Double hulls In 1992 MARPOL was amended to make it mandator y for tankers of 5,000 dwt and more ordered after 6 Juy 199! to "e fitted wit# dou"e #us, or an aternati$e desi%n a&&ro$ed "y IMO 're%uation 19 in Anne( I of MARPOL)* +#e reuirement for dou"e #us t#at a&&ies to new tankers #as aso "een a&&ied to e(istin% s#i&s under a &ro%ramme t#at "e%an in 1995 'under od re%uation 1!- 'now re%uation 20 in Anne( I of MARPOL)* A tankers woud #a$e to "e .on$erted 'or taken out of ser$i.e) w#en t#ey rea.#ed a .ertain a%e 'u& to !0 years od)* +#is measure was ado&ted to "e &#ased in o$er a num"er of years "e.ause s#i&yard .a&a.ity .a&a. ity is imited and it woud not "e &ossi"e &o ssi"e to .on$ert a sin%e #ued tankers to dou"e #us wit#out .ausin% immense disru&tion to word trade and industry* At#ou%# t#e dou"e #u reuirement was ado&ted ad o&ted in 1992, foowin% t#e /rika in.ident in. ident off t#e .oast of ran.e in e.em"er 1999, IMO Mem"er tates dis.ussed &ro&osas for a..eeratin% t#e &#ase3out of sin%e #u tankers* As As a resut, in A&ri A&ri 2001, IMO ado&ted a re$ised &#ase3out s.#edue for sin%e #u tankers, w#i.# entered into for.e on 1 e&tem"er 200! 't#e 2001 amendments to MARPOL)* +#e re$ised reuirements set out a stri.ter timeta"e for t#e &#asin%3 out of sin%e3#u tankers* In e.em"er 200!, furt#er re$isions to t#e reuirements were made, a..eeratin% furt#er t#e &#ase3out s.#edue* +#ese amendments entered into for.e on 5 A&ri A&ri 2005* A new re%uation on t#e &re$ention of oi &oution from oi tankers w#en .arryin% #ea$y %rade oi '4-O) "anned t#e .arria%e of 4-O in sin%e3#u tankers of 5,000 tons dwt and a"o$e after t#e date of entry into for.e of t#e re%uation '5 A&ri 2005), and in sin%e3#u oi tankers of 600 tons dwt and a"o$e "ut ess t#an 5,000 tons dwt, not ater t#an t#e anni$ersary of t#eir dei$ery date in 200*
Single-hull oil tanker phase out What happened on 5 April 2005?
On 5 A&ri 2005, amendments to Anne( I of MARPOL, ado&ted "y IMOs Marine /n$ironment Prote.tion 7ommittee 'M/P7) "y resoution M/P7*111'50) M/P7*111'50) in e.em"er 200!, entered en tered into for.e for a Parties to t#e MARPOL 7on$ention* How many flag States does this affet?
+o date, MARPOL 'Anne(es I and II) #as "een ratified "y 150 .ountries re&resentin% o$er 99 &er .ent of word mer.#ant s#i&&in% tonna%e* ee status of 7on$entions What are the amendments e!atly?
+#e amendments re$ised t#e e(istin% re%uation 1!- 'now re%uation 20) on Pre$ention of a..identa oi &oution 3 Measures for e(istin% oi tankers of Anne( I of MARPOL and added a new re%uation 1!4 'now re%uation 21) on Pre$ention of oi &oution from oi tankers .arryin% #ea$y %rade oi as .ar%o* 7onseuentia amendments to t#e 7ondition Assessment .#eme '7A) for oi tankers were aso ado&ted* What does regulation 20 say?
+#e re$ised re%uation "rou%#t forward t#e &#ase3out s.#edue t#at was first esta"is#ed in 1992, and re$ised in 2001 for e(istin% sin%e3#u tankers* It sa ys t#at tankers w#i.# are sin%e #u s#oud "e &#ased out or .on$erted to a 8dou"e #u8 "y t#e dates set out in t#e re$ised re%uation* "an any single hull tankers operate beyond the dates set?
Re%uation 20 aows t#e Administration 'fa% tate) to &ermit .ontinued o&eration of .ate%ory 2 or ! tankers "eyond its &#ase3out date in a..ordan.e wit# t#e s.#edue su"e.t to satisfa.tory resuts from t#e 7A, "ut t#e .ontinued o&eration must not %o "eyond t#e anni$ersary of t#e date of dei$ery of t#e s#i& in 2015 or t#e date on w#i.# t#e s#i& rea.#es 25 years of a%e after t#e date of its dei$ery, w#i.#e$er is earier* In t#e .ase of .ertain 7ate%ory 2 or ! oi tankers fitted wit# ony dou"e "ottoms or dou"e sides not used for t#e .arria%e of oi and e(tendin% to t#e entire .ar%o tank en%t# or tankers fitted wit# dou"e #u s&a.es not meetin% t#e minimum distan.e &rote.tion reuirements, w#i.# are not used for t#e .arria%e of oi and e(tend to t#e entire .ar%o tank en%t#, t#e Administration may aow .ontinued o&eration "eyond its &#ase3out date in a..ordan.e wit# t#e s.#edue, &ro$ided t#at t#e s#i& was in ser$i.e on 1 Juy 2001, t#e Administration is satisfied "y $erifi.ation of t#e offi.ia re.ords t#at t#e s#i& .om&ied wit# t#e .onditions s&e.ified and t#at t#ose .onditions remain un.#an%ed* A%ain, su.# .ontinued o&eration must not %o "eyond t#e date on w#i.# t#e s#i& rea.#es 25 years of a%e after t#e date of its dei$ery* A Party to MARPOL .an deny entry of sin%e #u tankers w#i.# #a$e "een aowed to .ontinue o&eration under t#e e(em&tions mentioned a"o$e, into t#e &orts or offs#ore terminas under its urisdi.tion* Whih Administrations ha#e ommuniated information on their implementation of the regulations?
Parties to MARPOL a&&yin% t#e &ro$isions aowin% for e(tended o&eration of .ate%ory 2 or ! tankers and Parties w#i.# wi deny entry to t#ose tankers must .ommuni.ate t#is information to IMO* Pease see .ir.uars under t#e se.tion oi tankers : re%uations 20;21 im&ementation* What about tankers whih ha#e been on#erted$ how do you determine the date of deli#ery?
IMOs M/P7, at its 52nd session in O.to"er 200<, ad o&ted a unified inter&retation to re%uation 1!-'<) 'now 20*<) of MARPOL Anne( I on Maor 7on$ersion, w#i.# .arified t#e situation* It states t#at 8or t#e &ur&ose of determinin% t#e a& &i.ation date for t#e reuirements of re%uation 1!-'<) of MARPOL Anne( I, w#ere an oi tanker #as under%one a maor .on$ersion, as defined in re%uation 1 of MARPOL Anne( I, t#at #as resuted in t#e re&a.ement of t#e fore3 "ody, in.udin% t#e entire .ar%o .arryin% se.tion, t#e maor .on$ersion .om&etion date of t#e oi tanker s#a "e deemed to "e t#e date of dei$ery of t#e s#i& referred to in re%uation 1!-'<) of MARPOL Anne( I, &ro$ided t#at= 3 t#e oi tanker .on$ersion was .om&eted "efore 6 Juy 1996> 3 t#e .on$ersion in.uded t#e re&a.ement of t#e entire .ar%o se.tion and fore3"ody and t#e tanker .om&ies wit# a t#e ree$ant &ro$isions of MARPOL Anne( I a&&i.a"e at t#e date of .om&etion of t#e maor .on$ersion> and 3 t#e ori%ina dei$ery date of t#e oi tanker wi a&&y w#en .onsiderin% t#e 15 years of a%e t#res#od reatin% to t#e first 7A sur$ey to "e .om&eted in a..ordan.e wit# re%uation 1!-'6) of MARPOL Anne( I*
"ondition Assessment Sheme %"AS& ?nder t#e re%uation, t#e 7ondition Assessment .#eme '7A) is a&&i.a"e to a sin%e3#u tankers of 15 years, or oder* +#e Re%uation 20 aows t#e Administration 'fa% tate) to &ermit .ontinued o&eration of .ate%ory 2 or ! tankers "eyond 2010 su"e.t to satisfa.tory resuts from t#e 7A, "ut t#e .ontinued o&eration must not %o "eyond t#e anni$ersary of t#e date of dei$ery of t#e s#i& in 2015 or t#e date on w#i.# t#e s#i& rea.#es 25 years of a%e after t#e date of its dei$ery, w#i.#e$er is earier* In t#e .ase of .ertain 7ate%ory 2 or ! oi tankers fitted wit# ony dou"e "ottoms or dou"e sides not used for t#e .arria%e of oi and e(tendin% to t#e entire .ar%o tank en%t# or dou"e #u s&a.es, not meetin% t#e minimum distan.e &rote.tion reuirements, w#i.# are not used for t#e .arria%e of oi and e(tend to t#e entire .ar%o tank en%t#, t#e Administration may aow .ontinued o&eration "eyond 2010, &ro$ided t#at t#e s#i& was in ser$i.e on 1 Juy 2001, t#e Administration is satisfied "y $erifi.ation of t#e offi.ia re.ords t#at t#e s#i& .om&ied wit# t#e .onditions s&e.ified and t#at t#ose .onditions remain un.#an%ed* A%ain, su.# .ontinued o&eration must not %o "eyond t#e date on w#i.# t#e s#i& rea.#es 25 years of a%e after t#e date of its dei$ery*
"arriage of hea#y grade oil MARPOL re%uation 21 on t#e &re$ention of oi &oution from oi tankers w#en .arryin% #ea$y %rade oi '4-O) "ans t#e .arria%e of 4-O in sin%e3#u tankers of 5,000 tons deadwei%#t
'@+) and a"o$e after t#e date of entry into for.e of t#e re%uation '5 A&ri 2005), and in sin%e3#u oi tankers of 600 @+ and a"o$e "ut ess t#an 5,000 tons @+, not ater t#an t#e anni$ersary of t#eir dei$ery date in 200* ?nder re%uation 21, 4-O means any of t#e foowin%= 3 .rude ois #a$in% a density at 157 #i%#er t#an 900 k%;m!> 3
ois, ot#er t#an .rude ois, #a$in% eit#er a density at 157 #i%#er t#an 900 k%; m! or a kinemati. $is.osity at 507 #i%#er t#an 10 m m2;s> and
3 "itumen, tar and t#eir emusions* In t#e .ase of .ertain 7ate%ory 2 or ! tankers .arryin% 4-O as .ar%o, fitted ony wit# dou"e "ottoms or dou"e sides, not used for t#e .arria%e of oi and e(tendin% to t#e entire .ar%o tank en%t#, or tankers fitted wit# dou"e #u s&a.es not meetin% t#e minimum distan.e &rote.tion reuirements w#i.# are not used for t#e .arria%e of oi and e(tend to t#e entire .ar%o tank en%t#, t#e Administration, under .ertain .onditions, may aow .ontinued o&eration of su.# s#i&s "eyond 5 A&ri 2005 unti t#e date on w#i.# t#e s#i& rea.#es 25 years of a%e after t#e date of its dei$ery* Re%uation 21 aso aows for .ontinued o&eration of oi tankers of 5,000 @+ and a"o$e, .arryin% .rude oi wit# a density at 157 #i%#er t#an 900 k%; m! "ut ower t#an 9<5 k%; m!, if satisfa.tory resuts of t#e 7ondition Assessment .#eme warrant t#at, in t#e o&inion of t#e Administration, t#e s#i& is fit to .ontinue su.# o&eration, #a$in% re%ard to t#e siBe, a%e, o&erationa area and stru.tura .onditions of t#e s#i& an d &ro$ided t#at t#e .ontinued o&eration s#a not %o "eyond t#e date on w#i.# t#e s#i& rea.#es 25 years after t#e date of its dei$ery* +#e Administration may aow .ontinued o&eration of a sin%e #u oi tanker of 600 @+ and a"o$e "ut ess t#an 5,000 @+, .arryin% 4-O as .ar%o, if, in t#e o&inion of t#e Administration, t#e s#i& is fit to .ontinue su.# o&eration, #a$in% re%ard to t#e siBe, a%e, o&erationa area and stru.tura .onditions of t#e s#i&, &ro$ided t#at t#e o&eration s#a not %o "eyond t#e date on w#i.# t#e s#i& rea.#es 25 years after t#e date of its dei$ery* +#e Administration may e(em&t an oi tanker of 600 @+ and a"o$e .arryin% 4-O as .ar%o if t#e s#i& is eit#er en%a%ed in $oya%es e(.usi$ey wit#in an area under t#e Partys urisdi.tion, or is en%a%ed in $oya%es e(.usi$ey wit#in an area under t#e urisdi.tion of anot#er Party, &ro$ided t#e Party wit#in w#ose urisdi.tion t#e s#i& wi "e o&eratin% a%rees* +#e same a&&ies to $esses o&eratin% as foatin% stora%e units of 4-O* A Party to MARPOL .an deny entry of sin%e #u tankers .arryin% 4-O w#i.# #a$e " een aowed to .ontinue o&eration under t#e e(em&tions mentioned a"o$e, into t#e &orts or offs#ore terminas under its urisdi.tion, or deny s#i&3to3s#i& transfer of #ea$y %rade oi in areas under its urisdi.tion e(.e&t w#en t#is is ne.essary for t#e &ur&ose of se.urin% t#e safety of a s#i& or sa$in% ife at sea*
