Teaching-Learning Activity

Week 3

LO 1.5

LECTURE NOTES:
Topic: Environmental protection and its
discharge provisions and special areas

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 IMO LIST OF MARPOL SPECIAL AREAS

• Special Areas are defined as certain sea areas in which, for

technical reasons relating to their oceanographically and
ecological condition and to their sea traffic, the adoption
of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea
pollution is required.

• Under the Convention, these special areas are provided

with a higher level of protection than other areas of the
sea.
(Marinesight.com)
SPECIAL AREAS under MARPOL are as follows:

Adoption entry into force & date of taking effect of special areas

SPECIAL AREAS ADOPTED ENTRY INTO FORCE IN EFFECT FROM

ANNEX-1: 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 April 1989 *
Antartic area 16 NOV 1990 17 MARCH 1992 17 MARCH 1992
North West European 25 Sept 1997 01 Feb 1999 1 August 1999
waters
Oman Area of the 15 Oct 2004 1 January 2007 *
Arabian sea
Southern South 13 Oct 2006 1 March 2008 1 August 2008
African waters
SPECIAL AREAS under MARPOL are as follows:
Adoption entry into force & date of taking effect of special areas

SPECIAL AREAS ADOPTED ENTRY INTO FORCE IN EFFECT FROM

Annex II: Noxious
Liquid Substances

Antartic Area 30 October 1992 1 July 1994 1 July 1994

Annex IV: Sewage

Baltic Sea 15 July 2011 1 January 2013 **

 SPECIAL AREAS under MARPOL are as follows:
Adoption entry into force & date of taking effect of special areas

SPECIAL AREAS ADOPTED ENTRY INTO FORCE IN EFFECT FROM

Annex V: Garbage

Mediterranean Sea 2 November 1973 31 December 1988 1 May 2009

Baltic Sea 2 November 1973 31 December 1988 1 October 1989
Black Sea 2 November 1973 31 December 1988 *
Red Sea 2 November 1973 31 December 1988 *
“Gulfs” Area 2 November 1973 31 December 1988 1 August 2008
North Sea 17 October 1989 18 February 1991 18 February 1991
Antartic area (South of 16 November 1990 17 March 1992 17 March 1992
latitude 60 defrees
south)
Wider Caribbean region 4 July 1991 4 April 1993 1 May 2011
including the gulf of
Mexico and the
Caribbean Sea
 SPECIAL AREAS under MARPOL are as follows:
Adoption entry into force & date of taking effect of special areas

SPECIAL AREAS ADOPTED ENTRY INTO FORCE IN EFFECT FROM

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 July 2005 22 November 2006 22 November 2007
Noth American ECA (Sox 26 March 2010 1 August 2011 1 August 2012
and PM)
(NOx) 26 March 2010 1 August 2011 ***
United states Caribbean 26 July 2011 1 January 2013 1 January 2014
Sea ECA (Sox and PM)
(NOx) 26 July 2011 1 January 2013 ***
 SIMPLIFIED OVERVIEW OF THE DISCHARGE PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED
MARPOL ANNEX V WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 1 MARCH 2018

All ships except platforms4

Regulation 5 Offshore
Garbage type >3 nm, en route and Regulation 6 Within platforms located more
as far as practicable special areas and than 12 nm from nearest
Arctic waters land and ships when
(Distances are from alongside or within 500
metres of such platforms4
nearest land,
nearest ice-shelf or
nearest fast ice)
Food waste >3 nm, en route and >12 nm, en route and Discharge permitted
comminuted or as far as practicable as far as practicable3
ground2
Food waste not >12 nm, en route and as Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
comminuted or ground far as practicable
 SIMPLIFIED OVERVIEW OF THE DISCHARGE PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED
MARPOL ANNEX V WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 1 MARCH 2018
All ships except platforms4
Regulation 5 Offshore
Garbage type >3 nm, en route and as Regulation 6 Within platforms located more
far as practicable special areas and Arctic than 12 nm from nearest
waters (Distances are land and ships when
from nearest land, alongside or within 500
nearest ice-shelf or metres of such platforms4
nearest fast ice)
Cargo residues5, 6 > 12 nm, en route and as Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
not contained in far as practicable
washwater
Cargo residues5, 6 > 12 nm, en route and Discharge prohibited
contained in as far as practicable
washwater (subject to conditions
in regulation 6.1.2
and paragraph 5.2.1.5
of part II-A of the
Polar Code)
 SIMPLIFIED OVERVIEW OF THE DISCHARGE PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED
MARPOL ANNEX V WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 1 MARCH 2018

All ships except platforms4

Garbage type >3 nm, en route and as
far as practicable
Regulation 5 Offshore
Regulation 6 Within platforms located more
special areas and Arctic than 12 nm from nearest
waters (Distances are land and ships when
from nearest land, alongside or within 500
nearest ice-shelf or metres of such platforms4
nearest fast ice)

Cleaning agents and Discharge permitted Discharge permitted Discharge prohibited

additives6 contained
in cargo hold
washwater
Animal Carcasses Must be en route and Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
(should be split or as far from the
otherwise treated to nearest land as
ensure the carcasses possible. Should be
will sink immediately) >100 nm and
maximum water depth
 SIMPLIFIED OVERVIEW OF THE DISCHARGE PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED
MARPOL ANNEX V WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 1 MARCH 2018

All ships except platforms4

Garbage type >3 nm, en route and as
far as practicable
Regulation 5 Offshore
Regulation 6 Within platforms located more
special areas and Arctic than 12 nm from nearest
waters (Distances are land and ships when
from nearest land, alongside or within 500
nearest ice-shelf or metres of such platforms4
nearest fast ice)

All other garbage Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited

including plastics,
synthetic ropes, fishing
gear, plastic garbage
bags, incinerator ashes,
clinkers, cooking oil,
floating dunnage, lining
and packing materials,
paper, rags, glass, metal,
bottles, crockery and
similar refuse
LINK: Video clip
-URL. https://lms.aims.edu.ph/mod/assign/view.php?id=8064

-URL. https://lms.aims.edu.ph/course/view.php?id=293#section-2

-URL. https://youtu.be/w161qG7okew
Teaching-Learning Activity
Week 4

LO 1.6

LECTURE NOTES:
Topic: impact of shipping operations to the environment in case of marine
pollution
 
 

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The threats posed by shipping are not spread evenly across the oceans, but rather
concentrated in busy shipping lanes and ports.

• This damage is caused by:

-Release of oil and chemicals: through accidental spills and operational discharges

-Transfer of invasive species: through ballast water and on ship hulls
-Release of biocides: from toxic chemicals used in antifouling paints
-Dumping of waste: such as garbage and sewage
-Air pollution: through emission of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide
-Physical and other damage: through dropping of anchors, noise and wave disturbances, and
striking of whales and other marine mammals
 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SHIPPING

 
Image Credits: Sohit Shukl
 
The environmental impact of shipping includes air pollution, 
water pollution, acoustic, and oil pollution.  Ships are responsible for
more than 18 percent of some air pollutants.

-Ballast water

-Sound pollution

-Wildlife collision

-ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION

-Conventional pollutants
-Localized air pollution

-Greenhouse gas pollutants

-OIL SPILLS

-WASTE WATER

-SOLID WASTE

-BILGE WATER
-INTERNATIONAL REGULATION

-EFFECTS
Link: Video click
-URL https://youtu.be/d93l0Y65JGE
 THANK YOU…
OIC-NW BROSAS, JEFFREY F., MarAd