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List of special areas under MARPOL and particularly sensitive sea areas

 

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Document MEPC.1/Circ.778 26-01-2012
Revised by MEPC.1/Circ.778/Rev.1 16-11-2012

 

 

 

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Ingangsdatum: 26-01-2012

List of special areas under MARPOL and particularly sensitive sea areas

  1. This circular is prepared for ease of reference by all concerned.

Special Areas under MARPOL

  1. The MARPOL Convention defines certain sea areas as "Special Areas" in which, for technical reasons relating to their oceanographical and ecological condition and to their sea traffic, the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution is required. Under the Convention, these Special Areas are provided with a higher level of protection than other sea areas. They are designated by IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) by amendments to the relevant MARPOL Annexes. There are such areas under MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV and V. Under MARPOL Annex VI, such areas are called Emission Control Areas.

  2. Annex 1 to this circular contains a list of Special Areas and Emission Control Areas under MARPOL. It also provides information on the adoption date of amendments to the MARPOL Annexes as appropriate and the date of entry into force for such amendments as well as the date when the more stringent measures took effect for the Special Areas.

Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas

  1. The MEPC began its study of the issue of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) in response to resolution 9 of the 1978 International Conference on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention concerning the protection of such sea areas.

  2. The MEPC, recognizing the importance of this issue, consequently defined PSSA as a sea area that needs special protection through action by IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological, socio-economic, or scientific attributes, where such attributes may be vulnerable to damage by international shipping activities.

  3. IMO, through the MEPC, is the only international body responsible for assessing proposals for and designating PSSAs and adopting associated protective measures (APMs) applicable to international shipping.

  4. Since 1990, the MEPC has assessed and designated 14 PSSAs in accordance with the PSSA Guidelines adopted by the IMO Assembly. The key details of every PSSA are provided in annex 2 to this circular. It may be noted that the annex also contains information on the proposing State(s), the APMs and the date of the MEPC resolutions designating the PSSAs.
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Annex 01 List of special areas under MARPOL

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

1 July 2012

1 July 2013
(Resolution
MEPC.200(62))

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))

 

MARPOL Annex V: Garbage (cont'd)

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).
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Annex 02 List of PSSAS designated by MEPC

Annex 2 - List of PSSAS designated by MEPC

PSSA Proposing
State(s)		 Associated Protective
Measures1		 MEPC resolution
Great Barrier
Reef		 Australia IMO-recommended Australian system of
pilotage; mandatory ship reporting system		 September 1990
(Resolution
MEPC.44(30))
Archipelago of
Sabana-Camaguey		 Cuba Area to be avoided September 1997
(Resolution
MEPC.74(40))
Sea Area
Around Malpelo Island		 Colombia Area to be avoided March 2002
(Resolution
MEPC.97(47))
Marine Area
Around the Florida Keys		 United States Areas to be avoided;
mandatory no anchoring areas		 March 2002
(Resolution
MEPC.98(47))
Wadden Sea Netherlands,
Denmark,
Germany		 Mandatory deep water route October 2002
(Resolution
MEPC.101(48))
Paracas
National Reserve		 Peru Area to be avoided July 2003
(Resolution
MEPC.106(49))
Western European
Waters		 Belgium, France,
Ireland, Portugal,
Spain, and the
United KingdomPeru		 Mandatory ship reporting system October 2004
(Resolution
MEPC.121(52))
Torres Strait as an extension to
GBR PSSA		 Australia and
Papua New
Guinea		 IMO-recommended Australian system of
pilotage; two-way route		 July 2003
(Resolution
MEPC.133(53))
Canary Islands Spain Areas to be avoided; traffic separation systems;
recommended routes;
mandatory ship reporting system		 March 2004
(Resolution
MEPC.134(53))
Galapagos Archipelago Ecuador Area to be avoided;
mandatory ship reporting system;
recommended tracks		 March 2004
(Resolution
MEPC.135(53))
Baltic Sea Area Denmark,
Estonia, Finland,
Germany, Latvia,
Lithuania,
Poland and
Sweden		 Traffic separation schemes,
deepwater route, areas to
be avoided, mandatory ship
reporting system, MARPOL
Special Area; MARPOL SOx
Emission Control Area		 March 2004
(Resolution
MEPC.136(53))
Papahanaumo-kuakea Marine National Monument
(North-western Hawaiian
Islands)		 United States Areas to be avoided;
recommended/mandatory
ship reporting system		 March 2007
(Resolution
MEPC.171(57))
Strait of Bonifacio France and Italy Recommendation on navigation July 2011
(Resolution
MEPC.204(62))
Saba Bank
(Caribbean Island of Saba)		 The Netherlands Area to be avoided;
Mandatory no anchoring area		 Approved in principle in
July 2011.To be
formally designated by
MEPC 64 in Oct 2012

 

1 This table only lists those APMs that have been specifically identified as APMs per se. There may be other IMO-adopted measures in the designated PSSA. In some cases, national measures may also be relevant.
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