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HISTORY OF MARPOL ANNEX II

WORKSHOP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MARPOL ANNEX II & III Palace Hotel Sliema Malta 26 29 April 2010

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ANNEX II
WHY the revision
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INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE - 34th session Agenda item 7

MEPC 34/7/5 14 April 1993 Original: ENGLISH

UNIFORM INTERPRETATION AND AMENDMENTS OF MARPOL 73/78 Consideration of amendments to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 Submitted by the Netherlands

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NO NONSENSE WITH NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES

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Revision of Annex II
editorial amendments and simplification of present requirements adaptation to technical progress inconsistencies with Annex I categorization of substances
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ANNEX II
Globally Harmonized System
Rio 1992

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A globally harmonized classification and compatible labelling system, including national safety data sheets and easily understandable symbols, should be available, if feasible, by the year 2000
The international mandate that provided the impetus for completing this work was adopted in the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), as reflected in Agenda 21, para 19.27
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ANNEX II
A B C D III
OR

X Y Z

5 OR 3 ????
Decision not until July 2003 so 10 years later
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ANNEX II
4 KEY ELEMENTS
editorial amendments and simplification of present requirements adaptation to technical progress inconsistencies with Annex I re-categorization of substances

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Editorial Amendments and Simplification

* More logical layout: 18 regulations divided into 8 Chapters * No more standards for P&A as a separate addition * No need for Unified Interpretations * Clarification where ambiguities were identified

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Adaptation to Technical progress

take advantage of all technical developements since the entry into force in 1987
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INCONSISTANCIES WITH MARPOL ANNEX I

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re-categorization of substances
Annex II text for 3- and for 5-Category system

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2 specific questions: * Domestic trade * Vegoils

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AFTER LONG DEBATES

THE COMPROMISE
4 CATEGORY SYSTEM

X Y Z OTHER SUBSTANCES
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Revised Pollution Categorisation System

Category X
Major Hazard prohibition of discharge into the environment

Category Y
Hazard limitation on quality and quantity of discharge into environment

Category Z
Minor hazard less stringent restrictions on quality and quantity of discharge

Other Substances (OS)

Present no harm and not subject to any of the requirements of the Annex

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Other Substances
Apple Juice Clay Slurry Coal Slurry Glucose Solution Hydrolised Vegetable Protein Kaolin Slurry Molasses Water Lecithin Sorbitol solution

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Adaptation to Technical progress

What are the consequences of the 4 Cat system on the technical progress????
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4 Category system
ALL new ships X Y Z
75 litres + PW 75 litres (PW or ES) 75 litres

Existing IBC
100 litres + 50 ltr tolerance + PW 100 litres + 50 ltr tolerance (PW or ES) 300 litres + 50 ltr tolerance

Existing BCH
300 litres + 50 ltr tolerance + PW 300 litres + 50 ltr tolerance (PW or ES) 900 litres + 50 ltr tolerance

Other ships (existing)

NO TRANSPORT

NO TRANSPORT

MT TO THE MOST POSSIBLE EXTENT NO quantity NO quality LIMITATION

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OS

NO quantity NO quality LIMITATION

NO quantity NO quality LIMITATION

NO quantity NO quality LIMITATION

Pollution Category

Inside Special Areas

Outside Special Areas

Y Z

All Prewash HV/SS subject to Prewash Non HV/SS subject to Efficient Stripping All subject to Efficient Stripping

All Prewash HV/SS subject to Prewash Non HV/SS subject to Efficient Stripping All subject to Efficient Stripping

Except SA ANTARCTIC AREA

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ANNEX II
New definition for viscosity
High-Viscosity Substance means a Noxious Liquid Substance in Category X or Y with a viscosity equal to of greater than 50 mPa.s at the unloading temperature
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Discharge requirements
Speed 7 KNOTS UDO Distance 12 NM from the nearest land Depth of water 25 metres
Domestic trade problem Waiver for Cat Z < 12 NM report to IMO
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RESULTS FOR Ship Typing

from a pollution point of view
All Cat X and Y shall be carried in chemical tankers Cat Z that are not readily biodegradable or are toxic to marine life (chapter 17) to be carried on chemical tankers Fp - Persistent floaters to be carried in a Ship Type 2 chemical tanker
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Amendments to the IBC Code

Chapters 17 and 18 completely amended:
New product lists Column b of Chapter 17 (UN Number) deleted Column m of Chapter 17, (materials of construction) deleted.

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DELETION OF OLS
Cycloheptane Cyclohexane Cyclopentane Diethylbenzene Dipentene Ethylbenzene Ethylcyclohexane Hexane Nonane Octane Pentane Pentene Toluene Xylenes

Why???????
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Regulation 16.2.2
Any cargo offered for bulk shipment shall be indicated in the shipping document by the product name under which it is listed in chapter 17 or 18 of the IBC Code or the latest edition of the MEPC.2/Circ. or under which it has been provisionally assessed.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES
chapter17-column a

The product name shall be used in the shipping document for any cargo offered for bulk shipments. Any additional name may be included in brackets after the product name.
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Product name
BLG.1/Circ.17 Use of the correct product name in offering bulk liquid cargoes for shipment Use of specific product names in preference to generic descriptions when offering bulk liquid cargoes for shipment C10 C20 C13
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BLG.1/Circ.25

Shipping Document not defined so any document can be used as the SD For many the SD is the B/L, but in some trades the use of the proper shipping name on the B/L is not possible Volutary Format of Shipping Document was developed the form is non-mandatory

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Resolution MEPC.118(52) Revised Annex II of MARPOL 73/78

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