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130579
Wed, 06/30/2010 - 12:01
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Iran to pull out of Intl. Convention on Load Lines
TEHRAN, June 30 (MNA) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has issued a decree allowing Iran to withdraw from the International Convention on Load Lines.
The withdrawal plan was previously ratified by the Majlis and has also been endorsed by the Guardian Council.
The first International Convention on Load Lines, which was adopted in 1930, was based on the principle of reserve buoyancy to ensure that cargo ships have adequate stability and avoid excessive stress on the ship’s hull as a result of overloading.
The president also issued a decree allowing Iran to join the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships.
The administration is required to submit the amendments to the convention to the parliament for ratification.
The Ministry of Roads and Transportation has been tasked with the implementation of the convention and will perform the task under the supervision of the Iranian Environmental Protection Organization.
The convention was adopted on October 5, 2001, at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London.
It prohibits the use of harmful organotins in anti-fouling paints used on ships.
The harmful environmental effects of organotin compounds were first recognized by IMO in 1989.
In 1990, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted a resolution which recommended that governments take measures to eliminate the use of anti-fouling paint containing tributyltin (TBT) on non-aluminum hulled vessels of less than 25 meters in length and eliminate the use of anti-fouling paints with a leaching rate of more than four micrograms of TBT per day.
Under the terms of the convention, signatories are required to prohibit or restrict the use of harmful anti-fouling systems on their ships, as well as ships which operate under their authority, and all ships that enter a port, shipyard, or offshore terminal of that nation.
Ships of 400 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyages are required to undergo an initial survey before being put into service.
The withdrawal plan was previously ratified by the Majlis and has also been endorsed by the Guardian Council.
The first International Convention on Load Lines, which was adopted in 1930, was based on the principle of reserve buoyancy to ensure that cargo ships have adequate stability and avoid excessive stress on the ship’s hull as a result of overloading.
The president also issued a decree allowing Iran to join the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships.
The administration is required to submit the amendments to the convention to the parliament for ratification.
The Ministry of Roads and Transportation has been tasked with the implementation of the convention and will perform the task under the supervision of the Iranian Environmental Protection Organization.
The convention was adopted on October 5, 2001, at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London.
It prohibits the use of harmful organotins in anti-fouling paints used on ships.
The harmful environmental effects of organotin compounds were first recognized by IMO in 1989.
In 1990, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted a resolution which recommended that governments take measures to eliminate the use of anti-fouling paint containing tributyltin (TBT) on non-aluminum hulled vessels of less than 25 meters in length and eliminate the use of anti-fouling paints with a leaching rate of more than four micrograms of TBT per day.
Under the terms of the convention, signatories are required to prohibit or restrict the use of harmful anti-fouling systems on their ships, as well as ships which operate under their authority, and all ships that enter a port, shipyard, or offshore terminal of that nation.
Ships of 400 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyages are required to undergo an initial survey before being put into service.
