Regulations for pumping out ER bilges in Special areas and outside special areas

Pumping out ER Bilges outside special area:

As per Marpol Annex I, Regulation 15.

Any discharge into the sea of oily or oily mixtures from ships of 400 GRT & above shall be prohibited except when all the following conditions are satisfied:-

1. The ship should be proceeding enroute from Point A to point B.

2. The oily mixture is processed through an oil filtering equipment.

3. The oily content of the effluent without dilution does not exceeds more than 15ppm.

4. The oily mixture does not originate from cargo pump room bilges on oil tankers.

5. The oily mixture, in case of oil tankers, is not mixed with oil cargo residues.

 Pumping out ER Bilges inside special area.

1. The ship should be proceeding enroute from Point A to Point B.

2. The oily mixture is processed through an Oil filtering Equipment approved by the Administration.

3. The oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceeds more than 15ppm.

4. The oily mixture does not originate from Cargo pump room bilges on oil tankers.

5. The oily mixture in case of oil tankers, is not mixed with oil cargo residues.