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 المرفق VI ببروتوكول آخر في عام 1997، وهو يتناول تلوث الهواء من جراء السفن.

وتقدم الطبعة الجامعة لعام 2022 مرجعاً سهلاً و شاملاً إلى آخر الأحكام المحدَّثة من مواد اتفاقية ماربول ومن تفسيراتها الموحدة وبروتوكولاتها ومرفقاتها، مع إدراج كل التعديلات التي اعتمدتها لجنة حماية البيئة البحرية (MEPC) التي دخلت حيّز النفاذ اعتباراً من 1 تشرين الثاني/ نوفمبر 2022.

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 de 1973 modificado por el Protocolo de 1978. Estos anexos tratan de la contaminación por hidrocarburos por sustancias nocivas líquidas a granel por sustancias perjudiciales transportadas por mar en bultos por las aguas sucias de los buques y por las basuras de los buques. El Anexo VI fue adoptado mediante otro protocolo en 1997 y trata de la contaminación atmosférica ocasionada por los buques.

La edición refundida de 2022 tiene por objeto facilitar la consulta de las disposiciones e interpretaciones unificadas actualizadas de los artículos Protocolos y Anexos del Convenio MARPOL e incorpora todas las enmiendas que han sido adoptadas por el Comité de protección del medio marino (MEPC) con entrada en vigor hasta el 1 de noviembre de 2022.

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.

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 provide information on the particular considerations and strategies that are required for pollution response in fast currents.

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 hidrocarburos utilizando equipo convencional de respuesta en caso de derrame como las barreras flotantes y las raseras y proporciona información sobre las estrategias necesarias para la respuesta en caso de contaminación en corrientes rápidas.

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 Codes of Practice currently available.

The information provided is not intended to supersede or replace any information law or regulation contained in any other publication with respect to the waters and areas to which it pertains.

La présente section du Manuel sur la pollution par les hydrocarbures vise à fournir des indications pratiques relatives à la prévention de la pollution par les hydrocarbures en décrivant les procédures relatives à la manipulation des cargaisons d’hydrocarbures au mazoutage et aux opérations de transfert de navire à navire de transfert faisant intervenir des unités au large et dans les eaux couvertes de glace. Elle donne également un aperçu des diverses pratiques de prévention employées en complément des normes détaillées du secteur maritime et des codes de conduite actuellement en vigueur. Les renseignements fournis dans le présent document ne visent pas à annuler ni à remplacer les informations législations ou réglementations contenues dans d’autres publications relatives aux eaux et aux zones auxquelles ils se rapportent.

Esta Parte del Manual sobre la contaminación ocasionada por hidrocarburos se ha proyectado para suministrar orientaciones prácticas relativas a la prevención de la contaminación por los buques y contiene procedimientos para la manipulación de cargas de hidrocarburos toma de combustible operaciones de trasbordo de buque a buque operaciones de trasbordo en unidades mar adentro y operaciones en aguas cubiertas de hielo. Suministra además una visión general de las diversas prácticas que complementa las normas más detalladas del sector y los códigos de prácticas actualmente en uso. La información facilitada no anula ni sustituye la información leyes o reglamentos de ninguna otra publicación por lo que respecta a las aguas y zonas a las que se refiere.

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.

This section of the Manual on Oil Pollution is intended to provide the reader in particular on-scene commanders lead agencies and others involved in the management of oil pollution response with an appreciation of the various interests involved in an oil pollution emergency and its aftermath as well as a general review of the international legal regimes governing limitation of liability and compensation for oil pollution damage.

This edition of Section IV draws on the experience and lessons learned by Governments and industry in responding to marine Oil pollution world-wide during the past thirty years. It builds on earlier editions and provides a clear and concise overview of the present level of knowledge expertise and understanding in the field of oil spill response. It covers the behaviour and fate of different types of oil when spilled and the effects on marine and coastal resources and includes new chapters on burning in situ and bioremediation measures.

La présente édition de la Section IV tire les leçons de l'expérience acquise dans le monde entier par les gouvernements et l'industrie en matière de lutte contre la pollution par les hydrocarbures au cours des trente dernières années. Elle complète la version précédente et dresse un aperçu clair et précis du niveau actuel des connaissances de l'expertise et de la compréhension en matière de réduction des effets des déversements d'hydrocarbures.

Cette section couvre le comportement et le cheminement des différents types d'hydrocarbures déversés et leurs effets sur les ressources marines et côtières et contient de nouveaux chapitres consacrés au brûlage sur place et aux mesures de biorestauration.

This publication contains the text of the Final Act of the International Conference on Liability and compensation for Bunker Oil pollution Damage 2001 which was held at IMO in London in March 2001. Attachment 1 to the Final Act is the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil pollution Damage 2001.

The Conference also adopted resolutions on

• Limitation of liability
• Promotion of technical co-operation
• Protection for persons taking measures to prevent or minimize the effects of Oil pollution

These resolutions are included in this publication which contains the English French and Spanish texts.

La présente publication contient les textes des documents établis à la suite des travaux de la Conférence internationale de 1992 sur la révision de la Convention de 1969 sur la responsabilité civile et de la Convention de 1971 portant création du Fonds qui s'est réunie à Londres en novembre 1992 ainsi que les textes récapitulatifs des deux Conventions telles que modifiées par les Protocoles de 1992.

This publication reproduces the texts of the Final Act of the Conference including its Attachments and the Protocol on Preparedness Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances 2000.

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.

This Section is intended to provide guidance to Governments including those of developing countries on the techniques equipment and strategies for sampling oil to identify unknown sources of spilled oil. Although references are given for the laboratory methods required for analysis the emphasis in this text is on the details of the field work required to collect the samples.

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 publication contains the texts that resulted from the work of the 1992 International Conference on the Revision of the 1969 Civil Liability Convention and the 1971 Fund Convention which met in London in November 1992 as well as consolidated texts of the two Conventions as amended by the 1992 Protocols.

La présente publication contient des informations pratiques qui peuvent être utiles aux gouvernements en particulier à ceux des pays en développement et à d'autres parties concernées sur l'utilisation de dispersants pour faire face aux déversements d'hydrocarbures en mer.

يتمثل الغرض من اتفاقية عام 1969 الدولية بشأن المسؤولية المدنية عن أضرار التلوث الزيتي (اتفاقية المسؤولية المدنية لعام 1969) في توفير قواعد ولوائح دولية للبت في المسائل المتعلقة بالمسؤولية التعويضية وكفالة تيسُّر التعويض الكافي لضحايا التلوث الزيتي وذلك بوضع مسؤولية التعويض على كاهل مالك السفينة. وتتضمن هذه الطبعة أيضاً بروتوكول عام 1976 لتنقيح الأحكام الخاصة بالوحدة الحسابية لاتفاقية المسؤولية المدنية.

The International Convention on Oil pollution Preparedness Response and Co-operation 1990 was adopted at a conference convened in November 1990 for the purpose of establishing precautionary measures and effective preparation for combating Oil pollution incidents involving ships offshore units sea ports and oil handling facilities. The publication includes:

• Final Act of the Conference on International Co-operation on Oil pollution Preparedness and Response 1990;
• OPRC Convention 1990;
• Resolutions 1 to 10 adopted by the Conference.

The International Convention on Oil pollution Preparedness Response and Co-operation 1990 was adopted at a conference convened in November 1990 for the purpose of establishing precautionary measures and effective preparation for combating Oil pollution incidents involving ships offshore units sea ports and oil handling facilities. The publication includes:

• −  Final Act of the Conference on International Co-operation on Oil pollution Preparedness and Response 1990;
• −  OPRC Convention 1990;
• −  Resolutions 1 to 10 adopted by the Conference.

The Intervention Convention deals with the need to protect the interests of coastal States directly affected or threatened by the consequences of a maritime casualty which might result in pollution of the sea or coastlines by oil. This edition contains in addition to the Convention the Protocol relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances other than Oil 1973.

تتناول اتفاقية التدخل مسألة ضرورة حماية الدول الساحلية التي تتعرض لضرر أو تهديد مباشر من جراء حادث نقل بحري من شأنه أن يؤدي إلى تلوث البحر أو السواحل بالزيت. وتتضمن هذه الطبعة، فضلاً عن الاتفاقية، بروتوكول عام 1973 المتعلق بالتدخل في أعالي البحار في حالات التلوث بمواد غير الزيت. 

This Convention was the first multilateral instrument to be concluded with the prime objective of protecting the environment. It is concerned with the agreement between the Governments involved to prevent pollution of the sea by oil discharged from ships. The text published is as amended in 1962 and 1969.

The purpose of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil pollution Damage 1969 (CLC) is to provide uniform international rules and procedures for determining questions of liability and to ensure that adequate compensation is available to victims of Oil pollution by placing the liability for compensation upon the owner of the ship. The 1976 Protocol to Revise the Unit of Account Provisions of CLC is also included in this edition.

The Intervention Convention deals with the need to protect the interests of coastal States directly affected or threatened by the consequences of a maritime casualty which might result in pollution of the sea or coastlines by oil. This edition contains in addition to the Convention the Protocol relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances other than Oil 1973.

The purpose of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil pollution Damage 1969 (CLC) is to provide uniform international rules and procedures for determining questions of liability and to ensure that adequate compensation is available to victims of Oil pollution by placing the liability for compensation upon the owner of the ship. The 1976 Protocol to Revise the Unit of Account Provisions of CLC is also included in this edition.

The purpose of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969 (CLC) is to provide uniform international rules and procedures for determining questions of liability and to ensure that adequate compensation is available to victims of Oil pollution by placing the liability for compensation upon the owner of the ship. The 1976 Protocol to Revise the Unit of Account Provisions of CLC is also included in this edition.

This publication contains:

• Final Act of the Conference
• International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil pollution
• Damage (Fund) 1971
• Resolutions adopted by the Conference;
• Supplement containing the 1976 Protocol to Revise the Unit of Account Provisions of the 1971 Fund

Convention

This publication contains:

• Final Act of the Conference
• International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil pollution Damage (Fund) 1971
• Resolutions adopted by the Conference;
• Supplement containing the 1976 Protocol to Revise the Unit of Account Provisions of the 1971 Fund Convention