http://gcaptain.disqus.com/A blog about ships!enSun, 07 Oct 2007 15:23:08 -0000http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/nautical-institute-on-marpol-prevention/#comment-1341547Pencil Whipped...what's that? Kinda like the STCW "12-hour" log??seatime32Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:23:08 -0000http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/nautical-institute-on-marpol-prevention/#comment-1341546Interesting article. I concur that in many instances there appears the problems of falsified records. The problem is not solely at the seafarer level but also at the marine terminal where the transfer of petroleum products originates or terminates in conjunction with the vessel and dock interface.<br><br>For example in the USA, ,there are specific tenets in the required Declaration of Inspection (DOI) that fulfills the regulatory requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations and Clean Water Act. Many times this important document is pencil whipped to move the juice expediently.<br><br> As this trend continues, all marine transfer operators are on borrowed time for the next environmental release.watermonSun, 07 Oct 2007 09:50:04 -0000