IMO working group conceives regulations for the protection of fuel tanks

摘要

With the setting up of a working group the IMO reacted to the necessity to increase the level of protection for fuel oil tanks against collision and grounding damage. The working group on the protection of oil fuel tanks provided a draft regulation for the MARPOL convention, which concerns itself with the constructional requirements of new buildings. The draft regulation was accepted at the 48th meeting of the IMO sub-committee »Ship Design and Equipment »in February 2005. The draft regulation was approved at MEPC 53 in July 2005 and adopted at MEPC 54 on March 24st 2006.