MARPOL 73/78

 This is an International Convention adopted during the

International Conference on Marine Pollution convened by
IMO in 1973.
 The convention was subsequently modified by the Protocol
of 1978 in another International Conference relating
thereto, or, in short form, MARPOL 73/78.
 The administration of MARPOL 73/78 comes under the
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) since
its inception in 1974. MEPC is a committee in IMO.
 Over the years, there were various changes made, the latest
being the 1997 and 1999 amendments.
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MARPOL 73/78
 The objective of MARPOL is to control and/or prevent
pollution from ships in order to preserve the human
environment in general and the marine environment in
particular.
 MARPOL 73/78 consists of a total of Five main Annexes.
 Annex I, IV and V concern most ships.
 Annex II apply mainly to specialized ships, e.g. chemical
carriers, etc.
 Annex III is mainly applicable to those ships involved in
the carriage of harmful substances as per the IMDG code
such as that of the container vessels.
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Annex I (first entered into force 02.10.83)
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil

 Broadly speaking, where there is oil onboard whether for

operations of the ship or as cargo, the regulations in this
Annex shall apply. Unless expressly provided otherwise,
this Annex shall apply to all ships.
 There are 4 main Chapters in this Annex, they are:
 Chapter I - General
 Certification/Duration (IOPP/5years).
 Survey - Oil tanker >150 or every other ship of >400 GT.
Initial and Periodical surveys as specified by the
Administration but not exceeding 5 years.
 Port State Control (PSC) Inspection.
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Annex I
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil

 Chapter II - Reqmts for Control of Operational Pollution


Demarcation of Special Areas;

Reception facilities by ports, terminals, repair yards, etc.;

Segregated ballast tanks, dedicated clean ballast tanks and
crude oil washing (COW);

Oil discharge monitoring and control system;

Pumping, Piping and discharge arrangements for tankers;

Oil Record Book (Part I - Machinery Space Operations for
All Ships, Part II- Cargo/Ballast Operations for Tankers)

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Annex I
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil

 Chapter III - Reqmts for minimising oil pollution from oil

tankers due to side or bottom damages
 Damage assumption
 Outflow of oil
 Limitation of size and arrangement of cargo tanks
 Subdivision and stability
 Chapter IV - Prevention of oil pollution arising from an oil
pollution incident
 **Regulation 26 - Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency
Plan (SOPEP). This plan is to be approved by the
Administration and is applicable to all ships.
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Annex II (first adopted Apr’87 and in force 13.10.90)
Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid
Substances in Bulk

 Apply to all ships involved in the carrying of noxious

liquid substances in bulk.
 Mainly refers to specialized vessels, e.g. chemical carriers,
etc.
 Categorization and listing of noxious substances.
 Discharge of noxious liquid substances
 Pumping, piping and unloading arrangements
 Cargo Record Book

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Annex III (first entered into force 01.07.92)
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Harmful
Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form

 Apply to all ships involved in its carriage and is more

common than not applicable on, e.g. container vessels.
 “Harmful Substances” are those identified as Marine
Pollutants specified in the IMDG Code.
 “Package Form” is defined as the forms of containment
specified for harmful substances in the IMDG Code.
 Marking & Labeling
 Documentation
 Stowage
 PSC Inspection
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Annex IV (Not in force yet as of publ. of 1997 Edt)
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from
Ships

 Sewage in its crude sense means drainage and all forms of

wastes whether from human or animals (Livestock carrier).
 Applicable basically to all new ships >200 GT;
 or existing ships >200 GT, 10 years after the date of entry
in force of this Annex.
 Regulation 3 requires the vessel to have either:
 - A sewage treatment plant in accordance with standards
developed by the Organisation;
 - A System to comminute and disinfect the sewage as
approved by the Administration;
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Annex IV (Not in force yet as of publ. of 1997 Edt)
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from
Ships
 Regulation 3 (cont’d):
 - A holding tank with capacity to the satisfaction of the
Administration having regards to the operations of the
ship, number of persons onboard, etc. Tanks must have
means to visually indicate the amount of its contents; and
 - Ship is equipped with pipeline for discharging to
reception facility.
 Regulation 8 - Discharge of Sewage
 Comminuted & disinfected sewage can only be discharged
at >4 n.m. from the nearest land, otherwise not then >12
n.m.
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Annex IV Entry into force: 27 September 2003
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from
Ships

 Regulation 8 - (cont’d)
 In any case, sewage shall not be discharged
instantaneously but at a moderate rate when the ship is en
route and proceeding at >4 Knots.
 Regulation 11 - Standard discharge connection
 This regulation provides the dimension for a standard
connection to be carried onboard for the purpose of
pumping the sewage to reception facility.

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Annex V (enter in force 31.12.88)
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from
Ships
 Garbage means all kind of victual, domestic and
operational waste excluding fresh fish and parts thereof,
generated during the normal operation of the ship.
 This Annex includes a demarcation of the various Special
areas and also with particular reference to North-Eastern
coast of Australia.
 Regulation 3 - Disposal of garbage outside special areas.
 - What can be discharged and the applicable distances off
the nearest land are spelt out in this regulation.
 Regulation 9 - Placards, garbage management plans and
garbage record keeping.
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Assignments

 Find out the requirements for tanker of this size, what oil
pollution preventive equipment are installed onboard, such
ODM, OWS, etc.?
 Where are the Special Areas as specified in Annex I and
Annex V?
 What are the distances away from nearest land can a ship
disposal of its various types of garbage?
 What kind of Garbage Management Plan do you have on
this ship? Make a copy of it for your future reference.

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 ANNEX VI
 Regulations for the Prevention of Air
Pollutions from Ships. The provisions of
this annex applies to all ships except where
expressly provided in regulations of the
annex. Annex-vi entered into force on 19th
May 2005.

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 ANNEX VI
 International air Pollution prevention
Certificate is valid for 5 years subject to
intermediate surveys. This certificate may be
extended for a period of five months to complete
the voyage. This certificate is applicable to
 Any ship of 400 ton gross tonnage or above,
drilling rigs and platforms
 For existing ships IAPP certificate shall be issued
at or before next scheduled dry docking but no
later than three years.
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 ANNEX VI
 An intermediate survey is to be done at
least once during the period of validity, if
only one intermediate survey is held, it shall
be held within 6 months before or after the
half way date of the certificate’s period of
validity.
 Any deliberate emission of ozone depleting
substances shall be prohibited
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 ANNEX VI
 Special area:
 Baltic sea area, any other sea area including
port areas, designated by the organization.

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 ANNEX VI
 The NOx control regulation shall apply to
diesel engine of 130kwpower or more
installed on ship on or after January 1 2020.
The NOx limitations are
 17.0 g/ kw h when n is 130 rpm or more.
 45Xn-0.2g/kw h n is 130~2000rpm
 9.8 g/ kw h when n is 2000rpm or more
 Where n is rated rpm of engine
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 ANNEX VI
 SOx regulation
 The sulphur content of any oil used on board ship
should not exceed 4.5% m/m
 The sulphur content of the fuel used on board ship
within SOx emission control area should not
exceed 1.5% m/m
 Total weight of Sox should not exceed 6.0g/kw h
within SOx emission control area.

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 ANNEX VI
 Bunker requirements:
 Sulphur content of Fuel oil should not exceed 4.5%m/m
 Bunker Should not contain inorganic acid.
 Bunker representative sample should be retained on board
for al least 12 months from date of delivery
 Bunker delivery note should be retained on board for at
least 3 years from the date of delivery and the supplier to
provide certificate that the fuel oil meets the requirements
of regulation 14 and 18 of the annex.

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 ANNEX VI
 Shipboard incineration:
 All ship board incineration is allowed only in shipboard
incinerator.
 Sewage sludge and sludge oil generated during normal
operation can be incinerated in auxiliary boiler and or
power plant only at sea not in port.
 PVCs shall be incinerated only in the IMO type approved
Incinerator.
 Flue gas temperature must be monitored and continuous
fed of waste is not allowed bellow minimum allowed
temperature of 8500c. Batch loaded incinerator shall be so
designed that temperature reach 6000c within five minutes
after start-up.
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 ANNEX VI
 VOC requirements:
 All tankers which are subject to vapour emission
control shall be provided with a vapour collection
system approved by the administration.
 Ports and terminals fitted with vapour collection
system may accept existing tankers for a period of
three years from the date as described in the
regulation.

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