Machine translation from English source
Organisms carried in ballast water in ships ballasted in certain areas are considered to pose a risk to environmentally sensitive areas when ballast water is discharged.
Currently, the main country that has enacted legislation regarding ballast water discharge is Australia. The following recommendations are made:
[A] Ballasting should be avoided in shallow or turbulent water.
[B] Ballast water should be replaced, preferably in open tropical ground in or adjacent to Australian territorial waters.
water, but not
The Company recognizes that paragraph [A] above may be difficult to comply with and that paragraph [B] may impose unacceptable stresses on the vessel. Log entries must be made whenever any operation involving ballast is carried out in accordance with ballast water legislation. Contaminant organisms are primarily carried in sediments in ballast tanks, and where stability requirements allow ballast tanks, they should not be cleaned dry while the ship is in Australian waters.
Bilge water
Bilge water may only be discharged in accordance with the IMO Oil Pollution Guidelines, sections 1 to 4.
EXHAUST EMISSIONS (ukrrewing vacancies)
Funnel emissions are strictly controlled in some countries, especially US and Japanese ports. The following general precautions should be taken:
[A] Blowing soot into the port should be avoided.
[B] The OOW deck radiates from the funnel.
should advise the mechanic on duty when smoke is visible
[C] When starting the main engine for the first time, keep a watch and notify the engine room if any smoke or sparks are present.
[D] If an event arises where the emission of dark smoke is expected to be unavoidable, advance notice should, if possible, be given to port authorities.
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirements
Effective December 19, 2008, all commercial vessels, other than commercial fishing vessels, 24 meters (79 feet) in length or more with emissions of pollutants associated with their normal operation, including but not limited to the discharge of ballast water, into a three-mile territorial area of the United States. marine or inland waters will be subject to a final Vessel General Permit (VGP) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a coating permit will be required.
The compliance date was eventually delayed until February 19, 2009, at which point ships calling at US ports must have a "Document of Compliance" that meets the requirements of the final Vessel General Permit Regulations (VGP Vacancies) and is included in the System flight safety management of the Company.
The VGP “Document of Compliance” is prepared (and amended as necessary) by a Qualified Individual (QI) of O’Brien’s Response Management Inc. in the USA as a separate manual of procedure.
Vessels entering the United States must refer to the above “VGP Compliance Document” and the relevant procedures therein must be strictly followed.
