船舶管理MARPOL公约英文版MARPOL-2004.pdf

Consolidated Edition, 2004 London, 2004 2004 2004 Introduction The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,1973, was adopted by the International Conference on Marine Pollution convened by IMO from 8 October to 2 November 1973. This Convention was subsequently modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, which was adopted by the International Conference on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention (TSPP Conference) convened by IMO from 6 to 17 February 1978. The Convention, as modified by the Protocol, is known as the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, or, in short form, MARPOL 73/78. Regulations covering the various sources of shipgenerated pollution are contained in the five Annexes of the Convention. The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), since its inception in 1974, has reviewed various provisions of MARPOL 73/78 which have been found to require clarification or have given rise to difficulties in implementation. In order to resolve such ambiguities and difficulties in a uniform manner, the MEPC agreed that it was desirable to develop unified interpretations. In certain cases, the MEPC recognized that there was a need to amend existing regulations or to introduce new regulations with