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  2. Marpol Annex I - Wikipedia

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    Marpol Annex I details the discharge requirements for the prevention of pollution by oil and oily materials. It continues to enforce the oil discharge criteria described in the 1969 amendments to the 1954 Oil Pollution Convention. [4] It also introduces the idea of "special areas" which are considered to be at risk to oil pollution. Discharge ...

  3. MARPOL 73/78 - Wikipedia

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    The first half of MARPOL Annex I deals with engine room waste. There are various generations of technologies and equipment that have been developed to prevent waste such as oily water separators (OWS), oil content meters (OCM), and port reception facilities. [7] The second part of the MARPOL Annex I has more to do with cleaning the cargo areas ...

  4. Port reception facilities - Wikipedia

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    The Annexes of MARPOL contain detailed regulations with respect to the six main groups of harmful materials: Petroleum in any form ; Noxious Liquid Substances (NLS) carried in bulk (Annex II); Harmful substances carried in packaged form (Annex III); Sewage (Annex IV); Garbage (Annex V); and Air emissions (Annex VI). [6] MARPOL states that ...

  5. Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships - Wikipedia

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    The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS, 33 U.S.C. §§1905-1915) is a United States law that implements the provisions of MARPOL 73/78 and the annexes of MARPOL to which the United States is a party.

  6. Emission control area - Wikipedia

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    Emission control areas (ECAs), or sulfur emission control areas (SECAs), are sea areas in which stricter controls were established to minimize airborne emissions from ships as defined by Annex VI [1] of the 1997 MARPOL Protocol. The emissions specifically include SOx, NOx, ODSs and VOCs [2] and the regulations came into effect in May 2005.

  7. More than 50 killed by Cyclone Remal in India and Bangladesh

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    More than 50 people have died in India and Bangladesh after Tropical Cyclone Remal lashed the area with torrential rain and heavy winds, according to local officials.

  8. Regulation of ship pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In addition to Section 311 requirements, APPS implements MARPOL Annex I concerning oil pollution. APPS applies to all U.S. flagged ships anywhere in the world and to all foreign flagged vessels operating in the navigable waters of the United States, or while at a port under U.S. jurisdiction. To implement APPS, the Coast Guard has promulgated ...

  9. Development Assistance for Special Area (except CHT)

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    These areas do not have large indigenous populations and as a result most of the funds went to Bengali people. [ 3 ] As part of Mujib Borsho (the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) celebrations in 2020, the Development Assistance for Special Area (except CHT) gave 3,554 houses, 2,672 bicycles, and 15,000 scholarships to indigenous people.