Guidance on indication of ongoing compliance in the case
of the failure of a single monitoring instrument, and
recommended actions to take if the Exhaust Gas
Cleaning System (EGCS) fails to meet the provisions of
the EGCS guidelines.
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), at its 77th session, approved the Guidance on indication of ongoing compliance in the case of the failure of a single monitoring instrument, and recommended actions to take if the exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) fails to meet the provisions of the EGCS Guidelines
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), at its 74th session, approved the Guidance on indication of ongoing compliance in the case of the failure of a single monitoring instrument, and recommended actions to take if the exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) fails to meet the provisions of the 2015 EGCS Guidelines (resolution MEPC.259(68)) (MEPC.1/Circ.883).
The Committee, at its 77th session, adopted resolution MEPC.340(77) on 2021 Guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning systems (2021 EGCS Guidelines). Recognizing the need to extend the scope of MEPC.1/Circ.883 to also include the EGCS installed in accordance with resolution MEPC.184(59), the 2009 EGCS Guidelines, and resolution MEPC.340(77), the 2021 EGCS Guidelines, MEPC 77 approved the Guidance on indication of ongoing compliance in the case of the failure of a single monitoring instrument, and recommended actions to take if the exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) fails to meet the provisions of the EGCS Guidelines, set out in MEPC.1/Circ.883/Rev.1 .
System malfunction
Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) malfunction is any condition that
