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Crude Oil Washing Records in ORB Part II: A MARPOL Compliance Trap
During a recent voyage, I noticed a recording practice in the Oil Record Book (Part II) that could quietly put ships at risk of MARPOL non-compliance. Many of us follow the INTERTANKO example for documenting crude oil washing (COW). It’s…
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EGCS, MARPOL Annex VI, and the Reality at Sea
A Rulebook That’s Simple on Paper Under MARPOL Annex VI, the sulphur oxide (SOx) limit for ships operating outside Emission Control Areas is 0.50% m/m. Many vessels have met this requirement by installing Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS). An expensive, complex…
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SIRE 2.0: Digital Ambition Crashing into Analog Ineptitude
Why OCIMF Inspectors Must Meet the Same Standards as Seafarers or Risk Total Irrelevance OCIMF launched SIRE 2.0 with great fanfare, promising cutting-edge digital tools, risk modeling, and unprecedented data insights. Instead, it has exposed a harsh truth, inspectors with…
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