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Pollution
from Offshore Activities
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UN
Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982). UN/DOALOS 1994
- MARPOL 73/78 covers fixed and floating platforms. II-2
- The London Convention covers fixed and floating platforms,
including at-sea disposal of offshore structures. II-3
Both IMO conventions exempt discharges and dumping from facilities
related to seabed minerals development and processing except
for certain oil discharges. The IMO is reviewing MARPOL Annex
I to clarify applicability to floating oil production and
storage units.
Non-Binding:
o Guidelines and Standards for the Removal of Offshore Installations
and Structures on the Continental Shelf and in the EEZ (1989).
IMO
o Recommendations on Safety Zones and Safety of Navigation
around Offshore Installations and Structures (1989).
o Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore
Drilling Units (1989).
o Code for the Safe Practice for the Carriage of Cargoes and
Persons by Offshore Supply Vessels (1997). IMO
o Draft Recommendations on Training of Personnel on Mobile
Offshore Units (1999). IMO
Global
Oil and Gas Activities
(Emergency
Preparedness and Response)
- International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness,
Response and Cooperation (1990). IMO 1999
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Mediterranean Sea, Protocol: exploration and exploitation
of the continental shelf and the seabed and its subsoil (1994).
NIF
Non-Binding:
Guidelines and Principles on Offshore Mining and Drilling
(1982). UNEP
Environmental
Impact Assessment
- Convention on EIA in a Transboundary Context (1991). ECE
1997
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