🔍 Key Concepts

• 33 CFR Part 151 – U.S. regulations for oil pollution and discharge reporting • Difference between documents that describe equipment/certificates versus those that describe procedures and steps to take • What kind of document the crew would actually open and follow during an emergency

💭 Think About

• Which of these documents is mainly a certificate that proves compliance, and which one is written as an action plan with step‑by‑step instructions? • During or after an oil spill, which document would the master or officer in charge use to know whom to call, what to report, and in what order? • Think about SOLAS/OPA‑90 style planning: which document is designed specifically for response actions and notifications rather than just recording or certifying past actions?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option is a plan versus a record versus a certificate • Ask yourself: which document is routinely used to log discharges, and which one is used to tell you how to report them? • Confirm which document is required on board specifically to guide oil spill response and reporting procedures under pollution prevention rules