 BRIDGE VIEW
 Operational realities:
 Vasant Nair, General Manager, Eagle Ship Management
Corporate Risk Management
Bridging the Environment and the Bottom
Line
Environmental Protection
 AIR POLLUTION – CO2 EMISSIONS
 BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT – 2012
 OIL POLLUTION – ONGOING ISSUES
 WASTE DISPOSAL – HOLD CLEANING
RESIDUES AND MARPOL CHANGES
 MARPOL/SECA/CARB/NEW YORK HARBOR –
WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE?
AIR POLLUTION – CO2 Emissions
 EXTERNAL FACTORS
1. WORLDWIDE DECLINE
 OPTIONS
 Increased spending on
IN BUNKER QUALITY
2. LIMITED STORAGE
AND SEGREGATION
OPTIONS ON BOARD
3. DIFFERENT RULES
FOR DIFFERENT
AREAS
analysis and testing of
fuels
 Slow streaming to
reduce consumption –
the longer voyage with
less consumption?
 Increased voyage
planning for optimal
tank wise storage
Ballast Water Management - 2012
 USA : 33 CFR 151 The draft
Ballast Water Discharge
Standard (BWDS)
rulemaking package is
currently in review. The
Coast Guard has entered
the final rule stage, and is
pending final approval by
the White House’s Office of
Management and Budget.
Also, EPA expects to
release the VGP for public
comment in November
2011.
 Worldwide :
Implementation of
MARPOL 73/78
Ballast Water Treatment Systems
 DEOXYGENATION AND CAVITATION
 ULTRAVIOLET & FILTRATION
 OXIDATION WITH AND W/O FILTRATION
 ELECTRO-CHLORINATION WITH AND W/O
FILTRATION
 OZONE & OTHER ACTIVE SUBSTANCES WITH
AND W/O FILTRATION
 17 BWTS technologies have received Type
Approval- Are any of these the solution?
BWTS – PROBLEMS AND CONSIDERATIONS
 COST
 RATED TREATMENT
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CAPACITY M3/HR
EFFECTIVENESS OVER
TIME
MAINTENANCE
RETROFITTING
SALINITY
 POWER
REQUIREMENTS
 FUEL CONSUMPTION
 UNIFIED WORLDWIDE
STANDARDS?
 TECHNICAL SUPPORT
 PSC INSPECTION
CRITERIA
Marpol 73/78 is the International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution From Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978.
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All ships flagged under countries that are signatories to MARPOL are subject to
its requirements, regardless of where they sail and member nations are
responsible for vessels registered under their respective nationalities
MARPOL ANNEX I EXPERIENCE TO
DATE.... …
Signs of tampering with pipelines e.g. Fresh paint,
signs of opening of nut/bolts of flanges.
Inconsistencies in ORB entries and Crew
statements.
Suspicious temporary arrangements of transfers.
Signs of oil in OWS Overboard line (internally).
Signs of tampering with OCM including flushing
connections ,wires etc.
Bilge condition poor and Oily.
Malfunctioning equipment/controls.
EAGLE SHIP MANAGEMENT
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Common Issues
• OWS – malfunction, full with oil/sludge when opened,
 filters torn, no spare filters – very common finding as
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per USCG inspectors.
15 ppm monitor – alarm with automatic stopping/3
way valve inoperative, no calibration record of monitor.
Standard Discharge connection blind flange bolts
frozen
Bilges filled with oil, Portable pumps, hoses and
cleaning products in Engine room - raises suspicion of
wrong doing.
OWS overboard valve not locked in port .
Overboard discharge piping/stub-piece found
internally coated with Oil.
EAGLE SHIP MANAGEMENT
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COMMON ISSUES
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Changes to sludge/bilge lines/OWS from original
approved drawing, presence of magic pipe/illegal pipe
• Evidence of loose bolts, blanked flanges, dead end valves
on OWS and its piping OR chipped paint, oily hand prints
against hull or piping – raises suspicion of wrong doing.
• Removal of overboard pipe/valve for maintenance
purposes OR for inspection by PSC/external authority, -Always record the same in Engine Log book .
 Entries in ORB – Falsification, errors are most
 common violations –invites legal action/prosecution.
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C/V “RENA” Astrolabe Reef
Tauranga NZ 05 2011
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Officers in Rena grounding face further charges
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Further charges have been laid by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) against the Master and Second Officer of the
of the Costamare-owned 3,032 TEU containership Rena, following the ship's grounding on Astrolabe Reef off
Tauranga on October 5.
Both officers now face one charge under section 338 (1B) and (15B) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA)
relating to the "discharge of harmful substances from ships or offshore installations."
The RMA charge carries a maximum penalty of a fine of NZ $300,000, or two years' imprisonment, and $10,000 for
every day the offending continues.
The Master and Second Officer (Navigation) had earlier been charged by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) under
section 65 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 (MTA), "for operating a vessel in a manner causing unnecessary
danger or risk."
They have been remanded on bail without plea to reappear in the Tauranga District Court today (Wednesday,
November 2) on that charge and will face the RMA charge at the same appearance. Their names and identities are
suppressed.
The MTA charge carries a maximum penalty of NZ$10,000 or a maximum term of imprisonment of 12 months.
MNZ says it will make no further comment while the matter is before the courts.
November 2, 2011
Oil Spills
Exxon Valdez ('89) - Present
OFFSHORE RIGS
PIPELINES & REFINERIES
SHIPS
WAR
20%
OFFSHORE RIGS
31%
SHIPS
25%
PIPELINES & REFINERIES
24%
WAR
CONCLUSIONS
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THE MARITIME INDUSTRY IS GEARING UP FOR THE MANY
NEW REGULATIONS THAT WILL COME INTO FORCE SOON
INDUSTRY HAS GENERALLY BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE TO
THESE REGULATIONS
CONCERNS REMAIN REGARDING COSTS, PRACTICALITY OF
APPLICATION, TRAINING OF SEAFARERS, ETC
BIGGEST CONCERN IS IN EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AND
THE NEED FOR A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF THESE NEW MEASURES
WILL PROBABLY NOT BE SEEN IMMEDIATELY BUT IF
PROPERLY IMPLEMENTD, THE BENEFITS WILL BE THERE!