What is Oil Record Book or ORB ?

  • Loading of oil cargo
  • Unloading of oil cargo
  • Internal transfer of oil during the voyage
  • Crude oil washing ( COW tankers only)
  • Cleaning of cargo tanks
  • Ballasting of cargo
  • Discharging Dirty ballast.
  • Discharging of Clean ballast contained in the Cargo tanks
  • Ballasting of dedicated clean ballast tank. ( CBT tankers only)
  • Discharging of ballast from clean ballast tank. (CBT tankers only)
  • Discharge of water from slop tanks in to sea.
  • Disposal of residual and oily mixtures no otherwise required.
  • Condition of oil discharge monitoring and control
  • Accidental or other exceptional discharge.
  • Additional operational procedure or general remark

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