REGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION BY OIL 1.0 DEFINITIONS : 1 OIL : means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products.( A list of such oils is given in Marpol annex 1) Note: Animal and Vegetable
Small spills can occur during routine transfer operations on the ship, i.e. during loading, discharging, ballasting, bunkering etc. If an oil spill occurs at any time, the Ship’s Oil Spill Emergency Plan (SOPEP) must immediately be put into operation. Responsibilities The responsibilities of shipboard officers
Introduction These Guidelines have been developed to assist with the maintenance of the shipboard oil pollution plan. Such plan shall be effective if it is carefully tailored to the particular ship for which it is intended. Certain aspects of the plan would be common for