Unit 15: Cleaner Oceans
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
| Table 1 Some IMO initiatives in the control of oil pollution |
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| 1954 | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil - OILPOL This Convention prohibited the dumping of oily wastes within a certain distance of land or in special, environmentally sensitive, areas. | 
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| 1969 | OILPOL Convention amended to introduce the "load-on-top" procedure. | |
| 1972 | London Convention adopted to control dumping of wastes into the sea. | |
| 1973 | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). This attempted to counter pollution by oil, chemicals, sewage, rubbish and other harmful substances. | |
| 1974 | International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). | |
| 1978 | Conference convened by IMO after a series of tanker accidents during the winter of 1976-77 resulted in major modifications to MARPOL. | |
| 1989 | International Convention on Salvage. | |
| 1990 | Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation. | |
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