SOPEP :- Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency
Plan
As per MARPOL Annex 1,
Regulation 37.
Every oil tanker of 150GRT and above and every
ship other than oil tanker of 400GRT & above shall carry onboard a SOPEP
approved by the administration.
The SOPEP consists of:-
1. The procedure to be followed by Master
& other person having charge of the ship to report an Oil Pollution
incident.
2. The list of authorities or persons to be
contacted in event of Oil Pollution incident.
3. A detailed description of the action to be
taken immediately by persons onboard to reduce or control the discharge of oil.
4. The procedures & point of contact on
the ship for co-ordinating ship board action with national & local
authorities.
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