For compliance with MARPOL 73/78, Annex 1, Regulation 37 which requires every oil tanker of 150 tons gross and above, and every ship of 400 tons gross and above to carry a SOPEP, approved by the Administration. The plan contains useful check lists covering various oil spill and pollution scenarios. Requires basic ship specific information to be inserted by ships staff in order to satisfy the above MARPOL regulations.