1978 Protocol to MARPOL

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The 1978 Protocol to MARPOL is an international agreement that strengthened and updated the original MARPOL Convention by introducing stricter safety and pollution-prevention measures for ships, particularly in response to major tanker accidents.

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Generate an image of the 1978 Protocol to MARPOL (The 1978 Protocol to MARPOL is an international agreement that strengthened and updated the original MARPOL Convention by introducing stricter safety and pollution-prevention measures for ships, particularly in response to major tanker accidents.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental agreement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
shipping safety agreement ⓘ
adoptedBy International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
adoptionYear 1978 ⓘ
aimsTo reduce accidental oil pollution from ships ⓘ
reduce operational oil pollution from ships ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 ⓘ
appliesTo cargo ships ⓘ
oil tankers ⓘ
passenger ships ⓘ
bindingOn States that have ratified the Protocol ⓘ
covers equipment requirements for pollution prevention ⓘ
operational procedures to prevent pollution ⓘ
ship construction standards related to pollution prevention ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 2 October 1983 ⓘ
establishes requirements for crude oil washing systems on tankers ⓘ
requirements for oil discharge monitoring and control systems ⓘ
requirements for segregated ballast tanks on certain tankers ⓘ
stricter inspection and certification requirements for ships ⓘ
field international maritime law ⓘ
law of the sea ⓘ
goal enhancement of tanker safety standards ⓘ
protection of the marine environment from ship-sourced pollution ⓘ
governingBody Marine Environment Protection Committee of IMO ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalForm protocol to a convention ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
partOf MARPOL ⓘ
relationshipToMARPOL merged with the 1973 Convention to form a single instrument known as MARPOL 73/78 ⓘ
requires governments to ensure compliance of ships flying their flag ⓘ
port State control inspections for compliance ⓘ
responseTo Torrey Canyon oil spill ⓘ
major oil tanker accidents in the 1970s ⓘ
setsOut stricter pollution-prevention measures for ships ⓘ
stricter safety measures for ships ⓘ
shortName MARPOL 73/78 ⓘ
strengthens MARPOL 1973 Convention ⓘ
subjectMatter marine environmental protection ⓘ
prevention of pollution from ships ⓘ
tanker safety ⓘ
updates International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 ⓘ

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1978 Protocol to MARPOL → alsoKnownAs → Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 ⓘ
linked to: 1978 Protocol to MARPOL
1997 Protocol to MARPOL → amends → Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 ⓘ
linked to: 1978 Protocol to MARPOL