USCG Exam Practice · MARPOL and discharge regulations
Under 33 CFR §151.13, what requirement applies to ALL ships operating in the Antarctic area with respect to oily mixtures?
- ADischarge is permitted provided oil content does not exceed 15 ppm and the vessel is proceeding en route
- BDischarge is permitted only through an approved oil discharge monitoring and control system
- CThe ship must have on board tanks of sufficient capacity to retain all oily mixtures and must arrange to discharge them at a reception facility outside the Antarctic area✓ correct
- DDischarge of clean ballast is prohibited in addition to oily mixtures
Why C is correct
33 CFR §151.13(b)(3) requires all ships operating in the Antarctic area to have on board a tank or tanks of sufficient capacity to retain all oily mixtures while operating in the area, with arrangements made to discharge those oily mixtures at a reception facility outside the Antarctic area. §151.13(c) explicitly exempts clean or segregated ballast from the discharge prohibition.
Cited:33 CFR §151.13
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