1.Every Party shall be subject to periodic audits by the Organization in accordance with the audit standard to verify compliance with and implementation of this annex.2.The Secretary-General of the Organization shall have responsibility for administering the Audit Scheme, based on the guidelines developed by the...

1.This chapter applies to all ships certified in accordance with this Annex operating in polar waters. 2.Unless expressly provided otherwise, any ship covered by paragraph 1 of this regulation shall comply with the environment-related provisions of the introduction and with chapter 4 of part II-A...

International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate Issued under the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, and as amended by resolution MEPC. 115(51), (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) under the...

For the purposes of this Annex: Animal carcasses means the bodies of any animals that are carried on board as cargo and that die or are euthanized during the voyage.Cargo residues means the remnants of any cargo which are not covered by other Annexes to...

Unless expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of this Annex shall apply to all ships.

1.Discharge of the following garbage into the sea within special areas shall only be permitted while the ship is en route and as follows: .1Discharge into the sea of food wastes as far as practicable from the nearest land, but not less than 12 nautical...