The Maritime Environment Protection Committee,
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The Maritime 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,

 NOTING that the revised MARPOL Annex VI was adopted by resolution MEPC.176(58) which is expected to enter into force on 1 July 2010,

 NOTING ALSO that regulation 15.6 of the revised Annex VI requires a tanker carrying crude oil to have onboard and implement a VOC management plan approved by the Administration, and that such a plan shall be prepared taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization,

 HAVING CONSIDERED the draft Guidelines for the development of a VOC management plan prepared by the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases at its thirteenth session,

  1. ADOPTS the Guidelines for the development of a VOC management plan, as set out in the Annex to this resolution; and

  2. INVITES Governments to apply the Guidelines from 1 July 2010.

Parent topic: Resolution MEPC.185(59) – Guidelines for the Development of A VOC Management Plan – (Adopted on 17 July 2009)
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