How long should you retain on board a sample of fuel oil purchased?

The Sample is to be retained on board for a minimum of twelve months. The Sample is to be a minimum of 400 ml and provided with a label with information stating the location where the Sample was taken, sampling method, bunker date, name of bunker barge/pier, receiving ship name, and IMO.

Where should the details of fuel oil for combustion purposes delivered to and used on board shall be recorded?

The basis for these Guidelines is regulation 18(3) of Annex VI to MARPOL 73/78, which provides that for each ship subject to regulations 5 and 6 of that Annex, details of fuel oil for combustion purposes delivered to, and used on board the ship, shall be recorded by means of a bunker delivery note which shall contain

What is Regulation 18 of this Annex?

General points Regulation 18 specifically requires that fuel oil supplied to ships must be free from inorganic acids or chemical wastes that could jeopardise the safety of the ship, be harmful to ships’ personnel, or pollute the air. Guidelines relating to Regulation 18 are found in Resolution MEPC.

What is the significance of Regulation 18 of Annex 6?

Regulation 18, Fuel Oil Availability & Quality, provides for situations where a ship may not have compliant fuel oil on board or where it has not been possible to bunker compliant fuel.

How long retained onboard bunker?

All samples should be stored on board for a minimum of 12 months or until the fuel is substantially consumed – whichever is later.

How long should bunker delivery notes be kept on board and available for inspection?

(4) The bunker delivery note shall be kept on board the ship in such a place as to be readily available for inspection at all reasonable times. It shall be retained for a period of three years after the fuel oil has been delivered on board.

Why is IMO 2020?

The new regulations, known as IMO 2020, mandates a maximum sulphur content of 0.5% in marine fuels globally. The driver of this change is the need to reduce the air pollution created in the shipping industry by reducing the Sulphur content of the fuels that ships use.

What is annex7?

Annex 7 contains Standards adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization as the minimum Standards for the display of marks to indicate appropriate nationality and registration which have been determined to comply with Article 20 of the Convention.

What are the regulations for fuel used onboard ship outside special areas?

Known as “IMO 2020”, the rule limits the sulphur in the fuel oil used on board ships operating outside designated emission control areas to 0.50% m/m (mass by mass) – a significant reduction from the previous limit of 3.5%. Within specific designated emission control areas the limits were already stricter (0.10%).

What year Annex II was force into entry?

Annex II Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk (entered into force 2 October 1983 )

Which ships is Annex V regulation applied to?

MARPOL Annex V Unless expressly provided otherwise, Annex V applies to all ships, which means all ships of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment, from merchant ships to fixed or floating platforms to non-commercial ships like pleasure crafts and yachts.

What is the title of Regulation 13 of Annex VI?

Annex VI – Regulation 13 – Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

What are the harmful chemical that Annex VI are going to prevent?

MARPOL Annex VI, first adopted in 1997, limits the main air pollutants contained in ships exhaust gas, including sulphur oxides (SO_x) and nitrous oxides (NO_x), and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances (ODS).

What are the regulations of Marpol Annex 6?

MARPOL Annex VI sets limits on NOx and SOx emissions from ship exhausts, and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances from ships of 400 gross tonnage and above engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of states that have ratified Annex VI.

Which substance is being prohibited in shipboard incineration?

Shipboard incineration of polyvinyl chlorides (PVC) is prohibited by regulation 16.3, except in shipboard incinerator for which an IMO Type Approval Certificates has been issued in accordance with MEPC.