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EU, CALIFORNIA
AND
IMO (MARPOL)
HAVE MADE NEW RULES FOR OWN AND ALSO FOR FOREIGN FLAGGED
VESSELS AS LISTED BELOW.
EU DIRECTIVE 2005/33/EC
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
IMO MARPOL Annex VI 2008
Excerpts from the rules given below.
DIRECTIVE 2005/33/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
OF 6 JULY 2005
AMENDING DIRECTIVE 1999/32/EC
ARTICLE 2
Definitions: for the purpose of this Directive:
3i. ships at berth means ships which are securely moored or anchored in a Community port while they are loading, unloading or
hotelling, including the time spent when not engaged in cargo operations;
ARTICLE 4B
Maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used by ships at berth in Community ports
1. With effect from 1 January 2010, Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the following vessels do not use
marine fuels with a sulphur content exceeding 0.1% by mass:
(a) inland waterway vessels; and
(b) ships at berth in Community ports, allowing sufficient time for the crew to complete any necessary fuel-changeover operation as
soon as possible after arrival at berth and as late as possible before departure.
Member States shall require the time of any fuel-changeover operation to be recorded in ships’ logbooks.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply:
(a) whenever, according to published timetables, ships are due to be at berth for less than two hours;
(d) to ships which switch off all engines and use shore-side electricity while at berth in ports.
3. With effect from 1 January 2010, Member States shall ensure that marine gas oils are not placed on the market in their territory if
the sulphur content of those marine gas oils exceeds 0.1 % by mass.
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13 CCR, SECTION 2299.2. FUEL SULFUR AND OTHER OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OCEAN-GOING VESSELS WITHIN
CALIFORNIA WATERS AND 24 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CALIFORNIA BASELINE.
(1) Fuel Sulfur Content Limits.
(A) Auxiliary Diesel Engines:
1. ………….............................................a person subject to this section shall operate any auxiliary diesel engine, while the vessel is
operating in Regulated California Waters, with either marine gas oil (MGO), with a maximum of 1.5 percent sulfur by weight, or
marine diesel oil (MDO), with a maximum of 0.5 percent sulfur by weight………….
2. ……………………………………………………….beginning January 1, 2012, a person subject to this section shall operate any auxiliary diesel
engine, while the vessel is operating in Regulated California Waters, with marine gas oil (MGO) with a maximum of 0.1% sulfur by
weight or marine diesel oil (MDO) with a maximum of 0.1% sulfur by weight…………..
(B) Main Engines and Auxiliary Boilers:
1. ………………………………………………….......beginning July 1,2009, a person subject to this section shall operate any main engine or
auxiliary boiler, while the vessel is operating in Regulated California Waters, with either marine gas oil (MGO), with a maximum of 1.5
percent sulfur by weight, or marine diesel oil (MDO), with a maximum of 0.5 percent sulfur by weight………….
2. ………………………………………………….......beginning January 1, 2012, a person subject to this section shall operate any main engine or
auxiliary boiler, while the vessel is operating in Regulated California Waters, with marine gas oil (MGO) with a maximum of 0.1% sulfur
by weight or marine diesel oil (MDO) with a maximum of 0.1% sulfur by weight……………………
ANNEX 13
RESOLUTION MEPC.176(58)
ADOPTED ON 10 OCTOBER 2008
AMENDMENTS TO THE ANNEX OF THE PROTOCOL OF 1997 TO AMEND THE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM
SHIPS, 1973, AS MODIFIED BY THE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING THERETO
(REVISED MARPOL ANNEX VI)
REGULATION 14
Sulphur Oxides (SOx) and Particulate Matter
General Requirements
1 The sulphur content of any fuel oil used on board ships shall not exceed the following limits:
.1 4.50% m/m prior to 1 January 2012;
.2 3.50% m/m on and after 1 January 2012; and
.3 0.50% m/m on and after 1 January 2020.
4 While ships are operating within an Emission Control Area, the sulphur content of fuel oil used on board ships shall not exceed the
following limits:
.1 1.50% m/m prior to 1 July 2010;
.2 1.00% m/m on and after 1 July 2010; and
.3 0.10% m/m on and after 1 January 2015.
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Requirements within Emission Control Areas
3 For the purpose of this regulation, Emission Control Areas shall include:
.1 the Baltic Sea area as defined in regulation 1.11.2 of Annex I, the North Sea as defined in
regulation 5(1)(f) of Annex V; and
.2 any other sea area, including port areas, designated by the Organization in
accordance with criteria and procedures set forth in appendix III to this Annex.