Masters, Officers , and Ratings are required to take all reasonable practicable steps to prevent pollution of the environment by:
➢ Oil
➢ Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances
➢ Sewage
➢ Garbage
➢ Organisms in Ballast Water
➢ Exhaust and Cargo Vapour Emissions.
Reporting
Pollution Incidents similar to those described in this section must reported to the office, be immediately
In addition to reporting all pollution incidents, Masters are required to record and report all near miss occurrences that may have resulted in pollution to enable the Emergency Response Team to investigate, collates, analyses and subsequently implement recommendations as necessary.
Oil Pollution
The reporting formats for oil pollution and when, how to report are contained in the vessel’s approved Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan. The SOPEP is to be used by all vessels, operating world-wide.
All vessels operating in the waters of the USA MUST use the USCG approved Non- Tank Vessel Response Plan.All vessel transiting or calling Panama shall use Panama Canal SOPEP approved by Panama Canal Authority. Inadequacy of Reception Facilities for Oil Residues etc
The Master of a ship faced with a lack of reception facilities, Chief officer lpg vacancy or reception facilities which are not adequate, for any of these categories of waste should submit directly to the Company appropriate details of the inadequacy.
When possible, it would be helpful to those providing reception facilities if, before making such a report, the Master brought the alleged inadequacy to the attention of the harbour authority or terminal operator concerned. He would then only need to make a report if the problem could not be resolved at the time.
The company will evaluate each report received and, where in its opinion the allegation of inadequate facilities is justified, it will inform the flag state of the alleged inadequacy.
