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EmissionStandards:SOx/NOx
Date:07/10/2014
Author:IoanaGonciari&InesCebrian
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Withnewsulphuremissionrulesjustthreemonthsaway,theClub'slegalteamhasaddedanaddendumtotheLegal
briefingonAiremissionstheEmissionStandardsforSOxandNOx.
UKClubMembersneedtobefullyawareofthegrowingandstricteratmosphericemissionsmeasuresbeingintroduced
aroundtheworld.Thisdocumentcompilesthelatestregulationsandspecificrequirementslistedbycountry.
SummaryofcurrentMARPOLlimits:
OutsideECAs

WithinECAs

SOx 3.5%m/m(since1/01/2012)

1.0%m/msince01/07/2010
(0.1%onandafter01/01/2015)

NOx ThreeTierScheme

TierIII(OnlyforNorthAmericaECA
andUSCaribbeanSeaECA)

UnitedStates
FederalLaw

Regulations
TheActtoPreventPollutionfromShips(APPS):AnnexVIofMARPOLisenactedintheUSbyAPPS.TheEPAhastheauthoritytoenforceAnnexVI
withthecooperationofUSCG(throughtheshipinspections,examinationsandinvestigations)CodeofFederalRegulations.Title40Protectionof
Environment.Part1043ControlofNOx,SOxandPMEmissionsformmarineEnginesandVesselssubjecttotheMARPOLProtocol.

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TheCleanAirAct
TheFinalRulepublishedonApril30,2010:extendstheECAtotheinternalwaters.
Areas
NorthAmericaEmissionControlArea:on26thMarch2010IMOdesignatedasanECA,watersofftheNorthAmericancoasts.
USCaribbeanEmissionControlArea:on15thJuly2011IMOdesignatedasanECA,watersoffthecoastsofPuertoRicoandtheUSVirginIslands
byECAamendmentsMEPC.202(62)
Forthisarea,theeffectivedateofthefirstphasefuelsulphurstandard(1%)is2014andthesecondphase(0.1%)beginsin2015.StringentNOx
enginestandardsbeginin2016(TierIII).
SteamshipsoperatingintheNorthAmericanandUSACaribbeanSeaECAsareexemptedfromcompliancewiththeRegulation14(SOx)through
31/12/2014.
GreatLakes:VesselswhichoperatewithinandoutsidetheGreatLakesmustcomplywiththeprovisionsof40CFR1043.GreatLakesVessels
(vesselsoperatingexclusivelyintheGreatLakes,bothUSandforeignflagged)maybeexemptedbyEPAaccordingtoaseparatewaiverunder
interimprovisionsdescribedin40CFR1043.95(c)ifnoacceptablefuelisavailable.
SteamshipsoperatingontheGreatLakesaresubjecttoaseparatewaiverunder40CFR1043.95(a)whentheywerepropelledbysteamengines
andoperatedwithintheGreatLakesbefore30thOctober2009andoperateexclusivelywithintheGreatLakes.
TheconvenienceofthedesignationofnewECAareassuchasPacificUSterritories,smallerHawaiianIslandsandWesternAlaskaiscurrentlybeing
examined.
California
TheCaliforniaOceanGoingVessel(OGV)Fuelregulationlimitedthemaximumfuelsulphurforbothmarinegasoil(DMA)andmarinedieseloil(DMB)to
0.1%m/m.Therefore,vesselsvisitingCaliforniaportshavetocomplywithboththeCaliforniaOGVFuelRegulationandtheNorthAmericanEmissionarea.
Besides,theCaliforniaOGVFuelRegulationencompassesanoncomplianceFeeProvisionbywhichifavesselisunabletofindacompliantfuel,afeemay
bepaidinstead.
TheserequirementssetintheCaliforniaOGVFuelRegulationwontapplyiftheUSadoptsandenforcesrequirementsthatachieveequivalentemissions
reductions.Furthermore,theCaliforniaAirResourcesBoardwillallowtheuseofalternativeemissionscontroltechnologiessuchasexhaustgascleaning
devicesasstatedundertheECARegulation.

Canada
RegulationsforVesselAirEmissionsapplytovesselsover400grosstonnageoperatinginCanada.
Regulations
SomerequirementsareinplaceunderVesselPollutionandDangerousChemicalsRegulations(TheRegulations)
NewimplementationsarenowinplaceunderTheRegulationsAmendingtheVesselPollutionandDangerousChemicalsRegulations(The
Amendments)published8/05/2013.
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EmissionsStandards
TierIEnginesinstalledonvesselsbuiltbetween TierIIEnginesinstalledonvesselsbuiltafter TierIIIEnginesinstalledonvesselsbuiltafter
December31,1999toDecember31,2010
December31,2010
January1,2016,thatoperateinECAs
SulphurOxides=MarpolI)ForVesselsinsidetheNAECAandthroughoutCanadianwaterssouthof60N,thecurrentlimit(since1/07/2010)is1%
butitwillbe0.10%after1/01/2015.II)ForVesselsoutsidetheNAECA,northof60NandincludingHudsonsBay,JamesBayandUngavaBay,the
currentlimitis3.50%(since1/01/2012)butitwillbe0.50%after1/01/2020
NitrogenOxides=Marpol(AnnexVI+NOxTechnicalCode2008)TheNOxlimitsapplytoenginesinstalledonvesselsthathavepowerratingsover
130kilowattsasdescribedintablebelow.Ifavesselundergoesamajorconversionoranewengine,substantiallydifferentfromtheoldone,is
installedthecurrentstandardwouldapply.
TierIEnginesinstalledonvesselsbuiltbetween
December31,1999toDecember31,2010
17.0g/kWhwhennislessthan130rpm45
n(0.2)g/kWhwhennis130ormorebutlessthan
2,000rpm9.8g/kWhwhennis2,000

TierIIEnginesinstalledonvesselsbuiltafter
December31,2010
14.4g/kWhwhennislessthan130rpm44
n(0.23)g/kWhwhennis130ormorebutless
than2,000rpm7.7g/kWhwhennis

TierIIIEnginesinstalledonvesselsbuiltafter
January1,2016,thatoperateinECAs
3.4g/kWhwhennislessthan130rpm9n(0.2)
g/kWhwhennis130ormorebutlessthan2,000
rpmand2.0g/kWhwhennis

China
Regulations
CountryPartyAnnexVIMarpol
NoSpecificprovisionsregulatingemissionsfromships.
AirPollution
AirPollutionControlOrdinance10/04/2014
AirPollutionControl(MarineLightDiesel)Regulation01/04/2014introducesanewsulphurcontentcapof0.05%forthelocallysuppliedmarinelight
diesel(MLD).

HongKong
HongKongEnvironmentalProtectionDepartmenthasrequiredalloceangoingvessels(OGVstouselowsulphurfuel,definedinthenewlegislationas
fuelwithsulphurcontentnotexceeding0.5%byweight,whenatberthinHongKongwaters.AllOGVsmustinitiatefuelswitchuponarrivalatberth,
completetheswitchtolowsulphurfuelwithinonehour,thenuselowsulphurfuelthroughouttheberthingperioduntilonehourafterdeparture.
HongKonggovernmenthasdeclareditslongtermintentiontosetupanEmissionsControlAreaforshipsinthePearlRiverDelta.Meanwhile,since2011
vesselshavebeenparticipatinginanindustryledscheme(FarWindsCharter)bywhichtheyswitchvoluntarilytolowsulphurfuel(0.5%sulphurcontentor

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less)whenatberthinHongKonguntilDecember2014.17majorfreightlinershavesigneduptothisinitiative:MaerskLine,Evergreen,OOCL,YangMing
Vessel/Voyage
SubCategory
DischargeConditions
(Taiwan),APL,CMACGM,COSCO,MOL,HapagLloyd,Hanjin,Hyundai,NYK,HamburgSud,Alianca,Hoegh,CrystalCruises,Prestigecruiseholdings.
type/Area

Australia
RegulationsAustralia:CountryPartyMARPOLAnnexVI
SummaryofDischargeStandardsforShipsandsmallervesselsoperatinginAustralianwaters:MARPOLandlocalrequirements(Thistableapplies
toallvessels)
Vessel/Voyage
type/Area
AllVessels

SubCategory
Ozonedepleting
substances

DischargeConditions
Prohibited
Operationofdieselengines>130kWprohibitedunlessengineiscertifiedtomeetprescribedemissionstandards.
NewEngines:

NitrogenOxides

TierI17g/kWfrom1January2000
TierII14.4g/kWfrom1January2011
TierIII3.4g/kWfrom1January2016(inEmissionControlAreas(ECA))ExistingEngines(installedon
shiponorbetween1January1990to1January2000)
17g/kWfordieselenginewithpoweroutput>5000kWanddisplacementpercylinder=>90litres
ApprovedmethodbyAdministration.

From1January2012,sulphurcontentoffueloilnottoexceed3.5%**
SulphurOxides

From1January2020sulphurcontentiffueloilnottoexceed0.5%**
**FueloiltobepurchasedfromaregisteredsupplierNote:Feasibilityreviewtobecompleted2018

Incinerators

Incineratorsinstalledafter1January2000mustbetypeapprovedandcertifiedtomeetprescribedemission
standards.
Donotusewithinportlimits

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OutsideECAs

WithinECAs

TurkeyRegulations
CountryPartyMARPOLAnnexVI
SpecificRequirements
Sincethe1stJanuary2012,newregulationsonsulphurcontentlimitsofmarinefuelsareinplace:
Sulphurcontentinmarinefuelsshallnotexceed0.1%bymassinallvesselsarrivingatTurkishportsandallinlandwaterwayvesselssailingon
Turkishinlandwaters.
Sulphurcontentinmarinefuelsshallnotexceed1.5%inallpassengervesselsprovidingregularservicesinareascoveredbyTurkeysmarine
jurisdiction.
TheselimitationsapplytoberthedoranchoredShipswithintheboundariesofanyportandstayingatberthoratanchorformorethantwohours.
However,theywontapplytovesselspassingtheTurkishStraitswithoutcallingtoanyTurkishPort,iftheirtransitingprocessdoesnotexceedtwohours.
SummaryofEUDirectiveCurrentSOxlimits
OutsideECAs

WithinECAs
1.0%m/m(Until31/12/2014)

AllShips

3.5%m/m(since18/06/2014)(0.50%from1/01/2020)
(0.1%onandafter01/01/2015

1.5%until01/01/2020

1%(until31/12/2014)

(0.50%from01/01/2020)

(0.10%from01/01/2015)

PassengerShips

ShipsatberthinEUports

0.1%(since01/01/2010)

France
FrenchTransportCode,ArticleL14313comprisesanewCO2reportingrequirementbywhichforeignshipownersneedtoprovideinformationtotheir
Frenchcustomers,eithercargointerestsorpassengers,ofthemassofCO2whencallingatFrenchPorts.ThemassofemittedCO2iscalculatedby
multiplyingthefuelconsumedduringthevoyagewiththerelevantemissionfactorspublishedbytheFrenchAuthorities.

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TheemissionfactorsprovidethequantityofCO2producedinkilogramsforboththeoperatingphaseandtheupstreamphaseforeachkilogramoffuel
used(fueloil,diesel,LNGandLPG).Thetotalquantityisexpressedasamassineithergrams(g),kilograms(kg)ortonnes(t)ofCO2correspondingto
theactualserviceprovidedtocargointerestsorpassengersrespectively.
Intermsofgoods,theprovisionofthisinformationtocargointerestsmaybegiveneitherpriortoorafterthevoyagedependingontheagreementbetween
theparties,butinanyeventmustbeprovidedwithintwomonthsofthevoyagebeingcompleted.
Forpassengers,theinformationmustbeprovidedpriortotheticketbeingpurchased,orifnoticketisissued,nolaterthancompletionofthepassengers
voyage.NorthAmericacontrolAreacomprisestheFrenchislands:SaintPierreandMiquelonarchipelago,thereforethemorestringentlimitsappliedto
them.

Finland
Finlandispreparingstricterprovisionsonsulphuremissionsfromshippingtocomeintoforcebythebeginningof2015.
FinnishTransportSafetyAgency(Trafi),theFinnishBorderGuardandthepolicewillallmonitoremissionsfromshipping.Thepricedifferencebetween
highandlowsulphurfuelsgainsareconsideredasillegalfinancialgainstherefore,theviolatorsmustforfeittothegovernment.
Suchpenaltiesareconsideredmoretangiblethanfinesorotherpunishmentsandwouldalsoapplytoshippingcompanies.
Thecostimpactofsuchameasurewillonlybeknownaftertheprovisionscomeintoforceandwhenthepriceoflowsulphurfuelbecomesclear.
Trafihasestimatedthatifshipsuseonlylowsulphurfuel,theprovisionswillincreaseFinlandsmaritimetransportcostsbyaround460million/year,and
by120million/yearifscrubbersareinstalledinships.

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