LIST OF AMENDMENTS
MARPOL AMENDMENTS April 2022
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on sulphur content definition
and sampling Amendments to Regulation 2 ‘Definitions’,
to include new definitions for
“Sulphur content of fuel oil” - meaning the concentration of sulphur in any fuel
oil, measured in % m/m as tested in accordance with standard acceptable to the
Organization;
“Low-flashpoint fuel”, to mean gaseous or liquid fuel having a flashpoint
lower than otherwise permitted under paragraph 2.1.1 of SOLAS regulation
II-2/4;
“MARPOL delivered sample”,
to mean the sample of fuel oil delivered in accordance with regulation
18.8.1 of MARPOL Annex VI;
“In-use sample”, to mean the sample of fuel oil in use on a ship; and
“On board sample”, to mean the sample of fuel oil intended to be used or
carried for use on board that ship.
Fuel oil sampling and testing – amendments to Regulation 14 ‘Sulphur oxides (SOX)
and particulate matter’, to add new paragraphs related to in-use and onboard fuel oil sampling and testing,
to add new paragraphs to require one or more
sampling points to be fitted or designated for the purpose of taking
representative samples of the fuel oil being used or carried for use on board
the ship. The representative samples of the fuel oil being used on
board are to be taken in order to verify the fuel oil complies with the
regulation.
Appendix I amendments to the
International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) certificate - Consequential amendments to update the IAPP
certificate to add a reference to sampling points and also to note where there is an exemption to the
provision for low-flashpoint fuel.
Appendix VI on the Fuel verification procedure for MARPOL
Annex VI fuel oil samples consequential amendments to verification procedures,
to cover verification of the representative samples of in-use fuel oil and on
board fuel oil.
1 November 2022 - carbon
intensity indicator (CII) and CII rating ; Adopted by MEPC 76
Entry into force of Revised MARPOL Annex VI - including
carbon intensity measures (requirements for ships to calculate their Energy
Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) following technical means to improve
their energy efficiency and to establish their annual operational carbon
intensity indicator (CII) and CII rating).
MARPOL Annex VI MEPC.324(75) 2022/04/01
Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emission reduction measures Measures
to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping have been deliberated at
IMO and the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), the Ship Energy Efficiency
Management Plan (SEEMP) and the Data Collection System for fuel oil consumption
of ships (DCS) have been introduced so far.
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Strengthening EEDI phase 3 requirements |
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For general cargo ships,
LNG carriers and cruise passenger ships, the
effective date is moved forward from 2025 to 2022 |
with the reduction rate of 30%; |
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For containerships,
the effective date is moved forward from 2025 to 2022 and the reduction rate
is strengthened based on the ship sizes as follows; and |
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DWT Reduction rate |
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10,000 and above but less than 15,000 DWT
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15-30% |
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15,000 and above but less than 40,000 DWT |
30% |
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40,000 and above but less than 80,000 DWT |
35% |
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80,000 and above but less than 120,000 DWT |
40% |
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120,000 and above but less than 200,000 DWT 45% |
45% |
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200,000 DWT and above |
50% |
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Gas carriers |
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For gas carriers (e.g. LPG carriers) with 15,000DWT
and above, the effective date is moved forward from 2025 to 2022 |
30%. |
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For gas carriers (e.g. LPG carriers) below
15,000DWT, the current effective date of 2025 and the reduction rate are
retained; |
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- For ship types other than the above, the current
effective date of 2025 and the reduction rate are retained |
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