Section 76

Circumstances of discharge or escape, the reasons therefor and general remarks.

* Ships' masters should obtain from the operator of the reception facilities, which include barges and tank trucks, a receipt or certificate detailing the quantity of tank washings, dirty ballast, residues or oily mixtures transferred, together with the time and date of the transfer. This receipt or certificate, if attached to the Oil Record Book Part II, may aid the master of the ship in proving that his ship was not involved in an alleged pollution incident. The receipt or certificate should be kept together with the

Oil Record Book Part II.

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Additional operational procedures and general remarks

TANKERS ENGAGED IN SPECIFIC TRADES