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Control of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk: 6 April 1987: Annex III: Prevention of pollution by harmful substances carried by sea in packaged form: 1 July 1992: 138: 97.59 Annex IV: Pollution by sewage from ships: 27 September 2003 Annex V: Pollution by garbage from ships: 31 December 1988 Annex VI: Prevention of air pollution ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
The Annex on Chemicals contains three lists of substances whose use is prohibited or restricted under the Convention. Part A of the Annex contains guidelines for inclusion in the lists; Part B contains the lists themselves. [2] The lists are compiled according to decreasing probability that the substance is intended for military use.
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.
Examples of these substances are phosgene, which has been used as a chemical weapon but which is also a precursor in the manufacture of many legitimate organic compounds, and triethanolamine, used in the manufacture of nitrogen mustard but also commonly used in toiletries and detergents. The Schedule 3 list is one of three lists.