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National Gazette No. 42688, 06 September 2019, Vol 651, Page 53

20190906 - National Gazette No 42688 of 06-September-2019, Volume 651, page 53

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42688, from 06 September, 2019
Department	Transport
Notice	Page No. 50 of 97, Notice No. 476, Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships), 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986) » Publication for Comments » Draft, Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill, 2019

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protect the engine and/or its ancillary equipment against operating conditions that could result
                   in damage or failure or that are used to facilitate the starting of the engine.

Regulation 14
                   Sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter

General requirements

1      The sulphur content of fuel oil used or carried for use on board a ship shall not exceed
                   0.50% m/m.

2      The worldwide average sulphur content of residual fuel oil supplied for use on board
                   ships shall be monitored taking into account guidelines developed by the Organization.

Requirements within emission control areas

3      For the purpose of this regulation, an emission control area shall be any sea area,
                   including any port area, designated by the Organization in accordance with the criteria and
                   procedures  set  forth  in  appendix III  to  this  Annex.  The  emission  control  areas  under  this
                   regulation are:

.1      the Baltic Sea area as defined in regulation 1.11.2 of Annex I of the present
                                  Convention;

.2      the North Sea area as defined in regulation 1.14.6 of Annex V of the present
                                  Convention;

.3      the North American Emission Control Area, which means the area described
                                  by the coordinates provided in appendix VII to this Annex; and

.4      the United States Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area, which means the
                                  area described by the coordinates provided in appendix VII to this Annex.

4      While a ship is operating within an emission control area, the sulphur content of fuel
                   oil used on board that ship shall not exceed 0.10% m/m.

5      The sulphur content of fuel oil referred to in paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 of this
                   regulation shall be documented by its supplier as required by regulation 18 of this Annex.

6      Those ships using separate fuel oils to comply with paragraph 4 of this regulation and
                   entering or leaving an emission control area set forth in paragraph 3 of this regulation shall
                   carry a written procedure showing how the fuel oil changeover is to be done, allowing sufficient
                   time for the fuel oil service system to be fully flushed of all fuel oils exceeding the applicable
                   sulphur  content  specified  in  paragraph  4 of  this regulation  prior  to  entry  into  an  emission
                   control area. The volume of low sulphur fuel oils in each tank as well as the date, time and
                   position of the ship when any fuel oil changeover operation is completed prior to the entry into
                   an emission control area or commenced after exit from such an area shall be recorded in such
                   logbook or electronic record book as prescribed by the Administration.

7      During the first twelve months immediately following entry into force of an amendment
                   designating  a  specific  emission  control  area  under  paragraph  3  of  this  regulation,  ships
                   operating in that emission control area are exempt from the requirements in paragraphs 4 and
                   6 of this regulation and from the requirements of paragraph 5 of this regulation insofar as they
                   relate to paragraph 4 of this regulation.

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