Marine Environment Protection Committee

PROVISIONAL AGENDA
The sixty-first session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee to be held at IMO Headquarters, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR from Monday, 27 September to Friday, 1 October 2010.Session commences at 9.30 a.m. on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Opening of the session
1 Adoption of the agenda
2 Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water (RG)
3 Recycling of ships (WG)
4 Prevention of air pollution from ships
5 Reduction of GHG emissions from Ships (WG)
6 Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments (DG)
7 Interpretations of, and amendments to, MARPOL and related instruments
8 Implementation of the OPRC Convention and the OPRC-HNS Protocol and relevant
conference resolutions
9 Identification and protection of Special Areas and Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas
10 Inadequacy of reception facilities
11 Reports of sub-committees
12 Work of other bodies
13 Status of conventions
14 Harmful anti-fouling systems for ships
15 Promotion of implementation and enforcement of MARPOL and related instruments
16 Technical Co-operation Sub-programme for the Protection of the Marine Environment
17 Role of the human element
18 Formal safety assessment
19 Noise from commercial shipping and its adverse impacts on marine life
20 Work programme of the Committee and subsidiary bodies
21 Application of the Committees' Guidelines
22 Election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman for 2011
23 Any other business
24 Consideration of the report of the Committee