IMO Adoption of the initial imo strategy on reduction of ghg emissions from ships

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ANNEX 1

RESOLUTION MEPC.304(72)

Adopted on 13 April 2018

INITIAL IMO STRATEGY ON REDUCTION OF GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS

THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE

RECALLING Article 38(e) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization (the Organization) concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (the Committee) conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,

ACKNOWLEDGING that work to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships has been undertaken by the Organization continuously since 1997, in particular, through adopting global mandatory technical and operational energy efficiency measures for ships under MARPOL Annex VI,

ACKNOWLEDGING ALSO the decision of the thirtieth session of the Assembly in December 2017 that adopted for the Organization a strategic direction entitled “Respond to Climate Change”,

RECALLING the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,

1 ADOPTS the Initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships (hereinafter the Initial Strategy) as set out in the annex to the present resolution;

Information to be included in the Bunker Delivery Note

The amendments to Appendix V of MARPOL consist revised information to be included in the Bunker Delivery Note, coming in force 1 January 2019.

        - Resolution MEPC.286(71) has been adopted with amendments to Appendix V of MARPOL requiring additional information to be included in the Bunker Delivery Note (BDN) for “purchaser’s specified limit value” of the sulphur content. This applies specifically for ships equipped with SOx scrubbers.

Item 9 of the BDN is replaced with the following:

"A declaration signed and certified by the fuel oil supplier's representative that the fuel oil supplied is in conformity with regulation 18.3 of this Annex and that the sulphur content of the fuel oil supplied does not exceed:

• the limit value given by regulation 14.1 of this Annex;

• the limit value given by regulation 14.4 of this Annex; or

• the purchaser's specified limit value of (% m/m), as completed by the fuel oil supplier's representative and on the basis of the purchaser's notification that the fuel oil is intended to be used:

1. in combination with an equivalent means of compliance in accordance with regulation 4 of this Annex; or

2. is subject to a relevant exemption for a ship to conduct trials for sulphur oxides emission reduction and control technology