1. PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS
MARPOL, ANNEX VI
PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS
ENTRY INTO FORCE
19 MAY 2005

2. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS WHY AN ANNEX VI TO THE MARPOL CONVENTION ?
OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (Reg.VI/12)
NITROGEN OXIDE (NOx) EMISSIONS FROM DIESEL ENGINES (Reg. VI/13)
SULPHUR OXIDE (SOx) EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS (Reg.VI/14)
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOCs) EMISSIONS FROM CARGO TANKS OF OIL TANKERS (Reg.VI/15)
SHIPBOARD INCINERATION OF WASTE (Reg.VI/16)
FUEL OIL QUALITY (Reg.VI/18)

3. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (Reg.VI/12)
PROHIBITION OF RELEASE OF OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES
OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES INCLUDE HALONS AND CHLOROFLUOCARBONS (CFCs)
PROHIBITION OF NEW INSTALLATIONS CONTAINING OZONE- DEPLETING SUBSTANCES ON ALL SHIPS
NEW INSTALLATIONS CONTAINING HYDROCHLOROFLUOCARBONS (HCFCs) ARE AUTHORIZED UNTIL 1 JANUARY 2020

4. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS NITROGEN OXYDE (NOx) EMISSIONS (Reg.VI/13)
ALL DIESEL ENGINES OF 130 kW OUTPUT OR MORE INSTALLED ON SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON/AFTER 1 JANUARY 2000 TO COMPLY WITH THE SPECIFIED NOx LIMITS AND WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE NOx TECHNICAL CODE
EMERGENCY DIESEL ENGINES AND DIESEL ENGINES INSTALLED IN LIFEBOATS ARE NOT SUBJECTED TO THIS REGULATION

5. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS SULPHUR OXYDE (SOx) EMISSIONS (Reg.VI/14)
THE SULFUR CONTENT OF ANY FUEL OIL USED ON BOARD SHALL NOT EXCEED 4.5% m/m.
IN SPECIAL AREAS (SOx EMISSION CONTROM AREAS), SUCH AS THE BALTIC SEA, THE SULPHUR CONTENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 1.5% m/m

6. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS VOLATLE ORGANIC (VOCs) COMPOUND (Reg.VI/15)
IF THE EMISSIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM CARGO TANKS OF OIL TANKERS ARE CONTROLED IN A PORT OR A TERMINAL, THE TANKERS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A VAPOUR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STANDARD DEVELOPPED BY THE IMO
REFERENCE IS MADE TO MSC/Circ.585 STANDARD FOR VAPOUR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM

7. SHIPBOARD INCINERATORS
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS SHIPBOARD INCINERATION (Reg.VI/16)
SHIPBOARD INCINERATORS
INCINERATORS INSTALLED ON BOARD A SHIP AS FROM 1 JANUARY 2000 SHALL
COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF APPENDIX IV
BE APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AGAINST PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION MEPC.76(40)

8. PROHIBITION OF THE INCINERATION OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES :
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS SHIPBOARD INCINERATION (Reg.VI/16)
PROHIBITION OF THE INCINERATION OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES :
RESIDUES FROM MARPOL ANNEX I, II AND III CARGOES
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENILS (PCBs)
GARBAGE CONTAINING TRACE OF HEAVY METALS
REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CONTAINING HALOGEN COMPOUNDS

9. THE FUEL USED ON BOARD SHIPS SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA :
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS FUEL OIL QUALITY (Reg.VI/18)
THE FUEL USED ON BOARD SHIPS SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA :
IS BLENDS OF HYDROCARBONS DERIVING FROM PETROLEUM REFININGS
IS FREE FROM INORGANIC OIL
DOES NOT INCLUDE ADDED SUBSTANCES OR CHEMICAL WASTES

10. THE FUEL USED ON BOARD SHIPS DOES NOT :
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS FUEL OIL QUALITY (Reg.VI/18)
THE FUEL USED ON BOARD SHIPS DOES NOT :
EXCEED THE SULPHUR LIMITS OF 4.5% m/m (or 1.5% m/m)
CAUSE AN ENGINE TO EXCEED THE NOx EMISSION LIMITS
CONTAIN INORGANIC ACID
JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF THE SHIP OR AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MACHINERY,
IS NOT HARMFULL TO THE PERSONNEL
CONTRIBUTE OVERALL TO ADDITIONAL AIR POLLUTION

11. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS FUEL OIL QUALITY (Reg.VI/18)
BUNKER DELIVERY NOTE
RECORDING OF DELIVERY OF FUEL TO BE USED ON BOARD
CONTAINS INFORMATION AS PER APPENDIX V
TO BE KEPT ON BOARD FOR INSPECTION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS
TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SAMPLE OF FUEL TO BE KEPT ON BOARD FOR NOT LESS THAN TWELWE MONTHS

12. LOCAL FUEL OIL SUPPLIERS
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS FUEL OIL QUALITY (Reg.VI/18)
LOCAL FUEL OIL SUPPLIERS
TO PROVIDE BUNKER DELIVERY NOTE AND SAMPLE OF FUEL OIL
TO KEEP COPY OF THE BUNKER DELIVERY NOTE FOR THREE YEARS

13. DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITIES
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS FUEL OIL QUALITY (Reg.VI/18)
DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITIES
TO MAINTAIN A REGISTER OF LOCAL SUPPLIERS OF FUEL OIL
TAKE ACTION AGAINST SUPPLIERS NOT DELIVERING FUEL COMPLYING WITH BUNKER DELIVERY NOTE
INFORM ADMINISTRATION OF SHIP RECEIVING FUEL OIL NON COMPLIANT INFORM IMO OF CASES WHERE OIL SUPPLIERS HAVE FAILED TO SUPPLY ADEQUATE FUEL OIL

14. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS APPLICATION (Reg.I and 19)
THE PROVISIONS OF THE ANNEX APPLY TO ALL SHIPS
PLATFORMS AND DRILLING RIGS:
SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ANNEX
EMISSIONS ARISING FROM EXPLORATION, EXPLOITATION, AND ASSOCIATED OFFSHORE PROCESSING OF SEA-BED MINERAL RESSOURCES ARE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISION OF THE ANNEX

15. EXISTING SHIPS (CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 19 MAY 2005)
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS CERTIFICATION (Reg.6): IAPP CERTIFICATE
NEW SHIPS OF 400 GT AND OVER
SHALL HOLD AN IAPP CERTIFICATE AT THEIR DELIVERY
EXISTING SHIPS (CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 19 MAY 2005)
SHALL HOLD AN IAPP CERTIFICATE AT NEXT SCHEDULLED DRY DOCK BUT NOT LATER THAN 19 MAY 2008

16. SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON/AFTER 1/01/00 OF 400 GT AND OVER
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS SCOPE OF THE CERTIFICATION
SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON/AFTER 1/01/00 OF 400 GT AND OVER
OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (Reg.VI/12)
NITROGEN OXIDE (NOx) EMISSIONS FROM DIESEL ENGINES (Reg. VI/13)
SULPHUR OXIDE (SOx) EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS (Reg.VI/14)
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOCs) EMISSIONS FROM CARGO TANKS OF OIL TANKERS (Reg.VI/15)
SHIPBOARD INCINERATION OF WASTE (Reg.VI/16)
FUEL OIL QUALITY (Reg.VI/18)

17. SHIPS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1/01/00 OF 400 GT AND OVER
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS SCOPE OF THE CERTIFICATION
SHIPS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1/01/00 OF 400 GT AND OVER
OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (Reg.VI/12)
SULPHUR OXIDE (SOx) EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS (Reg.VI/14)
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOCs) EMISSIONS FROM CARGO TANKS OF OIL TANKERS (Reg.VI/15)
SHIPBOARD INCINERATION OF WASTE (Reg.VI/16)
FUEL OIL QUALITY (Reg.VI/18)

18. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS SURVEYS (Reg. VI/5)
INITIAL SURVEY
PERIODICAL SURVEYS (INTERVAL NOT EXCEEDING FIVE YEARS)
INTERMEDIATE SURVEYS (A MINIMUM OF ONE, 6 MONTHS BEFORE TO 6 MONTHS AFTER THE HALFWAY DATE OF THE CERTIFICATE PERIOD OF VALIDITY)
MANDATORY ANNUAL SURVEYS/UNSCHEDULLED INSPECTIONS

19. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS NOx TECHNICAL CODE PRE-CERTIFICATION OF THE ENGINE : EIAPP CERTIFICATE
PRE-CERTIFICATION OF DIESEL ENGINE
ENGINE ADJUSTED SO AS TO MEET THE APPLICABLE NOx EMISSION LIMITS
NOx EMISSION MEASURED ON A TEST-BED (CHAPTER V) OF THE CODE
ISSUANCE OF AN ENGINE AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATE (EIAPP)

20. MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS NOx TECHNICAL CODE CERTIFICATION OF THE ENGINE
PRE-CERTIFICATION (EIAPP)
TECHNICAL FILE APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION
ON BOARD VERIFICATION SURVEY

21. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS ANNEX VI & ISM CODE
ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES
REFRIGERATION
SHIPBOARD INCINERATION
CONTROL OF NITROGEN OXIDE (NOx) EMISSIONS

22. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES
MARPOL, ANNEX VI PREVENTION OF THE AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS ANNEX VI & ISM CODE
ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES
CONTROL OF SULPHUR OXYDE (SOx) EMISSIONS
FUEL OIL QUALITY AND BUNKERING