MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships) | Notes | Guide

 It was a long cherished dream to make a guide for MARPOL. Even though it is not  that easy to make it simple,  here begins a humble attempt to create a  simple MARPOL guide in the purview  of Marine exams in  a down to earth , lucid and  understandable language with  bullet points.

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Annex 1: Regulation for the prevention of pollution by oil & oily water
Special area under annex 1 
IOPP Certificate, Validity & Content 
> Oil record book part 2 
> Regulation for oil filtering equipment
> Standard discharge connection for bilge/sludge flange 

Annex 2: Regulation for control of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk
Regulation for Discharge of noxious liquid substance
Special area under annex 2

Annex 3: Regulation For prevention of pollution by harmful substances carried by sea in packaged form
> IMDG code (Imp)
Special area under annex 3

Annex 4: Regulation For pollution by sewage from ships

Regulation for the discharge of sewage
Regulation for sewage holding tanks
Standard discharge connection for sewage flange
Special area under annex 4


Annex 5: Regulation For pollution by garbage from ships

> Garbage discharge regulations
> Garbage management plan 
> Garbage record book
Special Area under annex 5

Annex 6: Regulation For prevention of air pollution from ships

> Regulation for NOx emission and method of regulating NOx emission
> NOx technical file
> Regulation for SOx emission and method of regulating SOx emission
> Energy Efficient Design Index (EEDI)
> Regulation for incineration
Special areas under annex 6

Annex 7:    International conventions for preventing pollution from ships by ballast water.

New proposed MARPOL  annexes are

> Annex VIII-  Regulation for prevention of pollution by antifouling paints from ships.

> Annex IX-     Regulation for prevention of pollution by noise from the Ship.

> Annex X-       Regulation for the prevention of pollution by vibration of the ship.

Certificates carried onboard ships

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