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.