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MARPOL?
• International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
• Adoption: 1973 (Convention), 1978 (1978
Protocol), 1997 (Protocol - Annex VI); Entry into
force: 2 October 1983 (Annexes I and II)
Convention, Protocol, Amendment
(1)
• Conventions
• International conventions are agreed when a number of countries,
which are members of the IMO, feel that there is a need for a
convention. Such countries meet together, usually at the invitation
of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and discuss
about various proposals and finally come to an agreement which is
recorded in the form of a Final Act of Conference.
• Regulations are generally technical provisions of the convention.
• Protocol
• When a major amendment is to be incorporated on regulations of
the convention, a protocol is called among the countries, who are
signatory of the original convention when it was signed and
approved. E.g. for MARPOL 73/78, the year 1973 in which the
act was passed was the convention and in 1978 what was
passed was the protocol.
Convention, Protocol, Amendment
(2)
• Amendments
• The regulations enforced by the conventions are
required to be amended frequently from time to time to
keep pace with the rapid evolving technology in the
shipping world, by:
1. After consideration within IMO
2. Amendment by Conference
Tacit Acceptance
• Tacit acceptance refers to an acceptance that is
inferred without being openly expressed
(https://definitions.uslegal.com/t/tacit-
acceptance/)
Background
• The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL) is the main international convention covering prevention of
pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or
accidental causes.
• The MARPOL Convention was adopted on 2 November 1973 at
IMO. The Protocol of 1978 was adopted in response to a spate of
tanker accidents in 1976-1977. As the 1973 MARPOL Convention had
not yet entered into force, the 1978 MARPOL Protocol absorbed the
parent Convention. The combined instrument entered into force on
2 October 1983. In 1997, a Protocol was adopted to amend the
Convention and a new Annex VI was added which entered into force on
19 May 2005. MARPOL has been updated by amendments through the
years.
• The Convention includes regulations aimed at preventing and
minimizing pollution from ships - both accidental pollution and
that from routine operations - and currently includes six technical
Annexes. Special Areas with strict controls on operational discharges are
included in most Annexes.
Annexes of MARPOL
• Annex I  Prevention of Pollution by Oil (entered into
force 2 October 1983)
• Annex II  Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid
Substances in Bulk (entered into force 2 October 1983)
• Annex III  Prevention of Pollution by Harmful
Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form
(entered into force 1 July 1992)
• Annex IV  Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships
(entered into force 27 September 2003)
• Annex V  Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships
(entered into force 31 December 1988)
• Annex VI  Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
(entered into force 19 May 2005)
History
Oil Pollution
Oil Pollution
MARPOL annex II
• Basic principles
• Safe containment of the noxious liquid substances,
• dilution of discharges and
• limitation of discharges into the sea.
MARPOL annex III
• Dipakai bersamaan dengan International Maritime
Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code
• Sources of pollution (on containerships):
1. Pollution from hold bilges (contaminated with cargo /
oil seepage/rembesan oli)
2. Pollution from loss overboard of harmful packaged
goods (Marine Pollutant as in IMDG Code)
MARPOL annex IV
Annex VI: Emission Control Area
Regulation 13 of MARPOL Annex VI
Special Areas Adopted # Date of Entry into Force In Effect From
Annex I: Oil
Mediterranean Sea 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 2 Oct 1983
Baltic Sea 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 2 Oct 1983
Black Sea 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 2 Oct 1983
Red Sea 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 *
"Gulfs" area 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 1 Aug 2008
Gulf of Aden 1 Dec 1987 1 Apr 1989 *
Antarctic area 16 Nov 1990 17 Mar 1992 17 Mar 1992
North West European Waters 25 Sept 1997 1 Feb 1999 1 Aug 1999
Oman area of the Arabian Sea 15 Oct 2004 1 Jan 2007 *
Southern South African waters 13 Oct 2006 1 Mar 2008 1 Aug 2008
Annex II: Noxious Liquid Substances
Antarctic area 30 Oct 1992 1 Jul 1994 1 Jul 1994
Annex IV: Sewage
Baltic Sea 15 Jul 2011 1 Jan 2013 **
Annex V: Garbage
Mediterranean Sea 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 1 May 2009
Baltic Sea 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 1 Oct 1989
Black Sea 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 *
Red Sea 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 *
"Gulfs" area 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 1 Aug 2008
North Sea 17 Oct 1989 18 Feb 1991 18 Feb 1991
Antarctic area (south of latitude 60 degrees 16 Nov 1990 17 Mar 1992 17 Mar 1992
south)
Wider Caribbean region including the Gulf of 4 Jul 1991 4 Apr 1993 1 May 2011
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea
Annex VI: Prevention of air pollution by ships (Emission Control Areas)
Baltic Sea (SOx ) 26 Sept 1997 19 May 2005 19 May 2006
North Sea (SOx) 22 Jul 2005 22 Nov 2006 22 Nov 2007
North American ECA 26 Mar 2010 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2012
(SOx and PM)
(NOx) 26 Mar 2010 1 Aug 2011 ***
United States
Caribbean Sea ECA 26 Jul 2011 1 Jan 2013 1 Jan 2014
(SOx and PM)
(NOx) 26 Jul 2011 1 Jan 2013 ***