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IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee - ABS Summary of New Regulations

57th Session

57th Session - April 2008

• Air Emissions

• Ship Recycling

• Greenhouse Gases

• Ballast Water Management

• Miscellaneous

April 2008

56th Session

56th Session - July 2007

• Ballast Water Management

• Ship Recycling

• Air Pollution

• Amendments/Interpretations

• Miscellaneous

July 2007

55th Session

55th Session - October 2006

• Ballast Water Management

• Amendments / Interpretations

• Ship Access to Shore-side PC Capabilities

• MARPOL Annex IV - Sewage

• Ship Recycling Convention Update

October 2006

54th Session

54th Session - March 2006

• MARPOL ANNEX I – OIL POLLUTION

• Prototype Ballast Treatment Technologies

• MARPOL Annex IV - Sewage

• Alternative Stability Assessment Method

March 2006

53rd Session

53rd Session - July 2005

• Ballast Water Management

• Ship Recycling

• MARPOL Annex VI - Air Polution

• MARPOL Annex I - Oil Polution

July 2005

52nd Session

52nd Session - October 2004

• MARPOL Annex I (Oil), Annex II (NLS) and the IBC Code

• New Type Approval Guidelines for BW Treatment Systems

• Proposed new Convention on Ship Recycling

October 2004

51st Session

51st Session - April 2004

• Clarifications to MARPOL 13F and 13G

• Ballast Water Convention requirements

• IBC Code Revisions afftecing the transport of vegetable oils

April 2004

50th Session

50th Session - December 2003

• Revised Accelerated Phase Out Provisions of MARPOL Regulations 13G and 13H

December 2003

Outcome of MEPC 49

Outcome of MEPC 49 - August 2003

• AMENDED REGULATION 13G AND CONDITION ASSESSMENT SCHEME

August 2003

49th Session

49th Session - July 2003

• ACCELERATED OIL TANKER PHASE OUT

• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

• FPSO AND FSU CERTIFICATION

July 2003

48th Session

48th Session - October 2002

• AFS CERTIFICATION GUIDELINES

• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

• MARPOL ANNEX II REVISION

October 2002

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47th Session

47th Session - March 2002

• AIR POLLUTION

• TANKER PHASE OUT INTERPRETATIONS

• SHIP RECYCLING

• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

March 2002

46th Session

46th Session - April 2001

• NEW REGULATION 13G AND CONDITION ASSESSMENT SCHEME

April 2001

45th Session

45th Session - October 2000

• TANKER PHASE OUT

• ANTI-FOULING SYSTEMS

• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

October 2000

44th Session

44th Session -March 2000

• MARPOL AMENDMENTS

• ANTI-FOULING SYSTEMS

• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

March 2000

43rd Session

43rd Session - July 1999

• MARPOL AMENDMENTS

• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

• ANTI-FOULING PAINTS

July 1999

42nd Session

42nd Session - November 1998

• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

• ANTI-FOULING PAINTS

• AIR POLLUTION DEVELOPMENTS

• TANKER RELATED ISSUES

November 1998

41st Session

41st Session - April 1998

• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

• AIR POLLUTION DEVELOPMENTS

• ANTI-FOULING PAINTS

• TANKER RELATED ISSUES

April 1998

40th Session

40th Session - September 1997

• NEW ANNEX VI TO MARPOL

• MANDATORY CODE ON NOX EMISSIONS

• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

• SHIP OPERATIONS

September 1997

(1997 Air Pollution Prevention Conference)

39th Session

39th Session - March 1997

• AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION

• SHIP OPERATIONS

March 1997

38th Session

38th Session - July 1996

• AIR POLLUTION

• OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

• CARRIAGE OF CHEMICALS AND NLS

• DOUBLE HULL TANKERS

July 1996

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