Annex - Amendments to MARPOL Annex IV Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships
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Annex - Amendments to MARPOL Annex IV Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships

 This document has been consolidated into MARPOL Annex IV

Chapter 1 - General

Regulation 1

Definitions

1 Paragraph 10 is replaced by the following:

  • "10 A passenger ship means a ship which carries more than twelve passengers.

  • For the application of regulation 11.3 a new passenger ship is a passenger ship:

    • .1 for which the building contract is placed, or in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is in similar stage of construction, on or after 1 June 2019; or

    • .2 the delivery of which is on or after 1 June 2021.

  • An existing passenger ship is a passenger ship which is not a new passenger ship."

Chapter 3 - Equipment and control of discharge

Regulation 11

Discharge of sewage

2 Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

  • "B Discharge of sewage from passenger ships within a special area

  • 3 Subject to the provisions of regulation 3 of this Annex, the discharge of sewage from a passenger ship within a special areafootnote shall be prohibited:

    • .1 for new passenger ships, on a date determined by the Organization pursuant to regulation 13.2 of this Annex, but in no event prior to 1 June 2019; and

    • .2 for existing passenger ships, on a date determined by the Organization pursuant to regulation 13.2 of this Annex, but in no event prior to 1 June 2021,

  • except when the following conditions are satisfied:

    • the ship has in operation an approved sewage treatment plant which has been certified by the Administration to meet the operational requirements referred to in regulation 9.2.1 of this Annex, and the effluent shall not produce visible floating solids nor cause discoloration of the surrounding water."

Appendix - Form of International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate

International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate

3 The final paragraph under section 1.1 is replaced by the following:

  • "The sewage treatment plant is certified by the Administration to meet the effluent standards as provided for in the Guidelines on implementation of effluent standards and performance test for sewage treatment plants, adopted by resolution MEPC.227(64), as amended, including/excluding* the standards of section 4.2 thereof."

With the following footnote:

  • " * Delete as appropriate "


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