Marine Environment Protection from harmful substances or harmful goods in packaged form
There may be following sources of pollution (on containerships):
A) Pollution from hold bilges (contaminated with cargo / oil seepage)
b) Pollution from loss overboard of harmful packaged goods (Marine Pollutant as in IMDG Code)
Handling Cargo Hold Bilges on Container vessels
Hold bilges must be sounded at least once daily and also checked for content on the sounding rod (this will indicate if any oil or cargo effluent exists, mingled with water). They must be pumped out, when well within the bilge well depth.
If vessel is in port, bilges should be transferred to the bilge holding tank (where fitted), but if reached tank top level (due rain), then pumping out must only be done after visual check inside hold for uncontaminated of water.
Handling Bilges from other spaces (but, non E/R)
Bilges need to be occasionally pumped from other spaces like Bow thruster room, Bosun store, Void spaces, Cofferdams, Steering flat, Under Deck Passages, etc. In all such cases, they must be only pumped out at sea after confirmation of contents.
Handling of Harmful Packaged goods
If any Marine Pollutant (as per IMDG) leaks from a container into the hold bilges or on deck, it must be collected taking due precautions, as per EMS and disposed off ashore. Accidental loss overboard of containers must be notified to shore authorities, also mentioning the nature of contents esp. if they are a Marine Pollutant. Handling Chemicals and Hazardous waste)
Residues of chemicals, paint and other items used on board for operational purposes, must be disposed off ashore and recorded in Garbage Record Book.
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