BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

Theseamendmntsweredesigmdtoencourage shipowners to
ixpmve cazyo tank stripping efficienci~, and they contain a
numberof specificrequiremmtstoensurethaththnewand
existingchmicaltankers reducethearountof residues to be
disposed of.
As a result of these requirements it has been possible to
adopt shplified prccedures for the discharge of residues;
furthermore, the ame&ments were Wad to reduce the quantities
of B and C substances that are discharged into the sea.
TheCWttee agreedthattheproposed ameKhentstoAnn~
II, by bringing ahut a signifiat reduction in the generation of
wastes resulting from shipboard operations, would not only result
in a remarkable rertuc=ion of marine pollution by noxious liquid
sthtances from ships, but would also reduce drastically the
environmental problems ashore involved witi the treamt and
ultimate disposal of wastes received from ships. Zn addition, the
~IEI&W& provided for improved possibilities for executing
effective pert State ccntrol , thus ensurkg full compliance with
the previsions of the Annex.
At the samemee~inc~, theFEE decidedthatthe
ir@ementation date of 'Lh.e Annex should also be deferred until 6
April 1987. If t!!is had not been done, the Annex would have
entered into force i? Cctohr 1986 only to be changed in crucial
aspects, includirq tie Certificaw and Cargo Record 3ook, barely
sixmonthslater. T?is -dould have hqzosed a considerable Men on
Mministrations and the shhpiq cnmrunity.
Another hportantfeatureof the1985 WstoMARPOL,
has to rrake the Intosntional Bulk Chemical We maMatory. This
Code also became n-andatcry (as far as safety aspects are concerned)
on 1 July 1986, when amenMents to the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS) enter into fcrce.
The MEPC expanded the C&e to cover pollution aspects as
well, and the M?RFUL &endments have made the Cod@ -tory from 6
April 1987. The effecti;re inclusion of the IZC Code in MARDJL
X/78 is particularly impcrrant because the Code is ccnu2rrMwit.h
carriage requirements, i.e. cargo containment, materials of
construction, piping arrangements and so on.
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