To access the online searchable database containing a list of U.S. Ports and Terminals holding a valid MARPOL Certificate of Adequacy (COA), please visit http://cgmix.uscg.mil/MARPOL/Default.aspx.

U.S. Ports and Terminals are issued Certificates of Adequacy (COAs) as evidence that their facilities meet the requirements of Annexes I, II, and V of the 1978 Protocol to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78).

MARPOL regulations are further detailed in 33 CFR Part 158.


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