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 Committe Read More

تُعنى الاتفاقية الدولية لمنع التلوث من السفن لعام 1973 (اتفاقية ماربول) بالحفاظ على البيئة البحرية عبر الحيلولة دون تلوثها بالزيت وسائر المواد الضارة والتخفيف إلى الحد الأدنى من التسرُّب العرَضَي لهذه المواد. وتُعرَض الجوانب الفنية لهذه الاتفاقية في ستة مرفقات، اعتُمدت المرفقات الخمسة الأولى منها بموجب اتفاقية عام 1973، في صيغتها المعدلة ببروتوكول عام 1978 . وتتناول هذه المرفقات مسائل تلوث البحار من جراء الزيت والمواد الضارة السائلة السائبة والمواد الضارة المعبّأة المنقولة بحراً وقاذورات مجارير السفن والقمامة من السفن. واعتُمد Read More

El Convenio internacional para prevenir la contaminación por los buques 1973 (Convenio MARPOL) tiene como finalidad la conservación del medio marino mediante la prevención de la contaminación por hidrocarburos y otras sustancias perjudiciales y la reducción al mínimo de las descargas accidentales de tales sustancias. Su contenido técnico está recogido en seis anexos de los cuales los cinco primeros fueron adoptados como parte del Convenio d Read More

By clicking on the "Read" button on this page you will be accessing the PDF of the full book. To access the Full-Text version and PDFs of the individual chapters click on the “Chapters” tab and select the chapter you would like to read. 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 substanc Read More

This publication aims to assist governments in establishing a national oil spill response system and in developing or revising their national oil spill contingency plans. The manual also includes information related to contingency planning for offshore installations sea ports and oil handling facilities.

These guidelines provide critical information and recommendations for the use of in-situ burning (ISB) on open water in the offshore environment generally 5 kilometres from land and and in ice-covered waters. These guidelines will allow the response community to understand and take full advantage of ISB technology as another tool for improved spill response.

The aim of the Guidelines is to provide practical guidance for assessing and responding to incidents involving sunken oil. Their scope is confined to sunken and submerged oil and does not include oil on sunken wrecks. The Guidelines also include references to other information sources.

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 provid Read More

La presente publicación tiene por objeto proporcionar información esencial y una ayuda práctica para el personal de respuesta en caso de derrame de hidrocarburos a fin de poder elaborar estrategias de respuesta y poner en práctica medidas de contención y de limpieza del derrame de hidrocarburos en entornos de corrientes rápidas.Está dirigida al personal que ya tiene un conocimiento de los aspectos básicos de la contención y recuperación de Read More

This Section of the Manual on Oil pollution is intended to provide practical guidance related to the prevention of pollution from ships and describes procedures for the handling of oil cargoes bunkering ship-to-ship transfer operations transfer operations involving offshore units and operations in ice-covered waters. It also provides an overview of the various prevention practices as a complement to the more detailed industry standards and Co Read More