M3000-3.1.4

Practical requirements of the MARPOL Convention

M3000-3 · Onboard Ship Operation · M3000-3.1 Compliance with Pollution Requirements

This lesson covers the practical, documentary and command-level obligations under MARPOL Annexes I, V and VI — record books, certificates, retention periods, discharge conditions, bunkering documentation and Special Area requirements — as examined at Master standard.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA Master (Yachts less than 3000 GT) examination syllabus (updated June 2026). Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.