Annex 1 – List of Special Areas Under MARPOL
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Annex 1 – List of Special Areas Under MARPOL

Special Areas Amendments adopted to the MARPOL Annex Entry into force of the amendments More stringent measures in effect from
MARPOL Annex I: Oil
Mediterranean Sea 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 2 Oct 1983
Baltic Sea 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 2 Oct 1983
Black Sea 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 2 Oct 1983
Red Sea 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 *
"Gulfs" area 2 Nov 1973 2 Oct 1983 1 Aug 2008 (Resolution MEPC.168(56))
Gulf of Aden 1 Dec 1987 (Resolution MEPC.29(25)) 1 Apr 1989 *
Antarctic area 16 Nov 1990 (Resolution MEPC.42(30)) 17 Mar 1992 17 Mar 1992
North West European waters 25 Sept 1997 (Resolution MEPC.75(40)) 1 Feb 1999 1 Aug 1999 (Resolution MEPC.77(41))
Oman area of the Arabian Sea 15 Oct 2004 (Resolution MEPC.117(52)) 1 Jan 2007 *
Southern South African waters 13 Oct 2006 (Resolution MEPC.154(55)) 1 Mar 2008 1 Aug 2008 (Resolution MEPC.167(56))
MARPOL Annex II: Noxious Liquid Substances
Antarctic area 30 Oct 1992 (Resolution MEPC.57(33)) 1 Jul 1994 1 Jul 1994
MARPOL Annex IV: Sewage
Baltic Sea 15 July 2011 (Resolution MEPC.200(62)) 1 January 2013 **
MARPOL Annex V: Garbage
Mediterranean Sea 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 1 May 2009 (Resolution MEPC.172(57))
Baltic Sea 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 1 Oct 1989 (Resolution MEPC.31(26))
Black Sea 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 *
Red Sea 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 *
"Gulfs" area 2 Nov 1973 31 Dec 1988 1 Aug 2008 (Resolution MEPC.168(56))
North Sea 17 Oct 1989 (Resolution MEPC.36(28)) 18 Feb 1991 18 Feb 1991 (Resolution MEPC.37(28))
Antarctic area (south of latitude 60 degrees south) 16 Nov 1990 (Resolution MEPC.42(30)) 17 Mar 1992 17 Mar 1992
Wider Caribbean region including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea 4 July 1991 (Resolution MEPC.48(31)) 4 Apr 1993 1 May 2011 (Resolution MEPC.191(60))
MARPOL Annex VI: Air pollution (Emission Control Areas)
Baltic Sea (SOx) 26 Sept 1997 19 May 2005 19 May 2006
North Sea (SOx) 22 Jul 2005 (Resolution MEPC.132(53)) 22 Nov 2006 22 Nov 2007
North American (SOx, and NOx and PM) 26 Mar 2010 (Resolution MEPC.190(60)) 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2012
United States Caribbean Sea (SOx, NOx and PM) 15 Jul 2011 (Resolution MEPC.202(62)) 1 Jan 2013 1 Jan 2014

  * The Special Area requirements for these areas have not taken effect because of lack of notifications from MARPOL Parties whose coastlines border the relevant Special Areas on the existence of adequate reception facilities (regulations 38.6 of MARPOL Annex I and 5(4) of MARPOL Annex V).

  ** The new special area requirements, which will enter into force on 1 January 2013, will only take effect upon receipt of sufficient notifications on the existence of adequate reception facilities from Parties to MARPOL Annex IV whose coastlines border the relevant special area (regulation 13.2 of the revised MARPOL Annex IV, which was adopted by resolution MEPC.200(62)).

Parent topic: MEPC.1/Circular.778/Rev.1 – List of Special Areas Under MARPOL and Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas – (16 November 2012)
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