2016 Amendments coming into force today (Sep 1, 2017)
- (Annex II - Appendix I) MEPC.270(69): EFFECTIVE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUEL OIL STANDARD IN REGULATION 14.1.3 OF MARPOL ANNEX VI AMENDMENTS TO MARPOL ANNEX II (REVISED GESAMP HAZARD EVALUATION PROCEDURE)
- (MARPOL Annex VI, regulations 13 MEPC.271(69): AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION 13 OF MARPOL ANNEX VI (RECORD REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONAL COMPLIANCE WITH NOX TIER III EMISSION CONTROL AREAS)
- Amendments to the NOx Technical Code MEPC.272(69): AMENDMENTS TO THE NOX TECHNICAL CODE 2008 (TESTING OF GAS-FUELLED AND DUAL FUEL ENGINES)
- Amendments (Annex IV – regulations 1 and 11) MEPC.274(69): AMENDMENTS TO MARPOL ANNEX IV (BALTIC SEA SPECIAL AREA AND FORM OF ISPP CERTIFICATE)
AMENDMENTS TO MARPOL ANNEX VI
(Record requirements for operational compliance with NOX Tier III emission control areas)
ANNEX VI
REGULATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIP
Chapter 3: Requirements for control of emissions from ships
Regulation 13 – Nitrogen oxides (NOX)
1) A new paragraph 5.3 is added after existing paragraph 5.2, as follows:
"5.3 The tier and on/off status of marine diesel engines installed on board a ship to which paragraph 5.1 of this regulation applies which are certified to both Tier II and Tier III or which are certified to Tier II only shall be recorded in such logbook as prescribed by the Administration at entry into and exit from an emission control area designated under paragraph 6 of this regulation, or when the on/off status changes within such an area, together with the date, time and position of the ship."
2) In paragraph 5.1.1, the symbol "NOX" is replaced with the symbol "NO2".
Upcoming amendements entering into force
- International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM 2004)
Entry into force: 8 September 2017
Further Reading
United States Environmental Protection Agency