Question 601General Subjects - Assistant Engineer
70% to passIn accordance with the international MARPOL Annex I regulations and the federal regulations in 33 CFR Subchapter O, specific machinery space operations onboard all ships of 400 gross tons or above other than a tanker must be documented in an Oil Record Book. This includes disposal of oil residues and overboard discharge of bilge water that has accumulated in machinery spaces, as well as other operations. Who is responsible for signing the Oil Record Book entry for the specific operation?
The correct answer is B) The officer in charge of the operation. The MARPOL Annex I regulations and 33 CFR Subchapter O require that the officer in charge of the operation be responsible for signing the Oil Record Book entry. This is because the officer directly overseeing the specific machinery space operation, such as the disposal of oil residues or the overboard discharge of bilge water, has the most direct knowledge and control over that particular activity. Neither the master, chief engineer, nor first assistant engineer would have the same level of direct involvement in each individual operation. The other answer choices are incorrect because the master, chief engineer, and first assistant engineer do not have the same level of direct responsibility for each specific operation documented in the Oil Record Book.
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