WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1994
MARITIME IMO, ΤΟ ELIMINATE ENVIRONMENT BY OIL DISCHARGE OF
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL
THE MARPOL WAS ADOPTED BY THE CONSULTATIVE ORGANISATION, THE PREDECESSOR TO THE DELIBERATE AND NEGLIGENT POLLUTION OF THE MARINE AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES AND TO MINIMISE ACCIDENTAL SUCH SUBSTANCES.
IT HAS FIVE ANNEXES, EACH STIPULATING CONTROLS PARTICULAR GROUP OF POLLUTANTS.
SPECIFIC TO A
* ANNEX I DEALS WITH POLLUTION BY OIL FROM SHIPS;
* ANNEX IT DEALS WITH NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES CARRIED IN
BULK;
CARRIED SUBSTANCE
BY SEA
IN
* ANNEX III DEALS WITH HARMFUL
PACKAGED FORM;
* ANNEX IV DEALS WITH SEWAGE; AND
* ANNEX V DEALS WITH GARBAGE.
KONG THROUGH REGULATION MADE POLLUTION)
"ANNEX I OF THE CONVENTION IS APPLICABLE TO HONG THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION OF OIL POLLUTION }
AND (PREVENTION UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE, MR TSE SAID.
CONTROL OF
ANNEX II IS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH MERCHANT SHIPPING POLLUTION BY NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK) REGULATION,
(CONTROL OF
OF STANDARDS
POLLUTION
OIL TANKERS
EMERGENCY
AND
IN A RECENT REVIEW, THE IMO ADOPTED CERTAIN AMENDMENT TO MARPOL
NEW THEY COVER
REQUIREMENTS FOR OIL
DESIGN NEW REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS FOR TESTING EQUIPMENT.
ANNEX I. PLANS,
"THE PROPOSED MERCHANT
SHIPPING
POLLUTION) (AMENDMENT} REQUIREMENTS," MR TSE SAID.
REGULATION 1994
AND (PREVENTION
CONTROL OF WILL COVER THESE NEW
ANNEX III OF THE MARPOL AIMS TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE MARINE SUBSTANCES ENVIRONMENT BY REGULATING THE CARRIAGE BY SHIPS OF HARMFUL IN PACKAGED FORM.
THESE SUBSTANCES ARE REGULATED AS MARINE POLLUTANTS THROUGH THE WHICH LAYS OUT INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS (IMDG) CODE,
OF PACKAGES CONTAINING HARMFUL SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
WITH AND LABELLING
REGARD ΤΟ SUBSTANCES; MARKING
DURABILITY AND DOCUMENTATION AND STOWAGE IDENTIFICATION OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES; AND REQUIREMENTS.
OF THOSE SECTIONS OF THE IMDG CODE RELATING TO CARRIAGE BY SEA
ALREADY IMPLEMENTED IN DANGEROUS GOODS IN BULK OR PACKAGED FORM ARE HONG KONG BY THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS.
ANNEX
"TO IMPLEMENT THOSE SECTIONS OF THE CODE RELATING MARPOL
NEW LEGISLATION III POLLUTANTS, THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE TO CONSOLIDATE THE EXISTING REQUIREMENTS AND EXTEND COVERAGE TO MARINE POLLUTANTS, MR TSE SAID.
to
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