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 www.american-club.com American Club Member Alert – July 17, 201 8 1 JULY 17, 2018 GUIDANCE ON CHINA’S STANDARD FOR DISCHARGING WATER POLLUTANTS FROM SHIPS Reference is made to the Club’s Member Alert entitled People’s Republic of China (PRC): New Standard for Discharging Water Pollutants From Ships dated February 23, 2018. This described various new marine environmental regulations coming into effect in China on July 1, 2018. With these new regulations now in effect, your Managers draw Members’ further attention to the attached circular entitled China Amended Discharge Standard for Water Pollutants, received from the Club’s correspondent in Beijing. This circular outlines the key points of the amended Discharge Standard for Water Pollutants joint Discharge Standard for Water Pollutants from Ships (GB 3552-2018) implemented by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), and the Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). Your Managers kindly thank Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service LTD for this information. Circular Ref No.:PNI1811 Date: 12 July 2018 Dear Sir/Madam， Subject: China Amended Discharge Standard for Water Pollutants from Ships In order to better protect marine environment, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have jointly issued amended Discharge Standard for Water Pollutants from Ships(GB 3552-2018) (hereinafter “Standard”), which has become effective from 01.07.2018. We hereby summarize key points of the amended Standard as below for your kind reference: Provisions of “Standard” 1. Scope of application The Standard stipulates the control requirement and testing requirement of discharging oily wastewater and sewage, the control requirement of discharging waste water containing noxious liquid substances and garbage from ships, as well as the implementation and supervision of this Standard. This Standard shall be applied to the supervision and management of ships discharging oily wastewater, sewage, waste water containing noxious liquid substances and garbage from ships to environment water bodies of PRC and sea water areas under Chinese Jurisdiction. This Standard is not applied to temporary discharge for ensuring safety of vessel and salvage of life. This standard is also applicable to pollutant discharge allowed by Law. The management of discharging pollutants to inland water and other special protected areas shall be in accordance with Marine Environment Protection Law, Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Environment Protection Law, Regulation on the Prevention and Control of Vessel-induced Pollution to the Marine Environment. 2. Discharge control requirement of discharging oily wastewater (1) The discharging of oily wastewater shall be carried out in accordance with following table. Type of pollutants Water areas Type of ship Requirements Oily wastewater from machinery space Inland Wa t e r Ships built before 01.01.2021 From 01.07.2018, collect and discharge to reception facility or discharge subject to (2) described below Ships built after 01.01.2021 Collect and discharge to reception facility Coastal water Ships with gross tonnage of 400 or more From 01.07.2018, collect and discharge to reception facility or discharge subject to (2) desc