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m
ental Mana
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e
m
ent
BOS-PRD-0303.901001
Every vessel exceeding 400 Gross Registered Tons (GRT) or carrying more than 15 persons
shall
have a
sewage system on board, recognized by the Class Society, in accordance with “Annex IV of MARPOL
Convention”.
Discharge of sewage into the sea is
f
or
b
i
dd
en
, however:
x
Discharge of sewage which is not macerated and disinfected above 12 nautical miles is authorized.
x
Discharge of macerated and disinfected sewage above 3 nautical miles is authorized if the vessel is
equipped with a sewage comminuting and disinfecting system approved by the Administration.
x
Discharge of sewage is authorized below 3 nautical miles when all the following requirements are
respected:
o
the ship has in operation an approved sewage treatment plant which has been certified by
the Administration to meet the operational requirements of “MEPC.2(VI) or resolution
MEPC.159(55)”.
o
the test results of the plant are laid down in the ship’s “International Sewage Pollution
Prevention Certificate”.
o
the effluent
shall
not produce visible floating solids nor cause discoloration of the
surrounding water.
In any other case, sewage
shall
be discharged into appropriate reception facilities and a
Waste Delivery
Receipt shall
be issued. In case of inadequacy of port reception facilities, refer to
§ 4.11.3-Reporting
inadequacies of port reception facilities
.
4.
8
R
e
f
ri
g
erant
The refrigerant systems and related parameters
shall
be checked periodically to detect potential leakages of
substances. The personnel responsible for these checks are to be assigned by the
C
hie
f E
n
g
ineer.
In case
of leakage, it
shall
be repaired and duly reported in the Computerised Maintenance Management System.
Refrigerant
shall
be handled with care and
shall not
be emitted to the atmosphere.
In accordance with “MARPOL Annex VI”,
i
f
the
Su
pple
m
ent to the
“I
nternational Air Poll
u
tion
Pre
v
ention
(I
APP
)
C
erti
f
i
c
ate
”
o
f
a
s
hip o
f
400
g
ro
ss
tonna
g
e an
d
a
b
o
v
e
m
ention
s
s
y
s
te
ms
c
ontainin
g
Ozone-Depletin
g
Su
b
s
tan
c
e
s us
e
d
on
b
oar
d
, the vessel
shall
establish a list of these
equipment and maintain
the Ozone Depleting Substances Record Book
for these equipment.
The substances and equipment containing such substances
shall
be delivered to appropriate reception
facilities when removed from ships. A
Waste Delivery Receipt shall
be issued when equipment containing
such substances is discharged in reception facilities.
4.
9
Oil
s
an
d H
y
d
ro
c
ar
b
on pro
duc
t
s
Loading and discharging hydrocarbon products including fuel oil, base oil and oil-base mud are subject to full
pre-task planning, including risk assessment and checklist use prior to starting the operation. Refer to the
SMS procedures
BOS-PRD.07.900602 – Cargo Operations
,
BOS-PRD-03.900601 – Cargo and Hazardous
Materials, BOS-PRD-07.900603 – Bunkering Operations
and related
G-JSA
and
Checklist
for more details.
Samples of oil products have to be withdrawn before any transfer inside or outside the vessel. Samples and
analysis results supplied with samples
shall
be kept on board (especially sulfur level).
It is the responsibility of the
Ma
s
ter
to ensure that the
Oil Record Book
is updated.
Any minor spillage
shall
be immediately cleaned up using onboard spill clean-up equipment.
Larger spillage on deck or into the water
shall
be attended to as described in the vessel’s
Shipboard
Oil/Marine Pollution Emergency Plan
(SOPEP/SMPEP).
Version 04. Original date: 25/05/2012. Version date: 31/12/2014. Valid version only on QMS site. Uncontrolled document when printed.
Procedure prepared by: BOS Environmental Coordinator. Approved by: BOS QHSES Manager. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative.
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