MEMBER ALERT Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Manager One Battery Park Plaza 31 st Fl., New York, NY 10004 USA Tel: +1 212 847 4500 Fax: +1 212 847 4599 https://www.american-club.com American Club Member Alert – March 27, 202 3 1 MARCH 27, 2023 REGULATIONS ON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SHIP POLLUTION IN THE YANGTZE RIVER DELTA The Shanghai Municipal and Jiangsu provincial government have recently issued local supporting regulations on the prevention and control of ship pollution – Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Prevention and Control of Ship Pollution and Regulations of Jiangsu Province on the Prevention and Control of Ship Pollution in the Yangtze River – which both have come into force as of March 1, 2023. The two regulations set the obligations for relevant subjects regarding prevention and control of water and air pollution from ships, prevention and control of pollution from ship operations and ship emergency response, as well as the legal liabilities for violation of the regulations. A circular providing a summary of these requirements and applicability is attached in both English and Mandarin. Your Managers would like to thank Club correspondents Huatai Insurance Agency & Consulting Services, Ltd. for their assistance in providing this update.