The
latest amendments to the MARPOL Annex I for the prevention of oil pollution are
scheduled to come into effect on October 1, 2016, according to Marine
Department of the Government of Hong Kong.
The
amendment regulation states that oil residue (sludge) tank for machinery space
should be provided with a designated pump for disposal of the oil residue and
the tank should have no discharge connections to the bilge system, oily bilge water holding tank, tank top or
oily water separators.
In
addition, oil tankers of 150 gross tonnage and above should have an approved
Ship-to-Ship (STS) Operation Plan.
All
oil tankers are required to fit with a stability instrument comprising hardware
and software which is capable of verifying compliance with the intact and
damage stability requirements in any operational condition.
Shipowners,
operators and coxswains of local oil tankers are required to observe and comply
with the amendment regulation, according to the Marine Department.
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