prevention of pollution from ships

• MARPOL Annex V Special Areas: Wider Caribbean Region

By this final rule, the Coast Guard amends the list of special areas in effect under Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978, as amended, to include the Wider Caribbean Region special area. The current list of special areas in effect is outdated because it does not include this special area, which went into effect May 1, 2011. This rule will correct the list of special areas in effect to provide accurate information to the public.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 19537, April 02, 2012
• Rules and Regulations
• Homeland Security Department

• Prevention Of Air Pollution From Ships: The Irish Perspective.

1. Introduction Directive 2005/33 which deals with sulphur content of marine fuel demonstrates the increasing regulation regarding ship emissions an...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2008, March 2008

• MARPOL Annex I Amendments

In this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), we are proposing to update our regulations to harmonize U.S. regulations with international conventions regarding oil pollution and safety of life at sea. The Coast Guard proposes to amend our regulations covering 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 Marine Environment Protection Committee during its 52nd, 54th, 56th, and 59th sessions. In addition, we are proposing to incorporate guidance from the Maritime Safety Committee, based on updates to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974, into our regulations covering shipping. Finally, we ar...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 21360, April 09, 2012
• Proposed rules
• Homeland Security Department

• 33 USC 1912 - Sec. 1912. International law

• US Code - Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters

• China update - New Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships in China.

On 1 March 2010, the Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships ("the Regulations') (promulgated by the People's Republi...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2010, January 2010

• International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex V: Plastic processor installations on Navy ships,

• FR, November 20, 1998
• Notices
• Navy Department

• 33 USC 1911 - Sec. 1911. Authority of Secretary under port and tanker safety program unaffected

• US Code - Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters

• 33 USC 1902 - Sec. 1902a. Discharge of agricultural cargo residue

... any other provision of law, the discharge from a vessel of any agricultural cargo residue materia... by the provisions of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) that implement... the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. . REFTEXT. References In ...

• US Code - Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters

• 33 USC 1909 - Sec. 1909. MARPOL Protocol; proposed amendments

... Protocol received by the United States from the Secretary-General of the International Maritim... the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, entered into force ...

• US Code - Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters

• 33 USC 1903 - Sec. 1903. Administration and enforcement

... II of the Convention apply only to seagoing ships. (b) Regulations; refuse record books; waste manag... the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, entered into force ...

• US Code - Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters