MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
1. Write short notes on Double hull tankers.
Double-hull tankers are oil tankers designed with two separate hulls, an inner and an
outer, to reduce the risk of oil spills from collisions or groundings. Tankers of 5,000
deadweight tonnes (dwt) or greater as well as tankers 600 tonnes dwt or greater
carrying heavy grade oil as cargo internationally to be fitted with double hulls.
2. What is MARPOL.
International Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships, entered into
force on 2 October 1983 . The Convention includes regulations aimed at preventing and
minimizing pollution from ships - both accidental pollution and that from routine operations
3. What is OILPOL.
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by
Oil (OILPOL), 1954.Attempted to Tackle the problem of pollution of the
seas by oil - crude oil, fuel oil,heavy diesel oil and lubricating
oil in two main ways
4. Define Marine Environment.
A marine protected area is a part of the ocean that is legally set aside to protect its
natural or cultural resources.
5. Why Marine sea Life should be protected.
In the last 100 years, ocean life and habitats have been disappearing quickly. This is a big
problem because many people live near the coast and depend on the ocean. Pollution
from cities and farms is harming the water, and many sea animals have decreased in the
last 10 to 20 years."
6. What is SMPEP & is applicable to which annnex of Marpol.
Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans, MARPOL Annex II requires all ships of 150
gross tonnage and above carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk carry an approved SMPEP
for noxious liquid substances.
7. What is ecological balance?
Ecological balance is a term used to describe the balance between living
organisms such as humans, plants and animals and their environment.
8. Name four pollution prevention conventions
International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and
Sediments
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other
Matter(LC)
MARPOL
OILPOL
9. State the discharge criteria of Marpol annex 1, machinery space.?
Discharge of oil and oily mixtures from the machinery spaces:
1. The ship is proceeding en route
2. The oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 ppm
3. The oily mixture is processed through an oil filtering (oil content of the effluent does not
exceed 15 ppm, alarm arrangement and automatic 15 ppm stopping device are in place)
4. The oily mixture is not mixed with cargo pump-room bilges or, in case of oil tankers, with oil
cargo residues.
10. List out the MARPOL Annex I Documents, Certificates and Records
Oil Record Book (ORB) Part 1&2
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP)
Bunker Delivery Note
International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate
11. What is BDN, write few informations available in BDN..
A Bunker Delivery Note (BDN) is the standard document required by Annex VI of MARPOL, which
contains information on fuel oil delivery
This information includes:
Name and IMO number of receiving ship;
Port;
Date of commencement of delivery;
Name, address and telephone number of marine fuel oil supplier;
Product name(s);
Quantity (metric tons);
Density at 15ºC (kg/m3);
Sulphur content (per cent m/m).
12.List out the MARPOL Annex II Documents, Certificates and Records
International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in
Bulk (NLS Certificate)
Cargo record book
Procedures and Arrangements Manual (P & A Manual)
Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan for Noxious Liquid Substances
13. What Is IBC Code
IBC stands for the International Bulk Chemical Code. It's a set of international
standardsthat regulate the safe carriage of bulk liquid chemicals by sea.
14.Purpose of Slope Tank.
For COW Washing.
For Tank cleaning.
For retaining dirty residual oil.
15.What are the Categories of Noxious Liquid Substances
Category X-Major Hazard
Category Y-Hazard
Category Z-Minor Hazard
Other Substances-No Harm
16.What are the safety devices fitted in Pump room.
a)Temperature and alarm sensor for pumps.
b)Monitoring system for hydrocarbon gas.
c)Bilge level monitoring devices.
d)Interlock for lighting and ventilation.
e)Cargo pump room should be mechanically ventilated and the capacity should be 20 air
changes per hr of the volume of the pump room.
17.State the discharge criteria of Marpol annex 2.
Discharges of residues of noxious liquid substances or ballast water, tank washings or other
mixtures containing such substances shall be in compliance with the following requirements.
1. The ship is proceeding en route at a speed of at least 7 knots in the case of self-
propelled ships or at least 4 knots in the case of ships which are not self-propelled.
2. The discharge is made below the waterline through the underwater discharge outlet(s)
not exceeding the maximum rate for which the underwater discharge outlet(s) is (are)
designed; and
3. The discharge is made at a distance of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest
land in a depth of water of not less than 25 metres.
18.State the discharge criteria of Marpol annex 4.
Ships other than passenger ships may discharge ship's sewage
1. If it was previously treated in a sewage treatment plant,
2. If it was treated with a sewage comminuting and disinfecting system and the ship is not
less than 3 nautical miles away from the nearest land, or
3. If it is discharged from a holding tank approved by the administration with a moderate
rate of discharge and the ship is en route with a minimum speed of 4 knots and not less
than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land.
19. What is BOD ?
Biological Oxygen Demand - Quantity of oxygen in mg/litre required by bacteria to breakdown
the sewage within a given period of time and at a particular temperature.
20.List Few Inert Gas System Safeties.
High Level alarm in scrubber.
Low-pressure seawater supply.
High inert gas temperature.
Low pressure in line after blower.
Oxygen content high (8%).
Low level alarm in deck seal.
