convent protect marin environ baltic sea area helsinki convent state parti convent consciou indispens econom social cultur valu marin environ baltic sea area live resourc peopl contract parti bear mind except hydrograph ecolog characterist baltic sea area sensit live resourc environ note rapid develop human activ baltic sea area consider popul live catchment area highli urban industri state contract parti intens agricultur forestri note deep concern increas pollut baltic sea area origin sourc discharg river estuari outfal pipelin dump normal oper vessel airborn pollut consciou respons contract parti protect enhanc valu marin environ baltic sea area benefit peopl recogn protect enhanc marin environ baltic sea area task effect accomplish nation effort close region cooper intern measur aim fulfil task urgent need note relev recent intern convent enter forc respect contract parti cover special requir protect enhanc marin environ baltic sea area note import scientif technolog cooper protect enhanc marin environ baltic sea area contract parti desir develop region cooper baltic sea area possibl requir confirm sign convent fish conserv live resourc baltic sea belt gdansk consciou import region intergovernment cooper protect marin environ baltic sea area integr part peac cooper mutual understand european state agre articl convent area purpos present convent baltic sea area baltic sea proper gulf bothnia gulf finland entranc baltic sea bound parallel skaw skagerrak includ intern water contract parti articl definit purpos present convent pollut mean introduct man directli indirectli substanc energi marin environ includ estuari result deleteri effect hazard human health harm live resourc marin life hindranc legitim sea includ fish impair qualiti sea water reduct amen land base pollut mean pollut sea caus discharg land reach sea waterborn airborn directli coast includ outfal pipelin dump mean deliber dispos sea wast matter vessel aircraft platform man made structur sea ii deliber dispos sea vessel aircraft platform man made structur sea dump includ dispos sea wast matter incident deriv normal oper vessel aircraft platform man made structur sea equip wast matter transport vessel aircraft platform man made structur sea oper purpos dispos matter deriv treatment wast matter vessel aircraft platform structur ii placement matter purpos mere dispos thereof provid placement contrari aim present convent vessel aircraft mean waterborn airborn craft type whatsoev express includ hydrofoil boat air cushion vehicl submers float craft propel fix float platform oil mean petroleum form includ crude oil fuel oil sludg oil refus refin product harm substanc mean hazard noxiou substanc introduc sea liabl pollut incid mean event involv actual probabl discharg sea harm substanc effluent substanc articl fundament principl oblig contract parti individu jointli legisl administr relev measur order prevent abat pollut protect enhanc marin environ baltic sea area contract parti endeavour ensur implement present convent increas pollut sea area baltic sea area articl applic present convent appli protect marin environ baltic sea area compris water bodi sea bed includ live resourc form marin life prejudic sovereign right regard territori sea contract parti implement provis present convent territori sea nation author provis present convent appli intern water sovereignti contract parti contract parti undertak prejudic sovereign right ensur purpos present convent obtain water present convent appli warship naval auxiliari militari aircraft ship aircraft own oper state time govern commerci servic contract parti ensur adopt measur impair oper oper capabl ship aircraft own oper ship aircraft act manner consist reason practic present convent articl hazard substanc contract parti undertak counteract introduct airborn waterborn baltic sea area hazard substanc annex present convent articl principl oblig land base pollut contract parti measur control minim land base pollut marin environ baltic sea area contract parti measur control strictli limit pollut noxiou substanc materi accord annex ii present convent end inter alia cooper develop adopt specif programm guidelin standard regul discharg environment qualiti product substanc materi substanc materi list annex ii present convent introduc marin environ baltic sea area signific quantiti prior special permit period review nation author nation author inform commiss refer articl present convent quantiti qualiti discharg consid signific quantiti substanc materi list annex ii present convent discharg contract parti endeavour establish adopt common criteria issu permit discharg control minim pollut baltic sea area harm substanc contract parti addit provis articl present convent aim attain goal appli criteria enumer annex iii present convent discharg watercours flow territori contract parti form boundari liabl pollut marin environ baltic sea area contract parti concern common measur order prevent abat pollut contract parti endeavour practic mean order minim airborn pollut baltic sea area noxiou substanc articl prevent pollut ship order protect baltic sea area pollut deliber neglig accident releas oil harm substanc oil discharg sewag garbag ship contract parti measur set annex iv present convent contract parti develop appli uniform requir capac locat facil recept residu oil harm substanc oil includ sewag garbag take account inter alia special passeng ship combin carrier articl pleasur craft contract parti addit implement provis present convent appropri appli pleasur craft special measur order abat harm effect marin environ baltic sea area pleasur craft activ measur inter alia deal adequ recept facil wast pleasur craft articl prevent dump contract parti subject paragraph articl prohibit dump baltic sea area dump dredg spoil subject prior special permit nation author accord provis annex present convent contract parti undertak ensur complianc provis articl vessel aircraft regist territori fly flag load territori territori sea matter dump believ engag dump territori sea provis articl appli safeti human life vessel aircraft sea threaten complet destruct total loss vessel aircraft case constitut danger human life dump appear avert threat probabl damag consequ dump occur dump conduct minim likelihood damag human marin life dump made provis paragraph articl report dealt accord annex vi present convent report forthwith commiss refer articl present convent accord provis regul annex present convent case dump suspect contravent provis articl contract parti cooper investig matter accord regul annex iv present convent articl explor exploit sea bed subsoil contract parti measur order prevent pollut marin environ baltic sea area result explor exploit part sea bed subsoil activ thereon ensur adequ equip hand start abat pollut area articl cooper combat marin pollut contract parti measur cooper set annex vi present convent order elimin minim pollut baltic sea area oil harm substanc articl institut organiz framework baltic marin environ protect commiss hereinaft refer commiss establish purpos present convent chairmanship commiss contract parti turn alphabet order name state english languag chairman serv period year period chairmanship serv repres countri chairmanship fall vacant contract parti chair commiss nomin successor remain offic term chairmanship contract parti expir meet commiss held year convoc chairman request contract parti provid endors contract parti chairman summon extraordinari meet time place chairman determin dai date submiss request meet commiss call depositari govern place period dai date entri forc present convent contract parti vote commiss provid present convent commiss decis unanim articl duti commiss duti commiss implement present convent continu observ make recommend measur relat purpos present convent review content present convent includ annex recommend contract parti amend present convent includ annex requir includ list substanc materi adopt annex defin pollut control criteria object reduct pollut object measur annex iii present convent promot close cooper government bodi take consider subparagraph articl addit measur protect marin environ baltic sea area purpos receiv process summar dissemin sourc relev scientif technolog statist inform ii promot scientif technolog research seek servic compet region intern organ collabor scientif technolog research relev activ pertin object present convent assum function term present convent articl administr provis commiss work languag commiss english commiss adopt rule procedur offic commiss refer secretariat helsinki commiss appoint execut secretari make provis appoint personnel determin duti term condit execut secretari execut secretari chief administr offici commiss perform function administr present convent work commiss task entrust execut secretari commiss rule procedur articl financi provis commiss commiss adopt financi rule commiss adopt annual biennial budget propos expenditur budget estim fiscal period total amount budget includ supplementari budget adopt commiss contribut contract parti equal part commiss unanim decid addit contribut made member state european econom commun contribut administr cost budget contract parti pai expens relat particip commiss repres expert advis articl scientif technolog cooper contract parti undertak directli compet region intern organ cooper field scienc technolog research exchang data scientif inform purpos present convent prejudic paragraph articl present convent contract parti undertak directli compet region intern organ promot studi undertak support contribut programm aim develop wai mean assess natur extent pollut pathwai exposur risk remedi baltic sea area develop altern method treatment dispos elimin matter substanc pollut marin environ baltic sea area contract parti undertak directli compet region intern organ basi inform data acquir pursuant paragraph articl cooper develop inter compar observ method perform baselin studi establish complementari joint programm monitor organ scope work connect implement task refer preced paragraph primarili outlin commiss articl respons damag contract parti undertak jointli develop accept rule respons damag result act ommiss contravent present convent includ inter alia limit respons criteria procedur determin liabil remedi articl settlement disput case disput contract parti interpret applic present convent seek solut negoti parti concern reach agreement seek good offic jointli request mediat contract parti qualifi intern organ qualifi person parti concern resolv disput negoti unabl agre measur disput common agreement submit ad hoc arbitr tribun perman arbitr tribun intern court justic articl safeguard freedom present convent constru infring freedom navig fish marin scientif research legitim high sea innoc passag territori sea articl statu annex annex attach present convent form integr part convent articl relat convent provis present convent prejudic right oblig contract parti treati conclud previous treati conclud futur further develop gener principl law sea present convent base provis prevent pollut marin environ articl revis convent confer purpos gener revis present convent conven consent contract parti request commiss articl amend articl convent contract parti propos amend articl present convent propos amend submit depositari govern commun contract parti inform depositari govern accept reject amend receipt commun amend enter forc dai depositari govern receiv notif accept amend contract parti consent contract parti request commiss confer conven purpos amend present convent articl amend annex adopt annex amend annex propos contract parti commun contract parti depositari govern consid commiss adopt commiss amend commun contract parti recommend accept amend deem accept end period determin commiss period contract parti object amend accept amend enter forc date determin commiss period determin commiss prolong addit period month date entri forc amend postpon except case contract parti expir period determin commiss inform depositari govern intend accept propos constitut requir accept fulfil state annex present convent adopt accord provis articl depositari govern inform contract parti amend adopt annex enter forc articl date amend annex enter forc object articl made notif write depositari govern notifi contract parti execut secretari notif date receipt articl reserv provis present convent subject reserv provis paragraph articl prevent contract parti suspend period exceed year applic annex present convent part thereof amend thereto annex question amend thereto enter forc entri forc present convent contract parti invok provis paragraph articl inform contract parti time adopt commiss amend annex annex provis suspend accord paragraph articl articl signatur ratif approv access present convent open signatur helsinki march baltic sea state particip diplomat confer protect marin environ baltic sea area held helsinki march present convent open access state interest fulfil aim purpos present convent provid state invit contract parti present convent open access european econom commun area compet european econom commun entitl number vote equal number member state contract parti present convent european econom commun exercis right vote case member exercis convers present convent subject ratif approv state sign instrument ratif approv access deposit govern finland perform duti depositari govern articl entri forc present convent enter forc month deposit seventh instrument ratif approv european econom commun acced convent articl convent enter forc month deposit instrument access articl withdraw time expiri year date entri forc present convent contract parti give written notif depositari govern withdraw present convent withdraw effect contract parti st dai decemb year year depositari govern notifi withdraw case notif withdraw contract parti depositari govern conven meet contract parti purpos effect withdraw articl languag present convent drawn singl copi english languag offici translat danish finnish german polish russian swedish languag prepar deposit sign origin wit whereof undersign plenipotentiari duli author thereto sign present convent helsinki twenti dai march thousand hundr seventi denmark holger hansen finland jermu lain german democrat republ han reichelt feder republ germani han georg sach polish peopl republ jerzi kusiak sweden svant lundkvist union soviet socialist republ alexeevski annex hazard substanc protect baltic sea area pollut substanc list involv technic mean prohibit regul transport trade handl applic final deposit product substanc ddt trichloro bi chlorophenyl ethan deriv dde ddd pcb polychlorin biphenyl pct polychlorin terphenyl annex ii noxiou substanc materi substanc materi list purpos articl present convent list valid substanc materi introduc waterborn marin environ contract parti endeavour practic mean prevent harm substanc materi introduc airborn baltic sea area urgent consider mercuri cadmium compound antimoni arsen beryllium chronium copper lead molybdenum nickel selenium tin vanadium zinc compound element phosphoru phenol deriv phthalic acid deriv cyanid persist halogen hydrocarbon polycycl aromat hydrocarbon deriv persist toxic organosilic compound persist pesticid includ organophosphor organostann pesticid herbicid slimicid chemic preserv wood timber wood pulp cellulos paper hide textil cover provis annex present convent radioact materi acid alkali surfac activ agent high concentr big quantiti oil wast petrochem industri lipid solubl substanc substanc advers effect tast smell product human consumpt sea effect tast smell colour transpar characterist water reduc amen valu materi substanc float remain suspens sink interfer legitim sea lignin substanc contain industri wast water chelat edta ethylenedinitrilotetraacet acid ethylenediaminetetraacet acid dtpa diethylenetriaminopentaacet acid annex iii goal criteria measur prevent land base pollut accord provis articl present convent contract parti endeavour attain goal appli criteria measur enumer annex order control minim land base pollut marin environ baltic sea area municip sewag treat amount organ matter harm oxygen content baltic sea area amount nutrient harm eutroph baltic sea area municip sewag treat ensur hygien qualiti epidemiolog toxicolog safeti receiv sea area maintain level harm human health composit sewag signific amount harm substanc list annex ii present convent form pollut load industri wast minim order reduc amount harm substanc organ matter nutrient mean refer paragraph annex includ minim product wast process techniqu recircul reus process water develop water economi improv qualif water treatment treatment wast water mechan chemic biolog measur qualiti wast water requir improv qualiti recipi water appli discharg cool water nuclear power plant kind industri larg amount water effect minim pollut marin environ baltic sea area commiss defin pollut control criteria object reduct pollut object measur includ process techniqu wast treatment reduc pollut baltic sea area annex iv prevent pollut ship regul contract parti matter protect baltic sea area pollut ship cooper intern maritim organ promot develop intern rule effect harmon implement rule adopt intern maritim organ regul contract parti prejudic paragraph articl present convent assist investig violat exist legisl anti pollut measur occur suspect occur baltic sea area assist includ limit inspect compet author oil record book cargo record book log book engin log book take oil sampl analyt identif purpos regul definit purpos annex ship mean vessel type whatsoev oper marin environ includ hydrofoil boat air cushion vehicl submers float craft fix float platform administr mean govern state author ship oper respect ship entitl fly flag state administr govern state respect fix float platform engag explor exploit sea bed subsoil thereof adjac coast coastal state exercis sovereign right purpos explor exploit natur resourc administr govern coastal state concern discharg relat harm substanc effluent substanc mean releas howsoev caus ship includ escap dispos spill leak pump emit empti discharg includ dump mean convent prevent marin pollut dump wast matter london decemb ii releas harm substanc directli aris explor exploit shore process sea bed miner resourc iii releas harm substanc purpos legitim scientif research pollut abat control nearest land term nearest land mean baselin territori sea territori question establish accord intern law term jurisdict interpret accord intern law forc time applic interpret annex term marpol mean intern convent prevent pollut ship modifi protocol relat thereto regul oil contract parti parti marpol appli conform agreement provis annex marpol prevent pollut oil regul noxiou liquid substanc contract parti parti marpol appli conform agreement provis annex ii marpol prevent pollut noxiou liquid substanc carri bulk regul harm substanc packag form contract parti appli suitabl uniform rule carriag harm substanc packag form freight contain portabl tank road rail tank wagon respect harm substanc design commiss master owner ship repres notifi port author intent load unload substanc hour prior action report incid involv harm substanc made accord provis annex vi present convent regul sewag contract parti appli provis paragraph regul discharg sewag ship oper baltic sea area definit purpos regul sewag mean drainag wast form toilet urin wc scupper drainag medic premis dispensari sick bai wash basin wash tub scupper locat premis drainag space live anim wast water mix drainag defin hold tank mean tank collect storag sewag applic provis regul appli ship tonn gross tonnag ship tonn gross tonnag certifi carri person ship measur gross tonnag certifi carri person discharg sewag subject provis paragraph regul discharg sewag sea prohibit ship discharg comminut disinfect sewag system approv administr distanc nautic mile nearest land sewag comminut disinfect distanc nautic mile nearest land provid case sewag store hold tank discharg instantan moder rate ship en rout proceed knot ship oper sewag treatment plant approv administr test result plant laid document carri ship ii addition effluent produc visibl float solid discolour surround water ship situat water jurisdict state discharg sewag accord stringent requir impos state sewag mix wast wast water discharg requir stringent requir appli except paragraph regul appli discharg sewag ship purpos secur safeti ship board save life sea discharg sewag result damag ship equip reason precaut occurr damag purpos prevent minim discharg recept facil contract parti undertak ensur provis facil port termin baltic sea area recept sewag caus undu delai ship adequ meet ship enabl pipe recept facil connect ship discharg pipelin line fit standard discharg connect accord tabl gt tabl gt ship mould depth metr diamet discharg connect mm survei ship engag intern voyag baltic sea area subject survei initi survei ship put servic certif requir pursuant paragraph regul issu time includ survei ship ensur ship equip sewag treatment plant plant meet oper requir base standard test method recommend commiss approv administr ii ship fit system comminut disinfect sewag system meet oper requir base standard test method recommend commiss approv administr iii ship equip hold tank capac tank satisfact administr retent sewag regard oper ship number person board relev factor hold tank meet oper requir base standard test method recommend commiss approv administr iv ship equip pipelin discharg sewag recept facil pipelin fit standard shore connect accord paragraph ship dedic trade altern standard accept administr quick connect coupl survei ensur equip fit arrang materi fulli compli applic requir regul administr recogn certif type test sewag treatment plant issu author contract parti period survei interv administr exceed year ensur equip fit arrang materi fulli compli applic requir regul survei ship enforc provis regul carri offic administr administr entrust survei surveyor nomin purpos organ recogn case administr concern fulli guarante complet effici survei survei ship complet signific chang made equip fit arrang materi cover survei approv administr direct replac equip fit certif sewag pollut prevent certif issu ship certifi carri person engag intern voyag baltic sea area survei accord provis paragraph regul certif issu administr person organ duli author case administr assum full respons certif sewag prevent certif drawn form model appendix annex iv marpol contract parti parti marpol languag english text includ translat english sewag pollut prevent certif issu period certifi administr exce year certif ceas valid signific altern place equip fit arrang materi requir approv administr direct replac equip fit regul garbag contract parti parti marpol appli conform agreement provis annex marpol prevent pollut garbag ship refer made helcom recommend annex except gener prohibit dump wast matter baltic sea area regul accord paragraph articl present convent prohibit dump appli dispos sea dredg spoil provid signific quantiti concentr substanc defin commiss list annex ii present convent dump carri prior special permit nation author area territori sea contract parti area territori sea prior consult commiss issu permit contract parti compli provis regul annex regul nation author refer paragraph articl present convent issu special permit provid regul annex record natur quantiti matter permit dump locat time method dump collect inform natur quantiti matter dump baltic sea area recent come forc present convent provid dump matter question liabl contamin water organ baltic sea area caught fish equip give rise harm locat time method dump nation author issu special permit accord regul annex respect matter intend dump baltic sea area load territori load vessel aircraft regist territori fly flag load occur territori state parti present convent issu permit subparagraph nation author compli regul annex addit criteria measur requir relev contract parti report commiss contract parti inform subparagraph regul annex procedur natur report determin commiss regul issu special permit regul annex nation author account quantiti dredg spoil dump content matter refer annex ii present convent locat coordin dump area depth distanc coast relat area special interest amen area spawn nurseri fish area water characterist dump carri territori sea consist hydrograph properti temperatur salin densiti profil chemic properti ph dissolv oxygen nutrient biolog properti primari product benthic anim data includ suffici inform annual level season variat properti mention paragraph exist effect dump carri dump area regul report made accord paragraph articl present convent includ inform locat dump characterist dump materi countermeasur locat coordin accident dump site depth distanc coast method deposit quantiti composit dump matter physic solubl densiti chemic biochem oxygen demand nutrient biolog properti presenc virus bacteria yeast parasit toxic content substanc refer annex ii present convent dispers characterist effect current wind horizont transport vertic mix water characterist temperatur ph redox condit salin stratif bottom characterist topographi geolog characterist redox condit countermeasur follow oper carri plan gener consider condit effect amen float strand materi turbid objection odour discolour foam effect marin life fish shellfish cultur fish stock fisheri seawe harvest cultur effect sea impair water qualiti industri underwat corros structur interfer ship oper float materi interfer fish navig protect area special import scientif conserv purpos annex vi cooper combat marin pollut regul purpos annex ship mean vessel type whatsoev oper marin environ includ hydrofoil boat air cushion vehicl submers float craft fix float platform administr mean govern state author ship oper respect ship entitl fly flag state administr govern state respect fix float platform engag explor exploit sea bed subsoil thereof adjac coast coastal state exercis sovereign right purpos explor exploit natur resourc administr govern coastal state concern discharg relat harm substanc effluent substanc mean releas howsoev caus ship includ escap dispos spill leak pump emit empti discharg includ dump mean convent prevent marin pollut dump wast matter london decemb ii releas harm substanc directli aris explor exploit shore process sea bed miner resourc iii releas harm substanc purpos legitim scientif research pollut abat control regul contract parti undertak maintain abil combat spillag oil harm substanc sea abil includ adequ equip ship manpow prepar oper coastal water high sea regul contract parti prejudic paragraph articl present convent develop appli individu cooper surveil activ cover baltic sea area order spot monitor oil substanc releas sea regul case loss overboard harm substanc packag freight contain portabl tank road rail tank wagon contract parti cooper salvag recoveri packag contain tank minim danger environ regul contract parti parti intern convent prevent pollut ship modifi protocol relat thereto marpol appli conform agreement provis articl protocol marpol report incid involv harm substanc provis appli regard signific spillag oil harm substanc case cover articl marpol contract parti request master ship pilot aircraft report delai accord system signific spillag oil harm substanc observ sea report data time posit wind sea condit kind extent probabl sourc spill observ regul contract parti request master ship fly flag provid case incid request proper author detail inform ship cargo relev action prevent combat pollut sea cooper author regul contract parti agre bilater multilater region baltic sea area action combat salvag activ signific spillag oil harm substanc incid caus pollut baltic sea area occur occur agreement prejudic agreement conclud contract parti subject neighbour state ensur harmon agreement contract parti inform agreement contract parti commiss assist reach agreement need contract parti region situat regul annex occur make assess situat adequ action order avoid minim subsequ pollut effect drift part spillag observ action call case spillag drift drift region contract parti action purpos defin subparagraph regul parti delai inform situat action regul contract parti requir assist combat spillag oil harm substanc sea entitl call assist contract parti start affect spillag contract parti call assist accord regul endeavour bring assist regul contract parti provid inform contract parti commiss nation organ deal spillag sea oil harm substanc nation regul matter direct bear combat pollut sea oil harm substanc compet author respons receiv dispatch report pollut sea oil harm substanc compet author deal question measur mutual assist inform cooper contract parti annex action accord regul annex contract parti exchang inform research develop programm result wai pollut oil harm substanc sea dealt experi combat pollut regul author refer subparagraph regul annex establish direct contact cooper oper matter