Tail shaft Survey

Tail shaft with water lubricated bearing, to be drawn and surveyed, every 3 years for single screw, and
every 4 years for twin screw.
Tail shaft with oil lubricated bearings, to be drawn and surveyed once every 4 years.
It is a survey done by Surveyor at the request of owner or his agent, due to damage of hull, machinery
or equipment, which can effect the seaworthiness, or class of ship.
All necessary repairs to be carried out to Surveyors satisfaction.

Tail shaft Survey includes:

1. Complete withdrawal of tail shaft.
2. Propeller nut and tail shaft threaded end to be checked.
3. Cone, key and keyway to be checked, and forward part of the taper to be checked for crack with
approved crack detecting method.
4. Tail shaft-bearing wear, to be checked.
5. Stern bush and bearings, to be checked.
6. Shaft sealing arrangement, including oil system, to be checked.

IOPP Certificate: (What is IOPP & what contain?)

Issued after Survey is carried out by Administration, in accordance with International Convention for
Oil Pollution Prevention. Validity is 5 years.

Checking procedure for IOPP Certificate, When C/E sign-on:

1. Check the validity of certificate.
2. Check the ORB up to date recording.
3. Visual inspection of plants in good Order.
4. Check 15-ppm alarm and automatic stopping device.
5. Check spare filter element, at least one number.
6. Waste oil tank and capacity.
7. Compare fuel consumption and sludge formation.
8. Incinerator capacity and workability.
9. Sludge tank low & high level alarm.

IOPP Survey preparations:

1. Validity of the IOPP certificate checked.
2. Proper entry of ORB and, sludge disposal receipts to shore facilities attached to ORB.
3. Calculate the sludge formation, and compared with 1% of voyage fuel consumption.
4. Incinerating time, incinerated waste oil amount, remainder of waste oil in waste oil tank should be
reasonable.
5. Incinerator kept ready for demonstration, such as heating of waste oil tank, alarms, control and
functional test, done prior to survey.
6. OWS in good order, its piping free from oil leaks, overboard valve from OWS locked in closed position.
If possible, one section of discharge pipe removed and free from oil residues.
7. ODM checked for 15-ppm alarm and automatic stopping.
8. High-level alarms of sludge tank, waste oil tank and bilge holding tank checked.
9. Spare filter for OWS must be kept onboard. /
10. USCG Notice posted near OWS and bilge pumping out station,
Certificates onboard: [What are the certificates onboard?]
1. Certificate of Registry
2. International Tonnage Certificate
3. International Load Line Certificate
4. International Load Line Exemption Certificate
5. Certificates for Master, Officers and Ratings
6. Derating or Derating Exemption Certificate
7. International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate
8. International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate
9. International Safety Management Certificate, SMC
10. International Medical Certificate
11. Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
12. Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, SAFCON
13. Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate, SEC
14. Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate
15. Exemption Certificates for SAFCON, SEC and Radio Certificate
16. Certificate of Classification
17. Certificate of Insurance or Other financial security in respect of civil liability for oil pollution
damage.
18. International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in
Bulk. [NLS Certificate]
19. Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk [Chemical Tanker]
20. Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk [Gas Carrier]

SOLAS Certificates:
1. Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
2. Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, SAFCON
3. Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate, SEC
4. Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate
5. Exemption Certificates for SAFCON, SEC and Radio Certificate

MARPOL Certificates:
1. International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate, IOPP
2. International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate, ISPP
3. Certificate of Insurance or other financial security in respect of civil liability for oil pollution damage.
4. International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk.
[NLS Certificate]
5. Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (Chemical Tanker)
6. Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk (Gas Carrier)
7. International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate, IAPP
8. International Engine Air Pollution Prevention Certificate, EIAPP
9. International Engine Efficiency Certificate, IECC

Oil Record Book: I

Operations involving oil and oily mixtures recorded in ORB.
Dates, geographical position, quantity, tank identification, and duration of operation entered.
Port State Authority may take copies of entries, and if so requested, the master is required to state that
it is a true copy.
 ORB retained onboard for 3 years after date of last entry.

To be recorded:
1. Ballasting and cleaning of fuel oil tanks. (Code a.)
2. Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from oil fuel tanks. (b.)
3. Disposal of oil residues (sludge). (c.)
4. Non-automatic discharge overboard or disposal otherwise, of bilge water accumulated in machinery
spaces (d.)
5. Automatic discharge overboard or disposal otherwise, of bilge water accumulated in machinery spaces
(e.) (e.g. transfer of bilge water to slop tank) (Identify tank)
6. Conditions of 0DM and Control System. (f.)
7. Accidental or other exceptional discharge of oil. (g.)
8. Bunkering of fuel or bulk of LO. (h.)
9. Additional operational procedures and general remarks. (1.)

Oil Record Book: II

To be recorded:
1. Loading and unloading of oil cargo.
2. Internal transfer of oil cargo during voyage.
3. Cleaning of cargo tanks.
4. Crude Oil Washing (COW System only)
5. Ballasting of cargo tanks.
6. Ballasting of Segregated Clean Ballast Tanks. (CBT Tanker only)
7. Discharge of dirty ballast.
8. Discharge of clean ballast contained in cargo tanks.
9. Discharge of ballast from Segregated CBTs. (CBT Tankers only)
10. Discharge of water from Slop Tanks into the sea.
11. Condition of ODM and Control System.
12. Accidental or other exceptional discharge of oil.
13. Additional operational procedures and general remarks.
14. Loading of ballast water. (Tankers engaged in specific trades)
15. Re-al1ocation of ballast water within the ship. (do)
16. Ballast water discharged to reception facilities. (do)