Singapore: MPA issues circular on amendments to sea pollution regulations 

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Friday (3 November) issued Shipping Circular No. 15 of 2023 regarding the amendments to the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) Regulations: 

PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA (OIL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2023

This circular informs the shipping community on the amendments to the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) Regulations which will come into force on 01 January 2024.

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) had adopted amendments to Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 at its seventy-eighth session through Resolution MEPC.343(78). The amendments to the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) Regulations give effect to Resolution MEPC.343(78).

Resolution MEPC.343(78) adopts amendments to regulation 28.3.1 of MARPOL Annex I regarding the use of hinged watertight doors to meet the damage stability criteria. The amendments will enter into force on 01 January 2024.

Copies of the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (Government Gazette No. S 705/2023) can be purchased at:

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The Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) Regulations can also be accessed on Singapore Statutes Online.

Any queries relating to this circular should be emailed to [email protected]. 

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Published: 3 November, 2023