1978 Protocol Relating to the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

Regulation 7. Reception Facilities

1. 
   The Government of each Party to the Convention undertakes to ensure the provision of facilities at ports and terminals for the reception of garbage, without causing undue delay to ships, and according to the needs of the ships using them.
   
2. 
   The Government of each Party shall notify the Organization for transmission to the Parties concerned of all cases where the facilities provided under this Regulation are alleged to be inadequate.
   

1 Reference is made to the Recommendation on International Performance and Test Specifications for Oily-Water Separating Equipment and Oil Content Meters adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.393(X).

2 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1184, p. 2.

3 Ibid., vol. 1226, p. 213.

4 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1185, p. 2.

5 Ibid., vol. 1226, p. 213.

6 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1140, p. 340.

7 Ibid., vol. 327, p. 3.

8 Resolutions and other Decisions, International Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization Assembly, Tenth Session, 7-17 November 1977, p. 208.

9 Ibid., Ninth Session, 3-14 November 1975, p. 26.

10 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 536, p. 27.

11 Ibid., vol. 640, p. 133.

12 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1046, p. 120.

13 Resolutions and other Decisions, International Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization Assembly, Ninth Session, 3-14 November 1975, p. 36.

14 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 327, p. 3.

15 Should read 29 December 1972. For the text of the Convention, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1046, p. 120.

16 United Nations, Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 28 (A/8028), p. 26.

17 The International Conference on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1978, which adopted the Protocol, envisaged that the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, should not be subject to independent application, in view of the modifications and additions set out in the 1978 Protocol. It is, therefore, the expectation of the Governments which adopted this policy, and of the depositary, that the 1973 Convention will be applied solely as it is incorporated in the 1978 Protocol, and subject to the aforementioned modifications and additions, but will never enter into force on its own. (Information provided by the International Maritime Organization.)

18 The words and paragraphs appearing between brackets reflect corrections to the original text of the Convention and communicated to the States concerned by the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization in a procès-verbal of rectification dated 13 June 1978.

19 Reference is made to the Recommendation on International Performance Specifications for Oily-Water Separating Equipment and Oil Content Meters adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.233(VII).

20 Reference is made to "Clean Seas Guide for Oil Tankers", published by the International Chamber of Shipping and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum.

21 Reference is made to the Recommendation on International Performance Specifications for Oily-Water Separating Equipment and Oil Content Meters adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.233(VII).

22 Reference is made to the Recommendation on International Performance Specifications for Oily-Water Separating Equipment and Oil Content Meters adopted by the Organization by Resolution A.233(VII).

23 The list of oils shall not necessarily be considered as comprehensive.

UNOFFICIAL TEXT · CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW · www.cil.nus.edu.sg