Maritime Coastguard Agency
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MARPOL Annex II Surveyors
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) Annex II, Regulation 16 requires the government of each party within the Convention to appoint or authorise surveyors for the purposes of exercising control procedures developed by the International Maritime Organisation. The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018 (Statutory Instrument (S.I.) 2018/68, as amended by S.I. 2020/496 and S.I. 2021/818) implements Annex II of MARPOL.
Duties of a MARPOL surveyor
A MARPOL surveyor will only attend if required by a ship owner or his agent. The duties of a MARPOL surveyor are briefly:
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To attend the completion of the unloading of all category X substances and verify that the pre-wash has been