Hello friends, in this video we are going to discuss on the topic Marpol. I would like to inform you that this video is useful for everyone ranging from pre-seq edits to candidates preparing for their competency exams. So, let's get started.
Marpol is the international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships. So the question comes, why was Marpol required? Millions of tons of oil, liquefied natural gases and chemical cargos are being transported by the sea day by day. When these cargos are discharged into the sea, either by operational causes or by accidental causes. it causes pollution and this pollution affects the marine environment.
So, this had become a matter of international concern. Therefore, some guidelines were required to control this pollution. So, MARPOL was implemented. Why is it called MARPOL 7378? MARPOL was convened or adopted by the IMO in 1973 and later subsequently modified in the year 1978 that is why it is called Marple 7378. Now these are the few IMO publications for the guidelines for the implementation of Marple.
You can often find these on board. What you can do is you can go through the contents of these guidelines to know what they are all about. Moving on to the annexes of MARPOL, there are a total of 6 annexes of MARPOL. Annex 1 is the regulation for the prevention of pollution by oil.
Annex 1 came into force in 1983. Annex 2 is the regulation for the prevention of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk. Annex 2 came into force in 1984. in 1987. Next up is Annex 3 is the regulation for the prevention of pollution by harmful substances carried in packaged form. Annex 3 came into force in 1992. Annex 4 is the regulation for the prevention of pollution by sewage from ships.
Annex 4 came into force in 2003. Next is the Annex 5 which is the regulation for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships. Annex 5 came into force in 1988. And last but not the least is Annex 6, which is the regulation for the prevention of air pollution from ships. Annex 6 came into force in 2005. I hope you must have got a basic gist of what Marpol is all about.
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