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“Seafarer’s Strength”

Here are some of the biggest problem of a married seaman is being far from its family,long distance relationship (LDR),homesick.Thats only few of thier problems,but only his family is his strength and God.Being a seafarer is a profession that will help his family to escape financial problems and to give his family a better future.Thats how a seafarer’s think,thinking always the future of his family...

Purpose:To Inform

Audience:Student and Future Seafarer

Tone:Light and Educational

Point of View:Third Person Point of View

Thesis Statement:Seafarer get thier strenth in thier family and God enable to coquer  every problem that they encounter.

I:Seafarer’s strength in family.

A.He/She always thinks the future of his family.

B.He/She wants to give the best future to his beloved family and to give financial support and to make his/her family feels that his/her is with them.

II:Strength in God

A.Faithful to God

B.Believing in Him

C.Praise to him

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Book Review

Paul Laurence Parreno                                                 11- Gunwale

The MARPOL Convention is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes. It is a combination of two treaties adopted in 1973 and 1978 respectively and updated by amendments through the years.

Annex I: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil (entered into force 2 October 1983) (Revised Annex I entered into force 1 January 2007). Covers prevention of pollution by oil from operational measures as well as from accidental discharges; the 1992 amendments to Annex I made it mandatory for new oil tankers to have double hulls and brought in a phase-in schedule for existing tankers to fit double hulls, which was subsequently revised in 2001 and 2003.

Annex II: Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (entered into force 2 October 1983) (Revised Annex II enters into force 1 January 2007) Details the discharge criteria and measures for the control of pollution by noxious liquid substances carried in bulk; some 250 substances were evaluated and included in the list appended to the Convention; the discharge of their residues is allowed only to reception facilities until certain concentrations and conditions (which vary with the category of substances) are complied with. In any case, no discharge of residues containing noxious substances is permitted within 12 miles of the nearest land.

Annex III: Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form (entered into force 1 July 1992) Contains general requirements for the issuing of detailed standards on packing, marking, labelling, documentation, stowage, quantity limitations, exceptions and notifications. For the purpose of this Annex, “harmful substances” are those substances which are identified as marine pollutants in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) or which meet the criteria in the Appendix of Annex III.

Annex IV: Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships (entered into force 27 September 2003) Contains requirements to control pollution of the sea by sewage; the discharge of sewage into the sea is prohibited, except when the ship has in operation an approved sewage treatment plant or when the ship is discharging comminuted and disinfected sewage using an approved system at a distance of more than three nautical miles from the nearest land; sewage which is not comminuted or disinfected has to be discharged at a distance of more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land.In July 2011, IMO adopted the most recent amendments to MARPOL Annex IV which entered into force on 1 January 2013. The amendments introduce the Baltic Sea as a special area under Annex IV and add new discharge requirements for passenger ships while in a special area.

Annex V: Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships (entered into force 31 December 1988) Deals with different types of garbage and specifies the distances from land and the manner in which they may be disposed of; the most important feature of the Annex is the complete ban imposed on the disposal into the sea of all forms of plastics. In July 2011, IMO adopted extensive amendments to Annex V which entered into force on 1 January 2013. The revised Annex V prohibits the discharge of all garbage into the sea, except as provided otherwise, under specific circumstances.

Annex VI: Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships (entered into force 19 May 2005) Sets limits on sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances; designated emission control areas set more stringent standards for SOx, NOx and particulate matter. In 2011, after extensive work and debate, IMO adopted ground breaking mandatory technical and operational energy efficiency measures which will significantly reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from ships; these measures were included in Annex VI and entered into force on 1 January 2013. 

Journal Entry #1

Paul Laurence Parreno                                11- Gunwale

DAEDALUS AND ICARUS

The moral values in ‘Daedalus and Icarus’ Daedalus and Icarus is a tale story which I think can be used for teaching students in secondary schools. There are some moral values that can be found in this story and it is suitable for teachers to come out with an activity that can generate students’ thinking and giving their personal response towards this story. This story is about a relationship between a father and his son. I think this tale story represents the idea of a true life. Whenever good we think we are, but we are not supposed to forget the advices given by our parents. Parents’ advices can be used as our guideline in life. This story also reminds me that our parents love us very much. Therefore, teachers can bring this tale story as a material to be presented before they end up the lesson or whenever it is necessary to entertain students with literature text.  

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