This document has been revoked by resolution MEPC.356(78)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