.3 The Correspondence Group members will submit a revised draft text to the lead country, who, in turn, will distribute the revised chapters to the members of the review group for their consideration. The revised drafts will be discussed at an informal meeting during MEPC 44. A final draft text of the manual will be submitted to MEPC 47 for its consideration with a view to approval.
Title: Correspondence Group on Reception Facilities.
Leader:
Mr. John Wren
Shipping Policy Division
Department of the Environment. Transport and the Regions
Great Minster House, Floor 4/12
76 Marsham Street
London SW1P4DR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44.171.8905452
Fax: +44 171 6762186
E-mail: sp.dot@gtnet.gov.uk
Terms of reference:
1 The task of the Group is to explore means of improving the availability and encourage the use of port waste reception facilities for shipping on a global basis.
2 The Group is to address the above objective by undertaking the following tasks:
(i) develop draft guidelines, with a view to their consideration at MEPC 44, to assist countries to assess or review their port waste reception facilities in order to identify:
- the needs of ships normally calling at their ports;
- practical problems in developing or implementing port waste management strategies; and
- problems in relation to collection, treatment, transport and final disposal of waste from ships, including the interface between ships and waste reception facility providers;
(ii) make recommendations to MEPC 44 on the implementation of the proposed guidelines:
(iii) develop other measures to ensure improved communication between ships, ports and waste reception facility providers with a view to improving the level of service to users; and
(iv) consider the role of IMO, flag and port States, as well as ports, users and industry associations with regard to the implementation of the proposed guidelines.
