Repsol YPF

Oil pollutions prevention

Avoidance of oil pollution

Pollution check list will be completed by all Vessels handling crude oil, products or bunkers. 

No petroleum or ballast water containing petroleum shall be discharged or allowed to escape from any Vessel into the sea. All loading arms must be drained before being disconnected. Drip pans shall be placed under flanged connections, if spill tank not fitted, on ship's manifolds to collect any drips or spillage.

During operations, all scuppers of Vessels shall be effectively plugged, and no leakage or spillage on board shall be swept or allowed to leak overboard, ANY LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE MUST be reported at once to the Terminal Operator. The Terminal Operator will immediately take emergency action as necessary and notify the Terminal Supervisor.

All ballast water containing petroleum shall be discharged via the ballast water system into the Terminal tankage.

Bilge water must not be pumped overboard during your Vessel's stay at port.

NEVER rely on a "shore stop" it will not absolve the Vessel from blame and any clean up expense if your cargo or bunker tanks overflow.

When "topping off", ensure that the valves of the next tank to be filled are cracked open in good time.

Always ensure that the valves of a shut off tank are not leaking. Inspect the ullage of the "shut off" tank, shortly after the valve has been closed. When topping off the final tank, make sure that the loading rate is eased down and the shore personnel are standing by to shut off.

All flanged joints required to connect loading arms to a Vessel e.g. reducing pieces/spools, shall contain "full bolting" using the largest bolts possible to fit the flange holes.

Loading/discharging of Vessels will not commence until loading arms have been properly inspected by the Terminal Representative.

No hot or hazardous material, or any other objectionable material, solid or fuel, shall be thrown overboard from any Vessel.

All overboard discharge/sea valves part of, or connected to the cargo oil system, shall be shut, lashed and sealed during the loading/discharge, bunker or deballasting operations.