MCA

Cargo Record Book for Ships

The Cargo Record Book is required for every vessel undertaking bulk noxious liquid substances cargo and ballast operations. This is required in accordance with regulation 36 of Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL73/78).

GMDSS Radio Log Book

In order to assist Masters and Officers in maintaining the necessary records, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have updated the 'Radio Log Book' (GMDSS) and 'Simplified Fishing Vessel GMDSS Radio Log Book', and incorporated them into this single volume.

For ease of use a 'delete as appropriate' and 'complete as required' system has been adopted, which allows this Log Book to be used as either publication, dependent on the user's specific requirements.

This Log Book is intended to encourage greater awareness of safety equipment through inspection and the recording of such inspections. Safety equipment has reduced in cost and improved in availability over the last 10 years. As vessels fit more equipment, and to ensure the equipment functions correctly when needed, an inspection regime is required. This would improve familiarity with the equipment, thus improving safety.

MCA Publication Garbage Record Book

This updated Garbage Record Book is to be used on board vessels to record discharges from ships and incineration's on board ships.

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), a record is to be kept of each discharge operation or completed incineration. This includes discharges into the sea, to reception facilities, or to other ships, as well as the accidental loss of garbage.

The updated rules shall enter into force on the 1 March 2018.

The new Garbage Record Book is split into two parts

Part 1: Relevant for all ships

Part 2: Relevant only to ships carrying solid bulk cargoes.

Oil Record Book (Part 1) Machinery Space Operations

Oil Record Book (Part I): Machinery Space Operations (All Ships)' is required to record Machinery Space Operations for every ship of over 400 tons gross tonnage (other than oil tankers) and every oil tanker over the 150 tons gross tonnage.

This is a vital record book, required in accordance with regulation 17 of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (1973), as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL73/78). The 'Oil Record Book (Part II): Cargo/Ballast Operations (Oil Tankers)' is available to purchase separately.

Oil Record Book (Part 2) Cargo/Ballast Operations

Oil Record Book (Part II): Cargo / Ballast Operations (Oil Tankers)' is required in accordance with regulation 36 of Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of pollution from Ships (1973), as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78).

The 'Oil Record Book (Part I): Machinery Space operations (All Ships)' is available to purchase separately.