1 The Guidelines provide guidance for the development
of a Regional Reception Facilities Plan (RRFP) to assist Member States
in specific geographic regions of the world in the appropriate and
effective implementation of regulation
38 of Annex I, regulation
18 of Annex II, regulation 12 of
Annex IV, regulation 8 of Annex
V and regulation 17 of Annex
VI of MARPOL.