IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu has opened the
Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR), 2nd session (19-23
January), which is being chaired by Mr Sveinung Oftedal (Norway). Items on the
agenda include technical work related to MARPOL Annex VI and the NOX Technical
Code; development of the “Ballast Water Management – How to do it” manual;
revision of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, to support the Ship Recycling
Convention; finalization of the draft Guidelines on international offers of
assistance intended to provide guidance to States requesting and receiving
emergency assistance during spill incidents; and developing a recommendation
for a single definition of black carbon in relation to emissions from
international shipping.
Source: IMO
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