microeconomics
MBA 4701 SHIPPING BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSESMENT 2-2013
CONTROVERSY ON MARPOL ANNEX V AMMENDMENTS CONCERNING CARGO RESIDUE
Submitted by: Vasanth Subramanien
Student Number: M00460445
Word Count: 1470 words.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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IDENTIFICATION OF IMO POLICY & UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROVERSY
3
2
RATIONALE & SAFETY OBJECTIVES
7
3
WERE OBEJCTIVES BEHIND THE POLICY MET
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4
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE POLICY
11
5
REFERENCES LIST
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IDENTIFICATION OF IMO POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING OF CONTROVERSY
The MARPOL Convention of IMO was subjected to extensive changes in July, 2011. Annex V of MARPOL that deals with prevention of pollution to marine environment by garbage disposed form ships underwent a lot of changes. These amendments have entered into force from Jan 1st, 2013 (Resolution MEPC.201 (62), July 2011).These amendments have caused considerable confusion to the maritime community.
The MEPC (Marine Environment Protection Committee) of IMO, has also published recommendations for implementing these changes (Resolution MEPC 219(63), March 2012).
The revised MARPOL Annex V regulations considers Cargo residues from bulk cargo carriers as garbage. Before the amendments, cargo residues from bulk carriers were not considered as Garbage. The ship operators were at liberty to clean their cargo holds of cargo residue and dispose the wash water and residue into the sea irrespective of the cargo which was carried (Rogers et al, March 2013).
What is “Cargo Residue”? The revised Annex defines Cargo residues as the remnants of any cargo (not covered by other MARPOL annexes) which stay on the deck and cargo holds after loading or unloading operations have been completed. This includes excess or spillage and those cargo particles entrained in wash water. The cargo dust which remains on the deck after sweeping and the
CONTROVERSY ON MARPOL ANNEX V AMMENDMENTS CONCERNING CARGO RESIDUE
Submitted by: Vasanth Subramanien
Student Number: M00460445
Word Count: 1470 words.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SL NO
CHAPTERS
PAGE NO
1
IDENTIFICATION OF IMO POLICY & UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROVERSY
3
2
RATIONALE & SAFETY OBJECTIVES
7
3
WERE OBEJCTIVES BEHIND THE POLICY MET
9
4
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE POLICY
11
5
REFERENCES LIST
12
IDENTIFICATION OF IMO POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING OF CONTROVERSY
The MARPOL Convention of IMO was subjected to extensive changes in July, 2011. Annex V of MARPOL that deals with prevention of pollution to marine environment by garbage disposed form ships underwent a lot of changes. These amendments have entered into force from Jan 1st, 2013 (Resolution MEPC.201 (62), July 2011).These amendments have caused considerable confusion to the maritime community.
The MEPC (Marine Environment Protection Committee) of IMO, has also published recommendations for implementing these changes (Resolution MEPC 219(63), March 2012).
The revised MARPOL Annex V regulations considers Cargo residues from bulk cargo carriers as garbage. Before the amendments, cargo residues from bulk carriers were not considered as Garbage. The ship operators were at liberty to clean their cargo holds of cargo residue and dispose the wash water and residue into the sea irrespective of the cargo which was carried (Rogers et al, March 2013).
What is “Cargo Residue”? The revised Annex defines Cargo residues as the remnants of any cargo (not covered by other MARPOL annexes) which stay on the deck and cargo holds after loading or unloading operations have been completed. This includes excess or spillage and those cargo particles entrained in wash water. The cargo dust which remains on the deck after sweeping and the
References: List 1. Circular MEPC.1/Circ.791. (Oct 2012). “Implementation of MARPOL Annex V-Provisional Classification of Solid Bulk Cargoes under revised Marpol Annex V between 1st Jan 2013 and 31st Dec 2014”. [Online]. IMO. Available from: http://docs.imo.org/Shared/Download.aspx?did=74977. [Accessed date 15th Nov 2013] 2. Circular MEPC.1/Circ.810. (June 2013). “Implementation of MARPOL Annex V- Adequate Port reception facilities for cargoes declared as harmful to the marine environment under Marpol Annex V”. [Online]. IMO. Available from: http://docs.imo.org/Shared/Download.aspx?did=79442. [Accessed date 15th Nov 2013]. 3. Fox & Hanks (November 2013). “MARPOL Annex V: New amendments relating to disposal of cargo residues”. INCE&CO. [Online]. Available from: http://incelaw.com/ourknowledge/publications/marpol-annex-v-new-amendments-relating-to-disposal-of-cargo-residues. [Accessed date 15th Nov 2013]. 4. Intercargo Technical Brief: Revised MARPOL Annex V & Dry bulk cargoes [Online]. (October 2012).Intercargo. Available from: http://www.intercargo.org/pdf_members/tech%20brief%20annex%20v%20rev%200.pdf. [Accessed date 10th Nov 2013]. 5. ITOPF (July 2013). “Bulk Cargo Hold wash water discharge and Cargo declarations under MARPOL Annex V”. [Online]. (Version 2). ITOPF. Available: www.itopf.com/information-services/publications/papers/MARPOLAnnexV.html. [Accessed date 14th Nov 2013]. 6. Resolution MEPC.201 (62). (July 2011). “Amendments to Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, 1973”. [Online]. IMO. Available from: http://www.imo.org/ourwork/environment/pollutionprevention/Garbage/Documents/201(62).pdf [ Accessed date 15th Nov 2013] 7. Resolution MEPC.219 (63). (March 2012). “2012 Guidelines for the implementation of MARPOL Annex V”. [Online]. IMO. Available from: http://www.imo.org/ourwork/environment/pollutionprevention/Garbage/Documents/219(63).pdf [Accessed date 15th Nov 2013] 8. Rogers et al (March 2013). “Revised MARPOL Annex V: Just who should take out the trash?” ReedSmith. [Online]. Available from: http://m.reedsmith.com/revised-marpol-annex-v-just-who-should-take-out-the-trash-03-08-2013/. [Accessed date 15th Nov 2013]. ---------------------------------------