MARPOL 73/78

Annex I of MARPOL 73/78: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil

Chapters I -IV and Appendices to Annex I Unified Interpretations of Annex I and Appendices to
Unified Interpretations of Annex I
Annex II of MARPOL 73/78: Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid
Substances in Bulk
Regulations 1 - 15, Appendices to Annex II, Unified Interpretations of Annex II, Appendix to
Unified Interpretations of Annex II and Standards for procedures and arrangements for the
discharge of noxious liquid substances (required by regulations 5, 5A & 8) Guidelines for the
provisional assessment of liquids transported in bulk
Annex III of MARPOL 73/78: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Harmful
Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged
Form Regulations 1 - 8, Appendix to Annex III and Unified Interpretation of Annex III
Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from
Ships Regulations 1 - 11 and Appendix to Annex IV
Annex V of MARPOL 73/78: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships
Regulations 1 - 9, Appendix to Annex V and Guidelines for the implementation of Annex V of
MARPOL 73/78
Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78: Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
Chapters I - III and Appendices I - V
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Annex I (first entered into force 02.10.1983)
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.

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

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
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 PSC Inspection

Annex IV (Enforced from 27,September2003)

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 Organization;
 A System to comminute and disinfect the sewage as approved by the
Administration;

Annex V (Enforced from 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

Annex VI (entered into force on 19 May 2005)

Regulations for the prevention of Air Pollution from ships
 Basically the code covers the following
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 Regulation 12 - Emissions from Ozone depleting substances from
refrigerating plants and fire fighting equipment.
 Regulation 13 - Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions from diesel engines
 Regulation 14 - Sulphur Oxide (SOx) emissions from ships
 Regulation 15 - Volatile Organic compounds emissions from cargo oil
tanks of oil tankers
 Regulation 16 - Emissions from shipboard incinerators.
 Regulation 18 - Fuel Oil quality.