HOW TO FILL ORB?
RULES FOR COMPLETING ORB:- All operations should be executed as per MARPOL 73/78- Annex 1 regulation 17 and should be recorded in the oil record book. Anything other than what is to be recorded by rule; does not have to be recorded. ORB should clearly and correctly record all operations related to cargo/ ballast operations on oil tanker. When making entries in the ORB the date, operational code and item number shall be inserted in the appropriate columns chronologically. All officers and crew on board need to recognize that recording of ORB is required by the rules and that the records are critical. Tank nomenclature should be recorded as per the format noted within the IOPPC. Immediately upon completion of each operation/ job, the proper entries shall be completed; in the way errors and omissions are avoided. All entries in the ORB have to be recorded with indelible ink. Entries recorded in pencil are not acceptable. In case a wrong entry has been recorded in the ORB,...