MARPOL Consolidated Edition 2017

Contents
Introduction .................. .. ..................... . .. . ................. . .
International Convention for the Prevention
of Pollution from Ships, 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Protocol I: Provisions concerning reports
on incidents involving harmful substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Protocol II: Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention
for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention
for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified
by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
MARPOL Annex I
Regulations for the prevention of pollution by oil
Chapter 1 - General
,, Regulation 1 Definitions ........................................... .. .... .
Regulation 2 Application ......................... . ...................... .
Regulation 3 Exemptions and waivers ...... . ....... . ... .... ................. .
Regulation 4 Except.ions .... ..................................... ........ .
Regulation 5 Equiva lents .................... . . . .......................... .
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Chapter 2 - Surveys and certification
Regulation 6 Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Regulation 7 Issue or endorsement of certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Regu lation 8
Regulation 9
Regu lation 10
Regulation 11
Issue or endorsement of certificate by another Government ...... . ..... .
Form of certificate .......................... . ... ..... ........ .
Duration and val idity of certificate ... . .............. ...... ....... .
Port State control on operational requ irements ...................... .
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Chapter 3 - Requirements for machinery spaces of all ships
Part A - Construction
Regulation 12 Tanks for oil residues (sludge) .................. .... .. ...... ..... .
Regulation 12A Oil fuel tank protection ....................................... .
Regulation 13 Standard discharge connection ............ ............. ......... .
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