MARPOL Consolidated edition 2011. Articles, Protocols, Annexes and Unified Interpretations of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the 1978 and 1997 Protocols

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The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL Convention), is concerned with preserving the marine environmemt through the prevention of pollution by oil and other harmful substances and the minimization of accidental discharge of such substances. Its technical content is laid out in six Annexes, the first five of which were adopted by the 1973 Convention, as modified by a 1978 Protocol. Theses Annexes cover pollution of the sea by oil, by noxious liquid substances in bulk, by harmful substances in packaged from, by sewage from ships and by garbage from ships. Annex VI was adopted by a further Protocol in 1997 and covers all air pollution from ships.
The 2011 consolidated edition aims to provide an easy and comprehensive reference to the up-to-date provisions and Unfied Interpretations of the Articles, Protocols and Annexes of the MARPOL Convention, including the incorporation of all of the amendments that have been adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and entered into force, up to and including the 2010 amendments as adopted by resolution MEPC.190(60) and MEPC.194 (61).
The Additional Information section of the consolidated edition includes amendments to the revised Annex III adopted on 1 October 2010 by resolution MEPC.193(61) and entering into force on 1 January 2014, if accepted, as well as prospective amendments to Annexes IV, V and VI adopted on 15 July 2011 by resolutions MEPC.200(62), MEPC.201(62), MEPC.202(62) and MEPC.203(62) which, if accepted, enter into force on 1 January 2013.
Also included in Additional information, for ease of reference, are the consolidated texts of both Annex IV and Annex VI. The former includes amendments adopted by resolution MEPC.200(62) on Special Area provisions and the latter those amendments adopted by resolution MEPC.203(62) on energy efficiency for ships.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973
Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prvention of Pollution from Ships, 1973
Protocol I: Provisions concerning reports on incidents involving harmful substances
Protocol II: Arbitration
Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Covention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto
MARPOL Annex I. Regulations for the prevention of pollution by oil:
- Chapter 1 - General
- Chapter 2 - Surveys and certification
- Chapter 3 - Requirements for machinery spaces of all ships
- Chapter 4 - Requirements for the cargo area of oil tankers
- Chapter 5 - Prevention of pollution arising from an oil polluition incident
- Chapter 6 - Reception facilities
- Chapter 7 - Special requirements for fixed or floating platforms
- Chapter 8 - Prevention of pollution during trasfer of oil cargo between oil tankers at sea
- Chapter 9 - Special requirements for the use of carriage of oils in the Antarctic area
- Appendices to Annex I
- Unified interpretation of Annex I
- Appendices to Unified Interpretation of Annex I
MARPOL Annex II. Regulations for the control of pollution by noxiuos liquid susbtances in bulk:
- Chapter 1 - General
- Chapter 2 - Categorization of noxious liquid substances
- Chapter 3 - Surveys and certification
- Chapter 4 - Design, construction, arrangement and equipment
- Chapter 5 - Operational discharges of residues of noxious liquid substances
- Chapter 6 - Measures of control by port States
- Chapter 7 - Prevention of pollution arising from an incident involving noxious liquid substances
- Chapter 8 - Reception facilities
- Appendices to Annex II.
MARPOL Annex III. Regulations for the prevention of pollution by harmful substances carried by sea in packaged form
- Appendix to Annex III.
MARPOL Annex IV. Regulations for the prevention of pollution by sewage from ships:
- Chapte 1 - Geneal
- Chapter 2 - Surveys and certification
- Chapter 3 - Equipment and control of discharges
- Chapter 4 - Reception facilities
- Chapter 5 - Port State control
- Appendix to Annex IV
- Unified interpretation to Annex IV.
MARPOL Annex V. Regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships:
- Appendix to Annex V.
MARPOL Annex VI. Regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships:
- Chapter 1 - General
- Chapter 2 - Survey, certification and means of control
- Chapter 3 - Requirements for control of emisions from ships
- Appendices to Annex VI
- Unified Interpretations of Annex VI
Additional information