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Marine Environment Protection Committee 82nd session (MEPC 82) Summary Report
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ConventionMARPOL Annex V GarbageMARPOL Annex VI Air Pollution
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FlagALL FLAGS
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Ship typeAll Sea going Ship types
The 82nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82) was held in person from 30th of September to 4th of October 2024, with hybrid facilities allowing remote participation.
Following the 17th session of the ISWG-GHG which structured the strong divergences between the proposals on mid-term measures to implement the revised IMO strategy to decarbonize the shipping, MEPC 82 attempted to bridge the divide without striking any compromise. Moreover, the divergences expressed on the findings of the comprehensive impact assessment and the request to pursue the assessment on potential impacts of economic measures on food security hampered the expected finalization of the preparatory study and let a short time before approving new measures on GHG reduction at MEPC 83. Two additional ISWGs are tasked to prepare this decisive MEPC.
MEPC 82 adopted the following:
- ECAs on Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea
- Amendments concerning clarification of entries in data reporting required by regulations 27 and 28 of MARPOL Annex V
- Amendment to the "regulation 18.1 tab" in the "MARPOL Annex VI" GISIS module to include information on the availability of biofuels at ports
- Two Guidelines on the reduction of Black Carbon emissions impact from international shipping in the Arctic (approved at PPR 11)
MEPC 82 approved the following matters:
- Guidance on the application of the amendments to Appendix IX of MARPOL Annex VI to report data granularity
- 2024 Guidance for Administrations on the type approval process for ballast water management systems (BWM.2/Circ.43/Rev.1);
- Guidance on ballast water record keeping & reporting
- A two-step approach for the CII review
- Amendments to the NOx TC 2008 regarding the certification of an existing engine subject to substantial modification, and associated draft guidance on the content of the Engine Emission test plan to be issued as an MEPC circular. Expected adoption at MEPC 83.
- Draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx Technical Code 2008 on the use of multiple engine operational profiles (MEOPs), for adoption at MEPC 83
- Designation of the Nusa Penida Islands and Gili Matra Islands in Lombok Strait as a PSSA
- Guidelines on good practice relating to clean-up of plastic pellets from ship-source releases
- Guidelines on the use and carriage of HFO in Arctic waters
MEPC 82 approved a “Provisional” draft guidance on the implementation of the Hong Kong and Basel Conventions, with a need to secure a full implementation of the Hong Kong convention taking into account serious concerns regarding safety and environment expressed in plenary due to unproper certification of several ship's breaking facilities in the Far East.
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