Section 8: Additional Precautions Against Oil Pollution
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Section 8: Additional Precautions Against Oil Pollution

  8.1 Oil may enter the dedicated clean ballast tanks through operational or equipment failure. The following additional precautions should therefore be observed:

  • .1 During the loaded voyage and ballast voyage periodic checks must be made in the ballast tanks for any hydrocarbon gas content; if any gas is detected vent the tank until safe for entry and inspect for leakage in bulkheads and piping.

  • .2 If oil is detected in ballast water the latter should be considered as dirty ballast and be discharged to reception facilities or at sea during the voyage in compliance with Regulation 9 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78. After discharge of contaminated ballast, washing out of clean ballast tanks and flushing of piping, new ballast may be taken in these tanks.

  • .3 If any oil contamination is found in the dedicated clean ballast tanks the cause should be carefully investigated and the necessary corrective action, whether a repair, a change in the operational procedure or a change in the instructions and training, should be initiated. Any oil contamination in the dedicated clean ballast tanks should be noted in the Oil Record Book together with information about the action taken.

Parent topic: Appendix 2 - Specimen Manual for a Tanker Operating with Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks
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