The Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS) for oil tankers, as a mandatory requirement under regulation 13G of Annex I to MARPOL 73/78, was originally adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee at its forty-sixth session (MEPC 46) on 27 April 2001 by resolution MEPC.94(46) and entered into force on 1 September 2002. MEPC 48 added, by resolution MEPC.99(48), the Model Survey Plan for CAS …
The model course includes introductory classroom instruction on the assessment, examination and certification of seafarers (in particular masters, chief engineers, deck and engineer officers), covering the provisions for training, assessment, examination and certification of masters, officers and ratings of the STCW Convention; the implementation of these provisions under national law; the sele…
On 27 July 2003, the oil tanker Tasman Spirit ran aground spilling a portion of its 67,000-tonne cargo of Iranian Light Crude Oil into Karachi Harbour, in Karachi, Pakistan. The loss of product resulted in environmental damage with heavy oiling of the shoreline in Karachi Harbour and surrounding areas. Recognizing the need for international guidance to assist nations in assessing damage to nat…
This Manual provides: - Information on oil spill risk evaluation and assessment for the development of preparedness and response; - Guidance for industry and Governments, particularly those of developing countries, in assessing risk and the adequacy of contingency plans; and - Suggestions on how to resolve the potentially complex and varied issues of the assessment process