ENGINE ROOM WASTE MANAGEMENT

OILY WATER AND SEPARATORS

A VIDEOTEL PRODUCTION
i n assoc iation w ith

THE STEAMSHIP MUTUAL UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION [BERMUDA] LTD

The Producers would like to acknowledge the assistance of
THE MASTER, OFFICERS AND CREW OF ARKLOW WIND
THE STAFF OF THE NATIONAL MARITIME COLLEGE OF IRELAND
A&P Falmouth
Arklow Sh ipping Ltd
The Baltic and International Maritime Council [BIMCO]
BW Shipp ing Managers
Dobson Fleet Management
Dorchester Atlantic Marine Ltd
Essar Sh ipping Lim ited
Fafalios Ltd
Fairmont Shipping [UK] Ltd
Hamworthy plc
Hanseatic Shipping Company
Hong Kong Shipowners Association
International Maritime Org anization (I MOI
ISM Solutions Inc
The Institute of Marine Engineering [IMarEST]
INTERTANKO
The Maersk Company Ltd
Maritime and Coastguard Agency [MCA]
OC IMF
OM! Corporati on
Paris MOU
Shell International Trading & Shipping Co . Ltd
Tanker Pa cific Man agement (Sing apore] Pte Ltd
United States Coast Guard (USCG ]
Vela International Marine Ltd
V Ships UK Ltd
Wallem Ship Management

CONSULTANTS: Sir William Codrington, Professor Jon Wonha m , Bill Coo per
PRODUCER: Peter Wilde
WRITER : Pat Mitchell
DIRECTOR: Chris Setchell

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INTRODUCTION

HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAMME - PART 1

Introduction

2 The video

3 Points from the video

4 Sources - leaks etc

Sources - cleaning

6 Summary

HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAMME - PART 2

Introduction

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2 The video

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3 How the separator and oil content monitor work

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4 Operation of the separator

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5 Maintenance

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6 Security

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7 The new generation of separators

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8 Summary

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HELPFUL QUESTIONS - PART 1 AND 2

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APPENDIX

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RESOURCES AND FURTHER READING

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THE ENGINE ROOM WASTE MANAGEMENT SERIES

This training programme on Oily Water and Separators is one of a series of four covering different
aspects of engine room waste management. The other three cover, The Oil Record Book, Sewage and
Waste Water Treatment, and Sludge and the Incinerator respectively.
Each of the four programmes consists of a video and an accom panying guide.

TARGET AUDIENCE AND FORMAT

Th e programm e is designed for all engin e room perso nn el. It is in two parts, each of whi ch is led by a
seni or enginee r officer. Each part begins with a brief introduction. The group then w atch a vid eo whi ch
lasts about fifteen minutes. They then di scuss the points raised in the video and relate these to the
particular circumstances of their own ship.

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OBJECTIVES
Those taking part in the training programme will :

Identify typ ical sources of oily water

Know how to minimise the amount of oily water reaching the bilges and control its content so
that the oily water separator [OWS] and oil content monitor [OCM) are able to work properly
Understand the working principles of the OWS and the OCM
Understand important features of operating and ma inta ining the OWS, including some simp le
security precautions
Learn about the new generation of separators designed to meet the standards specified in
MEPC.107(49)
MEPC stand s for Marine Environment Prote ction Committee '. This is a committe e of the International
Maritime Organization - the IMO. The numbers simply tell us that this is the Committee's 107'h resolution,
passed at their 491hsession . The full title of the resolution is: "Revised guidelines and speci fi cation s for pollutio n
prevention equipment for machinery spaces of ships".
In addition to th e usual introduction, explanation of th e background and definitions, th e resoluti on contains:
Technical specification s
Specifications for type approval testing of pollution prevention equipment
Insta llation require ments
Relate the issues covered in the programme to their own shi p

THE PROGRAMME
PART 1 covers where oily water comes from, how to min imise the quantity reaching the
bilges and how to control the content of the water so that the OWS and the OCM are able to
function correctly
PART 2 covers how the separator and the DCM work, how to operate and maintain them,
simple security precautions and an outline of the new generation of separators
Ea ch part of th e programm e is divid ed into sec tion s. If you don't have tim e to run all of either part, you
ca n run som e section s separately. Fo r exa mple, you could di sc uss oper atin g th e se parator in one short
trai ning session and m aintaining it in anoth er. If you d o, show th e vid eo in th e f irst session and don 't
leave too m uch of a gap between sessions.

THE VIDEO
Th e video show s a co nversa tion between an experienced engineer and a stu dent who is nea rin g the end
of her un iver si ty degree in mech ani ca l enginee ring and is co nsiderin g a ca ree r at sea . The exper ienced
eng in ee r explains and disc usses why it is im portant to handle oily w ater proper ly and how t hat is done.
Th e vid eo is in two pa r ts, each lasting approximately 15 minutes .

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THE REGULATIONS
The appendix to the guide contains copies of the following regulations from MARPOL, Annex I:

Regu lation 4: Exceptions

Regulation 14 : Oil filtering equipment
Regulation 15: Control of the discharge of oi l
MEPC 54/2 1, Annex 17

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PREPARATION FOR PART 1

If you will be leading the prog ra mme:

Watch PART 1 of the video

Read the detailed notes suggesting how to run the programme
Think about how the points raised relate to your ship (for example, procedures for disposing
of gas oil used for cleaning!
Read MARPOL, Annex I, Regulations 14 and 15
Identify any specific actions which you would like those taking part to take once the
programme is over. When you are leading the discussion, try to avoid telling the group what
these are. Encourage them to come up with ideas. Add anything they have missed once they
have done so. We have included examples of questions wh ich you may want to use to
encourage discussion

PREPARATION FOR PART 2

If you will be leading the progra m me :

Watch PART 2 of the video

Read the detailed notes suggesting how to run the programme
Think about how the points raised relate to your ship (for example, the procedure to be
followed for cleaning the OWS once discharge is completed]
Section 5 of the programme covers the planned maintenance system [PMS) for your ship 's
separator. Decide how much detail you want to go into about this
Review the fault list in your separator's manual and decide which items are a prio r ity to
discuss w ith those you will be training
Identify any stand ing orders for the treatment of oily water which are specific to your sh ip
If your company is Likely to be installing new generation separators in the near future , find
out what type these will be so that you are able to discuss them during the programme
Identify any specific actions which you would like those taking part to take once the
programme 1s over
As with PART 1, try to make this session a discussion rather than a lecture, using the
examples of questions which we have provided if you think that these are helpful

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1 INTRODUCTION
Explain that:

This short training programme is about oily water

It is in two parts. This part is about where oily water comes from , how to minimise its
quantity and how to control its content so that the separator and oil content monitor are able
to work properly. Part 2 covers how the separator and oil content monitor work, how to
operate and maintain them, simple security precautions and an outline of the new generation
of separators
You will show them a video lasting about 15 minutes
You will then lead a discussion about the points raised in the video. The main objective of this
discussion is to identify and agree ways of handling oily water better on your ship. Stress that
you want their ideas and suggestions
Remind the group that the discharge of oily water, whether through the separator or to shore based
facil.ities, is strictly controlled by internationally agreed regulations and it is in spected by port state
authorities . The limit for discharge at sea is 15ppm !parts per million] and the ship must be en route
during discharge.

Ask them if they know what 15ppm means. It is roughly a coffee cup of oil in 20m3 of water.

2 THE VIDEO
Explain that the video shows a conversation between an engineer officer and a student who is
nearing the end of her university degree course in mechanical engineering and is has been
asked by her professor to do a project on " real engineering".
Show the video .

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3 POINTS FROM THE VIDEO

Ask the group what they thought were the important points from the video. In summa ry the se are:

There are many sources of oily water - such as leaks, spills, overflows and condensation
Good housekeeping can reduce the quantity of oily water coming from many of these sources.
A leak that drips every second can put 30 or 40 litres into the bilges in a day
Cleaning is a particular issue
Controlling the content, as well as the quantity, of the oily water that reaches the bilges is
important. If it contains too much oil the separator may struggle to cope with it. If it contains
impurities such as soot, the OCM may not work properly

4 SOURCES - LEAKS ETC

Ask the group for suggestions about how to reduce the amount of oily water from leaks,
spills and overflows
Check that they understand and are following the procedures for handling items
contaminated with oil - filters, oily rags and so on. Ask for any ideas about how to do this
better
Stress the importa nce of keeping as much oil as possible out of the bilges by, for example,
carefully emptying drip trays
Add any points for improvement which the group have not suggested

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5 SOURCES - CLEANING
Discuss and identify improvements in the procedures for the following cleaning tasks:

Keeping bilges and holding tanks as clean as possible

Preventing emulsifiers getting into the bilge water
Cleaning the air cooler in the charge air receiver
Disposing of gas oi l used for clea ning
Handling water contaminated with soot from pressure washing
the waste heat recovery unit in the funnel, wh ile in port

6 SUMMARY
Summarise the action points which you have agreed. Agree a timescale fo r implementation.

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1 INTRODUCTION
Explain that:

PART 2 of this short training programme covers how the separator and DCM work, how to
operate and mainta in them, including tackling faults, simple security precautions and an
outline of the new generation of separators
As in PART 1, you will show them a video lasting about 15 m inutes, followed by a discussion
about the points raised in the video . The main objective of t his discussion is to identify and
agree ways of handling oily water better on your ship. Stress that you want their ideas and
suggestions

2 THE VIDEO
Remind the group that the video shows a conversation between an engineer officer and a
student who is nearing the end of her university degree course in mechanical engineering and is
considering a career at sea. In PART 1 they discussed the sources of oily water. In this part they
talk about how oily water is dealt with.
Show the video.

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3 HOW THE SEPARATOR AND OIL CONTENT MONITOR WORK

Check that those taking part understand the principles of how the separator and OCM wo rk . Answe r any
questions they may have. Points to stress are:

Separation starts in the holding tank. Because oil and water have a different specific gravity,
the static mixture of the two liqu ids in the tank will separate, with oil rising to the top, wh ich
from there can be drawn off into a waste oil tank. This lowers the concentration of oil in the
water towards the bottom of the tank, making it eas ier for the separator to deal with
The present generation of separators contain two stages:

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4 OPERATION OF THE SEPARATOR

The details t o cover in th is secti on will obvi ously depend on the make and mode l of the separato r on your
sh ip. Find out wh ether t he group ever experience any proble ms w hen running the equ ipm ent. Ask for any
suggestions th ey may have for im provem ents .

You may wish to stress the following general points which were covered in the video :

It is good practice to put the manufacturer's operating instructions in an easily visible

position near the separator. Encourage those who operate the equipment to check the
instructions, even if they have used it before . Sometimes even experienced operators can
overlook something important
At the end of each cycle whoever is operating the separator should back-flush the equ ipment
with clean water. This cleans the filters in Stage 2 and removes any remaining oil from
Stage 1. The separator should be left full at clean water so that it is ready for the next time it
is used
At the beginning of each separation cycle it is important to zero test the OCM with clean
water
At the beginning and end of each cycle it is essential to check the ship 's exact position as th is
information must be entered in the Oil Record Book
On many ships [yours?] there is a float in the bilge holding tank wh ich will stop the sepa r ator
running before the concentration of oil in the water becomes too great for it to cope with . If
this is not the case on your sh ip, stress that the operator should estimate the amount of
pumpable water in the system so that it can be shut down before the separator is flooded
with concentrated oi l. It is not acceptable practice to run t he equipment until the alarm
sounds
Explain and discuss any standing orders on your ship which are additional to the procedures called for in
the statutory regulations .

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5 MAINTENANCE
Discuss the PMS for your separator with the group.

Check that they understand the important points which it covers

Find out whether they have any problems maintaining the equipment or
ideas for improvement
Expla in how you verify that maintenance schedules are being followed
Stress the importance of keeping sufficient spares on board
Explain the key points from the fault list for your separator. Stress that when faults occur:

They must stop the separator runn ing as soon as the fault develops, rather than waiting until
they have identified the problem. There must never be any r isk that water with an oil content
above the 15 ppm Limit could be discharged overboard .
They must avoid any temptation to break or bend the rules. If a problem arises which can
only be solved by doing something illegal, that is an issue for the shore office to sort out.

6 SECURITY
The video highlighted the use of:

White boxes. These prevent anyone tampering with the OCM.

Seals on valves and flanges in the engine room. These ensure that no one can interfere with
any pipe work containing oil or oily wastes. Some seals are plastic, so that they can be
removed quickly in an emergency. Others are chains secured by padlocks. The numbers of
plastic seals are recorded in the engine room logbooks and the Chief Engineer keeps the
keys to any padlocks
Di scuss with the group the steps taken on your ship to protect the security of the equipment for handling
oily water.

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7 THE NEW GENERATION OF SEPARATORS

As the student pointed out to the engineer in the video, the current generation of separators have some
important disadvantages and limitations. They cope badly with dirt, soot, emulsifiers , and oil at too high a
concentration. Rough sea conditions lower the efficiency of separation. For these reasons, it is often
difficult for even the most experienced engineers to make them work properly.

That is why the IMO has introduced a revised set of gu idelin es and specifications for separators. These
are set out in M EPC.107[491.
MEPC stands for "Marine Environment Protection Committee". This is a committee of the International
Maritime Organization - the IMO. The numbers simply tell us that this is the Committee 's 107th
resolution, passed at their 49th session. The full title of the resolution is:

"Revised guidelines and specifications for pollution prevention equipment for machinery spaces
of ships"
In addition to the usual introduction, explanation of the background and definitions, the resolution
contains:

Tech nical specifications

Specifications for type approva l testing of pollution prevention equipment
Installation requirements

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These new requirements apply to :

"Installations fitted to ships, the keel of which are Laid or which are at a similar stage of
construction on or after 1 January 2005; and

To new installations fitted on or after 1 January 2005 to ships, the keel of which were laid or
which were at a similar stage of construction before 1 January 2005 in as far as is reasonable
and practicable"
The requirements for design, manufacture, testing, type approval and so on are very detailed, but tell the
group that the good news for ships' engineers is contained in the following single paragraph :

"It should be understood that a 15ppm Bilge Separator must be capable of handling any oily
mixtures from the machinery space bilges and be expected to be effective over the complete
range of oils which might be carried on board ship, and deal with oil of very high relative
density, or with a mixture presented to it as an emulsion. Cleansing agents. emulsifiers,
solvents or surfactants used for cleaning purposes may cause the bilge water to emulsify.
Proper measures should be taken to minimise the presence of these substances in the bilges
of a ship. With the possibility of emulsified bilge water always present the 15ppm Bilge
Separator must be capable of separating the oil from the emulsion to produce an effluent with
an oil content not exceeding 15ppm ..
Explain that a number of manufacturers have already risen to this challenge using a variety of technical
approaches, including centrifuges, sophisticated membranes, biological systems and evaporation. If your
company is introducing new generation separators, explain the approach on which they will be based .

8 SUMMARY
Summarise the action points which you have agreed . Agree a timescale for implementation.

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PART 1
Name three sources of oily water
2

Name three different types of impurities which may prevent the OWS or the OCM from
working properly

Oil and water separate because of differences in what?

Why must we avoid using cleaners that contain emulsifiers?

Why are heating coils used in the bilge holding tank and the separator?

How should gas oil used for cleaning be disposed of?

Why do some companies put their OCM in a lockable white box?

What should you do if the separator develops a fault while you are operat ing it?

What should you do to the OCM before starting separation?

10 What should you do to the separator once you have completed a cycle of separation?

PART 2
1

What happens in the first separat ion stage of the separator?

What happens in the second coalescing stage of the separator?

Why do some companies put the ir OCM in a lockable white box?

4 Why are heating coils used in the bi lge holding tank and the separator?
5

How is the discharge of oil and water contro lled in the first stage of the separator?

How does the oil content monitor work?

What should you do if the separator develops a fault while you are operating it?

What should you do to the OCM before starting separation?

What should you do to the separator once you have completed a cycle of separation?

10 Name two of the principles on wh ich the design of the new generation of separators
is based
11 Why is it necessary to check the ship's posit ion at the beginning and end of separation?
12 Why is it good practice to lock flanges and valves w ith plastic seals and padlocks?

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MARPOL, ANNEX I
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL
Regulation 4: Exceptions
CHAPTER 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR MACHINERY SPACES OF ALL SHIPS
PART B - Equipment
Regulation 14: Oil filte r ing equ ipment
PART C - Control of operational discharge of oil
Regulation 15: Control of the discharge of oil
A: Discharges outside special areas
B: Discharges in special areas
C: Requirements for ships of less than 400 gross tonnage
in all areas except the Antarctic area
D: General requirements

RESOURCES AND FURTHER READING

Shipping Industry Gu idance on the use of Oily Water Separators
Publi shed by: MARITIME I

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Oi y Water and Separator

Appendices

extracts have
photocopying.

included in this format

Extracts from MARPOl (IMO, 2006), with thanks to the International

me Organization. Always use the most up
date copy of
, which should be available on board.
Annex I
Chapter 1 - General
Regulation 4 Regulations 15 and 34
1 the discharge into
securing the
.2 the discharge into

this Annex shall not apply to:

sea of oil or oily mixture necessary
a

purpose of

or saving life at sea; or

sea of oil or oily mixture resulting

or its equipment:
.2.1 provided that all
damage or discovery of
discharge; and

precautions have been taken

the occurrence of the
discharge for the purpose of preventing or minimizing the

.2.2 except if
owner or
recklessly and with

master acted either with intent to cause damage, or

that damage would probably
or
containing

.3

Administration,

used for the purpose

incidents in order to minimize

shall be subject to
contemplated the

approval of any Government in

will occur.

Chapter 3 - Requirements for Machinery Spaces of all

Part B - Equipment
Regulation 14 - Oil filtering equipment
SEE INTERPRETATION 18

"'"''r1t1orl in paragraph 3 of this

tonnage and
than 10,000 gross
equipment complying with paragraph 6 of this
discharge into the sea
water retained in
fuel
16.2 shall comply with paragraph 2 of this regulation.

jurisdiction it is

SEE INTERPRETATIONS 19.1 AND 19.2 AND 20

2
Except as specified in paragraph 3 of this regulation, any ship of 10,000 gross
tonnage and above shall be fitted with oil filtering equipment complying with paragraph 7 of
this regulation.
SEE INTERPRETATION 20

3
Ships, such as hotel ships, storage vessels, etc. , which are stationary except for
non-cargo-carrying relocation voyages need not be provided with oil filtering
equipment Such ships shall be provided with a holding tank having a volume adequate, to
the satisfaction of the Administration, for total retention on board of the oily bilge water. All
oily bilge water shall be retained on board for subsequent discharge to reception faci lities.
4
The Administration shall ensure that sh ips of less than 400 gross tonnage are
equipped, as far as practicable, to retain on board oil or oily mixtures or discharge
them in accordance with the requirements of regulation 15.6 of this Annex .
5
The Administration may waive the requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this
regulation for:
.1

any ship engaged exclusively on voyages within special areas, or

.2

any ship certified under the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (or
otherwise within the scope of this Code with regard to size and design) engaged on a
scheduled service with a turn-around time not exceeding 24 hours and covering also
non-passenger/cargo-carrying relocation voyages for these ships,

.3

with regard to the provision of subparagraphs .1 and .2 above, the following

conditions shall be complied with :

.3.1 the ship is fitted with a holding tank having a volume adequate, to the
satisfaction of the Administration, for the total retention on board of the
oily bilge wate r;
.3 .2 all oily bilge water is retained on board for subsequent discharge to
reception facilities;
.3.3 the Administration has determined that adequate reception facilities are
available to receive such oily bilge water in a sufficient number of ports
or terminal s th e ship calls at;
.3.4 th e International Oil Pollution Prevention Certifi cate , when required, is
endorsed to the effect that the ship is exclusively engaged on the
voyages within special areas or has been accepted as a high-speed craft
for the purpose of this regulation and the service is identified; and
SEE INTERPRETATION 21

.3.5 the quantity, time, and port of the discharge are recorded in th e Oil
Record Book Part I.
SEE INTERPRETATION 7

6
Oil filtering equipment referred to in paragraph 1 of this regulation
shall be of a design approved by the Administration and shall be such as will
ensure that any oily mixture discharged into the sea after passing th ro ugh
the syst e m ha s an oil co ntent not exce eding 15 parts per million. In
considering th e design of such equipment, the Administration shall have
regard to the specification re commended by the Organization .*
7

Oil filtering equipment referred to in paragraph 2 of this regu lation

shall comply with paragraph 6 of

regulation. In addition, it shall
provided with alarm
to indicate when this level cannot
also be provided with
to ensure
maintained. The system
that any
of oily mixtures is automatically stopped when the oil
content of
5
per million. In
the
of such equipment and approvals, the Administration
to
specification
by
Organization.*

Refer
the Recommendation on international
and test
for oily-water
equipment and ail content meters,
by the
by Assembly resolution A.393(X), or the Guidelines
and
for pollution prevention equipment for machinery space bilges
ships.
by the
Marine Environment Protection Committee by resolution MEPC.60(33), or the Revised
and
for
prevention equipment for machinery space
of ships,
Environment Protection Committee
resolution MEPC. 07(49).

Chapter

for Machinery

Part

of

of the discharge of oil

SEE INTERPRETATIONS 18, 22.1.1AND2212

to the
of regulation 4 of this annex and paragraphs 2, 3, and 6 of
any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from
shall be

Discharges outside special areas

2
Any discharge into the sea
and above shall be prohibited

oil or oily mixtures from ships of 400 gross

all the following conditions are

en route;

is

.1

the

.2

the oily mixture is

through an oil filtering equipment meeting the
of regulation 14 of this Annex;
not OVtoc>f1 15 parts per million;
oil content of
without dilution

.3
.4
and
.5

the oily mixture

the

.2

on oil
cargo

in special areas

d
above shall

.1

from cargo pump-room

mixture, in case of oil tankers, is not mixed with

1
and

not

into the sea of

or oily mixtures

sh

when all of the following

prohibited

of 400 gross tonnage

are

ship is proceeding en route;

the oily mixture is

through an oil filtering equipment meeting

of regulation 14.7 of this Annex;

.3

oil content of

without dilution

not

15 parts per million;

.4
and

the oily mixture does not

.5

from

oily mixture, in case of oil

4
In
any ship

is not mixed with oil cargo

of the Antarctic area, any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from
be prohibited.

5
Nothing in this
special area from
this

shall prohibit a ship on a voyage only part of which is in a

rging outside a special area in
with paragraph 2 of

for

of less than 400 gross tonnage in all areas

6
In the case of a ship of
than 400
either be
on board for subsequent
into the sea in accordance with the following
.1

.2

pump-room bilges on oil

the
is proceeding en route;
the ship has in r.norrmn
ensures that the oil content

the

tonnage, oil and all oily mixtures shall

to
facilities or discharged

of a

approved by the Administration that

the effluent without dilution

not

15 parts

per
million;
.3

the oily mixture does not originate from cargo pump-room

on oil

and

.4

the oily

in case

oil tankers, is not

with oil cargo residues.

ts
Whenever visible traces of oil are observed on or below the surface of the water in the
vicinity of a
or its wake, Governments
Parties to the
Convention should, to
extent they are reasonably able to do so, promptly investigate
the
bearing on the issue of whether there has been a violation of the provisions
of this
The
should
in particular,
wind and sea
conditions, the track and
ship,
sources of
visible traces in the
vicinity, and any
records.

norman

into the sea shall contain chemicals or other substances in quantities or

which are hazardous to
marine environment or chemicals or
introduced
the purpose
circumventing
of
in this regulation
which cannot be
retained on board