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SUB-COMMITTEE ON POLLUTION PPR 11/1/1

PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 24 January 2024
11th session Original: ENGLISH
Agenda item 1 Pre-session public release: ☒

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

Annotations to the provisional agenda1

Note by the Secretariat

SUMMARY
Executive summary: This document contains annotations to the provisional agenda
provided in document PPR 11/1.
Strategic direction, if Not applicable
applicable:
Output: Not applicable
Action to be taken: Paragraph 30
Related documents: PPR 11/1 and as specified in the text.

Agenda item 1 Adoption of the agenda

PPR 11/1 Secretariat Provisional agenda

PPR 11/1/1 Secretariat Annotations to the provisional agenda
PPR 11/1/2 Chair Working arrangements for PPR 11,
including proposed arrangements for
working and drafting groups

1 The Sub-Committee will be invited to consider and adopt its provisional agenda
(PPR 11/1). The following ad-hoc working and drafting groups are envisaged to be established
during the session:

.1 Working Group on Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships (WG 1);

.2 Working Group on Revision of MARPOL Annex IV (WG 2);

.3 Working Group on Marine Plastic Litter from Ships (WG 3);

.4 Drafting Group on In-water Cleaning (DG 1); and

.5 Drafting Group on Pollution Response (DG 2).

1
The documents listed herein are all the document that have been received, prepared by the Secretariat, or
forwarded to PPR 11 by MEPC or previous sessions of the Sub-Committee.

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2 The Sub-Committee has been advised of the working arrangements proposed by the
Chair (PPR 11/1/2).

Agenda item 2 Decisions of other IMO bodies

PPR 11/2 Secretariat Outcome of HTW 9

PPR 11/2/1 Secretariat Outcomes of MSC 107, MEPC 80 and
C 129
PPR 11/2/2 Secretariat Outcome of CCC 9

3 The Sub-Committee will be informed of relevant decisions made and action taken
by HTW 9, MSC 107, MEPC 80, C 129 and CCC 9 and will be invited to take action under the
relevant agenda items.

Agenda item 3 Safety and pollution hazards of chemicals and preparation of

consequential amendments to the IBC Code

PPR 11/3 Secretariat Report of the twenty-ninth session of the

Technical Group on the Evaluation of
Safety and Pollution Hazards of Chemicals

4 The Sub-Committee will be invited to consider the report of the twenty-ninth session
of the Technical Group on the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards of Chemicals
(PPR 11/3) and take action as appropriate.

5 Since the ESPH Technical Group is not expected to be established during the
session, should any matters require further consideration they will be referred to ESPH 30
(due to meet from 14 to 18 October 2024). Accordingly, no new cleaning additives will be
evaluated at this session. However, any changes to trade names of products or cleaning
additives or name changes of manufacturers should be communicated by the relevant
reporting country to the Secretariat, electronically by email to esph@imo.org,
by 9 February 2024, to be noted in the Sub-Committee's report.

Agenda item 4 Amendments to MARPOL Annex II in order to improve the

effectiveness of cargo tank stripping, tank washing
operations and prewash procedures for products with a high
melting point and/or high viscosity

PPR 11/4 Secretariat Outcome of MEPC 79

PPR 11/INF.21 Kingdom of the Information for discussion on amendments
Netherlands and to MARPOL Annex II
Spain

6 MEPC 79 agreed to include in the Committee's post-biennial agenda an output on

"Amendments to MARPOL Annex II in order to improve the effectiveness of cargo tank
stripping, tank washing operations and prewash procedures for products with a high melting
point and/or high viscosity", assigning the PPR Sub-Committee as the associated organ, with
two sessions needed to complete the output and with the understanding that the comments
and concerns expressed at MEPC 79 (MEPC 79/15, paragraph 12.2) would be taken into
account by the Sub-Committee. PPR 10 agreed to include the output in the proposed
provisional agenda for PPR 11, which was subsequently approved by MEPC 80.

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7 The Sub-Committee will be invited to note the information in document PPR 11/INF.21
and the matter might be referred to ESPH 30 for further consideration.

Agenda item 5 Development of guidance on matters relating to in-water

cleaning

PPR 11/5 ICS and BIMCO Before, during and after in-water cleaning
PPR 11/5/1 Norway Proposal for guidance on in-water cleaning
PPR 11/5/2 ICS and BIMCO Procedure for testing and certification of
in-water cleaning companies
PPR 11/5/3 Brazil In-water cleaning operational aspects
PPR 11/5/4 Chile Summary table 2023 Biofouling Guidelines
PPR 11/5/5 Canada, Kingdom Proposal for guidance on in-water cleaning
of the Netherlands
and New Zealand
PPR 11/5/6 Republic of Korea, Proposal for development of guidance for
ASEF and Global verification of in-water cleaning systems
TestNet and certification of in-water cleaning
service providers
PPR 11/5/7 CESA Guidance on biofouling monitoring and
in-water inspections
PPR 11/5/8 BEMA Comments on documents PPR 11/5,
PPR 11/5/1 and PPR 11/5/3
PPR 11/INF.8 ISO Development of ISO standards on in-water
cleaning of ships' biofouling
PPR 11/INF.15 Canada Voluntary guidance for relevant authorities
on in-water cleaning of vessels
PPR 11/INF.18 Republic of Korea Research outcomes on environmental risk
assessment of effluent produced during
in-water cleaning of hull-attached
organisms

8 The Sub-Committee will be invited to recall that:

.1 MEPC 80 adopted resolution MEPC.378(80) on the 2023 Guidelines for the

control and management of ships' biofouling to minimize the transfer of
invasive aquatic species (2023 Biofouling Guidelines), as prepared by
PPR 10; and

.2 following a request by PPR 10, MEPC 80 agreed to change the title of

output 1.21 from "Review of the 2011 Guidelines for the control and
management of ships' biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic
species (resolution MEPC.207(62))" to "Development of guidance on matters
relating to in-water cleaning" and set the target completion year of the
renamed output to 2025.

9 The Sub-Committee will consider the documents submitted to this session under this
agenda item. A drafting group is expected to be established to prepare draft terms of reference
for a correspondence group, with a view to finalization of this output at PPR 12.

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Agenda item 6 Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon

emissions from international shipping

PPR 11/6 United States Report of the Correspondence Group on

Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
PPR 11/6/1 Canada, Germany The impact of fuel composition on Black
and Iceland Carbon emissions
PPR 11/6/2 ISO Classification and specification of marine
fuels
PPR 11/6/3 FOEI, WWF, Pacific Developing concrete measures to reduce
Environment and the impact of Black Carbon emissions from
CSC international shipping on the Arctic
PPR 11/6/4 Inuit Circumpolar Comments on PPR 11/6, PPR 11/6/1 and
Council PPR 11/6/3
PPR 11/6/5 Canada Comments on document PPR 11/6
PPR 11/6/6 IPIECA Comments on document PPR 11/6/1
PPR 11/6/7 FOEI, WWF, Pacific Comments on the report of the
Environment and Correspondence Group on Prevention of
CSC Air Pollution from Ships and other relevant
documents
PPR 11/INF.3 United States Report of the Correspondence Group on
Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
PPR 11/INF.6/Rev.1 RINA Mitigation of black carbon emissions in
shipping
PPR 11/INF.7 ISO Technical report on classification and
specification of marine fuels
PPR 11/INF.10 EUROMOT Analysis of Black Carbon emission data
submitted to IMO and from available
scientific literature
PPR 11/INF.14 Denmark Measurement of black carbon emissions
from marine diesel engines using the
Extinction-Minus-Scattering (EMS) method

10 The Sub-Committee will be invited to consider the report of the Correspondence

Group on Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships (PPR 11/6) and all other documents submitted
under this agenda item. A working group on prevention of air pollution from ships is expected
to be established to make progress on this output in accordance with the terms of reference
for the output endorsed by MEPC 77 (MEPC 77/16, paragraph 9.9; and PPR 8/13,
paragraph 5.23), including, inter alia, the finalization of the draft guidelines for reducing the
impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon emissions from international shipping and the draft
guidelines on recommendatory Black Carbon emission data collection, monitoring and
reporting.

Agenda item 7 Evaluation and harmonization of rules and guidance on the

discharge of discharge water from EGCS into the aquatic
environment, including conditions and areas

PPR 11/7 BIMCO Importance of developing a database of

local/regional regulations on EGCS
discharges within the public area of the
MARPOL Annex VI module in GISIS as a
matter of priority

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PPR 11/7/1 ICS Comments on proposals to prohibit the use

of EGCS and its discharges
PPR 11/7/2 ICS Development of a database of
local/regional restrictions/conditions on
discharge water from EGCS
PPR 11/7/3 FOEI, WWF, On the need to ban scrubbers
Pacific
Environment, CSC
and Inuit
Circumpolar
Council
PPR 11/7/4 New Zealand Comments on documents MEPC 80/5/5
and MEPC 80/5/7 on part 3 (regulatory
matters) relating to discharges and
residues from EGCS, and draft
amendments to MARPOL Annex VI
PPR 11/7/5 ICS and CLIA Unified and representative emission factors
for use in the environmental risk
assessment of exhaust gas cleaning
system (EGCS) discharge water
PPR 11/INF.11 Finland Environmental impact assessment study of
EGCS effluents discharges in the Baltic
Sea and the North Sea area
PPR 11/INF.20 Sweden Ship pollution promotion – the strong
economic incentives of scrubbers

Documents forwarded by PPR 10

PPR 10/INF.3 OSPAR Modelling of discharges to the marine

Commission environment from open circuit flue gas
scrubbers on ships in the OSPAR Maritime
Area
PPR 10/INF.15 Germany Results from a German research project
on the discharge water from exhaust gas
cleaning systems

Documents forwarded by MEPC

MEPC 80/5/5 Austria et al. Proposal to further develop part 3

(regulatory matters) on the scope of work
for the evaluation and harmonisation of
rules and guidance on the discharges and
residues from EGCSs into the aquatic
environment, including conditions and
areas
MEPC 80/5/6 Japan Technical comments on document
MEPC 80/5/5 on the discharge of discharge
water from EGCS
MEPC 80/5/7 Japan Legal comments on document
MEPC 80/5/5 on the discharge of
discharge water from EGCS
MEPC 79/5/1 CESA Way forward to arrive at representative
EGCS discharge water emission factors

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MEPC 79/5/4 CESA Commenting document on proposed draft

amendments to MARPOL Annex VI
concerning restrictions or prohibitions of
discharges of discharge water from EGCS
MEPC 79/INF.4 Kingdom of the Inspections of exhaust gas cleaning
Netherlands systems – First experiences
MEPC 78/9/3 Germany Unified and representative emission factors
for environmental risk assessment of the
discharge water from exhaust gas cleaning
systems

11 The Sub-Committee will be invited to consider all documents submitted to this session
under this agenda item, together with documents it had forwarded to this session and
documents that had been forwarded by MEPC, with a view to making progress in accordance
with the scope of work for the output (PPR 7/22/Add.1, annex 11) and advising the Committee
as requested (MEPC 80/17, paragraph 5.12).

12 The Sub-Committee will be invited to note that:

.1 MEPC 79 had invited the Secretariat to consider providing a legal opinion as

appropriate to a future session of the Committee with regard to the legal
issues raised in document MEPC 79/5/3 (FOEI et al.), taking into account the
existing study on Implications of the United Nations Convention on the Law
of the Sea for the International Maritime Organization (LEG/MISC.8); and

.2 MEPC 80, in the context of discussions on document MEPC 80/5/5 and

MEPC 80/5/7, was informed that the Secretariat had been preparing a legal
opinion on the matter, which would be submitted to MEPC 81; and

.3 MEPC 80 agreed to refer documents MEPC 80/5/5, MEPC 80/5/6 and

MEPC 80/5/7 to PPR 11 to be considered in conjunction with documents
MEPC 78/9/3, MEPC 79/5/1, MEPC 79/5/4 and MEPC 79/INF.4, with a view
to advising the Committee accordingly.

13 The Sub-Committee will also be invited to note that:

.1 the legal advice on the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems as an alternative
compliance mechanism under MARPOL Annex VI and its relationship with
the legal framework established under the UN Convention on the Law of the
Sea has been submitted to MEPC 81 as document MEPC 81/9 (Secretariat);
and

.2 the Chair of MEPC and the Chair of the PPR Sub-Committee, taking into
account the upcoming discussions at PPR 11 in relation to part 3 (regulatory
matters) of the scope of work of this output, have agreed that prior
consideration of the above-mentioned legal advice may be given by PPR 11
in conjunction with the relevant documents submitted or forwarded to this
session.

14 Depending on the outcome of Sub-Committee's deliberation on the matters under this

agenda item, the working group on prevention of air pollution from ships, expected to be
established under agenda item 6, may be instructed to further consider matters referred to it
by the Sub-Committee.

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Agenda item 8 Development of amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and the

NOX Technical Code on the use of multiple engine operational
profiles for a marine diesel engine including clarifying engine
test cycles

PPR 11/8 Denmark, Finland, Clarifications on the application of multiple

Japan, United engine operational profiles, test cycles and
States, rational control strategies within the
EUROMOT, existing NOx Technical Code 2008
IMarEST, and
WSC
PPR 11/8/1 IACS Comments on document PPR 11/8
PPR 11/INF.12 Denmark, Finland, Explanatory notes in respect of
Japan, United clarifications on the application of multiple
States, engine operational profiles, test cycles and
EUROMOT, rational control strategies within the
IMarEST, and existing NOx Technical Code 2008
WSC

Documents forwarded by PPR 10

PPR 9/11/4 Finland Comments on document PPR 9/11/1

PPR 9/11/1 IACS Selection of test cycles
PPR 7/13/2 Finland Multiple engine operational profiles and
selection of test cycles
PPR 7/18 IACS Unified Interpretations relating to the NOX
Technical Code, 2008

15 The Sub-Committee will consider the documents under this agenda item, with a view
to instructing the working group on prevention of air pollution from ships, expected to be
established under agenda item 6, to finalize the relevant draft amendments to the NOx
Technical Code 2008 and MARPOL Annex VI.

Agenda item 9 Development of a guide compiling best practices to develop

local-level marine spill contingency plans to aid States,
particularly local governments and key institutions, in
implementing the OPRC Convention and OPRC-HNS Protocol

PPR 11/9 Norway Draft local level marine spill contingency guide
to support key authorities to effectively
implement the OPRC Convention
PPR 11/9/1 Chile Pollution Response Field Manual
PPR 11/INF.19 Republic of Korea Introduction to research and development
on HNS accident management technology
in the Republic of Korea

16 The Sub-Committee will consider the documents submitted to this session under this
agenda item. A drafting group on pollution response is expected to be established to review
the draft local level marine spill contingency guide to support key authorities to effectively
implement the OPRC Convention and, if the time available does not permit finalization, prepare
draft terms of reference for a correspondence group to continue this work intersessionally.

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Agenda item 10 Development of measures to reduce risks of use and carriage

of heavy fuel oil as fuel by ships in Arctic waters

PPR 11/10 Secretariat Draft guidelines on mitigation measures to

reduce risks of use and carriage for use of
heavy fuel oil as fuel by ships in Arctic
waters
PPR 11/10/1 United States Comments on document PPR 11/10
PPR 11/10/2 Norway Comments on document PPR 11/10

17 With regard to the draft guidelines on mitigation measures to reduce risks of use and
carriage for use of HFO as fuel by ships in Arctic waters, the Sub-Committee will be invited to
consider the relevant outcomes of SDC 8, NCSR 9 and HTW 9, as reported in document
PPR 11/10, together with the two commenting documents submitted under this agenda item,
with a view to tasking the drafting group on pollution response, expected to be established
under agenda item 9, to finalize the draft guidelines. .

Agenda item 11 Review of the IBTS Guidelines and amendments to the IOPP
Certificate and Oil Record Book

PPR 11/11 Secretariat Relevant outcomes since PPR 7

Documents pending consideration since previous sessions

PPR 10/11 India Comments on the draft revised IBTS

guidelines and draft revised ORB guidance
MEPC 78/9 IACS Comments on document MEPC 76/9/5
(paragraphs 5
to 7)
MEPC 76/9/5 INTERTANKO Comments on the draft 2020 IBTS
(paragraphs 12 guidelines
to 19)
MEPC 75/10/4 IACS Comments on document
MEPC 75/10/Add.1, paragraph 3.6

18 The Sub-Committee will be invited to recall, inter alia, that MEPC 78 agreed, in
principle, that forced evaporation was acceptable as a means for the disposal of oily bilge
water and invited proposals to the PPR Sub-Committee to add an appropriate regulation in
MARPOL Annex I accordingly. In the absence of such proposals to this session, the
Sub-Committee may be invited to defer finalization of this output to PPR 12.

Agenda item 12 Revision of MARPOL Annex IV and associated guidelines

PPR 11/12 Norway Report of the Correspondence Group on

Amendments to MARPOL Annex IV and
Associated Guidelines
PPR 11/12/1 China Considerations on the definition of "person"
and determination of the number of
persons in MARPOL Annex IV
PPR 11/12/2 FOEI, WWF, Comments on PPR 11/12 – Report of the
Pacific Correspondence Group on Amendments to
Environment and MARPOL Annex IV and Associated
CSC Guidelines

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PPR 11/12/3 Japan Comments on PPR 11/12

PPR 11/12/4 Liberia and ICS Comments on the report of the
Correspondence Group on Amendments to
MARPOL Annex IV and Associated
Guidelines – Commissioning test
PPR 11/12/5 Norway Comments on PPR 11/12 - Report of the
Correspondence Group
PPR 11/INF.5 Norway Additional information about the work on
draft amendments to MARPOL Annex IV
and Associated Guidelines, including
overview on further work
PPR 11/INF.13 Japan Results of sampling and laboratory tests of
treated sewage

19 The Sub-Committee will be invited to consider the report of the Correspondence

Group on Amendments to MARPOL Annex IV and Associated Guidelines (PPR 11/12),
together with all other documents submitted to this session under this agenda item.
The working group proposed to be established under this agenda item is expected to consider
these matters further and prepare draft terms of reference for the Sub-Committee's
consideration, with a view to re-establishing the Correspondence Group.

Agenda item 13 Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address
marine plastic litter from ships

PPR 11/13 Spain Report of the Correspondence Group on

Marine Plastic Litter from Ships
PPR 11/13/1 Australia, Cook Proposed amendments to MARPOL
Islands, Jamaica, Annex III to introduce mandatory measures
South Africa and on the transport of plastic pellets outside
United Kingdom the scope of the IMDG Code
PPR 11/13/2 FAO Global overview of lost fishing gear
reporting obligations implemented under
regional fisheries management
organizations and progress in the
implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines
on the Marking of Fishing Gear to reduce
ALDFG and its impacts
PPR 11/13/3 Germany and Proposal regarding the mandatory
Kingdom of the instrument for the transportation of plastic
Netherlands pellets
PPR 11/13/4 FOEI and CSC Progress on the Intergovernmental
Negotiating Committee for the International
Legally Binding Instrument to End Plastic
Pollution related to work emanating from
the Action Plan to address accidental loss
or discharge of fishing gear and pellets
PPR 11/13/5 France Report of the Correspondence Group on
Pollution Response
PPR 11/13/6 CEFIC and DGAC Development of the draft MEPC circular
containing recommendations for the
carriage of plastic pellets by sea in freight
containers

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PPR 11/13/7 CEFIC and DGAC Development of amendments to

appropriate mandatory instruments
PPR 11/13/8 France Comments on document PPR 11/13/1
concerning proposed amendments to
MARPOL Annex III to introduce mandatory
measures on the transport of plastic pellets
PPR 11/13/9 United States Comments on document MEPC 80/8
PPR 11/13/10 China Comments on documents PPR 11/13/1
and PPR 11/13/3
PPR 11/13/11 FOEI and CSC Comments on the Report of the
Correspondence Group (PPR 11/13)
PPR 11/13/12 FOEI and CSC Comments on the document PPR 11/13/1
PPR 11/INF.16 France Guidelines on clean-up of plastic pellets
from ship-source spills

Documents forwarded by PPR 10

PPR 10/13/1 United States United States fishing gear marking

practices
PPR 10/13/2 Norway Norway's legislation concerning marking of
fishing gear
PPR 10/13/4 FAO Progress in the implementation of the
Voluntary Guidelines on the Marking of
Fishing Gear to reduce ALDFG and its
impact
PPR 10/13/8 Kingdom of the Comments on document PPR 10/13
Netherlands
PPR 10/INF.11 Canada Canadaʹs mandatory fishing gear
identification systems
MEPC 79/INF.13 Republic of Korea Introduction to the Development of Smart
Technology to Support the Collection and
Management of Marine Debris Based on
Big Data Technology

Documents forwarded by MEPC 80

MEPC 80/8 Norway Measures to reduce the loss of fishing

gear and parts thereof
MEPC 80/INF.8 Norway National action plan for reducing marine
litter from fisheries and aquaculture

Plastic pellets

20 With regard to the reduction the environmental risk associated with the maritime
transport of plastic pellets, the Sub-Committee will be invited consider all documents that relate
to the approach agreed by the Sub-Committee at its previous session. In particular, it is
envisaged that a working group on marine plastic litter from ships will be established to finalize
the draft circular on recommendations for the carriage of plastic pellets by sea in freight
containers (PPR 10/18/Add.1, annex 11), taking into account the relevant outcome of CCC 9.

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21 The Sub-Committee will also be invited to consider the report of the Correspondence
Group on Pollution Response (PPR 11/13/5 and PPR 11/INF.16), which prepared draft
guidelines on clean-up of plastic pellets from ship-source spills. It is envisaged that the drafting
group on pollution response, expected to be established under agenda item 9, will be tasked
with finalizing the draft guidelines.

Reporting of fishing gear loss

22 With regard to fishing gear reporting, the Sub-Committee will consider the report of
the Correspondence Group, together with all other relevant documents submitted to this
session. The working group expected to be established under this agenda item may be tasked
with considering this matter further.

Proposed additional active measures to reduce fishing gear losses

23 In the context of proposals concerning fishing gear, the Sub-Committee will be invited
to consider document MEPC 80/8 (Norway), providing information on reasons for loss of
fishing gear and proposing additional active measures to reduce such losses and facilitate
discussions on developing new guidance for the management of fishing gear on board fishing
vessels. Document MEPC 80/8 was forwarded to PPR 11 by the Committee, with the
instruction that the proposals therein be further considered with a view to advising the
Committee on the best way forward. The working group expected to be established under this
agenda item may be tasked with considering this matter further.

Marking of fishing gear

24 In the absence of specific proposals on how to amend MARPOL Annex V to

incorporate requirements for marking of fishing gear, proposals in this regard could be invited
to PPR 12.

Agenda item 14 Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO

environment-related conventions

PPR 11/14 Russian Federation Unified interpretation of the

regulation 3.5.1 of the IBC Code

25 The Sub-Committee will consider the proposed unified interpretation in document

PPR 11/14.

Agenda item 15 Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for PPR 12

26 The Sub-Committee will be invited to review its biennial status report for
the 2024-2025 biennium, taking into account the progress made at the session, and prepare
the draft provisional agenda for PPR 12, in accordance with the Organization and method of
work of the Maritime Safety Committee and the Marine Environment Committee and their
subsidiary bodies (MSC-MEPC.1/Circ.5/Rev.5), for approval by MEPC 82.

Agenda item 16 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2025

PPR 11/16 Secretariat Information on the election of officers

PPR 11/16/1 Secretariat Nomination for the position of Chair of the
Sub-Committee

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27 In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Marine Environment Protection

Committee, the Sub-Committee will be invited to elect its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2025.
In the absence of nominations for the Vice-Chair for 2025, the election of the Vice-Chair may
be deferred to PPR 12.

Agenda item 17 Any other business

PPR 11/17 Denmark and Amendment of the NOx Technical Code

Germany 2008 to improve the recertification of
existing engines onboard ships
PPR 11/17/1 Secretariat Holistic approach on the human element
PPR 11/17/2 Norway Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound
(VOC) emissions from ships
PPR Belgium, Denmark, Projects and scientific outcomes of NOX
11/INF.2/Rev.1 France, Germany, ships emission measurement campaigns
Ireland, Kingdom of
the Netherlands,
Spain, Sweden
PPR 11/INF.4 United States Assessment of the impacts of the
MARPOL Annex VI emission control
regulations in the United States portion of
the North American Emission Control Area
PPR 11/INF.9 Brazil Oil pollution incident drill in the Brazilian
exclusive economic zone
PPR 11/INF.17 IPTA The use of washing water analysis by
spectrophotometer in cargo tank cleaning

28 The Sub-Committee will be invited to consider submissions received and any matters
raised under this agenda item.

Agenda item 18 Report to the Marine Environment Protection Committee

29 The Sub-Committee will be invited to consider its draft report on the session, for
submission to the Committee for approval.

Action requested of the Sub-Committee

30 The Sub-Committee is invited to note the information provided and take action as
appropriate.

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