2015 - Pollution Prevention and Response Sub-Committee
IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu (pictured) has opened the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR), 2nd session (19-23 January 2015), which is being chaired by Mr Sveinung from Norway.
Items on the agenda include technical work related to MARPOL Annex VI and the NOX Technical Code; development of the "Ballast Water Management – How to do it" manual; revision of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, to support the Ship Recycling Convention; finalization of the draft Guidelines on international offers of assistance intended to provide guidance to States requesting and receiving emergency assistance during spill incidents; and developing a recommendation for a single definition of black carbon in relation to emissions from international shipping.
2015 - Pollution Prevention and Response Sub-Committee
IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu (pictured) has opened the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR), 2nd session (19-23 January 2015), which is being chaired by Mr Sveinung from Norway.
Items on the agenda include technical work related to MARPOL Annex VI and the NOX Technical Code; development of the "Ballast Water Management – How to do it" manual; revision of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, to support the Ship Recycling Convention; finalization of the draft Guidelines on international offers of assistance intended to provide guidance to States requesting and receiving emergency assistance during spill incidents; and developing a recommendation for a single definition of black carbon in relation to emissions from international shipping.