1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its sixty-fifth session (13 to 17 May 2013), approved the amendments
to the Unified Interpretations to regulation
12.2 of MARPOL Annex I (MEPC 65/22, paragraph 11.39), as set
out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to use the annexed
interpretation when applying the relevant provisions of regulation 12.2 of MARPOL Annex
I and to bring it to the attention of all parties concerned.