1978 Protocol to MARPOL

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environmental agreement international treaty shipping safety agreement

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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973	2

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental agreement ⓘ international treaty ⓘ shipping safety agreement ⓘ
adoptedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionPlace	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
adoptionYear	1978 ⓘ
aimsTo	reduce accidental oil pollution from ships ⓘ reduce operational oil pollution from ships ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1978 Protocol to MARPOL ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Marine Environment Protection Committee of IMO
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalForm	protocol to a convention ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
partOf	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ surface form: 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	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ surface form: MARPOL 73/78
strengthens	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ surface form: MARPOL 1973 Convention
subjectMatter	marine environmental protection ⓘ prevention of pollution from ships ⓘ tanker safety ⓘ
updates	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ surface form: International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Referenced by (3)

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1978 Protocol to MARPOL → alsoKnownAs → 1978 Protocol to MARPOL ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

1997 Protocol to MARPOL → amends → 1978 Protocol to MARPOL ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships → hasProtocol → 1978 Protocol to MARPOL ⓘ