A Port State Control Officer finds a mistake in the oil record book dated last week, when the ship was in the middle of the Pacific. Can you or the ship be fined for the mistake?
Bunkering of heavy fuel oil started at 9pm on May 19th and took 5 1/2 hours. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record these times in the oil record book against operation Code H 26.2?
START 19-MAY-2011 21:00 STOP 20-MAY-2011 02:30.
START 19-MAY-2011 9pm for 5 1/2 hours.
It is the last day of September and you are going to make an entry in the oil record book. Which one of the following is the correct date format?
It is your company’s policy to record the contents of the bilge holding tanks in the oil record book every week. Which of the following is the correct operation code to use for this?
Just before the engine room goes unmanned for the night you find that the oily bilge pump, which supplies the oily water separator, will not start. Based upon the recommendations in this training program, which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
F 19 17:45 21 Not known – OWS pump not starting.
F 19 17:45 20 Not known 21 Not known – OWS pump not starting.
F 19 17:45 20 Tomorrow 21 OWS pump not starting.
The Incinerator Sludge Service Tank has been heated for 4 days in preparation for sludge burning. During this time 0,2 m3 of water has evaporated. Based upon the recommendations in this training program, which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
C 12.4 0,2 m3 water evaporated from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank, 1,7 m3 retained Between 9-MAY-2011 – 13-MAY-2011.
C 12.3 0,2 m3 removed from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank 4 days.
C 12.3 0,2 m3 removed from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank 9-MAY-2011 08:20 – 13-MAY-2011 08:40 (96,3 hours).
C 12.4 0,2 m3 water evaporated from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank.
The contents of the Incinerator Sludge Service Tank have settled so that you can drain some water to the bilges. Based upon the recommendations in this training program, which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
C 12.2 0,2 m3 water drained from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank – 3,1 m3 retained to Port Forward ER Bilge Well – about 0,5 m3 retained.
C 12.4 0,2 m3 water drained from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank – 3,1 m3 retained.
C 11.4 0,2 m3 water drained from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank – 3,1 m3 retained.
C 12.3 Water drained from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank – 3,1 m3 retained.
The contents of the Main Sludge Tank have been pumped to a road tanker while in the port of Miami. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
C 12.1 13,3 m3 sludge from Main Sludge Tank and Purifier Drains Tank to Acme Waste road tanker during port stay @ Miami.
C 12.2 12 m3 sludge from Main Sludge Tank – 0,3 m3 retained to Acme Waste road tanker.
C 12.1 12 m3 sludge from Main Sludge Tank – 0,3 m3 retained to Acme Waste road tanker during port stay @ Miami.
C 12.1 12 000 Litres sludge from Main Sludge Tank – 0,3 m3 retained to road tanker Miami.
The incinerator has just been shut down after 8 hours burning waste cardboard and sludge from the Incinerator Sludge Service Tank. The incinerator sludge burning capacity is noted on the IOPP certificate as 480 kW (approx. 50 litres/hour). Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
C 12.4 0,3 m3 sludge from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank Burned in Incinerator for 8 hours.
C 12.3 0,3 m3 sludge from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank, 1,7 m3 retained Burned in Incinerator for 8 hours.
C 12.1 0,5 m3 sludge from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank Burned in Incinerator for 8 hours.
C 12.1 0,5 m3 sludge from Incinerator Sludge Service Tank – 3,5 m3 retained.
The oil record book entry relates to the transfer of 2 m3 of sludge to the Incinerator Sludge Service Tank from the Main Sludge Tank, ready for burning. Which one of the following is the correct operation code to enter?
When starting a new oil record book you notice that the oily water separator capacity on the IOPP certificate does not match that on the oily water separator name plate. Which one of the following best describes what you should do about this?
Ask the master to get the IOPP certificate corrected.
Ignore it as the ship is already 7 years old.
Scratch out the capacity on the oily water separator name plate so it cannot be read.
Assume that the oily water separator capacity has been downgraded.
When you take the oil record book to the master for his signature he points out that last week’s sludge discharge ashore has not been recorded. Which one of the following is the best way to correct this mistake?
A code I entry must be made explained that the following is a missed entry, underneath write the late entry.
The missed entry must be recorded in the next blank line.
The missed entry must be written on paper and stapled to the book in the correct date position.
Destroy the sludge receipt and pretend it never happened.
Which of the following best describes what PSCOs are likely to think if they find an oil record book containing many corrected entries?
The chief engineer demands accuracy.
The voyage plans for the ship frequently change.
The engine room pen does not write well.
The crew have a casual attitude to MARPOL compliance.
Which of the following best describes what reason a PSCO might accept to explain why the bilge holding tank in the engine room double bottom contains less water today than was recorded in the oil record book yesterday?
Yesterday sounding was taken during bad weather.
Some water has evaporated overnight.
The mooring ropes have caused a list.
Which of the following describe errors that are regularly found in oil record book entries by inspectors? Tick all those that apply:
Which of the following is the correct format to be used for writing dates in an oil record book entry?
Which one of the following best describes how the ship’s positions in oil record book entries can easily be found to be false, even ones from a month ago?
The positions of ships are now tracked by satellite.
The positions in the oil record book do not match those in the deck log book.
The position of the ship is recorded in the oily water separator control system and can downloaded later.
The positions are written with East/West co-ordinates before North/South ones.
Which one of the following best describes how you can enter the quantity of water pumped overboard from the engine room bilge wells through the oily water separator (OWS) into the oil record book when you have no sounding tables for the bilge wells?
You need to estimate the quantity pumped from the OWS capacity and the time it was used for.
You can estimate the quantity by looking into the bilge well before and after pumping.
You cannot pump water directly from bilge wells without putting it in a tank to measure the quantity first.
The quantity does not need to be entered into the oil record book because it has not been in a calibrated tank.
Which one of the following best describes the action to take if you realise the entry you have just made in the oil record is partially incorrect?
The incorrect part should be struck through with a single line in such a way that the incorrect entry is still legible. The incorrect entry should be signed and dated, with the new corrected entry following.
The incorrect part should be erased and replaced with the new correct entry.
The incorrect part should be struck through repeatedly so that it cannot be read. The incorrect entry should be signed and dated, with the new corrected entry following.
The whole entry should be struck through with the new corrected entry underneath.
Which one of the following best describes the likely reaction of a Port State Control Officer (PSCO) if unusually repetitive entries are found in the oil record book?
The PSCO will be suspicious that the entries are false.
The PSCO will think the ship is run to tight routines.
The PSCO will think that the crew speak limited English.
The PSCO will think the crew are committed to complying with MARPOL.
Which one of the following best describes the number of signatures you would expect to find on one page of an oil record book when it is completed?
One for every entry made.
One for every line in the book.
One for every entry plus the master’s signature.
Which one of the following best describes what should be done with an oil record book when it has been filled up?
It must be kept on board for 3 years from the date of closure.
It must be kept on board for 5 years from the date of opening.
It must be kept ashore by the company for 3 years from the date of closure.
It must be kept on board until the next oil record book is filled up.
Which one of the following best describes what should be done with an oil record book when it is full?
Enter the end date and get the master to sign the last page before storing it for the next 3 years.
Enter the end date and get the master to sign the last page before sending it back to the company for inspection.
Show it to the master before throwing it away.
Which one of the following best describes what should be written under each oil record book entry by the officer in charge of the operation?
His signature, name, rank and the date.
His signature and the date.
His signature, rank and the date.
His signature, name and the date.
Which one of the following best describes what you should do if your old oil record book is full and the only available new one is found to contain out of date MARPOL operation codes?
Use the new book after replacing the out of date codes with a copy of the current ones.
Use the new book and use the out of date codes for entries in it.
Do not make any oil record book entries until an up to date book has been sent.
Make oil record book entries in the engine room log until an up to date book has been sent.
Which one of the following best describes where you would expect to find a receipt for sludge that was discharged ashore?
In the Annex VI fuel record book, with the bunker receipts.
In the chief engineer’s cabin.
With the oil record book.
Which one of the following best describes which ships are required to maintain an oil record book according to the MARPOL Convention?
Oil tankers over 150 gross tonnage and non-tankers of more than 400 gross tonnage.
Only ships over 400 gross tonnages.
All ships on international voyages.
Which one of the following best describes why MARPOL requires ships to maintain an oil record book?
To provide the authorities with a record of the handling of liquid wastes on the ship.
To give port State control officers something to find fault with.
To warn ship’s crews when the sludge tanks are nearly full.
To provide the authorities with a record of the handling of oil residues on the ship.
Which one of the following best describes why the total quantity of sludge, measured by the weekly soundings of sludge tanks, usually goes up every week even if the oily water separator has not been used?
Oil residues from save-alls and other oily drains gradually build up in the sludge tanks.
Water tends to drain into the sludge tanks.
Bilge water transferred from the bilge wells into the bilge holding tank adds to the quantity of sludge measured each week.
The volume of sludge increases when the tank is heated.
Which one of the following describes the best way of finding out if your ship has been fitted with an alarm and automatic stop on the oily water separator which complies with MARPOL Annex I requirements?
Check the IOPP certificate.
Check the oil record book.
Check the oily water separator maintenance manual.
Which one of the following describes the best way of making sure that the quantity of sludge discharged to reception facilities matches the reduction in sludge retained on board?
Check the quantity of sludge on board immediately before and after discharge ashore and make sure the reception facility receipt matches the change.
Check the quantity of sludge on board at the next weekly soundings and make sure the reception facility receipt matches the change.
Make sure you get a detailed receipt for the sludge from the reception facility.
Check the bilge holding tank levels have not changed during the sludge discharge.
Which one of the following describes the best way to find out which tanks have been designated for sludge and which for holding bilge water on your ship, as far as oil record book entries are concerned?
Check the IOPP certificate.
Check the bilge and waste oil system drawings.
Which one of the following is recommended as the first thing to do when starting a new oil record book?
Check that it has a blue cover.
Check that it contains the current operation codes.
Check that it has a green cover.
Write the ship’s name on it.
Which one of the following is the maximum fine that could be imposed in Germany for an incorrect entry in the ship’s oil record book according to this program?
Which one of the following is the maximum penalty that could be imposed in the United States for a deliberately false entry in the ship’s oil record book according to this program?
250 000 $ and 5 years in jail for each violation.
50 000 $ and 1 year in jail for each violation.
Which one of the following operation codes would be the best to use to record the fact that the oily water separator overboard discharge valve has been sealed while the ship passes through the Mediterranean MARPOL Special Area?
While loading heavy fuel oil at Yokohama the bunker barge flexible hose bursts leading to fuel entering the water. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
G 22 14:45 23 35° 40’N, 139° 69’W 24 Approx 0,3 m3HFO 25 Bunker barge flexible hose burst.
G 22 14:45 23 Yokohama Deep Water Terminal Berth # 2 24 Approx 0,3 m3HFO 25 Bunker barge flexible hose burst.
G 22 14:45 23 Yokohama Deep Water Terminal Berth # 2 25 Bunker barge flexible hose burst.
G 22 14:45 23 35° 40’N, 139° 69’W 24 Approx 0,3 m3HFO.
You find that the trainee engineer officer has made an entry in the oil record book using a pencil. Which one of the following best describes what you, as senior engineer on the watch, should do about this?
You sign for the entry in pen and tell the trainee he is not allowed to write in the book.
You get the trainee to sign for the entry.
You erase the pencil entry and replace it with an entry using pen, explaining to the trainee why.
Ignore the incomplete entry in pencil and write the proper entry in pen underneath it.
You have just finished bunkering diesel fuel. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct operation code to use in the oil record book?
You have just finished bunkering diesel with a specific gravity of 0.9 20 m3 was loaded to the Diesel Oil Settling Tank and 100 m3 to the Diesel Oil DB Tank. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
108 Tonnes of ISO 8217 DMB 0,9 % Sulphur bunkered to tanks: 90 T added to Diesel Oil DB Tank – now contains 167 T 18 T added to Diesel Oil Settling Tank – now contains 32 T.
108 Tonnes of ISO 8217 DMB 0,9 % Sulphur bunkered to tanks: 100 m3 added to Diesel Oil DB Tank – now contains 167 m3 20 m3 added to Diesel Oil Settling Tank – now contains 32 m3.
120 m3 of ISO 8217 DMB 0,9 % Sulphur bunkered to tanks: 100 m3 added to Diesel Oil DB Tank 20 m3 added to Diesel Oil Settling Tank.
120 m3 of ISO 8217 DMB 0,9 % Sulphur bunkered to tanks: 100 m3 added to Diesel Oil DB Tank – now contains 167 m3 20 m3 added to Diesel Oil Settling Tank – now contains 32 m3.
You have just finished pumping clean water from the bottom of the Primary Bilge Tank into the Main Bilge Holding Tank. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
D 13 1,1 m3 bilge water from Primary Bilge Tank, 1,2 m3 retained 14 Start 08:10, Stop 08:35 15.3 To Main Bilge Holding Tank, 15,3 m3 retained.
D 13 1,1 m3 bilge water from Primary Bilge Tank 14 Start 08:10, Stop 08:35 15.3 To Main Bilge Holding Tank, 15,3 m3 retained.
D 13 1,1 m3 bilge water from Primary Bilge Tank 15.3 To Main Bilge Holding Tank, 15,3 m3 retained.
You have just finished pumping the engine room bilges overboard through the oily water separator. The oily water separator is fitted with automatic alarm and stop. Which of the following is the correct operation code?
You have just finished pumping the sump oil from No 2 generator to the Main Sludge Tank. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
C 11.1 Main Sludge Tank 11.2 15,3 m3 11.3 5,6 m3 11.4 1,1 m3 collected from No 2 Generator sump tank.
C 11.1 Main Sludge Tank 11.4 1,1 m3 collected from No 2 Generator sump tank 0 m3 retained.
C 11.1 Main Sludge Tank 11.4 1,1 m3 collected from No 2 Generator sump tank.
C 11.1 Main Sludge Tank 5,6 m3 retained 11.4 1,1 m3 collected from No 2 Generator sump tank.
You have just finished transferring bilge water from the Main Bilge Holding Tank in the engine room into the starboard cargo slop tank of the crude oil tanker you are sailing on. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the Oil Record Book Part I (machinery space operations)?
Make an entry using operation Code D and another using Code J.
Make an entry using operation Code E.
Make an entry using operation Code J.
Make an entry using operation Code D.
You have just finished transferring oil residue from the Bilge Holding Tank to the Incinerator Sludge Service Tank ready for evaporation of the water. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
Record the increase in sludge tank level as a manual collection (Code C 11) followed by an entry showing a non-automatic transfer of bilge water (Code D).
Record the operation as a sludge disposal (Code C 12) and ignore the Bilge Holding Tank change.
Record the operation as a non-automatic disposal of bilge water (Code D) only.
Record the operation as a sludge disposal (Code C 12) followed by an entry showing a non-automatic transfer of bilge water (Code D).
You have just finished transferring the sludge from the Main Sludge Tank in the engine room into the starboard cargo slop tank of the crude oil tanker you are sailing on. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the Oil Record Book Part I (machinery space operations)?
Make an entry using operation Code C 12.4 and another using Code J.
Make an entry using operation Code C 12.4.
Make an entry using operation Code C 12.2.
Make an entry using operation Code C 12.1.
You have just overflowed the emergency generator fuel tank while filling it up during a voyage. Some oil went on deck and then into the sea. Which of the following is the correct operation code for recording the pollution?
You have just set the automatic bilge pumping system to discharge overboard through the oily water separator for the next few days, while the ship crosses the Atlantic. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
E 16 Pump start 08:00 from ER bilge wells.
E 16 Pump start 08:00 at 49° 30’N, 8° 27’W from ER bilge wells.
E 17 Pump start 08:00 at 49° 30’N, 8° 27’W.
D 13 from ER bilge wells 14 Pump start 08:00 15.1 49° 30’N, 8° 27’W.
You have used the 6 m3/hr oily bridge pump to pump the aft ER bilge well to the Bilge Holding Tank. The Bilge Holding Tank is listed in section 3.3 of the IOPP certificate. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
2,3 m3 bilge water from aft ER well Start 09:10, Stop 09:40 To Bilge Holding Tank, 3,5 m3 retained.
2,3 m3 bilge water from aft ER well Start 09:10, Stop 09:20 To Bilge Holding Tank, 3,5 m3 retained.
From aft ER well Start 09:10, Stop 09:40 To Bilge Holding Tank, 2,3 m3 transferred.
2,3 m3 bilge water from aft ER well Start 09:10, Stop 09:40 To Bilge Holding Tank.
Your Company has just taken over a ship from other owners. Which one of the following is the best way to decide which tanks MARPOL requires to be sounded weekly and recorded in the oil record book?
Sound the same tanks as the previous operator’s crew did.
Sound the tanks listed on the IOPP certificate as sludge tanks or bilge holding tanks.
Sound the tanks listed on the IOPP certificate as sludge tanks.
Sound all the tanks listed on the tank plan as being for waste oil.
Your Company’s policy is to sound all tanks daily and to record the results for the bilge tanks in the oil record book every week. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct way to record this in the oil record book?
Make an entry using operation Code I which includes the capacity and amount retained in each tank.
Make an entry using operation Code I which includes the amount retained in each tank.
Make an entry using operation Code C 11 which includes the capacity and amount retained in each tank.
Make an entry using operation Code C 11 which includes the amount retained in each tank.
Your ship is allowed to ballast No 2 Centre Diesel Oil Tank and did so after the fuel was used on the last voyage. The ship has now arrived in port and needs to deballast to shore reception facilities before bunkering for the next voyage. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct operation code to use in the oil record book?
You ship is fitted with the latest type of fuel oil treatment plant which reduces the amount of sludge produced compared to traditional centrifugal oil separators. Which one of the following describes the best way to avoid being thought guilty of illegal sludge discharge by a Port State Control Officer (PSCO) due to there being less sludge than was expected?
Show the PSCO advertising material for the fuel oil treatment plant detailing its sludge reduction ability.
Add water to the sludge tanks to make up the contents to the amounts expected by the PSCO.
Claim that double the amount of sludge has been incinerated on board than actually was.
Claim that double the amount of sludge has been discharged ashore than actually was.
Your ship needs to de-bunker the remaining fuel from No 27 Bunker Tank so that it can be steamed out and surveyed. Based upon the recommendations in this training program which of the following is the correct operation code to use in the oil record book?