Technical Notices

MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14.3.5, as amended by IMO Resolution MEPC.361(79), will prohibit ships operating within the Mediterranean Sea ECA from using fuel oils with a sulphur content exceeding 0.10% m/m unless an approved equivalent arrangement is used such as Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems.

Currently, the other SOx ECAs under MARPOL are the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the North American and the United States Caribbean SEA ECAs, with the Mediterranean Sea being the fifth designated Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and Particulate Matter worldwide.

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Ship owners/ managers and Masters are advised to take note of above requirements and accordingly ensure that sufficient fuel with the appropriate sulphur content is available and that proper fuel changeover procedures are in place and implemented before entering the Mediterranean Sea.