2012 Ocean Ranger Guidebook Revision 3-7-12 - Alaska ...

2012 Ocean Ranger Guidebook 3-7-12
(d) The record under paragraph (b) of this section must be prepared at the time of the operation,
certified as correct by the master or person in charge of the ship, maintained on the ship for two years
following the operation, and made available for inspection by the Coast Guard.
Job Aid Item: 2.1.d
Text: Check vessel machinery logs reports for maintenance, repairs, cleaning operations of the
garbage handling equipment (33 CFR 151.63 (b))
Background: This item is a check of garbage related equipment to see if it is operable. While having
inoperable equipment would not be a violation, it would raise questions if combined with other factors
such as limitations of storage space for example. There have been ships in Alaska that have had
equipment failures. These failures have necessitated increased waste offload volumes, changes in
shipboard procedures, and increase in crew handling of waste.
Ocean Rangers noted in previous seasons that “lots of garbage” was stored in non waste storage
designated areas. It appeared in some cases that the vessel incinerator was inoperable and the vessel
off loaded the solid waste in volumes more that it previously reported in the offload plan. This needs to
be documented.
What to check for: Check that equipment to treat garbage such as incinerators, grinders, and
comminuters are operable. One way to check this includes looking at logs. Vessel equipment
maintenance logs (AMOS) may include information of last performance maintenance and operability of
the equipment.
Citations:
33 CFR 151.63 Shipboard control of garbage.
(a) The master, operator, or person who is in charge of a ship shall ensure that all garbage is
discharged ashore or in accordance with §§151.66–151.73.
(b) The following factors, among others, may be considered by enforcement personnel in
evaluating compliance with §§151.51 through 151.77:
(1) Records, including receipts, of garbage discharges at port reception facilities.
(2) Records under §151.55 or log entries of garbage discharges.
(3) The presence and operability of equipment to treat ship-generated garbage, including,
but not limited to, incinerators, grinders, or comminuters.
(4) The presence of and adherence to a written shipboard waste management plan.
(5) The absence of plastics in ship stores.
(6) Ongoing educational programs to train shipboard personnel of garbage handling
procedures and the need for these.
(7) The presence of shipboard spaces used for collecting, processing, storing and
discharging ship-generated garbage.
(c) The master, operator, or person who is in charge of a ship shall ensure that if garbage is
transported from a ship by shipboard personnel, it is properly deposited into a port or terminal's
reception facility.
Job Aid Item: 2.1.e
Text: Shipboard garbage is handled in accordance with Garbage(Waste) Management Plans. Review
manifests and pick up arrangements plan (33 CFR 151.57 (c))
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