NOTE:- The oil residues which cannot be discharged into the sea in compliance with this regulation shall be retained on board for subsequent discharge to reception facilities.
Segregation of oil and water ballast and carriage of oil:-
The ship other than oil tanker 400 GT and above and in oil tankers 150 GT and above no ballast water shall be carried in any oil fuel tank.
- Parts per million (PPM) means parts of oil per million parts of water by volume.
- En route means that the ship is underway at sea on a course or courses, including deviation from the shortest direct route, which as for as practicable for navigational purposes, will cause any discharge to be spread over as great an area of the sea as is reasonable and practicable.
SOPEP
- Shipboard Oil pollution Emergency plan. MARPOL Annex I, Reg. 37 (26)
- Every tanker 150 GRT & above and other than tanker 400 GRT & above must carry SOPEP.
Contents:-
- The procedure to be followed by the master or other persons having charge of the ship to report an oil pollution incident.
- The list of authorities or persons to be contacted in the event of an oil pollution incident.
- Control procedure : A detailed description of the action to be taken immediately by persons on board to reduce or control the discharge of oil following the incident.
- Coastal address : The procedure and point of contact on the ship for coordinating shipboard action with national & local authorities in combating take action against the pollution.
- Emergency control plan.
- General Arrangement plan.
- Fire plan.
SOPEP Equipment :-
- Absorbent roll.
- Absorbent pads.
- Oil booms.
- Welden pump.
- Absorbent materials Line sawdust, sand etc.
- Shovels, scrappers.
- Absorbent granules.
- Oil booms
- Detergent
- Sea clean
- Dustpan
- Garbage bag
- Rubber squzee
- Mask
- Chemical suit
SOPEP Plans
For easy reference the following plan must be included in SOPEP.
