Maritime Industry Case Study

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Turkey-EU process and its relationship to the environmental problems
1.2. EU Policy on Environmental Marine Problems
1.3. Turkey’s Policy on Environmental Marine Problems

2. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
2.1. International Regulations
2.1.1. International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation 1990Regulatıon for the conrol of Noxious substances(OPRC 1990)
2.1.2. Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, (HNS Protocol-2000)
2.1.3. International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties 1969 (INTERVENTION 69)
2.1.4. Other Regulations for

Therefore, both marine transportation and shipbuilding sector is restricted or regulated by international and national rules. As a result of this, The Republic of Turkey has been legalized its own environmental regulations by the national legislation. All commercial and industrial companies working under the flag act in accordance with the restrictions imposed by the

Regional emergency action centers serve as an action, operation and coordination center for the implementation of regional emergency action plans on land and at sea.

Emergency action plans: Readiness and action planning in the case of pollution incidents are carried out through emergency action plans. Types of emergency action plan are listed below.
1. Ship emergency action plan: All ships, in the context of rule 26, Annex I, and rule 16, Annex II, of MARPOL 73/78, prepare their emergency action plans relating to pollutions from oil and other harmful substance in accordance with the rules and recommendations of the IMO and with the MEPC's circular note no. 54