TotalNo.518TechnicalNoticeonMEPC.324(75)-AmendmentstoMARPOLAnnexVIconcerningproceduresforsamplingandverificationofthesulphurcontentoffueloilandtheEnergyEfficiencyDesign

CCSTechnical Information(2021)Technical Information No.12 Total No.518Jun.24,2021(Total 3 pages)To:Ship owners,Shipping management companies,Shipyards/Ship repairing yards,Designers,Equipment manufacturers,All branches.Technical Notice on MEPC.324(75)-Amendments to MARPOL AnnexVI concerning procedures for sampling and verification of thesulphur content of fuel oil and the Energy Efficiency Design IndexThe Marine Environmental Protection Committee of the International MaritimeOrganization,at its 75th session in November 2020,adopted the ResolutionMEPC.324(75)-Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI concerning procedures forsampling and verification of the sulphur content of fuel oil and the Energy EfficiencyDesign Index (EEDI).The amendments will come into force on 1 April 2022.The main contents of the amendment include:(1)The definitions of Sulphur content of fuel oil,Low-flashpoint fuel,MARPOLdelivered sample,In-use sample and On board sample are added;(2)Requirements of In-use fuel oil sampling point;(3)Requirements of In-use and On board fuel oil sampling and testing;(4)Requirements of fuel oil availability and quality:(5)Requirements of mandatory collection of the ship EEDI data are added inregulation 20 of MARPOL VI;(6)EEDI Phase 3 standards and the baseline correction requirements for largetonnage bulk carriers are added in regulation 21 of MARPOL VI;(7)The Format of Appendix I of MARPOL Annex VI-"International Air PollutionPrevention (IAPP)Certificate"is revised to include the requirements of fuel oil