MEPC.76(40) is a resolution concerning standards for shipboard incinerators. Which organization issues this resolution?

• A. International Maritime Organization
• B. International Labour Organization
• C. International Telecommunication Union
• D. World Meteorological Organization

Answer: (A)

The main idea is identifying who sets standards for ship pollution and equipment. MEPC stands for the Marine Environment Protection Committee, which is a part of the International Maritime Organization. The IMO is the UN agency responsible for maritime safety and environmental protection, and MEPC handles resolutions on preventing pollution from ships and related equipment, including shipboard incinerators. That’s why this resolution is issued by the International Maritime Organization. The other organizations focus on different areas—ILO on labor issues, ITU on communications, and WMO on weather and climate—so they don’t publish MEPC resolutions.