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Summary
of the IMO MEPC 39th Session
Air
Pollution Prevention
New Annex VI to MARPOL
Mandatory Code on NOX Emissions
Ozone Depleting Substances
Sulphur Content and Emission Control Areas
Bunker Delivery Notes
Shipboard Incineration
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Ship
Operations
Ballast Water Management
Intact Stability for Tankers
Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel
Restricted Operation in the North Sea
The 39th Session
of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met 10 - 14
March 1997 at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s)
Headquarters in London. Significant
progress was made towards the development of a final draft of the
new Annex VI to MARPOL concerning air pollution prevention from ships
which is scheduled to be adopted during the September 1997 Air Pollution
Conference to be held at IMO in London. An
overview of the air pollution requirements as well as other draft
regulations tentatively accepted during MEPC 39 are summarized below.
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