What is SOPEP equipment?

What is SOPEP equipment?

SOPEP contains the general information about the ship and the owner of the ship etc. Steps and procedure to contain the discharge of oil into the sea using SOPEP equipment. It contains the inventory of the SOPEP material provided for pollution prevention such as oil absorbent pads, sawdust bags, booms etc.

What are the equipments that you can find in SOPEP store?

List of SOPEP Equipments.

  • OS dispersant.
  • Sawdust.
  • Rags.
  • Absorbent pads.
  • Oil kit bags.
  • Scoops.
  • Shovel.
  • Brooms & brushes.

What are the regulations under Annex II?

The main principle of Annex II is to dilute cargo residues in seawater to prescribed limits depending on their pollution hazard and facilitate the distribution of discharges by utilising the wake of the ship.

What regulation in Annex 1 is SOPEP?

1. The SOPEP shall be written in accordance with the requirements of regulation 26 of Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating there to.

What are the six annexes of Marpol?

Annex I: Regulation for the prevention of pollution by oil. Annex II: Regulation for the control of pollution by noxious liquid substances. Annex III: Regulation for the prevention of pollution by harmful substances carried by sea in packaged form. Annex IV: Regulation for the Prevention of pollution by sewage from …

What is the emergency plan under Annex II?

Regulation 16 of Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 requires every ship of 150gt and above that is certified to carry noxious liquid substances in bulk to carry on board a Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan For Noxious Liquid Substances not later than 1st January 2003.

How many annexes are there in MARPOL?

six
MARPOL has been updated by amendments through the years. The Convention includes regulations aimed at preventing and minimizing pollution from ships – both accidental pollution and that from routine operations – and currently includes six technical Annexes.

What is Annex II cargo?

Annex II addresses discharge criteria and measures for controlling pollution caused by Noxious Liquid Substances (NLS) carried in bulk. Annex II is applicable to oceangoing vessels and non-self propelled oceangoing ships that carry NLS cargos. These regulations limit at-sea discharges of NLS residue.

What regulation of Marpol Annex II is about design construction equipment and operations?

regulation 11
Under regulation 11 of MARPOL Annex II , chemical tankers constructed before 1 July 1986 must comply with the requirements of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) – the predecessor of the IBC Code.

What does Regulation 17 of MARPOL Annex II all about?

Regulation 17 of MARPOL Annex II makes similar stipulations that all ships of 150 gross tonnage and above carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk carry an approved shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances.