1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its sixty-eighth session (11 to 15 May
2015), approved the Guidance for issuing a revised certificate of type approval for
oil content meters intended for monitoring the discharge of oil-contaminated water
from the cargo tank areas of oil tankers, prepared by the Sub-Committee on
Pollution Prevention and Response, at its second session, as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to bring the attached Guidance to the attention of
Administrations, recognized organizations, port authorities, shipowners, ship operators
and other parties concerned.