Apr. 26 2016 Home Class & statutory IMO MEPC 69 OVERVIEW LinkedIn Twitter Facebook share Convention BWM Ballast Water Management Greenhouse Gases MARPOL Annex I Oil Pollution MARPOL Annex II NLS MARPOL Annex IV Sewage MARPOL Annex V Garbage MARPOL Annex VI Air Pollution Flag ALL FLAGS Ship typeAll Sea going Ship types IMO MEPC 69 OVERVIEW Bureau Veritas Report on MEPC 69IntroductionThe Committee on Marine Environment Protection held its sixty ninth session from 18 April to 22 April 2016, in IMO headquarters in London. This report provides an overview on main points and results of the agenda items discussed. Agenda items of MEPC 69Agenda Item Subject1 Adoption of the agenda2 Decisions of other bodies3 Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments 4 Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water5 Air pollution and energy efficiency 6 Further technical and operational measures for enhancing energy efficiency of international shipping7 Reduction of GHG emissions from ships8 Amendments to MARPOL Annex V, Form of Garbage Record Book9 Use of electronic record books10 Identification and protection of Special Areas and PSSAs11 Inadequacy of reception facilities12 Pollution prevention and response13 Reports of sub-committees14 Promotion of implementation and enforcement of MARPOL and related instruments15 Technical cooperation activities for the protection of the marine environment16 Capacity building for the implementation of new measures17 Analysis and consideration of recommendations to reduce administrative burdens in IMO instruments as identified by the SG-RAR18 Application of the Committees' Guidelines19 Work programme of the Committee and subsidiary bodies20 Any other business21 Consideration of the report of the CommitteeBriefingAdoption of amendments to mandatory instruments (item 3) The Committee: 1 adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex II, appendix I, related to the revised GESAMP hazard evaluation procedure.2 adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, related to record requirements for operational compliance with NOX Tier III emission control areas.3 adopted amendments to the NOX Technical Code 2008 related to the testing of gas-fuelled and dual fuel engines (will apply to engines installed on or after 1 September 2017).4 adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex IV, together with the associated MEPC resolution; 5 adopted an MEPC resolution on the establishment of the date on which regulation 11.3 of MARPOL Annex IV in respect of the Baltic Sea Special Area shall take effect, i.e.:- 1 on 1 June 2019, for new passenger ships; - 2 on 1 June 2021, for existing passenger ships other than those specified in paragraph 1.3; and - 3 on 1 June 2023, for existing passenger ships en route directly to or from a port located outside the special area and to or from a port located east of longitude 28˚10' E within the special area that do not make any other port calls within the special area.Refer to MEPC69/WP.7 and Add.1 for additional informationHarmful aquatic organisms in ballast water (Item 4)- The number of ratifying countries is of 49 (required 30) for a percentage of world merchant shipping tonnage to 34.79% (required is 35%). The BWM Convention will enter into force 12 months after the ratification.- The total number of reported BWM type-approved systems is 65 see WP.1.- The Committee received the Final report on the study on the implementation of the ballast water performance standard described in regulation D-2 of the BWM Convention.( M