 | MERCHANT SHIPPING NOTICE
MSN 1819 (M+F) |
THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) REGULATIONS 2008
Notice to all Owners, Ship Operators and Managers, Charterers, Masters and Officers of Merchant Ships, Shipbuilders, Ship Repairers, Port Authorities, Engine Manufacturers, Fuel Suppliers, Operators of Fixed and Floating Platforms and Drilling Rigs
This notice should be read in conjunction with the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 SI 2008 No.2924, MGN 381 - Survey and Certification Requirements for the Merchant Shipping (Prevention Of Air Pollution From Ships) Regulations 2008, MSN 1734 – Type Approval of Marine Equipment (EC Notified Bodies), MSN 1735- Type Approval of Marine Equipment (UK nominated bodies), MGN 258 - Decommissioning of Halon Systems, MSN 1776 - Categorisation of Waters, and MSN 1613 - Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995 - arbitration procedure.
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Summary The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 implement the 1997 Protocol to the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78). The 1997 Protocol provides for the establishment of International Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships by adding a new Annex VI to MARPOL 73/78. Annex VI comprises 19 Regulations and includes a Technical Code on the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides from Marine Diesel Engines (NOx Technical Code). This Merchant Shipping Notice and the attached schedules contain information pertaining to The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 (‘the Regulations’) and provide technical information on the issues in those Regulations. This document should be read in conjunction with Marine Guidance Note – MGN 381 (M+F) Survey and Certification Requirements for The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008. |
1. Introduction
The purpose of this Merchant Shipping Notice (MSN) is to detail the technical aspects of the United Kingdom’s implementation of Annex VI of MARPOL in conjunction with the Regulations.
1.1 List of Schedules
Schedule 1: Ozone-Depleting Substances
Schedule 2: Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
Schedule 3: Sulphur Oxides (SOx)
Schedule 4: Volatile Organic Compounds
Schedule 5: Shipboard incinerators
Schedule 6: Reception Facilities
Schedule 7: Fuel Oil Quality
Schedule 8: Platforms – Survey and Certification
Appendix 1: The IMO guidelines for the sampling of fuel oil
Appendix 2: Local Fuel Oil Suppliers Initial Declaration form
Appendix 3: Local Fuel Oil Suppliers Annual Declaration form
Appendix 4: List of controlled Ozone-Depleting Substances as defined in the Montreal Protocol
Appendix 5: Form of the UKAPP Certificate
Appendix 6: Marine Fuel Sulphur Record Book
2. Definitions
In this Notice, except where the context otherwise requires:
Components are those interchangeable parts which influence the NOx emissions performance, identified by their design/parts number.
Fuel oil under the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 is defined as such substances as may be specified by the Secretary of State in a Merchant Shipping Notice. This Merchant Shipping Notice specifies that the fuel oil is any oil used in connection with the propulsion and operation of the ship.
Fuel oil supplier means the person who is responsible for the final blend of fuel oil supplied to a local supplier of fuel oil.
Fuel oil supplier’s representative means a person appointed by a fuel oil supplier to provide a declaration on the bunker delivery note that the fuel oil supplied complies with regulations 14(1) or 14(4)(a) (as applicable) and 18(1) of Annex VI.
Local supplier of fuel oil means a person who receives fuel oil with a view to its delivery to and use on board a relevant ship.
Local supplier’s representative means a person who delivers the fuel oil to a relevant ship on behalf of the local supplier of fuel oil. For example, the individual from the bunker tanker who is responsible for the delivery and documentation to the ship or, in the case of deliveries direct from the shore to the ship, the person who is responsible for the delivery and documentation to the ship.
Operating values means engine data, such as cylinder peak pressure, exhaust gas temperature, etc., from the engine log which are related to the NOx emission performance. These data are load-dependent.
On-board NOx verification procedures mean a procedure, which may include an equipment requirement, to be used on board at initial certification survey or at the annual, renewal and intermediate surveys, as required, to verify compliance with any of the requirements of the NOx Technical Code, as specified by the engine manufacturer and approved by the Certifying Authority.
Rated power means the maximum continuous rated power output as specified on the nameplate and in the technical file of the marine diesel engine to which Regulation 21 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 and the NOx Technical Code apply.
Record book of engine parameters means the document for recording all parameter changes, including components and engine settings, which may influence NOx emission of the engine.
Relevant ship means (i) a UK platform or (ii) a ship, other than a platform, of 400 GT or above.
Substantial modification of a marine diesel engine means
1. For engines installed on ships constructed on or after 1 January 2000, any modification to an engine that could potentially cause the engine to exceed the emission standards set out in Regulation 21 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008. Routine replacement of engine components by parts specified in the technical file that do not alter emission characteristics shall not be considered a ”substantial modification'' regardless of whether one part or many parts are replaced;
2. For engines installed on ships constructed before 1 January 2000, any modification made to an engine which increases its existing emission characteristics established by the simplified measurement method, as outlined in Schedule 2 of this Merchant Shipping Notice, in excess of the allowances set out in 6.3.11 of the NOx Technical Code. These changes include, but are not limited to, changes in its operations or in its technical parameters (e.g. changing camshafts, fuel injection systems, air systems, combustion chamber configuration, or timing calibration of the engine).
Technical file means a record containing all details of parameters, including components and settings of an engine, which may influence the NOx emission of the engine, as detailed in Schedule 2 of this Merchant Shipping Notice.
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MCA Website Address: www.mcga.gov.uk File Ref: MS 034/038/0001 Published: December 2008 © Crown Copyright 2008 Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas |
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