HOW TO FILL ORB?

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RULES FOR COMPLETING ORB:-

  1. All operations should be executed as per MARPOL 73/78- Annex 1 regulation 17 and should be recorded in the oil record book. 
  2. Anything other than what is to be recorded by rule; does not have to be recorded.
  3. ORB should clearly and correctly record all operations related to cargo/ ballast operations on oil tanker.
  4. When making entries in the ORB the date, operational code and item number shall be inserted in the appropriate columns chronologically.
  5. All officers and crew on board need to recognize that recording of ORB is required by the rules and that the records are critical.
  6. Tank nomenclature should be recorded as per the format noted within the IOPPC.
  7. Immediately upon completion of each operation/ job, the proper entries shall be completed; in the way errors and omissions are avoided.
  8. All entries in the ORB have to be recorded with indelible ink. Entries recorded in pencil are not acceptable.
  9. In case a wrong entry has been recorded in the ORB, it should be immediately be struck through by a single line such that the wrong entry could still be read. No white ink to be used for correction. The wrong entry will be signed by the officer in charge, and the new correct entry follows.However, if a serious mistake is discovered in a later stage, contemporaneous evidence is needed to prove that such an entry was wrong.
  10. It is not permitted to leave any full lines empty between entries.
  11. Oil record book shall be retained on board for the period of 3 years from the date of last entry.
  12. The vessel should have only one record book in use at a time.
  13. In case an entry is missed out and this fact is realized later, a suitable entry has to be recorded after the latest entry.
  14. Where the vessel has an approval for discharging engine room bilges to slop tanks, entry must be made both in ORB part 1 and ORB part 2 in case of such transfers.
  15. Routine transfer of bunkers are not required to be entered in ORB. 
  16. Sooty waste generated from economizer water washing is categorized as waste and is part of garbage. Hence it is not required to enter the same in ORB.
  17. Weekly recording of quantities retained in bilge holding tank is voluntary and not required by convention.
  18. Recording of general maintenance of OWS is voluntary and not required to be entered in ORB.

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