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What are the key steps in a safe bunkering operation?
The essentials of safe bunkering — the agreed plan and checklist, scuppers and SOPEP readiness, communication, monitoring and verifying the figures.
Shipboard OperationsWhat is a Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP)?
SOPEP is the Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan, a MARPOL-required plan that tells the crew how to report and respond to an oil spill from the ship.
