Two international regulations came into effect today and one EU regulation came into effect yesterday
- The IMO’s mandatory Data Collection System on fuel consumption under MARPOL Annex VI starts on 1 January 2019 for each ship of 5000 gross tonnage and above. The EU’s Monitoring Reporting and Verification Regulation on carbon dioxide emissions for Companies operating ships of over 5000GT which carry passengers or cargo for commercial purposes to or from European ports has been in force since 1 January 2018.
- The IMO’s amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code MSC.426(98) come into effect on 1 January 2019 for new and existing ships carrying IMSBC cargo. New individual schedules with specific carriage requirements have been introduced for the following Group B cargoes:
Sugarcane biomass pellets
Sand, mineral concentrate, radioactive material and low specific activity (LSA-I) UN 2912
Monocalcium phosphate (MCP)
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and mineral-enriched coating has been updated with Group B properties.
Shippers must shippers now declare whether a solid bulk cargo is classified as:
As HME (harmful to the marine environment), or non- HME. Overboard discharge restrictions will apply to HME solid bulk cargo.
3. Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on ship recycling.
From 31 December 2018, large commercial seagoing vessels flying the flag of an eu Member State may be recycled only in safe and sound ship recycling facilities included in the european List of ship recycling facilities. Three UK yards are currently listed on the european list. Ship recycling facilities located in third countries and intending to recycle ships flying a flag of a Member State must submit an application to the Commission for inclusion in the European List. Two facilities in Turkey and one in the USA have been included on the list. As from 29 March 2019 2300 the UK will no longer be a member of the european union and the UK yards currently on the european list will have to reapply to be admitted as a third party state.