New shipping and boating regulations for 2021
IBC and MARPOL Annex II amendments require preparation by 1 January 2021
The shipping industry is required to replace existing certificates concerning the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) and International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL) Annex II - Carriage of noxious liquid substances in bulk, as the amendments come into force on January 1st 2021. These amendments strengthen, in specified sea areas, discharge requirements for cargo residues and tank washings containing persistent floating products with a high viscosity and/or a high melting point that can solidify under certain conditions (e.g. certain vegetable oils and paraffin-like cargoes). The amendments add new paragraphs to MARPOL Annex II, Regulation 13 on the Control of discharges of residues of noxious liquid substances, to require prewash and discharge of residue/water mixture generated during the prewash to a reception facility, for specific products, in specified areas (Northwest European waters, Baltic Sea area, Western European waters and Norwegian Sea). To download MSC.315(74) go to
https://bit.ly/3abWkqx.
Maritime Cyber Risk Management in Safety Management Systems
This resolution affirms that an approved safety management system should take into account cyber risk management in accordance with the objectives and functional requirements of the ISM Code. Administrations are encouraged to ensure that cyber risks are appropriately addressed in safety management systems no later than the first annual verification of the company’s Document of Compliance after 1 January 2021; however, this is not mandatory. To download MSC.428(98) go to
https://bit.ly/2WfHMOv.
EU Ship Recycling Regulation
From 31 December 2020, all vessels of 500 GT or over calling at an EU port or anchorage will require to have on board an Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) which is approved by their Flag State. This is a requirement under Regulation (EU) No. 1257/2013 on Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR), and will apply to all vessels, regardless of flag. The inventory is a list of hazardous materials that form part of the ship’s structure and equipment, operationally generated hazardous wastes and stores on board.
NOx Tier III certification
From 1 January 2021, the Emission Control Area (ECA) regulations on NOx emissions from marine diesel engines become active in the Baltic Sea ECA and the North Sea ECA. Only vessels with an Engine International Air Pollution Prevention (EIAPP) Certificate and the subsequent demonstration of in-service compliance in accordance with the requirements of the mandatory regulations 13.8 and 5.3.2 respectively, NOx Technical Code 2008 (resolution MEPC.177(58) as amended by resolution MEPC.251. (66)), and classed as Tier III can operate in the ECAs. Tier II is still allowed outside the ECAs.
Marpol 26.8
In 2014, MEPC 66 adopted three resolutions concerning tanker stability. Marpol Annex I – MEPC.248(66), IBC Code - MEPC.250(66), and BCH Code - MEPC.249(66). All three resolutions require new and existing oil and chemical tankers to be fitted with an approved stability instrument capable of verifying compliance with the applicable intact and damage stability requirements. These new tankers, constructed on or after 1 January 2016, will need to comply on delivery and existing tankers, constructed before 1 January 2016, will need to comply at the first scheduled renewal survey after 1 January 2016 but not later than 1 January 2021.
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