F1SCHEDULE 2ASulphur oxides

Control of sulphur oxide emissions: general provisions

2.

F2(1)

This paragraph applies to any ship unless paragraph 4(3) or a permission granted under paragraph 6 or 7 applies to it.

(2)

While a ship to which this paragraph applies is within a sulphur oxide emission control area it must comply with at least one of the following conditions—

(a)

the sulphur content of any fuel oil used on board the ship must not exceed 1.0 per cent by mass, reducing to 0.10 per cent by mass after 31st December 2014,

(b)

the sulphur content of any fuel used on board the ship exceeds 3.5 per cent by mass and the ship is using an emission abatement method complying with F3Article 8 of the 2016 Directive operating in closed mode,

(c)

an approved exhaust gas cleaning system must be applied to ensure that the total emission of sulphur oxide from the ship, including both auxiliary and main propulsion engines, do not exceed the relevant amounts specified in paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to Merchant Shipping Notice 1819(M+F),

(d)

any other technological method to limit sulphur oxide emissions must be used that has been—

(i)

approved for the purposes of these Regulations by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of a Merchant Shipping Notice, or

(ii)

authorised for the purposes of Annex VI by a contracting government other than the United Kingdom.

(3)

While a ship to which this paragraph applies is not within a sulphur oxide emission control area it must not use fuel oil which has a sulphur content exceeding 3.5 per cent by mass, or as the case may be 0.50 per cent by mass, unless the ship is using an emission abatement method subject to F3Article 8 of the 2016 Directive operating in closed mode.

(4)

The master of any ship using separate fuel oils to comply with sub paragraph 2(a) must—

(a)

allow sufficient time for the fuel oil service system to be fully flushed of all fuels containing sulphur exceeding 1.0 per cent, or as the case may be 0.10 per cent, by mass prior to entry into a sulphur oxide emission control zone, and

(b)

record in accordance with paragraph 5 the details of any fuel changeover operation.

(5)

The master must ensure that waste streams from the use of an approved exhaust gas cleaning system pursuant to sub-paragraph (2)(b) are not discharged into a port, harbour or estuary unless it is thoroughly documented that those waste streams will have no adverse impact on the ecosystems of the port, harbour or estuary.