MARPOL is the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.
The Protocol of 1978 was adopted in 1983 and was a response to a series of tanker accidents that happened in 1976 and 1977.
The Convention has regulations on oil pollution, sewage, garbage and other pollutants from ships.
Read more about the Convention on IMO's webpages. (Opens in a new browser window)
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