MAR-ENV-MT-Based Module Week 9 PDF

## INTER-GLOBAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. Bocohan, Lucena City ### COURSE MODULE **Name of Program:** Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation **Course Code:** MAR ENV **Course Descriptive Title/Code:** Protection of the Marine Environment **Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/ Credit Unit:** NONE **Cours...

## INTER-GLOBAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. Bocohan, Lucena City ### COURSE MODULE **Name of Program:** Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation **Course Code:** MAR ENV **Course Descriptive Title/Code:** Protection of the Marine Environment **Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/ Credit Unit:** NONE **Course Description:** Protection of the Marine Environment **Course Credit Unit:** 3 units **Module Title/Number:** Week 9 **Inclusive Week:** Week 9 **Module Number:** 9 ### I. Course Outcome **CO3:** Apply MARPOL Annexes 1-6 legislation to a specific situation by recommending corrective actions. #### A. Learning Outcome/s: At the end of the module, the student should be able to: (Based on Detailed Teaching Syllabus) - **LO1:** Discuss the different mandatory regulations of Annex IV - MEPC. 115(51) - МЕРC 2(VI) - Regulation 1 - Regulation 2 - Regulation 3 - Regulation 5 - Regulation 6 - Regulation 7 - Regulation 8 - Regulation 9 - Regulation 10 - Regulation 11 - Regulation 12 - **LO2:** Determine the significance of the legislative requirements to the compliance on methods and aids to prevent pollution of the marine environment by ships #### B. STCW Competence Addressed by the Course Module: (BASED ON CHED CMO 67, S. 2017) - A-II/1 F3.C1: Ensure compliance with pollution-prevention requirements - A-II/2 F3.C2: Monitor and control compliance with legislative requirements and measures to ensure safety of life at sea, security and protection of marine environment #### C. STCW KUP Addressed by the Course Module: (BASED ON CHED CMO 67, S. 2017) - A-II/1 F3.C1.KUP 1.1: Knowledge of the precaution to prevent pollution to marine environment - A-II/1 F3.C2.KUP 2.4: Knowledge of relevant international maritime law embodied in international agreement and conventions, regard shall be paid to responsibilities under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships - A-II/2 F3.C2.KUP 2.8: Methods and aids to prevent pollution of the marine environment by ships ### II. Module Resources **Topic:** Annex IV Mandatory Regulations **Materials:** Multi-media equipment, Slide presentation LMS – MOODLE by Seaversity Abook by TERP **References:** (MARPOL Consolidated Edition 2017) NEW-HANDOUT-OF-MARPOL-I-6 IMO International Maritime Organization http://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Environment/Pages/Default.aspx **Other Learning Resources:** (Links/URL) http://www.marpoltraining.com/MMSKOREAN/MARPOL/intro/index.htm (Video presentation on "Sewage treatment Plant on board ships! Explained by an Engine newbie “ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DQvP-vsqdU ### III. Procedure: #### A. Pre-assessment (Student may be given a 10-point question relative to the topic as a pre-test) Items in Column A represent the different definitions on Annex IV, which are also identified in Column B. Test your existing knowledge in this topic by matching items in Column A with Column B. Place your answers on the space provided. | Answer | Column A | Column B | |:---|:---|:---| | 1 | New Ship | A. the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction, on or after the date of entry into force of this Annex | | 2 | Existing ship | B. the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction, Before the date of entry into force of this Annex | | 3 | Sewage | C. drainage and other wastes from any form of toilets and urinals | | 4 | Holding tank | D. used for the collection and storage of sewage | | 5 | Anniversary date | E. the day and the month of each year which will correspond to the date of expiry | #### B. Motivation/Review (This is a kick starter, a connection from the previous lesson or a motivational activity to start the lesson) (Video presentation on “Sewage treatment Plant on board ships! Explained by an Engine newbie “ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DQvP-vsqdU #### C. Lesson Proper (Following a pedagogy of 5Es (Engage-Explore-Explain-Elaborate-Evaluate) or 4As (Activity-Analysis-Abstraction-Application) **Activity:** Film Viewing/ Slide Presentation on Week #9 **Analysis:** Instruction: Answer the following questions. 1. What are the different mandatory regulations of Annex IV? 2. What are the legislative requirements to the compliance on methods and aids to prevent pollution? ### Abstraction: Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships Regulations for the prevention of pollution by sewage are contained in MARPOL Annex IV. #### Sewage - the problem The discharge of raw sewage into the sea can create a health hazard. Sewage can also lead to oxygen depletion and can be an obvious visual pollution in coastal areas a major problem for countries with tourist industries. The main sources of human-produced sewage are land-based - such as municipal sewers or treatment plants. However, the discharge of sewage into the sea from ships also contributes to marine pollution. #### Annex IV of MARPOL Annex IV contains a set of regulations regarding the discharge of sewage into the sea from ships, including regulations regarding the ships' equipment and systems for the control of sewage discharge, the provision of port reception facilities for sewage, and requirements for survey and certification. It is generally considered that on the high seas, the oceans are capable of assimilating and dealing with raw sewage through natural bacterial action. Therefore, the regulations in Annex IV of MARPOL prohibit the discharge of sewage into the sea within a specified distance from the nearest land, unless otherwise provided. Governments are required to ensure the provision of adequate reception facilities at ports and terminals for the reception of sewage, without causing delay to ships. The Annex entered into force on 27 September 2003. A revised Annex IV was adopted on 1 April 2004 and entered into force on 1 August 2005. The revised Annex applies to ships, engaged in international voyages, of 400 gross tonnage and above or which are certified to carry more than 15 persons. The Annex requires ships to be equipped with either an approved sewage treatment plant or an approved sewage comminuting and disinfecting system or a sewage holding tank. The discharge of sewage into the sea is prohibited, except when the ship has in operation an approved sewage treatment plant or when the ship is discharging comminuted and disinfected sewage using an approved system at a distance of more than 3 nautical miles from the nearest land. Sewage which is not comminuted or disinfected may be discharged at a distance of more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land when the ship is en route and proceeding at not less than 4 knots, and the rate of discharge of untreated sewage shall be approved by the Administration (see resolution MEPC.157(55)) The MEPC also adopted the Recommendation on standards for the rate of discharge of untreated sewage from ships (resolution MEPC.157(55)). #### Special Areas In July 2011, MEPC 62 adopted, by resolution MEPC.200(62), the most recent amendment to MARPOL Annex IV, which entered into force on 1 January 2013. The amendment introduced, inter alia, a definition for Special Area as well as relevant requirements for the discharge of sewage from passenger ships in Special Areas and for port reception facilities. The discharge of sewage from passenger ships within a Special Area is generally be prohibited under the new regulations, except when the ship has in operation an approved sewage treatment plant which has been certified by the Administration (see resolution MEPC.227(64)). The sewage treatment plant installed on a passenger ship intending to discharge sewage effluent in Special Areas should additionally meet the nitrogen and phosphorus removal standard when tested for its Certificate of Type Approval by the Administration (resolution MEPC.227(64), section 4.2). Currently, the Baltic Sea area is the only Special Area under Annex IV. In accordance with resolution MEPC.275(69), the discharge requirements for Special Areas in regulation 11.3 of MARPOL Annex IV for the Baltic Sea Special Area shall take effect: - on 1 June 2019, for new passenger ships[1]; - on 1 June 2021, for existing passenger ships[1] other than those specified in .3; and - on 1 June 2023, for existing passenger ships en route directly to or from a port located outside the special area and to or from a port located east of longitude 28°10' E within the special area that do not make any other port calls within the special area. #### ANNEX IV – Regulation for the Prevention of Pollution by SEWAGE from ships Entry into force : 27 September 2003 **Regulation: 1 – Definitions** For the purposes of this Annex: 1 **New ship** means a ship: - for which the building contract is placed, or in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction, on or after the date of entry into force of this Annex; or - the delivery of which is three years or more after the date of entry into force of this Annex. 2 **Existing ship** means a ship which is not a new ship. 3 **Sewage** means: - drainage and other wastes from any form of toilets and urinals; - drainage from medical premises (dispensary, sick bay, etc.) via wash basins, wash tubs and scuppers located in such premises; - drainage from spaces containing living animals; or - other waste waters when mixed with the drainages defined above. 4 **Holding tank** means a tank used for the collection and storage of sewage. 5 **Nearest land**. The term "from the nearest land" means from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory in question is established in accordance with international law except that, for the purposes of the present Convention, "from the nearest land" off the north-eastern coast of Australia shall mean from a line drawn from a point on the coast of Australia in: latitude 11°00' S, longitude 142°08' E to a point in latitude 10°35' S, longitude 141°55' E, thence to a point latitude 10°00' S, longitude 142°00' E, thence to a point latitude 09°10' S, longitude 143°52' E, thence to a point latitude 09°00' S, longitude 144°30′ E, thence to a point latitude 10°41' S, longitude 145°00' E, thence to a point latitude 13°00' S, longitude 145°00' E, thence to a point latitude 15°00' S, longitude 146°00' E, thence to a point latitude 17°30' S, longitude 147°00' E, thence to a point latitude 21°00' S, longitude 152°55' E, thence to a point latitude 24°30' S, longitude 154°00' E, thence to a point on the coast of Australia in latitude 24°42' S, longitude 153°15' E. 6 **International voyage** means a voyage from a country to which the present Convention applies to a port outside such country, or conversely. 7 **Person** means member of the crew and passengers. 8 **Anniversary date** means the day and the month of each year which will correspond to the date of expiry of the International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate. **Regulation : 2 – Application** **Regulation : 3 – Exceptions** **Regulation : 4 – Surveys** **Regulation : 5 – Issue or endorsement of certificate** 1 An International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be issued, after an initial or renewal survey in accordance with the provisions of regulation 4 of this Annex, to any ship which is engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention. In the case of existing ships this requirement shall apply five years after the date of entry into force of this Annex. 2 Such Certificate shall be issued or endorsed either by the Administration or by any persons or organization* duly authorized by it. In every case, the Administration assumes full responsibility for the Certificate. **Regulation : 6 – Issue or endorsement of certificate by other Government** 1 The Government of a Party to the Convention may, at the request of the Administration, cause a ship to be surveyed and, if satisfied that the provisions of this Annex are complied with, shall issue or authorize the issue of an International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate to the ship, and where appropriate, endorse or authorize the endorsement of that Certificate on the ship in accordance with this Annex. 2 A copy of the Certificate and a copy of the survey report shall be transmitted as soon as possible to the Administration requesting the survey. 3 A Certificate so issued shall contain a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the Administration and it shall have the same force and receive the same recognition as the Certificate issued under regulation 5 of this Annex. 4 No International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be issued to a ship which is entitled to fly the flag of a State which is not a Party. **Regulation: 7 – Form of Certificate** **Regulation : 8 – Duration and validity of Certificate** 1 An International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration which shall not exceed five years. 2.1 Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph 1 of this regulation, when the renewal survey is completed within three months before the expiry date of the existing Certificate, the new Certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing Certificate. 2.2 When the renewal survey is completed after the expiry date of the existing Certificate, the new Certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing Certificate. 2.3 When the renewal survey is completed more than three months before the expiry date of the existing Certificate, the new Certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of completion of the renewal survey. 3 If a Certificate is issued for a period of less than five years, the Administration may extend the validity of the Certificate beyond the expiry date to the maximum period specified in paragraph 1 of this regulation. 4 If a renewal survey has been completed and a new Certificate cannot be issued or placed on board the ship before the expiry date of the existing Certificate, the person or organization authorized by the Administration may endorse the existing Certificate and such a Certificate shall be accepted as valid for a further period which shall not exceed five months from the expiry date. 5 If a ship at the time when a Certificate expires is not in a port in which it is to be surveyed, the Administration may extend the period of validity of the Certificate but this extension shall be granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to the port in which it is to be surveyed and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so. No Certificate shall be extended for a period longer than three months, and a ship to which an extension is granted shall not, on its arrival in the port in which it is to be surveyed, be entitled by virtue of such extension to leave that port without having a new Certificate. When the renewal survey is completed, the new Certificate shall be valid to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing Certificate before the extension was granted. 6 A Certificate issued to a ship engaged on short voyages which has not been extended under the foregoing provisions of this regulation may be extended by the Administration for a period of grace of up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it. When the renewal survey is completed, the new Certificate shall be valid to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing Certificate before the extension was granted. 7 In special circumstances, as determined by the Administration, a new Certificate need not be dated from the date of expiry of the existing Certificate as required by paragraph 2.2, 5 or 6 of this regulation. In these special circumstances, the new Certificate shall be valid to a date not exceeding five years from the date of completion of the renewal survey. 8 A Certificate issued under regulation 5 or 6 of this Annex shall cease to be valid in any of the following cases: - if the relevant surveys are not completed within the periods specified under regulation 4.1 of this Annex; or - upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another State. A new Certificate shall only be issued when the Government issuing the new Certificate is fully satisfied that the ship is in compliance with the requirements of regulations 4.7 and 4.8 of this Annex. In the case of a transfer between Parties, if requested within 3 months after the transfer has taken place, the Government of the Party whose flag the ship was formerly entitled to fly shall, as soon as possible, transmit to the Administration copies of the Certificate carried by the ship before the transfer and, if available, copies of the relevant survey **Regulation: 9 – Sewage system** 1 Every ship which, in accordance with regulation 2, is required to comply with the provisions of this Annex shall be equipped with one of the following sewage systems: - a sewage treatment plant which shall be of a type approved by the Administration, taking into account the standards and test methods developed by the Organization,* or - a sewage comminuting and disinfecting system approved by the Administration. Such system shall be fitted with facilities to the satisfaction of the Administration, for the temporary storage of sewage when the ship is less than 3 nautical miles from the nearest land, or - a holding tank of the capacity to the satisfaction of the Administration for the retention of all sewage, having regard to the operation of the ship, the number of persons on board and other relevant factors. The holding tank shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Administration and shall have a means to indicate visually the amount of its contents. **Regulation: 10 – Standard discharge connections** **Regulation: 11 – Discharge of sewage** 1 Subject to the provisions of regulation 3 of this Annex, the discharge of sewage into the sea is prohibited, except when: - the ship is discharging comminuted and disinfected sewage using a system approved by the Administration in accordance with regulation 9.1.2 of this Annex at a distance of more than 3 nautical miles from the nearest land, or sewage which is not comminuted or disinfected at a distance of more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land, provided that, in any case, the sewage that has been stored in holding tanks shall not be discharged instantaneously but at a moderate rate when the ship is en route and proceeding at not less than 4 knots; the rate of discharge shall be approved by the Administration based upon standards developed by the Organization; or - the ship has in operation an approved sewage treatment plant which has been certified by the Administration to meet the operational requirements referred to in regulation 9.1.1 of this Annex, and - the test results of the plant are laid down in the ship's International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate; and - additionally, the effluent shall not produce visible floating solids nor cause discoloration of the surrounding water. 2 The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to ships operating in the waters under the jurisdiction of a State and visiting ships from other States while they are in these waters and are discharging sewage in accordance with such less stringent requirements as may be imposed by such State. 3 When the sewage is mixed with wastes or waste water covered by other Annexes of MARPOL 73/78, the requirements of those Annexes shall be complied with in addition to the requirements of this Annex. **Regulation : 12 – Reception facilities** **Regulation : 13 – Reception facilities for passenger ships in special areas** **Regulation : 14 – Port State Control on operational requirements** **Regulation: 15 – Application** **Regulation : 16 – Verification of compliance** **Regulation: 17 – Definitions** **Regulation : 18 – Application and requirements** ### (ATTACHED FILES) in LMS 1. Amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 Revised Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78 2. Biological Vacuum Sewage Treatment Plant on Ships **Application:** Scenario: On 07th Sep. 2020, A Cape size vessel MV InterGlobal is at anchored 4Nmiles from the nearest land. Processing Question: Can the vessel dispose its sewage? & why? **D.ASSIGNMENT** Present different types of approved Sewage System? And how do we know that it is an Approved type of the administration? ### IV. Student Activity: | ACTIVITY NO./TITLE | SUBMISSION DATE/DEADLINE | |:---|:---| | Activity #12 / ANNEX IV | | | | | | | | ### V. Formative Assessment (Refer to activity sheet) TO INCLUDE RUBRICS FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT MAY BE PART OF THE STUDENT ACTIVITY SHEET AND SHOULD BE GIVEN IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK **Scenario-Based Formative Assessment:** Scenario: On 07th Sep. 2020, A Cape size vessel MV InterGlobal is en route from Asia to North America. Processing Question: Explain the regulation on the technical of a proper disposal of sewage into the sea? While the vessel is en route from Asia to North America. (10pts) ### VI. Summative/Outcome Assessment OUTCOME ASSESSMENT IS GIVEN AT THE END OF THE MODULE ### Quiz No.12 ### VII. Student Reflection (Refer to Activity sheet) WHAT WAS/WERE OBSERVED / LEARNED CONSEQUENCES IF NOT LEARN TO THE FUTURE PROFESSIONS/CAREER / PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT **Processing Question:** What part of the lesson do I have to exert more effort? What part did I find it difficult to understand? Why? Prepared by: Capt. Ronald C. Belando Instructor Validated by: Co-Instructor Checked by: ROWENA L. FLORES, Ph.D. Academic Coordinator Approved by: CAPT. FLORENCIO M. JAURIGUE Department Head, BSMT