Discharge of Oil and Garbage

It is the skippers’s responsibility to ensure that all crew members are familiar with this procedure and all regulations are enforced.

General Description

This procedure explains the policy and methods for the control, reporting, recordkeeping, and operating plans for oil discharge occurrences. This procedure also describes the policy for handling

Procedure

Discharge of Oil in any form is only allowed to proper reception facilities ashore.

Exceptions for Emergencies:

if necessary to secure the safety of a ship or saving a life at sea
if resulting from damage to a vessel or its equipment
Reporting requirements:The skipper or person in charge of the vessel involved in an incident is responsible for:
- reporting the incident without delay by radio or fastest means possible
- supplement the initial report, as necessary, with further developments
- comply with requests for additional information from affected countries.
- Who to make the report to:
- The appropriate officer or government agency of the affected country;

- the nearest Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP)
- Information contained in the report includes:
- identity of the vessel
- time and date of the incident
- geographic position of the vessel at the time of the incident
- wind and sea condition at the time of the incident
- condition of the ship at the time of the incident
- estimate of the quantity of oil/oily mixture discharged into the sea

Procedure

Shipboard Control of Garbage

Responsibility:

The skipper or person in charge of the vessel shall ensure that:

− all garbage is discharged ashore or in accordance with the regulations
− if garbage is transported from a vessel by crew members, it is properly deposited into a port or terminal’s reception facility

Disposal of food wastes must be made as far as practicable from land but, not less than 12 NM from the nearest land, and disposal of food wastes that have passed through a grinding device must be made as far as practicable from land but, not less than 3 NM from the nearest land.

Exceptions for Emergencies:

If necessary to secure the safety of a ship or saving a life at sea
If resulting from damage to a vessel or its equipment