IMOK636E : MARPOL – How to Do It (2013 Edition) e-book

This manual provides useful, practical information to Governments, particularly those of developing countries, on the technical, economic and legal implications of ratifying, implementing and enforcing the MARPOL Convention and its Annexes.

ARPOL – How to do it (Manual on the practical implications of ratifying and implementing MARPOL 73/78) was first published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1993 to provide advice on the process of ratification, implementation and enforcement of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78). The first revision of the 1993 edition of MARPOL – How to do it was published in 2002, followed by a second revision in 2012. The latter was conducted mainly as a result of the total revision of MARPOL Annexes I and II and the entry into force of MARPOL Annexes IV and VI. Annex V was also revised in the meantime.

This publication is the revised and updated version of the 2002 edition of MARPOL – How to do it. This edition supersedes the 2002 edition.

Although MARPOL entered into force on 2 October 1983, there are IMO Member States that have not yet ratified MARPOL, or one, or all of its optional Annexes. Of the countries that have ratified MARPOL, there are those that have not managed to implement all of the requirements of the Convention and its related Protocols.

This manual provides useful, practical information to Governments, particularly those of developing countries, on the technical, economic and legal implications of ratifying, implementing and enforcing the MARPOL Convention and its Annexes. The aim is to encourage further ratification, proper implementation and enforcement of the Convention. However, it should be noted that, for legal purposes, the authentic text of the MARPOL Convention and its Annexes, should always be consulted.

The Annexes to MARPOL are living documents that develop through time. It is, therefore, not possible for this manual to reflect texts that are fully up to date and the reader is strongly advised to consult recent updates of the instruments through IMO documents and publications.

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