Question

Explain the control system configuration for crude oil?

Answer 1

Oil discharge and monitoring system:

• Oil tankers of 150 gross tonnage and shall be equipped with an oil discharge monitoring and control system approved by administration
• In considering the design of the oil content meter to be incorporated in the system. the adminstration shall have regard to the specification recommended by the organization.
• the system shall be fitted with a recording device to provide a continuous record of the discharge in liters per nautical mile and total quantity discharged or the oil content and the rate of discharge.
• this record shall be identified as to time and date shall be kept for last three years.the oil disharge monitoring and controling system shall come into operation when there is any discharge of effluent into the sea and shall be such as will ensure that any disharge of oily mixture is automatically stopped when the instantaneous rate of discharge of oil exceeds that permitted.
• any failure of this monitoring and control system shall stop the discharge.
• in the event of failure of the monitoring and control system a manually operated alternative method may be used, but the defective unit shall be made operable as soon as possible.
• Subject to allowance by the port state authority, a tanker with a defective oil disharge monitoring adn control system may undertake one ballast voyage before proceeding to a repair port.
• The oil discharge monitoring and control system shall be designed and installed in compliancewith the guidelines and specifications for oil disharge monitoring and control systems for oil tankers developed by organization. Administrations may accept such specific arrangements as details in guidelines and specifications.
• Instructions as to operation of the system shall be in accordance with an ioerational manual approved by the Administration.