HELSINKI COMMISSION

Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

     
     
HELCOM RECOMMENDATION 19/14

A HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF FINES IN CASE A SHIP VIOLATES
ANTI-POLLUTION REGULATIONS

     
     
Adopted 26 March 1998
having regard to Article 13, Paragraph b)
of the Helsinki Convention

THE COMMISSION,

RECALLING Article 4 of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) concerning prohibition of violations of the requirements of that Convention and sanctions to be established therefor,

RECALLING ALSO that one of the goals of the Baltic Strategy for Port Reception Facilities for Ship-generated Wastes and Associated Issues is to substantially decrease operational discharges and to eliminate illegal disposal of ship-generated wastes at sea by ships, irrespective of their nationality, and to prevent violations of anti-pollution regulations of MARPOL 73/78 and the Helsinki Convention,

RECALLING FURTHER  HELCOM Recommendation 17/11 concerning reception facilities as one of the means to achieve this goal,