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International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), Annex I: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil

MARPOL Annex I mandates that all ships over 400 gross tonnage must be equipped with oil filtering equipment (Regulation 14) to ensure any discharge of…

What International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), Annex I: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil requires

MARPOL Annex I mandates that all ships over 400 gross tonnage must be equipped with oil filtering equipment (Regulation 14) to ensure any discharge of oily mixtures has an oil content not exceeding 15 parts per million, and must maintain a detailed Oil Record Book (Regulations 17 & 34) to log all oil transfers, discharges, and disposals, with near-zero discharge permitted in designated Special Areas (Regulation 15).

Pillar: Sustainability & ESG · Authority: International Maritime Organization (IMO) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Environment/Pages/Oil-pollution.aspx

SHA-256 integrity: 9f450dae734e7c5cd6c5253d11429f3585b594a0c66a3b9e636e1617182a9a32

Primary Citations — 7 traced to source

  • MARPOL Annex I, Regulation 12: Tanks for oil residues (sludge)
  • MARPOL Annex I, Regulation 14: Oil filtering equipment

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