ANF obligation
Standard format for the Advance Notification Form for waste delivery to port reception facilities:
In some ports, for logistical reasons, the providers of port reception facilities may require advance notification from the ship of its intention to use the facilities. Further information on this requirement is provided in section 4 of the Guidelines for Ensuring the Adequacy of PortWaste Reception Facilities adopted by resolution MEPC.83(44)
With a view to enhancing the smooth implementation and uniform application of this requirement, thus minimizing the risk of a ship incurring delay, the Marine Environment.
Protection Committee, at its fifty-eighth session (6 to 10 October 2008), approved the Advance Notification Form (ANF) in accordance with the Committee's Action Plan on Tackling the Inadequacy of Port Reception Facilities (see document MEPC 58/23, paragraph 10.57), which is set out in the annex.
Member Governments and Parties to the MARPOL Convention are invited to bring this circular to the attention of all entities concerned and, in particular, the ship and port operators.
