1 Introduction
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1 Introduction

  1.1 The main objectives of these Guidelines are to:

  • .1 assist Governments in developing and enacting domestic laws which give force to and implement provisions set forth in regulation 17, Reception Facilities, of MARPOL Annex VI;

  • .2 assist port and terminal operators and ship repair ports, and ship recycling facilities in assessing the need for and providing adequate reception facilities for Ozone Depletion Substances (ODS) and equipment containing ODS; and

  • .3 assist port and terminal operators in assessing the need for, and providing adequate reception facilities for exhaust gas cleaning residues.

  1.2 Adequate MARPOL Annex VI reception facilities shall meet the needs of ships calling at a port or terminal without causing undue delay.

  1.3 MARPOL Annex VI, regulation 17 specifies two types of wastes that Parties must ensure the provision of reception facilities for ships calling at their ports:

  • .1 Ozone Depleting Substances are those defined in MARPOL Annex VI, regulation 2.16; and

  • .2 Exhaust gas cleaning residues are ship-generated residues that may range from liquid to solid.

Parent topic: Annex – 2011 Guidelines For Reception Facilities Under MARPOL Annex VI
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