MARPOL Electronic Recordkeeping—Finally a Reality
This article discusses amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, which expressly permits the use of electronic record books for certain MARPOL-required logs.
Long-awaited amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (“MARPOL”) entered into force last year, which expressly permit the use of electronic record books for certain MARPOL-required logs. Although the United States reserved its decision regarding adoption of the amendments when they were approved by the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) in May 2019, the United States ultimately accepted their adoption in accordance with the tacit acceptance procedure. This is a significant and welcomed development.
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“MARPOL Electronic Recordkeeping—Finally a Reality,” by Jeanne M. Grasso and Dana S. Merkel was published in the March 2021 edition of Pratt’s Energy Law Report (Volume 21, Number 3), an A.S. Pratt Publication, LexisNexis. Reprinted with permission.
This article was first published in the December 2020 edition of Mainbrace, Blank Rome's quarterly maritime newsletter.