SOPEP

MARPOL 73/78 Annex 1 Regulation 26 states “Every ship of 400 GRT and above & every oil tanker of 150 GRT and above shall carry a Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan approved by administration.

Purpose of the plan:

• The Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan(SOPEP) is seen as information from the owner to the Master of a particular ship
• It provides guidance to the Master And Officers on steps to be taken in case of an oil spill to make it less severe
• It provides operational aspects for various oil spill scenarios
• It provides a list of authorities or persons to be contacted in case of an oil spill

Contents of SOPEP:

• The action plan contains the duties of each crew member including their muster station
• General particular of the ship
• General arrangement plan
• Capacity plan
• Shell expansion plan
• Pumping arrangement 
• The location of SOPEP locker & contents of a locker with a list of inventory
• Steps and procedures to contain the discharge of oil into the sea using SOPEP equipment
• List of authorities or persons to be contacted in case of an oil spill
• The reporting procedure in case of an oil spill is described
• Guidance to keep the records of the pollution incident (for liability, compensation & insurance purposes)

i) Welden pump with hoses

ii) OS dispersant

iii) Sawdust

iv) Oil Boom

v) Absorbent Pad

vi) Rags

vii) Brooms & brush

viii) Scoops

ix) Shovel

x) Rubber buckets

xi) Drums

xii) Rubber suit/ boots/gloves