Since a commercial ship is a vehicle navigating in international waters, all machinery and systems must be operated in accordance with international environmental protection laws and regulations as shown with table and figures below. In this respect, a welldesigned ERS must support shift engineers in managing the disposal of the wastes belonging to machinery and systems according to international norms and taking necessary corrective measures.

 

Pollution control

Pollution area

Pollutant source

Limits

Control authority

Sea water

Bilge water discharge, ship accidents

15 ppm

Marpol

Enviroment

Wastes, garbage

0

Paris agreement, Kyoto agreement, Marpol, National, International codes, laws, Regulations and Instructions

Atmospher

NOx, CO, SOx, CO2, C

 

Paris agreement, Marpol

Atmospher

Flora-carbons

0

Kyoto agreement

 

 

Exhaust gas pollutants analysis

Marpol 73/78 IMO&CARB Fuel-Sulphur content limits

 

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