Maritime Cargo Operations and Safety Procedures: Marine Chemistry, MARPOL, and Tank Cleaning Practice Test

MARPOL Annex I targets oil pollution from ships. It covers discharges of oil and oily mixtures into the sea, including bilge water and ballast-water mixtures, and sets requirements to prevent or minimize those discharges. Sewage, garbage, and chemical pollutants are handled by other MARPOL annexes—sewage by Annex IV, garbage by Annex V, and noxious or bulk chemical substances by Annex II. So the category governed by this annex is oil and petroleum products.