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ANNEX 1 OIL

Special Areas of Annex 1 (OIL)

S. No

Special Areas

Adopted

Date of Entry
In Effect From
into Force

Mediterranean Sea

2 Nov 1973

2 Oct 1983

2 Oct 1983

Baltic Sea

2 Nov 1973

2 Oct 1983

2 Oct 1983

Black Sea

2 Nov 1973

2 Oct 1983

2 Oct 1983

Red Sea

2 Nov 1973

2 Oct 1983

"Gulfs" area

2 Nov 1973

2 Oct 1983

Gulf of Aden

1 Dec 1987

1 Apr 1989

Antarctic area

16 Nov 1990

17 Mar 1992

17 Mar 1992

North West European Waters

25 Sept 1997

1 Feb 1999

1 Aug 1999

Oman area of the Arabian Sea

15 Oct 2004

1 Jan 2007

10

Southern South African waters

13 Oct 2006

1 Mar 2008

1 Aug 2008
-

1 Aug 2008

Exemptions when we can discharge oil at sea.

1) To save ships or life at sea.

2) Discharge due to damage to a ship or its equipment provided all precautions has been taken.
3) To counteract pollution after asking govt. of the state.

OPERATIONAL DISCHARGES FROM CARGO AREA OF OIL TANKER OUTSIDE SPECIAL

AREA

1) The vessel should be En route.

2) The vessel should not in special area.
3) The vessel should be minimum 50 nm away from land.
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4) Instantaneous rate of discharge not more than 30 litre/ Nautical Mile.

5) Total quantity of discharge for ships before December 1979 should not be more than 1/15000 of
total cargo carried.
6) Total quantity of discharge for ships after December 1979 should not be more than 1/30000 of
total cargo carried.
7) ODMCS (Oil discharge monitering and control system) in operation.
8) Slop tank arrangement.

Note : New ships 400 GRT and above shall not carry oil forward of collision bulkhead.

NO DISCHARGE FROM CARGO AREA OF THE OIL TANKER SHALL BE PERMITTED IN

SPECIAL AREA

DISCHARGE OUTSIDE SPECIAL AREAS FROM ENGINE ROOM ONLY POSSIBLE IF

1) The vessel is proceeding en route.

2) Oily mixture is processed through an oil filtering equipment.
3) The oil content of effluent without dilution does not increase more than 15PPM.
4) Oily mixture does not originate from cargo pump.
5) Oily mixture does not consist cargo residue.

DISCHARGE OF OIL NOT FROM CARGO AREA OF THE OIL TANKER IN SPECIAL AREAS
ONLY POSSIBLE IF

1) The vessel is proceeding en route.

2) Oily mixture is precessed through an Oil filtering equipment. Auto alarm and stop device fitted.
3) The oil content of effluent without dilution does not increase more than 15PPM.
4) Oily mixture does not originate from cargo pump.
5) Oily mixture does not consist cargo residue.
6) No discharge in Antarctic area.

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Amended Marpol regulations for Antarctic Area (August 2011)

After August 2011 the carriage in bulk as cargo or carriage and use as fuel of the following oils will be
prohibited in the Antarctic area

1. Crude oils having a density at 15C higher than 900 kg/m3.

2. Oils, other than crude oils, having a density at 15C higher than 900 kg/m3 or a kinematic viscosity
at 50C higher than 180 m^2/s; or
3. Bitumen, Tar and their emulsions.

OIL RECORD BOOK PART 1

MACHINERY SPACE (ALL SHIPS)

LIST OF ITEMS TO BE RECORDED

1. Ballasting or cleaning of oil fuel tanks.
2. Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from oil fuel tanks.
3. Collection, transfer and disposal of oil residues (sludge).
4. Non-automatic starting of discharge overboard, transfer or disposal otherwise of bilge water
which has accumulated in machinery spaces.
5. Automatic starting of discharge overboard, transfer or disposal otherwise of bilge water
which has accumulated in machinery spaces.
6. Accidental or other exceptional discharges of oil.
7. Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil.
8. Additional operational procedures and general remarks.

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OIL RECORD BOOK PART 2

CARGO/BALLAST OPERATIONS (OIL TANKERS)

LIST OF ITEMS TO BE RECORDED

1. Loading of oil cargo.

2. Internal transfer of oil cargo during voyage.
3. Unloading of oil cargo.
4. Crude oil washing (cow tankers only), to be completed for each tank being crude oil was
held.
5. Ballasting of cargo tanks.
6. Ballasting of dedicated clean ballast tanks (CBT tankers only).
7. Cleaning of cargo tanks.
8. Discharge of dirty ballast.
9. Discharge of water from slop tanks into the sea.
10. Collection, transfer and disposal of residues and oily mixtures not otherwise dealt with.
11. Discharge of clean ballast contained in cargo tanks.
12. Discharge of ballast from dedicated clean ballast tanks (CBT tankers only).
13. Condition of oil discharge monitoring and control system.
14. Accidental or other exceptional discharges of oil.
15. Additional operational procedures and general remarks.

TANKERS ENGAGED IN SPECIFIC TRADES

1. Loading of ballast water.

2. Re-allocation ballast water within the ship.
3. Ballast water discharge to reception facility.

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ANNEX 2 NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTACES

Special Areas of Annex - 2 (Noxious Liquid Substances)

Date of Entry In

S. No

Special Area

Adopted

Antarctic area

30 Oct 1992

Effect

into Force

From

1 Jul 1994

1 Jul 1994

NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES ARE CLASSIFIED IN 4 CATEGORIES:-

Category

Hazard to marine resources or Harm to amenities or

human health
legitimate use of the sea

Major hazard

Serious harm

Hazard

Harm

Minor hazard

Minor harm

OS*
(other substances)

other

No classification under X, Y, or Z Considered to present no harm

DISCHARGE CRITERIA FOR NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES

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Vessel/Voyage type/Area

Sub-Category

Discharge Conditions

Chemical and Product

Tankers

Category X

Tanks to be prewashed before leaving

unloading port, residues to be pumped ashore
until the concentration of the substance in the
effluent is 0.1% by weight or less. Appropriate
entries to be made in the Cargo Record Book
and endorsed by the authorised surveyor. Any
water subsequently added may be discharged if:

High-viscosity
or solidifying
Category Y

Category Y
Category Z

Ship is proceeding en route at a speed of

at least 7 knots; and

Discharge below the waterline; and

Ship is > 12 nm from nearest land and

depth of water is >25m

Prewash in accordance with Convention,

residues to be pumped ashore until tank is
empty. Any water subsequently added may be
discharged if:

Ship is proceeding en route at a speed of

at least 7 knots; and

Discharge below the waterline; and

Ship is > 12 nm from nearest land and

depth of water is >25m

Ship is proceeding en route at a speed of

at least 7 knots; and

Concentration of substance in wake of

ship < 1 part per million; and

Amount not to exceed 1m3 or 1/3,000 of

tank capacity, whichever is greater; and

Discharge below the waterline; and

Ship is > 12 nm from nearest land and

depth of water is >25m

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ANNEX 3 HARMFUL SUBSTACES IN PACKAGED FORM

Regulation 1
Application

1. Unless expressly provided otherwise, the regulations of this Annex apply to all ships carrying
harmful substances in packaged form.
2. For the purpose of this Annex, HARMFUL SUBSTANCES are those substances which are
identified as marine pollutants in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG
Code).
3. For the purposes of this Annex, "PACKAGED FORM" is defined as the forms of containment
specified for harmful substances in the IMDG Code.
4. The carriage of harmful substances is prohibited, except in accordance with the provisions of
this Annex.
5. To supplement the provisions of this Annex, the Government of each Party to the
Convention shall issue, or cause to be issued, detailed requirements on packing,
marking, labelling, documentation, stowage, quantity limitations and exceptions for
preventing or minimizing pollution of the marine environment by harmful substances.
6. For the purposes of this Annex, empty package materials which have been used previously for
the carriage of harmful substances shall themselves be treated as harmful substances
unless adequate precautions have been taken to ensure that they contain no residue that is
harmful to the marine environment.

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7. The requirements of this Annex do not apply to ship's stores and equipment.

Regulation 2
Packing

1. Packages shall be adequate to minimize the hazard to the marine environment, having
regard to their specific contents.

Regulation 3
Marking and labelling

1. Packages containing a harmful substance shall be durably marked or labelled to indicate that
the substance is a harmful substance in accordance with the relevant provisions of the IMDG
Code.
2. The method of affixing marks or labels on packages containing a harmful substance shall be in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the IMDG Code.

Regulation 4
Documentation

1. Transport information relating to the carriage of harmful substances shall be in accordance

with the relevant provisions of the IMDG Code and shall be made available to the person or
organization designated by the port State authority.
2. Each ship carrying harmful substances shall have a special list, manifest or stowage plan
setting forth, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the IMDG Code, the harmful
substances on board and the location thereof. A copy of one of these documents shall be
made available before departure to the person or organization designated by the port State
authority.

Regulation 5
Stowage
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Harmful substances shall be properly stowed and secured so as to minimize the hazards to the
marine environment without impairing the safety of the ship and persons on board.

Regulation 6
Quantity limitations

Certain harmful substances may, for sound scientific and technical reasons, need to be prohibited for
carriage or be limited as to the quantity which may be carried aboard any one ship. In limiting the
quantity, due consideration shall be given to size, construction and equipment of the ship, as well
as the packaging and the inherent nature of the substances.

Regulation 7
Exceptions

1. Jettisoning of harmful substances carried in packaged form shall be prohibited, except

where necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship or saving life at sea.
2. Subject to the provisions of the present Convention, appropriate measures based on the
physical, chemical and biological properties of harmful substances shall be taken to
regulate the washing of leakages overboard, provided that compliance with such
measures would not impair the safety of the ship and persons on board.

Regulation 8
Port State control on operational requirements

1. A ship when in a port or an offshore terminal of another Party is subject to inspection by

officers duly authorized by such Party concerning operational requirements under this
Annex.
2. Where there are clear grounds for believing that the master or crew are not familiar with
essential shipboard procedures relating to the prevention of pollution by harmful substances,
the Party shall take such steps, including carrying out detailed inspection and, if required, will
ensure that the ship shall not sail until the situation has been brought to order in accordance
with the requirements of this Annex.
3. Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to limit the rights and obligations of a
Party carrying out control over operational requirements specifically provided for in the
present Convention.
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ANNEX 4 SEWAGE

Special Areas of Annex - 4 (Sewage)

S. No

Special Area

Adopted

Date of Entry In
Effect
into Force
From

Baltic Sea

15 Jul 2011

1 Jan 2013

Annex 4 applies to all ships above 400 GT or which are certified to carry 15
persons or more.

Annex IV contains a set of regulations regarding the discharge of sewage into the sea from ships,
including regulations regarding the ships' equipment and systems for the control of sewage
discharge, the provision of port reception facilities for sewage, and requirements for survey and
certification.
The discharge of sewage from passenger ships within the special area will generally be prohibited
under the new regulations, except when the ship has in operation an approved sewage treatment
plant which has been certified by the Administration.

Requirements:1. Sewage treatment plant (approved).

2. Sewage communiting and disinfecting system capable of temp storage when less than 3 NM
from land.
3. A holding tank with visual indicators of level.

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4. Standard discharge connections like ( International Shore Connection)

CERTIFICATE - INTERNATIONAL SEWAGE POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE

International Sewage Pollution Prevention certificate contains description of:1. Holding tank
2. Treatment plant
3. Comuniters
4. Connections

Discharge possible
only when the ship
is discharging
Discharge possible comminuted and
only if using an
disinfected sewage
approved sewage using an approved Untreated Sewage
system
discharge possible
treatment plant
3 NM

12 NM

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ANNEX 5 GARBAGE

Annex V: Garbage
S.No Special Area

Adopted

Date of Entry In
Effect
into force
From

Mediterranean Sea

2 Nov 1973

31 Dec 1988

1 May 2009

Baltic Sea

2 Nov 1973

31 Dec 1988

1 Oct 1989

Black Sea

2 Nov 1973

31 Dec 1988

Red Sea

2 Nov 1973

31 Dec 1988

"Gulfs" area

2 Nov 1973

31 Dec 1988

1 Aug 2008

North Sea

17 Oct 1989

18 Feb 1991

18 Feb 1991

Antarctic area (south of latitude 60

16 Nov 1990
degrees south)

17 Mar 1992

17 Mar 1992

Wider Caribbean region including the Gulf

4 Jul 1991
of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea

4 Apr 1993

1 May 2011

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GARBAGE DISCHARGE CRITERIA

Type of Garbage

Food waste
comminuted or ground
Food waste not
comminuted or ground
Cargo residues1
Not contained in wash
water
1

Cargo residues
Contained in wash
water

Ship outside Special Area

Ships within Special Area

Offshore platforms and

all ships within 500m of
such platform

Discharge permitted
3 nm from the nearest
land and en route
Discharge permitted
12 nm from the nearest
land and en route

Discharge permitted
12 nm from the nearest
land and en route

Discharge permitted
12 nm from the nearest
land

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

Discharge permitted
12 nm from the nearest
land and en route

Cleaning agents and

additives1 contained in
cargo hold wash water
DISCHARGE PERMITTED

Cleaning agents and

additives1 contained in
deck and external
surfaces wash water

Discharge only permitted

in specific circumstances2
and 12 nm from the
nearest
land and en route
Discharge only permitted
in specific circumstances2
and 12 nm from the
nearest
land and en route
DISCHARGE PERMITTED

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

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Carcasses of animals
carried on board as
cargo and which died
during the voyage

Discharge permitted
as far from the nearest
land as possible and en
route

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

All other garbage

including plastics,
domestic wastes,
cooking oil, incinerator
ashes, operational
wastes and fishing gear

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

DISCHARGE PROHIBITED

Mixed Garbage

When garbage is mixed with or contaminated by other substances prohibited

from discharge or having different discharge requirements, the more stringent
requirements shall apply

1. These substances must not be harmful to the marine environment.

2. According to regulation 6.1.2 of MARPOL Annex V, the discharge shall only be allowed if:
(a) both the port of departure and the next port of destination are within the special area
and the ship will not transit outside the special area between these ports (regulation
6.1.2.2); and (b) if no adequate reception facilities are available at those ports (regulation
6.1.2.3).

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ANNEX 6 AIR

Annex VI: Prevention of air pollution by ships (Emission Control Areas)

S. No

Special Area

Adopted

Date of Entry
into Force

In Effect
From

Baltic Sea (SOx)

26 Sept
1997

19 May 2005

19 May 2006

North Sea (SOx)

22 Jul 2005

22 Nov 2006

22 Nov 2007

North American ECA

(SOx and PM)

26 Mar 2010

1 Aug 2011

1 Aug 2012

North American ECA (NOx)

26 Mar 2010

1 Aug 2011

26 Jul 2011

1 Jan 2013

26 Jul 2011

1 Jan 2013

5
6

United States Caribbean Sea

ECA (SOx and PM)
United States Caribbean Sea
ECA (NOx)

1 Jan 2014
-

1) OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES

Installations which contain ozone depleting substances, other than hydro-chlorofluorocarbons,
shall be prohibited:
1. On ships constructed on or after 19 May 2005; or
2. In the case of ships constructed before 19 May 2005, which have a contractual delivery date
of the equipment to the ship on or after 19 May 2005 or, in the absence of a contractual
delivery date, the actual delivery of the equipment to the ship on or after 19 May 2005.
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Installations which contain hydro-chlorofluorocarbons shall be prohibited:
1. On ships constructed on or after 1 January 2020; or

2. In the case of ships constructed before 1 January 2020, which have a contractual delivery
date of the equipment to the ship on or after 1 January 2020 or, in the absence of a
contractual delivery date, the actual delivery of the equipment to the ship on or after 1
January 2020.

2) NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX )

Applies to diesel engine more than 130 KW built or undergone major conversion on or after Jan 2000
Exception:
1. Machines used for emergency
2. Domestic ships.

NOx emission limits are set for diesel engines depending on the engine maximum
operating speed (n, rpm). Tier I and Tier II limits are global, while the Tier III
standards apply only in NOx Emission Control Areas.
NOx Limit, g/kWh
Tier

Date
n < 130

130 n < 2000

n 2000

Tier I

2000

17.0

45/n(0.2)

9.8

Tier II

2011

14.4

44/n(0.23)

7.7

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Tier III

2016

3.4

9/n(0.2)

1.96

In NOx Emission Control Areas (Tier II standards apply outside ECAs).

3) SULPHUR DIOXIDE (SOX)

Sulfur Limit in Fuel (% m/m)

Date
SOx ECA

Global

2000

1.5%

4.5%

2010

1.0%

2012

2015

2020a

3.5%

0.1%

0.5%

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a - alternative date is 2025, to be decided by a review in 2018

SOx emission control area (ECA)

1. Baltic Sea
2. North Sea
3. English Channel
4. EAST and WEST coast of North America

4) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

1. To be regulated in ports
2. Vapour collection system

5) SHIPBOARD INCENERATION
Can take place only in an approved incinerator.

6) FOLLOWING CANNOT BE INCINERATED AT ANY TIME:1. Cargo residue of annex 1,2,3 and its package.
2. Poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
3. Garbage with traces of heavy metal.
4. Petroleum containg halogen.

7) ADDITIONALLY FOLLOWING NOT TO BE INCINERATED IN PORT :1. Sewage sludge

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2. Oil sludge

8) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Poly vinyl chloride shall be incinerated only in an approved incinerator.
2. Bunker delivery note to be retained for three years.
3. Sample to be retained for 12 months or till the oil is consumed.

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