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• INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN SA
• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF
  POLLUTION FROM SHIPS (MARPOL)
• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON OIL POLUTION
  PREPAREDNES, RESPONSE AND CO-OPERATION AND
  OPRC-HNS PROTOCOL1990,
• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT CONVENTION
• GREEN HOUSE GAS EMMISIONS FROM SHIPS
• WRECK REMOVAL CONVENTION
• BUNKERS CONVENTION

• INTRODUCTION
• ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN SA
• International Convention for the Prevention of
  Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT CONVENTION
• WRECK REMOVAL CONVENTION
• HNS CONVENTION
• BUNKERS CONVENTION
• GREENHOUSE GAS EMMISIONS FROM SHIPS
• RECEPTION FACILITIES

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FOCUS AREARS
WORLD SEABORNE TRADE BY COUNTRY GROUP AND REGION,
2009 (percentage share in tonnage) SOURCE UNCTAD
2010 report

• ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN SA
• INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF
  POLLUTION FROM SHIPS (MARPOL)
• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT CONVENTION
• WRECK REMOVAL CONVENTION
• HNS CONVENTION
• BUNKERS CONVENTION
• GREENHOUSE GAS EMMISIONS FROM SHIPS
• RECEPTION FACILITIES

• INTRODUCTION
• ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN SA
• International Convention for the Prevention of
  Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
• BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT CONVENTION
• WRECK REMOVAL CONVENTION
• HNS CONVENTION
• BUNKERS CONVENTION
• GREENHOUSE GAS EMMISIONS FROM SHIPS
• RECEPTION FACILITIES

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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF
POLLUTION FROM SHIPS (MARPOL)

• Deals with the prevention of pollution (oil,
  chemicals, harmful substances, sewage and
  garbage) from ships of the marine environment
  and by ships from operational or accidental
  causes.
• It is a combination of two treaties adopted in
  1973 and 1978 respectively and also includes the
  Protocol of 1997 (Annex VI)
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• It has been updated by amendments through the
  years. Annex I  Regulations for the Prevention of
  Pollution by Oil (entered into force 2 October
  1983) Annex II  Regulations for the Control of 
  Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk, 
  Annex III Prevention of Pollution by Harmful
  Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form
  (entered into force 1 July 1992), Annex IV
  Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships 
  (entered into force 27 September 2003)
• Annex V Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from
  Ships (entered into force 31 December 1988) Annex
  VI Prevention of  Air Pollution from Ships
  (entered into force 19 May 2005)

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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON OIL POLUTION
PREPAREDNES, RESPONSE AND CO-OPERATION AND
OPRC-HNS PROTOCOL1990,

• International Convention on Oil Pollution
  Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC
  1990),
• The Protocol defines Hazardous and Noxious
  Substances as
• substances besides oil, which, if spilled
  into the marine environment, can create hazards
  to human health, living resources and marine life
  and damage facilities or to interfere other
  officially authorized uses of the sea.
• Provision of assistance by Member States to the
  extent possible and feasible, to other States in
  the event of a pollution emergency is required.
• There is a provision for the reimbursement of any
  assistance
• provided.

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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF
POLLUTION FROM SHIPS MARPOL

• IN RESPONSE TO ANNEX IV,V AND VI
• Port Authorities are mandated to provide of
  reception facilities,
• Service Providers for the collection of waste
  from ships to get accreditation from the IMO as
  outlined in the convention,
• PROVISION OF SALVAGE OPERATIONS AND POLUTION
  RESPONSE
• Member States and Designated Authorities party to
  the OPRC 1990 and OPRC-HNS Protocol are required
  to develop, a national contingency plan and
  procure response equipment,
• Undertake regular training and exercises.
• Bilateral or Multilateral agreements on
  preparedness for, and response to, pollution
  incidents involving HNS.
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SALVAGE OPERATIONS
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GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS

• Contribution to GHG emissions was estimated at
  1008 mt in 2006
• Conference of Parties (CoP) 17 CMP 7 to the Kyoto
  Protocol for the United Nations Conference
  Reduce and stabilise Green House Gas
  concentration from Ships
• Operationalisation of the Cancun (Mexico)
  agreement and political matters arising from
  the Bali Roadmap
• Gather and share information on how to reduce
  Green House Gas Emissions, National policies and
  best practices
• Adopt an African position and launch of National
  strategies to address Green House Gas emisions
• Emissions and provision of finance and
  technological support for developing countries
• Cooperate in preparing adaptation impacts of
  Climate change
• Monitor progress from various countries to deal
  with Climate change

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INVESTMENT OPOTUNITIES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
FROM SHIPS

• Adopting a pragmatic approach to reduce Green
  House Gas Emissions (invest in training and
  development)
• Introduction of renewable energy products such as
  (wind farms, solar energy, bio fuel production
  and waste to energy power, low heater water
  projects)
• Introduction of green economy is identified as
  one of the National projects for job creation
  (companies to assist governments to achieve this
  outcome)
• The establishment of green industries as outlined
  in the National Growth Path and Industrial Policy
  Action Plan (IPAP 2)
• Introduction of Carbon tax on Ships
• Energy efficiency design for Ships Index
  (investment in shipyards to update their
  technology for designing ships)
• Ships energy efficiency plan for all ships
  (training and development, monitoring and
  evaluation)
• Waste Management companies

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International Convention for the Control and
Management of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments

• Invasive Aquatic Species
• Vessels carry thousand tons of water to
  maintain proper buoyancy
• and stability.
• As cargo is unloaded in port, water is drawn
  into the Ships Ballast
• tanks, or to load cargo, ballast water is
  discharged from the ship.
• This water contain millions of unseen
  aquatic organisms both
• animal and plant species that are
  transported from one ecosystem
• to another via the ballast tanks.
• The effort to stop the spread of this
  invasive aquatic organism
• countries spend a lot millions of dollars
  annually.
• Ballast Tank Corrosion
• A ships ballast tank is a highly corrosive
  environment.
• Salty water, acts as a catalyst to cause
  steel to rust, causing a major
• maintenance cost problem for the Ship and
  significantly reducing
• the useful life span of the Vessel

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International Convention for the Control and
Management of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments

• In 2004, the Member State of the IMO adopted the
  International Convention for the Control and
  Management of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments.
• Regulation B-3 of the Convention describes the
  schedule for the implementation of the
  Convention.
• Regulation D-2 of the Convention describes the
  discharge (or treatment) standards for Ballast
  Water.
• Regulation D-3 describes the procedure for
  approval of Ballast Water Management Systems used
  to comply with the Convention.
• There is an additional Guideline for Ballast
  Water Management Systems that make use of active
  substances

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INVESTMENT OPPOTUNITIES

• The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has
  adopted a Ballast Water Management Convention
  which, upon ratification, will require all
  commercial Ships to install and operate BWTS on a
  scheduled roll-out beginning in 2012
• Investment opportunities for the Ship building
  industry
• Establishment of Ballast Water Management Systems
  by complying to the IMO's Ballast Water
  Discharge Standards
• Periodic maintenance of Ballast Water tanks

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IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
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OTHER MARITIME CONVENTIONS

• WRECK REMOVAL CONVENTION.
• BUNKERS CONVENTION.
• THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR SAFE
  AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND RECYCLING OF SHIPS.
• ETC

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STRONG NOR DOES FOOD COME TO THE WISE OR WEALTH
TO THE BRILIANT OR FAVOUR TO THE LEANERD BUT
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