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 Writing the Oil Record Book, Part 1 (Machinery Space Operations)

Oil record book is required for all tankers above 150 grt and  all other ships above 400grt.

Operations required to be mentioned
1.Ballasting or cleaning of oil tanks
2.Collection and disposal of oil residues
3.Discharge overboard or disposal of bilge water from Engine room
4. Bunkering of fuels or bulk lubricating oil(in any tanks)

Apart from the above, any accidental discharges of oil or oily mixtures must be entered with circumstances
or reasons for discharge. Any failures of oil discharge equipment must also be made

ORB should be kept in an accessible location and to be preserved for three years from the last entry made

LIST OF ITEMS TO BE RECORDED WITH CODES

(A) Ballasting or cleaning of fuel tanks
  1. Identity of the tank
  2.Whether cleaned the tank before, if not type of oil previously contained
  3. For Cleaning process
    3.1  Position and time of ship at the start and completion of operation.
    3.2 identify the tanks in which on or other method is employed( Rinsing through, steaming, cleaning
         with chemicals; type and quantity of chemicals in m3)
    3.3 Name of the tanks to which the cleaning water is transferred.
  4. For Ballasting operation
    4.1  Position and time of ship at the start and completion of operation.
    4.2  Quantity of Ballast if tanks are not cleaned.

(B) Discharge of ballast or cleaning water from fuel tanks already referred under section (A)
 5. Identity of tanks
 6. Position of ship at the start of discharge
 7. Position of ship at the end of discharge
 8. Ship's speed during discharge
 9. Method of discharge
   9.1 Through 15 ppm equipment
   9.2 to reception facility
10. Quantity discharged

(C) Collection,Transfer and Disposal of oil residues(Sludge)
 11. Weekly declaration( done on Saturday)
    11.1 Tank identity
    11.2 Capacity of tank
    11.3 Quantity retained
    11.4  quantity collected by manual operation(like cleaning of machinery sump)
12. Transfer or disposal of sludge
   12.1 to reception facility with port name
   12.2 to another tank(identify name and quantity retained)
   12.3 incinerated( total time of operation with start and stop time)
   12.4 other method

(D) Non automatic Discharge overboard, transfer or disposal of Bilge Water.
13. Quantity
14. Time of discharge (start and stop)
15. Method of discharge
    15.1 Through 15ppm equipment (Position at start and end)
     15.2 to reception facility with port
     15.3 to slop tank or holding tank( identify tank and quantity retained)

(E) Automatic Discharge overboard, transfer or disposal of Bilge Water
16. Time and position of ship when system is put on automatic for the discharge of bilge water
       through 15 ppm equipment
17. Time and position of ship when system is put on automatic for the transfer of bilges( tank name)
18. Time when put back in manual.

(F) Condition of filtering equipment
19 Time of system failure
20 Time when system has been made operational
21 Reason for failure

(G) Accidental or other exceptional discharge
22 Time of occurrence
23 Place or position of the ship at the time of occurrence
24 Approximate quantity and type of oil
25 circumstances or reasons

(H) Bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil
26 Bunkering
    26.1 Place of bunkering
    26.2 Time of bunkering
    26.3 Type,quantity,identity of tank( quantity added and total content) of fuel oil
    26.4 Type,quantity,identity of tank( quantity added and total content) of lubricating oil
















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