IMO KB586E Ship Pollution Emergency Plans (SOPEP) - DIGITAL VERSION

Guidelines for the Development of Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans (2010 Edition)

These Guidelines contain information for the preparation of shipboard marine emergency plans.

The main objectives of these Guidelines are:

−− to assist shipowners in preparing shipboard marine emergency plans in conformity with the cited

regulations; and

−− to assist Governments in developing and enacting domestic laws which give force to and implement the

cited regulations.

In the interest of uniformity, Governments are requested to refer to these Guidelines when preparing

appropriate national regulations.

Category: Marine Enviroment Protection