Environmental Stewardship

Environmental Stewardship

IMO standards:

- Oily Waste Pollution Prevention Management - Add-on equipment to existing PPE’s

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Wayne Lundy December 9, 2009 United States Coast GuardU.S. Department of Homeland Security

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International Maritime Organization

UN specialized agency

Safer Ships & Cleaner Seas

New initiatives

Guidelines for Oily Waste Pollution Prevention Plans

Standards for add-on equipment to Pollution Prevention Equipment (PPE)


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ISM Code: - ship owners/operators - implement & maintain an environmental protection policy - assures environmental protection and compliance with int’l standards and flag State legislation.


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Goal of guidelines: to assist ship owners and operators in improving shoreside & shipboard environmental management and developing specific and detailed pollution prevention plans for managing, operating and maintaining shipboard oily waste treatment systems ----

– in essence, to help the ship owner be successful in managing his oily waste.


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document company procedures based on: an initial audit

assessment of existing arrangements Incinerator

oil filtering equipment

oily waste and bilge water management systems

Details of Oily Waste Pollution Prevention Plans


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- Specific company policy on the storage, treatment and disposal of oily waste and bilge water management;

- Ship-specific instructions for: 1) determining waste streams (volume and type) and; 2) a routine budget process to account for wastes generated and include environmental compliance and maintenance expenses;


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Environmental Stewardship Guidelines for Oily Waste Pollution Prevention Plans

o Ship-specific instructions, maintenance, troubleshooting, & operating procedures and controls and specialized equipment:

- ensure proper functioning of OWS, incinerators,& bilge water management and treatment systems.

- proper oily waste disposal.

- minimize waste/contaminant generation.


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Guidelines for Oily Waste Pollution Prevention Plan:

- Procedures and equipment to minimize human error, tampering, and falsification of records, including the oil record book;

- Make system improvements such as by installing filters and pre-equipment to filter or polish out contaminants; and segregate clean water;


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Guidelines for Oily Waste Pollution Prevention Plan:

- Key elements:

- Specific company policy on the storage, treatment and disposal of oily waste and bilge water management.

- Methods to assure shoreside and shipboard accountability and to verify compliance;

- Shipboard personnel competence, awareness and training, specifically related to oily waste pollution prevention and bilge water treatment systems operation.


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Standards for add-on equipment to PPE’s

IMO’s general intention is for the improvement of existing pollution prevention equipment that has already been approved to MEPC.60(33).


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Attributes to be Verified for Add-on Equipment

- Achieving oil content discharge limits, based on established test fluids deemed to be representative of bilge.

- Oil removal capacity, based on oil content, flow capacity and test duration.


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Attributes to be Verified for Add-on Equipment (continued)

- Automatic and continuous operation.

- Capability to operate in shipboard environments.

- Limiting conditions for the equipment application.


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Oil Content Meter

Should meet MEPC.107(49)


Questions?

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Contact Information

Wayne Lundy

TEL: 202-372-1379

E-mail: [email protected]

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Environmental Stewardship