The annex of this document has been consolidated into MARPOL
RECALLING Article 38(a) of the Convention on the International
Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Marine Environment
Protection Committee conferred upon it by international conventions
for the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,
NOTING article 16 of the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 ("1973 Convention"), article
VI of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention
for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 ("1978 Protocol")
and article 4 of the Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention
for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the
Protocol of 1978 relating thereto ("1997 Protocol"), which together
specify the amendment procedure of the 1997 Protocol and confer upon
the appropriate body of the Organization the function of considering
and adopting amendments to the 1973 Convention, as modified by the
1978 and 1997 Protocols,
NOTING ALSO that, by the 1997 Protocol, Annex VI entitled
Regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships was added
to the 1973 Convention,
NOTING FURTHER that the revised Annex VI, which was adopted
by resolution MEPC.176(58), entered
into force on 1 July 2010,
HAVING CONSIDERED draft amendments to the revised Annex
VI concerning engines solely fuelled by gaseous fuels,
1 ADOPTS, in accordance with article 16(2)(d) of the 1973 Convention,
amendments to Annex VI, the text of which is set out in the annex
to the present resolution;
2 DETERMINES, in accordance with article 16(2)(f)(iii) of the 1973 Convention,
that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 September
2015, unless prior to that date, not less than one third of the Parties
or Parties, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less
than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have
communicated to the Organization their objection to the amendments;
3 INVITES the Parties to note that, in accordance
with article 16(2)(g)(ii) of
the 1973 Convention, said amendments shall enter into force on 1 March
2016 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;
4 REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity
with article 16(2)(e) of the
1973 Convention, to transmit to all Parties to the 1973 Convention,
as modified by the 1978 and 1997 Protocols, certified copies of the
present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the
annex;
5 REQUESTS FURTHER the Secretary-General to transmit
to the Members of the Organization which are not Parties to the 1973
Convention, as modified by the 1978 and 1997 Protocols, copies of
the present resolution and its annex.