Bahamas Oil Record Book part 1, Version 6.0, November 2020. Machinery Space Operations (all ships)

Bahamas Oil Record Book part 2 Cargo/Ballast Operations (Oil Tanker)

In accordance with regulation 10 of Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78), as amended by Resolution MEPC.201(62), a record is to be kept of each discharge operation or completed incineration. This includes discharge s at sea, to reception facilities, or to other ships, as well as accidental loss of garbage. This discharge or incineration record is to be recorded in the Garbage Record Book and be signed for on the date of incineration or discharge by the Officer in Charge. Each completed page of the Garbage Record Book shall be signed by the Master of the ship. The entries in the Garbage Record Book shall be in English as well as language of the crew if it is other than English. Any required placards shall similarly be written in the language of the crew and in English.

In order to comply with the regulatory requirements for recordkeeping in association with MARPOL Annex VI, this record book is provided as a means for the Ship Owners or Manager to ensure that the full record keeping requirements are effectively established on board.

The Record Book is not mandatory to be kept on board, however it is provided to ensure that such entries are kept in a format acceptable to the Flag State and to facilitate ease of inspection of the appropriate records by properly authorised officers and interested third parties.