Jul. 20 2018 Home Class & statutory Sulphur Cap 2020 - Intersessional Meeting on Consistent implementation of regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL Annex VI took place from 9 to 13 July 2018 LinkedIn Twitter Facebook share Convention MARPOL Annex VI Air Pollution Flag ALL FLAGS Ship typeAll Sea going Ship types Sulphur Cap 2020 - Intersessional Meeting on Consistent implementation of regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL Annex VI took place from 9 to 13 July 2018 Intersessional Meeting on Consistent implementation of regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL Annex VI International Maritime Organization, 9 to 13 July 2018 SUMMARY An Intersessional Meeting on Consistent implementation of regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL Annex VI took place from 9 to 13 July 2018. The working group has developed Guidance on ship implementation planning for 2020. This new plan is not mandatory and should not be approved or endorsed by any authority whatsoever. On the other hand, it lists a whole series of actions that shipowners are invited to implement sufficiently in advance so as to be compliant on 1 January 2020. As this is an urgent issue, the PPR Subcommittee has authorized the ISWG to report on its work directly to MEPC 73 (22-26 November 2018) which will also address safety implications and corresponding recommendations related to Cap 2020 (1). ISWG-AP1 has also prepared draft Guidelines on consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit under MARPOL Annex VI (2). These Guidelines, broader than the aforementioned guidance, are intended for use by Administrations, port State, shipowners, shipbuilders and fuel oil providers. They will be further discussed at PPR6 (18-22 February 2022). Draft amendments to regulations 2 and 14 and to appendix VI of MARPOL Annex VI have been agreed (3). Consequential amendments to the 2009 Guidelines for port State control under the revised MARPOL Annex VI (resolution MEPC.181(59))and to the Guidelines for onboard sampling for the verification of the sulphur content of the fuel oil used on board ships (MEPC.1/Circ.864) have been drafted (4). All these amendments will be further discussed at PPR6 (18-22 February 2022). The Intersessional Meeting on Consistent implementation of regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL Annex VI (ISWG – AP1) was instructed to : develop draft Guidelines for ship implementation planning for 2020; develop draft Guidelines for consistent implementation of regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL Annex VI; develop draft amendments, as appropriate, to the following existing Guidelines : Ø 2009 Guidelines for port State control under the revised MARPOL Annex VI (resolution MEPC.181(59)); Ø 2010 Guidelines for monitoring the worldwide average sulphur content of fuel oils supplied for use on board ships (resolution MEPC.192(61), as amended by resolution MEPC.273(69)); Ø Guidelines for onboard sampling for the verification of the sulphur content of the fuel oil used on board ships (MEPC.1/Circ.864); develop the following draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI with an expected entry into force in summer 2021: Ø definition of "Sulphur content" (amendments to regulation 2); Ø testing and verification procedure of in-use fuel oil samples (amendments to regulation 14 and associated consequential amendments to regulation 18 and appendix VI); Ø regulation 14 of MARPOL Annex VI In the introductory remarks of the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Stefan Micallef, on behalf of the IMO Secretary-General, it was recalled that MEPC 70 agreed to the date of 1 January 2020 as t