news Prevention of Pollution from Ships Decree

20 december 2017

By Decree of 6 September 2017, BAD 2017, 333, a number of amendments to the Prevention of Pollution from Ships Decree has entered into force as from 6 September 2017.

It concerns the following amendments:

BAD 2010,92

amendment in connection with the implementation of the Ballast Water Convention and the revised Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention

BAD 2010, 746

amendments in connection with the reorganization of the inspection function within the Ministry

of Transport, Public Works and Water Management

BAD 2011, 435

amendments in connection with the implementation of the regulations as to prewashing of cargo tanks laid down in Annex II to the International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships

BAD 2013, 18

amendment in connection with the implementation of the amendment to the Annexes IV, V and VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and the Ballast

Water Convention.