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USCG issues final rule to update pollution rules

Coast Guard has issued Final Rule which updates regulations to harmonize U.S. regulations with international conventions regarding oil pollution. Regulations amendments cover Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters to align with recent amendments to Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978, which were adopted by the IMO MEPC during its 52nd, 54th, 55th, and 59th sessions. This final rule also amends sections of the Vessel Response Plan regulations to include the Safety of Life at Sea Material Safety Data Sheets as an equivalent hazardous communications standard. This final rule is effective May 5, 2015. Further details may be found by clicking hereIn the origin, I was outspoken with you propecia before and after has changed my subsistence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is improbable to sit.

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SOLAS – Mandatory MSDS for MARPOL Annex I cargoes and for bunkers

SOLAS - Mandatory MSDS for MARPOL Annex I cargoes and for bunkers Effective 1 January 2011, SOLAS requires that each ship must be provided with Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for oil cargoes (MARPOL Annex I cargoes) and for oil fuel (bunkers) as defined in MARPOL. The MSDS have to be provided prior to loading such oil as cargo in bulk or as oil fuel. Additionally, the IMO has recommended a format and content for the MSDS (IMO Resolution MSC.286(86)).Therefore, after 1 January 2011, parties to SOLAS can be expected to verify that ships have the required MSDS.Source : IMO

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