Chapter 1 - General
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Chapter 1 - General

  1.1 This document is intended to provide basic guidance on the conduct of port State control inspections for compliance with MARPOL Annex VI (hereinafter referred to as "the Annex") and afford consistency in the conduct of these inspections, the recognition of deficiencies and the application of control procedures.

  1.2 The regulations of MARPOL Annex VI contain the following compliance provisions:

  • .1 an IAPP Certificate is required for all ships of 400 GT or above engaged in international voyages. Administrations may establish alternative appropriate measures to demonstrate the necessary compliance in respect of ships under 400 GT engaged in international voyages;

  • .2 in the case of the NOx controls, these apply to all diesel engines over 130 kW (other than those used solely for emergency purposes) installed on ships constructed on or after 1 January 2000, and diesel engines subject to ‘major conversion’ (as defined by the Annex) on or after that date;

  • .3 only those incinerators installed on or after 1 January 2000 are required to comply with the associated requirements (appendix IV to the Annex), however, the restrictions as to which materials may be incinerated apply to all incinerators; and

  • .4 tanker vapour emission control systems are only required where their fitting is specified by the relevant authority.

  1.3 Chapters 1 (General), 4 (Contravention and detention), 5 (Reporting requirements) and 6 (Review procedures) of the Procedures for Port State Control adopted by resolution A.787(19), as amended by resolution A.882(21), also apply to these Guidelines.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines for Port State Control under MARPOL Annex VI
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