1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its fifty-third session (July 2005), adopted, by resolution MEPC.129(53), the Guidelines
for port State control under MARPOL Annex
VI, and requested the Secretariat to issue the Guidelines by
an MEPC Circular as soon as possible (MEPC 53/24, paragraph 4.55.3).
2 The Guidelines, as adopted by the Committee,
are attached at annex hereto.