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Vaez, F., Dashab, M., Edalat, P. (2025). The Role of the International Maritime Organization in the ‎Development and Implementation of Regulations for the ‎Decommissioning of Abandoned Offshore Installations. , 55(1), 401-435. doi: 10.22059/jplsq.2023.355665.3276
Farideh Vaez; Mehriar Dashab; Pedram Edalat. "The Role of the International Maritime Organization in the ‎Development and Implementation of Regulations for the ‎Decommissioning of Abandoned Offshore Installations". , 55, 1, 2025, 401-435. doi: 10.22059/jplsq.2023.355665.3276
Vaez, F., Dashab, M., Edalat, P. (2025). 'The Role of the International Maritime Organization in the ‎Development and Implementation of Regulations for the ‎Decommissioning of Abandoned Offshore Installations', , 55(1), pp. 401-435. doi: 10.22059/jplsq.2023.355665.3276
Vaez, F., Dashab, M., Edalat, P. The Role of the International Maritime Organization in the ‎Development and Implementation of Regulations for the ‎Decommissioning of Abandoned Offshore Installations. , 2025; 55(1): 401-435. doi: 10.22059/jplsq.2023.355665.3276

The Role of the International Maritime Organization in the ‎Development and Implementation of Regulations for the ‎Decommissioning of Abandoned Offshore Installations

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Volume 55, Issue 1 - Serial Number 41, April 2025, Pages 401-435    PDF (1.06 M)
Document Type: Article
DOI: 10.22059/jplsq.2023.355665.3276
Authors
Farideh Vaez* 1; Mehriar Dashab2; Pedram Edalat3
1Ph.D. Student, Management of International Oil and Gas Contracts, Faculty of Law and Political ‎Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran‎
2Assistant Professor of Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, ‎Tehran, Iran
3Associate Professor of Offshore Structural Engineering Department, Petroleum University of ‎Technology, Ahvaz, Iran‎
Abstract
Abandoned or underutilized offshore installations seriously impact maritime safety and the marine environment and represent an emerging and significant challenge in international law. Therefore, it is essential for international law to engage with this issue. This research aims to analyze the role of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the competent international body regarding maritime safety and the protection of the marine environment in the context of decommissioning abandoned or unused offshore installations. The results of this study indicate that although the organization has addressed this issue through the binding guidelines of 1989, deficiencies and a lack of clarity have hindered the comprehensiveness of this document. Additionally, the IMO is responsible for the implementation of several binding international documents to ensure the protection of the marine environment and support stakeholders at sea; however, these documents also contain numerous ambiguities regarding the decommissioning issue at the international level. Therefore, it is necessary for the organization to establish conditions for drafting, regulating, and enforcing decommissioning regulations within the framework of a dedicated global convention, with the assistance of regional treaty regulations.
Keywords
decommissioning of ‎installations; IMO; ‎navigational safety.‎
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