1Amendments
to MARPOL
1
January 2010:
October
2006 amendments to MARPOL revised Annex III - The revised MARPOL
Annex
III Regulations for the prevention of pollution by harmful substances carried
by
sea
in packaged form. The Annex has been revised to harmonize the regulations with
the
criteria for defining marine pollutants which have been adopted by the UN
Transport
of
Dangerous Goods (TDG) Sub-Committee, based on the United Nations Globally
Harmonized
System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
1
July 2010:
October
2008 MARPOL amendments revised Annex VI
Amendments
to the MARPOL Annex VI Regulations and amendments to the NOx
Technical
Code 2008 were adopted to reduce harmful emissions from ships even
further.
The principal amendments to Regulation 13 Nitrogen Oxides(NOx) and
Regulation
14 Sulphur Oxides(SOx) and Particulate Matters are as follows:
1.
Outline of the amendments to Regulation 13 Nitrogen Oxides(NOx)
1.1
For marine diesel engines (excluding engines to be used solely in case of
emergency)
with a power output of more than 130kW installed on ships constructed on
or
after 1 January 2000, or which undergo a major conversion on or after 1 January
2000,
the following regulations are to be applied in a 3 tier process. Tier II and
Tier III
are
newly required in addition to the present requirements of Tier I as follows:
(i)
Tier I
The
following NOx emission limits are to be applied to all marine diesel engines
installed
on ships constructed on or after 1 January 2000 and prior to 1 January
2011,
or which undergo a major conversion on or after 1 January 2000 and prior
to
1 January 2011.[Hereinafter, n = rated engine speed. (crankshaft revolution
per
minute)]
1.
17.0 g/kWh: When n is less than 130 rpm.
2.
45n(-0.2) g/kWh: When n is 130 or more but less than
2000
rpm.
3.
9.8 g/kWh: When n is 2000 rpm or more.
(ii)
Tier II
The
following NOx emission limits are to be applied to all marine diesel
engines
installed on ships constructed on or after 1 January 2011, or which
undergo
a major conversion on or after 1 January 2011.
1.
14.4 g/kWh: When n is less than 130 rpm.
2.
44 n(-0.23) g/kWh: When n is 130 or more but less than 2000.
3.
7.7 g/kWh: When n is 2000 rpm or more.
(iii)
Tier III 2
When
the ship is operating in Emission Control Areas for NOx (ECA for
NOx),
the following Tier III NOx emission limits are to be applied to all
marine
diesel engines installed on ships constructed on or after 1 January
2016,
or which undergo a major conversion on or after 1 January 2016.
1.
3.4 g/kWh: When n is less than 130 rpm.
2.
9 n(-0.2) g/kWh: When n is 130 or more but less than 2000.
3.
2.0 g/kWh: When n is 2000 rpm or more.
When
the ship is operating outside of an ECA for NOx, Tier II regulations are to be
applied.
The ECA for NOx will be designated by IMO at a later date.
1.2
Marine diesel engines installed on ships constructed prior to 1 January
2000
.
Marine
diesel engines with a power output of more than 5,000 kW and a per cylinder
displacement
at or above 90 litres installed ships constructed on or after 1 January
1990
but prior to 1 January 2000 shall comply with the emission limits of Tier I
using
an
Approved Method for the engine. The Approved Method shall be applied no later
than
the first renewal survey that occurs 12 months or more after the submission of
an
Approved Method that has been certified by an Administration to IMO. However,
in
cases where an Approved Method does not yet exist or is not yet commercially
available,
this regulation is omitted.
Note:
An Approved Method is a modification unit designed to make engines without
NOx
certification compliant with the Tier I regulations that has been approved by
the
Administration.
1.3
Principal revised points of the NOx Technical Code 2008 are as follows:
(i)
Addition of the regulation for NOx reduction system
(ii)
Addition of the direct measurement and monitoring method for NOx
emission
(iii)
Change of the criterion for selecting the Parent Engine of an Engine
Family
/ Engine Group
(iv)
Simplification of NOx calculation formula
(v)
Addition of the regulation for details of measurement method
1.4
Reg. 13 of MARPOL Annex VI, concerning Nitrogen Oxide (NOx),
requires
that a record book of engine parameters is to be maintained
onboard.All
changes relative to engine components and settings are to be
recorded
in the record book as required in accordance with 6.2.3.2 and
6.2.3.3
of the NOx Technical Code. All adjustments, part replacements and
modifications
that affect NOx emissions are to be described in the record
book
chronologically.
Further,
it is clearly stated in 6.2.2.7 of NOx Technical Code 2008 which shall enter
into
force on 1 July 2010, that all part replacements, including ‘like-for-like’
replacements,
are to be described in the record book. Accordingly owners and
management
companies are reminded that whenever adjustments, part
replacements
(including ‘like-for-like’ replacements), or modifications affecting NOx
emissions
are carried out, those changes are to be described in the record book. 3
Additionally,
although the NOx Technical File is required to be maintained onboard,
there
have been numerous reports of cases where the NOx Technical File has not
been
maintained onboard. Therefore, please keep in mind that the NOx Technical
File,
as well as the record book of engine parameters, is to be maintained onboard
along
with EIAPP Certificate.
2.
Outline of the amendments to Regulation 14 Sulphur Oxides(SOx)and
Particulate
Matters
In
addition to the requirements for Sulphur Oxides(SOx), requirements for
Particulate
Matters
have been added. In order to control emission of Sulphur Oxides(SOx)and
Particulate
Matters, it is now required that the sulphur content of any fuel oil used
onboard
ships does not exceed the limits shown in the below table.
Implementation
Date General
Requirements
Requirements
within
ECA
for SOx*
(Existing)
1.50 % m/m
On
and after 1 July 2010
4.50
% m/m
On
and after 1 January 2012
1.00
% m/m
On
and after 1 January 2015
3.50
% m/m
On
and after 1 January 2020 * 0.50 % m/m
0.10
% m/m
Notes
___ * In addition to current SECA (SOx Emission Control Areas), ECA for
SOx
will be designated by IMO hereafter.
**
At 2018, if it is not possible for ships to comply with the requirement from
2020 as
a
result of a review about the global market supply and demand for fuel
oil
to comply with the requirement, the requirement shall become
effective
on 1 January 2025.
The
revised Annex VI will allow for an Emission Control Area to be designated for
SOx and
particulate
matter, or NOx, or all three types of emissions from ships, subject to a
proposal from
a
Party or Parties to the Annex, which would be considered for adoption by the
Organization, if
supported
by a demonstrated need to prevent, reduce and control one or all three of those
emissions
from ships. 4
Amendments
to SOLAS
1
January 2010:
International
Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code as amended by Resolution
MSC.262(84)
: Amendments to IMDG Code applies to all new and existing ships
carrying
IMDG Cargo.
Guidelines
on the Enhanced Programme of inspections during surveys of Bulk
carriers
and Oil tankers (Resolution A.744(18)) as amended by Resolution
MSC.261(84)
: Amendments are applicable to all bulk carriers of 500GT or over.
International
Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft as amended by Resolution
MSC.259(84)
& Resolution MSC.259(84): Amendments to Chapter 8 in respect of Life
Saving
appliances and Chapter 14 in respect of Radio communications applies to all
passenger
crafts and Cargo Crafts of 500GT or over.
SOLAS
Chapter III Regulations 6 & 26 and Chapter IV Regulation 7 as amended by
Resolution
MSC.256(84) in respect of Search and rescue locating devices shall be
either
a Radar transponder or AIS SART. Such search and rescue locating devices
are
required to confirm to applicable performance standards. The performance
standards
for survival craft radar transponders for use in search and rescue operations,
should
confirm to Resolution MSC.247(83) (A.802(19)), as amended) and the
performance
standards for survival craft AIS Search & Rescue transmitter (AIS SART)
should
confirm to Resolution MSC.246(83). The amendments shall apply to all new and
existing
passenger ships and cargo ships of 500GT or over.
SOLAS
Chapter II-2 Regulation 20 as amended by Resolution MSC.256(84) in
respect
of Means to prevent the blockage of drainage arrangements for closed
vehicles
and ro-ro spaces and special category spaces : The amendments are
applicable
to all new and existing passenger ships and cargo ships of 500GT or over at
the
time of first survey after 1
st
January
2010.
SOLAS
Chapter II-2 Regulation 20 as amended by Resolution MSC.256(84) in
respect
fixed carbon dioxide fire-extinguishing systems for the protection of machinery
spaces
and cargo pump-rooms on ships constructed before 1 July 2002 shall comply
with
the following requirements by the first scheduled dry-docking after 1 January
2010
-
1 two separate controls shall be provided for releasing carbon dioxide into a
protected
space
and to ensure the activation of the alarm. One control shall be used for
opening
the
valve of the piping which conveys the gas into the protected space and a second
control
shall be used to discharge the gas from its storage containers; and
-
2 the two controls shall be located inside a release box clearly identified for
the
particular
space. If the box containing the controls is to be locked, a key to the box
shall
be
in a break-glass-type enclosure conspicuously located adjacent to the box.
It
is possible that existing ships constructed before 1 July 2002 may have already
complied
with the above requirement; however Owners/ managers of the ships are 5
required
to verify the arrangements on board the vessel and If the arrangements do not
comply
following action needs to be taken to ensure such vessels comply with the
requirement
by scheduled date
Plan
approval and Survey
(1)
Plan approval : For the ships which are not complying with the requirements,
plan
for approval showing controls complying with Chapter 5 2.2.2 of the FSS
code
and Instruction manual for the controls (the panel which is installed near the
controls)
is to be submitted
(2)
Survey Examination of following needs to be carried out onboard in the presence
of
Class IRS Surveyor
(i)
testing of pipe line if the piping is added/modified
(ii)
performance test for controls/alarm systems
SOLAS
Chapter XI -1 amended by Resolution MSC.255(84) : A new Regulation 6 is
added
in respect of (Additional requirements for the investigation of marine
casualties
and
incidents) which makes Part I and Part II mandatory as per the new Casualty
Investigation
Code ; Code of the international standards and recommended practices for
a
safety investigation into a marine casualty
or
marine incident.
SOLAS
Chapter II-1 Regulation 3-4 amended by Resolution MSC.256(84) : A new
SOLAS
regulation added to extend the existing Regulation regarding Emergency towing
arrangements
on tankers to ships other than tankers. As per the new requirement
Emergency
towing procedures shall be required on ships as per the schedule detailed
below
all
passenger ships, not later than 1 January 2010;
Cargo
ships constructed on or after 1 January 2010; and
Cargo
ships constructed before 1 January 2010, not later than 1 January 2012.
Emergency
towing procedures may be prepared in accordance with Guidelines for
owners/operators
(MSC.1/Circ.1255).
SOLAS
Chapter II-1 Regulation 3-9 amended by Resolution MSC.256(84):
-
A new Regulation addedd which requires that approved means of
embarkation/disembarkation
for use in port and for port-related operations must be
installed
on ships constructed (having their keel laid) on or after 1 January 2010 in
accordance
with IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1331.
-Accommodation
ladders and gangways fitted on ships constructed before 1 January
2010,
which are replaced after that date must, in so far as is reasonable and
practicable,
also comply with MSC.1/Circ.1331.
-The
purpose and use of this “means of embarkation and disembarkation” are different
from
arrangements for pilot transfer. 6
-
All wires used to support the means of embarkation and disembarkation must be
maintained
as
specified in regulation III/20.4 for lifesaving launching appliances. This will
require monthly
inspections
recorded in the log book and renewal when necessary due to deterioration of the
falls
or at intervals of not more than five years, whichever is earlier
-For
all ships, the means of embarkation and disembarkation must be inspected and
maintained
in a suitable condition for their intended purpose and records maintained.
-
The Classification Societies/ Flag State Administration will carry out
inspections as part of
Cargo
Ship Safety Equipment and Passenger Ship Safety surveys
-
A five-yearly operational load test will be required to be performed on all
accommodation
ladders,
gangways and winches. This will be carried out in conjunction with the renewal
survey
for
those ships on a harmonised five-year survey cycle.
1
July 2010:
SOLAS
Chapter II-2 in respect of sprinkler heads of windows with fire intigrity as
amended
by Resolutioin MSC.201 (81)
Regulation
9.4.1.3.3 The amendments relate to Containment of fire, so as to include a
requirement
for water-mist nozzles which should be tested and approved in accordance with
the
guidelines
approved by the Organization; and
Regulation
15 - Arrangements for oil fuel, lubricating oil and other flammable oils, new
text
relating
to the application of the regulation to ships constructed on or after 1
February 1992 and
on
or after 1 July 1998.
SOLAS
Chapter III Regulation 7.2.1 in respect of life saving appliances as
amended
by Resolution MSC.201 (81) . The amendments add a new requirement
for
infant lifejackets for passenger ships ( new and existing)
-For
passenger ships on voyages of less than 24 hours, a number of infant
lifejackets
equal
to at least 2.5% of the number of passengers on board is to be provided;
-
and for passenger ships on voyages of 24 hours or greater, infant lifejackets
are to be
provided
for each infant on board.
A
further amendment which is applicable to all ships relates to the provision of
lifejackets
for larger persons and states that, if the adult lifejackets provided are not
designed
to fit persons with a chest girth of up to 1,750 mm, a sufficient number of
suitable
accessories are to be available on board to allow them to be secured to such
persons.
SOLAS
Chapter IV Regulation 7,9,10 as amended by Resolution MSC.201 (81)
The
amendments relate to the provision of radio equipment, in Regulation 7, to
require ships to
carry
an EPIRB capable of transmitting a distress alert through the polar orbiting
satellite service
(COSPAS-SARSAT)
operating in the 406 MHz band; and, in Regulations 9 and 10, to clarify 7
that
the means of initiating ship-to-shore distress alerts may be through the
Inmarsat
geostationary
satellite service by a ship earth station.
SOLAS
Chapter V Regulation 7.2.1 as amended by Resolution MSC.201 (81) in
respect
of new paragraph to Regulation 22 - Navigation bridge visibility to allow
ballast
water
exchange at sea, provided that the master has determined that it is safe to do
so
and
takes into consideration any increased blind sectors or reduced horizontal
fields of
vision
resulting from the operation to ensure that a proper lookout is maintained at
all
times.
The operation should be conducted in accordance with the ship's ballast water
management
plan, taking into account the recommendations on ballast water exchange.
The
commencement and termination of the operation should be recorded in the ship's
record
of navigational activities.
SOLAS
Chapter II-1in respect of undermentioned Regulations as amended by
Resolution
MSC.216 (82) – Applicable to all new passenger ships constructed on
or
after 1st July 2010
Regulation
41.6 in respect of supplementary lighting to be provided in all cabins to
clearly
indicate the exit so that occupants will be able to find their way to the door.
Such
lighting,
which may be connected to an emergency source of power or have a selfcontained
source of electrical power in each cabin, shall automatically illuminate when
power
to the normal cabin lighting is lost and remain on for a minimum of 30 min
Regulation
55 & Regulation 38 of Chapter III in respect of methodology for alternative
design
and arrangements for machinery and electrical installations.
SOLAS
Chapter II-2 in respect of undermentioned Regulations as amended by
Resolution
MSC.216 (82) – Applicable to all new passenger ships constructed on
or
after 1st July 2010
Regulation
23 which requires that a Safety Centre which is a control station dedicated
to
the management of emergency situations be established. The safety centre shall
either
be a part of the navigation bridge or be located in a separate space adjacent
to
and
having direct access to the navigation bridge, so that the management of
emergencies
can be performed without distracting watch officers from their navigational
duties.
SOLAS
Chapter II-1 Regulation 2.5, International Convention of Load lines
amended
by Resolution MSC.267 (85), MSC.269 (85) & MSC.270 (85) Amendments
to
the SOLAS Convention and to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol to make mandatory the
International
Code on Intact Stability, 2008 (2008 IS Code).
to
all new ships of 24m or over.
The
2008 IS Code provides, in a single document, both mandatory requirements and
recommended
provisions relating to intact stability, taking into account technical
developments,
in particular regarding the dynamic stability phenomena in waves, based
on
state-of-the-art concepts. The Code's mandatory status, under both the SOLAS
Convention
and the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, will significantly influence the design and
the
overall safety of ships.8
SOLAS
Chapter II-2 Regulation 9 amended by Resolution MSC.269 (85): which
provides
installation requirements for dors approved without the sill being part of the
frame.
This Regulation applies to new and existing passenger ships and cargo ships of
500GT
or over for doors installed after 1
st
July
2010.
-Doors
approved as .A. class without the sill being part of the frame shall be
installed
such
that the gap under the door does not exceed 12 mm and a non-combustible sill
shall
be installed under the door such that floor coverings do not extend beneath the
closed
door.
-Doors
approved as .B. class without the sill being part of the frame shall be
installed
such
that the gap under the door does not exceed 25 mm.
SOLAS
Chapter II-2 Regulation 9 amended by Resolution MSC.269 (85): which
requires
that ventilation ducts on all new passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 GT or
over
to be made of heat resisting non-combustible material.
SOLAS
Chapter II-2 Regulation 10 amended by Resolution MSC.269 (85): which
requires
Passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers constructed on or after 1
July
2010 to be fitted with a suitably located means for fully recharging breathing
air
cylinders,
free from contamination. The means for recharging shall be either:
-
breathing air compressors supplied from the main and emergency
switchboard,
or independently driven, with a minimum capacity of 60 l/min
per
required breathing apparatus, not to exceed 420 l/min; or
-
self-contained high-pressure storage systems of suitable pressure to recharge
the
breathing apparatus used on board, with a capacity of at least 1,200 l per
required
breathing apparatus, not to exceed 50,000 l of free air.
Amendments
to LSA Code
1
July 2010:
Chapter
II of LSA Code as amended by Resolution MSC.207 (81) The amendments
include
the requirement that all life saving appliances should withstand in stowage an
air
temperature range of 30°C to +65°C and personal life-saving appliances should
remain
operational throughout an air temperature range of -15°C to +40°C. The colour
of
life-saving appliances is now specified to be "of international or vivid
reddish orange,
or
a comparably highly visible colour on all parts where this will assist
detection at sea".
The
existing section 2.2 on General requirements for lifejackets is revised and
replaced.
Further
amendments relate to specifications for immersion suits and anti-exposure
suits.
Chapter
IV & V of LSA Code as amended by Resolution MSC.272 (85). The
amendments
are to be implemented w.e.f 1st July 2010 for all passenger ships
and
cargo ship of 500GRT or over. The amendments relates to 9
General
requirements for lifeboats wherein the weight of a person to be taken as
75
Kg for a lifeboat intended for a passenger ship and 82.5 kg for a lifeboat
intended
for
a cargo ship
Carrying
capacity of a free-fall lifeboat have been amended
In
case of all Rescue Boats an average mass of person to be taken as 82.5 kg.
Amendments
to FSS Code
1
July 2010:
Chapter
5 of FSS Code as amended by Resolution MSC.206 (81) The amendments
replace
the text of Chapter 5 Fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems with a revised text.
Amendments
to ISM Code
1
July 2010
Section
1,5,7,8,9,10,12,13 & 14 amended vide Resolution MSC 273(85)
1.
The Resolution MSC.273(85) relating to amendments to the International Safety
Management
Code (ISM) Code) for the safe operation of ships and for pollution
prevention,
adopted at IMO MSC85 which will enter into force on 1
st
July
2010.
Section
1
-Definition
of Major Non conformity has been changed which is now a restrictive
definition
in the revised paragraph 1.1.10.
-
Assessment of all identified risks has been added in the Objectives as
introduced in
the
revised paragraph 1.2.2.2.
Section
5
Master’s
to now undertake periodically, review of the SMS as earlier Master’s were only
required
to review the SMS with no periodic requirement refer revised paragraph 5.1.5.
Section
8
Companies
are now required to identify equipment and technical systems for which
sudden
operational failure may result in hazardous situation and to establish
procedures
to
respond to them ; however previously companies were only required to establish
a
procedure
as introduced in the revised paragraph 8.1.
Section
9
The
companies are now to establish procedures for implementing corrective and
preventive
actions as earlier only procedures for corrective actions were required as
introduced
in the revised paragraph 9.2 10
Section
10
-
In paragraph 10.3, the words "establish procedures in its safety
management system
to"
are deleted
-
Section
12
-Requirement
that the Company should carry out internal safety audits on board and
ashore
at intervals not exceeding 12 months (may be exceeded by not more than 3
months
in exceptional circumstances) has been introduced in the revised paragraph
12.1.
-
Companies are now required to assess the effectiveness of the SMS rather than
efficiency
as introduced in the revised paragraph 12.2
Section
13
-
Provision that when the renewal verification is completed after the expiry date
of the
existing
Safety Management Certificate, the new Safety Management Certificate should
be
valid from the date of completion of the renewal verification to a date not
exceeding
five
years from the date of expiry of the existing Safety Management Certificate has
been
introduced into the new paragraph 13.12 resulting in change of the Full term
Safety
Management Certificate.
-
Provision that if a ship at the time when a Safety Management Certificate
expires is
not
in a port in which it is to be verified, the Administration may extend the
period of
validity
of the Safety Management Certificate not exceeding three months only for the
purpose
of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to the port in which it is to be
verified
has been introduced into the new paragraph 13.14 resulting in change of the
Full
term Safety Management Certificate.
Section
14
-
In paragraph 14.4.3, the word "internal" is inserted after the words
planned the
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