03 Jan 2017 / Singapore
With effect from 1 January 2017, the amendments to the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Regulations and Merchant Shipping Regulations will be taken into effect.
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) had adopted amendments to MARPOL 73/78, SOLAS 74 and STCW Convention respectively.
The amendments to the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Regulations give effect to Resolution MEPC.265(68) which makes the environment-related provisions of the Polar Code mandatory under MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV and V and Resolution MEPC.266(68) which amends Regulation 12 of MARPOL Annex I relating to requirements on tanks for oil residues (sludge).
The amendments to the Merchant Shipping Regulations give effect to Resolution MSC.385(94) which adopts the safety-related provisions of the Polar Code and include new mandatory minimum requirements for training and qualification of personnel on ships subjected to the Polar Code. Resolution MSC.386(94) adds a new chapter XIV to SOLAS on safety measures for ships under the Polar Code.
The amendments to the Merchant Shipping Regulations also give effect to Resolution MSC.392(95) which makes the IGF Code mandatory and include fire safety measures under Chapter II-2 of SOLAS. In addition, Resolution MSC.396(95) and Resolution MSC.397(95) adopt amendments to the STCW Convention and the STCW Code which prescribe new mandatory minimum requirements for training and qualification of personnel on ships subjected to the IGF Code.
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