(3) Detailed description of actions to be taken immediately by persons on board to reduce or control the discharge of oil following incident.
(4) List of oil spill response equipment and materials to be maintained on board. (Removers, sprayer, oil absorbent, saw dust, sand, waste rags, scoop, shovels, buckets, bamboo brooms, portable pump, protective clothing, portable containers).
Simply speaking, SOPEP should include such things as the emergency contacts (telephone and other means of communication, address, etc.), the equipment used in dealing with oil pollution, the muster list in the oil pollution, and the report procedure when the accident happens, etc.
33. What preparations should you make before entry into a port?
(1) To gather the necessary information on the state and destination port authority requirements related to pilotage, berthing, customs clearance and port quarantine inspection, etc.
(2) To make sure of an orderly slow-down of the main engine, and ask the duty officer to give ETA and the time the ship is expected to be on maneuvering speed to the duty engineer.
(3) The main engine is to be tested in the astern mode and the Master should know that in some countries (e.g., in US), before entry into port, entire test of the navigational equipment and main engine is required. (4) To ask the duty officers to ensure that the right flags, signals, or lights are shown.
(5) To facilitate the machinery maintenance, the Master should give the C/E an indication of ETB and ETD immediately after the arrival at an anchorage or berth.
34. What should a Muster List include? What kinds of Muster List did you have on the last vessel?
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