International Maritime Organization

Esta publicación comprende:

• la resolución MEPC.107(49) – Directrices y especificaciones revisadas relativas al equipo deprevención de la contaminación para las sentinas de los espacios de máquinas de los buques
• la resolución MEPC.108(49) – Directrices y especificaciones revisadas relativas a los sistemas de vigilancia y control de las descargas de hidrocarburos para los petroleros
• la resolución MEPC.159(55) – Directrices revisadas sobre la implantación de las normas relativas a efluentes y pruebas de rendimiento de las instalaciones de tratamiento de aguas sucias
• la resolución MEPC.76(40) enmendada por la resolución MEPC.93(45) -Especificación normalizada para los incineradores de a bordo
• la resolución MEPC.130(53) – Directrices relativas a los sistemas de a bordo para la limpieza de los gases de escape-SOx

The first international maritime training guide for fishermen, the Document for Guidance on Fishermen’s Training and Certification, was prepared by a joint FAO/ILO/IMO working group and published by IMO in 1985.

The Document for Guidance took account of the conventions and recommendations adopted by ILO and IMO and the wide practical experience of FAO in the field of fishermen’s training; it covered training and certification of small-scale and industrial fishermen.

In 1995 a joint working group, in co operation with FAO and ILO, reviewed the Document for Guidance with particular reference to relevant resolutions of the 1995 International Conference on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F). The outcome was a revised document entitled Document for Guidance on Training and Certification of Fishing Vessel Personnel.

This extensively illustrated field guide is directed towards those who have to respond to oil spills in tropical marine waters. It aims to provide information and general guidance on the response measures to be taken (and on those to be avoided) for the different types of tropical habitat.

This course is intended to provide officers of the Maritime safety Administration with information on the different obligations and duties of the flag States as required by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). It describes how the flag State administration would efficiently discharge such obligations and duties.

Le présent cours tyype a pour but de répondre aux impératifs minima obligatoires de la formation des capitaines, maîtres d'équipage, officiers ingénieurs en chef, officiers ingénieurs en second et de toute personne à laquelle est confiée la responsabilité immédiate de l'embarquement et du débarquement des passagers, du chargement, du déchargement ou de l'assujetissement de la cargaison, ou de la fermeture des ouvertures de coque. Il est basé sur les dispositiions de la section A-V/2 et du tableau A-V/2 du Code STCW.

This course aims to facilitate training that meets the mandatory minimum standards of competence and relevant requirements in general operator's certificate for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). This is in accordance with the STCW Convention and Code, the Radio Regulations, and the STCW-F Convention and Code.

La presente publicación proporciona información práctica a los Gobiernos, en particular a los de los países en desarrollo, las Administraciones, los propietarios de buques, las autoridades de supervisión por el Estado rector del puerto, los organismos medioambientales y demás partes interesadas, sobre las repercusiones de la ratificación, la implantación y el cumplimiento del Convenio sobre la gestión del agua de lastre.

Su objetivo es fomentar nuevas ratificaciones y la implantación y el cumplimiento adecuados del Convenio. Sin embargo, conviene señalar que, a efectos jurídicos, debería consultarse siempre el texto auténtico del Convenio.

This publication, prepared by the OPRC-HNS Technical Group and approved by IMO’s Marine environmental Protection Committee, provides guidance on the establishment of an incident management system (IMS) for marine pollution incidents.

The Guide to the Implementation of the OPRC Convention and OPRC-HNS Protocol provides a step-wise approach for the planning, preparedness and implementation process at national and regional levels; and identifies existing publications and available support mechanisms to assist.

This Guide has been developed to consolidate existing IMO maritime security-related material into an easily read companion guide to SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code in order to assist States in promoting maritime security through development in the requisite legal framework, associated administrative practices, procedures and technical and human resources.

It is intended both to assist SOLAS Contracting Governments in the implementation, verification, compliance with, and enforcement of, the provisions of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code. It should also serve as an aid and reference for those engaged in delivering capacity-building activities in the field of maritime security.

This second edition of the Guide incorporates guidance approved by the Maritime Safety Committee on the development of maritime security legislation as well as maritime cyber risk management and includes updated sources for further information to support the implementation of the ISPS Code.

The aim of this Guideline is to provide essential information and a practical aid to oil spill response personnel for the development of response strategies and for the implementation of oil spill containment and clean-up measures in a fast water environment. It is intended for personnel who already have an understanding of the basics of oil containment and recovery using conventional spill response equipment, such as booms and skimmers, and provide information on the particular considerations and strategies that are required for pollution response in fast currents.

The Guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply vessels were adopted by the Assembly of the Organization in 1981 by resolution A.469(XII).

These Guidelines included guidance on intact stability that was later incorporated into the Code on Intact Stability for all types of ships covered by IMO instruments. To take account of the adoption of this Code and amendments to the SOLAS Convention that have entered into force after 1981, new Guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply vessels were adopted in 2006. These new Guidelines also include a form of Document of Compliance for Offshore supply vessels.

The publication contains:

• 2017 Guidelines for the implementation of MARPOL Annex V (resolution MEPC.295(71))
• 2012 Guidelines for the development of garbage management plans (resolution MEPC.220(63))
• Consolidated MARPOL Annex V, including amendments adopted by MEPC.277(70))

Fatigue is a hazard because it may affect a seafarer’s ability to do their job effectively and safely. Importantly, fatigue affects everyone regardless of skill, knowledge and training. These guidelines were developed to inform each party that has a direct involvement in ship safety (seafarers, Administrations, ship designers, companies, training providers, etc.) of the nature of fatigue, its causes, preventive measures and countermeasures.

Approved by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the guidelines in this publication are composed of self-contained modules addressing the issue of fatigue from different angles: the company, the seafarer, awareness and training, ship design, and the Administration and port State authorities. It also includes examples of sleep and fatigue monitoring tools and of fatigue event report information.

This document provides guidance on the application of the waste assessment guidelines (WAG) using low technology and low cost methods. For example, it contains details on low cost sampling, testing, information gathering and documenting, consistent with the WAG, to allow characterization of the Dredged material and selection of suitable disposal sites, including guidance on simple and low cost monitoring of disposal activities, and feedback surveys to improve decision making.

The Guidelines provide up-to-date information on the use of oil spill dispersants for combating oil spills at sea. They are intended primarily for use by Member Governments and other oil spill responders and should be read with the Manual on Oil Pollution, section IV: Combating Oil Spills.(IA569E).

The decision to review the existing IMO guidelines on the use of oil spill dispersants was taken at the 61st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO. France, in cooperation with Canada agreed to act as lead country through Centre de Documentation Recherché et Expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux (Cedre) and Department Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).

The guidelines are divided into four independent parts addressing different issues. Each part has been developed with a specific objective and aimed at different end-users:

• Part I – Basic Information on Dispersants and Their Application;
• Part II – Outline for a National Policy on the Use of Dispersants: Proposed Template for National Policy for the Use of Dispersants;
• Part III – Operational and Technical Sheets for Surface Application of Dispersants; and
• Part IV – Sub-sea Dispersant Application.

La presente publicación tiene por objeto refundir el material de la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI) existente relacionado con la protección marítima en una guía que facilita la lectura del capítulo XI-2 del Convenio internacional para la seguridad de la vida humana en el mar, 1974 (Convenio SOLAS) y el Código internacional para la protección de los buques y de las instalaciones portuarias (Código PBIP), a fin de ayudar a los Estados a promover la protección marítima mediante la elaboración del marco jurídico requerido, prácticas y procedimientos, así como los recursos humanos y técnicos necesarios.

La Guía está destinada a asistir a los Gobiernos Contratantes del Convenio SOLAS en la implantación, verificación, cumplimiento y aplicación de las disposiciones del capítulo XI-2 del Convenio SOLAS y del Código PBIP. También debería servir de ayuda y referencia para las personas encargadas de llevar a cabo actividades de creación de capacidad en el ámbito de la protección marítima.

En esta segunda edición de la Guía se han incorporado orientaciones aprobadas por el Comité de seguridad marítima (MSC) respecto de la elaboración de legislación marítima, así como de la gestión de los riesgos cibernéticos marítimos, y se incluyen referencias actualizadas a información adicional para respaldar la implantación del Código PBIP.

Developed by a joint working group of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and IMO, these guidelines are designed to help Administrations, shipowners and seafarers meet their obligations under ILO Convention No. 180 (Seafarers’ Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention) and IMO’s STCW Convention, 1978, as amended in 1995.

They provide a standardized table showing shipboard working arrangements, a standard format for records of seafarer’s daily hours of work and rest and guidelines for monitoring compliance.

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The Organization and Management volume discusses the global search and rescue (SAR) system concept, establishment and improvement of national and regional SAR systems, and cooperation with neighbouring States to provide effective and economical SAR services.

A new edition of the IAMSAR Manual is published every three years. The 2025 edition includes amendments, adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and approved by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at its 109th session in December 2024 by means of MSC.1/Circ.1686, which become applicable on 1 January 2026.

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The Mobile Facilities volume is intended to be carried on board rescue units, aircraft and vessels to help with the performance of a search, rescue or on-scene coordinator function and with aspects of search and rescue that pertain to their own emergencies.

A new edition of the IAMSAR Manual is published every three years. The 2025 edition includes amendments, adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and approved by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at its 109th session in December 2024 by means of MSC.1/Circ.1686, which become applicable on 1 January 2026.

The purpose of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) is to provide an international standard for the safe carriage, by sea in bulk, of liquefied gases and certain other substances that are listed in chapter 19.

Through consideration of the products carried, it prescribes the design and construction standards of the ships involved and the equipment they should carry to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment.

يتمثل الغرض من المـدونة الدولية لبناء وتجهيز السفن ناقلة الغازات المُسالة السائبة (مدونة IGC لعام 1993) في وضع معيار دولي للنقل البحري الآمن للغازات المسالة (وغيرها من المواد المدرجة في المدونة) في صورة سائبة. ومن أجل الحد من الأخطار المحتملة على السفن التي تحمل هذه المواد وعلى أفراد أطقمها وعلى البيئة، تحدِّد المدونة معايير التصميم والبناء الخاصة بهذه السفن وما ينبغي أن تحمله من معدات.

ولا تزال هذه المدونة سارية وتنطبق على جميع السفن المعنية المبنية قبل 1 كانون الثاني/يناير 2016.

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The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) lays out the regulatory framework for all aspects of handling dangerous goods and marine pollutants in sea transport, but does not include all details of procedures for packing of dangerous goods or actions to take in the event of an emergency or accident involving personnel who handle goods at sea.

This Supplement presents the publications associated with the IMDG Code that cover these aspects of the transport of dangerous goods.

The 2024 edition of the Supplement features:

• the Revised Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (EmS Guide), taking into account Amendment 42-24 to the IMDG Code;
• the Medical First Aid Guide for Use in Accidents involving Dangerous Goods (MFAG);
• the Reporting procedures;
• the Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships;
• the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on board Ships (INF Code); and
• other appropriate resolutions and circulars pertaining to the transport of dangerous goods, including Guidelines for the implementation of the inspection programmes for cargo transport units (MSC.1/Circ.1649) and the List of non-exhaustive voluntary guidance on pest contamination (MSC.1/Circ.1650).

The IMDG Code Supplement should be of interest to maritime administrations, shipping companies, manufacturers, packers, shippers, feeder services such as road and rail, and port authorities.

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The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) lays out the regulatory framework for all aspects of handling dangerous goods and marine pollutants in sea transport.

The IMDG Code is divided into two volumes:

• Volume 1 containing sections on general provisions, definitions and training; classification; packing and tank provisions; consignment procedures; construction and testing of packagings, IBCs, large packagings, portable tanks, MEGCs and road tank vehicles and transport operations, and
• Volume 2 containing the Dangerous Goods List, special provisions and exceptions, Appendix A (list of generic and N.O.S. proper shipping names), Appendix B (glossary of terms) and the Index.

Since it was first published in 1965, the Code has undergone many changes, in both format and content, in order to keep up with the rapid expansion of the shipping industry.

Amendment 42-24 includes revisions to various sections of the Code and to transport requirements for specific substances. It was adopted by the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee at its one hundred and eighth session in May 2024 and is mandatory from 1 January 2026 but may be applied by Administrations in whole or in part on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2025.

The provisions of the Code should be of interest to maritime administrations, shipping companies, manufacturers, packers, shippers, feeder services such as road and rail, and port authorities.

Links

• Dangerous Goods List: IMDG Dangerous Goods List with links to data
• The alphabetic substance index with links to the Dangerous Goods List

The present publication contains the consolidated text of the IMO Guidelines on Ship Recycling adopted by Assembly resolution A.962(23), as amended by Assembly resolution A.980(24), while also referring to the existence and relevance of the guidelines on the same subject by ILO and by the Basel Convention.

IMO’s comprehensive Liability and compensation regime has been developed by the Legal Committee since its inception in 1967. It comprises Liability and compensation for pollution incidents, wreck removal and the carriage of passengers and their luggage.

In addition, the Legal Committee developed conventions relating to protection against pollution incidents, empowering coastal States to intervene on the high seas and determining uniform international rules regarding salvage operations. These conventions are closely linked to the Liability and compensation regime and have therefore also been included in this publication. This publication has been developed to assist Member States with the effective and uniform implementation of IMO’s Liability and compensation regime. It provides a practical and comprehensive reference book for administrations, non-governmental organizations and private companies alike.

This publication provides a very useful guide to identify the various problems that will affect fisheries and aquaculture enterprises in the event of an oil spill. This will be useful to spill responders and managers with responsibilities for protecting public health and those in the fisheries sector as well as consumers concerned about the safety and quality of seafood.

At its forty-first session, the Marine environment protection Committee tasked the OPRC Working Group to develop a guidance document for fisheries management during and after an oil spill incident. Dr. Tosh Moller, Technical Team Manager of the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd. (ITOPF), prepared the draft guidance document and submitted it at MEPC 42.

The objective of the Manual is to provide guidance on strategies that may be used to assess the damage and subsequent recovery of the environment resulting from marine pollution incidents. Available techniques are considered together with criteria to help judge the feasibility of such measures to bring about successful recovery of those environments.

The Manual emphasizes the importance of pre-spill planning and provides an overview of assessment techniques and restoration measure in various ecosystems. It also provides guidance on opportunities for compensation through the international oil compensation schemes. Practical examples of natural resource assessment and restoration are provided through a series of case studies.

IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) contains all relevant resolutions adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the process of the institutionalization of the IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS), as well as other documents developed to support its effective implementation. It includes:

• Framework and Procedures for IMSAS
• IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code)
• 2013 non-exhaustive list of obligations under instruments relevant to the III Code
• Amendments to conventions making the use of the III Code mandatory in audits of Member States
• Other resolutions
• Auditor’s Manual for IMSAS.

The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code), adopted on 4 December 2008 by resolution MSC.268(85), entered into force on 1 January 2011, from which date it was made mandatory under the provisions of the SOLAS Convention. The present edition incorporates Amendment 08-25, which may be applied from 1 January 2026 on a voluntary basis, anticipating its envisaged official entry into force on 1 January 2027.

This publication also presents additional information that supplements the IMSBC Code, such as the Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code), BLU Manual and recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo holds. The IMSBC Code and supplement is commended to Administrations, shipowners, shippers and masters and all others concerned with the standards to be applied in the safe stowage and shipment of solid bulk cargoes, excluding grain.

The Code aims, among other things, to establish an international framework for co-operation between Contracting Governments, Government agencies, local administrations and the shipping and port industries to detect security threats and take preventive measures against security incidents affecting ships or port facilities used in international trade and to establish relevant roles and responsibilities at the national and international level.

This publication, which supersedes the 1983 edition, comprises five parts, containing the texts of the Guidelines for Inert Gas Systems and of relevant IMO documents.

The content of the guidelines is based on current general practice used in the design and operation of inert gas systems and incorporates amendments adopted by the Maritime safety Committee at its forty-second, forty-eighth and fiftieth sessions. Provisions of SOLAS covering application and technical requirements, together with recent developments on regulations for chemical tankers, are included.

This electronic publication is intended to assist port State control officers, Administrators and other parties involved in the conduct of port State inspections in an easy-to-use and portable format. It provides the full texts of the List of instruments relevant to Procedures for port State control, 2023 published in appendix 20 of Procedures for port State control, 2023.

This edition presents updates including the 2022 Guidelines for briefsampling of anti-fouling systems on ships (resolution MEPC.356(78)), the 2022 Guidelines for the development of a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) (resolution MEPC.346(78)), and the List of certificates and documents required to be carried on board ships, 2022 (FAL.2/Circ.133, MEPC.1/Circ.902, MSC.1/Circ.1646 and LEG.2/Circ.4).

The International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 (2008 IS Code) presents mandatory and recommendatory stability criteria and other measures for ensuring the safe operation of ships, to minimize the risk to such ships, to the personnel on board and to the environment.

The 2020 Edition features:

• an update of the 2008 IS Code, including all amendments that will have entered into force on 1 January 2020;
• minor additions and amendments to the mandatory part A of the Code;
• amendments to the Code’s recommendatory part B, including substantial additions to chapter 2 on Recommended design criteria for certain types of ships and chapter 3 on Guidance in preparing stability information, as well as the provision of a new annex 3;
• criteria based on the best state-of-the-art concepts available at the time they were developed; and influences on intact stability, as contained in the previous edition; and
• Explanatory Notes and the Unified Interpretations to the 2008 IS Code. This publication should be of interest to maritime administrations, ship manufacturers, shipping companies, education institutes and others concerned with intact stability criteria.

This publication establishes a universal system of tonnage measurement for ships engaged in international voyages; it includes:

• Final Act of the Conference;
• International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (Tonnage), 1969, including: Regulations for determining gross and net tonnages of ships and International Tonnage Certificate;
• Recommendations adopted by the Conference.

The Maritime Safety Committee, at its fifty-ninth session (May 1991), adopted a new International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk (International Grain Code). This replaced the original chapter VI of SOLAS, which contained detailed regulations on the carriage of grain in bulk, with more general requirements and placed the detailed provisions on grain in a separate mandatory code.

The third edition of the (ILO/IMO/WHO) International Medical Guide for Ships shows designated first-aid providers how to diagnose, treat, and prevent the health problems of seafarers on board ship. This edition contains fully updated recommendations aimed to promote and protect the health of seafarers, and is consistent with the latest revisions of both the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the International Health Regulations. The International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention 2006 stipulates that all ships shall carry a medicine chest, medical equipment and a medical guide.

This is a joint ICAO/IMO publication containing the signs and symbols for use at international airports and marine terminals.

The objective of this publication is to provide detailed step-by-step guidelines on the selection of dump-sites for the dumping of wastes and other matter at sea and on development of site management and monitoring plans to help manage dump-sites during and after use. These guidelines specifically address the wastes and other matter that may be considered for dumping at sea, listed in annex 1 of the London Protocol.

Les communications ayant trait à la navigation et à la sécurité entre le navire et la terre et inversement, entre les navires et à bord des navires doivent être précises, simples et sans ambiguïté, de façon à éviter les confusions et les erreurs; il est nécessaire de normaliser la langue utilisée.

En vertu de la Convention internationale de 1978 sur les normes de formation des gens de mer, de délivrance des brevets et de veille, telle que modifiée en 1995, l'aptitude à utiliser et comprendre les SMCP de l'OMI fait partie des compétences requises pour la délivrance du brevet d'officier chargé du quart à la passerelle à bord des navires d'une jauge brute égale ou supérieure à 500.

La presente publicación contiene los siguientes textos:

• Convenio sobre limitación de la responsabilidad nacida de reclamaciones de derecho marítimo, 1976
• Protocolo de 1996, enmendado mediante la resolución LEG.5(99)
• Texto refundido de las disposiciones sustantivas del Convenio de 1976 enmendadas por el Protocolo de 1996, incluidos los límites enmendados de responsabilidad

Amendments to increase the limits of liability in the 1996 Protocol to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime claims, 1976 (LLMC Protocol 1996) entered into force on 8 June 2015, raising the amount claimable for loss of life or personal injury on ships (not exceeding 2,000 gross tonnage) to 3.02 million Special Drawing Rights (SDR), up from 2 million SDR (additional amounts are claimable on larger ships).

The 1976 LLMC Convention sets specified limits of liability for certain types of claims against shipowners: Claims for loss of life or personal injury; and Other claims, such as property claims (including damage to other ships, property or harbour works), delay, bunker spills, wreck removal, pollution damage, etc. The Convention also allows for shipowners and salvors to limit their liability except if ‘it is proved that the loss resulted from his personal act or omission, committed with the intent to cause such loss, or recklessly and with knowledge that such loss would probably result.

This course aims to meet the mandatory standards of competence in advanced training for liquefied gas tanker cargo operations, particularly for LPG tanker cargo and ballast operations using approved simulator training. Tailored to the trainees’ needs and experience levels, the course is a key resource to aid trainees in mastering essential procedures and equipment in compliance with international standards.

This publication contains the full text of the Convention on the prevention of marine pollution by dumping of wastes and other matter at sea, 1972 (London Convention) and the 1996 Protocol (London Protocol), as amended. The following related resources are also included:

• A list of resolutions adopted under the two treaties
• Prospective amendments to the London Protocol that are pending entry into force
• Terms of reference for the subsidiary bodies under the London Convention and Protocol

The objective of this publication is to provide practical information about using low cost and low technology tools that are useful for monitoring of possible environmental impacts associated with disposal at sea of either Dredged material or inert, inorganic geological materials.

The primary audiences for this guidance are countries that are in the early stages of developing waste assessment and monitoring actions in concert with permit programmes for disposal of wastes and other matter at sea.

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The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL Convention), is concerned with preserving the marine environment through the prevention of pollution by oil and other harmful substances and the minimization of accidental discharge of such substances. Its technical content is laid out in six Annexes, the first five of which were adopted by the 1973 Convention, as modified by a 1978 Protocol. These Annexes cover pollution of the sea by oil, by noxious liquid substances in bulk, by harmful substances in packaged form, by sewage from ships and by garbage from ships. Annex VI was adopted by a further Protocol in 1997 and covers air pollution from ships.

The 2022 consolidated edition provides an easy and comprehensive reference to the up-to-date provisions and unified interpretations of the articles, Protocols and Annexes of the MARPOL Convention, including the incorporation of all of the amendments that have been adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) with entry into force up to 1 November 2022.

El Anexo VI del Convenio MARPOL: «Reglas para prevenir la contaminación atmosférica ocasionada por los buques» contiene prescripciones sobre el control de las emisiones de contaminantes atmosféricos procedentes de los buques (capítulo 3) y la intensidad de carbono del transporte marítimo internacional (capítulo 4). Las prescripciones sobre el control de los óxidos de nitrógeno (NOx) que figuran en el capítulo 3, se complementan con el Código técnico sobre los NOx 2008, de obligado cumplimiento, que abarca la inspección, el reconocimiento y la certificación de los motores diésel marinos.

Esta quinta edición de los textos refundidos del Anexo VI del Convenio MARPOL y del Código técnico sobre los NOx 2008 contiene todas las enmiendas hasta las adoptadas en el MEPC 76 (junio de 2021), en particular, las relativas a las medidas de reducción de los gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) a corto plazo de la OMI (el índice de eficiencia energética aplicable a los buques existentes (EEXI), el indicador de intensidad de carbono (CII) y el Plan de gestión de la eficiencia energética del buque (SEEMP) mejorado).

También incluye las últimas versiones de directrices y otra información que guardan relación con la aplicación del Anexo VI del Convenio MARPOL y del Código técnico sobre los NOx 2008, y que, entre otras cosas, se refieren a lo siguiente:

• los sistemas de tratamiento de los gases de escape y las medidas de reducción de las emisiones de NOx y SOx procedentes de los buques;
• la mejora de la eficiencia energética para reducir las emisiones de GEI procedentes de los buques, en relación con el capítulo 4 del Anexo VI del Convenio MARPOL; y
• el contenido de azufre del fueloil utilizado por los buques.

Esta publicación tiene por objeto ser de utilidad para las administraciones marítimas, las organizaciones reconocidas, las compañías navieras, las sociedades de clasificación, los institutos de educación, los constructores navales y los fabricantes de equipos, junto con otras personas interesadas en la prevención de la contaminación atmosférica procedente de los buques y en las medidas técnicas y operacionales para mejorar la eficiencia energética de estos.

L’Annexe VI de MARPOL sur les Règles relatives à la prévention de la pollution de l’atmosphère par les navires contient les prescriptions relatives tant aux émissions dans l’atmosphère (chapitre 3) qu’au rendement énergétique des navires (chapitre 4). Le contrôle des oxydes d’azote (NOx) figurant au chapitre 3 est complété par les dispositions obligatoires figurant dans le Code technique sur les NOx, 2008, lequel couvre la mise à l’essai, l’inspection et la certification des moteurs diesel marins. 

La cinquième édition des textes récapitulatifs de l’Annexe VI de MARPOL et du Code technique sur les NOx, 2008 inclut tous les amendements adoptés jusqu’à la soixante-septième session du Comité de la protection du milieu marin (MEPC 76) tenue en juin 2021, en particulier ceux concernant les mesures de réduction des gaz à effet de serre (GES) à court terme de l’OMI et les mesures de réduction (EEXI, CII et SEEMP amélioré). Elle comporte également les versions actualisées des directives et autres renseignements portant sur l’application de l’Annexe VI de MARPOL et du Code technique sur les NOx, 2008. 

Y figurent, entre autres, tous les renseignements liés aux points suivants :

• les dispositifs d’épuration des gaz d’échappement et les mesures de réduction des émissions de NOx et de SOx provenant des navires;
• l’amélioration du rendement énergétique pour réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) provenant des navires, conformément au chapitre 4 de l’Annexe VI de MARPOL; et
• la teneur en soufre du fuel-oil utilisé à bord des navires. 

La présente publication est utile aux administrations maritimes, organismes reconnus, compagnies maritimes, sociétés de classification, établissements d’enseignement, constructeurs de navires et fabricants d’équipement et à tous ceux qui s’intéressent à la prévention de la pollution de l’atmosphère par les navires et aux mesures techniques et opérationnelles visant à améliorer le rendement énergétique des navires.

Este manual facilita información práctica y útil a los Gobiernos, en particular, a los de países en desarrollo, sobre las repercusiones técnicas, económicas y jurídicas de la ratificación, la implantación y el cumplimiento del Convenio MARPOL y de sus anexos.