Updates to Regulations Applying International Marine Pollution Prevention Regulations

The purpose of the consultation was to ask for views on a proposed set of updated Regulations to give effect to the latest version of MARPOL Annexes III to VI and to Protocol I.

This is intended to be done via amendments to the following existing regulations:

• Merchant Shipping (MARPOL Protocol I – Reports on Incidents Involving Harmful Substances) Order 2015
• Merchant Shipping (MARPOL Annex III – Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances) Order 2015
• Merchant Shipping (MARPOL Annex IV – Prevention of Pollution by Sewage) Order 2014
• Merchant Shipping (MARPOL Annex V – Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Order 2014
• Merchant Shipping (MARPOL VI – Prevention of Air Pollution) Order 2014

Since most of these amendments are already in force internationally, the effect on Manx Ships is likely to be minimal.

We received three responses to this consultation, all of which were supportive of our proposed action.

We will proceed with the proposed changes to Regulations which shall be laid before Tynwald for approval in the coming months.