MARPOL Annex II

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annex to MARPOL Convention international maritime regulation

MARPOL Annex II is the section of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships that regulates the control and discharge of noxious liquid substances carried in bulk by sea.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
MARPOL Annex II canonical	2
Annex II to MARPOL	1
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) for new ships	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9486328 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MARPOL Annex II
Context triple: [IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances, hasLegalBasisIn, MARPOL Annex II]

A. IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances
IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances are international regulatory instruments that classify, control, and set safety and environmental standards for the carriage of hazardous liquid chemicals in bulk by sea.
B. Annex IV Prevention of Marine Pollution
Annex IV Prevention of Marine Pollution is a component of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty that establishes rules to prevent and control marine pollution in Antarctic waters.
C. Annex VI
Annex VI is the section of the MARPOL convention that sets international limits on air pollution from ships, including emissions of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and other harmful substances.
D. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the primary global treaty that sets standards to prevent and minimize pollution from ships, including oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, and air emissions.
E. International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention
The International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code) is an international maritime safety and environmental protection standard that requires shipping companies to implement structured safety management systems for their vessels.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MARPOL Annex II
Target entity description: MARPOL Annex II is the section of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships that regulates the control and discharge of noxious liquid substances carried in bulk by sea.

A. IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances
IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances are international regulatory instruments that classify, control, and set safety and environmental standards for the carriage of hazardous liquid chemicals in bulk by sea.
B. Annex IV Prevention of Marine Pollution
Annex IV Prevention of Marine Pollution is a component of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty that establishes rules to prevent and control marine pollution in Antarctic waters.
C. Annex VI
Annex VI is the section of the MARPOL convention that sets international limits on air pollution from ships, including emissions of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and other harmful substances.
D. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the primary global treaty that sets standards to prevent and minimize pollution from ships, including oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, and air emissions.
E. International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention
The International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code) is an international maritime safety and environmental protection standard that requires shipping companies to implement structured safety management systems for their vessels.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annex to MARPOL Convention ⓘ international maritime regulation ⓘ
administeredBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
aimsTo	minimize pollution from noxious liquid substances ⓘ reduce operational discharges of harmful chemicals into the sea ⓘ
appliesIn	international waters ⓘ waters under jurisdiction of Parties to MARPOL ⓘ
appliesTo	ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk ⓘ
associatedWith	chemical tanker operations ⓘ pollution prevention equipment standards ⓘ
bindingOn	States that are Parties to MARPOL ⓘ
covers	design and equipment standards for chemical tankers ⓘ disposal of residues and tank washings ⓘ operational procedures for loading and unloading noxious liquid substances ⓘ
defines	noxious liquid substances ⓘ
enforcedBy	flag States ⓘ port State control authorities ⓘ
establishes	categories of noxious liquid substances ⓘ discharge standards for noxious liquid substances ⓘ operational requirements for ships carrying noxious liquid substances ⓘ requirements for cargo record books ⓘ requirements for prewash procedures in certain ports ⓘ requirements for stripping efficiency of cargo tanks ⓘ
focusesOn	marine pollution prevention ⓘ protection of the marine environment ⓘ
hasGoal	prevention of marine pollution by chemicals carried in bulk ⓘ
implementedThrough	flag State legislation ⓘ port State control inspections ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 ⓘ linked to: International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
monitoredBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
partOf	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ
regulates	control of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk ⓘ discharge of noxious liquid substances carried in bulk by sea ⓘ
relatedTo	MARPOL Annex I ⓘ MARPOL Annex III ⓘ
requires	approval of procedures and arrangements for discharge of residues ⓘ certification of ships carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk ⓘ issuance of an International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk ⓘ recording of cargo operations involving noxious liquid substances ⓘ shipboard procedures for safe handling of noxious liquid substances ⓘ
scope	global maritime shipping ⓘ
shortName	Annex II to MARPOL ⓘ linked to: MARPOL Annex II
subjectOf	IMO guidelines and circulars ⓘ
supports	protection of human health and marine life ⓘ
usesClassification	substance categories based on environmental hazard ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances → hasLegalBasisIn → MARPOL Annex II ⓘ

MARPOL Annex II → shortName → Annex II to MARPOL ⓘ

linked to: MARPOL Annex II

IBC Code → relatedTo → MARPOL Annex II ⓘ

IBC Code → replaced → Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) for new ships ⓘ