The following pages show a comprehensive list of items of
cargo and ballast operations which are, when appropriate, to be recorded
in the Cargo Record Book on a tank to tank basis in accordance with regulation 15.2 of Annex II of
the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto
(MARPOL 73/78), as amended. The items have
been grouped into operational sections, each of which is denoted by
a letter.
When making entries in the Cargo Record Book, the date, operational
code and item number shall be inserted in the appropriate columns
and the required particulars shall be recorded chronologically in
the blank spaces.
Each completed operation shall be signed
for and dated by the officer or officers in charge and, if applicable,
by a surveyor authorized by the competent authority of the State in
which the ship is unloading. Each completed page shall be countersigned
by the master of the ship.