Matters to be entered in oil record book for machinery. Nov 03, 2014 this record book needs to be maintained onboard for 3 years. Jun 02, 2017 liberian registry wins maritime services award for electronic oil record book june 2, 2017 liscr, the usbased manager of the liberian registry, has won the lloyds list maritime services award 2017 for the innovative electronic oil record book. 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.
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 or other platform shall maintain an oil record book part i machinery space operations. An erb is defined in the guidance as a device or a system used to electronically record entries. Marpol annex 1 prevention of pollution from oil at sea. The first electronic oil record book approved by a major flag. Ships garbage management under revised marpol annex v. Index of mepc resolutions and guidelines related to marpol. Cyprus flag administration permits the use of electronic oil. The oil record book is to be kept on board at all times. Approximately half of the worlds accessible crude oil is found in the middle east.
Coast guard uscg during an inspection in the port of charleston. As a result, this affects crew efficiency, adds administrative work, and calls for a more effective and efficient system. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnages and above shall also be provided with an oil recordbook, part ii. The oil record book orb has been around for a long time and tracks all movement of oil throughout the vessel, including its loading, consumption, and discharge generally via the oily water. Using fuel oil onboard ships 03 the purpose of this guide is to provide masters, ships officers and shore superintendents with a basic knowledge of the use of, and precautions to. Oily water separators oil record book flashcards by. 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. Entries include any movement of oil in to ship, within ship and out of ship. Jul 29, 2016 this record book needs to be maintained onboard for 3 years. Marpol oil record books bahamas maritime authority.
The master shall keep on board the following oil record books required by laws and regulations oil record book for tankers cargo and ballast operations and oil record book for all ships machinery space operations. The company should check what types of equipment it has on board its ship and amend its. In accordance with the international marpol annex i regulations and the federal regulations in 33cfr subchapter o, specific machinery space operations onboard all ships of 400 gross tons or above other than a tanker must be documented in an oil record book. Specifically, the pscos discovered that the entries in the oil record book orb werent compliant to the bilge alarm data being displayed by the bilge alarm, or also known as oil content meter. All cargo vessels where marpol convention is applicable must have an oil record book in which the chief engineer will record all oil or sludge transfers and.
Imo publication carriage requirements on board vessels. Marine log books bridge log books engine log books. Draining of water disposal from an oil residue sludge tank listed under item 3. This entry is not required if lubricating oils are delivered onboard. Oil record book 38 bunker receipts 40 letters of protest 40 fuel oil analysis reports 41 05 storage 42 heating 42 bunker capacity 43 settling tanks 43. Portuguese shipping company pleads guilty in us federal. Nov 07, 2012 garbage discharge regulations do not apply when the discharge of garbage from a ship was a necessary action for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship and those on board or saving life at sea.
All ships with 400 and more gross tonnage is required to have an official oil record book part i. Keeping oil record book on board cargo ships and how to make entry. No entries were made in the ship s oil record book indicating the direct discharge of bilge water and sludge from the ship into the ocean. The entries in the oil record book part i for ships holding an iopp certificate shall be. Avaz failed to record in the oil record book illegal discharges of oily wastes from the engine room of the ship that were first transferred to a seawater ballast storage tank then disposed of at sea while the vessel transited from honduras.
Marpol electronic record books option available from 1 october. Any failure of the oil discharge monitoring and control system shall be noted in the oil record book part ii. Napa logbook has more than a decades service on board vessels serving. Under marpol regulations, oil tankers of 150 gross tonnes or more are required to maintain oil record book parts i and ii for cargo or ballast operations, while all ships of 400 gross tonnes or more are required to maintain oil record book part i for machinery space operations. Retain all oily water onboard until you can either repair the equipment or discharge the oily water to an approved reception facility. Marpol amendments to permit electronic record books from. The oil record book part ii shall be kept in such a place as to be readily available for inspection at all reasonable. Oil record book 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 guidance is intended to facilitate compliance with marpol requirements on board ships by providing advice to crews on how to record. Marpol electronic record books option available from 1. The receipt or certificate should be kept together with the oil record book part i. Government is available to the masters or operators of all u. When an erb is to be used as an alternative to an official hard copy record book onboard a ship, the states administration is required to assess the device or system and to issue a declaration of marpol electronic record book. Portuguese shipping company pleads guilty to falsifying oil.
A copy of this declaration should exist onboard the ship. This declaration will serve as proof of meeting the requirements, and it shall be kept. Marpol 7378 required when any oilhandling work is carried out, the master, chief officer, and chief engineer enter the facts in the oil record book and sign the. 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. Oil record book part i on board any ship to which this annex applies while the ship is in its port or offshore terminals and may make a copy of any entry in that. Electronic record books under marpol the shipowners club. The panama maritime authority has collected all record to be made in one book named oil record book and emissions, in order to be used on board panama vessels and its main content is as follows. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnages and above and every ship of 400gross tonnage and above, other than oil tanker, shall be provided with an oil record book, part i machinery space operations. Uscg advises for marpol deficiencies found on bilge alarm. 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. Documents and manuals for all ships item approved by language understood by crew remarks stability information loading unloading solas 74 00 for bulk cargoes vi72 shipboard oil pollution emergency plan sopep technical file for verification for control of nox emission item properly recorded remarks oil record book, parts i and ii log. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above and. It shall be preserved for a period of three years after the last entry has been made.
Jun 28, 2019 the charges stem from the falsification of the oil record book onboard achilleus, a malteseflagged oceangoing bulk carrier managed by defendant portline. Apr 07, 2021 unix line convicted for concealing illegal discharge. Sep 11, 2014 this record book needs to be maintained onboard for 3 years. Jun 20, 2019 the ships chief engineer made a series of fake entries and key omissions in the oil record book in order to conceal the illegal overboard discharges of oily bilge water. Summary of criminal prosecutions enforcement us epa.
The guidance is intended to facilitate compliance with marpol requirements on board ships by providing advice to crews on how to record the various operations. Gas carriers constructed after july 1, 1986 and before july 1, 2016 should have a copy of the 1993 edition with all the supplements in addition to the 2016 edition, unless copies of national regulations incorporating the provisions of the igc code are provided on board ship, in which case the imo publication of the igc code need not be carried. The master shall keep on board the following oil record books required by laws and regulations. The 15ppm bilge alarm is required to record date, time, alarm status and the operating status of the 15ppm bilge. The entries in the oil record book part ii, for ships holding an iopp certificate, shall be in english. Ships marpol requirements on board ships by providing advice to. Oily water separators ows onboard four separate ships. A copy of this declaration should be carried on board the ship. The bulletin should be read in conjunction with international maritime organization imo resolutions a. For oil tankers of less than 150 gross tonnage operating in accordance with regulation 34. Coast guard boarding of the vessel in january 2014.
In addition, operators should have in mind the importance of proper record keeping to ensure that all logs onboard are accurate and in a timely manner. Matters to be entered in oil record book for machinery space. Eorbs prevent oil record books from going missing onboard and mitigate the risks associated with discrepancies between oil record book entries and the actual capacity of the oily water separator, as well as false log entries. 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. Current international maritime organization imo publication carriage requirements were approved by the maritime safety committee msc, held from may 10 to 19, 2006 and the marine environment protection committee mepc, held from july 18 to 22, 2005, see mscmepc. Owners masters should be aware that checking of oil record books is not. When installed onboard, a declaration of marpol electronic record book shall be issued to the ship by the flag administration or on behalf of the flag by a recognized organization. Keeping oil record book on board cargo ships and how to make. For oil tankers chief officer and for other ships chief engineer. Chief engineer guilty of falsifying ships oil record book. This declaration will serve as proof of meeting the requirements, and it shall be kept onboard for the purpose of regulatory surveys or inspections. Jan 28, 2019 an oil record book under marpol annex one regulation 17 and 36. The oil record book is a log of where and when they take oil on board, and when they transfer oil, even if its on the ship, or sent off the ship to somewhere else, says kline. Electronic record books and eedi regulations for icestrengthened ships 1 october 2020.
Record of fuel oil changeover marpol annex vi, regulation 14. Regulation 17 oil record book, part i machinery space operations. It is required by marpol and the oil record book section c11. Us coast guard inspection marpol apps marine defenders. This receipt or certificate, if attached to the oil record book part i, may aid the master of the ship in proving that his ship was not involved in an alleged pollution incident. The first electronic oil record book approved by a major flag state marpol, the ism code and port state control have become stricter and emphasize recording every event onboard. Oil record book for tankers cargo and ballast operations and. Guidance for the recording of operations in the oil record book part i. Orb, which is now accepted for use onboard liberianflag ships. The oil record book part ii shall be kept in such a place as to. Cyprus extends use of electronic oil record book safety4sea. According to court documents, avaz served as the chief engineer onboard the cargo ship mv avenue star. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnage and above shall also be provided with an oil record book, part ii cargoballast operations. From april 2017 to august 2018, senior members of the vessels engineering team oversaw and participated in the bypass of the ship s oil water separator utilising a yellow plastic hose.
Oil record book orb part i machinery space operation all ship ballasting or cleaning of fuel oil tanks. Dec 17, 2014 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 u. 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. Using fuel oil onboard ships 05 crude oil crude oil is found deep underground and is removed by drilling a well. Before crude oil can be used effectively it has to be refined. The document required to be carried on board ships by marpol 7378, annex i, reg. Relevant for ship owners and managers as well as flag states.
A short note on marpol regulations hanif dewans blog. Unix line admitted that its crew members onboard the 16,408 grosston oceangoing motor tanker zao galaxy knowingly failed to record in the vessels oil record book the overboard discharge of. Portuguese shipping company pleads guilty to falsifying. Concerning the bilge alarm data, it is required to record. Record retention requirements from maritime law bright hub. This tracking takes the form of an oil record book which records the origin and fate of all the oil onboard the ship.
Regulation 36 oil record book, part ii cargoballast. Oil record book instructions international registries. Oil record book for all ships machinery space operations. Marine log books bridge log books engine log books oil. The first electronic oil record book approved by a major. Promptly record the failure of the equipment in the applicable section of the oil record book.
Oil record books may not be removed from any bahamian ship except as detailed. Portuguese shipping company pleads guilty in us federal court. The oil record book is now named as oil record book and emissions which is to be kept onboard the ship and retained for a period of three 3 years after the last entry has been made. When installed onboard, a declaration of marpol electronic record book. Every oil tanker of 150 gross tonnages and above and every ship of 400. Retain all oily water onboard until you can either repair the equipment or. Record book of engine parameters nox technical code, paragraph 6. L record book part i machinery space operations all ships instructions for all ships 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 or other platform shall maintain an oil record book part i machinery space operations. An oil record book orb part i required to be carried onboard ships by marpol 7378, annex i, reg. When an erb is to be used as an alternative to an official hard copy record book onboard a ship, the. Oily water separators oil record book flashcards by allison. 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. Keeping oil record book on board cargo ships and how to. Oil record book, part i machinery space operations all ships.
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