Revoked by MEPC.356(78)
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Marine Environment Protection Committee - Resolution MEPC.104(49) - Guidelines for Brief Sampling of Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships - (Adopted on 18 July 2003) - Revoked by MEPC.356(78)

Revoked by MEPC.356(78)

 This document has been revoked by resolution MEPC.356(78)

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 the international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution,

 RECALLING ALSO that the International Conference on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems for Ships, 2001, held in October 2001, adopted the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (the AFS Convention) together with four Conference resolutions,

 NOTING that article 11(1) of the AFS Convention prescribes that ships to which this Convention applies may, in any port, shipyard, or offshore terminal of a Party, be inspected by officers authorized by that Party for the purpose of determining whether the ship is in compliance with this Convention, and that such inspection includes brief sampling of the ship's anti-fouling system,

 NOTING ALSO that article 11(1) of the AFS Convention refers to the guidelines to be developed by the Organization and Conference resolution 2 urges the Organization to develop these guidelines as a matter of urgency for them to be adopted before the entry into force of the Convention,

 NOTING FURTHER that through resolutions MEPC.102(48) and MEPC.105(49) the Organization has developed "Guidelines for Survey and Certification of Anti-fouling Systems on Ships" and "Guidelines for Inspection of Anti-fouling Systems on Ships", respectively, and

 HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendation made by the Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation at its eleventh session,

  .1 ADOPTS the Guidelines for brief sampling of anti-fouling systems on ships, the text of which is set out in the Annex to this resolution;

  .2 INVITES Governments to apply the Guidelines as soon as possible, or when the Convention becomes applicable to them; and

  .3 RECOMMENDS that the Guidelines be reviewed on a regular basis.


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