2 The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its sixtieth session (22 to 26 March 2010), approved the amendments
to MARPOL Annex VI to revise the form
of Supplement to the International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP)
Certificate to clearly and precisely document the ship's compliance
with regulations 4 and 14 of the revised MARPOL Annex VI.
MEPC 60 agreed to circulate the revised form of Supplement to the
IAPP Certificate, and urged Member Governments to take early action
before the revised form comes into force and for this purpose released
circular MEPC.1/Circ.718.
3 The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its sixty-first session (27 September to 1 October 2010), adopted
the amendments to MARPOL Annex VI,
by resolution MEPC.194(61), to revise
the form of Supplement to the IAPP Certificate as approved at MEPC
60. The amendments are expected to enter into force on 1 February
2012 in accordance with the amendment procedure as prescribed in article 16(2)(g)(ii) of the MARPOL
Convention.
4 The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its sixty-second session (11 to 15 July 2011), recognizing that
there is a need to update MEPC.1/Circ.718,
approved the present circular, as developed by the Sub-Committee on
Flag State Implementation at its nineteenth session.
5 Member Governments are invited to use the revised
form of Supplement to the IAPP Certificate when issuing the Supplement
in accordance with the revised MARPOL Annex
VI in line with the provisions of MSC-MEPC.5/Circ.6 on Guidance on the timing of replacement of existing certificates
by the certificates issued after the entry into force of amendments
to certificates in IMO instruments, as appropriatefootnote.