1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its sixty-fourth session (1 to 5 October 2012), concurred with
the clarification proposed by Japan (document MEPC 64/2/11) with regard
to the definition of "major conversion" contained in regulation A-1.5
of the BWM Convention, and instructed the Secretariat to prepare a
draft circular to facilitate the dissemination of this clarification
for consideration by MEPC 65.
2 The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its sixty-fifth session (13 to 17 May 2013), considered the proposal
by IACS (document MEPC 65/2/12), agreed to include a further clarification
of "major conversion" with respect to changing of ship type, and approved
the text of the circular as set out in the annex.
3 Member Governments are invited to bring this
circular to the attention of all parties concerned.