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The Annexes of MARPOL contain detailed regulations with respect to the six main groups of harmful materials: Petroleum in any form ; Noxious Liquid Substances (NLS) carried in bulk (Annex II); Harmful substances carried in packaged form (Annex III); Sewage (Annex IV); Garbage (Annex V); and Air emissions (Annex VI). [6] MARPOL states that ...
List of the MARPOL 73/78 Annexes Annex Title Entry into force [1] [5] No. of Contracting Parties/States [1] α % of the World Tonnage [1] β; Annex I: Prevention of pollution by oil & oily water: 2 October 1983: Annex II: Control of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk: 6 April 1987: Annex III
The lists and codes include several thousand substances. Many substances are covered under more than one category. [9] [10] Oils, as defined in regulation 1 of annex I to MARPOL 73/78 (carried in bulk) Noxious liquid substances, as defined in regulation 1.10 of Annex II MARPOL 73/78.
Under IMO, or International Maritime Organization, MARPOL 73/78, also known as the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships ("Marpol" is short for marine pollution and 73/78 short for the years 1973 and 1978.) There are a total of six annexes that compose Marpol. Annex IV deals with the pollution of sewage by ships.
The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS, 33 U.S.C. §§1905-1915) is a United States law that implements the provisions of MARPOL 73/78 and the annexes of MARPOL to which the United States is a party.
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s. entry [4]
Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, [18] applies to ships and prohibits discharge of oil or hazardous substances in harmful quantities into or upon U.S. navigable waters, or into or upon the waters of the contiguous zone, or which may affect natural resources in the U.S. EEZ (extending 200 miles (320 ...
Parties to the protocol are further obligated to adopt measures to ensure that the issuance of permits and permit conditions for the dumping of reverse list substances comply with Annex 2 (the Waste Assessment Annex) of the protocol. The substances on the reverse list include dredged material; sewage sludge; industrial fish processing waste ...