MARPOLE

Annex I of MARPOL 73/78: Regulations for the Prevention of

Pollution by Oil

Chapter I – General

Regulation1 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regulation2 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Regulation3 Equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Regulation4 Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation5 Issue or endorsement of Certificate . . ..

Regulation6 Issue or endorsement of a Certificate

by another Government . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation7 Form of Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation8 Duration and validity of Certificate .

Regulation 8A Port State control on operational

requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Chapter II – Requirements for control of operational pollution

Regulation9 Control of discharge of oil . . . . . . . .

Regulation 10 Methods for the prevention of oil

pollution from ships while operating

in special areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation 11 Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regulation 12 Reception facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation 13 Segregated ballast tanks, dedicated clean

ballast tanks and crude oil washing . . .

Regulation 13A Requirements for oil tankers with

dedicated clean ballast tanks. . . . . . . . . 

Regulation 13B Requirements for crude oil washing . . .. 

Regulation 13C Existing tankers engaged in

specific trades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation 13D Existing oil tankers having special ballast

arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation 13E Protective location of segregated ballast

spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation 13F Prevention of oil pollution in the event

of collision or stranding . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation 13G Prevention of oil pollution in the event

of collision or stranding – Measures for

existing tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation 14 Segregation of oil and water ballast and

carriage of oil in forepeak tanks . . . . . . . 

Regulation 15 Retention of oil on board . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation 16 Oil discharge monitoring and control

system and oil filtering equipment . . . . . 

Regulation 17 Tanks for oil residues (sludge) . . . . . . .. 

Regulation 18 Pumping, piping and discharge

arrangements of oil tankers . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation 19 Standard discharge connection. . . . . . .. 

Regulation 20 Oil Record Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation 21 Special requirements for drilling rigs

and other platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Chapter III – Requirements for minimizing oil pollution

from oil tankers due to side and bottom damages

Regulation 22 Damage assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation 23 Hypothetical outflow of oil . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation 24 Limitation of size and arrangement of

cargo tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation 25 Subdivision and stability . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation 25A Intact stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Chapter IV – Prevention of pollution arising from an oil pollution

incident

Regulation 26 Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan .. 

Appendices to Annex I

AppendixI List of oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Appendix II Form of IOPP Certificate and

Supplements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Appendix III Form of Oil Record Book . . . . . . . . .. 

Unified Interpretations of Annex I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Appendices to Unified Interpretations of Annex I

Appendix1 Guidance to Administrations concerning

draughts recommended for segregated

ballast tankers below 150 m in length . . . 

Appendix2 Interim recommendation for a unified

interpretation of regulation 13E . . . . . . .

Appendix3 Equivalent provisions for the carriage

of oil by a chemical tanker . . . . . . . . 

Appendix4 Connection of small diameter line to the

manifold valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix5 Specifications for the design, installation

and operation of a part flow system for

control of overboard discharges . . . . . . . 

Appendix6 Offshore platform discharges . . . . . . . 

Appendix7 Interim guidelines for the approval

of alternative methods of design

and construction of oil tankers

under regulation 13F(5) of Annex I

of MARPOL 73/78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Appendix8 Guidelines for approval of alternative

structural or operational arrangements

as called for in MARPOL 73/78,

Annex I, regulation 13G(7) . . . . . . . . . 

Appendix9 Interpretation of requirements for

application of hydrostatic balance

loading in cargo tanks

(resolution MEPC.64(36)) . . . . . . . . .

Annex II of MARPOL 73/78: Regulations for the Control of

Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk

Regulation1 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation2 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation3 Categorization and listing of noxious

liquid substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation4 Other liquid substances. . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation5 Discharge of noxious liquid substances .. 

Regulation 5A Pumping, piping and unloading

arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Regulation6 Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Regulation7 Reception facilities and cargo unloading

terminal arrangements. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regulation8 Measures of control . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Regulation9 Cargo Record Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..