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International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships
With reference to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), consider the following statements:
- MARPOL is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes.
- The current convention is a combination of 1973 Convention and the 1978 Protocol, which entered into force on 2 October 1983.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Only 1
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B |
Only 2
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C |
Both 1and 2
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D |
Neither 1 nor 2
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Your Ans is
Right ans is C
Your Answer Is Correct
Your Answer Is Wrong
Explanation :
- MARPOL refers to Marine Pollution.The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes.
- The MARPOL Convention was adopted on 2 November 1973 at IMO. The Protocol of 1978 was adopted in response to a spate of tanker accidents in 1976-1977. As the 1973 MARPOL Convention had not yet entered into force, the 1978 MARPOL Protocol absorbed the parent Convention. The combined instrument entered into force on 2 October 1983.
- The Convention includes regulations aimed at preventing and minimizing pollution from ships - both accidental pollution and that from routine operations - and currently includes six technical Annexes:
- Annex I: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil (entered into force 2 October 1983).
- Annex II: Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (entered into force 2 October 1983).
- Annex III: Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form (entered into force 1 July 1992).
- Annex IV: Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships (entered into force 27 September 2003).
- Annex V: Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships (entered into force 31 December 1988).
- Annex VI: Prevention ofAir Pollution from Ships (entered into force 19 May 2005)
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