Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Special areas means sea area where for recognized technical reasons in relation to its
oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic the
adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by
oil/NLS/garbage is required.
Annex VI Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships establishes certain
sulphur oxide (SOX) Emission Control Areas with more stringent controls on sulphur
emissions and nitrogen oxides (NOX) Emission Control Areas for Tier III NO X emission
standards.