MARPOL 73/78

Towards the Drafting of a

National Implementation Plan for
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Prepared by

Abdulaziz M. Al-Suwailem
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS

Prepared for

Ministry of Transport

MARPOL 73/78
International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships (administered by IMO)
First ever comprehensive anti-pollution convention
dealing with ship-borne oil as well as other chemicals,
harmful substances, garbage, sewage, and air pollutants.
Concerned with jurisdiction, inspection, and
enforcement.

Objectives:
To completely eliminate the intentional pollution of the
marine environment by oil and other harmful substances;
and
To minimize the accidental discharge of such
substances.

MARPOL 73/78: CONTENTS

contains 20 Articles and 6 Annexes with Regulations
Annex I :
Annex II :
Annex III :
Annex IV :
Annex V :
Annex VI :

Prevention of Pollution by Oil

Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk
Harmful Substances in Packaged Form
Sewage
Garbage
Air pollution

Annexes III, IV, V and VI are optional, but Saudi Arabia

officially acceded to Annexes IV on 23 May 2005.
Therefore, Saudi Arabia is obliged to fully implement
MARPOL 73/78, including Annexes I-V.
Implementation approach is discussed below!

MARPOL 73/78: RATIFICATION (as of 2004)

RUSSIA

CANADA

NORTH AMERICA

EUROPE

USA

ASIA

JAPAN

KSA

AFRICA
23 MAY 2005
BRAZIL

SOUTH AMERICA
AUSTRALIA

MARPOL 73/78: ENTRY INTO FORCE

WORLD
ANNEX

COVERAGE

SAUDI ARABIA

Entry into
Accession
Force

Entry into
Force

Oil

1983

23 May 2005

23 August 2005

II

Noxious Liquid

1983

23 May 2005

23 August 2005

III

Packaging of
Harmful Substances

1992

23 May 2005

23 August 2005

IV

Sewage

2003

23 May 2005

23 August 2005

Garbage

1988

23 May 2005

23 August 2005

VI

Air Pollution

19/5/05

-----

-----

Saudi Arabia is obliged to implement Annexes IV.

MARPOL DEFINITIONS: VESSELS

Ship covers vessels of any type whatsoever operating in the
marine environment and includes:
hydrofoil boats,
air-cushion vehicles,
submersibles,
floating craft,
fixed or floating platforms, and
a vessel fitted with cargo spaces which are
constructed and utilized to carry oil in bulk of
an aggregate capacity of 200 m 3 or more.
Oil tanker means a ship constructed or adapted primarily to
carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces and includes combination
carriers and any chemical tanker when it is carrying a cargo or
part cargo of oil in bulk.

MARPOL 73/78: Vessel Categories

SHIPS
1

Based on tonnage
Ships < 400 GRT

Based on travel
Ocean going Ships

Ships 400 GRT

but < 10,000 GRT

Domestic Ships

Ships > 10,000 GRT

OIL TANKERS
1

Based on Gross Registered Tonnage

Oil Tankers < 150 tons GRT

Oil Tankers 150 tons GRT

Gross tonnage (GRT) is a measure of the internal capacity or volume

of a ship, tug, or barge. It is a cubic or space measurement of all areas of
a vessel with some allowances or deductions for exempt spaces such as
living quarters.

SINGLE-HULL TANKERS

Single Hull

Double Hull

SINGLE-HULL TANKERS

Segregated Ballast Tanks

Segregated Ballast means the ballast water introduced into a

tank which is completely separated from the cargo oil and fuel
oil system and which is permanently allocated to the carriage of
ballast or cargoes other than oil.

MARITIME ZONES
INTERNATIONAL AIR SPACE

NATIONAL AIR SPACE

TERRITORIAL
SEA

CONTIGUOUS
ZONE

INTERNAL
WATERS
BASELINE

EEZ
12
NM

24
NM

200
NM

HIGH SEAS

MARPOL DEFINITIONS: SPECIAL AREA

Special Area means a sea area where, for recognized
technical reasons in relation to its oceanographic and
ecological condition and to the particular character of its
traffic, the adoption of special mandatory methods for the
prevention of sea pollution by oil is required, Under the
Convention, these special areas are provided with a higher
level of protection than other areas of the sea.

List of ANNEX I (Oil) Special Areas:

Red Sea Area
Gulfs Area
Gulf of Aden Area
Mediterranean Sea Area

Baltic Sea Area

Black Sea Area
Antarctic Area
North-West European Waters

MARPOL DEFINITIONS: SPECIAL AREA

ANNEX II (Noxious Liquid Substances) Special Areas:
Baltic Sea Area
Black Sea Area
Antarctic Area
With strict controls on tank washing and residue
discharge procedures!
ANNEX V (Garbage) Special Areas:
Baltic Sea area
North Sea
Black Sea Area
Antarctic Area (south of 60S)
Red Sea area
Wider Caribbean Region,
Gulfs area
including Gulf of Mexico and
Mediterranean Sea Area Caribbean Sea
With strict controls on the disposal of garbage!

MARPOL 73/78

MARPOL IMPLEMENTATION
Actions Mandated by MARPOL
Inspect foreign ships visiting Saudi Arabian ports
to ensure that they meet international standards.
Monitor Compliance.
Prohibit violations, make penalties.
Carry out surveys as per MARPOL requirements
for all ocean going ships registered in Saudi Arabia.
Issue International Oil Pollution Prevention
Certificates (IOPP) to surveyed ocean going ships.
Provide adequate Reception Facilities to ships
visiting Saudi Arabian Ports.
Phase out single-hull tankers.

MARPOL IMPLEMENTATION
Inspections
Confirm possession of valid certificate on board.
Examine ship condition, only if there clear grounds
for believing that ship does not correspond
substantially with the certificate).
If requested by another state (including a coastal
state), if there is sufficient evidence that the ship
discharged harmful substances in any place.

General Inspection Procedure

Checking of all Certificates required as per MARPOL
Walk-through of the ship including deck, and have a
visual check of the condition of all the equipment and
machinery as well as hatch closing arrangement, air pipes
and vent coatings.

MARPOL IMPLEMENTATION
Possible Actions
Under the provisions of the Convention, Port State may:
Detain a ship until deficiencies have been rectified
A vessel is detained when a deficiency is found
which must be rectified before it sails.
Permit a ship to sail with deficiencies subject to
conditions

Penalties

Assess appropriate penalties for the contravention of

Convention requirements, such as:
immediate flag State detention of the vessel.
withdrawal of the vessels Certificate of Registry.
fine
suspension or revocation of ships officers
Certificates of Competency.

MARPOL IMPLEMENTATION
Surveys

Ships in international voyages shall be subject to surveys

by officers of the Ministry of Transport to ensure that
equipment, fittings, arrangements, and materials fully comply
with the applicable requirements of MARPOL Regulation.

International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate

(IOPP Certificate)
The IOPP Certificate shall be issued to:
Oil Tankers 150 GRT
Ships 400 GRT
by the Minister of Transport after survey of the ocean going
ship for a period not exceeding 5 years as evidence of their
compliance with the pollution prevention equipment and
survey requirements of MARPOL Annex I.

MARPOL REQUIREMENTS
Certificates and Documents required on board
Ocean Going Ships
No.

All Ships

Reference

International Oil Pollution Prevention

Certificate

Regulation 5

Oil Record Book

Regulation 20

Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan

Regulation 26

Record of oil discharge monitoring and

control system for the last ballast voyage

Regulation 15(3)(a)

Dedicated Clean Ballast Tank Operation

Manual

Regulation 13A

MARPOL REQUIREMENTS
Certificates and Documents required on board
Ocean Going Ships (cont.)
No.
All Ships
Reference
6

Crude Oil Washing Operation and

Equipment Manual (COW Manual)

Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS)

Statement of Compliance, CAS Final Regulation 13G;
Report and Review Record

Hydrostatically Balanced Loading

(HBL) Operational Manual

Regulation 13G

Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control

(ODMC) Operational Manual

Regulation 15(3)(c)

10

Subdivision and stability information

Regulation 25

Regulation 13B

MARPOL REQUIREMENTS
Major Requirements on board Ocean-going Oil
Tankers and Ships
Equipment/
Certificates

OIL TANKERS

SHIPS

150 GRT

400 GRT

< 400 GRT

Oil Filtering Equipment

Yes

Yes

No

Standard discharge
connection

Yes

Yes

No

Holding Tank

Yes

Yes

Yes

Oil Record Book

Yes

Yes

No

Marine Oil Contingency

Plan

Yes

Yes

No

International Oil Pollution

Prevention Certificate

Yes

Yes

No

MARPOL REQUIREMENTS
Reception Facilities
All oil loading terminals, repair ports, or other ports that
service oceangoing Ships 400 GRT and oceangoing Oil
Tankers 150 GRT shall be provided with the following
facilities:
reception and treatment of all dirty ballast and tank
washing water from oil tankers.
sufficient capacity to receive the residues/mixtures
and the needs of ships using them without causing
undue delay to the ships involved.
shall be equipped with oil transfer hose adapters
designed to allow connection with the standard flange
specified by the International Maritime Organization
(IMO).

MARPOL REQUIREMENTS
Oily waste reception facilities shall be available at:
(a) all ports and terminals in which crude oil is loaded into oil
tankers where such tankers have immediately prior to arrival
completed a ballast voyage of not more than 72 hr or not more
than 1,200 nautical miles.
(b) all ports and terminals in which oil other than crude oil in bulk
is loaded at an average quantity of more than 1,000 MT per day.
(c) all ports having ship repair yards or tank cleaning facilities;
(d) all ports and terminals which handle ships provided with the
sludge tank(s) required by Regulation 17 of Annex I of MARPOL
73/78.
(e) all ports in respect of oily bilge waters and other residues,
which cannot be discharged in accordance with Regulation 9 of
Annex I of MARPOL 73/78; and
(f) all loading ports for bulk cargoes in respect of oil residues from
combination carriers which cannot be discharged in accordance
with Regulation 9 of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78.

MARPOL REQUIREMENTS
A
N
N
E
X

Category of Waste

Reception
Facilities required?

Types of waste for reception

Oil

YES

Covers all types of wastes from the carriage of oil:

as fuel, engine room slops, cargo (tank washings) or
dirty ballast water.

II

Noxious liquid
substances in bulk

YES

Chemical wastes derived from bulk chemical

transportation, including residues and mixtures
containing noxious substances.

III

Harmful substances
carried by sea in
packaged form

NO

IV

Sewage from ships

YES

Raw sewage retained in holding tanks for disposal

in port or outside 12nm;
Partially treated sewage retained in holding tanks
for disposal in port or outside 4nm.

Garbage from ships

YES

Garbage includes domestic (food and packaging)

and operational (maintenance, cargo and
miscellaneous) wastes.

VI

Air pollution from

ships

NO

MARPOL 73/78: Vessel Categories

SHIPS
1

Based on tonnage
Ships < 400 GRT

Based on travel
Ocean going Ships

Ships 400 GRT

but < 10,000 GRT

Domestic Ships

Ships > 10,000 GRT

OIL TANKERS
1

Based on Gross Registered Tonnage

Oil Tankers < 150 tons GRT

Oil Tankers 150 tons GRT

Gross tonnage (GRT) is a measure of the internal capacity or volume

of a ship, tug, or barge. It is a cubic or space measurement of all areas of
a vessel with some allowances or deductions for exempt spaces such as
living quarters.

Phase Out of Single-Hull Tankers

MARPOL PHASE-OUT REQUIREMENTS

MARPOL 73/78 REQUIREMENTS

Small Vessels
There is no statutory requirement for ships
below 5,000 tonnes dead-weight to have
double hulls.

PHASE OUT SCHEDULES

Category of Oil Tanker
Category 1: Oil tankers
(Pre-MARPOL tankers without
protectively located segregated
ballast tanks)
20,000 tons deadweight and
above carrying crude oil, fuel oil,
heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil
as cargo, and
30,000 tons deadweight and
above carrying other oils

Date or Year

5 April 2005 for ships

delivered on 5 April 1982
or earlier
Anniversary date in 2005
for ships delivered after 5
April 1982

Category of oil tanker

Category 2:
Oil tankers (MARPOL
tankers with protectively
located segregated ballast
tanks)
20,000 tons deadweight
and above carrying crude
oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil
or lubricating oil as cargo,
and
30,000 tons deadweight
and above carrying other
oils

Date or year
5 April 2005 for ships delivered
on 5 April 1977 or earlier
Anniversary date in 2005 for
ships delivered after 5 April 1977
but before 1 January 1978
Anniversary date in 2006 for
ships delivered in 1978 and 1979
Anniversary date in 2007 for
ships delivered in 1980 and 1981
Anniversary date in 2008 for
ships delivered in 1982
Anniversary date in 2009 for
ships delivered in 1983
Anniversary date in 2010 for
ships delivered in 1984 or later

Category of oil tanker

Category 3:
Oil tankers
5,000 tons deadweight and
above but less than the
tonnage specified for
Category 1 and 2 tankers

Date or year
5 April 2005 for ships delivered on
5 April 1977 or earlier
Anniversary date in 2005 for ships
delivered after 5 April 1977 but
before 1 January 1978
Anniversary date in 2006 for ships
delivered in 1978 and 1979
Anniversary date in 2007 for ships
delivered in 1980 and 1981
Anniversary date in 2008 for ships
delivered in 1982
Anniversary date in 2009 for ships
delivered in 1983
Anniversary date in 2010 for ships
delivered in 1984 or later

Phase out schedule for ocean going single-hull ships

registered in Saudi Arabia
No.

IMO

Year of
Build

Gross
Tonnage

Dead
Weight

Category

Phase-out Year
(Anniversary Date)

8203799

1982

6400

10895

C3

2008

8203804

1982

4159

7026

C3

2008

7826829

1981

50764

88726

8114338

1982

6960

12010

C3

2008

7920716

1980

5253

8647

C3

2007

8214853

1982

3609

6187

C3

2008

8220084

1983

9088

16266

C3

2009

8223029

1983

3987

6718

C3

2009

9123362

1982

9544

16187

10

9247077

2003

6400

10895

C3

NO PHASE OUT

11

9203930

1999

28981

45000

C2

NO PHASE OUT

12

9203928

1999

28981

44954

C2

NO PHASE OUT

13

7385124

1983

NO DATA

14

7708302

1981

NO DATA

15

9639626

1983

NO DATA

NO DATA

NO DATA

Small Vessels: <5000 ton deadweight

There is no statutory requirement for ships below 5,000 tons
deadweight to have double hulls.
No.

IMO

Year of
Build

Gross
Tonnage

Dead
Weight

7810442

1978

2977

4991

7652917

1969

427.74

800

6524917

1965

1932

3180

7011149

1969

1682

3125

6918302

1969

2350

3463

7313640

1973

3335

4999

7903299

1979

2298

4419

7621073

1976

1006

2100

7229253

1972

2195

3408

10

8406456

1983

3175

4999

11

6925006

1969

1010

1324

SINGLE HULL PHASE OUT: EXTENSION

Can any single hull tankers operate beyond the dates set?
The revised regulation 13G of MARPOL allows the
Administration (flag State) to permit continued operation
of Category 2 or 3 tankers beyond its phase-out date in
accordance with the schedule subject to satisfactory
results from the Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS).
Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS) is an additional reinforced
inspection scheme specifically developed to detect structural
weaknesses of single hull oil tankers.

Category 2 and 3 tankers with an age over 15 years

to be allowed to continue beyond 2005 subject to CAS,
but the continued operation must not go beyond the
anniversary of the date of delivery of the ship in 2015
or the date on which the ship reaches 25 years of age
after the date of its delivery, whichever is earlier.

STATES REGULATION TERMS

Flag State
Nation where a vessel is registered.
Vessel is essentially granted nationality

Obligations and Responsibilities:

Regular Inspection of its own ships

Issuing of IOPP Certificates to its own ships
Safety regulation
Regulation of ship manning and crew competence
Setting the standards for ship construction, design,
equipment, and seaworthiness

STATES REGULATION TERMS

Flag States and Classification

Most flag states are authorising classification

societies to carry out inspections and issue
certificates on their behalf on their fleet operating
internationally
This is called Statutory Certification
Flag states authorise Classification Societies
recognised by them
IMO has issued a Resolution with guidelines for such
recognition

STATES REGULATION TERMS

Port State
Nation where a vessel intends to dock

Obligations and Responsibilities:

Boarding of ships and checking the status of
certification
Physical inspection to verify that ships are
complying with international conventions
Ensuring that adequate shore reception facilities
are provided for the disposal of sludge, oily bilge
water, and other residues, with specific
requirements for ports and terminals where crude oil
and other oils than crude are loaded.
In case of serious deficiencies, ships may be detained
until rectification has been carried out

STATES REGULATION TERMS

Coastal State
Nation within which a vessel passes through a
territorial sea or Exclusive Economic Zone

Responsibilities and Environmental Rights in

the Territorial Sea:
Enforcement of environmental protective rules
decided by IMO
Prohibition of pollution discharges
Forcing foreign ships out of territorial sea in case
of willful and serious pollution
Designation of protected areas
Designation of navigational routes

THE MARPOL REGIME

Summing Up
FLAG STATE

COASTAL STATE

PORT STATE
SHIPOWNER

Implement MARPOL
regulations on own ships
Implement MARPOL
regulations in territorial
waters
Implement MARPOL
regulations on ships
docking at ports
Ensure implemented
standards being
maintained

ANNEX I: OIL

What will be regulated?

Discharge into the sea of oil or oily
mixtures from oil tankers and ships.

ANNEX I: OIL
Discharge Restrictions
Bases of restriction and regulated:
the type of vessel (oil tanker or ship)
gross tonnage
route (while passing through special areas or a
certain distance from the nearest land)
Oil Tankers

Ships
400 GRT

Antarctic Area

NO

NO

NO

NO

Within 50 miles
from nearest land

NO

NO

Minimal

NO

Special Area (SA)

NO

NO

Minimal

NO

Outside SA and 50
miles away from
nearest land

Minimal

Minimal

Minimal

Minimal

AREA

Ships
Drilling Rigs and
<400 GRT Other Platforms

ANNEX I: OIL
Minimum Discharge
For Oil Tankers:
The instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content does
not exceed 30 liters per nautical mile.
The total quantity of oil discharged into the sea does not
exceed 1/15,000 (for old tankers) or 1/30,000 (for new
tankers) of total quantity of cargo.
For Ships:
The oil content of effluent without dilution does not
exceed 15 ppm.
The instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content is the
rate of discharge of oil in liters per hour at any instant divided
by the speed of the ship in knots at the same instant.

NOT ALLOWABLE
ZONE

m
i
L

it

um
im
x
a
M Faster, OK!

Not allowed,
too slow!

Lower oil
content, OK!

150

300 450 600

Oil Content of Discharge

(liter/hr)

750

OIL TANKERS: Discharge Limits

ALLOWABLE
ZONE
1 knot = 1 nm/hr

10 15
20
25
5
Speed
(knots)
RULES:
If running slowly,
IfShip
oil content
then
reduce
is higher,
oil content
then speed
of discharge!
up!

800

DATA POINTS
103 104 105 106 107

OLD
Tankers

400

600

0.07 0.67 6.67 66.7 666.7

0.03 0.33 3.33 33.3 333.3

NOT ALLOWABLE ZONE

(Area above each curve)

NEW
Tankers

100

Total Oil Discharged

(MT)

OIL TANKERS: Discharge Limits

103

104

105

106

Oil Cargo (MT)

107

ANNEX I: OIL
Discharge Exceptions
Inside Special Areas (Red Sea, Arabian Gulf):
Discharge of clean or segregated ballast or processed
bilge water from machinery spaces only if:
The bilge water does not originate from cargo pump-room
bilges.
The bilge water is not mixed with cargo oil residues.
The ship is proceeding en route.
The oil content of the effluent without dilution does not
exceed 15 parts per million.
The ship has in operation oil filtering equipment.

ANNEX I: OIL
Discharge Exceptions
Outside Special Areas on an international voyage:
Discharge of clean or segregated ballast or unprocessed oily
mixtures which without dilution have an oil content not
exceeding 15 ppm and which do not originate from cargo pumproom bilges and are not mixed with cargo oil residues.

In case of emergency or accident

Discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture necessary for the
purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea.
Discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixture resulting from
damage to a ship or its equipment.
Discharge of substances containing oil used for the purpose of
combating pollution incidents to minimize the damage from
pollution.

ANNEX II: NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES

Four Categories of Noxious Substances

Less Harmful

Category Hazard to marine resources Harm to amenities or other

or human health
legitimate uses of the sea
A

Major hazard

Serious harm

Hazard

Harm

Minor hazard

Minor harm

Recognizable hazard

Minimal harm

Discharge regulations in all areas

ship is proceeding en route
minimum speed 7 knots (self-propelled) or 4
knots (not self-propelled)
at least 12 nautical miles from the nearest land
discharge below the waterline
minimum water depth 25 meters

For Categories
A, B, and C

ANNEX II: NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES

Discharge regulations with respect to Special Areas
Outside special areas
A

Within special areas

Maximum concentration of tank

Maximum concentration of tank
washings 0.1% by weight
washings 0.05% by weight

per tank max. 1 m3 or 1/3,000

of the tank capacity in m3
concentration of the substance
in the wake astern of the ship
max. 1 ppm

per tank max. 3 m3 or 1/1,000

of the tank capacity in m3
concentration of the substance
in the wake astern of the ship
max. 10 ppm

the tank has been pre-cleaned,

and the washings have been
discharge to a reception facility
concentration of the substance
in the wake astern of the ship
max. 1 ppm
per tank max. 1 m3 or 1/3,000 of
the tank capacity in m3
concentration of the substance
in the wake astern of the ship
max. 1 ppm

ANNEX II: NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES

Discharge regulations with respect to Special Areas (cont.)
In All Areas (inside or outside Special Areas)
D

ship is proceeding en route

minimum speed 7 or 4 knots
at least 12 nautical miles from the nearest land
max. one part of the substance in ten parts of water

Chemical tankers shall have an International Pollution Prevention

Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk
However, ships that have an International Certificate of Fitness
for Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk as per IBC Code, do
not need such a certificate as they are deemed to comply under the
IBC Code
Chemical tankers shall also have a Procedures and
Arrangements (P&A) Manual and a Cargo Record Book

ANNEX III: HARMFUL SUBSTANCES

Harmful Substances carried in Packaged Form
Applies to all ships
A ship is subject to inspection where there are clear grounds
for believing that the master or the crew are not familiar with
essential shipboard procedures relating to the prevention of
pollution by noxious liquid substances.
Steps should be taken to ensure that the ship shall not sail
until the situation has been brought to order.

Identification of Annex III Substances

bio-accumulated to a significant extent and known to produce a
hazard to aquatic life or to human health ;
bio-accumulated with attendant risk to aquatic organisms or to
human health with a short retention of the order of one week or less;
liable to produce tainting of seafood;
highly toxic to aquatic life.

ANNEX IV: SEWAGE

applies to all ships 400 GRT carrying 14 persons or more
From Treatment
Plants (TP)

Comminuted and
Disinfected

TP has been
approved by the
Administration

No visible floating
solids or
discoloration of
surrounding water

TP has been approved

by the Administration

Untreated
Retained in holding
tanks

At least 12 nautical
miles from the
nearest land

At least 4 nautical miles

from the nearest land

Discharge rate
approved by the
Administration

Ship is proceeding
en route minimum
speed 4 knots

ANNEX V: GARBAGE
Garbage means all kinds of victual, domestic, and
operational waste excluding fresh fish and parts thereof
Cargo associated waste, spilt cargo and cargo waste
are also to be considered as garbage if none of the
other Annexes is applicable

ANNEX V: GARBAGE
applies to all ships, including yachts, fishing vessels and
offshore platforms
Discharge regulations with respect to Special Areas
Within Special Areas
Plastics

Other
garbage

Food
wastes

Outside Special Areas

Plastics

Prohibited Prohibited At least Prohibited

12 nm
from the
nearest
land

Lining, and
buoyant
packing
materials

Food wastes
and other garbage

At least 25
nm from the
nearest land

At least 12 nm
from the
nearest land,
but 3 nm if passed
Through a
comminuter/grinder

MARPOL 73/78
Implementation in
Saudi Arabia

MARPOL 73/78
Requirements for Implementation
Develop and implement a national implementation plan.
Report implemented measures and their effectiveness.
Exchange information.
Promote public awareness and education

Recommended Phases of Implementation

Phase 1: Determination of co-ordination
D mechanisms
E
L
!
L
and organization of process.
H
A
C assessment of
C
A
Phase 2: Establishment of inventory
and
S
I
O
S
R
national infrastructure
and capacity.
S
P
E
P
C
A
Phase 3: Setting ofOpriorities and determination of
R UP
P
objectives.
S
I
M
Phase 4: Formulation
TH TO of a National Implementation Plan
Tand specific Action Plans.
(NIP)
O
B
Phase 5: Endorsement of the NIP and Action Plans

MARPOL IMPLEMENTATION
Bottom-Up Approach

Top-Down Approach

National Legislation
Phase 5
Phase 4
Phase 3
Phase 2
Phase 1

1
2
3
4

Saudi Arabian
Approach

National Legislation
1
2
3
4

Draft a National Implementation Plan (NIP) and specific Action Plans (APs
Min. of Transport submits NIP and APs for review to the stakeholders
Stakeholders approve or recommend a revision of the NIP and APs
NIP and APs are endorsed to the National Government for legislation

MARPOL IMPLEMENTATION
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES
Development of a detailed inventory of ships and ports.
Drafting of new legislation/regulation.
Strengthening of compliance and enforcement of
existing regulation.
Training and capacity building activities on various
issues.
Development of a national marine pollution
management strategy.
Monitoring to ensure compliance and enforcement of
regulations.
Development of reception facilities at ports.
Implementation of awareness-raising and education
activities

MARPOL IMPLEMENTATION
Key Factors in NIP Formulation
availability of data to inform decisions,
political commitment,
meaningful participation of ship owners,
access to resources: human, financial, and
technical.
Important Consideration
sharing of responsibilities for developing specific
Action Plans amongst:
government agencies
industry
other stakeholders

MARPOL IMPLEMENTATION
Key Organizational Structure
Ship Owners

PME

(Compliance)

(Marine Environment)

Ministry of Transport
(Focal Point)

Ports Authority
(Port Activities)

Coast Guard
(Enforcement)

Other Stakeholders
(e.g. General Public, etc.)

Arrows and connectors are coordinating mechanisms!

MARPOL 73/78: TASKING

Major tasks of the key players in implementation

Ministry of Transport

national focal point for the MARPOL Convention

main executing agency responsible for enabling
activities leading to the development of a National
Implementation Plan

Presidency of Meteorology and

Environment (PME)
principal body for planning and coordination of activities
related to environmental protection and improvement
concerned with environmental pollution problems and
provides for preventive and ameliorative measures to
check environmental degradation

MARPOL 73/78: TASKING (cont.)

Port Authority
installation of reception facilities
inspection of ships requesting use of ports

Coast Guard
enforcement and monitoring within territorial waters
and the EEZ
make apprehensions for ships in violation of MARPOL

Ship Owners
ensure compliance of ships with MARPOL requirements,
in coordination with the Ministry of Transport (survey)
monitor performance of own ships within and outside
territorial waters

THANK YOU