Do Ships Really Dump Oil Into the Sea? | Chief MAKOi

A recent video about bilge dumping came out so some of my viewers have requested me to make a video as to what I have to say about it.

Bilge dumping is the illegal disposal of oily substances into the sea.

Unfortunately, some seafarers still do it. But why?

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[freedomfreedom]

Stop it with the BS Chief. Ships leak oil into the bilge and dump it everywhere they go. Cruise ships don’t have holding tanks so when you see one go by look for the trail of sht. Your industry is killing our oceans.

[connork]

I was the engineer who operated the OWS, preformed all of the OWS maintenance and filled out the oil record book. I babied that OWS and took extremely good care of that equipment. Never bypassed it or was asked by anyone to do so. The moral, legal and ethical consequences would far too great for myself and the company. Another good video. Have a good watch chief..

[JackKirbyFan]

I love it when a rational human being with on-the-job knowledge points out reality. Thank you chief. You are part of my weekly education about sea life and I've learned a lot!

[FreddieExPath]

From observations made over a period of 50 years of summer holidaying on a specific strip of coast, I can confirm that the level of tar lump aggregation on coastal rocks have dimished markedly fom the mid 1970s and until today. So IMO the stricter regulations relating to cleaning of cargo holds & handling of bilge water do work.
When I was a kid we hade to look out carefully, so as not to step on sticky lumps of tar when walking along certain strips of rocky shoreline. Nowadays the tar lumps are almost gone. And so much for the better.

[chuckboyle]

Another outstanding video episode Chief, thanks. Very clear overview, shipboard specific issues & a precise review of the international regulations. Excellent acceptance of the duties and responsibilities of senior leadership at sea!

[johankerkhoff]

Chief, You sound like a man of integrity! I wish there were more people out there taking care of our oceans and waterways.

[randyogburn]

Chief MAKOi is obviously passionate about his profession. I wholeheartedly approve.

[vHeart]

Chief, at my company we had a ChEng that was caught illegally dumping. He ended up getting 5yrs in prison and the company was placed under regulatory supervision for 5 years or so. I imagine there were stiff fines involved as well. For the people that don't know that's what really happens to dumpers because there's always someone who knows and they will get you eventually.

[ashleycrawford]

Another great video chief, that's an awesome insight to what happens in the bilge tank, enjoying learning about these sorts of things, love your work. Take care mate well done

[ARWest-bpyb]

During my Navy time back in the 80s we could pump clean bilge water as long as we were at least 10 miles out. This was mainly condensate and brine from the evaporators. In port we would pump into a barge. 👍👍

[magnusjohansen]

as a new engineer that just got my first sertificate after about 4 years of school and ca 3 years of sailing in total. love you're content and agree with you. PS my time at school and sailing is from Norway and Scandinavia. And now in new times we have a (billage water - BW) separator, in my experiance we have two tanks one for settling the BW and after settling the bw it is transferd to a (Clean billage water - CBW) tank, from there we separate the CBW tank for a good time and after that the BW separator is pumping it over board when the PPM is under 5, and if the PPM go over 5 ppm, the automatics that is sett up in the controll unit close the overboard valve. sorry for the bad English, as it is late and I just gott home from a contract. and since it is a coment on YT im not that botherd with som miss spelling.

[almirria]

Chief, I enjoy how you break it down "Barney" style for those of us who are not in the industry, to understand your ship's operations

[paulprescott]

Hello Chief i really admire your morals and professionalism on this subject.

[hemavathithalapaka]

The most rational and calm man, I have ever seen.

[ericpeterson]

Thank you for your dedicated service. You are a responsible person!!!

[torccchaser]

think your integrity is beyond always THANK YOU !

[MyKnifeJourney]

What I like most about your channel is you tell us how it's supposed to be and all the hard work it takes to do your jobs properly.

[peregreena]

That video turned up in my YT suggestions and I knew just from looking at the thumbnail, it'll be sensationalist BS.
I also expected The Chief to come up with a response video. And I wasn't disappointed.

Thanks for putting it into the right perspective.

[patndc]

Thank you, Chief, for yet another informative, well-produced presentation on a subject about which many of us know very little, if anything.

Life at sea is something completely foreign to me.

Your comments and insights are many times enlightening.

Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to produce such interesting content for your channel!

[endangeredmarmot]

Great video, Chief - and pulling no punches. Thanks for explaining how things work and highlighting that yes, there are a-holes dumping oily waste to save a few minutes and dollars, but they are the exception.