For vessels carrying out ship-to-ship (STS) transfers involving the transfer of oil, chemicals, and liquefied gas by sea-going tankers, either underway or with one ship moored alongside another must comply with the provisions of

• MARPOL Annex I Chapter 8
• The IMO Manual on Oil Pollution, Section I, Prevention, 2011 Edition (IMO Manual)
• The OCIMF Ship to Ship Transfer Guide for Petroleum, Chemicals and Liquefied Gases, First Edition, 2013 (the Guide)
  
  

The Master of tanker vessels carrying petroleum or petroleum-products shall provide advanced notification to Maritime Cook Islands, and in accordance with guidance contained in IMO Res. A.1192(33) the Coastal State, within 48 hours of the ship-to-ship transfer 

For additional information please see – MAPROL Annex I chapter 8 reg 42 and Paragraphs No. 2.2.1 of the Guide and Paragraph No. 6.2.3.1 of the IMO Manual.

Please click here to access our online STS Advanced Notification and Cargo Declaration Form

For further information please contact monitoring@maritimecookislands.com