oil washing eedi energy efficiency design index emsa european maritime safety agency essf european sustainable shipping forum grb garbage record book. Jun 15, 2016 orb trainer is the most complete and easyto use software assistant for creating valid entries for oil record book part i machinery space operations, in compliance with marpol requirements.
If the ows or ocm is bypassed, or tricked, and that discharge is not. Part i this book is for machinery space operations all ships part ii this book is for cargo ballast operation oil tankers this record book is issued by the u. Under this annex, we have 2 types of oil record books for keeping a record of all oil t. Matters to be entered in oil record book for machinery space. Regulation 17 oil record book, part i machinery space. The greatest danger comes from plastic, which can float for years. Jun 21, 2019 the charges stem from the falsification of the oil record book onboard the mv achilleus, a malteseflagged oceangoing bulk carrier ship managed by defendant portline. All cargo vessels where marpol convention is applicable must have an oil record book where the chief engineer will record all oil or sludge transfers and discharges within the vessel. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above, other than oil tanker, shall be provided with an oil record book, part i machinery space operations every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above shall also be provided with an oil.
Us appeals court allows criminal prosecution for false entries in oil record books of foreignflagged vessels relating to activities taking place outside us waters. The log book enables the master to maintain a simple and effective tracking system for fuel oil samples held onboard. The oil record book, whether as a part of the ships official logbook or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in appendix iii to this annex. Book part i on board any ship to which this annex applies while the ship is in its port or. The oil record book part ii, whether as a part of the ship s official logbook or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in this annex. Regulation 17 oil record book, part i machinery space operations. According to court documents and information presented in. International convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, 1973, as modified by the protocol of 1978 relating thereto marpol 7378 introduction the marpol convention is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes.
The guidance document assists compliance with the international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships marpol requirements on board ships by providing advice to crews on how to record the various operations in the oil record book, in particular by using the correct codes and item numbers in order to ensure a more uniform port. They discovered that the entries in the oil record book orb did not correspond to the bilge alarm data being displayed by the bilge alarm oil content meter. Regulation 36 oil record book, part ii cargo ballast. This makes it so much important to have the knowledge of making the correct oil record book entries.
An electronic oil record book is a software application designed to replace the traditional paper oil record books orb part i and part ii and facilitate accurate orb entries into an efficient electronic format, while complying with international conventions and flag state requirements. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above other than an oil tanker shall be provided with an oil record book part i machinery space operations. The entries in the oil record book part ii, for ships holding an iopp certificate, shall be in english. Merchant navy ships are governed by the marpol regulations for pollution prevention and control. Fish and marine mammals can in some cases mistake plastics for food and they can also become trapped in plastic ropes, nets, bags and other items even such innocuous items as the plastic rings used to. As considering the size the vessels are small but it serves all types of ships duties such as it carries oil and serves as tanker, it carries passenger and serves duties of passenger ships under special purpose ships also it. Nov 07, 2012 in such cases an entry should be made in the garbage record book, or in the ships official logbook for ships of less than 400 gross tonnage. An oil tanker of 150 gross tons and above or a non oil tanker that carries 200 cubic meters or more of oil in bulk, shall also maintain an oil record book part ii cargoballast operations.
Also comparison tables between older oil record book coding with mepc. During a port state inspection can the inspector make copies of our oil record book. Oily water separators ows onboard four separate ships. The changes include criteria for determining whether cargo residues are harmful to the marine environment, and a new garbage record book format with a new garbage category for ewaste.
Certificates and documentation required to be carried onboard. On 30th june 2008 a threejudge panel of the court of appeals for the fifth circuit reversed a lower courts dismissal of criminal charges against the shipowner and chief engineer of a marshall islandsflagged vessel arising from false entries in the vessels oil record book, notwithstanding that the underlying alleged violations. Amsa issues guidance on recording operation in oil record book. The oil record book part ii shall be kept in such a place as to be readily available for inspection at all reasonable. From april 2017 to august 2018, senior members of the vessels engineering team oversaw and participated in the bypass of the ships oil water separator. International convention for the prevention of pollution. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above, other than oil tanker, shall be provided with an oil record book, part i machinery space operations.
The international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships marpol was adopted on 2 november 1973 at imo and covered pollution by oil, chemicals and harmful substances in packaged form, sewage and garbage. Portuguese shipping company pleads guilty to falsifying. Part i machinery space operations all ships 1 the marine environment protection committee, at its sixtysecond session, 11 to 15 july 2011, approved a revised text of the guidance for recording of operations in the oil record book part i machinery space operations all ships mepc 6224, paragraph 7. Each oil tanker of 150 gross tons and above, ship of 400 gross tons and above other than an oil tanker, and manned fixed or floating drilling rig. Draining of water disposal from an oil residue sludge tank listed under item 3. In such cases an entry should be made in the garbage record book, or in the ships official logbook for ships of less than 400 gross tonnage. All samples in storage, with date of bunkering, source of sample taken by crew or supplier, seal number and when the time comes, dateplace of disposal etc.
After bunkering of various fuel oil tanks, the quantity in each bunkered tank must be calculated to crosscheck whether the received quantity of oil matches the. Revised marpol annex v sets new regulatory requirements regardingthe disposal of garbage from ships and will come into forceon 1 january 20. If nonoilcargo related oily residues are transferred to slop tanks of oil tankers, the discharge of such residues should be in compliance with regulation 34. The new amendments prohibit the disposal of almost all kinds of garbage at sea with the exemption under specific requirements of food waste, animal carcasses. The course provides greater understanding of the implication of the proper and correct filling up of the oil record book, the course aims to stress the importance of strict adherence and compliance of seafarers onboard to the general instructions and guidelines of making entries in the oil record book and emphasize the repercussions when. Nov 03, 2014 this record book needs to be maintained onboard for 3 years. The oil record book, whether as a part of the ship s official log book or otherwise, shall be in the form specified in appendix iii to this annex. Bma advises on oil record book procedures safety4sea. This record book needs to be maintained onboard for 3 years. The amendments to marpol annex v adopted at mepc 70 will enter into force on 1 march 2018. As per marpol 7378, every ship to which marpol annex ii applies, shall have onboard an cargo record book crb. An offshore supply vessel is small ships which are used for the transportation on stores materials equipment or personnel to and from between offshore installations. Requires this method listed in the iopp supplement under item 3. The 15ppm bilge alarm is required to record date, time, alarm status and the operating status of the 15ppm bilge.
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