The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
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The Marine Environment Protection Committee,

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,

RECALLING ALSO that, at its fifty-third session, it adopted , by resolution MEPC.139(53), the Guidelines for the application of the revised MARPOL Annex I requirements to floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs) and floating storage units (FSUs) (Guidelines), which were further amended by resolution MEPC.142(54),

RECOGNIZING the need to align the relevant provisions of the Guidelines with the amendments to MARPOL Annex I adopted since MEPC 54.

HAVING CONSIDERED, at its seventy-third session, draft 2018 Guidelines for the application of MARPOL Annex I requirements to floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs) and floating storage units (FSUs) prepared by the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response, at its fifth session,

1 ADOPTS the 2018 Guidelines for the application of MARPOL Annex I requirements to floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs) and floating storage units (FSUs);

2 INVITES Governments to take the 2018 Guidelines into account when applying the relevant requirements of MARPOL Annex I to FPSOs and FSUs;

3 AGREES to keep the 2018 Guidelines under review in light of experience gained;

4 REVOKES the Guidelines for the application of the revised MARPOL Annex I requirements to floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs) and floating storage units (FSUs) (resolution MEPC.139(53), as amended by resolution MEPC.142(54)).

Parent topic: Resolution MEPC.311(73) - 2018 Guidelines for the Application of MARPOL Annex I Requirements to Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Facilities (FPSOS) and Floating Storage Units (FSUS) - (adopted on 26 October 2018)
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