MARPOL Convention definition

MARPOL Convention means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, in its up-to-date version;
MARPOL Convention means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocols of 1978 and 1997;
MARPOL Convention means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating to that Convention, including all its other Protocols, Annexes and Appendices, and amendments thereto adopted by the IMO in accordance with Article 16 of that Convention;

Examples of MARPOL Convention in a sentence

  • As the 1973 MARPOL Convention had not yet entered into force, the 1978 MARPOL Protocol absorbed the parent Convention.

  • The sulphur limit for heavy fuel oil was reduced to 0.10 per cent in 2015 in accordance with the MARPOL Convention.

  • The Contracting Parties envisage to achieve the above through amending various provisions of the Bonn Agreement (Articles 1, 5, 6 and 15 thereof, as well as the title of the Agreement and the preamble thereto) so as to extend its scope of application to air pollution from ships as regulated under Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention.

  • In this context we welcome the successful work of the North Sea Network of Investigators and Prosecutors in promoting enforcement of pollution rules and standards and agree to continue cooperation with the Network on enforcement of all relevant Annexes to the MARPOL Convention.

  • The MARPOL Convention is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes.


More Definitions of MARPOL Convention

MARPOL Convention means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and its Protocol of 1978, as amended from time to time;
MARPOL Convention means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, signed in London on 2nd November, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto signed in London on 17th February, 1978;
MARPOL Convention means the International Convention for the Preven- tion of Pollution from Ships, 1973, done at London on 2 November 1973, as amended by the Protocols of 1978 and 1997;
MARPOL Convention means the International Convention for the
MARPOL Convention means the International Convention for the Prevention of
MARPOL Convention means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as modified by the protocol of 1978 and as amended;
MARPOL Convention means the Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes; and it is a combination of two treaties adopted in 1973 and 1978;