2005 Revised Guidelines for the Identification and Designation of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas

Revised PSSA Guidelines

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Annex: Revised Guidelines for the Identification and Designation of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas

Annex 2 of 2001 Guidelines for the Designation of Special Areas under MARPOL 73/78 and Guidelines for the Identification and Designation of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas

1999 Procedures for the Identification of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas and the Adoption of Associated Protective Measures and Amendments to the Guidelines contained in resolution A.720(17)

1991 Guidelines for the Designation of Special Areas and the Identification of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas

2013 Guidelines for the Designation of Special Areas under MARPOL

2002 Guidance Note on the Preparation of Proposals on Ships’ Routeing Systems and Ship Reporting Systems for Submission to the Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation

1994 Guidelines and Criteria for Ship Reporting Systems

1985 General Provisions on Ships’ Routeing

1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter

1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

1978 Protocol Relating to the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (including Annexes, Final Act and 1973 International Convention)

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IMO web page on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas