MS4232

This course will explore shipboard international environmental compliance. It will review the different levels of environmental regulations pertaining to IMO and MARPOL as well as Flag State, Port State, and NPDES/VGP. Emphases will be on record keeping and auditing of log books, such as garbage record book, oil record book, and fuel logs. Cadets will be exposed to examples of new technology in the industry and the different methods companies use to stay compliant. They will receive a basic introduction to oil spill response and response plans, in- ternal auditing, and the self-reporting process for accidental discharges.