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Why do we need to exchange ballast water onboard? List the various methods for carrying out a ballast water exchange.
We need to exchange ballast water on board to maintain the ship’s stability and keep the cargo safe. Proper Ballasting and Deballasting can significantly reduce the rolling and pitching of the vessel. Where can the Exchange of ballast take place? Ballast water exchange cannot be carried out anywhere at sea. Following are the requirements. The…
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ROR CARDS
practice ROR Cards online.
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What is Special area as per marpol
Special Areas: Special Areas refer to sea regions where the implementation of specific mandatory measures to prevent pollution is deemed necessary due to recognized technical, oceanographical, ecological conditions, and unique traffic patterns. The following are designated Special Areas: Annex I: a) Mediterranean Sea Area b) Baltic Sea Area c) Black Sea Area d) Red Sea…
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Passage Planning
A passage plan is a comprehensive, berth to berth guide, developed and used by a vessel’s bridge team to determine the most favourable route, to identify potential problems or hazards along the route, and to adopt Bridge Management Practices to ensure the vessel’s safe passage. Passage planning is divided into 4 parts Appraisal This is…
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SMPEP
SMPEP Regulation 17 of MARPOL Annex II makes similar stipulations that all ships of 150 gross tonnage and above carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk carry an approved shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances. The latter may be combined with a SOPEP, since most of their contents are the same and one…
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OIL RECORD BOOK
Oil Record book All cargo vessels where MARPOL Convention is applicable must have an oil record book in which the officer responsible will record all oil or sludge transfers and discharges within the vessel. This is necessary for authorities to be able to monitor if a vessel’s crew has properly disposed of their oil discharges at sea.…
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GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN An approved garbage management plan must consist of the following-
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The international maritime dangerous goods (IMDG) code.
Advertisements WHY AND OBJECTIVE The International Maritime Dangerous Goods or IMDG Code was adopted in 1965 as per the SOLAS (Safety for Life at Sea) Convention of 1960 under the IMO. The IMDG code also ensures that the goods transported through seaways are packaged in such a way that they can be safely transported. IMDG…