1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its fifty-eighth session (6 to 10 October 2008), agreed that (MEPC
58/23, paragraphs 10.33 and 10.35):
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.1 where a voluntary declaration of quantities
“retained on board” in oily bilge water holding tanks
is entered in the Oil Record Book, Part I, the entry should be made
under Code (I) (Additional operational procedures and general remarks);
and
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.2 the heating of oil residue (sludge) as a method
of reducing its volume by evaporation should be recorded in the Oil
Record Book, Part I, under Code (C) (Collection, transfer and disposal
of oil residues (sludge)), paragraph 12.4.
2 The Committee agreed to disseminate the above
information by means of an MEPC circular and to bring the circular
to the attention of the FSI Sub-Committee to ensure alignment with
port State control procedures.
3 Member Governments are invited to communicate
the above to their maritime Administrations, including port State
control officers, industry organizations and other stakeholders to
ensure uniform application of the aforementioned understandings.