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SOPEP-SMPEP List of National Contact Points

In order to ensure ongoing compliance with MARPOL Annex I Regulation 37.2.4 and MARPOL Annex II Regulation 17.2.4, vessels should have access to a list of authorities or persons to be contacted in the event of pollution incident. Therefore, a Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP), carried by vessels over 400 GT, and a Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan (SMPEP), carried also by vessels of 150 GT and above, certified to carry noxious liquid substances in bulk,   should contain the latest IMO List of National Operational Contact Points Responsible for the Receipt, Transmission and Processing of Urgent Report on Incidents Involving Harmful Substances, Including Oil from Ships to Coastal States. Resolution MEPC.54 (32), as amended by MEPC.86 (44) on the SOPEP Guidelines and resolution MEPC.85 (44) as amended by MEPC.137 (53) on the SMPEP Guidelines, adopted by the IMO, require that SOPEP and SMPEP should include as an appendix, the latest list of agencies or officials of administrations, responsible for receiving and processing reports on incidents involving oil and/or harmful substances. The IMO is issuing every three months the updated list of national operational contact points for these shipboard pollution emergency plans. Actions required In the overview of deficiencies ...

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IMO at ship recycling workshop

IMO’s Simone Leyers is in Brussels, Belgium to provide an update on implementation of IMO’s Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention to participants at the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) Technical Workshop on Ship Recycling (27 January), which is being hosted by ECSA with participation from the EU Commission, EU Member States, Recycling States (India and Bangladesh) and shipowners. Ms Leyers will also provide an update on the IMO NORAD project “Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh – Phase I”.    Ship Recycling Guidelines The following guidelines have been developed and adopted to assist States in the early implementation of the Convention’s technical standards: 2011 Guidelines for the Development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, adopted by resolution MEPC.197(62); 2011 Guidelines for the Development of the Ship Recycling Plan, adopted by resolution MEPC.196(62); 2012 Guidelines for Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling, adopted by resolution MEPC.210(63); and 2012 Guidelines for the Authorization of Ship Recycling Facilities, adopted by resolution MEPC.211(63); Also two further guidelines have been developed and adopted to assist States in the implementation of the Convention after it enters into force: 2012 Guidelines for the survey and certification of ships under the Hong Kong Convention, adopted by resolution MEPC.222(64); and  2012 Guidelines for the inspection of ...

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NGO welcomes IMO progress on black carbon in Arctic

The decision at the IMO to recommend to its environment committee a definition of black carbon arrived at by scientific consensus, after four years of debate, has been welcomed by environmental NGO Transport & Environment. Lack of agreement at sub-committee level had been holding up technical work to calibrate and test black carbon measurement methods that could be used to evaluate control measures as well as monitoring and engine certification technology. The IMO would then focus on measures to reduce black carbon. The deposition of black carbon from ships and other sources on ice and snow in the Arctic accelerates ice melting by reducing the albedo effect – the ability to reflect sunlight back into space. The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is set to agree in May on a definition – reached in 2013 by Dr Tami Bond and a group of 29 eminent scientists from international institutes – which identifies its four major characteristics.   Bill Hemmings, clean shipping manager at Transport & Environment, a member of the Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC) that has observer status at the IMO, said:   “This agreement on a definition is welcome but long overdue as increasing black carbon emissions from ...

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IMO talks on Ballast Water Management exemptions resume in May

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has considered how to carry out exemptions and exceptions to the rules of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) during a meeting. HELCOM has been actively working on regional aspects of the Convention for over a decade. This week's meeting of the IMO Pollution Prevention and Response sub-committee (PPR) considered various proposals on the subject matter, including the joint HELCOM-OSPAR procedure on exemptions adopted in 2013. In the ensuing discussion, views were expressed that the harmonized procedure on exemptions developed and adopted by HELCOM and OSPAR in 2013 is a good example of regional cooperation on these matters which other regions may use as an example. The IMO sub-committee agreed that further discussion on the relevant regulations (BWMC A-3 and A-4) and Guidelines (G7) was needed with a view to clarifying their application in the context of exceptions and exemptions under the BWM Convention. The meeting finally invited the 68th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), scheduled to take place 11-15 May 2015 in London, to consider the views expressed and advise on any follow-up actions. Source: HELCOMIn the start, I was forthright with you propecia before and after has changed my ...

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IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response Outcome

The IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response held its 2nd Session from Monday 19 through Friday 23 January 2015 under the Chairmanship of Mr Sveinung Oftedal (NORWAY) and his Vice Chair, Dr Flavio Fernandes (BRAZIL) both of whom were subsequently re-elected for 2016. It will be recalled that this Sub-Committee with the acronym PP2 is now responsible for matters formerly dealt with by the BLG (Bulk Liquids and Gases) Sub-Committee resulting from last year’s re-organisation of IMO’s sub-committee structure. Three Working Groups (WG) and one Drafting Group (DG) were formed and chaired as follows: WG1 Evaluation of Safety and Pollution hazards of liquid chemicals, Dr D MacRae (UK) WG2 Prevention of air pollution from ships, Mr W Lundy (USA) WG3 Recycling of ships, Mrs Kristine Gilson (USA) DG1 OPRC related manuals, guidelines and guidance, Mr S Lundgren (USA) co-chairing with Mr F Merlin (FRANCE)   In addition, the Correspondence Group (CG) established at MEPC 67 and tasked with conducting a review of the Guidelines for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems (G8) convened and conducted its work in the margins of PPR2, during lunch-breaks and on completion of Plenary. Statements by delegations GREECE and ITALY, relating to the SAR ...

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UNDP, IMO focus on sustainable development

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark met IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu at IMO Headquarters (20 January). The two highlighted their common commitment to sustainable development and discussed the important role of maritime transportation in building the economies of developing countries. They noted the two highly successful multi-million dollar Partnerships Projects, executed by IMO in partnership with the UNDP, to address the threat of invasive species in ships’ ballast water. The first project was initiated in 2000 and this evolved into a second project – GloBallast Partnerships. The aims of the projects are to assist developing countries and their maritime industries in implementing international regulations on ballast water management and preventing risks arising from the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms in ships’ ballast water. Both projects have mobilized some US$13 million in financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and leveraged many times this in cash and in-kind co-finance. IMO is currently working with UNDP and the GEF on developing new comprehensive global partnerships on energy efficiency in the maritime transport sector and marine biodiversity protection. ​​​​​​​​ Source and Image Credit: IMOIn the start, I was frank with you propecia before and after has changed my life. It has become ...

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Albania accedes to OPRC-HNS Protocol

The Ambassador of Albania, H.E. Mr Mal Berisha, has met with IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu to deposit its instrument of accession to the Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Cooperation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000 (OPRC/HNS 2000). The Protocol aims to establish national systems for preparedness and response and to provide a global framework for international cooperation in combating major incidents or threats of marine pollution, specifically with incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances.   The OPRC-HNS Protocol ensures that ships carrying hazardous and noxious substances are covered by preparedness and response regimes similar to those already in existence for oil incidents. For the purposes of the HNS Protocol, a Hazardous and Noxious Substance is defined as any substance other than oil which, if introduced into the marine environment is likely to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea. It should be noted that the definition of an HNS as defined by the OPRC-HNS Protocol 2000 differs widely from the definition of an HNS under the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of ...

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