Example to make correct operation entry in ORB II
1. Loading of cargo
A-1: Place of loading. But when writing the place of loading, not only write the port
but also the berth number or the accurate location inside the port.
A-2: Type of oil loaded and identity of tank(s) is also not confusing.
A-3: Total quantity of oil loaded (state quantity added in m3 at 15 C and total content
of tank(s) in m3
First point to consider is that all the quantities in A-3 need to be in m3 at 15 C.
Now let us consider few of the conditions.
Condition 1: Loading one grade at one port
Load port: Rastanura, Berth # 3
Cargo: Gasoline
Loaded in tanks: 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W, 5W, 6W
Quantity loaded: 52000 m3 at 15 C
The cargo entry should look like this
Condition 2: Loading two or more grades at one port
The guidelines for filling up individual rows like A-1, A-2, A-3 remains same. let us
take this example,
Load port: Rastanura, Berth # 3
Cargo: Gasoline
Loaded in tanks: 1W, 3W, 5W, 6W
Quantity loaded: 35000 m3 at 15 C
Cargo: Diesel Oil
Loaded in tanks: 2W, 4W
Quantity loaded: 10000 m3 at 15 C
The ideal entry in cargo record book will look like this.
The idea is to make different entries for each grade even if the cargo was loaded at
the same berth of the same port.
A big confusion in these type of entries is the “total content of the tanks”. Is it total
content of the tanks being loaded for this cargo or total content of all the tanks of the
ship ?
It need to be the “total content of tanks loaded in cargo tanks of that particular
entry”.
Condition 3: Loading at more than one ports
The entry for loading at more than one port is no different than what we already
discussed in condition 2.
Let us take an example
Load port: Rastanura, Berth # 3
Loading Date: 16 March 2017
Cargo: Gasoline
Loaded in tanks: 1W, 3W, 5W, 6W
Quantity loaded: 35000 m3 at 15 C
Load port: Jubail, Berth # 42
Loading Date: 18 March 2017
Cargo: Diesel Oil
Loaded in tanks: 2W, 4W
Quantity loaded: 10000 m3 at 15 C
The cargo record book entry should look like this.
2. Unloading of Cargo
Condition 4: Unloading full cargo at one discharge port
Here is an example
Unloading port: Mumbai, Berth # 9
Unloaded from tanks: 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W, 5W, 6W
Quantity loaded: Full cargo
The ideal entry would look like this.
Condition 5: Unloading at Multiple discharge ports
Let us take up an example for this situation too
Unloading port: Mumbai, Berth # 6
Unloaded from tanks: 1W, 4W, 6W
Quantity loaded: Full cargo from these tanks
And
Unloading port: Kochi, Berth # 12
Unloaded from tanks: 2W, 3W, 5W
Quantity loaded: Full cargo from these tanks
Condition 6: Unloading part cargo at Multiple ports
Loaded tanks: 1W, 2W, 3W, 5W
First Unloading port: Mumbai, Berth # 6
Tanks unloaded from: 1W, 3W, 5W
After unloading: 1W, 5W were emptied and 3W was part discharged. Total of 4000
m3 was the balance in 3W after unloading.
The entry for this operation will be this one
Now after Mumbai, vessel went to Kochi to discharge balance cargo
Second unloading port: Kochi
Tanks unloaded from: 3W, 2W
After unloading: 2W, 3W were emptied
For the second discharge port the entry will look like this.
3. Cleaning of Cargo tank
Let us see an example of how each row need to be filled in cargo record book.
There are few things that I must clarify in this entry.
Date of entry is the date when tank cleaning operation of the mentioned cargo tanks
was completed and not the start date of tank cleaning operation.
Ship’s position entered in G-28 is the position where tank cleaning operation was
started.
Can also write both Commenced tank cleaning position and completed tank cleaning
position.
Another thing is the duration entered in G-29 which is the total duration of cleaning of
the mentioned tanks.
It is good practice to make different entry if the tank cleaning was stopped for
considerable period.
For example let us say that on one day tanks no 1W, 2W, 3W were washed and then
on the next day morning 4W and 5W were washed.
In this case we should make entry of washing 1W, 2W, 3W for one day and then next
day for 4W and 5W.
If you still wish to make one entry only then the duration of cleaning should be
calculated as the total duration for which tank cleaning machines were running.
The accuracy of this information should be supported by the CCR log record.
4. Discharge of water from slop tank into the sea
When we have done the tank cleaning of the tanks, we can discharge the tank
washings collected in the slop tanks through ODME.
To be able to do that certain condition of Marpol Annex I need to be fulfilled.
But when these washings are discharged to see through the ODME, we need to make
an entry in oil record book of this fact.
The items to record under this entry are
Let us see how we need to make the entry for discharge of water to
the sea.
Let us see how we need to make the entry for discharge of water to the sea.
First thing need less to say that during the time between I-44 and I-49, vessel must
be complying with the discharge criteria as per MARPOL annex I.
For the entries, the times mentioned in I-44 and I-49 should be the ship’s local time.
If you are wondering what if there is a date change between the time as per I-44 and
I-49. This can never happen because we are not supposed to discharge water to the
sea during dark hours.
I-47: Bulk quantity discharged in m3 and rate of discharge in M3/Hr
I-48: Final quantity discharged in M3 and rate of discharge in M3/Hr
This concept assumes that the discharge of water to the sea will be in two stages.
In first stage the water is pumped out through ODME with higher discharge rate.
As the oil/water interface aprroaches, discharge rate is lowered to avoid the churning
of the oil/water interface.
Under I-47, we need to record the quantity discharged and rate achieved during first
stage.
Under I-48, we need to record the quantity discharged and rate achieved during
second stage.
There can be instance when we would stop ODME and thus discharge of water
manually without reducing the discharge rate.
In this case we can write “NA” under item I-48.
5. Missed Entry