Member authorities of the Tokyo as well as the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control are once more indicating that they will certainly take a company line in implementing the IMO 2020 gas sulfur restrictions– consisting of the carriage of non-compliant gas by ships not fitted with an exhaust gas cleansing system (ECGS).
In a joint news release provided today, the secretariats of both bodies keep in mind that their participant authorities have actually been providing letters to vessels considering that the start of 2019, to advise them of the brand-new needs as well as the day of application.
During this info project the recognition amongst ships’ team verified to be high, particularly relative to the needs participating in pressure on January 1, 2020.
“Emphasis is therefore placed on the requirements entering into force on March 1, 2020 prohibiting the carriage of non-compliant fuel, for use on ships not equipped with EGCSs,” states today’s launch.
It keeps in mind that at the October 2018 session of IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 73),” the agreement … was that there was no demand to demand port state control authorities to take on a ‘practical and pragmatic’ method as conformity was anticipated, consequently both Memoranda have actually concurred that the needs in connection with the application of the 0.50% m/m sulphur cap will certainly be used without exemption. This consists of the carriage restriction on non-compliant gas from March 1 2020.”
“From March 1, 2020 non-compliant fuel can only be carried on board, for use on the ship, where the vessel is fitted with an EGCS. In instances where compliant fuel cannot be obtained a Fuel Oil Non-Availability Report (FONAR) must be submitted to the flag state and the competent authority in the next port of call.”
