1. The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its forty-ninth session (14 to 18 July 2003), recognizing the necessity
to provide appropriate guidance for the application of MARPOL Annex I requirements to floating production,
storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs) used for the offshore production
and storage of oil, and floating storage units (FSUs) used for the
offshore storage of produced oil, approved the Guidelines for application
of MARPOL Annex I requirements to FPSOs
and FSUs, set out in the annex.
2. Member Governments are invited to use the annexed
Guidelines when applying relevant provisions of MARPOL Annex I to FPSOs and FSUs and to bring them
to the attention of all parties concerned.