This new edition addresses the increasing problems of ships being detained and fined due to equipment malfunction and also gives guidance on the management of ship oil-water separators in the engine room.
The 3rd edition includes a significant number of relevant amendments, agreed by the IMO, which are required due to revisions of the Annex 1 MARPOL 73/78 regulations, and due to guidelines which have a direct impact on correct entries in the Oil Record Book.
The new edition will cover:
(a) instructions and interpretations on how to properly record all related operations
(b) a list of operations to be recorded;
(c) frequently found failures or mistakes;
(d) detailed examples for all related operations.