| UK. Lloyd’s Register’s Marine Fuel Sulphur Record Book receives UK MCA approval |
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| Wednesday, 27 September 2006 | |
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Company news: Lloyd’s Register’s Marine Fuel Sulphur Record Book has received the approval of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Now in its second edition, the Marine Fuel Sulphur Record Book enables ship operators to demonstrate compliance with the fuel oil quality requirements and sulphur restrictions of MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI Regulations 14 and 18, EC directive 2005/33/EC (which amends sulphur content in liquid fuels directive 1999/32/EC) and other regionally or nationally imposed limits. The MCA has also recommended use of the book in its Marine Information Note 258. Produced as part of Lloyd’s Register’s fuel oil bunker analysis and advisory service, FOBAS, the book also enables operators to record non-compliances by fuel suppliers and to track statutory samples, sample custody transfers, bunker delivery notes and any letters of protest issued. In addition, the book provides an overview of existing regulatory requirements and gives guidance on procedures for change-over from high- to low-sulphur fuel when entering a sulphur emission control area (SECA). “We first produced our Marine Fuel Sulphur Record Book in May 2005 to provide our clients with a system for the production and maintenance of the documentary evidence required by Annex VI,” says Tim Wilson, FOBAS Product Manager. “The second edition has been updated to reflect the new EC directive and we are delighted that the MCA has approved it as a way of demonstrating compliance with sulphur regulations – particularly with the North Sea becoming a SECA on November 22 next year.” Lloyd’s Register has produced several other tools to help operators comply with Annex VI and other sulphur regulations, including a set of Practical Guidelines for Handling MARPOL Annex VI and a low-sulphur fuel oil change-over calculator, both of which are available at Lloyd’s Register website. |
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