Annex – Guidance for Recording of Operations in the Oil Record Book Part I – Machinery Space Operations (All Ships)General Guidance
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Annex – Guidance for Recording of Operations in the Oil Record Book Part I – Machinery Space Operations (All Ships)General Guidance

  • This guidance only includes sections C to I.
  • Operations should be recorded in chronological order as they have been executed on board.
  • Dates should be entered in dd-MONTH-yyyy format, e.g. 16-MAR-2009.
  • Incineration or landing ashore of oily garbage and used filters should be recorded in the Garbage Record Book only.
  • All Entries are to be made and signed by the officer or officers in charge of the operations concerned and each completed page shall be signed by the master of the ship.
  • Do not leave any full lines empty between successive entries.
  • If a wrong entry has been recorded in the Oil Record Book (ORB), it should immediately be struck through with a single line in such a way that the wrong entry is still legible. The wrong entry should be signed and dated, with the new corrected entry following.
  • Tank nomenclature should be recorded as per the format noted within the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC).
  • Recording of quantities retained in bilge water holding tanks listed under section 3.3 of the IOPPC is voluntary and not required by the Convention.
  • The recording of general maintenance of items pertaining to the OWS remains voluntary and is not required to be recorded in the ORB.
Parent topic: MEPC.1/Circular.736/Rev.2 – Guidance for the Recording of Operations in the Oil Record Book Part I – Machinery Space Operations (All Ships) – (6 October 2011)
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